Sometimes in discussions on this contesting reflector I've seen statements of "like HF'ers" and I do not know what that means. Can someone explain to me what is implied by that term so that I can bet
So to me, thats a reason. I know there are more. --STeve Andre' wb8wsf en82 _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contes
Yes, HF people get used to running stations for the entire contest at rates like 3 or 4 an hour or better. There's an adrenalin rush that goes with this which is rare to happen on VHF. I've sat and m
Hi Chet, You may be better served by asking the individual who makes such a statement. It is a common prejudicial phrase used by disenfranchised VHFers to support a variety of points-of-view. Congra
I think you mean 3 or 4 a minute. On the N6NB pack rove we average 8 per minute on runs which last about 30 minutes. Adding Rubidium references for the microwave transverters so that we are all on th
Author: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker@kenharker.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:04:08 -0700
Chet, Gene W3ZZ had a good summary of this in one of his World Above 50 MHz columns in QST (which I have been trying to find through the ARRL's periodical search tool and I'm turning up blanks). Some
Perhaps this statement is as a result of a distortion (somewhere along the way) of another statement that certain influences exist that would have VHF contest rules mirror HF contest rules. K7CW Hi C
Whoops! Yeah, I meant 3 or 4 a minute or better on HF. During a big opening on VHF, that might be possible. But under routine or worse conditions on VHF, a few an hour is what I usually get. In the 1
Hi Ken You are correct that I have mentioned differences between HF and VHF contests in past columns but I have never devoted an entire column to the subject so even with the limited searching tools
A sure sign that good 10 MHz reference oscillators of all sorts (GPS disciplined, WWV disciplined, etc...) are getting cheap(er) and plentiful? :-) -- Nate Duehr, WY0X nate@natetech.com _____________
I think so! I got a few Isotemp 118 OCXO's a few years ago. They have respectable phase-noise figures and are stable and accurate enough themselves without being GPS disciplined in the field. I tweak