On 17/02/2012 9:16 AM, Eddy Swynar wrote:
...But what if the ARRL, and others, was to suddenly announce that
they'd no longer issue hard copy certificates---virtual awards only,
viewable on-line...? I wonder if that might cool one's enthusiasm for
ANY paper-chasing. We now have virtual QSL
What we in NA need is the period from 0500 to 0545 UTC for the dawn
enhancement effect.
Hope they don't get tired from listening to static for 2 or 3 hours, and
go to bed and miss the beautiful sunrise.
Bert VE3QAA
On 24/02/2012 6:47 AM, Josep Torres wrote:
Had a nessage from Elmo and he
Hi Eddy,
Don't get your hopes up. For one thing, aluminum oxide is a very good
insulator - its conductivity is around 10 to the 14th ohm.cm - although
it has a high dielectric constant (around 9 to 11, depending on crystal
orientation). A cloud of this could affect radio waves, but I
At one point this week there were six sunspot groups visible on the
sun. Five were in the sun's southern hemisphere!
This suggests that we may have reached (or close to) the peak of this
cycle. Or at least the first of a double peak. This is ten months or
so earlier than predicted.
Bring
On 02/10/2012 7:30 AM, Roger Parsons wrote:
For some while I have been hearing a strong spurious signal on about 1810.8 kHz.
I thought it was a local SMPS or similar until I started trying to find it.
It is not local to me it - I can hear it on several different antenna systems,
and also
The 1810.8 signal now appears to be at 1810.5, with a peaks about 200
or 300 Hz on either side. I estimate its bearing is just East of South
(perhaps 160 degrees), from near Ottawa, FN25.
Bert VE3QAA
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I have just learned this morning that Rod Newkirk, VA3ZBB/W9BRD died
last night.
Old time DX'ers will remember the column How's DX - by Rod Newkirk
W9BRD which appeared monthly since some time in the 1940's until the
1970's.
About 20 years or so ago on 40m CW, Rod, W9BRD worked Betty,
Right on Mike,
About two or three years ago there was a distinct deterioration of
operational courtesy on what had been known as the Gentleman's Band.
This was noted by an number of posts to this reflector. Again, there was
an obvious explanation, although I don't recall it being mentioned.
On 09/05/2013 2:21 PM, Raoul Coetzee wrote:
I always enjoyed the signatures, Tree, keep em coming!
73
Raoul ZS1REC
In days of old when ops were bold
and sidebands not invented,
the word would pass by pounding brass
and all were well contended.
(author unknown to me? would like to know where
