<< 73s and see you in the contest! Russian DX Contest committee (RW1AC, UA1AAF, UA2FB, UA2FB, RA3AUU) >> How much penalty for DUPES? ;-) de Doug KR2Q -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com
<< Conspicuously absent from the party were two of the usual suspects: N2AA and KR2Q >> Hmmm...Gene told me he would be there. This is the third Dayton I missed in about 25 years. First two were for
I'm putting together a borrowed 6 ele KLM 10m monobander. Does anyone have the dimensions for the element spacing along the boom? The boom is almost 28 feet long, if that helps identify which one it
Fellow Contesters: This is NOT a yes/no type question, despite it being very PC to say, "Of course not." As already pointed out, this IS a contest. The serious types are in it to win...the propagatio
<<Is it okay for someone, who knows they have the resources (mental and hardware) to easily TAKE a frequency from another station who has a run going, to do so on purpose and with intent?>> This is N
Contesters: After reading the very varied comments on Stealing/Winning a frequency, I am forced to wonder why. Such wondering caused me to feel the need to explore the background of each person makin
<< If station G0XYZ works me as a mobile (signing /M) on 10meters, >> What if it was DL1XYZ/m? Would that be counted as England? How should one log mobiles? Normally, I'd say just leave off the "/m"
Hello W4's: I'll be in Atlanta (Ashford-Dunwoody) on March 15 and 16. I'll be available after 5pm each day. Looking for contesters! Station tours/dinner/chats/etc. RSVP de Doug KR2Q -- CQ-Contest on
<< I was just checking out both mine and my daughters logs from the recent ARRL DX contests for both CW and phone and found something strange to me. I found that none of the HB2xxx stations we contac
<< W7LT runs 4A QRP M/M for Field Day. We typically split modes 2 & 2. One of the stations runs 40 & 20 CW, while another runs 40 & 20 PH (a 3rd and 4th run 80/10/15 CW and PH, respectively). Problem
Hi all: I just got my MFJ 434 DVK from TT. I read the manual (skipping most of it). I followed the EASY instructions for setting it up for my brand radio - Kenwood (TS940). I really like that ZERO wi
<< S7 YB2LAB, W8TA, N1EU, ZX2B, AA8PA, K4BAI, AG4W, **KR2Q**, KI8CS, AC0W N6WS, K6LL, KR5DX, N6JM, 3B8MM Let's see...if his definition of S9+ is 10 db over S9, and if there are 6db per S unit, then I
<< Hi, Curious to hear the post contest report... Thanks and 73, Cliff K3LL >> I wrote up a complete review of the MFJ434 voice keyer and posted it to: www.eham.net Click on the product reviews and f
<< The Oscar for the best calls go jointly to S544Z and S566Z both 59 bits, >> What if you use cut numbers? S511E is then SeaaE de Q (vy TIC) -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-conte
Hi Dayton-bound contesters.... I'll be driving out to Dayton...leaving from Northern New Jersey (Randolph, Morris Co.) the Thursday before Dayton, in the early AM. Return trip starts Sunday morning.
Hi contesters: I've been very reluctant to enter this discussion, but this is just going on forever. My suggestion is to take a look at the past results. What are the WINNERS using? If the winners ar
Hi all: Well, while I was at Dayton hamming it up, my landscaper tried out his new coax mulcher on my RG17...and it worked great. I need to send him a bill, but I don't where to buy this stuff new. A
Hi all: This SO2R category stuff is rather old hat. It's not as popular as Packet or SCP debates, but it comes up every couple of years. My 2 cents (actual value) is: 1. The benefit of operating two
<< And I have done SO2R from home QTH twice, just borowing the second radio (IC725). It's easy! >> This is a GREAT point. In the last ARRL DX cw, ssb, and WPX ssb, I made the vast majority of my qso'
<< But, what if the robot was programmed to do nothing but scan the bands looking for CQ's, reading the call, then either calling & working it or moving on to the next one. >> Doing pure S+P will not