Well I have to disagree with my WRTC partner on this one. As long as the station is consistent in his pattern of operating, it is FB in my book. And I would argue that the time saved over a 48 hour p
Here is my report from CQWW SSB. I thought that some of you might be interested in seeing one of these reports. I'm sure some have never seen one before. You can get this information via the WWW if y
Anyone on here using a TS-870 for contesting? If so, I dont see how. I am using one for doing remote control of my station during non-contest times and it is absolutely the best radio out for control
Radio contesting is a sport of competition. In general, it attracts people who are competitively motivated. Pushing yourself to personal goals is terrific and can't be over emphasized. However, I th
I agree. I believe it is high time that we reinstate the old rule of 30 hours operating time and quit trying to micro-manage the rules of these contests. 73 Bill Bill Fisher, W4AN (EX KM9P) http://ww
Well, again you are missing the point. When Lew gets on from W7 in the WPX contest he has nobody to compare scores with at the end of the contest in his area. When you operate the SS from Maryland,
1. Anyone who can currently run em at 100+ per hour for 36 hours doesnt see a need for change. 2. Anyone who can't (or anyone who can empathize with the ones who can't) would like to have it changed
An EXCELLENT idea. Thanks for listening N8BJQ. 73 Bill Fisher, W4AN (EX KM9P) http://www.contesting.com -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-conte
We in the South East Contest Club were very impressed with the inter-club competition that the YCCC came up with for this year's contest season. See http://www.yccc.org for more information. We, howe
Dave & Billy, Well, it looks like the W4AN winning multi-op score was also dropped from the 10 meter results. Yes we received confirmation that the log was received. Obviously that means nothing. Ple
I read K1AR's editorial in this months CQ magazine with interest. His topic is just when does the contest end? This is one point of the contest rules that sponsor seem to ignore. Personally, I think
We in the South East Contest Club were very impressed with the inter-club competition that the YCCC came up with for this year's contest season. See http://www.yccc.org for more information. We, howe
I read K1AR's editorial in this months CQ magazine with interest. His topic is just when does the contest end? This is one point of the contest rules that sponsor seem to ignore. Personally, I think
Gee, I read it that you can work XE1XXX, VE3XYZ, K3ZO, and K1KI all on the same band, each counting for a new mult if they all sign AC. I'm CCing K1KI on this, maybe he has some thoughts on this sub
As someone who would be sending only the callsign if the rate dictated doing so... 1. If a guy sends only his callsign before you started calling, then you know for sure if he only sends his callsign
Gee, I read it that you can work XE1XXX, VE3XYZ, K3ZO, and K1KI all on the same band, each counting for a new mult if they all sign AC. I'm CCing K1KI on this, maybe he has some thoughts on this sub
C Moscow 7039.1 F Vladivostok 7038.4 P Kaliningrad 7038.8 S Archangel 7039 and our old favorite V Tashkent 7002.0 Bill Fisher, W4AN (EX KM9P) http://www.contesting.com -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://ww
I'm looking for a couple of guys to round out a 3rd team. If you are going to operate 40+ hours, please drop me a note. 73 Bill Bill Fisher, W4AN (EX KM9P) http://www.contesting.com -- CQ-Contest on
Just a brief overview from my perspective... I had a hard time sleeping Friday afternoon before the contest. Not sure I really got to sleep to be honest, but at least my eyes were closed and I was ho
Hi Leslie. An excellent place to start is the CQ-Contest mail list. I'm CCing this message to the list in hopes that a few of our readers will help in answering your questions. The CQ-Contest mail li