Peter-- My last comment on this subject, I'm sure to the relief of many--this seems to be a highly emotionally charged issue--I AM NOT anti-code; Like you I enjoy code, use it, and hope it will be ar
Merv-- I have the ICOM 4KL which is very similar to the PW1. You don't run the power supply when barefoot and it can be hooked to other radios but with the 4KL you lose the auto band switch. With my
I recently acquired an Icom 4KL which seems to be in pretty good condition. Anything I should be aware of with this amp? It seems to work pretty well. Thanks, Andy K5VM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.cont
Shrinking of QST and the lack of interest by Techs in the ARRL is real simple--the ARRL preoccupation with CW, an archaic mode of communication that all commercial users and the military have long si
Bob-- Well put. As you know there are a lot of hams who think those of us who enjoy linears are "lazy"--that we should devote all our time and effort to low power and aluminum, preferably home built.
Mark I am sort of one of those Extras--I have some clues but they are limited-- and I don't think it makes me any less of a ham. I am agreeing with you and certainly don't "look down" on you--I just
I'm a pilot and I didn't have to learn to handcrank a biplane to get my license. I also didn't build my airplane--I'm a proud appliance operator like most pilots. I don't repair the plane either. Wha
One more strawman--no one has proposed giving the licenses away--what about the written tests? If your position is that they are too easy, what about all the Generals (100,000 plus) who can't pass th
More third grade style strawman arguments--nobody suggested making the written exams easier--lets make them HARDER but dealing with relevant information. Andy K5VM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contestin
Larry-- Did you get tested on "flying the beam" like we did 50 years ago? I don't think so. Andy K5VM To: <amps@contesting.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampfaq.html Submissions: amps@
Jim-- So we should make 20wpm CW a requirement to get a pilot's license? Get real. Andy K5VM To: <amps@contesting.com> -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampfaq.html Submissions: amps@contestin
Who decides the relevance of any of the questions in the written exams? you? International regulations require the ability to send and receive CW but do not specify a speed--look it up! 1 wpm would b
What do you use for a keyer? your thumb? A decent keyer costs as much as a TNC. I have never suggested outlawing CW--however, 5 wpm is more than enough for test puposes and is going to happen--get us
Except for the relatively rare times when major CW contests are going on, the CW portions of all ham bands are virtually empty, including 20m. Andy K5VM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampfa
This, I guess, is why the Coast Guard, the military, and ships at sea have all dropped CW as being inefficient and archaic. Andy K5VM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampfaq.html Submissions:
Yeah, a rather interesting one to me. If you are running CW--unless you are trying to bounce off the moon--you don't need a linear running 1500++++ watts--a decent antenna and 100 watts will do just
My beam works just fine . What about the rest of 40--from 7.05 to 7.150? I repeat--virtually empty! Andy K5VM -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/ampfaq.html Submissions: amps@contesting.com Adm
Do you even know what "regaled" means? On HF CW is FAR less efficient then other forms of data transmission. We need a CW requirement because 1% or less of hams use moonbounce??--get serious! I won't
Bill It is refreshing to see a voice of sanity here instead of the same old platitudes. What happened to ham radio being on the cutting edge of technology? Many of us seem in love with 100 year old t
Merv-- I have an ICOM 4KL that I got a good deal on used. It puts out 1000 watts and I have had no interference or dependability problems. The thing is fully automatic, including amp band tuning and