Sorry, I'm behind in reading the reflector. After about the 200th post on what a crime the ARRL seems to be committing I figured it was time to add my two cents. The writing was on the wall when the
ON4UN brings up a very important topic. I also feel that having correct info about OT-calls is very important. This past fall the Super-Check-Partial autopilots were out in full force. I was off the
Response to K4VUD's post: Charly, thanks for your take on the editorial situation at QST. Certainly your credentials add some amount of credibility to your critique. The ARRL appears to "promote from
Well I for one was fooled! His replies read like he lurked in the woodwork and felt it was time to say someting. I found Mark Wilson's replies thoughtful, wise, and addressed the concerns expressed
Comments on [book]. 1. Steve, K7LXC is dead-on when he says the target audience must be identified. This will determine content and medium. It puts the cart before the horse to define content before
Sounds like there are two clear choices - "already" contesters and "wannabe" contesters. If there's a third it would be people who don't realize yet that they want to be contesters. To contribute bes
Robert (F5VHN) asks: I got permission from the seller to operate a 160M contest from the site using a portable antenna. After learning the makeshift setup worked well in the contest I was satisfied t
All this UPS talk is making my head spin. Sorry. Simple question: I have stupid blackouts which last about a second about twice a month because I have a stupid power company. Complaining did not work
Thanks to all who shared their knowledge/experience in answer to my UPS question. I learned that many persons have replaced batteries gone bad. But that virtually everyone who commented got substanti
Reading about all the packet spots, my two cents: Marketing of contest operations used to result in "why didn't I think of that?" It didn't start with packet. For better or worse, now consensus seems
[snip] And to that I would add that creative marketing is part of what is makes up the wet stuff. I agree with Ward - as long as it is not expressly forbidden in the rules, there is nothing to make i
Hello everyone. The recent discussions and belly-aching about Easter and also that European RTTY contest butting heads with the Sprint got me to thinking. As unpleasant as the thought might seem, I p
Sorry for asking an off-topic question but I just know somebody reading this can shoot back a quick answer. I am building up an old Mosley Classic-33 tribander wihtout the manual. Can somebody tell m
Wow. This cq-contest club is almost as great as the Boring Amateur Radio Club (but not quite). I asked an antenna question and got a whole bunch of answers. Some said the Driven Element was closer to
I would have hoped they'd at least have sent Bill's own filters back. I take the filters out when I send in the radios. I had a similar ongoing situation with Kenwood with my TS-850. I also have a 9
And I must in all fairness restate the fact that, despite my troubles with one radio, I am extremely happy with Kenwood radios. They work real good, most of the time, and I like them more than everyt
I think if Al wants to send "55" as his check but it is not the year he was first licensed, he must first find an op who was licensed in 55 like Charles there. Charlie goes to Al's house, drinks the
So I have a dilemma. Right now with the shack on the hill, I disconnect the cables when I leave. Like Pete says, it works fine - I get lightning, I don't get damage. One day I would like to have some
I have a non-smoking double at the Crowne Plaza (Thu-Fri-Sat) and am in search of a non-smoking room-mate. Price: 50% of cost ($142+tax/night for 3 nights). Anyone looking for a place to sleep (is th