K6VVA writes "HOWEVER...I now have several footswitches...two being the 3-pedal X-Keys switches...the ones you can program to do keystrokes, etc. In TR, I can tune my RX RIT up or down with my feet w
N7OR complained about getting QSL requests for a DX station. SM2EKM provided the info: QSL Manager is N7RO. I sense an opportunity here. Since DXers don't have to copy the DX's call (packet, list man
"... I would like to propose that we liven things up for a few weeks on this reflector - by each of us relating a story or two of what they enjoyed or remembered best from their time spent while oper
At 8PM on Tuesday I sent an e-mail to Contest at ARRL, pointing out some glitches and weird things in my LCR for SSCW 2004. Dan forwarded it to Tree. By some time this morning Tree had responded: fix
With tongue half-way in cheek, I nominate VO1AU for curmudgeon of the year! Sincere thanks, Dave, for trying to help us out (or is it 'to straighten us out'?). Yours was the most useful post in weeks
K8MR said "I ... think that ours have adapted to listening to weak signals amongst lots of QRM and QRN, in a way that those of non-contesting hams have not. It would be fascinating to see how the bra
As I webbed my way through the postings about TSA types giving careful scrutiny to Bencher paddles packed in luggage, I noted that the only suggeted reason was that they look fantastic (?) in the x-r
An overwhelming mob of inquirers (one) prompted me to look for the reference on the article. It took 40 minutes of digging through the box, but I found it: "Come Out With Your Hands Up! I'm Armed Wit
Every now and then the snarling on this reflector gets me down. I'm sitting here this evening, with a few hours of homework waiting to be done. We had to take down the big tulip poplars in the back y
I did not get a chance to chime in on this one the first time around, but since it has come up again I'll offer this opinion: We won't attract many female operators as long as a Hooters side show is
When I made my comment on August 3 about the behavior of a minority making contesting unattractive to women, I may have mispoken on two points: 1. The link to an inappropriate picture was probably on
I used computer logging (CT) for the first time at home in SS CW. Because I'm still learning, I sent all fills with the paddles. I'm pretty sure that a couple of times, when asked "NR?", I wrongly se
Thanks for all the info and advice. Several people think that the software allows for +/-1, but no definitve word from Tree, yet, and I have not yet communicated with N1ND. Absent any other definitiv
Having just finished my now-standard last-22-hours of the CW DX test at W3LPL, and seeing all the discussion going on here on the CQ-Contest Reflector (not subscribed; I read it on the Web), I feel l
I saw W4PA's reply to AH3C's suggestion on the Web at work this morning. I don't like to use Uncle Sam's e-mail for ham radio, so I did not reply right away. Most of what I wanted to say has been sai
Here's an off-the-wall one. As suburban sprawl increases in the metro DC area, I hear radio traffic reports from the Virginia side mentioning Pope's Head Road. The trivia quiz: what does that have to
The question: What does Pope's Head Road have to do with contesting? Several PVRCers found this one easy (K3NA, W6UM, W3PP, and K 4 go ku dozo). Outlanders scoring a point are K8IA, K7BG, and K2KIR.
This is another response to "SS Beefs", but I tried to make the subject line match the content. If you think he sent "x", try sending "x?" (x = Q, A, B, ...). If you have no guess, send "A?" He will
I gotta repeat this story I saw somewhere (QST??) about25 years ago. The guy says: "There are three reasons I left 4Q2OM in the log. 1) The signal sounded right. 2) It was coming from the right direc
I have not read all the current thread on real-time score posting (actually, this one is "Return of the Bride of the Son of the Thread ..."). However, I'd like to offer a thought for consideration. W