Trying to prepare now for the upcoming August UHF Contest. To that end, I desperately need to get my FT-817ND and DEMI 222 transverter back from their loan to Austin Kyser, K0GEM. I've sent numerous
I've located Austin Kyser, K0GEM, alive and well in Kansas. The fault was mine, as he had changed e-mail addresses and my spam filters were blocking the new messages. He's not as active on the reflec
I know Christmas comes in December, but for VHF Men this is the Happiest Time of the Year. I always look forward to the CQ WW VHF Contest. Even though the past two years have been marred by sub-par p
I'm both a casual VHF contester, and an avid DX'er. My primary pursuit is to achieve VUCC on as many bands as possible, but I enjoy a good showing in the contests too. I have nearly ZERO interest in
First of all, thanks for the numerous responses that I've received to this inquiry off-list. I thought I'd respond to one of Dave's comments here. The best software (of the ones I've tried) for runni
Tom, I didn't mean for my remarks to sound critical, and I apologize if they did. I used RoverLog for several contests, when I was an active rover. I enjoyed many of the features (especially the abil
Congratulations to Thomas Johnson, WD5K for this significant achievement. It's amazing how much activity of all kinds the FFMA Award has sparked on Six Meters. It gives those who have been active for
Hoping my fellow VHF Men can come to the rescue again. I have two "old school" Advanced Receiver Research TR-10GA transceivers. These are wideband FM and CW units that operate at 10 GHz. While they'r
I share Zack's concerns, though I think finding the answer will not be easy. For two years in a row a mixture of work and personal issues have forced me to miss nearly all of the UHF and September Co
I'd like to hear some reviews from weak signal operators who may have experimented with the "Funcube Pro Dongle". The Funcube Pro is a Software Defined Radio (SDR) that plugs into the USB port of you
Richard, Thank you for this insightful review. Exactly what I was hoping for. I'm sure in the next few years someone will develop a VHF/UHF SDR transceiver, hopefully one that will cover 6 Meters thr
Very helpful feedback from several list members now on this receiver. It seems like a fun toy, but my hobby budget is very limited, especially with the economy the way it is. I really want an SDR tha
James makes some great point. Club presentations about the new FM category will be needed to get the word out. One concept that will be vital to teach is the notion of "moving" a contact from 2 Meter
I'm enjoying the discussion about how to attract new hams into VHF Contesting or other activities. Many of the points are valid. None of us believe that simply adding an FM only category and doing a
As many others have noted, very sad news. Gene and I often had some heated discussions--especially in regards to VHF Contesting. But I always respected his opinions, and admired his contributions to
Wives are sneaky. And sometimes that's for our own good. The past year has been marked by a large increase in my workload to keep up with an expanding business. Hard to complain about that, especiall
Exciting developments in the world of Software Defined Radio (SDR) these days, including a new project whose goal is to produce a single SDR transceiver capable of operation from 100 MHz to 6 Ghz! Be
I'm excited about the new "FM Only" category that is scheduled to debut in this January's VHF Sweepstakes Contest. I hope that other weak-signal VHF operators are also looking forward to this develop
We normally monitor FM frequencies and pick up a few points during the contests too--but I'd really like to see more leadership from ARRL on this front. For this new category to be successful, I thin
I completely agree with Jeff Thomas, WA4ZKO in this regard, and made the same suggestion to Sean Kutzo this morning. The list cannot be "mandatory" but rather a suggested list that we could promote.