A frequent complaint, sadly from many Old Timers who should know better, is that the bands are full when there is a major (or any) CW Con Test taking place. This is only true for the CW EXCLUSIVE sections of the bands on the non-WARC bands, which is what the […]
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We are now experiencing the peak time of the roughly 11 year sunspot cycle. For many, most if not all of us, this may in fact be the last solar peak of our life times. Therefore all the more pity that the majority of radio amateurs are, unlike in past […]
A rough survey, which could certainly be conducted with greater quality, shows that an estimated 80% or more amateur radio CW operators use frequencies that end in a round .0kHz. There are a few reasons for this, the most notable are that with the era of digital displays it looks […]
Let’s take a reverse on our usual promotion of Quality Over Quantity and help out the Quantity Over Quality 5NN-TU crowd. They need help as they do lack imagination! This article will reveal several more ways to save critical time for the Quantity group while setting the Quality group free. […]
Is modern world of QRP is missing out on something? This article will address this question and offer some helpful suggestions on how to get more out of the world of QRP. Modern day Amateur Radio has certainly brought a lot of benefits to the world of QRP. Kits have […]
This page addresses the problems of SSB interference to IBP Beacons and also the often misunderstood relationship between SSB frequencies and CW frequencies based on dial readout. For more information about the International Beacon Project see the IBP Page. This page here is intended primarily to explain to the SSB […]
For the Old Timer who has observed the encroachment upon formerly exclusive CW bands and not been subjected to the “cooked slowly like a frog syndrome”, the following facts should be obvious: These three facts do not bode well for the future, and in addition due to point 3. above, […]