Well, the cheap $4 microphone I've had for the last couple years broke
during Phone SS, and with NAQP and the Feb. Sprint coming up, I need a
microphone. I've been looking at the Heil Pro-Set, and would buy it in
an instant, but I can't seem to find out if I can get a 4 pin mike
connector for it (my radio is a fairly old Kenwood TS-530 that only
takes the Kenwood style 4 pin connectors).
I could go to a hamfest (which I will if I can't find a mike soon), but
the closest hamfest near my QTH is in early March (the Saturday during
ARRL DX Phone) and I'd love to get a mike for NAQP and the Sprint.
So, any suggestions on good hand/boom/headset microphones for
contesting?
73
David Jones, KK7GW QRP-L #1350
kk7gw@hotmail.com
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>From patd@wolfenet.com" <patd@wolfenet.com Thu Jan 8 02:37:01 1998
From: patd@wolfenet.com" <patd@wolfenet.com (Patrick Dayshaw)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] "Worked Before" stupidities and Post Contest Actions
Message-ID: <01BD1B9B.428A90A0@patd@wolfenet.com>
Sorry, it wasn't my intent to "get anybody in trouble". I
assumed if folks were willing to publish their techniques
on the reflector as proposed "Solutions and/or Options"
that it was something that was open for discussion. It
occurred to me, having just re-read KR2Q's article, that
maybe the solutions/options mentioned in the WRKB4 thread
were considered generally acceptable in the contesting
community.
KR2Q clearly stated in his article that: "I need to inform
the readers that this article is my own creation, and
should not be construed as anything official from the CQ
Contest Committee (of which I'm a member)." Since it
wasn't an "official" interpretation of the intent of the
rules, and was clearly stated as his opinion, I was
interested in seeing if there was a significant disparity
between his views and that of the contest community, (at
least those that are on the reflector).
Despite his disclaimer, I have choosen to follow his
guidelines as "THE way to do it", and therefore have a
vested interest in understanding what everyone else is
doing. If his views are not being embraced by the community
in general then I'm essentially screwing myself by
following his guidelines (even though his article is
clearly THE quintessential representation of the "spirit of
the law" concept.)
Further, considering there is always an on-going discussion
about "the rules", how they are worded by the sponsors
(text wise), what they are perceived to mean, and how they
are practiced, before and after nearly every contest, I
assumed it was fertile ground for further discussion. As a
very little pistol I'm always intrigued at the variety of
interpretation that appears in posts to the reflector,
especially the differences between some of the better
known, more experienced contesters. I thought my post might
lead to an interesting discussion about how it is "supposed
to work". KR2Q's closing sentence indicated that his
article was meant to "provide a uniform understanding of
the game" and that was the spirit of my question as well.
I guess I'll follow Scott, K9MA's suggestion, go checkout
my dipoles and think about it. (I will however follow
KR2Q's guidelines none the less.)
73 and CU in the NAQP
Patrick
WA7VNI
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