After reading K5ZD?s fine writeup of his IARU CW experiences, I felt inspired to contribute a writeup from the Colorado perspective (about 2000 miles west of K5ZD). I really enjoy reading detailed wr
I have read with interest the thread on this subject. While I got my first taste of contesting in the 70's, most of my time has been spent DXing. It has only been in the past 4-5 years that I have tr
Hi Declan and all, Can't agree with you on this one Declan. Whilst I admit that it took a couple of wae ssb contests to get the hang of the qtc, I really like this contest. You can opt not to ask/rec
hee hee. Well, dummy load was not by choice, but it probably works as well. My choice was (no offense to my fellow SMC-ers) the black hole in space. All the RF I ever pumped into mine was gone, but a
During my 9 years in Hong Kong as VS6WO, I used diversity reception many times to great advantage. I used it only on phone. I used an FT-1000D with the BPF in the second receiver. The main antenna wa
Hello guys, I can't see what all the fuss is about. No one is going to penalize you for having zero pointers in your log. We all need the US zones. I suspect people just don't like the look of a QSO
The loss of these zero-point QSOs is very important. I placed 2nd on the West Coast in the low power category, even though I received a 17% score reduction due to zero point QSO deductions! How would
So, why not leave it marked "Dupe" and leave it in the log? That helps clarify everything. Steve / N9FD -- End of Forwarded Message -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Admini
It's my understanding that if you give the qso zero points, there will be no further penalty, at least in ARRL and CQ contests. 73, Steve K8LX -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-cont
Bill, think about these words you said next time the 'good' doctor, makes inflammitory, degrading, malicious, mean spirited, narrow minded, condesending, rude and just plain nasty remarks to someone
Amen! Basically, tell me where to send to the check because I benefit greatly from these resources, but I don't make the time to devote to it that people like Trey, Bill, etc. do. 73, Jim Stevens K4M
Hi All, This is the first of a series of news announcements of a dxpedition to Ynys Mon (EU124) for the IOTA 1997 contest. Further news announcements will be issued as further details are confirmed.
Hello all. This coming weeking, the 8th and 9th, is the weekend of the VA QSO party. There is software for this contest available for download at: http://www.erols.com/smartin It is a DOS program wri
Hello all. This coming weeking, the 15th and the 16th, is the weekend of the VA QSO party. OBVIOUSLY, IT WAS NOT MY INTENT TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT THE QSO PARTY WILL BE HELD LAST WEEKEND. Thank
-- [ From: Steve Sacco KC2X * EMC.Ver #2.5.03 ] -- I also have fond memories of the TS-830S. Some of the guys at the N2AA/K2GL operation used to bring them to replace the doggy Drake TR-7's that were
Hi All, I am hoping to have a go in CQ WPX SSB, using special contest club call GW7J, and would be grateful for any advice on tactics/category for single op. This is my first year of serious entries
Sounds like natural selection in action to me! Obviously, these were some really intelligent folks... Sorry, couldn't resist! :-) And I enjoyed the Doctor's bafoof...er...spoof...er...whatever! 73 d
For 1/4 wave verticals, you should ground the unused element to the radial system. If you left the unused element "open", the unused parasitic element would have little effect on the pattern and you
Soliciting Opinons on Logging Software PURPOSE: Help us make certain decisions in the development of new software for the hobby. REQUEST: At this time I would like to ask my fellow amateurs via this
When I was using Windows 3.11, I was able to disable the 'beep' that sounded when a new spot came out on the cluster. Now I am trying Windows 95 and I cannot get rid of the 'beep' when a spot occurs.