I'm not sure that APRS would be much help in many parts of TX & LA, areas I would be likely to roam. I can ping away all day long but if there are few stations to pick me up ... kinda useless, just l
They seem to be a bit fussy in obtaining a reasonable SWR. Have you tried a coaxial choke at the feed point? Usually 2-3 turns @ 6" diameter usually does the trick. I know that I had to do that for a
Soooo, I'm looking at possible antennas for my ID-1. I'd like a small ~4-6 el yagi just to point towards the repeaters downtown, <or a monoband omni>. I may build me a "cheap yagi" but I wanted to se
Thanks to y'all who have sent me suggestions. I've found most of them already. This is not a contesting antenna so I don't need 20+ el. A 4-6 el or about a 3-4 dBd "monoband" omni is all I "need". I
CR's make very good antennas when you need a high FB ratio because of offending signals from another source. I'm on the TX gulf coast and that's just additional windload that I don't need. -- Mike Ur
Just worked WA9M in EM79 from EL29 -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com I want a government small enough to fit inside the constitution. _______________________________________________ VHFcontestin
On Thu, May 14, 2015 at 4:18 PM, peter h via VHFcontesting This might be the time to strongly encourage the new "ARRL Contest Update Manager" to promote renewed ARRL Sponsorship of the VHF+ SPRINT Pr
"forgive me for I have sinned" I meant to do this last week. Is there any good Linux O/S logging programs that will support the contest this week-end? -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com I want a
Thanks all ... I knew of RoverLog but deliberately did not mention it to see if there were other suggestions. I guess that sums it up. -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com I want a government small
One could make the argument that anyone "mobile" is roving around from one spot to another. The issue as I see it is in the scoring. Rovers who do operate from more than one grid have a significant s
I only got a little time in here and there. I only intended to work 6 meters. However my modest 100 watts and a Diamond DP-GH62 was no match for the terrible band conditions. 11 Q's / 9 grids, embarr
On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 11:26 AM, Donald Fox via VHFcontesting Mike laughes A few more dB "and steerable" compared to my 100 watts into a DP-GH62 -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com I want a gover
Mike can't resist (yes this is tongue in cheek) So if one drives somewhere and is stationary and works for a period of time. Packs up and moves to another location where they are stationary ... AGAIN
The difference between 100 and 500 watts is about 6dB, or ~2-3 S-units at the receivers location. For mobile I personally don't see investing the money or time. However for "well" equipping a portabl
Does anyone know of a brand / model of UPS that does not emit a bunch of RFI?? I do pro-sound on the side <not that DJ crap> and the most popular units among the high end concert sound companies is h
A week or so Marshall was talking about his APC UPS units. Here is an article by Jim Brown, K9YC. It was written with the pro-audio world in mind but the end use doesn't change the theory or physics
A little vertical separation may help too. -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com I want a government small enough to fit inside the constitution. _______________________________________________ VHFc
Mike adds My 736 is sick too, besides that the internal PS gave up the ghost years ago like so many do, I have another issue and have taken it out of service.. It is set up with 50/144/222/430 but is
Mike asks <in fun> What do you have against android phones ... -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com I might not have a Phd ... but I have a DD-214. _______________________________________________ V
concerned, there are far to many certificates given out in far to many categories. I tend to agree ... I got on the air some ... made a few Q's but when the big stations around me aren't making any Q