" Consider IDing with something else." ??? Whoever wrote that is obviously not a VHF contester and probably doesn't care about VHF contesting. He hasn't read the rules for VHF contests. 73, Zack W9SZ
Good question. I think we've all known about it and been making plans for months. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=we
This is an even better grid mapper. You can get your 10-character grid from this one: https://dxcluster.ha8tks.hu/hamgeocoding/ 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_sou
I wish they didn't schedule this right after the 10 GHz And Up Contest. I am completely worn out and suffering from lack of sleep after roving all weekend 300 miles from home in the 10 GHz contest. I
If you're a Rover, 4 hours is barely enough time to get going. There's transit time between stops and that eats up a lot of time. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_s
I'm a long ways from you but I will be active from EN50rl, EN60af and EM59wx. All bands 1296 MHz through 47 GHz, CW/SSB only. John K9JK and I hope to make some 47 GHz contacts among a few grids. 73,
Microwave Fall Sprint - 2020 Call: W9SZ/R Operator(s): W9SZ Station: W9SZ/R Class: Rover LP QTH: IL Operating Time (hrs): 4.5 Summary: Total: QSOs = 12 Total Score = 1,650 Club: Society of Midwest Co
I'd buy it if I hadn't just bought one on eBay a couple months ago. Nice portable radio. I am working on a switching arrangement to decode the outputs of the CAT/Linear jack in Linear mode to switch
I was hoping W9ZIH would've shown up yesterday. I never heard him during the time I was active. I would've gotten 6 bands from him including 3456 and 10368. 73, Zack W9SZ <https://www.avast.com/sig-e
When I operate QRP Portable, I do not take a computer along. I log on paper and transfer the log to the computer when I get home. A computer is another thing to try to squeeze into a little car along
I am the only station in my grid on the bands 2304 and above. Unless someone is proposing a very radical change in scoring methods, it would be very worthwhile for people within range to work me on t
I agree with you, Kim. I am gneerally at least 100 mils from the closest station I work. Many a lot farther. By the way, in all ARRL contests and for DXCC, each station must manually initiate the QSO
Here is a question I have had, lacking experience in this, How does AU affect digital QSO's? I have worked LOTS of AU with CW. It has spread CW signals out over as much as a kHz and made SSB unintell
Well, I haven't been taking along a computer when I operate QRP Portable because my laptop is an energy hog. It uses 19 volts DC. I built a power inverter to change 12 to 19 volts. It draws 4 amps at
144 MHz Spring Sprint - 2021 Call: W9SZ Operator(s): W9SZ Station: W9SZ Class: Single Op LP QTH: IL Operating Time (hrs): 2.25 Summary: Total: QSOs = 20 Mults = 11 Total Score = 220 Club: Society of
222 MHz Spring Sprint - 2020 Call: W9SZ Operator(s): W9SZ Station: W9SZ Class: Single Op QRP QTH: IL Operating Time (hrs): 2.0 Summary: Total: QSOs = 3 Mults = 3 Total Score = 9 Club: Society of Midw
It is a homebrew 8 element Yagi. I have been using it for over 10 years (probably more like 15) with good results. I only use it on portable operations. There is no oxidation on the aluminum elements
What frequency is being used for FT4/8 on this band (and the various other bands on VHF/UHF)? I think in this area 144.175 is the FT8 frequency, but I have no idea of the other bands except 50.313. 7