Mike adds And for us Linux users it will run under WINE. I have even been able to attach to a multi-op network using a MS machine as host with my dell netbook running Fedora just fine. -- Mike Urich
Years ago a few of us in the greater Houston area were trying to get newbies into contesting VIA FM. Because the contesting structure / community didn't whole heartily support it it died. Here was ou
Totally agree ... and with some mono band radios being inexpensive enough you could almost buy one and set it up strictly for FM contesting. Until a year ago my job kept me on the road almost as much
Seriously ... 30 kHz spacing ... that is kind of antiquated isn't it? Actually I think that is probably written as an example and not saying that those are the only frequencies you can use. And what
I have mixed opinions about .52, I office out of the house and I use to leave an old radio that didn't have a tone board on a separate antenna on .52 on just to monitor for a calling station when in
Don't forget, major parts of the US use 20 kHz channel spacing, so 146.55 MHz is not a standard simplex frequency in those regions. It turns out 146.58 MHz is good for both 15 kHz and 20 kHz band pla
Mike believes Lets look at the language closely ... the words "such as" to me implies a "suggestion" or "recommendation" ... and NOT a requirement. -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com PIO STX-D14
Its just my opinion but this in not about winning a contest. Its about getting people who have limited stations and resources participating in contests, maybe for the very first time. Now IMHO that i
Bob my friend, you just may be right. As I have said a couple of times, a few of us in the Houston area were pushing FM a few years ago and it just fell on deaf ears. I am really hoping that now that
Mike adds VERY well said ... Les I so appreciate your input and gives me a whole new perspective on how to promote it. -- Mike Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com PIO STX-D14 S/E - APIC D1 & D14 http://ha
-- Forwarded message -- From: "Mike (KA5CVH) Urich" <mike@ka5cvh.com> Date: Dec 19, 2012 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [pr:12400] Re: Efforts to get trucker licensed to use 6, 2 and 70cm. To: "Raymond Woodwar
My son and I tried roving a few times. We actually had some fun but with limited funds and equipment the lack of Q's really hurts. Now I would think in the current world of smart phones and the inter
Mike wrote ... grin That's when the Glock <Glock"S" if my son is along> comes out and goes on the dashboard in plain sight for all to see. But then again ... we live in Texas. -- Mike "Molon Labe" Ur
True but you are assuming too much, this is the additional expense of one more radio, tnc and antenna I have to deal with if I were to ever get back into roving or even as a portable station. Sure th
After many years of watching the bands die off once the NFL Playoff games start, I am thinking I'd like to write the VUAC to see if somehow we can't get the contest date moved to the week before the
Mike adds That was before they added two games to the season and then the "bye" week. -- Mike "Molon Labe" Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com PIO STX-D14 S/E - APIC D1 & D14 http://harriscountyares.org L
Mike asks Something like this ... http://f6fvy.free.fr/qthLocator/fullScreen.php Just put your grid square in at the bottom and press locate -- Mike "Molon Labe" Urich KA5CVH http://ka5cvh.com PIO ST
Wow F9FT's. Brings back memories of W5UN's old EME station. Dave had 48 on an elaborate rotator that was build on two truck chassis's with a 10HP <?> DC electric motor to make it spin around. With th
I am the web-master for http://harriscountyares.org/ which also has several email lists for different discussion groups and one purely for broadcasting messages of importance to the entire membership
I tend to concur. Why dilute the process by siphoning off discussion that is of interest to not only rovers but the fixed stations that would be working them? -- Mike "Molon Labe" Urich KA5CVH http:/