Been using my Linemaster Lectrolock footswitches for close to 20 years now. I like the mid switch pivot because I can rest my foot on it and then just rock forward to TX, rather then hovering over it
Just so nobody falls into a trap ... in the absence of specific VHF guidance to the contrary the general rules for ALL contests would also still apply .. specifically: 3.14. In contests where spo
Thanks Ward. I have no clue why Yahoo Mail and the reflector see fit to add numerous question marks and run the message all together like that either .. sigh _____________________________________
Let me express my disappointment. This contest has been around since 1978 and I cut short a trip to Colorado last year just so I could be back in time to participate .. who know it would be for the
W8MIL Stan reported on the ON4KST R2 VHF page that LLoyd NE8I passed away last Saturday from a heart attack. Stan wrote:"LLoyd was recovering quite well and was hoping to get a big tower up and get a
Very well written and thought out Marshall. Thanks for that and for opening thediscussion of FT8 use during a VHF contest. With a Flex 6700 I run a separate panadapter andRX slices that monitor b
HOLY CRUD! The combo of Yahoo Mail and the reflector really trashed the formatting on my last message - maybe this one will be better.- Very well written and thought out Marshall. Thanks for that a
I'm gonna try one more time -- even in plain text mode it didn't pick up the carriage returns arrgh_____Hopefully this will be less jumbled all together and be more readable -- Very well written an
You make a good point Keith aka JayRM - The real problem is that everyone is mesmerized by the computer screen flashing CQs by and nobody is listening on 2M except maybe the rovers and the multis, an
Yeah Id like that too Mark but the current message format precludes the /R in every seq and from what I understand the code would have to be radically changed to the point that it would be like start
Maybe this will help folks understand how it works and also make other folks understand why contest mode was necessary in the first place. The only thing in the manual about Contest Mode is this: -
Keith nailed it for the serious contester .. RULE #1 you go to the band/mode/whatever that yields the highest rate! But one caveat for VHF that makes it different is that you can't (usually) win on