Courtesy of K4RO and the Tennessee Contest Group ... N4ZZ receives the First W5HVV/N5HV Memorial RADIO ACTIVE Award! Over 21,000 QSO's in a calendar year -- and all from his one-tower home station! h
Jim, and John ... I know John means well, and I suggest trying this also, BUT ... be VERY careful, as in IF the pot does/has failed, then the odds go UP greatly that you'll rip the coax off the yagi
Here's how I would respond ... 73 de Billy AA4NU -- Dear Mystery Op, my ham friend, First, thanks so much for taking the time to operate this contest and your effort to QSO me in this contest. I hope
Aha, to steal a line from the old Tom Cruise "Days of Thunder" flick. When the young racer complained about the behavior of the other older drivers and what they did to him in the heat of the battle
You are NOT alone ... this "smells badly" like the Non-Assisted Ops that use packet ... if it's wrong it's wrong ... That's why the rules exist and are to be followed. A few years back I too was "bu
The single op SS winners for 2000. Left to right, W4PA (QRP) N4ZZ (LP) KE3Q (HP) http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/image/dayton01/sswinner.jpg Great pic ... why look at Don's SMILE ! 73/bc/NU -- CQ-Contest on
"What-AAA-Guy" Bill ... Not sure what your point is with your post ??? Weren't you the one going to make a "pig list of FB calls taken by one person ? Or have you now changed that position ? Is this
No Yes (sadly) No Should they ? NO ... Do they ? "probably" as that's why they are out 'trolling' the other bands .... rules NOW don't say they can't ... Yes ... (again sadly) It is a SAD reflection
No Yes (sadly) No Should they ? NO ... Do they ? "probably" as that's why they are out 'trolling' the other bands .... rules NOW don't say they can't ... Yes ... (again sadly) It is a SAD reflection
No Yes (sadly) No Should they ? NO ... Do they ? "probably" as that's why they are out 'trolling' the other bands .... rules NOW don't say they can't ... Yes ... (again sadly) It is a SAD reflection
David (and all the other new or teen ops lurking on here) Hang in there ! Do the best you can AND abit MORE each time you CONTEST ... strive to compete as best you can ... Here's a secret to remember
Since most of the outside the USA stations have been quietly reading thru the latest "US fad" (vanity calls) ... :) Wonder what outside the US find as good/bad letter combinations ? As a one nation w
Looking for suggestions for switching 2 headsets between 2 CONTEST rigs. As in (Heil-1-Rig-1 & Heil-2-Rig 2) OR (Heil-1-Rig-2 & Heil-2-Rig-1) Switching BOTH rcve and XMIT audio ... I've read the info
QRX !!! Perhaps rather than the all *itching and *laming ... If EACH of US would post something USEFUL, the reflector content would improve, and continue in the purpose it exists, for CONTESTING ...
*This is posted as an *IDEA*, meaning you will have to do * *some work (thinking/cutting a few traces/soldering....) or * *what used to be called "real amateur radio" NOTE THE >>> :)* Recently I pose
I an NOT a PC guru ... But a temporary solution with Netscape 3.01 is as follows ... Highlite (or click) View from the top of the screen Highlite (or click) Wrap Long Lines That will solve the proble
Been there, Looked at it on the MP, decided NOT to go that route ... You'd have to cut some traces/etc ... since it "broke" my KISS rule, I went the old fashioned route and just use my ancient Autek
Interesting point ... which raises the question of WHY did they address the Section News issue in a different manner than the Contest issue? Other than political "protection" ... as they knew exactl
So why not have the option of BOTH? You want to eliminate something that does not fit your agenda, then don't support it, or LIMIT the public support of it ... and hope it will just go away. You wan
Pete, If I were planning the strategy of this series of miss-steps, I'd do exactly what has been done. Do what you need to do, but allow for a rather vague and at the time of decision, "unknown" res