Very interesting and well-stated post from Jose. (personally, I'd like to know what Jose's pshchologist wife thinks of contesters in general - or - maybe not :)) Let me offer another perspective on "
If you have observed the packet spots while still doing your own s&p, you will notice that not all rare or semi-rare multipliers get spotted. <g> Merry Christmas, ya'll! Ted W4NZ This may have been a
Randy, K5ZD, has some interesting statistics on his web page from his compilation of the "Super Check Partial" database ( http://www.k5zd.com/scp/index.html ). As he notes, this information is from l
There was virtually no rtty activity above 7060 during the sprint. This spectrum was practically unused. (still true on Sunday am) Is there some reason the rtty was shifted to the lower part of the b
Poisson D'Avril: SO2R = Single-Operator 2-Remotes Ted W4NZ He has probably been using remote stations for many years in this contest. Could you blame him? Mike W0MU The annual Poisson D'Avril contest
This might be a good time for a review of the "Sprint Survival Web Page" by N6TR. In it he explains the logic to the order in sending callsigns and the exchange. You can find it here: http://n6tr.jza
As a follow-up to Scott W4PA's message: There are a series of pictures of the K4JNY ham shack on K4RO's website, taken in July 2006 during the W1AW/4 operation. Start at http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/pix/w
"...Biggest secret? TRlog..." Yes, TRlog is good, but have you tried the Advanced SO2R capabilities of N1MM Logger?? 73, Ted W4NZ Steve, you should make it a point to attend the Contest University ne
Zero point QSO's seem to be the root cause of the situation Barry describes. Has anyone actually approached the CQWW Contest Committee about fixing zero point QSO's ?? If so, can you share the respon
Regarding ZERO point QSO's: I always thought it a little odd that in a major, world-wide contest where scores seem to matter very much, a perfectly legitimate QSO between two stations could result in
I'd like to invite everyone to relax, decompress after the CW Sprint and say hello to all your Tennessee friends in the Tennessee QSO Party on Sunday running from 2PM to 11PM Eastern time. Check out
"...Of course, there's also the issue of when to practice, and how?..." The answer to this is easy - the NCCC-sponsored Thursday night (and sometimes Friday) sprint practices were started expressly f
Anyone copying a strange, unmodulated signal on 14220kHz?? It was reported on the TenTec reflector yesterday and appeared on this frequency until about 0130z. It has just reappeared in the last few m
I have one of those cherished AA (Amateurs Anonymous) certificates issued by W6ISQ and earned in the 1965 Sweepstakes Phone during an attack of WF (Weekend Fever)!! Long live SS! 73, Ted W4NZ (K4SXD
Sorry, Pete, I'm going to have to take the other side on this one. I don't like the implications of requiring a recording with your entry. I'm certainly not against recording a contest, indeed it can
Dale, Interesting you should mention this...and use Tennessee as an example! <g> I had the same thoughts on Friday evening while playing around in the contest. So I decided on a little experiment. Fo
Congrats, Julius! Speaking of the shack wall...everyone notice the Tennessee QSO Party plaque on Julius' wall in the cover picture of the May/June issue of NCJ? Start now planning to get one for your
"...When I saw the skimmer demonstrated to me (thanks N6TV), I could see that he had a file on his laptop that contained a whole band of a contest (works for both SSB and CW for this)..." and "..You
Given that these rules have existed for a considerable period of time, which is a more reasonable expectation: A) That the authors of the ARRL rules intended the phrase "...spotting assistance or net
OK, while we're nit-picking rules, here's another nit for you. Parts of this have been recently posted in the Skimmer discussion but no one seems to have caught it (or care, I suspect). -- III A. Sin