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1. [CQ-Contest] MicroHam Info (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2012 20:18:06 -0700
Does anybody on this reflector know how I can get in touch with Joe Subich of MicroHam USA? I have been emailing to the support address for a while now and have not received any response. Also tried
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2012-12/msg00048.html (6,875 bytes)

2. Re: [CQ-Contest] The new era of Hamradio contests; win a cash prize (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2016 16:32:33 -0700
Wow- IMHO most of the guys that are at the top in all the big contests don't need any more money (how else could one afford hundreds of thousands on antenna farms?), and they're the same ones that wi
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2016-02/msg00023.html (11,121 bytes)

3. Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP Revised Rules (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 08:47:42 -0700
I have subscribed to the "boy and his radio" idea since I started ham radio in 1975, and have never been much of a fan of packet. I have always likened it to spoon feeding. However, I have a question
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2016-12/msg00254.html (15,264 bytes)

4. Re: [CQ-Contest] NAQP Revised Rules (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2016 14:11:47 -0700
Mike and Jim, I see your points. However, being the good operators that you are, I can't imagine short-lived packet pileups preventing you from working those mults. When I come across a pileup like t
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2016-12/msg00260.html (12,261 bytes)

5. [CQ-Contest] SSB & CW On Same Band (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2017 19:54:50 -0600
Has anyone successfully run 2 stations on same band, SSB &CW, without interference between the two? For example, FD or IARU. We have tried it several times and have always ended up with moderate to s
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2017-03/msg00466.html (7,279 bytes)

6. Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R Hardware Question (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 18:03:35 -0700
Possibly he has two old radios with only 1 VFO each that he wants to RX with? If that was the case, could he not simply remove the antenna from the other radio with a switch whenever one of the radio
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2017-12/msg00106.html (12,085 bytes)

7. Re: [CQ-Contest] What's with the power = 0 watts exchange? (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2018 18:06:34 -0700
JohnCould it be that stations were sending ATT for 100 w., etc? As you stated, conditions were in the toilet for you, so maybe the A sounded like a T?? 73 Tom K0SN ___________________________________
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2018-02/msg00144.html (11,313 bytes)

8. Re: [CQ-Contest] delta loop question 80m (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:11:36 -0600
Darrell: I just ran an old one I had in EZnec. The 2:1 SWR bandwidth is about 280 Khz. I remember an old article by L B Cebik that described a way you can broadband an 80 meter antenna simply by usin
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2019-07/msg00129.html (10,191 bytes)

9. Re: [CQ-Contest] Audio limiter/controller (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Feb 2020 07:28:24 -0700
MarkI have noticed the same thing on my K-3. Like you I have fiddled with the AGC adjustments but without much improvement. I have always understood that the purpose of the AGC circuitry is to preven
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2020-02/msg00202.html (8,717 bytes)

10. Re: [CQ-Contest] Alligators and lids (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2020 13:51:37 -0700
BobWhat you have stated about behavior in pileups can be neither disputed nor refuted. You have hit a nail directly on the head. Sadly it seems to be more and more common these days, and it is not co
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2020-02/msg00229.html (11,877 bytes)

11. Re: [CQ-Contest] The 2021 Unassisted Challenge (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2021 11:21:39 -0700
Well said, Jeff. I think it's a safe bet that the majority of the serious contesting community would agree. Tom K0SN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2021-03/msg00042.html (16,443 bytes)

12. Re: [CQ-Contest] Soundproofing? (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2021 15:55:17 -0600
Stevehttps://www.noisesuppression.com/products/barriers-composites/ I have used this stuff in soundproofing walls and ceilings in home construction and I can tell you that it works. It's heavy and a
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2021-11/msg00045.html (8,222 bytes)

13. Re: [CQ-Contest] Soundproofing? (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2021 14:54:29 -0600
Yes I should have added that when this heavy membrane stuff is employed, the quality of the installation is critical. We have consulted with sound engineers on it and they always recommend taping, ca
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2021-11/msg00062.html (13,340 bytes)

14. Re: [CQ-Contest] Receiver adjustments in CW contest conditions (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2021 07:29:33 -0700
PeteI have found the shift control on my K3 to be quite useful when running. Many times when a station tries to set up shop and cq right next to me I have been able to salvage the rate with a quick s
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2021-12/msg00104.html (9,383 bytes)

15. Re: [CQ-Contest] Getting more SSB spots (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2022 19:30:17 -0700
N1MM knows that you are running or S&Ping because you must tell it what you are doing before you start. And if you forget, for example if youre running, then start s&ping without telling , N1MM knows
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2022-03/msg00022.html (9,604 bytes)

16. Re: [CQ-Contest] QSO Party Rules (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:25:41 -0600
I just became a big fan of the SCQP. Double points for out of state qs plus county mults for in state is an excellent idea. I regularly do the Wisconsin QP from out of state, one that awards county m
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2022-09/msg00045.html (15,851 bytes)

17. Re: [CQ-Contest] Is Self Spotting now allowed in ARRL tests? (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2022 10:56:40 -0700
Amen to that. The most telling post on the subject to date by far. K0SN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/m
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2022-11/msg00139.html (15,798 bytes)

18. Re: [CQ-Contest] Reciprocity in signal strength (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2023 08:19:38 -0700
That sounds reasonable on paper. But in the real world it seems more complicated than that. Local noise can really throw things out of whack. When I operate from my city qth, Im hamstrung with a cons
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-01/msg00064.html (9,167 bytes)

19. Re: [CQ-Contest] Endurance UP-Date (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2023 09:09:32 -0700
JoeLike others have stated, hawking a product as you are doing here leads one to suspect that there is a profit motive behind it. Sorry, but that's just the result of many past experiences. I don't m
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-11/msg00145.html (14,848 bytes)

20. Re: [CQ-Contest] cw speed (score: 1)
Author: Tom Hellem <tom.hellem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2023 10:47:59 -0700
MartinI have often wondered the same thing. Here are my guesses as to what they are thinking1. They assume that most ops, especially the casual ones, are using some sort of call history program to au
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2023-12/msg00010.html (9,255 bytes)


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