I agree, and I had already several connections withinEurope using some 100mW, that was sufficient for a perfectreadable reception of the message. But surely as you already observed, itworks only on

Let me add my general support for what's been said here, with a qualifier. Antennas are VERY important, but even more so is propagation. QRP DXing is satisfying, but it's even more so when I find that

Mebbe the APE Award will take care of that little problem....Jay N3DQU.

I agree,pretty much with Jim's reasoning,and with Bernie's observation about the antennas.When I make a European contact,on 5 watts,it is very satisfying,but it's a product of the other station having

Well Duncan,now that you mention it, our Tom Cat has had ,"Delusions of Gender",ever since returning from his visit to the vet..... Ed N4ZUM

Last night approximately 02:00z 4K6DI was calling CQ on 20M. Couldn't get him even with a strong signal into PA. 73, WB5NHL

Sounds like a virus someone wanted to spread around. Guess it wasn't as catchy as they thought. 73, Jay - AA8QQ

Saw a small note in this month's QST that Ten Tec is coming out with a new QRP rig in August: 160-10m, 20w max out, all mode, built-in cw keyer, all band rcv, if dsp, 100 memories, they even give

de Jungle Telegraph Seriously now, there are those who will tell the world that their program/radio/antenna/computer/etc is the best! Just because they have it. Many comments are made in the usual

de Jungle Telegraph Ed N4ZUM requests: Any comments on Zakanaka appreciated. Is it the reason your tom cat was taken to the vet? 73s __________________________________________________ Advertise

Hi Bernie, Jay and the others, Yes Bernie you are right, living in a high risewith loads of neighbors I never had an amplifier but was just lucky to get thepermission to put up my logperiodic on the

Hey Jay and All, I think Jim's thoughts are pretty accurate. In my opinion, and we all know what opinionsare like, the mega-buck, mega-watt stations don't have much of an advantage overthe

So what do you guys think abt Jim's analogy? Do you think that PSK levels the playing field for all as he suggests? Can we say that PSK is the IROC of ham radio, or are we still just babes in the

Jim's GAZETTE Newsletter #124 20 June 2002 Please feel free to forward this newsletter to any and all interested parties, or to reproduce it in any publication. All we ask is that you give credit

Everyone getting ready,at least on this side of the pond, for Field Day? I'm using Digipan,but since I've worked so many stations who are using Zakanaka,I'm curious what the appeal of it is? Any

I'm still looking for DE, IA, and WV. 73, de Jay - AA8QQ

Hello, I will be there at 10:00h +/- on Saturday and stay till Sunday. For 'on-the-air' meeting. I am attainable on 433.925MHz or few times also on 145.450 MHz. Does anyone has another suggestion

Hey Everybody, The xyl, Melonie / KD7ORS and myself, Bernie / KF4FHS will be operating from Vashon Island, Washington (USI WA-060s), sorry not an IOTA :-( either the first or second weekend in

I also have worked (and confimred with qsl cards) N0ELA, Steve, in Beulah, North Dakota KD7RX, Jerry, in Evansville, Wyoming N0MHZ, John, in Aberdeen, South Dakota gl es 73 de Bruce, N7XB

I'm joining this discussion late, so my small contribution is "Thanks!" for retaining the Lower 48, Aloha & Alaska (which as we all know combine for WAS PSK31). I finally received my ARRL WAS PSK31