In September, we had 14 SSS participants, which I thought was very good, until October came around. This month, we had 16 participants, which is close to a record, which is 17 for 2020. I don't know t

If you participated in the Second Sunday Sprint last night, don't forget to send in your score before Tuesday evening (qrpcontest.com) 72, John, AA0VE 4SQRP Contest Coordinator

Johnny: Don't you mean 9:00 CDT? 73 John, AA0VE

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Well, things are starting to get interesting. Carl, WB0CFF and John, K4BAI both came in with 34 QSO points, a great showing. With that, John has wrested the lead away from Chas, W2SH. John now has 140

Well, today is the day after the September Second Sunday Sprint (SSSS). What that means is everyone who participated last night needs to send in their score by late Tuesday afternoon. I plan to tabula

CW only. The DMR net at 9:00 (CDT) is digital voice. 72, John, AA0VE

#cal-reminder

We had 11 participants in the August SSS, which happens to be the average number of participants for 2020 (so far). The winner for the month was Carl, WB0CFF with 23 QSO points, followed by Nick, WB5B

Make sure you enter your score (qrpcontest.com/4sqrp) before tomorrow evening. Results will be tabulated and reported Wednesday morning. 72, John, AA0VE 4SQRP Contest Coordinator

John: If you go to the kit section of the 4SQRP website, there’s a section called “retired kits”. Under “Tenna Dipper” is a link called Builders Alert. That’s where I found that note. 72, John, AA0VE

John and Jerry: I just checked the kit page on the 4SQRP website and the "builder's alert" clearly states that if it sends V2 at startup, it is one of the early chips that had been incorrectly program

I must have the older version of the 4S tuner because my board matches the instructions. What you should be able to do with your version is check the pads with an ohmmeter to see how they are wired up

We had 10 participants in this month's Second Sunday Sprint. The winner for the month was John, K4BAI, with 18 QSO points, followed closely by Chas, W2SH, with 15. There were two new participants this

I didn't forget. I've just been busy. Don't forget to send in your score by tomorrow. I'll tabulate everything and post it when finished. It may not be Wednesday morning, since I have an appointment t

AA0VE will be operating from a small bedroom, running a KX3 at 5W and a radio-controlled mag loop antenna. I'll be 1E MO. As an aside, the NWS shows a moderate chance of lightning/thunder between now

Charles: What I would do is go the the website (4sqrp.com). On the left-hand side of the main page are a bunch of buttons you can select. One of them is the e-mail reflector. Click on that. In the mid

Participation was down for June - only 9 entries. I guess with more states loosening up restrictions, not as many of us are staying home anymore. Regardless, we did have a new participant: Brian (KB9B

Everyone should know by now they need to submit their Second Sunday Sprint score by tomorrow at the latest (qrpcontest.com/4sqrp). As usual, I'll tally the results tomorrow night and publish them Wedn

Just thinking out loud here, but what if both D2 and D3 were installed backwards? I don't have an Ozark Patrol. I'm just relying on Curt's observations. 72, John, AA0VE

Charles: I didn't admit you into the group. I just looked up your member number. The "powers that be" admitted you into the group. I think if you have a valid amateur license callsign, admission is pr

Charles: I just looked up your call on the 4SQRP member list and I see you are there, which means you are officially a member of 4SQRP. Your member number can be found by hovering over your call on th