Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2005 07:11:39 -0400
You should be penalized because you didn't verify that they had your call correctly. Typo's into the log will never work out right with the penalty rule, but the idea is that each contact is an accur
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 09:50:25 -0400
Tonno, I disagree. In your example below YOU may know you have A call correctly, but all I know is that you've got IK. There are a large number of valid US and VE prefixes that you could have heard i
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 12:13:25 -0400
Chris, It's not that I want tos ee my call in print, I want to know how I stacked up against my peers. Furthermore digital results allow me to do some interesting comparisons in excel or a database t
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 14:43:33 -0400
I currently use WriteLog with the W5XD multi-keyer and would like to upgrade my SO2R interface box. It seems that the EZMaster is sortof the top of the line, and supports all it's functions through a
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 10:27:37 -0400
I have to say that I enjoy getting a nice certificate in the mail. Saves me running out to the store to buy special document or certificate paper, plus printing off the certificate just doesn't feel
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:39:01 -0500
You're comparing apples to oranges here. There are vast differences between CW, phone and digital mode contests. Strategy is a big one that comes to mind. 100 watts pep on CW is very different than 1
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 21:26:38 -0400
Clive, What exactly is the difference between "jumping through hoops" and "working hard"? Making sure your cabrillo log is formatted correctly and e-mailing it to the right address before the deadlin
Author: Alfred J.Frugoli (KE1FO) <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 18:24:44 +0000
Amen. I was really hoping for more from QST when they announced that the line scores would not be published anymore. The top ten boxes are there, so you don't need to tell me kh6nd's score, I can see
Author: Alfred J.Frugoli (KE1FO) <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:49:05 +0000
I like the idea, but I'd advocate for modifying the "real time" aspect. Score updates should only be given 4 times during a given contest period. (i.e. once every 12 hours for a 24 hour contest, or o
Author: Alfred J.Frugoli (KE1FO) <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 18:32:52 +0000
Folks, you really need to check into the facts prior to accusing the windows based software authors of needing to "wake up soon". In fact, the opposite is true. Both N1MM and Writelog support all the
Author: Alfred J.Frugoli (KE1FO) <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 0:49:45 +0000
What happened to being gentlemanly and asking if the frequency is in use? 73 de Al, KE1FO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://list
Author: Alfred J.Frugoli (KE1FO) <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 0:56:35 +0000
Over the years I have used previous years logs to make plans for an upcoming contest (i.e. analyzing my 1999 CQWW RTTY log while planning for the 2000 event). Looking at what zones were worked on wha
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:47:32 -0400
While not an identical contest, the CQWW RTTY contest rules from http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/RTTY%20Rules%2020057105.1.pdf are very clear on this issue. It would be helpful if the CQWW CW/SSB rul
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 21:00:06 -0400
I've been contesting for 10 years now. I've made my way through several different situations and stations that have brought me into contact with many other contesters with more experience than I. I'v
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2006 14:18:38 -0400
If this is going to be the case, then I think the scoreboard designers should consider only listing info that won't "incriminate" the poster. By this I mean maybe only total q's, total mults (althoug
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:39:18 -0500
Part of this whole dilemma comes down to enforcement. There is little or no way to enforce the rules in the case of information being passed on 20M during a qso, someone pulling up to date propagatio
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:56:52 -0500
There might not be any proof, but if what I suggested happens multiple times throughout a contest, something's fishy. Here's 2 different scenarios, assume I'm single op high power unassisted category
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 22:41:34 -0500
Steve, Notice that my post stated "the first time a dx is spotted on the cluster during the contest" and I noted it happened multiple times throughout a contest. You'd be hard pressed to scan through
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:39:07 -0500
I'm one of the "enforceability" folks. I have to disagree with your analysis. Some current rules are totally on the honor system, and they always will be. But I feel that adding new rules with litera
Author: "Alfred J. Frugoli (KE1FO)" <afrugoli@verizon.net>
Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2006 22:51:10 -0500
I don't see how having somebody "stop by" is clearly defined. Rule 2.2.1 states "not physically located at the station". Rule 2.2 talks about transmitting, receiving, logging and adjustments. A frien