Anyone seeing Dick? Or anyone else for that matter? Steve W3HF

If he doesn't say he's operating split, I wouldn't assume he is. It might just be that you can't hear the ones he's talking to. If he IS operating split, he should be announcing where he's listening.

Dick - No problem. Life comes before radio. Can I ask where in LA? Just curious because I still need EL59, but I would guess that's not likely to be on your route. Steve W3HF

Got mine too. Thanks, Matt. Steve W3HF

Bill - Now that you mention it, I do remember that issue. And I do agree that the wording isn't clear, but that's the way the official scorer works. Unfortunately the web site has not been updated to

I like the idea of WABM -- Worked All Big Macs. Two additional comments: - One good thing about the ARRL program is that it may encourage more stations to include grid squares on their LoTW confirmati

I would phrase that differently. Most awards do NOT require explicit transmission/receipt of award information on the air. You don't have to certify that VQ9HF said he was on Chagos during the QSO to

Matt - Just a comment to clarify. You stated "No special log-in required, i.e. a Yahoo Group ID/account. It's just your email address, not a whole different entity." Groups.io DOES require a login--it

Matt - And a followup, for those investigating how the "smooth transition" works from Yahoo to groups.io. I actually do have a Yahoo ID, but I have four separate email addresses tied to it. I have the

It depends on what you mean by "email preferences." If you mean "use a new email address", then follow the steps in group 1 below, and then group 2. If it's "change the settings for a particular group

I wonder if providing a supporting structure for Christmas lights would be enough justification for my homeowner's association to let me install a tower? Steve W3HF

My wife thinks it should flash "Merry Christmas" in Morse code. Steve

Tom - I think a NASA tracking station would be cool--then again, I'm in the satcom business. I'm not sure my wife would agree... Steve

First they'd have to impeach me. I'm the VP in the HOA! Steve W3HF

You've pointed out a down side of being a sub-group, but I'm still trying to figure out the down side of making it a separate group. The only thing I can think of is that it's marginally more work for

Mike - You are absolutely right. Here's the "full" story. WN calls were issued originally when the Novice license first came out in 1951. They were issued in-sequence with the W 1x3s that were then be

Steve - You are correct. All of the oldest FCC records really were lost when the FCC office in Gettysburg flooded. I believe all the archival records (the non-active licenses) were probably stored in

Mike - Thanks. I'll remember that. Steve W3HF

Yup, WR was for repeaters. WR2ABZ was our club's. The rule on moving changed in 1978. That was just before I moved from NJ to CA, and it enabled me to keep my WA2FKS call until I traded it in for a 1x

I know Pete. And I think I have more old callbooks than he does. (I know where he got his, and I had first dibs on that collection.) His advantage is that he's retired, and has more time for this. I'm