Search results

International treaties and The International Telecommunication Union will hopefully limit a free for all.

Save your quarters and get an HF radio that has a built in USB sound card. You can grow into digital modes without buy any extra hardware. If you buy one without this feature you may be spending more money later. You will also find computer logging programs easier to use. The receiver on...

My buddy Jon was a Gulfstream pilot for decades. He really enjoyed spreading dihydrogen monoxide around the world.

I requested a card via OQRS which also included an upload to LoTW. I received the LoTW confirmation this morning. If you don't make a donation they will upload to LoTW "three months after the end of the DXpedition" I think that would be sometime in May.

A buddy and I bought home in rural northern central Pennsylvania to renovate and build a ham radio contest station. We frequently see black bears. Bears find the driveway very convenient. We also have bobcat that likes to use the driveway. No one lives in the house full time. Our closest...

I worked them again yesterday on 15m CW at 12:10 UTC. They were loud but with polar flutter. Still easy to copy.

A group of German ops are active as VK9XU Christmas Island (IOTA OC-002) from Feb 18 - Mar 4. They have been active on CW, FT8, RTTY, and SSB. They seem most active on CW and FT8. I was able to work them on 30m CW at 11:20 UTC and on 20m CW at 19:00 UTC. ATNO for me. #306 It is a tough...

I "Ignore" many on QRZ.

I understand the rules and wish to enter the contest.

Tractor Supply sells a gallon of mineral oil for about $25. Laxative for livestock.

I understand. My Elmer is the same way but I'm working on him.:LOL: I'm not a rag chewer and I don't operate SSB. I like to chase DX and work contests. I would prefer a CW contact but I'll take what I can get.

A half wave, resonant dipole, up a half wavelength in the air is hard to beat. I used a fan dipole for 40m, 20m, 15m, and 10m and 100w to work my first 150 DXCC. I learned CW along the way that helped a lot. Now with FT8, it is possible to work stations around the whole world in a day.

I think many hams get sucked into big radios with lots of buttons. Looks impressive but often is overkill for the operating needs of most hams. I'm thinking of the Icom 7850, Kenwood TS-990. Elecraft K4. They are good radios, and pretty to look at, but you can spend far less for just as good...

Brother DX, Even when the solar cycle is at its lowest the bands will still be busy. 40 meters, 30 meters (you can run digital modes on this band), and 20 meters are always busy. Take Crawdad's advice and study for both the Technician and General exam. A tech license really limits the...

I would like to enter the contest and I understand the rules

I bought the two radio pack from Amazon. Tested both on a spectrum analyzer to test the harmonic attenuation. One was fine with similar results as Moleculo. The other was found to be transmitting off frequency compared to the VFO. Set for 145.555 (simplex) and was transmitting on 138.500...

I would like to participate in the contest and understand the rules. Thanks.

I had a 705 but wanted to have more power than 10w max sometimes. Thought about getting a Hard Rock 50w amp but I thought the price was too high. Sold the 705 and used that money to buy the FT-710 and a 20Ah LifePO4 battery . I use the 710 for portable ops (POTA).

VK0DS activation of Davis Station in Antarctica (Australia). He has been on 17m, FT8, the past few mornings. I worked him at 10:30 UTC. His signal was +02 in the northeast US. It is DXCC entity #153. IOTA AN-005. POTA AQ-0035. CQ Zone 30. That is #302 for me:eek:

Agree!