As a QRP station most of the time, as soon as someone was spotted it was too late for me to try! So I'd look at all the other stations I needed and would often find the crowd thinned out on some of t
Hi All, Maybe it's just me but...... When I see Multi-Single, my mind tells me that that class **should** be one where you have more than one operator and only one Tx. My mind keeps telling me that s
WN6JXO way back in 51 or 52, can't remember which! I don't think there was a NR back then! Novice was only good for 1 year and non-renewable. I spend a lot of time with the QRP crowd which includes a
I think there is something missing..... During that 500 per hour rate, you spend at least half that time sending your exchange so you would have to double the typing rate during RX. OK, back in my ho
I don't like this idea as mandatory either. I could see it as an option..... maybe. Many reasons why it would keep a lot of people out of the contest. My connection is NOT stable out here in the wild
Hehehehehe! I got my license back in 1951 or 52. I was too late to remember any flap about using bugs. But I do remember all the letters/articles in the magazines about how electronic keyers were goi
Hi All, I would like to try some RTTY contesting this winter. The rig is an FT-1000 MP. What is the best way to connect to the computer? I have a RIGblaster pro that I have never used. Is this a good
Think about this: If an extra 1,000 people got into the contest only because they could use a code reader, that's another 1,000 Q's we might get to help our scores. Until it gets to the point, if it
Hi All, I'll be on 40m as much as I can if anyone needs KU7. QRP and not much of an antenna. And the cable to go from the computer to the rig for keying is down in AZ sitting with the MP so I'll be h
I would like to thank everyone who worked so hard to dig my little signal out of the mud and decode, by whatever means, my very rusty hand/keyer sending. I sure do miss my Force12 @85' with it's 2 el
Hi Randy, Maybe a tribander should be defined as having only one driven element for all 3 bands. OK, back in my hole, Ron, KU7Y SOWP 5545M Caldwell, ID ku7y@qsl.net __________________________________
Let me throw something else out here..... First, I agree with not using /qrp when calling a station..... nothing but a time waster IMHO. Same holds true for DX pileups! But... when I would be running
I think all QRPers understand that they are not going to hold a prime run frequency very long! And it sure doesn't make sense to try and fight for it either! :-) But when you do get lucky and hold a
I have always said that the only reason I ever got a fair score was because of all the nice folks who took the time to dig me out of the mud! Many thanks to you all..... and I hope to give many of y
You bet! All I have to do now is get something up for an antenna! QRP vs. QRO skills...... I don't think there is any real difference. Each one has it's own challenges and each op needs to have the a
Way back when I was in HS and first got my license, I got the call of W6JXO. My two friends who got me into this hobby, W6KHK (SK) and W6DPL (no longer licensed) looked at each other for a minute and
Hi All, I made a few contacts on 15m and would like to send in a log. I have tried N1NN and TR4W plus some other free ones but can not get any of them to work! They all can't seem to understand that
Thanks to everyone for their help. I've got things under control now. Hope to see you all in the 10m test. OK, back in my hole, Ron, KU7Y SOWP 5545M Brenda, AZ (Winter) Caldwell, ID (Summer) ku7y@qsl
1) Do you have a hole in both QTH's? No, it's just one hole with 2 entrances. 2) If so, are they the same size or is one bigger than the other? NA 3) Do you need any form of heat/AC in either of them
Did you paint your hole(s) black? No, it's done in natural earth tones. If so, were you playing Rolling Stones music while you did? No, the only music allowed in the hole is CW or Bluegrass. Or is th