A little OT, I have a CO alarm that just started beeping with an “ERR” – turns out it is an End Of Life warning (throw it out, get a new one) supposedly for safety reasons since there is no good way to ensure it will keep working longer.

In any event, are there any particularly desirable parts I should scavenge from inside – possibly a small sized beeper for putting inside a potato gun projectile,

Hi Everyone!

Greetings from San Diego!

A little OT, I have a CO alarm that just started beeping with an “ERR” – turns out it is an End Of Life warning (throw it out, get a new one) supposedly for safety reasons since there is no good way to ensure it will keep working longer.

In any event, are there any particularly desirable parts I should scavenge from inside – possibly a small sized beeper for putting inside a potato gun projectile, and a small 3 character LED display.  It’s a KIDDE nighthawk CO/GAS detector made in 2006 (End of Life beep starts 7 years after it was first powered up, not after manufacture).

73

Dan

N6ERD

I noticed things from the FAQ not covered in the rules including a couple mentions of digital so I sent an e-mail to clarify. This is what I got back:

At 01:33 PM 5/2/2014, you wrote:
> I noticed digital is mentioned in the FAQ as though it’s an allowed mode but it doesn’t show in allowed mode in the rules. Is digital allowed in NEQP or not?

We count digital QSOs the same as CW, 2 points each. SSB is one point each QSO.

— Tom/K1KI

So if people are looking for W1AW/1 you can give the NEQP exchange and they will get credit for it. We will be set up for RTTY at NX6T for the 7QP and ARI contests and now will also work any 1-landers we find! Hopefully some RTTY skimmers are going to spot you guys when you are on RTTY!

73
Dan
N6ERD