SO they did the next best thing and left it up to the individual to decide what is moral or ethical for them. If someone gets DXCC honor roll using that system, good for them but it >doesn't hold wat
Promised myself I'd stay out of this, but it's getting ridiculous....Comments like "I worked 20 new ones on 160, and I never heard any of them!". Wow! That's amazing...I personally can't find any sat
Very well said Mark, thank you. Brian K8BHZ The issue is not one of any mode being more "valid" that the other, nor is it one of a QSO being "valid" or "invalid" based upon the mode. If a two way exc
This issue does indeed keep coming up, so I am posting my response (of 3 years ago) again for K7EG, N7WS, VA3MVW, W0MU, and others. The shortened radials are still in use here, with 235 countries wo
Hi Steve, Thank you very much for bringing this topic up, and for your summary. The elephant in the room needed addressing. I almost bought the new transceiver I've been wanting this year....until I
1): The length to avoid is nothing more than a half wavelength, which translates the same impedance from end to end. i.e., the high Z open end translates to a high Z antenna base end. This results in
Jeez Carl, If you had read my write-up, you would realize that I NEVER recommended 2 radials for operating....just as a simple technique to measure resonant radial length in one's soil.... Also, the
Hi Dan, I can see where you've reached your conclusion, but your comment that "Rudy seems to say..." is a good qualifier. Let's get back to basics, say with a classic 1/4 WL vertical. The theoretical
I've taken the liberty of opening a new thread, which I probably should have done before. To Dan, AC6LA, First let me also thank you for your civil replies. As you stated, "Refreshing in this interne
Just think about that....After some terrific disaster, you'll be able to tell the outside world your grid square & signal report. Good luck with that... Brian K8BHZ I definitely do see FT8 as having
Well said Paul....I personally gave up when I saw the posting about the fellow who worked 20 new countries last winter and proudly exclaimed that he never heard any of them! Brian K8BHZ 73 De Paul.
Thanks for sharing Frank. Nice presentation! It ties together many of the articles from the AWA publications. I've made the trip to Cutler, Maine and am in awe. Brian K8BHZ I gave a presentation on
Just a thought, does your house have the new "intelligent" power metering on the powerline? This would still be on, even if your breakers were off. Or, maybe the same type of monitoring on natural ga