Just some comments. Regarding the LSB (and LSB was specifically mentioned) limit, if some signal gets out below the phone band limit, it is still in a ham band and does not interfere with other servi
Tom: You are absolutely correct, and I was not suggesting its OK to operate with emissions outside the phone band. I was just trying to address Tõnno's question as to why the ITU R1 band plan specifi
The survey seemed to relate only to HF contests. I answered from the perspective of the VHF contester, and, in spite of the seemingly obvious HF slant, it worked perfectly ___________________________
Steve: I have no issues in SSB and CW contests, but in RTTY contests, I spend a lot more time looking at the monitor. After a while, neck pain/sore neck. Turns out monitor required me to look up slig
Charles: These exercises are always interesting. All the items you listed are electronics and electronics is a special case that does not track the CPI. For example, a 19" color TV cost at least $600
Using the same logic, if I had a Bluetooth headset/microphone (frequencies restricted to keep it within the 2.4 gHz ham band), then that too would be a repeater station? I disagree -- the link betwee
At first, to me it seemed ok to use RBN as a propagation, as it is not QSO alerting. BUT, QSO alerting is defined in part 2 of the rule ".....that provides call sign or multiplier identification alon
IF one were to "open the can" (not suggesting we do, but since we are discussing this topic, the can may already be leaking) the first suggested event should be Field Day, since it isn't a contest. -
John: As another member of the recycled novice call club with Dave, one really has to get the unusual prefix out there, otherwise it gets missed, especially on phone. All six characters, all the time
Hans: That is a valid interpretation, but there are others. First, 97.119(a) does not say contact, it says communication, which is not defined in the definitions section of Part 97. I would include a
There has been some discussion on the video interfaces. I've done some research on these. My info may not be 100%, but it will make one aware of the differences. There are four of concern. VGA, DVI,
Bill: E-ZPass transponders have a battery in them which typically last 3 to 5 years. --Mike, WV2ZOW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com h
Mark: While assisted vs unassisted is close, its interesting that on the low hours spent, the operator is more likely to be unassisted, but when operating a lot of hours, they are more likely to be a
Bob: The rule does say "The last 2 digits of the year of first license", but I doubt anyone will be penalized for not following this rule. Our club call was licensed in 2006, and a lot of people had
Every time the /QRP discussion comes up, it reminds me of this clip from V31BB (also K2OJL, Jim Zimskind (SK) http://users.iswest.com/ballen/v31qrp.wav Jim was great at pointing out the absurdity of
Before I switched to N1MM, I used N3FJP which wouldn't allow me to log dupes. I did not investigate if there was a workaround.--Mike, WV2ZOW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest
Aloha: "sweet" is not the odor that comes to mind at the end of a contest. --Mike, WV2ZOW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lis
Gerry: While I have found the Dell boxes to be relatively RF quiet, you have the RFI issue backwards. The residential standards (Class B devices) are much more strict than office/industrial (Class A
Jim and Ed: Jim's information is spot on, and no matter what the situation, there is a lot of useful information. However, one of the things Ed needs the transformers for is to soften the DC switchin
Doug: As for using SCP, I usually have it running, but seldom pay attention to what its telling me. However, I know it has helped me. My call is not KR2Q, but WV2ZOW. Except for the prefix contest, i