not much heard here so I switched to the BARTG RTTY test... 73, Alan/K6SRZ Are these real events? Tuning 20M CW, I heard ONE station VA station and three from LA. Nothing on SSB. Hardly makes it wort
VY1AAA sure relieves a lot of anxiety. Thanks. With respect to the PVRC SS primer, 80/75 are definitely NOT the "money bands" for us left coasters... 73, Alan/K6SRZ Hi Tim, As Art pointed out, the #1
I put "test" at the end of my acknowledgment message as "TU K6SRZ TEST",but, depending on how big the group calling me might be, I can use the <esc> key to truncate the message as "TU K6SRZ" or even
...try to get out of Havana for a few days and check out the National Park at Vinales. I'd avoid the Hotel Nacional (they have bedbugs) 73, Alan/K6SRZ Thanks to all for your suggestions. We have book
I'm logging it as what he sent. He *meant* 1000, but to hell with it. I'm kinda tired of all those "cool" ways of sending power numbers. I'm sure the contest committee knows what's going on and won't
I've always maintained that SO2R and SO1R should be entirely different categories. Whenever I bring this up, the mandarins of radio sport are quick to argue that they should be allowed to compete in
...I have a modicum of sympathy for those who bust it. Of course they should have listened, but, being an old fart, I still get mildly annoyed when the "KH6" I hear is in Montana or the "W6" is in Fl
Thanks for the nice words, Jim. My personal opinion is that SO2R and SO1R should be separate categories in all contests. 73, Alan, K6SRZ K6SRZ is a superb operator with a modest station about 100 mil
My YAESU 5000 does pretty well in the receiving mode and I've never had any complaints about a "dirty" signal. As always, put as much money as you can into antennas. If you happen across an old 1000M
I blame FT8 73, Alan, K6SRZ I was thinking the same thing. The bands just don't sound as crowded as I remember them 20+ years ago. We sure miss all those 1x3 calls that used bugs and had been doing S
Sounds good, but...why is the starting time for us West Coasters either 1 pm or 2 pm (local depending on which weekend DST changes)? The East Coast is going dark and cleaning up on 40 and 80 while we
They're not posted yet--at least not where the link you posted took me. There are no 2018 results/ 73, Alan, K6SRZ Please share this with your contest clubs and your team mates. 73 Bill AC0W NAQP SSB
Correct! Those were the kids who, if teenagers today, would be computer nerds. Check 56 for me... 73, Alan/K6SRZ This distribution appears to me to be evidence of The Baby Boomer generation in the US
sorry to hear that. I operated from Kure in 2005 (KH7C) and we made lots of QSOs. Bob Schmieder, KK6EK, of Heard Island fame was our expedition leader. 73, Alan, K6SRZ I remember KH3 seemed to be the
Not sure about V2.0, but, the other day I called CQ with V 1.9 and then went back into the house, had some coffee, and chatted with my XYL. When I went back to the shack I was surprised to see that m
anything can be rewritten--any system can be subverted. WSJT-X was intentionally written so that operator intervention is required before you can have another QSO. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________
It's difficult. Assuming the station does stay around for fills, "pre" or "prec" are about the best you can do. In some cases--when the op at the other end just doesn't get it--I have resorted to sen
I have NOT experienced SWR sensitivity with reasonable antennas that the KPA1500's built-in tuner can't handle. I suspect someone having this problem has not RTFM, which describes how to train the tu
Respectively disagree. For starters, the ARRL operating manual presents "test" as a legitimate option at the end of a CW contest CQ. Other variations include (1)ending a CQ with the abbreviated name
Contesters come in all varieties and abilities. One size does not fit all. It behooves us as contesters to be flexible and adapt to what other operators are doing so long as they are not breaking any