I hear her ads on XM radio all the time, now I get to see who she is. I don't know anything about hypnosis but I do believe in short naps. In the course of a 48 hours contest, I generally operate str
Brooke - I generally setup my full SO2R station in 8P for ARRL. However, the primary purpose is not to tune for Q's and mults. I do that as well but it not very fruitful. The real advantages are movi
Congratulations to all the ops on their fine scores It looks like a number of the top scorers did not post on 3830. It also appears like that is becoming more common rather than less. I am not sure w
Hello - I am planning to make a few contacts in the WPX contest to check out a new radio and I have a call sign question. Although I have a US call (W2SC), I also hold a valid international call. Is
Thanks to all of you for your responses. The unanimous answer was that it was not legal. Glad I checked. 73, and have fun this weekend Tom W2SC Hello - I am planning to make a few contacts in the WPX
I would be remiss if I did not add that I have two CQWW plaques on my wall sponsored by K2GM. Thanks again Dave 73, Tom W2SC I first met Dave in 1975/6 when I was invited up to K2GL's?M/M. We operate
Jim - If the 12 and 24 hour meta-categories stimulate interest and activity then they should be strongly considered, assuming the adjudication and presentation issues can be addressed. One of the goa
Hello I am getting ready for WPX from 8P1A and one of my TS850's had its display go blank. It occasionally flashes back on but it is nearly always off. The radio works fine otherwise and I did make a
Thanks you to all of you who responded to my E-Mail. CQ-Contest is an incredible resource. Most people referenced the web site that detailed the TS-850 mods and failure modes. I had checked this out
I really do not understand this argument. First of all, thank you to Dave for taking the time to make the position clear and for his service to the contest community by volunteering to check logs. Ho
Jim - Not sure I buy this. It seems a bit silly to grant credit for countries and zones that were not actually worked. Being the only station on from a country/zone should be advantageous enough. It
The ARRL DX SSB results are on-line today. I really like the way they post all of the data. In looking at my results, I lost a multiplier on 5 out of 6 bands. The LCR (UBN) file is online and is very
Hello - Does anybody know what type of connector Kenwood uses on its PC boards? I am looking to make a cable to plug into the small white headers with the small posts that they use for cables between
and RDXC and EUHFC As I read these threads about the CQWW rules and how they apply to Skimmers, SO2R, and remote operating, I have to wonder whether it really matters what the CQWW rules are. In this
The example I forgot to include is when high profile boxers agree to fight outside of their weight classes. The fight no longer carries the imprimatur of the sanctioning committees but generates even
As long as we are shortening by 6 hours, why not another 6? At 24 hours, those that want to shorten the contest are even happier. For those that wish the contest was 48 hours, they can operate in two
If we really want to up the rate during the pileups, why don't we just give the serial number every other QSO? Most Q's are casual ops who really do not care what the serial number is, so why waste t
I think it is unfair to question the accuracy or integrity of a log solely because the results are not posted on 3830. However, I do consider it a breach of contest etiquette. With the long lead-time
What has been the contest community's experience with solid state amps for heavy duty contesting? I have often thought about the convenience of no tune amps for my contest station. It is also nice to
Dave - I won one of those a Dayton a few years back and it has been very useful. Like you, sometimes when the bands are dead, I have wondered if I damaged a radio during the precontest setup. It is a