Re: [Elecraft] OT: Warm climate for a vacation/DX holiday
I have been to St. Croix years ago on business at the petroleum terminal on the South side of the island. Had some time to kill and enjoyed it immensely. Scuba/snorkeling tours were fun and beautiful. Prices reasonable. Good place for a expedition setup with a QRP rig and a Buddipole for some radio fun. (I didn't have a Buddipole or a small compact QRP rig at the time. That was about 25 years ago.) Also was in Jamaica, Antigua, the Bahamas, and Cayman islands, and Bonaire on ship radio repair jobs. I'm recently informed that one should stick to Western end of Jamaica, and avoid the eastern end of the island. Never had any problem on any of these places or been threatened when I followed recommendations of previous visitors. IF I EVER go to these places again, I'll be sure to get permits to setup with something like an FT-897, FT-817, or IC-703 using the Buddipole antenna system! Good luck and have fun! 73, Sandy W5TVW Now 78 and somewhat disabled like a creaky car! The urge is still there though to return! On 1/4/2015 12:12 PM, Jeff Cathrow wrote: What about the US Virgin Islands? That's where I'd make a beeline to if I could. There are ferries that run to St. John from Charlotte Amalie and brief, puddle-jumper flights to St. Croix and the British Virgins as well. Last time I was there was long before I was a ham but I really liked the place. American soil/sand, too. Hawaii (Big Island) is another great place to go if you know where to go. East Hawaii is much less touristy than the Kona side. Plenty of guest houses up in the Volcano rain forest where we used to live and also down around the quaint old town of Hilo. Have fun wherever you decide. 73, Jeff NH7RO http://turquoise-king.ebid.net http://www.louisferreira.org/Jeff_Cathrow.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ebj...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] BNCs
YES The 75 ohm series are UG-260/U connectors, the 50 ohm series is the UG-88/U. If they don't have this stamped into the rear barrel of the connector, THEY ARE Counterfeits or JUST PLAIN TRASH! There is a lot of crap parts available at hamfests these days! Be careful what you buy!! 73, Sandy W5TVW On 10/13/2014 11:18 AM, Michael Walker wrote: Thanks Jim I was going to ask that exact question. For the amateur world, does it make a difference if a 75 ohm connector is installed on a 50 ohm feedline. You made it very clear for everyone. Thanks! Mike va3mw On Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 12:15 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On Sun,10/12/2014 6:32 PM, Acbross via Elecraft wrote: Don't know where anyone got the idea that BNCs made for RG-8x we 75 ohm. I worked in the tv industry for many years and we used hundreds of BNCs that were made specifically for 75 ohm video. By the way, RG-59 not RG-79. While you are entirely correct that there are 75 ohm and 50 ohm BNCs, the difference DOES NOT MATTER at HF, because the connector is such a small fraction of a wavelength and the difference is small. 75 ohm connectors were important with analog video because of the smearing of very fine detail in a high res image, and because studios do lots of patching and routing. 73, Jim K9YC __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to va...@portcredit.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ebj...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] BNCs
The big difference of the 75 and 50 ohm connectors is the fit of the connectors to the coax size, NOT the center pin size which is the same. BNC connectors are really NOT constant impedance especially at VHF/UHF frequencies like proper N series connectors are. This makes no difference impedance wise on HF gear. I guess this is also why no one has standardized on a better connector for the HF frequency range instead of the PL-259/SO-239impedance bumps! 73, Sandy W5TVW On 10/12/2014 8:32 PM, Acbross via Elecraft wrote: Don't know where anyone got the idea that BNCs made for RG-8x we 75 ohm. I worked in the tv industry for many years and we used hundreds of BNCs that were made specifically for 75 ohm video. By the way, RG-59 not RG-79. Now days I build hundreds of cables for RF out of rg-58 and rg-8x BNCs and they use 50 ohm connectors not 75 ohm connectors. Remember that the impedance of coax is based on the ratio of the center conductor to the outer conductor and if you compare the 75 ohm connector you will see that the center pin is much smaller in diameter. Anyone need 200 silver plated 75 ohm BNCs? Art KC7GF Rf Stuff.com __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ebj...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] RM-11708 proposal to FCC threatens CW and digital modes
think my comments on RM-11708 went thru. This is very serious to ANYONE who wants to retain narrow band digital communications like JT9 and PSK31 and RTTY!! Also to CW Dxers and contesters! If this passes, it will change amateur radio as we have known it forever. There will be no weak signal operation possible with the onset of digital noise in the analog receiver. IF THIS IS REALLY A NECESSARY DIGITAL MODE, it belongs somewhere in a segment of the phone band sub-band and NOT THE narrow band digital and CW band. I think this is REALLY a back door attempt to silence Continuous wave telegraphy..really! I hope the old timers and the newbies who are still hanging on to CW will write comments against this sneaky move ARRL is backing to satisfy mostly the Yacht crowd who want to access the internet via HF radio! It will violate the 300 baud or less rule of keeping wideband digital OUT of the narrow band digital space! Don't rely on the FCC to nix this RM as there isn't any real engineers at the FCC anymore, just lawyers, bean counters and political hacks running things there now. Proof of this is higher authorities bypassing FCC and making rules that stand now in the new 60 meter band. Please add your voices to the protest against RM-11708! 73, Sandy W5TVW On 6/23/2014 8:13 AM, jsdroys...@nc.rr.com wrote: Perhaps others like me are unaware of this proposed FCC rule that would allow digital communication modes 2.8 kHz in width to be used robotically in the CW and data sub-bands without regard to interference. ARRL supports this and evidently initiated it. http://www.arrl.org/files/media/News/RM-11708%20Briefing%20Memo.pdf However, information on websites savecw.com and saveRTTY.com indicates it would cause grave interference with CW and narrow digital modes. There is evidently a short window of opportunity to submit comments to the FCC about this, and there are instructions on the noted websites for how to do this online within just a few minutes. If you google for RM-11708 you can read some well-reasoned comments submitted by other hams to the FCC electronic docket. I can't evaluate the claims being made about ARRL's motivation but it seems important not to allow such bad interference, so I submitted a comment. Julie KT4JR __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to ebj...@charter.net __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Elecraft] O.T.: End of (another) era
What I am curious about is: Will they stop the use of AM on the MW Broadcast band, the private/commercial VHF and UHF aircraft band, (that is picking the primary users of AM) and the amateur bands? Also will they decide that the use of CW will become illegal on the amateur bands, FM services to indicate calls signs, the aero NDB's and VORs using CW for ID indicators? To substitute some digital technology for these essential and simple equipment technologies just because they are out of date? Considering the non radio and non engineering political/legal types who are taking over as FCC Commissioners, I would bet they want to rub out the old systems from ceiling to floor! Considering the engineering types and the nostalgists and the growing interest of newbie amateur telegraphers, I would doubt it! The iPhone and cellphone still hasn't completely erased the CW rag chewer from the airwaves. It would be completely stupid to eliminate the root of radio Continuous Wave Telegraphy. It is slow, but it is simple and it WORKS. Why get rid of it. 73 to all, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Jim Lowman Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 12:03 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] O.T.: End of (another) era Hi Dave, On 7/16/2013 6:42 AM, Dyarnes wrote: Hi All, But CW is a conundrum. It takes skill! That is what seems to be disappearing from ham radio! Look at the decline in the ability of the average ham to build his/her own gear, let alone repair it! Admittedly, the radios we buy these days don't lend themselves to DIY repair, mainly due to the advanced technology of things like SMD's, etc. These days, if you have a problem, it usually means swapping out an entire board rather than replacing a single part. This is one reason that I didn't pursue electronics as a career. Back in the early 70s I was in the Air Force, working on FAA-style air traffic control radar systems. One unit that I worked on was tube-based, with probably 100 or more adjustments to keep it properly aligned (per channel - there were two of them). While the most common cause of problems was tube failure, we were required to troubleshoot and repair to the component level. Fast forward a couple of years, and we had installed a completely solid-state/digital auxiliary system. The only adjustment was the +5V; not that we ever had to touch that after installation. If anything failed, we had a flowchart to follow to determine the most likely *board* that was the problem! Power down, swap the board, power up, see if the problem disappeared. We were specifically prohibited from attempting to repair these boards in the field. The absence of a mandatory level of CW proficiency has clearly reduced the level of CW activity--except in contests! Interestingly, though, now that CW is no longer mandatory, a lot of newer hams (and some old ones too) seem to be having some sort of epiphany about the virtues of CW, and are voluntarily taking it up. Very interesting!!! I'm no psychologist, but it seems that humans respond more favorably to discovering things on their own, rather than being forced to do so. Heck, as afar as I'm concerned, anything to further my favorite mode of communication on the radio. The bottom line is that technology is apt to change everything! It might even substantially wipe away ham radio all together! It certainly has distracted newcomers who now seem to be nearly totally focused on computers. I have some serious concerns about the survival of ham radio itself, but for now, I think the biggest threat is CC R's! Hi. You got that right! It's becoming almost impossible to find a new home without CCRs. We're planning a final move in the next few years, possibly to KH6-land. My two challenges to the realtor: no CCRs and no HOA. Dave W7AQK 73 de Jim - AD6CW __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3349 / Virus Database: 3204/6495 - Release Date: 07/16/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Aircraft radio FM
NO! I wondered about that for YEARS, even when I was working in avionics! The REAL reason for using AM instead of FM is the FM capture effect. A slightly stronger signal on the channel will takeover the channel. You can't hear weaker signals thru it like AM. This was the real reason for sticking with AM for aviation.SAFETY in emergencies or distress conditions. Besides the usual 108-135 or so Mhz for AM aeronautical, the UHF (225-400 Mhz) the military uses is also still AM. I think Aeronautical AM will be around for many more years IF some dumb ass non engineer decides AM is Obsolete and screws things up. Seeing the present bright political appointees nothing would surprise me! 73 TO ALL, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Ken G Kopp Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 3:54 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net ; k...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Elecraft] OT: Aircraft radio FM I suppose the argument about no heterodyne with FM can be made, BUT ... AM aircraft radio has been around since the end of spark and steadily growing world-wide since that time. It was solidly in place -long- before FM was a gleam in Armstrong's eye. It remains that the staggering cost of conversion to FM is the real reason it continues today. 73! K0PP __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3349 / Virus Database: 3204/6495 - Release Date: 07/16/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] OT: Aircraft radio FM
Yes I read all about RCA screwing Edwin Armstrong on wideband FM. David Sarnoff had connections with the FCC to eliminate the old FM band (pre war) and have the 88-108 region allotted which made all of Armstrong's equipment obsolete. Also RCA claims to have invented a new wideband FM system to work around Armstrong's patents. Armstrong's wife finally managed to finally win out over the manufacturer's and RCA in lawsuits long after Armstrong jumped out of a hotel window in disgust and near broke from legal costs. I remember FM heralded after the war but nothing ever overcoming the AM broadcasters until years later when all the principals were dead by then! A sad story of corporate greed and corruption. (With the help of the FCC back then, a lot of whose engineers got plum jobs with RCA!) 73, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Phil Kane Sent: Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:21 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: Aircraft radio FM On 7/16/2013 2:27 PM, Sandy Blaize wrote: I think Aeronautical AM will be around for many more years IF some dumb ass non engineer decides AM is Obsolete and screws things up. Seeing the present bright political appointees nothing would surprise me! It would have to come from the ICAO through the ITU before the FCC would consider it. Digital TV and FM came about because of lobby pressure on The Congress (money talks). I can't foresee a lobby for Aeronautical AM. Very few technical changes start with staff recommendations. 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane Elecraft K2/100 s/n 5402 From a Clearing in the Silicon Forest Beaverton (Washington County) Oregon __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3349 / Virus Database: 3204/6496 - Release Date: 07/16/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] QRP and amplifiers for same.
To ALL, Agreed, we should have clean signals as there is a plethora of lids who are only interested in getting the absolute amount of power out of ANY amplifier, be they simple, or super fancy. Too many GOOD amps are overdriven and cause a lot of trouble on the band they are used on, let alone the harmonic by products. Technically the regulations in a round about way say an SSB signal should be limited to a 3 Khz bandwidth MAX! There are way too many hi fi broadcast lids and such that seem to delight in putting their garbage into the next 3 khz channel up or down from the QSO they are in! Politeness seems to have vanished from amateur radio at times! NOTHING that the FCC writes into regulations, or forces the manufacturers to include in their products will eliminate the common mule headed LID operator. In my humble opinion, the ONLY way to properly tune a SSB linear amplifier up correctly, is by the two tone method. You will get the MOST talk power and cleanest signal this way with no guessing. 73, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Peter Lambert Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2013 2:42 PM To: n...@n5ge.com ; elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] QRP I think we ALL have an obligation to ensure our TX output is clean. We ALL share in the harmful results if we don't in the form of QRM that we complain about every day. These cheap amps have little or no output filtering and most do not have any real semblance of ALC making it very easy to overdrive them. The performance of all the Elecraft gear in this regard (and it's equivalent in receive) is stunningly good and in my opinion worth every damn cent. Best regards to the team at Elecraft for their efforts in making truly great quality gear !. It seems perfectly logical that a KX3 and 100W map should be around the same price as a K3-100. 73's Peter VK4JD -Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Tom H Childers Sent: Wednesday, 19 June 2013 5:33 AM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] QRP What I thought was interesting was that for most of the models there were only one to three in stock. That makes me think they are selling like hot-cakes to the CB market, or they are trying to get rid of them. 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:27:36 -0700, Richard Thorpe kis...@me.com wrote: QRP is looking better, I looked at the out the door price of the Elecraft 100W amp with tuner. Ouch! around $1300.00 bucks with tax and shipping I was imagining around $600.00 I'm way out of step. Yikes! a hundred watt KX3 is close to the price of a 100 watt K3. K6CG __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3199/6420 - Release Date: 06/18/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Question -in-general-?
What I HATE abou Gmail AND Google, they keep changing things for no good reason. Too much time spent on learning what the new features are which is sometimes a pain in the butt. 73, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Gary K9GS Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2013 3:10 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Question -in-general-? Hi Jim, Your post to the reflector is fine. I see you're a gmail user. That's the problem. Gmail, in a mis-guided attempt to keep your in-box uncluttered, treats the post coming back from the reflector as a duplicate and deletes it. See: http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmail/MHEZDkqCHEY If you spend some time on Google you'll find a lot of discussion. I manage a few e-mail lists and when this first came up with one of my users it drove me nuts. Just one more reason I hate gmail. On 6/16/2013 12:32 PM, Jim Harris wrote: *Hi.* *Why don't my postings to the Reflector ever go through?* *Jim..* *K1-4, S/N 2580* *K2, S/N 6405* *KX3, S/N 2917* *K3, S/N 2802* __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html -- 73, Gary K9GS Greater Milwaukee DX Association: http://www.gmdxa.org Society of Midwest Contesters: http://www.w9smc.com CW Ops #1032 http://www.cwops.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3345 / Virus Database: 3199/6415 - Release Date: 06/16/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] why mix rf connector types within the product line?
Obviously you are not listening. In the Elecraft line, the QRP rigs ALL use the BNC connector. They work well. Adapters are available for BNC/binding Posts...very practical in a filed installation. Who wants to be bothered with perhaps the poorest connector ever devised for no big impedance bump, very poor connector in the VHF UHF range. (Any sharp repeater technician will curse the PL259 and favor the MUCH better N connector in the VHF/UHF range!) Three cheers for throwing the damned RCA phono plug out that was so pushed by Collins radio. They actually are BETTER at VHF than the PL-259/SO-239 which should have been made obsolete years ago. All I can say is Get used to making up the BNC plugs. They made the best choice for QRP stuff over the PL-259/SO-239 and the RCA plugs for RF use. 73, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Jeff Herr Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 6:55 PM To: 'iain macdonnell - N6ML' Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] why mix rf connector types within the product line? I don't want to buy or make or use any adapters. Why not keep the connector consistent across the product line? That is the question! -Original Message- From: dse...@dseven.org [mailto:dse...@dseven.org] On Behalf Of iain macdonnell - N6ML Sent: Friday, April 26, 2013 16:53 To: Jeff Herr Cc: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] why mix rf connector types within the product line? On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 4:36 PM, Jeff Herr her...@comcast.net wrote: I will end up taking the units (kx3 and that nice amp) with me as I travel. In effect now we are forced to need adapters. Or you could get some thing like: http://abrind.com/product/rg58au-rg8x-240uf-95tc-braid-100-foil-coax-cable-a ssemblies-bnc-n-pl259-sma-so23/pl259-to-bnc-male-jumpers/ I can't vouch for ABR's products (never tried them). Personally, I would make my own 73, ~iain / N6ML __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.3272 / Virus Database: 3162/6276 - Release Date: 04/26/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ??
TOO MUCH, especially on weekends! Shouldn't there be a small segment of the bands set aside for non contest use? Or would this be asking too much?? 73, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Scott Manthe Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:05 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ?? Many contesters consider contesting radiosport. 73, Scott, N9AA On 3/20/13 8:44 PM, Paul VanOveren wrote: The link is to a 1958 Sports Illustrated article, about Ham Radio being a sport. If you have seen it before, sorry for the bandwidth, but I found it interesting reading, maybe some others will also... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1002473/index.htm __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6193 - Release Date: 03/20/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ??
Bill, AGREED! Also don’t forget about 60 meters! A lot of people miss a “good bet” to contact some of the people they usually work on 80 or 40 meters when those bands are jammed packed on weekends with contesting! Unfortunately, for the most part, you can’t work 60 with old boatanchor gear. It is even more useful now that they have allocated a “new channel 3” instead of the one that always seemed in government use. Even though there is no contesting on WARC bands, there are times the propagation isn’t right for some areas you normally work on 80/40/20 meters (especially 80/40 for short skip stuff). It would be helpful to have a small section of the bands “off limits” for contesting on the CW-data and SSB segments of each band in areas that General/Tech class people or higher could use during the “tests”. I queried ARRL about it a couple of times. The ARRL Official Observers could be reporting those stations and times that the “violations” occurred. If you got more than say 5 contacts in the “off limits” segments, You could have you entire log disqualified. The “segments could be small, say 10-15 khz max.and leave a hole for those needing to work buddies across the continent. I didn’t even get an answer from them about this. What operating courtesy existed 20+ years ago and the use of calling protocols during CW contacts has almost ceased to exist now. Some of the “no coders” ARE trying, so it’s up to us old timers to “educate” them about on the air politeness, even if ARRL doesn’t care anymore. (They no longer put the “Operating an Amateur Station” chapter in the “Handbook” anymore!) Most of the “newbies” I have QSOed are willing to learn, but seem to be mimicking the techniques of the “hit and run” techniques used by the hard core contesters, most of which has no place in a casual polite QSO! Just my 2 cents worth from someone that’s pounded a key since 1951. All my stern “Elmers” are “SK” now I’m afraid. Sometimes they had stern words for us beginners back then. 73, Sandy W5TVW From: Bill Gerth Sent: Thursday, March 21, 2013 10:27 AM To: Sandy Blaize Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ?? Sandy, Actually, ALL WARC BANDS (30, 17, 12 meters) are already off limits to contest activity. This is strictly enforced by contest organizers by rejecting any QSOs submitted for those bands. Although I am a contester, I don't enter every contest. The WARC bands offer a wide variety of propagation characteristics and I really enjoy using them. 73, BILL GERTH, W4RK Jefferson City, MO First Licensed 1954 CWOPS #459 4 States QRP Group KX3 (S/N 112) On Mar 21, 2013, at 10:06 AM, Sandy Blaize wrote: TOO MUCH, especially on weekends! Shouldn't there be a small segment of the bands set aside for non contest use? Or would this be asking too much?? 73, Sandy W5TVW -Original Message- From: Scott Manthe Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:05 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Is ham radio a sport ?? Many contesters consider contesting radiosport. 73, Scott, N9AA On 3/20/13 8:44 PM, Paul VanOveren wrote: The link is to a 1958 Sports Illustrated article, about Ham Radio being a sport. If you have seen it before, sorry for the bandwidth, but I found it interesting reading, maybe some others will also... http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1002473/index.htm __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6193 - Release Date: 03/20/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2904 / Virus Database: 2641/6194 - Release Date: 03/21/13 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
