KR2Q: to I don't agree. This forum isn't a contest. The real "forum" is what happens when we put our butt in the chair for next contest. KR2Q: Hold that thought, including the part about "most of you
offender" can I like simple answers, and the above is a simple answer. Second the motion. 73 es beep beep, de Hans, K0HB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Con
for C'mon guys, get over yourselves with this "top ten" elitist sophistry. "Top ten" has no standing beyond a sidebar artifact in magazine writeups. Second place is First Loser. 73, de Hans, K0HB, "
You miss my point, Ken. There's no magic anointment that happens above 11th place or 43rd place or where-ever. Suggesting that a different standard of "gentlemanly ness" is needed to play at that lev
it if And here I thought we were all trying to "do our best" -- silly me! Will the marquis be needing a ladder to climb down off that tall horse? What in the name of Nose is this sudden emphasis on
Hey guys, I just figured out how we can identify those "Trying Their Best" (formerly known as Top Ten). They're the guys whose <f1> memory holds "CQ SS CQ SS - NO NEW MULTS PSE - DE xxxx" 73, de Hans
-- in my . prior of it is and Exactly. Your error. Your penalty. No foul against WA0XYZ. 73, de Hans, K0HB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contestin
I brought it up twice, Mark, because you missed my point TWICE. Now I'm bringing up again, because you missed my point AGAIN. I know the top ten listings have been around since "squarely in the 60s"
In another thread, the esteemed (or is that just "steamed") "57 AZ" scion of Bullhead City ruminated about "humbling" the contesters gathered here. I think I posted this here before, but never hurts
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You haven't been paying attention, have you! Diana Moon Glompers would find a way to neutralize operator skills and make the playing field REALLY level. If you want to read about level playing field
If "Get Rid of the Assisted Category" you mean outlaw the assistance, then I couldn't vote against the idea.. But if you mean put "a boy and his radio" in the same class with "a boy and all his buddi
the I similar being Ron, All you've told us is that you haven't yet figured out how to properly use assistance to optimize your score. But put two skilled and determined operators into two nearby eq
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You don't seem to be joking, so let me explore that statement with you, just so we can set the boundary...... If I accept your statement at face value, my XYL is not allowed to prepare my meals on co
Single-Op Caught-in-the-Act-with-no-companion Beep beep, de Hans, K0H-- Single-Op Elderly _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lis
Promise? I get it! It's a DX contest. You get points for DX. You want points for USA stations, CU in SS or NAQP. Get it? 73, de Hans, K0HB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
The Armenian judges gave this a 9.8 on the Olympic Troll-O-Meter, but they were over-ruled by the umpires in instant replay, who award it a 1.4. The Armenian judges lodged a formal protest! It was su
-- just things Year! SS is just fine, thank you. You're not proposing a solution to a problem..... you're proposing to remove an attraction of radiosport, mainly that every good contester maximizes h
You could think of it as the next logical step beyond <alt-f8>, sort of a super-super-check-partial. The days when contesting was about "a boy, his skills, and his radio" are extinct. <sigh> 73, de