In the last few years I "got with the program" and work all dupes, for all the reasons mentioned here before. But in the last CQWW-CW when I was at VP5, after going most of the contest with only abo
N4ZR sez: A QRZ-DX newsletter a few months ago reminded readers that there is a plaque available, I believe called WARC-500, for working 500 countries on any combination of the WARC bands, and with n
I have worked in electronics manufacturing for the past 20 years and have been the ESD auditor for ten years. I really don't think there is any danger in wrapping a modern rig in whatever you want t
A question for you guys using the FT1000MP tied to the computer for contest logging: Okay, here's the situation. After a couple of years at VP5EA, I'm headed back to WP2Z (it was WP2AHW last time I w
I think most of these have been mentioned in the past, but maybe not all in one place? Here are the reasons I can think of for a dupe calling you: 1. He busted your call the first time he worked you
For last year's CQWW-CW (VP5EA operation from Jody's Hamlet) I had the choice of using an IC-737 or IC-751A. I picked the IC-737 since it was much newer and I thought it might perform better. But the
There is not even a continent plaque for Low Power North America in CQWW-CW. <snip> Hi Pedro, In the CQ contests, and ARRL also I think, the plaques are sponsored and donated by clubs or individuals.
Randy sez: I won't go into my opinions about whether there should be a separate class for SO-2R (single op - 2 radio); there are pros and cons. But I would like to point out something that I haven't
Doug sez: snip Agreed - but one thing that I do think is lacking, being the little gun that I am, is a low-power category for any of the Assisted classes. Most of the classes (except multis) have a l
I experienced a little of this in the mid-80's when I traded in WA5OOB for WD5N. Most active ops knew that there were 2X1 "W" calls becoming active, and if they heard WGxx or WTxx or WQxx, etc., then
I can't remember the exact details, but I got a chuckle during the 10M contest when I saw a cluster spot from a W8 station spotting another W8 station (after dark) with the comment that it was Long P