I am going to single op the IARU contest without any connection to the Internet, phone lines, dedicated comms circuits, telegraph lines, satellite links, tin cans & strings, undersea cables, etc! Thi
Geeze, tnx John. I never thought about all of the other "assistance" I might be getting! Down with the shades, and out with the Vicks! George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell Not even clos
Hello Tree, Your observation about the multi-single station that was running two transmitters simultaneously on the same band in clear violation of the rules is very interesting and very disturbing.
Will there be a score reporting form on 3830 for the CWOpen? 73, Geo... George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-C
When the cab file is prepared for each of the three sessions, K5KG.LOG, I had to make sure that K5KG.LOG from one session did not overlay the others. I used WriteLog, K0RC's template for the CW Open,
How about just putting "no cert or plaque" into the address field? 73, George George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell Brian, You are right that it is expensive to print and mail certificat
Mike, I'm not sure what "contesting problems" you are addressing, but your suggestions certainly seem to be severe. As an ARRL member, what sense would it make for me to NOT be able to participate in
Ok, this is not a contesting question, but a curious one nevertheless. I just saw the Lincoln movie. In the movie, there was a lot of scenes of telegraph as it was used during the Civil War. I am cur
I fully agree with John. I am always paddle-ready, and I do listen to all F-key sent messages. 73, George. George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell I always have a keyer and paddle in paral
Ok, let's open up a new thread... Something that I have noticed for years is that when trying to get another CW station to QSY to another band, typically because you need him as a mult, I will get no
Chuck, SCP files do not contain stations' QTH info (such as WI and KY)? Right, Bob? 73, Geo... George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL Cell 941-400-1960 I saw this when I was traveling between MT and CO. Pe
Glenn, Please do carry on, cluster or not! And don't forget the upcoming Florida QSO Party on April 26 & 27. We are expecting those terrific QSOs from you in each county! 73, George & Jim, K4KG/m in
Hello Hans, Try DX4WIN. It is a good general purpose logging program, keeps track of awards, and is an excellent label printer. Support is good. 73, George. George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1
Can somebody please loan Tom a control box before WPX. I would if I could, but I don't have one. Tnx, Geo.... George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell Just days to go before one of my favor
John, The worst example of a serial number using cut numbers happened to me twice in WPX. I worked two different stations that sent four digit serial numbers ending in 50. Using a cut number for the
Bob, this is the best explanation of why not to use cut numbers that I have seen. 73, George k5kg Sent from my iPhone _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contes
Hi Mike, You make a good point. Maybe I should have just moved on when EF8M sent me a cut serial number at 50 wpm! Thatta showed em!!! 73, Geo... BTW, tnx for all the Q's over the years. George Wagne
No problem Tor. You really don't have to count the HQ mults, as that will be done later in the log adjudication process by the log checking boys. Just work 'em and send in your log. 73, Geo... George
I am pleased announce that the logs from 3B7RF (1998 St. Brandon, 53K Qsos) and 3B6RF (2001 Agalega, 61K Qsos) have finally been uploaded to Logbook of The World. It has taken many years to get this
Rebecca, Regarding the BCQP 2014, what is a Federal Electoral District? Tnx, George K5KG George Wagner, K5KG Sarasota, FL 941-400-1960 cell Send CQ-Contest mailing list submissions to cq-contest@cont