Well, as the owner/operator of a TS-850, I oppose this proposal. Unless we concurrently make Thailand count the same as Japan. :>) Less than three weeks to SS CW!! :>) :>) 73, Art K3KU ______________
The posting by GeorgeSanJose (third in the thread) at this link https://community.cartalk.com/t/shorted-sensor-wire/96074 has nothing to do with ham radio, except that we hams do a lot of electrical
"Holding back you score? Why? Adding mults and qsos? Cleaning log?" No. It's because I am computer illiterate and it takes me some time to figure out what form the submitted log has to be and how to
"I think Helmut owes Art an apology." No, I did not take it personally. (I doubt that anybody cares if I hold back my little log.) I don't know what Helmut had in mind, but I see some discussion here
We all agree that we're not allowed to manipulate the log after the Contest... "except for obvious typos," some say. I've always disagreed with that -- part of the job is to get the received info cor
W8TAH poses: "So, heres the question: what tips, suggestions, etc, would you pass on to us?" This question has been discussed several times here over the years -- so much so that the answers might be
I've complained here repeatedly (ad nauseam, you might say) about how "assisted" has changed single op. This year in SS, both CW and SSB, I experienced it clearly. Several times I would find a nice j
"I was hearing CW coming from the refrigerator motor on Sunday night." That's no hallucination, nor is it from sleep deprivation. I get that after every CW contest where I operate more than a few hou
K8MR: "Then after my first phone (SSB) contest I instead heard mis-tuned SSB signals." Well that's what you get for operating 'phone. (Actually, most of the stories here are entertaining. I hope K1JX
Well, of course -- it was for SSB. People who operate 'phone instead of learning the code are lazy, just like click-heads who don't want to tune for QSOs. I'd expect a strong correlation. Now don't s
AC0W: "...[Several]... [i]n the NAQP's... end up with loosing credit for many of their Q's since the name sent rarely matches the database... [M]ost of those individuals are not on this list." Intere
I'm sure all you modern op's are tired of hearing me beat this dead horse (see note below sig), but... KK9A laments (with justification): "[N1MM logging program not showing WP2AA as US VI] is a terri
Well, I think N1UR said it best. And that is what I do when operating from home. And I think KG5VK missed the point. I'm not against computer logging and computer-controlled radios. I use that at hom
Here's a thought I hope you will find uplifting. One of the emotional/psychological rewards I get when I'm contesting: I fell like I am as young as when I started... and so are you. So many of the me
Cute, Ken. My own experience (at M-M, certainly not at home) has been trying to coax the power from (usually) a slow rag chewing South American multiplier. To start with, he is flabbergasted. He neve
Among the many posts about interleaved CQs and about spotting and RBN packet, this quote represents several: "We can criticize the RBN and packet but used properly by skilled operators it is a valuab
"I'd like to see this rule modified to be more amenable to bringing new ops into the fray." I have a few times invited youngsters over to see contesting. For Field Day I submitted as "group" entry, l
This is for the hundreds of you who did not read my long post on 3830scores.com. I had not studied the lists of HQ or IARU Officials mult's, and I don't have them in my logging program. Some time aft
E-mail chatting with N4ZR, who has relocated from WV to MD. Pete muses that a lot of people who rely on SCP or Call History (or whatever it is) "to save on typing" will bust the QSO by logging him as
K0HB to W2UP: "I drive a 32-valve 6.6L turbocharged V8. I could give you a tow." I guess that put Barry in the Assisted class. 73, Art K3KU <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_so