Topic for the upcoming NCJ issue: Station Sharing, More Fun Per Buck? There are many challenges that are changing the face of Ham Radio contesting today. Some are sociological challenges, such as the
(Note: I had formatting problems between my word processor and AOL, sorry for the inconvenience) Topic for the upcoming NCJ issue: Station Sharing, More Fun Per Buck? There are many challenges that a
Tree, How did computer control work with the K-3? Were there any issues with logging programs? Is a special interface required? Paul, K5AF ** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.ao
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I recently switched over my TV service from Dish Network to ATT U-verse. I had used Dish successfully with almost no RFI issues with my low-power HF contest station or my ATT high-speed internet. Whe
SO2R isn't brute force -- it's thinking and strategy. I agree with Scott, and SO2R isn't even something that you need to do all the time. I do not have any of the automatic SO2R features enabled with
Here is the "Contesting on a Budget" topic for Nov-Dec NCJ: Scrounging, Scheming and Stockpiling keeping that old piece of gear on the air. Many of us have an older amplifier, transceiver, rotor, or
Here is the "Contesting on a Budget" topic for Nov-Dec NCJ: Scrounging, Scheming and Stockpiling keeping that old piece of gear on the air. Many of us have an older amplifier, transceiver, rotor,or a
Gang, Here.'s the topic for the next Contesting on a Budget column: SERIOUS CONTEST RADIOS, FUN TOYS OR BOTH? "Theyre inexpensive, small, versatile and fun, but are those portable HF/VHF/UHF radios (
Claude, Many SO2R ops prefer semi-break because it is much easier listening on the second receiver when the QSK isn't clicking on every character. You'll also notice that most SO2R ops turn their sid
Gang, I'm getting close to the end of my tenure as the Contesting on a Budget editor. I have truly enjoyed working with all of you and have nothing but gratitude and high esteem for all of you who ga
Sorry, this is a bit off topic, but I can't find anything in the K-3 archives on this. I've have a new K3 coming in tomorrow and want to do antenna switching via the band-data outputs. I've purchased
Same story, I was about 12, had a BC-696 with a humongous power supply sitting on the edge of my desk. (I used a little neon bulb to tune for max power out, btw.) One day, with power on, I was moving
Ulli, Julius, We talked about this in one of the articles for Contesting on a Budget in NCJ a few years back. I think that with some careful budgeting and planning, you could do well with much less.
Koss WR-40, ultra-light, noise-canceling and a comfortable fit. I got mine at Radio Shack on sale for around $20, and wish I had bought a second pair. The also fold up into a nice neat bundle. They h
I'm a musician and MP-3 recorders are becoming very popular and are dropping in price very rapidly. While some logging software enables stereo recording of SO2R contests (or main and second receivers
This is just symbolic garbage that really solves nothing! Count me out! Paul, K5AF In a message dated 3/26/2009 1:22:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, K1AR@aol.com writes: Ilkka, Yes. Your score will be
I have been a competitor the Sprints since the 1990s, and, to the best of my recollection, have finished in the Top Ten LP every time I entered, except once (I was 11th). I won the LP category once,
FYI, here is what I posted in my 3830 writeup, FWIW. I posted this before I realized there was a thread started on CQ-Contest. "Same old irritant! We need to make a rule that when running, stations
Paul, I agree that every third or fourth call is ideal. We have the technology to enforce it. I believe that RBN can actually record the entire contest and play back individual stations. It would be