My multi-single team recently won a CQ SSB world winner plaque. We used a Kenwood TS-480HX with filters and TCXO installed. It is not the best one can get, but is a great value. 73, Keith NM5G/YN2MG
There are mics for high fidelity, and mics for contesting. One could use the hi-fi mic for both, but will not likely have the best contest score. 73, Keith NM5G I strongly agree. I've encountered Hei
My multi-two station, with third spotting station, is being rebuilt into new digs. I have a lot of 3-4 foot RG213 cables running between the amp, power meter, tuner and switch. I have heard there may
Thanks for the info. Looks like RG400 is an excellent choice. 73, Keith NM5G The quality of a cable shield can have a strong effect on crosstalk, very important in a multi-transmitter environment. Th
I remember the fun was conversation leading to score posting. GM All Well I sure remember listening to 3830 reports. I was so amazed at scores. After hearing these tremendous scores, I never dared to
All of my contesting headsets are Heil. The best by far is the new Pro 7. I tried a Radiosport headset recently that belongs to a friend who was a referee at WRTC 2018. It felt better than any Heil I
Need to get a quote on cost. I am betting you will not like the price. 73, Keith NM5G This is interesting. Maybe after a couple of adjustments, CQ could figure out which stations are running 3 dB or
FT4 works well in low propagation. That is likely the cause for its current popularity. Understanding how it works is not too important, but is fascinating to me because of my studies in physics in c
I lost my two stations to a direct lightning strike. No coax was connected, but rigs, amps and computers were all connected to power and internet. I purchased an Icom 7610 last weekend at HamCom. Now
Thanks for all of the responses. Seems I need to power up the new rig and plug it into the PC. I did not realize just about everything needed is built into this rig. 73, Keith NM5G I lost my two stat
Wonder why you get all the spam. I receive zero spam from ARRL. 73, Keith NM5G I gave up on forwarders many years ago for this precise reason. The League's forwarder is horrible in that regard and fo
I was all excited until I could find no cable included for my PC - Rig. 73, Keith NM5G --Original Message-- From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com> On Behalf Of donovanf@starpower.net Se
QST QST QST Texas QSO Party is this weekend: Saturday, Sept 14, 0900-2100 CDT (12 friendly hours) Sunday, Sept 15, 0900-1500 CDT (6 friendly hours) We always strive to put all of the 254 Texas counti
Likely the result of heavy media coverage of the recent mass shooting in Dayton. 73, Keith NM5G What is "the situation around the Crowne Plaza?" I haven't been to Dayton for about four years. It was
Just a friendly reminder that today is the deadline to send in logs for the 2019 Texas QSO Party. Thanks to all the players who have already sent in their logs. If you still need to send a log, pleas
That is the offset to snoozer OM0M. 73, Keith Hi Doug, My currently active favorite is SE5E My least favorite are the new 1X1 calls like M1X I'm always waiting for more letters... 73 Frank W3LPL -- O
Seven years is a long time. Congratulations. 73, Keith NM5G/YN2MG 2017 Contest Expedition World Winner After seven years as the volunteer Director of the CQ WPX SSB & CWContests, I have made the deci
I have used them all, and lately been experimenting with Ham Radio Deluxe. My favorite contesting software is N3FJP, just because it is so simple to use, and multi-op visitors learn it quickly. Plus,
This is really cool! Thanks Tim. 73, Keith NM5G I am pleased to announce that Contest University USA 2020 will be held on-line via Zoom on Thursday May 14, 2020. CTU 2020 is free. The CTU course outl
Perhaps this refers to the availability of DXpeditions. I was in Nicaragua in 2017 for the CQ WPX SSB contest (we won the world plaque for Contest Expedition class as multi-single YN2KW), and have ha