How about "copy" to get you ready for the number, and "check" to get you ready for the next number? I find that many operator's VOX does not pick up for the full first syllable. I find the above meth
SNIP who like-minded can This seems logical to me. This approach would be similar to what is now done for the Field Day contest (err, Operating Event) where the QRP entries are allowed to enter diffe
Mine is actually a "thigh" switch. I bought a package of the Radio Shack, large, momentary button switches and mounted them in small "Rubbermaid" cups (the wife wouldn't let me use the good Tupperwar
Author: "Milt Jensen at N5IA" <n5ia@zia-connection.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2002 20:11:55 -0700
Keep 'em both, Dick. There are never enough antennas! You will find the 4-Square extremely advantageous in the heat of battle and it will perform better than the 2 element directional about 30% of th
On Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:41 PM reference the Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Remote Base "N7MAL" <N7MAL@CITLINK.NET> wrote about Bob, W6RJ's station: "That gives him an unfair, very unfair, advantage o
I agree, Of my 7 children, 2 girls and 5 boys, only 3 showed mild, passing interest during their growing up years. Finally, now at the age of 29, boy #2 decided he wanted to have VHF/UHF FM capabili
"Ten Little Bottles" was variously done by Roger Miller, Red Sovine, Johnny Bond, and Faron Young singing under the suedoname of Ben Colder. Merry Christmas from our home to yours, de Milt, N5IA -- O
would contesters be willing to spend thousands - or tens of thousands - of dollars to build a >great station, and then worry about whether the software to maximize the performance of that station is
Hi Eric, RE the dupes. We had 96 of them in our log at NA5NM comprising a bit more than 7% of our total Q count. We had 98 multipliers. Nearly as many dupes as mults. ????????? I do not think more th
Top 20 -- BLENDED RESULTS OF ALL THREE SO CLASSES; 5 QRP, 8 LP, and 7 HP. The distance scoring and multipliers for Q's with LP and QRP stations works very well. Thanks Tree, Lew and the BARC. CU all
SNIP SNIP -- First of all, it has nothing to do with where you finish, Top Ten or Last Twenty. An observation (in the form of a question) from a peanut whistle who hasn't done much in the way of all
HMMMM!!!! Jamie, I believe you left the "un" off the "assisted" in the two sentences, before and after your listing of the finishes. If I were a betting man, I would like to bet against you when you
lew@dsl-only.net wrote the following and Milt, N5IA added comments below Hello Contesters, 160M addicts and Thrill Seekers everywhere, --SNIP-- KL7RA Highest Number of QSO's W7TMT Top Score, Low Powe
I was not in the contest but listened across the band for a couple of hours. I noticed the same thing Jeff mentions. These two stations were running them hot and heavy, west coast to east coast for a
Hi Steve, and others. I have used CFL's in the radio room at my home, and in other selected locations in my home, for at least 5 years. I personally have NOT had any problems with them other than I d
I guess the one concern might be the notion of the same zone. Zone 5 is pretty big - running from Florida to Maine and points east. Perhaps limiting them to the same state might make this more realis
And I received mine for the ARRL 160 contest operation. A super great job. However, the Class Act Award goes to the 7th District QSO Party sponsors. The 7QP was held the 1st weekend of May. The resul
On the contrary Jim. I have been directly involved with telecommunications AND electric power distribution in a very rural area for nearly 40 years. I have successfully deployed wireless Internet del
Thanks Jim for the further explanation of what you were trying to say. Regards the comment above, there are any mumber of less expensive and more effective ways of doing remote meter reading and SCAD
I agree whol heartedly. 73 de Number 5 Intelligent Amateur _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listin