This week I added a second gamma-wire to my shunt fed tower for 160m in order
to lower the reactance and therefore lower the voltage across my matching
network. This winter I was having some flash-over problems.
While doing this work I decided to make a video that explains the method for
This week I added a second gamma-wire to my shunt fed tower for 160m in order
to lower the reactance and therefore lower the voltage across my matching
network. This winter I was having some flash-over problems.
While doing this work I decided to make a video that explains the method for
On 4/24/2019 4:48 PM, jayb1...@optonline.net wrote:
Lets face it guys ??? hams like me (age 76, licensed at age 14) learned and
used CW as an (almost) mandatory part of the hobby. Along came the NO-CW
licenses and there was a whole lot fewer new people on CWUs old timers
are dying off and
Can anybody loan me a stick so I can poke my own eyes out instead of
continuing to read this ongoing thread?
Thanks in advance,
Mark N5OT
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Lets face it guys – hams like me (age 76, licensed at age 14) learned and
used CW as an (almost) mandatory part of the hobby. Along came the NO-CW
licenses and there was a whole lot fewer new people on CWUs old timers
are dying off and the CW mandate goes with us. Regardless of the rise of
You are so right Dave. Even from the west coast working JA's it can require a
lot of work and perseverance especially with the weak ones. There are times
working 3 or even 4 a minute can occur but I have not seen those conditions for
a few years now even on 15 or 20 meters. And anyone who says
I think the discussion about NA activity on CW has run its course.
Thank you.
The Management
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You are missing the point. This was tongue in cheek comment. I could have
picked any mode with any bogus argument.
There are 10s and 100s of KHZ of spectrum wasting away unused and people have
nothing better to do but complain about FT8 and the use of 3KHz of spectrum per
band for ALL users.
Since they're in the business of selling certificates I would think that they
would offer a separate one.
Wes N7WS
On 4/24/2019 11:08 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
I fully agree, Wes. But based on what I've seen over the years, I just
don't think that the ARRL will ever do that.
73, Mike
I fully agree, Wes. But based on what I've seen over the years, I just
don't think that the ARRL will ever do that.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 12:55 PM Wes wrote:
> ... there is a separate DXCC for Phone.
>
> I would have no problem at all with FT-8 if it (and similar
Coming back into ham radio after 40 odd years QRT I feel like I have woken into
a new world. I finally found out what the strange warbling noise around 1840 is
but have no desire to investigate it further. Absolutely the most annoying
thing I have found is the universal practice of everybody
*In addition to CW contesting*, this might be fun to try sometime for us
old men with chronic fatigue, mono, and Lyme. Thank you!
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Wed, Apr 24, 2019, 12:38 PM Joe wrote:
> ...
> Soon after the "FT8 Roundup" held on December 1-2, 2018, we started serious
> work on a
Of course there is a lot to learn to be a successful SSB Dxer. I won't
elaborate but will note that there is a separate DXCC for Phone.
I would have no problem at all with FT-8 if it (and similar automatic modes) had
their own DXCC and didn't dilute (or is it pollute) my RTTY DXCC.
Wes
To: WSJT-X users interested in testing FT4
From: K1JT, K9AN, and G4WJS
Soon after the "FT8 Roundup" held on December 1-2, 2018, we started serious
work on a faster, more contest-friendly digital mode that can compete with
RTTY-contesting QSO rates while preserving many of the benefits of FT8.
Hi Rick,
I don't have a memory keyer. I do intend to set up a computer or
something to make the calls (CQ) while I do other things near the
radios. When somebody replies it will be back to sending by hand for me.
I do prefer CW. I am not even sure where a working mic is hidden - I
think I
Quite the opposite. . .while I'm a CW guy, there can be considerable skill
required for good SSB operation. If you've ever had to run a big SSB pileup
or tried pull out a weak DX signal with a foreign accent, you know what I'm
talking about! 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
-Original
Someone on 75m this morning said that there was a new FT-4 mode, meant for
contesting. I know nothing about it.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
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Hi Emir,
Thanks for info!
I’m up here in Maine for a week of work with my son Bobby.
On cold Maine afternoon with 30f temp and mix precipitation I walked the land.
I really wanted to fly the drone to get a full perspective but that will have
to wait for another day. However, I was
So how many of us still send the whole QSO with a key?Buttons on my Pro III do
most of the work (like mouse clicks with FT-8), I only send the other station's
call (like typing it in with FT-8)
I have a friend here in Yorba Linda running 100W to a short vertical that never
worked east of the
> On Apr 23, 2019, at 10:58 PM, uy0zg wrote:
>
> It's simple - remove the FT from DXCC, and there will be no activity ...
Why stop there? Also remove SSB as it is way too easy. Nothing to learn. No
skill required.
Andreas, N6NU
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Besides :
There are many weak people in the world. They are looking for easy ways.
It always has been.
That's the whole philosophy .
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Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua
uy0zg писал 2019-04-24 08:58:
Hi All
That's right, the main thing is to enjoy the process.
The popularity of
Hi All
That's right, the main thing is to enjoy the process.
The popularity of FT8 (and other versions of FT .. that are possible in
the future) lies in the fact that it provides an easier way to DXCC.
It's simple - remove the FT from DXCC, and there will be no activity ...
I
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