Hi, It's interesting that this situation is opposite that in the US. In the CQ WW, for example, you cannot tell the zone of a stateside station by its call. AB1J could be located anywhere in the lowe
Hi Mats, Are you allowed to add a numeral to your Russian CEPT call: RA3/SM6LRR? I'm assuming not, given your email, but I'll never know for sure if I don't ask. Hi. I am not at all acquainted with C
Hi, One thing that needs to be emphasized in the discussion about revamping the ARRL DX contest is the DX in the name. It implies that it is a DX contest, but in reality it's a large regional QSO par
Why is the WPX-RTTY 30 hours? 73, Kermit, AB1J In a message dated 7/20/2011 12:12:44 A.M. GMT Standard Time, kq2m@kq2m.com writes: Hi Chris, When the single op time limit was increased to 36 hours, a
Hi, Have folks gotten their September CQ magazine? I haven't and was looking forward to it since I think it's the issue with the 2010 WW CW results. 73, Kermit, AB1J _________________________________
Hi Pete, August has the 2010 SSB results (p 28) and I believe September will have the CW. I still have not received my Spetember issue. Usually they come on one of the last two days of the month so i
Even though I'm careful, some dupes often creep into my logs. In last weekend's WW RTTY there were two, one for certain and another where I'm not sure about the first QSO, whether I had it or not. Wh
Hi, Besides straight-forward CW copying difficulties, wishful thinking can also be involved. I get a lot of people transmogrifying my call, AB1J, into A61J. Happens all the time, twice out of 3 QSOs
There's nothing "boring" about this - on the contrary, it's quite exciting. Unfortunately I can't operate 160 from this QTH. That's boring. Have fun! 73, Kermit, AB1J In a message dated 11/21/2011 4:
That's dit dit dit dit. Better slow it down a little: >>EEEE<< I wouldn't want to copy it wrong and get dinged. 73, Kermit, AB1J In a message dated 12/1/2011 11:37:22 A.M. GMT Standard Time, k0rc@cit
Hi, I go out and buy the cheapest on-the-ear headphones I can find, usually for about $10, and use them until they fall apart. Currently I have an old pair of Sony (MDR-026) headphones. The foam pads
WOW! I think the CQ WPX Contest guys have been using this, or a clone. I recognize it from looking up my claimed score from this year's WPX-CW but I have never been to the site before. I'll be back.
Hi Art, This happened to me once in a serial number contest (WPX), so two stations got the same number from me. I also managed to log them both correctly. I've often wondered if there were any advers
Hi, For a brief while I was W1GTI and I don't have enough fingers, toes or any other appendages to count the number of times that got mangled, usually to W1GTE. As soon as I could I upgraded to Extra
One of the best calls I've heard with good rhythm also has a lot of dits, but still flows nicely and is easy to copy: K3EST 73, Kermit, AB1J In a message dated 2/16/2012 2:39:12 A.M. GMT Standard Tim
Oops, I sent a previous email by mistake. What I intended to say was the shortest call I can imagine is E5E, from the Cook Islands. I don't know if it's ever been used. It's not in qrz.com. 73, Kermi
Hi, I have a question for old time contesters. Before the Internet, packet radio, DX clusters and skimmers, what were typical CW and SSB contest running rates? I imagine they must have been much less
Generally, all I want is a confirmation of some type that I can use for awards. I think everyone should upload to both eQSL and LoTW. This would solve most QSLing problems. Contesters particularly sh
Hi, The W1 QSL bureau does not accept envelopes or stamps, just money (see their web site). This works extremely well. In addition, I have a good sorter, KV1J. I receive regular shipments and enjoy s
Hi, Guess it depends what you consider "major" eQSLs are good for all CQ awards (and lots of folks think WAZ/5BWAZ is on the majorish side). I personally like the WPX award. Plus you can upload eQSLs