I feel soo sorry that once a year, for a whopping maybe 2 hours, that a roundtable of old farts that sit on a single freq every night for 12 hours a day, talking about nothing much at all, have some
I never understand why this is always soo hard. Assisted, Another person or machine OUTSIDE your station helped you make or find contacts. Machine INSIDE your station is just that station equipment N
After a hundred direct E-Mails slamming me and my opinion, I apologize. I forgot all about Skimmers. it's something that is new to me and I never even thought of it, so the reason for not mentioning
I have a question it is at the bottom after this exchange. Been contesting since the early 70's when everything was paper logs and dupe sheets. Back then it was common practice for after a contest wa
I've done a LOT of DXing using Gray line Propagation. Ya know the period around sunset and sunrise. I have always found it amazing to see the VK and ZL stations just pop onto the band during this sho
I'm in the same boat but with ITU zones, WB9SBD is NOT zone 8 it is zone 7. Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com _______________________________
I went there and looked around, but couldn't find any logs I could look at. he he he Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com ______________________
And you don't have to worry about it exploding or melting down when you are running RTTY at 1500 watts with ten minute long CQ's too! Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.co
I have yet to see any code reader work in a QRM situation. Give it just two signals and output is garbled mess. Yet even a person even with a meager skill at code at all will have no trouble. Till th
How will the sponsors know if they did or not? unless someone turns them in. Then of course whats to stop someone from then saying they did not when they did just to get them penalized. I can't see i
And as usual That rule is broken just like the CK is constantly being broken. It is a NUMBER that is one of two possible numbers. NOT any number you choose to use. Joe WB9SBD ________________________
Right, I know that can not be easily verified. But it is the "Spirit" of the rules. If the rules say it is to be one thing or another and not just a random number, then it should be one of those two
Well then should they not change the wording of the rules? Or why bother having the rule at all? Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com __________
Sadly this has all but become forgotten. It was a Standard Operating Procedure as an Old novice days. You send at the speed you want people to reply to you at. And when you call someone you call them
When I read comments like this it totally flabbergasts me. When I got my ticket in September of 1975, it is a day I will never ever forget till the day I die, (unless i get Alzheimer's or something l
Maybe I am not too "Normal" for I also remember all that stuff too. Maybe I'm somewhat like that condition like May Lou Henner and that new TV show Unforgettable. http://www.cbs.com/shows/unforgettab
Yeah kinda the opposite of the fat finger syndrome. but a didn't press it far enough one. UG! Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com _____________
I love these stories about the first QSO's also. Sadly when I got started all we had was 80 and 40, 1975 the sunspots were like, whats a sunspot? And you would tune those two bands and never hear any
Maybe a web page of shame? Where the audio file is linked with an explanation of why it is bad, and the page link is also sent to the offender? Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Id
and be sure to call him out in front of the whole Pileup. Qrz K4,,,? WA3XXX Calls K4's Only Please,,, WA3XXX Calls, Wa3XXX you are not a K4 I will now note to never work you, Qrz K4's Only. Hmmmm, I