or world class receiving and/or transmitting antennas... I do see some positives since the demise of the window, DX does spread out more and can be found in less congested spots. It is a bit of a det
It almost sounds like the NCJ (National Contest Journal) has room to grow to the ICJ... I doubt either QST or CQ would be able to devote much, if any, more space to contests. They both need to appeal
Hi Steve, The AA was pretty quiet here in East Tennessee... Of course the lightning that lasted most of the weekend wasn't exactly an incentive to get on the air from this QTH. 160m ant already took
Here's a site with ideas: http://www.w8ji.com/contest_station_w8ji.htm The pictures are worth studying. Grounding the antenna(s) when not in use is a good idea. Disconnecting the antenna from the amp
Haven't closely followed this thread, but here's a pretty easy to reproduce splitter, can't imagine the parts costing more than $10, if you're a decent scrounger even less: http://wiki.contesting.com
I have a few items surplus to my needs: Four DXEngineering Beverage Feedpoint Matching System BFS-1 used (metal tabs on on two are a bit rough, but units in good condition, only out one season) $35 e
The BFS-1's are sold pending funds. Thanks, Julius Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://k4tcg.org/ http://groups.google.com/group/tcg1?hl=en Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ E
I attended a presentation LB gave to the ETDXA shortly before hi untimely death. I found him engaging and informative. He was well thought of in East Tennessee. I have to say that when I became activ
L. B. Cebik, W4RNL ~ 1939 - 2008 ~ SK as of April 2008 Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://k4tcg.org/ http://groups.google.com/group/tcg1?hl=en Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.or
Hey Eddy, Same transmitter, USN RAO-3 and loaded my 80m vertical wire that was snaked through the branches of the tallest pine in the back yard... was tickled to work out of the state! 160, if nothin
Hi Mike, rate versus multipliers five pointers versus two what's a contester to do? One of the lessons one should learn is to listen first, which seems to be an eternal issue for many, and see what t
Would any one have an old EF Johnson catalog and could inform me of the specifications for a variable capacitor number 860285-1? Thanks! Julius Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://k4tc
Most office supply stores have these. Make sure they are mylar archival quality, otherwise you may wind up with PVC and that will ruin your cards over time. Hobby stores and I suspect even WalMart sh
I've had some luck at the local junk yard and hamfests finding decent size boxes. Bigger and small boxes seem to be easier to find versus "middle" sized (like 8x12) Habitat for Humanity might be anot
That's great news! WAZ would be of GREAT interest to me. Hopefully, that won't be in the too distant future. LoTW seems to be easily to use for those chasing counties too. Cooperation to benefit the
I had been using an isolation transformer with my system for a number of years. It is HB and works reasonably well. I had not been using a common mode choke. After reading Jim's document, and having
Charles, The isolation transformer, for all intents and purposes, is like link coupling. Keep in mind on the TX side I run QRP or LP, so it makes this a bit easier to manage. Primary on the coax side
about 12" away from it... Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://k4tcg.org/ http://groups.google.com/group/tcg1?hl=en Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2 #4455 Elecraft
Why not use 'em all? (LoTW, eQSL, ClubLog, hard card) Although hard QSLs have a nice physical presence, I can only say a handful of the hard cards I get are not computer generated, most also for awar
Hi Eddy, One could argue when those quaint lowfer beacons first started that tape loops and the like were exotic. I do remember tape loops becoming a big deal in contesting, but for a newbie, they pr