Maybe you should rethink that policy considering you don't apply that rule when YOU request a QSL card. You do request a paper card from stations that don't put their log on LoTW, so why won't you re
Many of you have already read this. But isn't it revealing where the donations come from. Maybe they should allocate their contacts according to the percent donation. VP8SGI & VP8STI DXPEDITION NEWS
I can't believe what I am reading from Jim. So Jim if I receive another QSL card request from you (I am not on LoTW) with a SAE and return funds; would you like me to throw it in the trash and keep t
Jim, It's good to see that you are getting some of your own medicine on not QSLing. I won't QSL you either because of your policies. Doug --Original Message-- We've all experienced "good old boys" li
By your own admission you will not send a QSL to anyone who is not on the LoTW. You have posted recently on this list (Aug. 6 & 9) that someone who sends you a QSL with return support will not get a
Paul and Drew, Amateur radio has died. The Rise and Fall of Amateur Radio. It has morphed into Internet Radio. Hastened by the instant gratification society. Those who promote the change are obliviou
This is how I plan to handle internet radio abusers. First I should define an internet radio abuser. An operator who uses a remote station beyond say a distance of 20 miles from their operating locat
First WOW! and then Hallelujah. A few of us have been saying this for years that SCP is cheating in the unassisted. It's great to see common sense finally arriving and from the maintainer is so signi
Where does it end? Existing rules. How can you tell if I am running 1.5KW or 2KW; glancing at the cluster from time to time; using a code reader when the DX is running at 50wpm. You can't! If you're
I can't either figure out why such vitreous objections all based on speculation. Very few facts have emerged and coupled with much speculation has created the 'typical' ham radio lynch mob. Guilty be
Martin why are you calling unenforceable rules loop holes? I see them as two different groups. Doug I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could. --Original Message-- Don?t confus
Jeff where do you get the idea that category hopping isn't an accepted practice? Present the rule that outlaws category hopping. Is it just YOUR belief and nothing else, then say so instead of statin
Hans you got that right! The lynch mob just doesn't want to disperse and until someone hangs. What a sick bunch. Doug I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could. --Original Mess
I was trying to work K1N, Navassa, on 60m. I was amazed how strong the stateside signals were. No, I didn't get through to work them and I have a good antenna. Doug I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but
Bravo Hans. You are the champ for having the courage to call a 'spade a spade'. I see contesting as being very similar to voting in an election. Here you have the candidates (the run stations, the wi
Exactly. Times have changed and the thrill is gone. Technology has changed ham radio. I don't need to talk to anyone on ham radio ... I just go on the internet and get all the information I want. The
Interesting. A few years back there was almost complete denial that cheating was rampant. It's good to see that some now acknowledge that cheating is a big issue. My solution would be to get rid of t
I can recall two instances where I contested from the Caribbean using callsigns that were granted verbally. No documentation. Doug I operated from a country where people not from that country wer
After reading your post and based on your response to the committee, I would conclude that Bob, W5OV; Doug, KR2Q; Scott, W4PA are nitpickers with an agenda. If anything valid is further introduced to
"If you aint' cheatin', you ain't tryin'" is a popular sports saying. Doug --Original Message-- Why cheat at all? There is no monitory benefit to winning a contest. Admiration of your fellow conteste