Hi Dave, K4JRB - Happy New Year! Thanks for doing the CQ 160 m contests processing, but... I see no action taken, nor writeup on gross violation of contest rules by W2GD crew sitting just about whole
<< 3. You, and folks of your persuasion, seem to want the WARC bands to remain as they always have been since we got the allocation. I would suggest there is room for GROWTH, for change, and for othe
Another aspect when selecting generator is to look at the regulation - feedback system from increased load. When operating CW and SSB the duty cycle is quite different when receiving and when transmi
My 2 cents worth of experience in addition to what was said already. I found hand carry suitcase on the wheels in Price Club, it is size approved as carry on luggage (lots of stewardesses have them)
<< I was just wondering about something that may or may not make a difference. Does it help to don all of your favorite radio clothing such as a hat with call sign, t-shirt, club jacket, name/call ba
In the 1997 CQ 160 m contests results my scores were misplaced, here is the correction: 160 m CW: K3BU 149,130 should have been listed in Delaware State listings not in NJ. I operated /p from Cape He
<< It is surprising to me that an operator has the audacity to ask the DX station to confirm something that he cannot confirm with any certainty. That is something like asking the DX station to confi
Reading some mail on WPX rules changes etc., here is some observation from one who has "contested" almost since day 1 after getting ham radio license in '58, and have been sponsor of some contests an
<< BETTER YET: If you're REALLY serious about maximizing your fun and competitiveness, get on an airplane, plug your radio into a Caribbean island tri-bander, and find-out what some of us learned man
Looking for partners/members. Tesla RC is in process of looking for the "mother of all contest stations" QTH in Northeast. The aim is to build the most advanced contest and operating station, using t
<< However, I think that N8BJQ, in changing the contest so that domestic QSOs count 1 point each, has done a good thing. It will make it more fun for others without decreasing the fun for me. >> Ditt
<< The point of this missive is to state that as much as I want tight log checking and the benefit of learning from my errors, there has to be a feedback loop to reduce error checking errors. The onl
<< Just how does EU stomp USA in this contest? Better Equipment they roll out for this contest? They know how to work WPX better than us? Can't be the 36 hour rule. Gap for single op about the same a
<< However, no matter how well the Kachina works I am wondering about the ability to work in a regular contesters shack. Most of us with competitive stations spend time running but we also S&P and us
How-bout having qualifying run here in America, split into regions if too many interested and let the best men go represent the motherland. This would be the fairest of all. Same rules, same system.
<< Actually, it is not necessary to turn the AGC off. Reducing the RF gain raises the AGC threshold as indicated by the S-meter position with no signals (or high level noise) present. This leaves the
<< And you thought NCJ was the only place to find this stuff...... KH2D's Tips For Successful CW Contesting ....HOW DO I FIND A FREQUENCY TO CALL CQ ? Tune around until you can't hear anything on a p
Suggestions for those who want to grow up to be good (contest) operators: 1. Sign your own call after each QSO, at least in short format like: "Pee Forty Eh" (no need to say "Portugal Four Zero Ameri
<< If I work P40A and give him a report and he says "P40A", how do I know he got the qso correct? I don't have access to his "ESP" nor would want it. >> If I didn't get it correct, I will ask for fil
Studying and contesting are two different activities. In studying you are trying to load up memory, in contesting you turn into a subconscious machine that operates contest. 1. Half hour to two hour