The old sore subject with existing contest rules. The contest rules were made way back, with the best intentions to have "right and fair" rules. Things change, rules get out of step with reality and
Tesla Cup What is preferred, separate weekend (separate RTTY/Digital segments on Sat. /Sunday) or mixed with CW? Yuri _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contes
a frequency and the load never changes (like in a broadcast or commercial application) but for us hams (and particularly contesters) the load sensitivity is a pain. << One remedy is to try to have an
and was that VE3** single op no packet? Yuri _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
able to learn something from viewing these stations during the contest? What? (Or is it a big distraction designed to get them more QSOs?)<< Uhm. Solicitation of QSOs by non-amateur means? I thought
legacy of human achievement continues to evolve. Hooray!<< To join the "insane" installations gallery, I am proud to have had antennas bigger than my property lot back in Toronto. Stacked pair of Raz
exceptions to comments posted here on a number of radios.<< More like unfinished designs by Ten-Tec. N1EU tried to fix all the problems with insufficient bypassing, etc. info on his web site http://n
There are days I come to work and pinch myself, because I have one of the best jobs on the face of the earth. Four years ago this week I had a draftsperson lay out a picture of what I thought a new t
that might agree with her!<< We are not alone. What's the difference from those running around in circles, swimming back and forth, NASCARing...? Only different "department" If not contesting, I woul
west coast is generally a matter of very low angles on 10m, east coast it's not, expecially with a wide open propagation. An antenna system which is excellent at 3° but unable to manage angles in
from comments posted here... such as 850-vs-870 as noted by W6WRT.<< The TS 870 becomes whole different radio if modified by replacing stock filters (especially 455 kHz Murata ceramic joke) by Inrad
Pick your poison!<< Don't they all look alike? The bright balls on the dark canvas? As long as you bounce your RF from the stars, you are OK! Long delayed echoes are still a bit fuzzy. Yuri _________
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Sorry to hear about the departure of another giant and beacon in contesting. His antennas were big enough, they came down in a storm. When we think 7, it was W7RM. RIP Rush, condolences to family! Yu
to amateur radio than BPL, local tower ordinances, local regulation of RFI, and homeowner associations combined. << and ARRL would not promote real contest - Tesla Cup http://www.computeradio.us/Tesl
Why not? It's no more an education process than establishing 14.300. If you don't start now, it will never happen. Run part of your daily/weekly schedule on 18.165. << They could post notice to that
Oh, boy! While I have a consideration for nets that serve purpose, I have a problem with some of them. First, so called DX nets destroyed DXing (for me anyway) with "last heard you were 3 by 3" and "
of cross pollination and see if more contesters could be recruited to provide support for emergency services.<< No good, this infringes on egonetmaniacs. :-) The whole point of QRU "nets" is that eve
K4ZW's score - about 68% higher than K4ZW's score. That is a significant differential.<< Wanna beat that? Build station in VO1 or go to Sable Isl, you be half way to EU. Then there is Tesla Cup Conte
effectively re-introduced country multipliers and disenfranchised all not located along the Atlantic coasline. << $%^&* no kidding! During WRTC 2000 all you had on low bands bunch of HQ kW stations m