Thanks to all who responded with great info. The consensus is that even with the variables, the duty cycle will not likely be over 50% at my regular contest speed of 30-35wpm. The reason for my quest
Greetings John & the group, The antenna in question is the PreciseRF HG3 QRO, an MLA loop, advertised at 1500W. When I dug into the actual specs, it's 50% duty cycle for CW at 800W, and 25% duty cycl
Hi Pete, I totally agree. Similar experience here with EU vs FOC ops. Also, when 10 was open, I got called by a few 10-10 ops in their QSO Party (I have a 1010 number but was working the EU test). Gr
Hi all, I need to order an 8 pin plug that mates with the female plug on the ICE419 Bandpass Filter set. I know these are old, but I'm hooking them up for FD. Thanks and 73, Darrell AB2E ____________
Hi Jim, Thanks for the info. Actually, not new but stored in a box from an old QTH so just thought I would make use of it for FD, 100W only. I found that regular 8 pin DINs do fit. I know they are no
Quite amazing really. Quote from Terminator: Judgment Day The Terminator: "The Skynet Funding Bill is passed. The system goes on-line August 4th, 1997. Human decisions are removed from strategic defe
Hi John, Are you using N1MM+ ? I just setup the contest, and under Associated files if you download the new list created today it has all of the special WRTC callsigns. 73 Darrell AB2E Does anybody k
Hi Lee, At my old QTH 7yrs ago, I had a Sixpak hooked up using an A/B switch. For the secondary antenna on the Sixpak, probably the cheapest (and easy) solution is something like a Top Ten Devices A/
Hi all, Long post - hit delete key if not interested. The costs of production of any printed media has risen astronomically. I believe QST addressed its using lower-gloss/thinner paper (i.e. cheaper)