Suffering the ravages of the common cold virus, I stopped by the PO box
on the home from work hopeful that I would find something to make me feel
better. Buried between all of the holiday gift catalogs were the latest
NCJ and CQ Contest along with a fishing magazine.
NCJ
Front cover photo of the view from the S50E 20 Meter beam. And there is
a feature article inside on the station and club!
Two page editorial from the new editor, K7BV (wow!, there's more here
than in some of the feature articles!)
Feature articles: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly (photos); Two Radio
Contesting in the August 97 NAQP; NCJ Profiles - VK1FF; QSLs Online by
SK0UX; Contesting in the 21st Century; Operating in the Southwest;
Canadian Section Count Increases; Radio Club Cerkno - S50E; and HS0AC -
CQWW CW 1996.
Columns: Contest Calendar; Where Are They Now? (new column by K5RC);
Contest Tips, Tricks, & Techniques - Pre-contest Planning; VHF/UHF
Contesting - What Does it Take to Win a VHF Contest?; Contesting for Fun
(QRPing); RTTY Contesting - Results July 97 RTTY NA QSO Party;
International Contests; The Contest Traveler; Contest DX-Ventures; and
DXpedition Destinations (new column by KX9X).
CQ Contest
Front cover photo of a wintry scene from S50E (yes, that's right, the
same station featured in the above NCJ!). This time there is no feature
article, however there is a short writeup inside.
Feature articles: P40W Versus P40E, A Week of Surprises; and CQWW SSB,
P40E Versus P40W, and the Winner is ... ZD8Z.
Departments: Antennas for Contesting - The Noodle Beam; Operating
Techniques - More CQWW CW Tips; Monthly Collectible - World All-Time CW
Zone Leaders; Continental Countdown - Ham Radio and the WWW, Contesting
in Saudi Arabia, and T8 - Palau; Contesting History - The Winds of War;
Up The Tower - Crank-Up Towers; Contest Breakdown - A New Look at the 96
CQWW DX Contests; and a Conversation With KR2Q.
That's all.
73 and good reading,
Henry Pollock - WB4HFL
Raleigh, NC
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