Depends. Have you been naughty or nice?? (hi)

David: DMR is different from DStar. They are totally incompatible with each other (naturally). You need an inexpensive DMR HT and a Zumspot (or similar hotspot), as well as a decent internet connectio

Congratulations to John, K4BAI, for winning the November Second Sunday Sprint. John had 21 QSO points to lead the pack of 11 participants. John will be receiving his November SSS certificate shortly.

Terry: I'm assuming you mean Q2, not C2? We don't want to confuse an already confused situation. John, AA0VE

Another alternative might be buying a cheap (aka Harbor Freight) generator and then powering an electric soldering iron/gun with it. A temperature controlled iron might be finicky about the quality of

Don't forget to enter your score on Diz's website (qrpcontest.com, then select 4sqrp). I feel a deadline of Tuesday morning gives everyone plenty of time to make their entry. So I am assuming I can sa

Folks: Don't forget. The Second Sunday Sprint is tomorrow night, 7:00-9:00 pm CST (8:00-10:00 pm EST, and 5:00-7:00 pm PST). There is sometimes some confusion when we switch from Daylight Saving Time

Well, the October Second Sunday Sprint results are in. Carl, WB0CFF, reclaimed 1st place for the year, now surpassing Chas, W2SH, by 9 QSO points. Carl has 142 points and Chas has 133. Besides not par

I hope everyone had an enjoyable Second Sunday Sprint last night. Now don't forget to record your score at qrpcontest.com. Please do so by tomorrow so I can tabulate everything tomorrow night or early

It should have been expected that the number of people who entered the September Second Sunday Sprint (SSSS?) would be down a bit. We still had 8 participants, some of whom were definitely at the Big

Don't forget to send in your score by tomorrow (Tuesday) at the latest. I hope to tabulate everything and announce the winner by early Wednesday morning. 72, John, AA0VE 4SQRP Contest Coordinator

Dave: I don't believe the Brutus Bash is a contest, just a chance to operate in the field. But, speaking of contests, the Second Sunday Sprint is this coming Sunday, September 8th. I believe it always

Good tip Jeff. The member list is alphabetized so you really don’t need to do a search at all, other than rapidly scrolling down the list and doing an old fashioned visual search. 72, John, AA0VE

Fellow QRPers: We had 11 participants in the August Second Sunday Sprint, not a bad showing. Most notable is the fact that three of the participants were first-timers: Glenn, N4MJ; David, W0DCX; and A

Folks: I am extremely busy this month. It would help immensely if I could tabulate the scores by tomorrow (Tuesday) morning. So please submit your SSS score by the end of today. Thanks and 72, John, A

There were 10 participants in the July SSS, including first-timer Dick Thompson, K2HT, from Wellsville, MO. Welcome Dick. The winner for July was Chas, W2SH, with 19 QSO points, followed by Carl, WB0C

Don't forget to enter your score by COB today, so I can tabulate everything tomorrow. If you make a mistake entering your score, there's a way to correct it yourself, using the information in the emai

If Field Day really weren't a contest, there's no reason to exclude the WARC bands. During a real emergency operation in the field, the WARC bands would certainly be allowed. The contest aspect of Fie

It's too bad only 7 people participated in the Second Sunday Sprint this month. I guess with summer arriving (nearly), there's more outdoor family activity and maybe amateur radio's priority has dropp

This is just a friendly reminder to send in your score by tomorrow (Tuesday) if possible. I hope to tabulate everything tomorrow night and report it shortly thereafter. In case you forgot, go to www.q