I find that amazingly forward-thinking! We didn't have the technology we have today to bring that off. Also, we've been having discussions on the cq-contest reflector about the same subject on HF. I
I'd leave it just the way it is. Of course, there is nothing prohibiting you from working someone on any band not a part of the contest, you just can't count it for credit in the contest. I think it'
Not so; the single-band Sprints have been fairly popular - around here anyway - and gaining popularity. I'm not set up to do a full-blown Rover operation with all the bands I have (50 through 10368 M
I was thinking of being a Hilltopper this year but decided to try to run QRP from home. It's more difficult from home than QRP from a hilltop, that's for sure! 6 meters is OK but I don't have the hei
Wow, I thought the 6 meter opening on Saturday evening made it up that far. I started hearing and working East coast stations on 6 at 2300Z Saturday and the opening continued till 0130 or so. At that
I caught the opening on Saturday night which was like a pipeline to the east coast for several hours. I was mostly S&P (I was QRP and never successfully got a run going) so I didn't have that kind of
Darn it, you're making me envious! I was inactive in the 80's and made my foray onto VHF weak-signal and contesting in the early 90's. I haven't experienced anything like that and keep hoping the nex
Hi Curt, It was great to work you once more this past weekend! What year did you and Mike W9IP and others operate from the press box at the University of Illinios stadium for the January contest? Wer
I have extremely limited time this weekend but I hope to make a FEW QSO's. I doubt I will get more than an hour in this one. That's better than nothing ... 73, Zack W9SZ _____________________________
I guess it depends on your intentions. If you really enjoy doing something, to the exclusion of worrying about the rules, then you'd keep doing it. I got on from home in some contests recently just t
You mean ther "Emergency Comm Center Mobile Unit"? That price doesn't seem too bad, really. It could use some spiffing up, as you said. :-) 73, Zack W9SZ _____________________________________________
That "dumb luck" factor comes into play quite a bit. There was evidently a nice tropo opening between EN50 and the east coast the other day. I missed it. I heard it went up at least as high as 1296,
Hi Dave, That's fine, it's welcome here. Let's hope for another 6 meter opening during the contest so we in the Midwest and other far away places can work you! 73, Zack W9SZ On Sat, 18 Aug 2007, Davi
A theater here in Champaign-Urbana showed that famous movie about 6 years ago and raffled off 5 of the leg lamps using the numbers on the tickets. I didn't win one. Someone who lived not too far from
Yep, Jean Shepherd was K2ORS. The current holder of K2ORS was probably one of the biggest fans of Jean in the world - hence, he got Jean's old call. Warren, the current K2ORS, is very active in the l
Wow, I'd have had quite a few points now and then! The Champaign IL County sheriffs had developed a reputation for kicking people off various roadside sites but I haven't had that happen yet. I have
Wow, quite an experience, Steve! I've found that the $50 annual fee for full access to Topozone http://www.topozone.com is well worth it. You can access any topo map on your computer for free but wit
It rained here all day Saturday and I never got the antennas up. Today I'm on 50-432 but I either have a problem with 432 or the band is really rough today. Equipment seems OK with a 1.1 SWR on the 4
I never heard K8GP here in EN50. I heard a station in EN32, another in EM66 and W3SO in FN00, all on 144 MHz, but couldn't work any of them. Conditions seemed as bad as I've ever heard them, with 432