Not much new in the discussion here over the last few days, but one thing Tree said (Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:56:30 -0700) powered up the light bulb over my head: "What is the BIG difference between makin
KT1B eminds us "Spotting, bigger antennas, more power, computer logging, better antennas, etc are all tools to work more stations in a given amount of time." Yes, and dynamite is a way to catch more
I agree that cut numbers are a bad idea in SS. But when I worked my QSO NR 599, the other guy asked "NR?" I knew I was loud enough, and I could tell that he just got confused into thinking I was a li
It's against the rules to telephone somebody during the Contest to get them on the air to work you. Some people think that making skeds even BEFORE the 'Test is unethical. (I wonder if they also thin
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. (BTW, opinion seem far ranging.) I confess that when I first contemplated this a couple of years ago that my thought was, in fact, to get them to work me.
At one point I got my logging program brain- locked, with a QSO marked as a DUPE, but the QSO empty (cleared). As I recall, I could not even advance to the next QSO and leave the "dupe" blank, As I t
Thanks for the responses. I think I already knew that (or at least a figureds it out soon after I posted the question), but I was too befuddled at the end of SS SSB. Funny, SS CW does not leave me so
In my SS SSB posting on 3830 Reflector and PVRC Reflector I mentioned visitor K3CU, formerly K3CUI. Ted's call is K3CL. Astute readers will notice that I had two brain burps in postings after SS SSB.
One running station, with a sort-of familiar call, gave me NR 2656, Prec B, at on 1726Z on Sunday/22 (that's 20-1/2 hours into the contest, right?). I was alert enough to realize that it was WAY high
"I am considering replacing [my] furnace.... There has been advancements in technology in the past 17 years. This includes a variable speed DC blower motor upgrade from a multi-speed AC motor. Does a
Hmmm. I used to say "Packet killed ham radio." Maybe the truth is that modern electronic technology killed ham radio (in more ways than one). No wonder I'm afraid to put a 2-meter rig in my car. :>)
There I was, ho-humming along on CW Sunday afternoon, hitting F1 and waiting for a local to stumble across me. Ahah! NN3W calls in! I hit a button on the keyboard to send the report, but I guess I hi
category. #3 is mostly tongue sort-of in cheek. 1. If it's OK to use "call history" files, is it OK to look up states in the (on-line) callbook. Why should one list of historical data be OK, and the
Perhaps I mis-used the term when I posted my "Did I Cheat in NAQP" questions. I understand that SCP is a list of all the calls that have appeared in all the logs provided to the collector. (To me, SC
Unhijacking the thread, from "Did I cheat...?" VE4XT said, "Rate is key to SS, and with rate, come the mults." Well maybe that works if you are in VE4, or if you are a Big Gun. As a Little Pistol in
Alternate subj: A View From the Bottom of the Pileup Who am I to doubt all the luminaries who say it does make a difference? But I don't understand all the "why's". K5ZD gave a pretty good explanatio
Gee, was this a high-interest topic only six years ago? http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2004-08/msg00096.html 73, Art K3KU _______________________________________________ CQ-Con
Yes, this has been discussed many times before. (And it will probably come up again, sigh!) One valid (IMHO) reason NOT to have public logs, even if you are not fudging, is that it would reveal the s
There are some aspects of the "public log" issue that are really tough calls. But consider this: If you are unwilling to open your log, people will not know whether or not you are cheating. And not e
innocent." Not at all, Ron. Not guilty, just suspect. Like the second-rank slugger who suddenly starts hitting 50 home runs a season. will DQ you." If you say so, Hans. currently of concern, opening