Author: k4bai@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Mon Jan 12 20:21:52 1998
ARRL Field Day Rules permitted operation on WARC bands until recent years and WARC bands are excluded now. I think it was considered that Field Day was not really a contest, but the rules were change
No need for flames on this--tis just a discussion between people who have opinions. The following is mine.... I believe there's a big difference between a band specific contest (even if it is WARC b
Jay is 100% correct. A switch as he describes, commonly called a "transfer switch", will prevent injury and also prevent damage to the generator by preventing the possibility of it's output ever comi
These equipment travelling threads are very interesting. Mike - NO6X - why not bring a laptop ? Unless you're concerned with being able to use a DVP ? Everyone travelling carries a laptop and they ar
It's been years since I've taken a transceiver abroad, but the last time I did there was a form available from US Customs which enabled the user to identify a piece of equipment with serial number, e
Author: k4bai@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Sun Jan 18 14:54:10 1998
Jan: In my opinion, you don't want to call attention to yourself. You can put some of that stuff in your pockets or in a briefcase to pull out if you get stopped, but the idea is not to get stopped.
On Tuesday, February 3, The North Texas Contest Club will resume it's monthly meeting schedule with a great program. Phil - N6ZZ will describe his latest exploits during the CQWW Phone and CW Contest
Author: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Fri Jan 30 10:02:51 1998
If anyone needs a last minute addition to a SSB Sprint Team, I am available. I expect to work all four hours with IC736/SB220/TH6DXX and wires. Due to General Class license restrictions, will not be
This is just a query to see if I'm alone in a bit of confusion I'm having with ARRL over coffee cups or whether others are having similar experiences... A couple of weeks ago I received a package fro
Author: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Tue Feb 17 11:54:09 1998
The answer to your question depends on where you live. My experience in Georgia at this time is that the percentage of requests for QSLs from stateside stations in contests is very small (with or wit
have gotten on of the takes too The wisdom of this statement makes endurance of the QSLing discussion worthwhile. Robert E. Naumann N5NJ@worldnet.att.net also V26RN, ex KR2J, W6V, WA2OVE Plano, TX U
Author: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Wed Feb 18 08:56:53 1998
Hi Mike: I respond if the information on the card is correct. I put "to SWL ua1-001-010 (or whatever ID he uses) on the top of the card. Where the call worked goes, I change confirming QSO with to "t
Author: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Fri Feb 20 13:32:25 1998
Hi Paul: Your suggestion would give Tech Plus privileges where General Class hams cannot operate (3825-3850). If this were adopted, the Generals should have the use of that 25 khz also. 73, John, K4B
Author: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Thu Feb 26 09:18:03 1998
The skew path propagation that Gary describes is fairly common during marginal conditions on 15 and 20. During low sunspot years, from the southeast often the only JAs we get are on the skew path wit
A second receiver (tuned to 10M for example as a ''band opening indicator'') offers a tremendous advantage. Perhaps the categories should be changed to VFO's .... and not just transmitters (which th
On Tuesday, March 3, The North Texas Contest Club will continue it's monthly meeting schedule with a great program. Jay, WX0B will demonstrate and explain his newest "StackMatch" design. The newest r
Lately, I've been following these, what I'd call, "non-issue" discussions looking for wisdom filled statements in an attempt to prove that "every cloud has a silver lining". I have found some really
That's why the contest sponsors ought to calculate and report "uniques" as well as claimed points. Alan Kaul, W6RCL, LaCanada-Flintridge, CA http://home.att.net/~alan.kaul/qrp.html alan.kaul@worldnet
Author: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III)
Date: Mon Mar 9 11:18:52 1998
One type of pile-up management technique that bothers me more than Danny's examples is the failure of the running station to acknowledge the exchange sent to him. Some few think they save time by hit
Good question, Ken. I had the same thing occur this past weekend when I was operating at WX0B. (It's happened before too). I think we need to implore those, who can hear a station someone is struggli