Well since we have our own individual phonetics on phone I guess it's just fine for each and everyone to invent their own cut number system to. To the station in Zone 11 who was sending "W W" wrong i
This is the year 2005. The theme is it is every man for himself regardless of who it effects. The only way a window is going to work is if the FCC/IARU impose restrictions. In 2005 gentleman's agreem
Since this happens in every single contest I propose the following rule change in every contest: Allow the use of packet in all classes. There are hundreds, yes hundreds, of cheaters in every contest
Mark right now every contest you enter you are entering against guys using 'crutches', many many guys. Over the years the contest sponsors have had a great many opportunities to 'bust' the cheaters b
First and least important the semantics are DXPacket Cluster sometimes shortened to DX Cluster. No where is the word telnet used except for the software call DXTelnet. Now for the important stuff: I
Like Mark said please read what we said and what the subject is about. This discussion is about guys who use the DXCluster while claiming to be single operator unassisted during contests. There are h
Barry I wasn't going to send the email below but because of what is happening on the cluster this evening I decided to go ahead and send it. Stew Perry is one contest that expressly prohibits using p
Thank you very much for your opinion Mike. You have hi-lited the problem very well. The rule of the land today is anyone can break/bend any rule as long as a justification can be dreamed up. You are
WOW I'm impressed I've been awarded the silliest comment of the year award and been called ""amazingly fallacious."" It has been pointed out during this thread it would be nice before you guys make c
Sometimes a simple solution is easier than 50 pounds of ferrite and rolls of aluminum foil. Right click anywhere on a blank portion of your desktop, then click on properties, then click on settings.
Whoa, slow down Ken. I have several good friends of mine who are considered the 'crème de la crème of the contesting community. I have watched them operate, worked them, and in several
Art I can very easily respond to your first comment without consulting anyone. I, N7MAL, consider myself to be a slightly above, very slightly, above average. I have lucked out a few times, at variou
I would be interested in opinions: You are operating on 40m and have a good run going. The band just changed and a group guys in another part of the country all of the sudden appears. They have been
The 'normal', accepted, DX Window is from 3790 to 3800. The 75m DXers are very possessive of that 10khz. There's a lot of room, a lot, on 75m for SSB contesting. MAL N7MAL BULLHEAD CITY, AZ http://ww
Is this guy trying to be the new poster boy for everything that is wrong with contesting. If so he is succeeding. At what point does respect enter into contesting. The DX Window has been around a lon
Ward this is one of the few times we are in total disagreement: Looking at this from a business point of view, never loose site of the fact the ARRL is a business, the employees and management need t
And the cigar goes to George, K5TR, for getting 95% of it. The secrets are: 1. When the contest starts sit in your chair, when the contest ends get up from your chair. 2. Work everything as fast as y
There are as many misconceptions, and or misunderstandings, within the DX community as there is within the Contesting community about the 'DX Window'. The U.S. is just about the only country in the w
Everyone by now knows I don't use packet during contests. Saturday morning I had a nice easy comfortable(slow) run going on 40m. All of the sudden there was an avalanche of U.S. stations calling me.
How about if you create your own luck by spotting yourself on packet and then saying...ooooops.... Or have a nearby neighbor who just happens to be a packet-cluster sysop spot you. I don't operate in