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Latest Posts
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| 2 kHz third order dynamic range on TS-590S | KR2F | on 23/3/21 |
| You are very welcome! Bob Allison WB1GCM ARRL Test Engineer |
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| Best Way to Ground a QRP Radio in the Field | K0JNR | on 22/3/21 |
| For portable operations; if using a dipole, a ground is not needed. If using an end fed wire, a counterpoise is needed. The counterpoise can be a single wire, cut to a quarter wave on the frequency used. | ||
| 2 kHz third order dynamic range on TS-590S | KR2F | on 22/3/21 |
| The ARRL Test Engineer says that unless you have a high gain antenna, atop of a tower, you may not have enough signal voltage at the antenna jack to warrant a 3 IMD DR of over 100 dB (I've seen contest & DX stations that need 100+ dB). If you have a G5RV, a vertical, or a 3L beam, you will never experience IMD, unless you have two very strong local stations on at the same time, spaced evenly apart in frequency (2&4 kHz away, in this example). Granted, signals can be very strong on the lower bands (160 & 80 meters), but the IMD products, if any, are usually far below the local noise floor (not receiver noise floor). | ||
| cw proficinty | wb3hus | on 19/3/21 |
| The Code used is the International Morse Code. It is the same code as practice sessions and the ARRL Qualifying Runs (proficiency). 99.9 percent of the operators heard on-air in CW mode use this code. There may be still a few old brass pounders out there who do the American Morse code, which is a holdover from railroad telegraphy, but perfectly legal to use. . | ||
| Field Day back to it's roots | W9KHz | on 25/2/21 |
| Winter Field Day is not an ARRL event. Here's the group that sponsors it and makes the rules: https://www.winterfieldday.com/ ARRL Field day is an ARRL event. If you feel strongly about a needed change of rules, please feel free to contact your division director. There is no one at HQ that makes the rules; they are made by a committee of volunteers. The purpose of Field Day is to be prepared for a natural disaster and to exercise skills in passing messages under difficult conditions (in the field) for the benefit of the public. For those at home, have a plan for getting on the air during emergencies, when there is no commercial power available. |
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