At 05:24 PM 11/27/2002 +0000, David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
>I'll agree. 1x1 calls like k2g or k1b are probably not good in
>contests. There are a couple reasons, first not all contesters are
>dxers who follow all the expedition lists, and second, they require a
>special update of country files so that logging software knows they are
>multipliers.
Not only that, but it's a difficult update to the country files. Not only
do I have to add K2G, but I also have to add other K2Gxy callsigns that are
still USA - CT can't tell the difference between a prefix and a
callsign. Then the special call (and the over-rides) needs to be removed
after the contest.
73 - Jim AD1C
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>From Jim Martin" <MM0BQI@theRSGB.net Sat Nov 30 15:09:01 2002
From: Jim Martin" <MM0BQI@theRSGB.net (Jim Martin)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW CW - Zone 29 ?
References: <EMEKIMJIEGNGMKHFDEGICEKGDKAA.dick.green@valley.net>
Message-ID: <000301c29882$d73d89a0$ee9c01d4@jim>
Also worked VK6LW 20m at 13.30 on the 24th.
This was the only Z29 I worked during the contest
73
Jim MM0BQI
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick Green" <dick.green@valley.net>
To: <david.e.burger@au.pwcglobal.com>; <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 6:09 AM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] CQWW CW - Zone 29 ?
> I did. VK6LW on 14041 at 1339z on Nov 23 2002. He was CQing.
>
> 73, Dick WC1M
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> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW CW - Zone 29 ?
> >
> >
> > Did anyone work zone 29 ?
> > Just doing a little research into how it may go as a compliment to my
SSB
> > trip to Darwin in Zone 29 next year.
> > David VK8AA (normally VK2CZ in Sydney).
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>From Dan Reese, N9XX" <n9xx@wi.rr.com Sat Nov 30 15:23:57 2002
From: Dan Reese, N9XX" <n9xx@wi.rr.com (Dan Reese, N9XX)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CQWW CW - Zone 29 ?
References: <OF0C0DC17F.98086EB5-ONCA256C7F.007F0814@aap.pwcinternal.com>
<036b01c2981a$5e874450$0301a8c0@HOMER650>
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> There were reports of KC4/N2TA from zone 29 in the recent CQWW CW contest. At
least
> one DX bulletin reports this as being from the US East Camp at Russia's Vostok
Base.
> Just curious if anyone can confirm this?
I had several direct replies on this, thanks! The firm consensus is KC4/N2TA
is in
zone 29, at the location that the DX bulletin has reported.
73 Dan N9XX
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