<< There are WAY too many DOS programs still in use for Microsoft to even THINK about dumping DOS support for a LONG time. Even WinNT runs DOS programs!!! Certainly many of us want to use a common pl
Mark, Where are the Sprint Score Rumors being posted, haven't seen anything on this reflector. Thanks, Paul -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-co
Noone really "owns" a frequency, therefore "theft" is impossible. We all fight within our own contest community to hold a frequency, may the best signal win, but may courtesy be the guide. OF MUCH GR
<< I WANT MORE COMPETITION, NOT LESS!!! I love knocking on the door of the W1-2-3 dominance, and I'm sure not afraid to give the boys out west a run for their money too. Give us a 24 hour competition
<< Sorry to disagree with Dr. Bafoofnik, but I do not think an operator's reputation is hurt if he uses an amp internal to his radio or external to reach legal power for a contest, so long as he abid
<< Al - You are forgetting about the effect of AGC. I presume most, if not all, of us use the AGC almost all the time. Since this pretty much equalizes the audio level of what we hear, the small powe
<< If you want to tune two radios simultaneously on CW (advanced search and pounce technique for small stations), it helps to have one radio set for USB and the other for LSB. --Zack Lau W1VT >> I've
<< In other words, I am not willing to concede the point that I will always tune the left hand radio with my left hand and the right hand radio with my right hand over a 48 hour contest weekend. I fe
Gang, Anyone interested in guest operating at the low power station of KB8N in San Antonio, TX? I've got a lot of weeked commitments and wouldn't be able to work the whole contest. Here's what I've g
<< I was only part time this weekend but wishing I had been more serious. Turned on the radio about 30 minutes into the contest expecting to find just a few W and South Americans on 20m. Instead the
<< Randy isn't the only one that had trouble with the cut numbers in WPX and it's definitely gotten worse. When some guy sends me "5nn ANTA" at 40 wpm and I have to convert that to 1901, chances are
Fred, You make some extremely relevant points in today's restricitve antenna environment. I believe that a lot of work can be done by the manufacturers to create a visual signature that will be the l
Gang, Just as food for thought as we approach another contest season, I'm noticed a lot of the empty spectrum between the phone and CW portions of the 80M band. I know that in some countries that the
Gang, Just as food for thought as we approach another contest season, I'm noticed a lot of the empty spectrum between the phone and CW portions of the 80M band. I know that in some countries that the
Gang, Just as food for thought as we approach another contest season, I'm noticed a lot of the empty spectrum between the phone and CW portions of the 80M band. I know that in some countries that the
<< I'll bet you get an entirely different perspective every 500 miles you travel across the USA. >> Right you are, Tom, from South Texas conditions were great to the East, and surprisingly, there was
Gang, I note in the most recent CQ magazine that the CW Sprint is scheduled for the 15th Zulu time, which is the 14th of February, Valentine's Day. At least in my case, my wife puts up with enough ho
Gang, Had several supportive responses on moving Sprint from Valentines Day to Sunday, the 15th. What do we need to do from here to try to get it changed? Can it be done? RESPONSES: Good for you for
<< I vote for Sunday. Who is in charge of the CW Sprint. Let's have them give the word. 73. Ken, K6LA - Ken Six Los Angeles, KWIDELITZ@DELPHI.COM ex-AB6FO >> Had several more favorable responses. Is
KB8N CW Sprint Results S/O Low Power Results: 210 X 41 = 8610 Raw Score QSO Breakout by band: 80M - 78; 40M - 99; 20M - 33 All's well that ends well, so they say. I had my slowest start ever on 20M,