I hate to sound like I'm picking on the log checker, but this stand on "cut numbers" is dead wrong. In case anyone has forgotten, all contest exchanges started out as "message copying" exercises. Any
Hi Hans: Hey I was thinking of doing that! You saved me the trouble! No but after almost every contest a letter to the editor is run about how the contest messed somebody up. From the comments made i
I don't believe I have seen anything about this contest on here, so here is the info: RADIO CLUB DE HONDURAS 41st ANNIVERSARY CONTEST Time: 12:00 UTC to 24:00 UTC BAND: 40 meters. MODE: SSB only Exch
Anyone who wants a look at the activities of the Thailand gang during the IOTA Contest can check out the following Web Site: http://www.qsl.net/tg1996/contest/IOTA/photo.htm 73, Fred -- CQ-Contest on
Now that the CQWW SSB is just a little over a month away, the thought occurred to me to write a few lines about planning. For many of us it's good enough to get on and just have fun in the contest. T
Somewhere on the CQWW CD-ROM produced by K3EST which I have I guess there is a historical recounting of how the founders of the CQWW Contest, W6QD, W4KFC, et. al., decided to select the last weekend
To clarify for Paul, EI5DI, and others: My comment was NOT: "Since the CQWW exchange is meaningless, why do we need an exchange at all?" My comment is: "Since the CQWW is obviously popular and has a
The idea is not so new, at least as far as remote receive is concerned. In the 1950's, having just turned 16 and thereby spending a lot of time using my newfound driving privileges and finding that t
I do it all the time with my bedside Sony 2010. Not such a good idea on SSB, as people are always a little off frequency and you need to tweak the dial frequently (unless you tune in a rare DX statio
I have been somewhat troubled by a certain direction the debate on single operator use of two radios has taken. Some have argued that in order to excel in contesting you have to push yourself to the
Bill, W4AN, said: "I think you tend to find more interest in doing two radios the further you get from a favored QTH. For example, in the DX contests the closer you get to Boston the more chance you
When I started ham radio, everybody sent their QSLs direct, usually in postcard form, and without SASE or other remuneration. It was the "regular way of doing things." I have been a ham for 45 years
Thanks to all who have sent me comments on my original post. Most were in agreement with me, but some continued to argue economics, so I find it necessary to quantify the problem, which, since I keep
Well here goes -- a little late this time because my old friend K4YT has been around here this week between assignments in Germany and Israel, so there has been a lot of local ragchewing in the shack
Not exactly contest-related, but I thought it might interest some on this reflector. Let's say you're listening on your aircraft radio and hear a particular aircraft ID himself. If it's a commercial
I agree with Dale about QRP, though the mobile part is not so clear-cut, since at least on SSB mobiles frequently have telltale signs such as a high rushing noise in the background. With QRP stations
Wow, KQ2M is finally on the contest reflector! I thought I would let this thread go by, but Bob has provoked me to comment. Despite the fact that Bob and I have disagreed on many things over the year
Oh, I get it! In the name of "fairness", political correctness, or whatever, somebody comes along and proposes a change in the WPX which will make the contest LESS FUN for me. And I'm supposed to LIK
FWIW, I have just received the rules in Spanish for the FRACAP-98 contest, to be held on July 26, 1998. I have translated the rules into English for the benefit of those who maintain contest Web Site
Hi Jim, I was confused by this also when the "General Rules" were first published. I contacted Billy Lunt at the ARRL and discussed the situation (at least in reference to multi-ops). Billy assused