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 on: Today at 05:40:02 PM 
Started by WB9LUR - Last post by WO7R
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RIB is yet another example of how liberalization is destroying things that once took actual work & dedication achieve. Great job guys, keep on leveling that playing field.

You're a real DXpeditoner that I respect.  At least your position affects you, a DXpeditioner, personally.  Please tell me what RIB is "destroying".

There are tiers to this.  Have you been to places like South Georgia?  Do you know what it would take to get you there, singly or in a group?  Would a smaller human foot print help?

I can see why one might object to taking something like this to KH0, where operating restrictions are (I presume) minimal.  You have been able to avoid nature preserves and the like?  You have a regular house, right?  It's more expensive (I presume) but that is it.  Correct me if I have this wrong.

What is your answer for situations like Baker (which barely happened) where the team had to argue that verticals  (yes verticals) would not be a danger to wildlife; protected birds in particular.  What happens if next time the environmental pooh-bah says "no" because verticals, never mind spider beams, were too much?  What if they decide they don't want laterines on these preserves anymore?

Would you then be less opposed, in such a case, to being able to park an RIB on a smaller sandbar where the official knows there are no birds and therefore can say "yes"?  A sandbar that a team could not live on? 

This is not an academic example.  RIB came directly out of the experience on Baker in particular, but I've seen similar talk on other places that happen to be nature preserves we want to activate.  Far too many, in fact.

It could be other places, too.  What if we were allowed to do an RIB at Midway?

This is a shakedown cruise for more difficult operations, or so I gather.  They may become more commonplace despite this, but they could be important for a lot of ever-tougher to activate places.  So the Baker team that is doing this says.

Tell me what you think here.

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 on: Today at 05:11:18 PM 
Started by WB9LUR - Last post by KC0W
 RIB is yet another example of how liberalization is destroying things that once took actual work & dedication achieve. Great job guys, keep on leveling that playing field. 

                                                                           Tom KH0/KC0W   

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 on: Today at 05:01:12 PM 
Started by WB9LUR - Last post by WO7R
We need a word and "current" and "active" are already at least somewhat taken.

Let's define a category called "Available".

"Available" is defined as any DXCC that has had at least 20,000 QSOs over a 20 year period. 

So, we now have four categories of HR and nobody loses anything:

Lowest rung:  "Available Honor Roll".  Work all "available" DXCCs such that no more than nine are outstanding.

Next rung:  "Honor Roll".  Work all DXCCs, whether "available" or not such that no more than nine are outstanding.  Same as today.

Next rung:  "Available #1 HR".  Work all "available" DXCCs.  None are unconfirmed.

Top rung:  "#1 HR".  Work all DXCCs. None are unconfirmed. Same as today.

None of these are participation trophies, either.  They all of them represent a significant level of DX accomplishment and each is distinguished from the other in terms of difficulty (and prestige).

How to deal with DXCC Challenge I leave to others.  But, in my long held view, most of the mischief, and heart ache come from #1 HR and somewhat from HR being the only top games in town.

The thing is, if you started after about 2006, the "available" rungs look achievable and the regular ones, less so.  They are still there, but if people have something they believe they can actually get they are more likely to hang around.

Maybe, somewhat independent of this, we might also add a 2750 endorsement to the DXCC Challenge program.  For a lot of hams, that is the most achievable version of the award.  There are a lot of folks for whom 3000 just isn't realistic.  We need something for folks who have cleared the 2500 bar to shoot for that is realistic.

In any case, 2750 is a real (if unofficially recognized) achievement.  We have precedent for handing out endorsements for smaller increments as the achievements get greater.  Just stick the 2750 medallion (which could look like the other four) over the current square and have it sit there until or unless 3000 is made.  For most hams, 2750 would be the last one if they even get that far.  But, it's more realistic for a lot of hams than 3000. 

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 on: Today at 04:46:07 PM 
Started by WB9LUR - Last post by VA3VF
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But I would be in favor of something because I am annoyed at us bowing down to these kinds of regimes.

I understand the frustration, and I share in it.

That said, the best we can do is to establish a more flexible #1 HR criteria. I know what you're thinking: Here is the guy that is against relativism being a relativist himself. :o

For rocks in the middle of the ocean, delete them if no longer there, end of story.  Actual countries are different, a deletion is not appropriate, unless they are no more.

We must accommodate the pride and honor of those "guilty" of being born at the right time, and "smart" enough of becoming a ham then. But, we must also nurture the hobby for future generations.

What's the solution then...no, workaround? Perhaps a review of the active DXCC list once a generation. Still imperfect, one may have become a ham at 10 while another at 70, life is not fair, and pursuing perfection in this matter is a guaranteed recipe for failure.

We need to make it achievable in a lifetime. Again, if you joined the hobby at 70 or 80, sorry, not much can be done in those cases. Time, effort, skills and investments will still be requirements, no participation trophy is being proposed here. We are just trying to mitigate limitations that are totally and completely out of our control.

I think I mentioned this in the past...I was very happy to attend one of those dinners at Dayton/Xenia where they call the people with the highest lifetime totals. I was sincerely happy for them, but it did nothing for my hobby pursuits. And why was that? Because I cannot change when I was born, became a ham, or when entities were deleted. It's simply not my reality and the reality of many in one or more generations.

OK, enough...or people will put me on ignore, not that I care, I just want to save them some work. ;D

Oh, yes...I hijacked the thread, sorry. Back to the original topic. I'm in favor of RIBs. ;) I decoded them a couple of times too, but no contact. :'(

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 on: Today at 04:44:52 PM 
Started by KC8EQF - Last post by W9IQ
The impedance varies as the square of the number of turns.

This is only true for a low number of turns and then it only applies to the inductive reactance, not the impedance magnitude. The core has a complex permeability that exhibits resistance as a function of inductive reactance. As a result, impedance magnitude is not a direct correlation to the number of turns.

- Glenn W9IQ


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 on: Today at 04:41:30 PM 
Started by WB5OXQ - Last post by WA3SKN
I would get a DC clamp ammeter and check all the currents and voltages... there is no need to blow an electrical system just for a radio.  "better safe than sorry"!

-Mike.

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 on: Today at 04:37:52 PM 
Started by KC8EQF - Last post by W1VT
The impedance varies as the square of the number of turns.
10 to 15 turns on an FT-240-31 or FT-240-43 ferrite core may be needed.  31 is better but 43 is less expensive.

It the wires are thin I'll use one core for multiple wires.  Such as the mouse and keyboard cable through one FT-240-31.

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 on: Today at 04:35:30 PM 
Started by N8RFY - Last post by N8RFY
Thanks! 👍

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 on: Today at 04:30:14 PM 
Started by KC8EQF - Last post by KC8EQF
I have a ATS-20 receiver plagued by "frying bacon Sound" electrical interference. How is the best way to remove this noise?
I fixed the problem with a good ground and ferrite snap ons but, the problem remains on the low bands.

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 on: Today at 04:25:52 PM 
Started by N8RFY - Last post by WA3SKN
The answer is a firm "maybe".
If the electrical specs have not changed you could tape it or seal it up with silicone bathtub caulk and still use it (however, lmr270 is probably cheaper to replace).
Get or borrow an analyzer and a dummy load.  Terminate one end of the coax and sweep it from the other end with the analyzer.  Anything other than 50 ohms indicates a problem.

-Mike.

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