Bill,
Agree to a point that someone will figure out how to cheaply produce "ham
radio on a card", but I don't think power outputs will ever exceed the QRP
levels. Ultimately, the driver is going to be overall system cost.
Right now a substantial monetary (and kinetic!) cost exists in a contest
superstation between the bulkhead and the antenna arrays. When ten runs of
Heliax, numerous rotor and control cables, and countless RF connectors can be
replaced by a single fiber optic cable to a remoted transceiver or
transceivers located at the antenna (or at the base of the antenna), I think
that economics will prevail. (Maybe economics has never prevailed in this
environment!!!!)
I see a future ham shack with two computers, one controlling station
operation and logging, with the other managing the status of a flexible
equipment pool that can be tasked dynamically by the operator.
Outside-of-the-box (the shack) thoughts from a small pistol!
Paul, KB8N
>From Rob Shapiro <ND3A@cais.cais.com> Wed Aug 23 06:48:53 1995
From: Rob Shapiro <ND3A@cais.cais.com> (Rob Shapiro)
Subject: contest writeup; CQ
Message-ID: <Chameleon.4.01.2.950822225850.nd3a@nd3a.cais.com>
---------------Original Message---------------
Wow...let's hear it for those great COLOR pictures in the CQWW 'test
writeup. What a NICE change!!!! AR...was this your's? FB OM!
de Doug KR2Q@mcimail.com
----------End of Original Message----------
Doug, except for misplacement of the VP2EZA picture (shud have been in CW
results) and no notification of the reporting continuing later in the magazine,
I
wholeheartedly agree with you about pictures. Although photography is a hobby
of
mine and there's a place for black and white, the color pictures (and there
were a lot)
really added a lot of pizzaz! Also, I agree with others that have suggested
K1AR
shud disqualify himself in future CQ contests ;-)
73, Rob
Rob Shapiro - ND3A
Potomac Valley Radio Club
Internet: nd3a@cais.com
PacketCluster: ND3A > N3RR
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>From Douglas S. Zwiebel" <0006489207@mcimail.com Wed Aug 23 00:20:00 1995
From: Douglas S. Zwiebel" <0006489207@mcimail.com (Douglas S. Zwiebel)
Subject: NV6O & N9ZOH
Message-ID: <92950822232029/0006489207PK2EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
And I thought NINE TWO NINE TWO for N2NT was best there was....
WOW Eric...took me 12 seconds, but I love it! (You're tricky non-spacing
was very devious).
Hey Guys...how do you like those new ACTIVE ZONE boxes in the writeup?
You zone 3 and 4 guys can get some respect now.
de Doug KR2Q@mcimail.com
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