I read the rule differently. It applies DURING the contest, not before. Doug --Original Message-- Hopefully, the ARRL will also fix the truly stupid rule they have now concerning single ops: 2.1.Sing
If everyone cheated so that everyone got DQd. Thus getting DQd would not be an issue. Doug -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ____
it and beat the 'system'. A challenge in itself. Doug "Political correctness is a weapon used to silence people who tell the truth" - Ayaan Hirsi Ali --Original Message-- By no means whatsoever do I
It is interesting to note the hypocrisy in the cheating debate. Folks abhor certain forms of cheating and at the same time embrace other forms of cheating. Such as pre-fills and super check partial.
Hopefully they are not the same so named scientists that guessed the world was going to heat up due to man made pollution. Doug --Original Message-- Our scientists, physicists and engineers may enjoy
You say you compete for fun. Why not just leave it at that. I would just ignore the contest committee and tell them 'FU' for being so unreasonable. Compete and have fun using your rules; that is what
Ignorance is bliss. The rules only give the impression at cleaning up contest cheating. I consider some rules to be only guidelines since I no longer contest with the goal of winning. Unless there is
Hi, The rules give a false impression. They say 'MUST record' ... Which you now say will only be required when something suspicious or curious in the log is identified by the committee. You have now
Ron, I can tell you from personal experience the Committee is listening as my earlier suggestion will be reviewed for the 2019 rules. Doug "Political correctness is a weapon used to silence people wh
As I have explained to Mike, the statement below is totally incorrect. In Canada a VE9 is in NB, a VE3 is in Ontario, etc. and our prefixes are locked to our Provinces and Territories, however if the
Thanks for posting. Shows the good-ole-days when contesting was the human behind the mike (except for antenna system) with hand logging, dup sheet and no assistance like super check partial. Doug "Th
Wow. Some folks need to learn to trim their messages. All contests allow half the job. Remember those silly 59, 599 reports. Doug "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its l
I consider all FT modes to be the ultimate CB of amateur radio. Doug "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits." Albert Einstein --Original Message-- released. The m
The Hara Arena, the icon of ham radio gatherings. Yes, it was not up to some peoples standards, but it served a useful purpose. That arena annually witnessed years of ham radio activity. Just think b
This subject has been covered many times before. I say If you can't free climb then you shouldn't climb at all. I get plenty of criticisms for stating that. Let me explain. If you are not physically,
Here are the full details, quote: Note: a fall arrest harness would not have saved Paul's life in these circumstances. "I don't know that Paul had been working on this tower recently, but he apparent
Ed, Thanks for reinforcing the point that a full body harness may not be saving tower climber lives. I agree, lets hear of where a full body harness saved a life and importantly the circumstances. Wh
The list of USA tower fatalities can be found here: It doesn't list all of them because I don't see W0AIH's accident. http://wirelessestimator.com/content/fatalities Here is a quick summary of the ca
I have no problem with a remote RX within a reasonable distance. But define a reasonable distance. For me a reasonable distance would be say 10 miles. For others it means from one side of the contine
I think a single band WARC contest would be fun. Say have a 30m or 17m or 12m single band contest for a weekend; something like what is done with 10m and 160m contests. Non contesters can use the non