No, no, no! All Amateurs, with or without kids of their own ARE kids and can enter this contest. "Kids" is defined as: Any person of any age operating under the supervision of an appropriately licens
The IC-781 and IC-775 are both quadruple conversion, the DSP in the 775 NOT counting as one of these stages. fyi Bill, N3RR W6OTC and I have been helping Icom with late evaluation of the 756. Contrar
Fred, I didn't see the original post, but here is a solution that worked for me. I added three snap-on ferrite chokes (Radio Shack part # 273-105; $4.99 each, ouch!) on each speaker lead, at the spea
Well, I had an opportunity to use my new IC-775DSP in both the ARRL DX CW contest and ARRL DX SSB contest. Previously, I used my IC-781 in the SSB and CW CQ DX Contests. I have a basis of comparison.
Dick, I gotta disagree. Specific technology was developed and the rules were changed to add the "assisted" catagory. Those who don't want to use the technology may still enter the unassisted catagori
N3RR 29-Oct-1996 0606Z N3RR CQWW SSB SOA Musings Well, had many problems over the weekeend, but had a blast running packet putouts. Still looking at the log, but the rate meters (both) at one point o
My line score in the CQWW SSB test was: 1416/131/465 = 2,380,424 I analyzed my log and found out that I "ran" non-packet putouts (eg CQs) of 193 QSOs. That is, of the 1416 QSOs I made, 193 of them we
Several of you have asked me for the address and URL of the FCC handbooks that I refered to in my recent contest posting so I thought I'd send it out to the reflector and to the Eastcoast Megacluster
Your tower (or any other object on your property) will cast a shadow TRUE North at the time of day that is exactly half way between local sunrise and local sunset.
Hans, In VK-Land, the shadow will still point North (but extend from the tower to the South). hihihi Bill Back in the 60's when I got my novice ticket, the Little Print Shop sent me QSL Samples with
Del, I bet it does work there. It's just going to be more difficult to accomplish, but I believe the theory works just the same. Bill Hi All: Just returned from a recon of W5WMU where I met Tree, N6T
Ed, I said at the half way mark between your local sunrise and sunset..That implies that if you live far from the location that you know the sunrise and sunset you must get "your" local sunrise/sunse
I am very surprised at the volume of mail from SYSOPS who changed their call, so I'll send this to the whole net. Also, thanks to those of you who corrected my initial response. Here's a quote from o
1-800-418-3676 OR: P.S. I used the 800 # and received 12 copies of each pub. in two days! Bill, N3RR From: n5kkg@merlin.ebicom.net (Frank Barrett) (Frank Barrett) Subject: Question Message-ID: <1996
Randy, why put all this on the contest reflector? It really messed up my ISP email server and gave me lots of frustration just to download it. IT IS TOO LONG!! It caused many errors and was too lengt
January 15, 1997. Per September 1996 CQ, page 91. 73! Bill, N3RR This is, what I replied to Sergio by e-mail... Try this address for the ARRL, and if they have a better address, they certainly will l
A leg injury on Sunday will keep me home and not in Dayton this week. I am on the mend. I have two Top Band Dinner tickets for sale @ ½ price = $18/each. If you can?t pick them up from me in Rockvill
Barry, I cannot find them on the ARRL Website either. Bill, N3RR In the latest ARRL Contest Update, it said, "The extended and colorful writeup of the 2012 ARRL 10 Meter Contest by Scott Tuthill K7ZO
Syl, That's not how I read it. Operate any 24 hours. Show your off times in 60 minute increments. If your QTH/TIME ZONE says you are wasting your time on-air during XXX time period, use that time per