That article cracked me up. 73, Vince K4JC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
At PJ2T we didn't notice any interference such as what was described, but our antennas were pointed at NA all weekend. I worked a big EU pileup for a couple hours on 15 meters Tuesday morning but did
Hi all, I still have a room reserved at the (former) Crowne Plaza Dayton (now the Radisson Dayton) for May 18-22. I will be staying elsewhere and no longer need this reservation. If anyone is interes
I can't remember the last issue of CQ I received. When 73 Magazine called it quits I had just renewed my subscription, and when I asked for a refund was basically told, "tough nuts". Let's hope CQ do
I've heard you can earn extra points if you mail in several Wheaties box tops. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contestin
Hi all, A local ham's (Jim, KC9UD) son is moving to Grenada, and he is trying to contact a J3 ham who the son can stay in touch with in the event of an emergency. I'm including his original message h
Joe, First of all I wouldn't use a melti band dipole. They're a pain to clean up after they've melted. A good choice for an all-in-one antenna would be an off-center fed dipole. It will cover all the
Mike, I had a full size 160m inverted vee up for a while. The apex was at about 65' and the ends about 20'. My usable range on topband was about 1000 - 1500 miles at best. I also used it on 60 meters
Not just on DX Summit. I'm seeing it on other clusters too. 73, Vince K4JC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.co
I get many of those as well. They are useless for any awards. I just open the email, say to myself, "Gee Self, what a nice QSL!", then click delete. Besides, that's what my family will probably do wi
When I upgraded in 1978 (from Novice to Technician to General to Advanced, all within 4 months) at the Federal Building in Baltimore, I was told to append my callsign with /BM (or, on phone, "Interim
I sure hope we don't have any contesters named Bartholomew or Maximillian. Or Lucifer (although some may believe that's who causes all the DQRM out there!) 73, Vince K4JC ____________________________