Remember also that VUCC does allow you a "radius" for your operating location. Putting the 6-digit grid you're operating FROM might raise an uneducated card checker's eyebrows, but you can always sho
The vehicle's voltage regulator "sees" both batteries as a "system" during charging. The isolator keeps you from running down the starting battery, by not allowing you to draw current from it by the
I think ARRL learned the hard way that they're not a software company. Nate WY0X _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.c
It's no different than borrowing or renting an enormous HF contesting station. All contesting is a function of someone's ego, and is often fueled by their wallet. Yours appears bruised. ;-) Nate What
--Original Message-- Finally, I think a disservice has been done to a new operator. W6TAI may well be gifted and could have a bright future with VHF contesting. The truth is though, that she will lik
So we park one multi-band station on top of Pike's Peak @ 14,110' MSL (roughly 8000' HAAT), and one on Mt. Evans, and send rovers to every grid square that's line of sight in a radial pattern. Start
I believe you meant to say 1.2 GHz. 900 MHz is not an option for the Kenwood TS-2000 radio, AFAIK. Nate WY0X --Original Message-- From: vhfcontesting-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:vhfcontesting-boun
Thanks for sharing Jon. All this proposal appears to do is discourage people who want to operate 7 or more band rovers and work other rovers with that many bands. Sure, it'll force the grid-circlers
All the EME guys (going the other way on that path) can answer this question, of course. "The same as going the other direction." :-) Nate WY0X p.s. Yeah, I'm still lurking on the list even though I
I thought it accurately pointed out the truth. The winners will continue to find ways to win, even if it means buying a "used ICBM", no matter what the rules are. Thus, quit worrying about the rules,
Scheduling and time management for maximization of points is ALREADY a contest skill practiced by ALL of the winning multi-operator FIXED stations. Ask any WINNING multi-op station how many skeds the
When was the last time you saw a major radio manufacturer offer up rigs and marketing "sponsorship" as well as devote pages of their advertising to VHF+ contesting? They ALL support contesting and DX
Folks, I am not a spammer by trade or by choice in normal circumstances, but I BEG of you to please read this. If you are even a SMALL enthusiast of Aviation, Aerospace or anything related to breakin
Same thing with bringing my "Lunchbox stations". This year we'll start small and bring my lunch and lunch for a few friends in small portable metal boxes that can be reloaded for next year. I figure
Actually they do not. Think "round-table" type operations. I don't have to sign with you before handing it over to a third party on a local repeater, for example. The FCC cares naught about QSO's, on
On Mon, 4 May 2009 15:18:40 -0700 (PDT), "Gene Gabry" "Object: To work as many amateur stations in as many different 2 degrees by 1 degree grid squares as possible using authorized frequencies above
I apologize if I over-reacted, I read it very quickly and then saw the on-list complaint and had a similar "impression" as the original poster. I don't think Gene really meant to I still disagree in
I didn't say that Gene. I said "if"... and I've already mentioned that I over-reacted which started from me not carefully reading the article, and then seeing an over-reaction from someone else -- wh
Pete, I can only speak for the Front Range side of things, but there are a number of high power 222 MHz stations in DM79 and DM89 that would be looking for you... About the only way that path would w