Ed, No, that's the reason the question entered my mind a while back. I submitted my first checklog. I don't recall which specific contest at the moment. But if the LCR / UBN is created and available
Huh? So why wouldn't you just hand your keyboard to the 40m operator? His keyboard is probably controlling your radio anyway. 73 de Bob - KØRC in CHS MN QSO Party next Saturday, 7-Feb-2009. Details h
This isn't a problem when using N1MM Logger. Use Ctrl+Alt+Enter to force any contact into your log with whatever you have in the fields, whether they are "legit" or not. 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN Now pr
Apology? For what? Reporting what was going on with packet spots? Hardly! So John, what would your magnanimous approach be toward resolving this perceived issue? 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN ______________
If you participated in the Minnesota QSO Party last month, there's still time to get your log sent in. Attach your Cabrillo file to a message and send it to MNQP@ISD.NET The deadline is 15-Mar-2009.
This idea sounds like a redistribution of wealth scheme to me. In the first place, what does a plaque represent? Is it a prestigious award for the pinnacle of achievement or a token of participation?
Siggi, The rope inside the antenna elements was used to dampen the vibration / oscillation of the individual element. If left unchecked, the aluminum would "work harden" from the constant flexing and
"This would be a good contest for improving coping of call signs and exchanges. The negative is the contester couldn't log the casual operator who dropped by to hand out a QSO, to work DX, or maybe s
IF the NAQP changed the exchange to County instead of State, I would agree. Even so, it's still a good contest in my book. 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN _______________________________________________ CQ-C
I have procrastinated about putting this tool together for a long time. The plethora of contests this weekend was the push I needed to "Get'r done". This Excel operating aide allows you to input the
You will find Contest Visualizer Rev 1.0.3 up on my website here: http://tinyurl.com/cbbhqp This version incorporates the entire 2009 WA7BNM contest calendar. You set your UTC offset and the date you
WØQE did a thorough job of creating the 3,077 state/county codes. It's a shame the "Not invented here" syndrome has precluded his work to be leveraged as a QSO Party standard. Does anyone remember th
If there are more than one QSO Parties listed on that File Menu, don't use that short cut method because, as you said, you are opening the log "blind". Instead, use the File > Open Log selection. The
Make no mistake about it. If the PAQSO were to start today, I would use the MARAC county standard acronyms. using a standard. Now that made me smile. I regularly get my chops busted for introducing
A big Thank You Jim! This is great! The MWA has a yearly internal contest among its 3 teams and this tool will certainly help collect the team member scores from 3830 as our contest year moves along.
"What I am sure of is that if I'm the only one who sees this, then we have a bit of a problem, as then the issue isn't even seen as an issue. It certainly goes a long ways towards explaining to me wh
Stan, I had the same experience in my UBN report. But in my case it was from my operation in Grand Forks, ND in 2007. That was the only time I have ever operated from that state. I got some ND? when
Bwhahhhahahahahahahahah... QPF? Excellent! I'm going to prefill that into my F2 macro! 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contes
David, Kelly is right on with his observations. And I will add this... When I look at my contesting logs during the peak years I discover when a DX contest starts at 0000z, the first hour or so will
The latest Contest Visualizer (based on the WA7BNM perpetual contest calendar) is available for download from: http://tinyurl.com/cbbhqp This tool will show you all of the 2009 contests in a graphic