They might, or they might not. Last I looked, it had just over 800 signatures. The wild/crazy off the wall items generally had a lot more signatures. It does not appear to be a venue that attracts r
It's not just microwave energy. See: https://www.fcc.gov/general/oet-bulletins-line and in particular, OET65, which discusses RF exposure guidelines, and notes that evaluation of amateur stations is
Les and folks, some thoughts on the 5BVUCC idea: It seems a worthwhile award for folks to go for, it would provide a further step for folks who have already gotten VUCC. The extra bands would remain
I don't think they cared about increasing your score. They might have said that if you wanted to increase your score, you should have been on FT8. Perhaps the ARRL should add a "no computer modes" cl
Are there any VHF/UHF contest activity summaries by grid? i.e, a summary of all contacts made from each grid, or a summary of all stations operating from each grid. (Those are different, in that one
TEST If the signals were 20 over 9, why were they operating FT8? Alan _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.c
I roved on Saturday on 2 meters only, and heard nothing. Nothing on/near 144.2, and nothing on FM (mostly 146.55). I don't know if folks went to digital, or if there was just nobody on 2 meters in th
anyone I certainly don't. When operating portable, I don't take the internet with me except for the cellphone, which doesn't get used much. It doesn't matter to me if the rover is somewhere in my gr
Last I checked, Arrow also makes a 4 element 2 meter antenna for terrestrial work. They also make a nice mast mounting bracket that works well with it. (Yes, the mast adapter comes from Arrow.) I hav
Has anyone used the FT-991 for FM contesting, particularly on 2 meters? I have been seeing some annoying behavior with it. The squelch has an initial setting of 5, which quiets the receiver on 28, 50
On using open squelch for FM contesting. I have found that there is a point where the squelch is "just closed" where a weak signal will still open it. In fact, frequently the signals that open at tha
Allowing 3 contacts per station for (SSB, CW, and digital) will force stations to operate all three modes in order to maximize their score. It will leave SSB/CW cross mode contacts unclear, but will
from Ed Kucharski the same band; Phone or CW AND Digital). This category is a combination of "Legacy" [phone or CW] AND " Digital" similar to the rules associated with ARRL 10m Contest. No. There sho
I can see how it would have ruined VHF DXing. It might provide signal detection in weaker conditions, but it doesn't provide the chance that you might actually talk to the operator at the other end.
EL87. I made zero contacts. Poor antennas, poor location. Heard a few distant voices on 2 meters, but they never heard me. about combining both modes by allowing same band QSOs for both digital and
I thought that one of the early excuses for chat pages being used was to aid digital. Coordinating sequences and the like. I would be happy to see contests go back to radio as it was in the '80s. Ana
Is there analog on 6 meters in the contests? I ask because I heard none in the sprint. I got on an hour after the start due to finishing up some yard work, and heard nothing but white noise in the vi
Bob, W3IDT, suggests multiple contacts per remote station, based on the mode, as a solution to stations going to digital and not working analog. As such, it forces the operator who wants to be compet
This reply got way too long... I think it is the opposite. The rules are providing a benefit to rover stations, not discriminating against portable stations. Rover stations have been an area of diffi
If you want to operate portable with more than 10 watts, there is no rule restricting it. You simply enter as "Single Operator". I have been in many VHF contests as such (or as Multiple Operator). Th