Watched the east coast on the propagation mapper getting lots of Es while I sat here in NM and listened to white noise. True to form, and with all-too-obvious support from Mr Murphy, the band finally
Usually in February CQ, I thought. I'm not a subscriber (I do subscribe to CQ-VHF), but seems to me the results should be out by now on the contest web page. Anyone know what's going on and when we'l
QSLing for ARRL VHF awards like VUCC and FFMA continues to be a sore spot for many VHF operators. QSLing is not a given like it used to be when I got into ham radio in the 1960s. There are many reaso
The winner... over what? A K3? If so, I'd be interested to know why. Most people I know who have compared them say the K3 is a far better radio. (I own a K3, but have never used an FT-2000, so I can'
The first monthly WSJT 6m/2m Sprint will be held this Saturday morning. Work any single 4-hour block of time between 4 AM and noon on Saturday, your local time. This is a unique distance-scored mini-
As a writer/editor, I see an immediate red flag of ambiguity here because of the association of the words "rules" and "broken". The latter word has two distinct meanings, both of which are called int
FINAL REMINDER... The first monthly WSJT 6m/2m Sprint will be held this Saturday morning. Work any single 4-hour block of time between 4 AM and noon on Saturday, your local time. This is a unique dis
The SECOND monthly WSJT 6m/2m Sprint will be held Saturday morning, March 28th. Work any single 4-hour block of time between 4 AM and noon on Saturday, your local time. This is a unique distance-scor
I'll second Paul's motion for the coastal route, with emphasis on 6 meters double-hop sporadic-E. I don't need as many grids along the east coast as Paul does, since he is way up there in the northwe
I concur with Jim, there is no need for a strain relief loop, as there is no strain, given the method of taping or tie-wrapping to the boom that you describe. However, even if you did put in a strain
The SECOND monthly WSJT 6m/2m Sprint will be held tomorrow morning (Saturday, March 28th). Work any single 4-hour block of time between 4 AM and noon on Saturday, your local time. This is a unique di
The second WSJT VHF Sprint is in the books, and once again a wild time was had by all! Those sizzling finals have barely cooled, and already we have nine logs submitted. Great!! If you aren't one of
Hi WSJTers, Some very interesting numbers are emerging so far as I compare the March Sprint submissions thus far with the February submissions. At this point, I've received just 13 logs, compared wit
The THIRD monthly WSJT 6m/2m Sprint will be held Saturday morning, April 25th. Work any single 4-hour block of time between 4 AM and noon on Saturday, your local time. This is a unique distance-score
The THIRD monthly WSJT 6m/2m Sprint will be held tomorrow morning, Saturday, April 25th. Work any single 4-hour block of time between 4 AM and noon on Saturday, your local time. This is a unique dist
A friend of mine is looking for a Cushcraft or similar 3-element 6m yagi for use in portable operations. Ease of assembly/disassembly is key. Please respond off-list to Ross NS7F: rjtucke {at} gmail.
I understood, and still do understand, what Gene was saying in his column and what he was not saying. I never had any mindset that he was "anti-WSJT" or anything else like that. However, speaking as
Hi James, There is no "preferred mode other than WSJT" on VHF. The WSJT modes are used pretty much exclusively above 50 MHz. There is a nominal PSK31 calling frequency on 6 meters (50.290 MHz), but i
Same here in New Mexico with Mark, K5AM, who always wins the Mountain West Division in Single Op High Power. So I always make sure I'm entered in a different category. Even though I have 1200 watts a
John, The other guys are correct here -- what you're asking about is correctly called a common-mode RF choke. It has no effect on the current flowing inside the coax, but it chokes off any current th