I'm going to venture to guess that folks with RF concerns due to having a pacemaker tend not to risk their lives on whether or not they think a given ham station is well-engineered. I suspect you coul

It's not nearly so simple. DXCC, for instance, does not have the 50-mile rule. For DXCC, all contacts must be made from the same DX entity. Remote operation is allowed as long as transmitter and recei

The current First Class 1oz rate for International destinations is $1.15. There is no longer a discount for Canada and Mexico. 73, James NF8I

I would say yes, because it's understood that the SSID isn't being used as part of the callsign. It's part of the AX.25 protocol. The common recommendation I've heard if you need a /x identifier in AX

/AG and /AE are valid suffixes to use after upgrading your FCC ham license (other rules in other countries) to indicate /AG new general and /AE new extra. /KT is valid if you've upgraded to Tech (from

I'll be there all three days! 73 de NF8I, ~James

Just had a QSO with a 2E station. Not only did he tell me all the specs on his computer (including Windows 7 Ultimate Edition), but he told me all about his 2m/70cm radio, too! I'm all for a nice ragc

John, You have a couple of options for working split in DM780, depending on how wide the split is. First, just above the text entry window, in the line with "Send, Auto, Pause, Stop" is a lock icon. C

Ed, You've got it backwards. The problem that ARRL is trying to solve is the 300 baud limit on HF. This is a very real impediment to progress in the development of HF digital modes. The 2.8 kHz bandwi

Virgil, Thanks for taking this up with ARRL. While I do agree with the petition, I think the process has, as you've noted, been somewhat opaque. I hope this situation leads to more openness between AR

I'll answer Bill's specific, technical question, and then, like Virgil, let the issue drop for the time being. A symbol is, at its simplest, a particular data element that communicates some amount of

The rules about automated stations will still remain as they are, so there should be no automated stations on 14.070 using more than 500 Hz. Any manned (not automated) stations should continue to list

In general, sure, but it misses the broader point. The baud rate limit is not a data rate or bit rate limit. It is a symbol rate limit. At present, you may not have a digital mode on HF that uses a sy

The problem being solved is the current 300 baud symbol rate limit on HF. This is a severe impediment to innovation in HF digital communications, and amateur radio cannot keep up with private developm

I don't know why everyone misses this, but the 2.8 kHz restriction is not an "enabling" rule, it is a "restricting" rule. There is at present NO LIMIT to the bandwidth you can occupy. This would creat

"Time is an illusion, lunchtime doubly so."73 de NF8I,~James

W1AW/4 in Tennessee on 7.035 + 1390Hz Go get him! 73 de NF8I, ~James

The poll is missing an important option: Create a new group for spotting messages (eg, 070_spots). 73 de NF8I, ~James

If your point value in the Centennial QSO Party system is incorrect, send an email to 100QSOParty@... to let them know. 73 de NF8I, ~James ---In 070@..., <hamette53@...> wrote: It isn

There are some positions that you have to email the Centennial staff and let them know. For instance, they didn't know I am a card sorter for the QSL Bureau. Perhaps they don't update the point values