Heil's HC-74 is the re-designed HC-4. But if your new rig has an equalizer, I recommend a mic with a flat response (like the HC-6) and using the rig's capabilities to tailor it to your liking, as Bil
For CQ contests, the raw scores that are published 2 or 3 days after the log deadline are much more indicative of final results. The CQ log deadline is 5 days, and the raw scores consistently have be
Sure they do. Not only direct from Heil, but also at DXE, HRO, and I would guess other Heil distributors. Heil sells each little individual part to many of their products too. Sort of like the Sears
Four more years to earn the elusive 160 meter WAZ award! 73, Dave K3ZJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/ma
The new version of WSJT-X, v2., was released today on schedule. This version contains the new FT8 version that is required for use in the ARRL RTTY Roundup on the weekend of January 5-6. The RTTY Rou
Santa is in deep trouble and the thinking caps have been donned. Some 7,500 QSOs have been completed in 4 days. BUT, it seems that Santa is suffering, with only 408 QSOs (5.5 %) so far with North Ame
I want to congratulate the WRTC 2022 organizing committee for releasing the initial qualification rules for comment before adopting final rules at the end of January. Some of the comments on the draf
The period for submitting nominations for the CQ Magazine Contest Hall of Fame is now open. Individuals, clubs, and national organizations must submit nominations in time to be received by March 1, 2
The underlying purpose of such an OTA network -- if that is what this is -- would be to replace the fiber optic network described by Michael Lewis in "Flash Boys." Which is an interesting read in its
Thinking of someone who should be in the CQ Magazine's Hall of Fame? Nominations must be received by March 1, 2019. Each nomination should clearly indicate that it is for the Contest Hall of Fame and
Some may find helpful the summary of ARRL Club rules in my CQ Contesting column last November. With permission of CQ Magazine, an extract is at this link: https://tinyurl.com/y5bwzrr9. (For anyone lo
This is interesting. Maybe after a couple of adjustments, CQ could figure out which stations are running 3 dB or more over the legal limit on certain weekends. Or whether someone was really transmitt
Not to overdo the deserved plaudits, but if the score survives log-checking, for the M/2 category not only would it be the highest ever in "W3" -- it would be the second highest ever in the entire US
ARRL.NET is excluisvely an email forwarding service. The spam filter on your destination email service should catch the spam. My arrl.net address forwards to a gmail account. Google captures the spam
Below is a link to an excellent talk about tower safety recently presented by K1IR, Jim Idelson. Jim presents what a HAM needs to know and provides a clear explanation of today's safety equipment, wh
With regard to the URL in my earlier email, I've learned that Jim occasionally updates the video with corrections or to add new or better information. To be sure that you view the latest, disregard t
Have any of you tried directly printing? I can print any page or pages in QST, whether from a downloaded copy or directly from the arrl.org website. I just tried it using MacOS on a MacBook with Safa
Bob, ARRL handles D.C. correctly. Contests based on "States" as multipliers include D.C. separately because D.C. is not located within any "State". Contests in which "sections" are multipliers correc
The CQWW 160 rule is 100 km (~ 62 miles). 73, Dave K3ZJ *< > * _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/li
The country multipliers for the CQWW 160 contest (and DX contest) are based on DXCC *+ WAE *countries. 73, Dave K3ZJ " Why should they be?" - Because multipliers in the contests like CQ WW and < > __