And, to "pile on, sorta," to Lew's post, I'd like to continue toi promote your participation (that's "your" as those of you who'll be operating during the SP) in the QRP ARCI's Top Band Sprint the ev
Brian: look at this antenna - http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?a-160-meter-antenna-for-small-lot,105 I used that baby for two years, operating in the CQ and ARRL 160 contests here in s/w Utah. In one
Merv: I'm with you on this! There were a noticeable number of strong stations who didn't copy my QRP signal YET.....there were LOTs of stations that did copy me just fine, returning my call after one
I figured that QRM was a HUGE problem on the east side of the country, Paul, and the major reason why they couldn't hear my peanut whistle signal!! I agree that the Top Band contests during December
Jim and Rick - SPOT ON with being off just slightly....that can make the difference (well, in these contests that doesn't help, necessarily, for my QRP peanut whistle)! I think this whole zero beat d
Hey - keep those cards and letters acomin' people!!!! I've received 26 logs so far which is two above the average so we're doing GOOD! Lookin' forward to receiving more entries (I know of one being s
THIS antenna worked gang busters for me! http://www.iw5edi.com/ham-radio/?a-160-meter-antenna-for-small-lot,105 I entered the CQ and ARRL contests two years ago and had 200+ Qs for the CQ and 148 for
Your experience, Tree, was exactly what I saw, sans the fact I was QRP Hi Hi I worked one AR, two IAs and one IL - that was the extent of my "breaking through to the east side of the U.S. Had 57 Qs i
I'm looking for an article written by Peter Anderson, KZ3K, titled, "Phased Verticals with Continuous Phase Control." I searched the ARRL archives but no luck -- anyone know where I can obtain a copy
ANNNNNNND, through the efforts of at least four fella hams, I found the article - it's contained in a Vertical Antenna compendium sort of publication, out of the ARRL -- now on a mission to go and fi
Wonder if that FCP would be mo betta for my 43' vertical with three 25' top hat wires mounted in a NORD sort of configuration, angled down at about 45 degrees. I have 40 counterpoises- 25 are elevate
Hey, Alex - well a friend of mine has built one, has finished the alignment and testing of it and he says it's working on the bench! We'll find out soon enuff as he hands it over to fella ham to try
Ah, I understand, Alex - thank you for the update! 72, Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV Jim, The "correct information" comprises techniques for ascertaining mutual inductance (which cannot be measured), and for
Way to go, Gary! I'll be on Top Band this week, starting this evening, lookin' for QSOs with anyone BUT really hoping to have Qs with CT, VT, RI, SC, FL, ME, IN and MD so I can complete QRP WAS on 16
1810 is the suggested frequency, Mike - I tend to start there, listening, to see if any other QRP stations are around but I tend to not hang around there too much as I don't think of myself as "QRP"
Oh - that DX crowd doesn't scare me, Eddy...smiling! I know to watch out for that "dx window" Hi Hi _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
Too funny: There's the "plan" as listed by Ken... Then, you go to the AC6V web site and you find this: 1.810 QRP CW Calling frequency 1828.5 -- DXpeditions CW Operations are frequently here 1.830-1.8
Steve: I'll be on Top Band all week starting this evening so I'd be more than happy to offer up UT, IF'N we can connect (CW only, no JT or SSB stuff and I can only crank out 20 watts so might be a ch
I go out of my way to work the weak signals simply 'cuz I am a QRP operator and I'm always assuming a weak signal is a QRP station - sometimes, he/she isn't but they still want that QSO just as we do
I have a crass answer (based on something heard in a movie that Bert Reynolds starred in some years back) but....the short answer is, in my opinion, those operators who do sign /qrp don't think much