To former rovers I highly respect, John, AB5SS & Dan, >W5DF use to say. Anyone can get their Gen or Extra, buy >themselves a plug and play HF radio, throw a dipole in the air >and <with a little pati
Yes, working California to Oklahoma is thrilling on 2 meters. But not because it is hard to do but because it does not happen everyday - it is a relatively rare event. But it can be done with not ver
Hello to all....Saying that I want to call CQ on the Internet and then stand by for calls on the radio is a TOTAL MISREPRESENTATION of the concept.....and of course George-K5TR knows that. He has rak
My 1986 222 mhz SSB meteor scatter contact with KF0M (NC to KS) was much "harder" and "cooler" than any HF contact I have ever made. It was also a sked prearranged by the landline several days ahead.
Sooooo I'm running around town the other day and I have the radio in scan and it stops on one of the Echo/IRLP repeaters and there is someone calling CQ on the repeater. Now I don't know where he was
Then there the guys that get on 144.200 and have no idea what CQ means. Buddy WB4OMG Sooooo I'm running around town the other day and I have the radio in scan and it stops on one of the Echo/IRLP re
Really? I never claimed an announcement will make or be the contact. Just as calling CQ on the radio is not a contact. What is a CQ? CQ is a solicitation for a contact. What are you going to post on