[Elecraft] November RFTB- Sunday night!

Hello everyone! Hard to believe that it's the 3rd Sunday in November already! Before you know it, Thanksgiving will be upon us. So we have something for you to be "pre-thankful" for. It's RFTB weekend!. The Flying Pig's monthly "Run For the Bacon" QRP CW contest is this Sunday night! After

[Elecraft] Run For the Bacon - Sunday night!

Hello everyone! Holy cow! Is it the third Sunday in October already? Where's the time going to? The Flying Pig's monthly "Run For the Bacon" QRP CW contest is this Sunday night! The last one before Halloween and the last one before Election Day and the last one for this year in Daylight Sav

[Elecraft] Run For the Bacon - tonight!

Hello everyone! The Flying Pig's monthly "Run For the Bacon" QRP CW contest is tonight! This friendly, low pressure, 2 hour sprint runs from 9:00 to 11:00 PM Eastern DST. For all the details, please visit http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.php The Flying Pigs QRP ARCI is now maintaining an archive

[Elecraft] Sunday Night - Run For the Bacon

This Sunday night s the July Run For the Bacon, which is a friendly two hour QRP Sprint sponsored by the Flying Pigs QRP Amateur Radio Club International. It's looking like Sunday is going to be a hot one across a lot of the country. Maybe the hot weather will induce the ionosphere to be hot an

[Elecraft] RFTB Sunday Night

This Sunday night is the night for May's Run For The Bacon. If you're returning from Dayton; I hope you'll still have enough energy to join us! As always, the details for this funfilled 2 hour QRP Sprint can be found at: http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/fpqrprun.php 73 de Larry W2LJ FP# 612 _

[Elecraft] Tomorrow night is RFTB !!!

Tomorrow night is "Run For The Bacon" night. The monthly QRP Sprint sponsored by the Flying Pigs QRP Club International. For full details, please visit http://www.gentzow.com/fpqrp/fpqrprun.php 73 de Larry W2LJ FP #612 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Tuesday night!

This coming Tuesday evening will be the monthly NAQCC Sprint for April, 2008. I will refer you to the proper URL: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel//sprint200804.html There you will find all the details as to time, frequencies, this month's Special Award, which will be awarded to the highest place s

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Wednesday night!

This coming Wednesday evening will be the monthly NAQCC Sprint for March, 2008. I will refer you to the proper URL: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel//sprint200803.html There you will find all the details as to time, frequencies, this month's Special Award, which will be dedcated to those of us who

[Elecraft] RFTB - tonight!

The March Run for the Bacon is tonight; and I apologize for the short notice! I just now realized today is the 3rd Sunday of the month! Sunday night - March 16th from: 9 - 11 PM EDT 8 - 10 PM CDT 7 - 9 PM MDT 6 - 8 PM PDT This is a 2 hour, fun filled, friendly QRP CW contest open to ALL radio

[Elecraft] Run For The Bacon - Sunday Night

The February Run for the Bacon is tomorrow night; and this month there is a twist. Sunday night - February 17th from: 9 - 11 PM EST 8 - 10 PM CST 7 - 9 PM MST 6 - 8 PM PST This is a 2 hour, fun filled, friendly QRP CW contest open to ALL radio amateurs. Membership in the Flying Pigs QRP ARCI i

[Elecraft] NAQCC February Sprint - Tuesday

This coming Tuesday evening will be the monthly NAQCC Sprint for February, 2008. I will refer you to the proper URL: http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel//sprint200802.html There you will find all the details as to time, frequencies, this month's Special Award, etc. This is a monthly event that caters

[Elecraft] NAQCC 160 Meter Sprint

This Wednesday evening (Thursday morning UTC time) the NAQCC will be hosting a 160 Meter Sprint - great news for all you fans of the Top Band! The Sprint will be on Wednesday evening January 24th and will run from 8:30 to 10:30 PM EST, 7:30 to 9:30 PM CST, 6:30 to 8:30 PM MST and 5:30 to 7:30

[Elecraft] January RFTB

This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding its monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL radio amateurs, will last from 9:00 - 11:00PM EST (0200-0400 UTC Monday). You may work stations once per band o

[Elecraft] January NAQCC Sprint

This Wednesday evening (Thursday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for January. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. This month, a special certificate will be given to the operator who gets the highest score while braving the elements out of doors. The Sprin

[Elecraft] (LONG) Run For The Bacon 2006 Results

Wow! It's been quite a year! First and foremost, thanks to every single one of you who have participated in the Flying Pigs monthly "Run For The Bacon Sprint". The only way I can guage participation is when the participants use the "Autolog"; or send me their logs via e-mail or snail mail.

Re: [Elecraft] who does the work in QRP?

I agree with Ron, 1000% Unless you sign "/QRP", how is a station to know you are QRP? There are so many variables . propagation, antennas, location, height above sea level, etc.. Let's say the station doing the listening is in California. Your 5 Watts in Georgia may be a whole ton loude

[Elecraft] Merry Christmas!

From our house to yours: Larry, Marianne, Joseph and Cara wish you a very Merry Christmas! May the Lord keep you and hold you close in His heart. 73 de Larry W2LJ -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! http://www.w2lj.qrpradio.com http://w2lj.blogspot.com/

Re: [Elecraft] Xmas

And from those of us who are of Polish heritage: Wesolych Swiat! And thanks to all of you who participate in the NAQCC Sprints and the Run For The Bacon - best wishes for a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year from W2LJ, the North American QRP CW Club and the Flying Pigs QRP

[Elecraft] One hour to RFTB

Last one for 2006 - be there! http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.html -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! http://www.w2lj.qrpradio.com http://w2lj.blogspot.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be

[Elecraft] RFTB in about 5 hours!

Don't forget our 0200 UTC start! -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! http://www.w2lj.qrpradio.com http://w2lj.blogspot.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list.

[Elecraft] Last RFTB for 2006

Well, folks, this is it - the last RFTB for 2006. This is a busy one too, so I hope and pray that the ionosphere will calm down enough that we'll actually be able to hear one another! First, in addition to the normal 1st, 2nd and 3rd place certificates that will be issued, the winner of the D

[Elecraft] The airwaves will be huming!

Wow! Lots of QRP signals will be flyin' through the air tomorrow (Tuesday) night! There will be both activity from the QRP Foxhunters as well as the NAQCCers! I know a lot of you out there are members of both organizations and will have fun participating in both events. But for those of you

[Elecraft] December NAQCC Sprint

This Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for December. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. This month, a special certificate will be given to the operator who can spell out the word "Christmas" using the fewest stations possible. Th

[Elecraft] (Long) November RFTB Results

The November RFTB has come and gone. Only one more Sprint for 2006; after which we will name the "Top Hog of the Sty" for the year. I trust you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving; and that you're all finished with your holiday gift buying and decorating! (Just joshing!) The November RFTB saw t

[Elecraft] Happy Thanksgiving

On behalf of the Flying Pigs QRP Amateur Radio Club International and the North American QRP CW Club, I would like to wish all of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for participating in our sprints throughout the year. I hope your Holiday is filled with good times with your friends and

[Elecraft] Not Turkey! Pork! RFTB tomorrow night

Thanksgiving is this coming week ... but we don't need no stinking turkey - we got Pork and plenty of it! This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding its monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL r

[Elecraft] November NAQCC Sprint

This Wednesday evening (Thursday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for November. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. This month, a special certificate will be given to the operator who has the most QSOs on 80 Meters. The Sprint will run from 8:30 to 10:30 P

[Elecraft] Last call for Foxes!

The roster of Foxes for this season's 80 M and 40 M Fox hunts is firming up nicely and I want to thank all those that want to offer their pelts. Its almost fox hunting time again. The Fox hunts start NEXT WEEK. We'll be firming up the schedule of Foxes and getting it on the Fox website soon

Re: [Elecraft] OT: 50 years

Vic, As my Polish relatives would say - "Sto Lat" may you have 100 years! -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! http://www.w2lj.qrpradio.com http://w2lj.blogspot.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net Yo

Re: [Elecraft] Dust Cover

Paul Kelly wrote: In looking at the Elecraft website, I did not find a dust cover for a K2. Does anyone know where I could find such an item? Tnx de Paul NN5G #4383 p.s. Maybe Elecraft should consider carrying such an item. Paul, Take a look here: http://www.radiocovers.com/elecraf

[Elecraft] October Pork Run

This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding its monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL radio amateurs, will last from 9:00 - 11:00PM EDT (0200-0400 UTC Monday). You may work stations once per band o

[Elecraft] October NAQCC Sprint

This Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for October. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. This month, a special certificate will be given to the operator who has the most QSOs with the most number of callsign districts worked. The Sp

[Elecraft] NAQCC Bear Hunt - Wisconsin

For any of you folks out there needing Wisconsin for your WAS, QRP CW or otherwise, this week the NAQCC Bear is Terry WU9F. Terry's schedule is posted at http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/wasproject.html Give him a call; I'm sure he like to hand out Wisconsin to anyone who might need it (or even if

Re: [Elecraft] K2 / PAC-12

Mark, I use my homebrew PAC-12 with my K1. It works very well and I am happy with it. I've used it for various QRP-ARCI Sprints; as well as Field Day 2005. Of course, it's not a full sized dipole up 50 feet in the air; and it's not a Yagi on a 50 foot tower. That all being said, it does a

[Elecraft] September RFTB results

September saw Bob N4BP take his second RFTB in a row. John K4BAI came in second and Fred/Hank K3DCB came in third. Thanks to all who participated! We only had 32 Autolog submissions this month - the fewest so far this year. Maybe now that Autumn is coming and 80 Meters will be making its ann

[Elecraft] Need WY for WAS?

If you do; then you are in luck. Dale WC7S who is a member of the NAQCC is this week's "bear" in the NAQCC Bear Hunt. The Bear Hunt is an operating event to help folks obtain their WAS awards. Dale will be on the air for the next few days; and you can find his schedule at: http://www.arm-te

[Elecraft] September NAQCC Sprint - Hail Canada!

This Wednesday evening (Thursday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for September. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. This month, a special certificate will be given to the operator who has the most QSOs with VE (Canadian) stations - Canada being a huge part

[Elecraft] September RFTB

This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding its monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL radio amateurs, will last from 9:00 - 11:00PM EDT (0200-0400 UTC Monday). You may work stations once per band o

[Elecraft] NAQCC Bear Hunt

WAS BEAR HUNT: Our latest club activity is now off and running! Paul, KD2MX has the honor of becoming NAQCC Bear Number One. Paul's QTH of New Jersey isn't a "rare" state by any means, but we urge all club members to work Paul and begin earning credits for the NAQCC "Bear Hunter" award and th

[Elecraft] August RFTB Summary

We had another good month. In August 35 folks made use of the Autolog. I see we had some newer members enter the fray. Good job! Have fun with the RFTB and before you know it, contest like Sweepstakes and other "biggies" won't seem so daunting! Congratulations, and a tip o' the Flying Pig

[Elecraft] 60 foot fiberglass pole

I'm not connected with Spiderbeam in any way, except for receiving this e-mail. I know a lot of you guys are into field ops, so I thought I would share. Wow! Imagine 3 twenty foot Black Widows stacked on top of each other! Spiderbeam proudly announces... our 18m (60ft) telescopic fiberglass

[Elecraft] August NAQCC Sprint

This Tuesday evening (Wednesday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for August. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. Two special certificates will be handed out this month. The highest number of cross Mississippi River QSOs will be noted for the appropriate East

Re: [Elecraft] Re: K1 construction time

No, actually, I think 30 hours is just about right. If you're an electronics assembler for a living, it might take a bit less; but 30 hours is just about what I spent on mine. Of course, I double check everything before soldering; and I solder each component one at a time. I figure that a) I

[Elecraft] Current address?

Does anyone have a current address/QSL route for KH6J ? I worked them last year in the Hawaii QSO Party and my envelope with QSL card got returned "addressee unknown". It was the 812 A N Kalaheo Avenue address. I know, I know, it's been almost a year since the QSO; but hey, life happens!

[Elecraft] July RFTB Summary

First, I'd like to thank all of you who participate every month. We had 35 scores submitted this month, down a couple from the past few. I'm sure that folks are on summer vacation; and not everyone is insane as me and takes an HF rig and antenna long on their travels! This month, we have a t

[Elecraft] July NAQCC Sprint Announcement

This Wednesday evening (Thursday morning UTC time) will be the NAQCC Sprint for July. This month, the Sprint will be held on 80, 40 and 20 meters. A special certificate will be given to the operator with the highest score who has made at least 5 QSOs on each band. The Sprint will run from 8

[Elecraft] July RFTB Announcement

I'm back from vacation and raring to go (radio-wise, that is)! The place my family stays at up in Lake George, NY is beautiful; but sadly, it's pretty much an RF black hole. So my brass poundin' fingers are itching and all set to go. Fortunately, this Sunday night will be the July RFTB. Th

Re: [Elecraft] K1 indentity

Ken, You might want to go here - you might get lucky: http://www.zerobeat.net/qrp/k2data.html It's an Elecraft Owner's Database maintained by Thom LaCosta. Maybe the previous owner/builder posted the serial number there. 73 de Larry W2LJ -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very leas

[Elecraft] RFTB Summary for June

Hi Guys! Even though it was Father's Day night (or maybe BECAUSE it was Father's Day night!) we had a real strong turn out for the June Run For The Bacon. 43 souls made use of the Autolog, the best so far this year. This is how it shook down: K4BAI John 3894 points - 1st place K4TWJ

[Elecraft] How was your Field Day?

Eric & Wayne, How was your Field Day? Was it pretty much routine; or do you have any "Murphy" stories to share? 73 de Larry W2LJ -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! http://www.qsl.net/w2lj http://w2lj.blogspot.com/ ___ Elecr

Re: [Elecraft] NAQCC Milliwatt Sprint tomorrow night

Larry Makoski W2LJ wrote: So dust off your Rockmite, HiMite, Pixie, Tiny Tornado, Tuna Tin 2 or whatever; and join us tomorrow night! 73 de Larry W2LJ Of course, it's also quite easy to crank back the power of your K1, K2 or KX1. That's what I plan to do! 73 de Larry W2LJ --

[Elecraft] NAQCC Milliwatt Sprint tomorrow night

Folks, Please remember tomorrow night (Tuesday night) is a special one hour, milliwatt Sprint sponsored by the North American QRP CW Club. The Sprint will take place on 40 Meters only and will be from 7:00 to 8:00PM your LOCAL time. Please check out the details at: http://www.arm-tek.net/~

[Elecraft] RFTB Tonight!

Don't forget! Only about an hour and a half to go! RFTB tonight at 0100 UTC. See you there! -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! http://www.qsl.net/w2lj http://w2lj.blogspot.com/ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mail

[Elecraft] Father's Day RFTB

Hopefully, Dad will have had a good day on Sunday. Good food, good company and the love and closeness of family making the day perfect. But wait! There's one more thing needed to make the day REALLY perfect; and that's by letting Dad get on the radio and spend a couple of hours engaged in hi

[Elecraft] DX Chaser #15

Fellow Elecrafters, A big round of applause for Rob Beard, N6VX who has applied for; and has been granted Elecraft DX Chaser Award number 15. Rob has contacted over 100 different DX Countries using his K1 and KX1 during the months of February through April 2006. Which all goes to prove, "Su

Re: [Elecraft] OT: QSL cards

For commercially produced QSL cards, I use cheapqsls. They're great folks to work with. For home printed QSL cards, I use Avery DesignPro which is freeware and can be downloaded at Avery.com 73 -- Larry W2LJ QRP - When you care to send the very least! http://www.qsl.net/w2lj http://w2lj.blo

[Elecraft] Elecraft Awards Program

I should post this more often as Wayne and Eric are like the Pied Piper. There are more and more new Elecrafters joining the "family" every day; and I forget that a lot of the newer members are not aware of the Elecraft Awards Program. For details, please visit: http://www.qsl.net/w2lj/i

[Elecraft] Congrats & Kudos

A tip o' the cap; and a friendly slap on the back to Don Nesbitt N4HH and Rich Homolya N4EX. Don has qualified for; and has been issued Elecraft DX Chaser Award number 14. Don used all kinds of weapons to achieve this certificate! This Ham has a virtual arsenal and should be considered (in the n

[Elecraft] Post FDIM & Dayton RFTB

If you haven't been to FDIM and Hamvention; and need a little QRP or Amateur Radio "fix", then this event is for you! If you were lucky enough to attend; then what the hey! Stay awake for a few hours more and join us this Sunday night for the monthly Run For The Bacon! Maybe you can put that

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint tonight!

For all of you not at Dayton . (and those of you at Dayton with rigs!) The NAQCC Sprint is tonight! http://www.arm-tek.net/~yoel/sprint200605.html 73 de Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscribe

[Elecraft] May NAQCC Sprint

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for May is this coming Wednesday night May 17th (Thursday morning, May 18th UTC time). This month, there will be two time periods open for the contest to benefit Amateurs on the West coast. The available time periods are 8:30 to 10.30 PM EDT or 8:30 to 10:30 PDT (0030

Re: [Elecraft] QSK Redux

Joseph Reed wrote: Ouch, 25 wpm is cw with training wheels. In the real world people don't send that slow. Bummer. Boy, "ouch" indeed! Maybe some day I'll get off the trike and manage a two-wheeler! 73 de Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing lis

Re: [Elecraft] Opinions on Bencher HexKey?

Mike Markowski wrote: I was reading the Elecraft web ad about the Bencher Hexkey and am curious what owners or users of the key think of it. Sooo, anyone willing to offer opinions Sure, Mike, I'd be willing to offer an opinion. I really like my Hexkey. I have serial no. 16, which I bo

[Elecraft] RFTB in an hour

If anyone is still conscious, RFTB is in about an hour. Hopefully, I won't fall asleep and will see you there. I have a feeling first place will really be up for grabs tonight! 73 es oo Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman

[Elecraft] Easter Sunday RFTB

Looking forward to Easter Sunday? Are you already contemplating gorging yourself on some Easter ham, turkey, kielbasa, Easter eggs and other delectable goodies? Well, then you need something to help bring a delightful close to a perfect day. Join us Easter Sunday night for some good natured

[Elecraft] April NAQCC Sprint

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for April is this coming Tuesday night April 11th (Wednesday morning, April 12th UTC time). This month, there will be two time periods open for the contest to benefit Amateurs on the West coast. The available time periods are 8:30 to 10.30 PM EST or 8:30 to 10:30 PST

[Elecraft] Unbuilt KPA100 sold

The KPA100 kit has been spoken for. Thanks to all of you who have responded. 73 de Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): ht

[Elecraft] FS: UnBUILT KPA100

About a year ago I bought a KPA100, fully intending to turn my K2 into a K2/100. It hasn't happened and I doubt it's going to any time soon. I am very, very happy being a QRP station! So it sits there in the box, going unused, which seems a shame. So .. I have for sale this unbuilt KPA10

[Elecraft] FS: Unbuilt KPA100

Guys, About a year ago I built a KPA100, fully intending to turn my K2 into a K2/100. It hasn't happened and I doubt it's going to any time soon. I am very, very happy being a QRP station! So it sits there in the box, going unused, which seems a shame. So .. I have for sale this unbuil

[Elecraft] Newest WAS Award

Fellow Elecrafters, A tip o' the cap and a pat on the back to Jim Brooker WZ8K, on becoming the latest Ham to earn the much coveted Elecraft Worked All States Award. Way to go, Jim - good job. Jim will receive certificate number 045 in the mail shortly. Jim's callsign is now officially ensc

[Elecraft] T minus 2 Hours

Folks, RFTB in two hours at 0200 UTC. http://www.fpqrp.com/fpqrprun.html Don't miss it! 72/3 es oo, Larry W2LJ - FP #612 ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Ad

[Elecraft] RFTB tonight!

Guys! Don't forget .. March edition of the Run for the Bacon ... TONIGHT !!! See you on the air. 73 de Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber I

[Elecraft] Run for the Bacon - this Sunday night!

This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding its monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL radio amateurs, will last from 9:00 - 11:00PM EST (0200-0400 UTC Monday). You may work stations once per band o

[Elecraft] Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! Want to do something a little bit different to celebrate St. Patrick's Day besides eating corned beef and cabbage, green bagels, or quaffing down a green beer? Are you wanting to do something a little more Amateur Radio related? Join the NAQCC members who are taking

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Errata

Just a reminder folks that tomorrow night (Wednesday night) is the March NAQCC Sprint. In my previous announcement, I erroneously stated that there will be a certificate issued to the operator who gets the highest numeric total of SKCC membership numbers. I meant, of course (silly me), that t

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Announcement

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for March is this coming Wednesday night March 15th (Thursday morning, March 16th UTC time). This month, there will be two time periods open for the contest to benefit Amateurs on the West coast. The available time periods are 8:30 to 10.30 PM EST or 8:30 to 10:30 PST

[Elecraft] New Century Club member

Fellow Elecrafters, A tip of the cap and a tap on the key to Ned Newlin W8FVM. Ned is only the 19th recipient of the much coveted Elecraft Century Club award. Ned used K2 sn 3163 to accomplish this feat. Ned has been mailed a certificate and has had his callsign plastered to the Elecraft A

[Elecraft] Praise for Amateur Radio

The following is from the CQ-News reflector: Thanks to Rich Moseson, W2VU! From the CQ Newsroom… The White House today released its review of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, which, according to a statement, "identifies the systemic problems in Federal emergency preparedness and res

[Elecraft] February Run For the Bacon

This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding its monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL radio amateurs, will last from 9:00 - 11:00PM EST (0200-0400 UTC Monday). You may work stations once per band o

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint announcement

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for January is this coming Tuesday night February 14th from 8:30 to 10:30PM EST or, if you prefer, Wednesday Morning from 0130 - 0330 UTC. So if you can tear yourself away from your Valentine for a few hours - come and join us !!! This month's Sprint will be held on 80

[Elecraft] Award winners

Congratulations to our two newest award winners! Karl Anderson, N7NLU earned Worked All States certificate #44. Paul Genow, K8PG earned Ragchewer Award #35. My mail box is open; and my printer's all warmed up just waiting to hand out awards to the Elecraft community. C'mon guys! 73 de Larry

Re: [Elecraft] K1, calling CQ, 2x QRP QSO.

Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: Sandy, W6TVW wrote: A lot of people nowadays don't understand HF propagation. One MUST remember that the propagation programs are not necessarily correct! -- Absolutely!! The predictions are like weather forecasting. One must also rem

[Elecraft] Scratches

I found an old Radio Shack amplified speaker in my junk box and decided to hook it up to the K2 for some extra added "punch". It fits nicely on top of the K2 but I was wary of scratching the finish. So I applied to the bottom of the speaker, several of those round felt pads that are meant for

Re: [Elecraft] iambic modes

David A. Belsley wrote: On Jan 25, 2006, at 11:37 PM, Steve wrote: For those who struggle with iambic keying, I thought this analysis written by Marshall Emm (N1FN) particularly enlightening: Ah; I suspect this may be the same guy who wrote the original article on why a bumble bee can'

Re: [Elecraft] Print Elecraft Equipment on Your QSL's

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I was just on the Elecraft website reading about the Elecraft W.A.S. and Century Club awards. For the lowdown on the rest of the Awards Program - please visit: http://www.qsl.net/w2lj/index%20page%2010.html Now there's more to work for besides just WAS and Centur

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Announcement

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for January is this coming Wednesday night January 18th from 8:30 to 10:30PM EST or, if you prefer, Thursday Morning from 0130 - 0330 UTC. This month's Sprint will be held on 80 Meters ONLY. The suggested starting point for participants is from 3.555 MHz to 3.565 MHz a

[Elecraft] Drinks are on me!

I caught this on the DX-Chat reflector - notice the last line. 72 de Larry W2LJ < Beginning of post > "Ok, I'll get in on the game. I need: BS7 E3 ZL9 Lotsa luck to me.. Hi Looking forward to seeing everyone in the pile-ups. 73, Mike, W5UC QRP is like a margarita with no Tequila

Re: [Elecraft] QRP viability during solar cycle min?

Darwin, Keith wrote: K1 or K2. Hmmm, the debate continues. But wait, we're approaching a sunspot min. My antennas are pretty limited. I have a 28 foot vertical (fed with a tuner near the base) for 40 thru 15 and a dipole at 25 feet but that is about it. No towers, no high wires, no yagis.

[Elecraft] Latest WAS Award Winner

Dear Fellow Elecrafters, I would like to take this opportunity, on behalf of all the good folks at Elecraft, to publicly congratulate Bruce Hagerty, WØQQS upon his earning the coveted Elecraft Worked All States Award. Bruce used his K2 sn 3646 to complete the required QSOs with all 50 United S

Re: [Elecraft] the fine line between "stupid" and "curious"

Two events in my life caused me to have a healthy respect for electricity. The first occurred when I was 5 or 6 years old. I was home from school with the flu; and I remember that it must have been a particularly bad spell as Mom had a vaporizer going in my room. One morning as I was gettin

Re: [Elecraft] the fine line between "stupid" and "curious"

Nick Waterman wrote: That was my first introduction to 120VAC in one arm and out the other. Pah, you're all a bunch o' wimps! 240V in EU ;-) Power usage being equal, this would mean less current. 73 de Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing l

[Elecraft] Season's tidings

To all my Amateur Radio Friends, My best wishes to you all for a very Merry and Joyful Christmas. 73 de Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change,

[Elecraft] December RFTB Faux Pas

The deadline for log entries to the December RFTB is December 20th - not the November date listed. Sorry es 73, Larry W2LJ ___ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr.

[Elecraft] December RFTB

This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding it's monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL radio amateurs, will last from 9:00 - 11:00PM EST (0200-0400 UTC Monday). You may work stations once per band

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Announcement

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for December is this coming Tuesday night December 13th from 8:30 to 10:30PM EST or, if you prefer, Wednesday Morning from 0130 - 0330 UTC. This month's Sprint will be held on 80 Meters ONLY. The suggested starting point for participants is from 3.555 MHz to 3.565 MHz

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Announcement

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for December is this coming Tuesday night December 13th from 8:30 to 10:30PM EST or, if you prefer, Wednesday Morning from 0130 - 0330 UTC. This month's Sprint will be held on 80 Meters ONLY. The suggested starting point for participants is from 3.555 MHz to 3.565 MHz

[Elecraft] Happy Thanksgiving!

To all my Amateur Radio friends, My wishes to you and your families for a blessed, happy and healthy Thanksgiving! To keep this amateur radio related: If you want to treat yourself to something really, really cool; then please check this out: http://ke9v.net/ Jeff Davis, KE9V has written m

[Elecraft] RFTB Tomorrow night

Ladies and Gents: Please don't forget - tomorrow night is the November "Run For The Bacon". Sponsored by the Flying Piggies. It's always a very fun event; and we look forward to hearing your signals fly through the aether. Join us from 9:00 - 11:00PM EST 8:00 - 10:00PM CST

[Elecraft] November RFTB Announcement

This Sunday evening, the Flying Pigs Amateur Radio Club International will be holding it's monthly Run For The Bacon. This is a friendly, two hour QRP CW Sprint, which is open to ALL radio amateurs, will last from 9:00 - 11:00PM EST (0200-0400 UTC Monday). You may work stations once per band

[Elecraft] NAQCC Sprint Announcement

The NAQCC QRP CW Sprint for November is this coming Wednesday night November 16th from 8:30 to 10:30PM EST or, if you prefer, Thursday Morning from 0130 - 0330 UTC. This month's Sprint will be held on 80 Meters ONLY. The suggested starting point for participants is from 3.555 MHz to 3.565 MHz

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