One has to go back to the days when we logged on paper for the origins of "Dupe Sheet." There were usually two ops at each position, one on the radio, one logging. Everyone knows what the log looked

I totally agree, Gerry. Paul at ARRL is doing his best, I suppose, but the rules for FD need to be re-written. There are many contests I participate in that have much clearer rules. You read them an

Orion- Thank you SO much for devoting your entire night to the research of this important question. I am very pleased that after, what I am sure, was many cups of coffee or other

Gerry, WA6E, asked in last night's Field Day Q&A: What is a Dupe Sheet? Well, unfortunately, no one, including me, had an answer. So I spent the entire night since then, searching relentlessly the

SFARC Net When: Thursday, 4 June 2020 7:30pm to 8:30pm (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where: W6EK Repeater - 145.430 -600, PL162.2 Description: Check-in for Club updates from Officers and

The suggestion comes from an article written by Joe Taylor, K1JT, appearing on pages 72 and 73 of the January 2019 QST. He was suggesting alternative frequencies for FT8 to avoid conflict in

Hello, I have an ICOM ic-7100 for sale. $600 ORO (New $760 from dxengineering) I used it for my base until a replacement magically appeared for fathers day 2019 ;^) Complete with standard mic,

I plan on running FT8 as well-- Herb Garcia, KM6JBI www.HPGPhotography.com

I'm excited to look for these things tonight!

That is an excellent question Gerry! The only FT8 references I could find in the Field Day planning packet (http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2020/2020%20Field%20Day%20Packet%20Rev%20a.pdf)

Also, there will be a visual pass of the International Space Station beginning around 9:09pm. Something worth adding to the sky-gazing adventure tonight. It should appear in the

I'm planning to try FT8 for Field Day.  Last year the ARRL had some different frequencies for FT8 use on Field Day.  For example, for 20 meters they said to use 14.080 instead of 14.074.  Similarly

Sorry for previous post. Forgot to change subject line. Last night SpaceX launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. According to the website we have consulted before, we

Last night SpaceX launched another 60 Starlink satellites into orbit. According to the website we have consulted before, we should be able to see those satellites pass over tonight

Reminder: VE Exams Session #ve When: Saturday, 6 June 2020, 8:00am to 9:00am, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where:ONLINE View Event Organizer: Andrew Silvester K6OP@... Description:

Reminder: Field Day 2020 Q&A When: Thursday, 4 June 2020, 8:15pm to 9:15pm, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where:GoToMeeting, Access Code: 423-173-365 View Event Organizer: Orion

Hi Rich, If you click on the Loomis object, you should find that it's a locator for our Hamfest, along with info on the event. I put it there. There's no "hamfest" icon, so using an

Reminder: SFARC Net When: Thursday, 4 June 2020, 7:30pm to 8:30pm, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where:W6EK Repeater - 145.430 -600, PL162.2 View Event Description: Check-in for Club

Reminder: Elmer Net When: Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 7:30pm to 8:30pm, (GMT-07:00) America/Los Angeles Where:W6EK Repeater - 145.430 -600, PL162.2 View Event Description: The Elmer Net meets

If you go to the APRS website you simply enter the call sign in the search box. Dennis, WU6X