" It's a big part of why I consider ARRL 160 and CW 160 a bad joke from W6. " So work SS instead. Or PAcific/Asian contests. Or move. 73, Art K3KU <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email
My "fresh meat" Saturday night operation in ARRL 160M Contest can yield some nice runs from Big Guns (and mid-Atlantic locals). Last Saturday night 1045Z a Big Gun in northeastern North America answe
I am very sad to announce the passing of fellow contester Steve Lufcy, That is sad news, indeed. I never met Steve, but we had a bit of a special connection. His father, Carroll Lufcy, was a ham (ca
Back around 1970 W3ZZ (SK) told a story about some club in Chicagoland: "They brought an air traffic controller from O'Hare out to Field Day, taught him about call signs,and put him on 'phone. He was
This sounds familiar, but it's easier to answer than to find the similar thread from several years ago. Of course it's against the rules. MAYBE the other guy does not realize that he is breaking the
I started up N1MM+ this evening (about 0200Z April 14; Saturday night April 13, local time). I got the usual message that a new version was available, and I clicked to accept it. As the installation
Thanks for all the responses. Agree, looks like false positive. (But I can't blame myself for being concerned and alerting the community.) Using AVG freeware. Have tried to "Send for analysis" -- Get
Even though I was afraid I would lose my old contest files, I decided to just re-install N1MM+. (I had already (foolishly) uninstalled N1MM+, but I had old Cabrillo and ADIF files stored elsewhere, s
"...you're one station in one Section. What about the other sections with few hams?" Why is it wrong if the Sweep is hard to do? Are we afraid of challenges? Gee whiz! I struggle to work some of the
" Simply because my QRP into very good antennas is comparable to (or maybe even better than) 100W or 500W into a typical little pistol's antenna. And all of those stations should at least have a shot
Just a reminder for those of you who, like me, are still excited about working The Sweep -- Orders for Clean Sweep mugs for SS 2019 are due at ARRL HQ by January 31. Same for Participation Pins (for
"It is easy to do accidentally, especially if spots are not sorted by frequency." It was easy to do in the old days, too. Just forget to watch the dial, or get confused about whether you were using t
"Why do you contact the station when you know it is violating the rules ? Who has the biggest fault ?" Easy: The person who operated beyond the limits of her/his license has ALL the fault. As has bee
VE3RUA (K0JP) said: "I really hope they don't change, Mike, especially SS. I enjoy being one of two stations active in ONN! :>D " Oh, there are more than two, but I'm not going to tell you who they a
Having listened to myself work V47T in the recent ARRL DX SSB Test (thanks for the QSOs and for the recordings!) I had been thinking about cut numbers, even before VE9AA raised the issue again. How s
W3LPL: "Properly pronounced and with emphasis on the correct syllable , the ICAO phonetic alphabet words are almost always the best choice" <snip> Usually Frank's advice is spot on. However, in this
And for those people who think that (at least in domestic contests) state names work better than two-letter postal codes... Yeah, maybe if you are in CAL(ifornia) or TEX(as). But not if you are a thi
March 31 -- PdA Organizers announced preliminary results of tomorrow's contest: K1DG wins with the only score greater than zero. K3KU takes the Anchor Man prize for most negative score. All other ent
Nope. Disqualified by the Committee (as mentioned in the Preliminary Results). They found two grounds for disqualification: 1. Excessive frivolity 2. Actually reading the Rules <http://www.avg.com/em
Late Sunday afternoon EDT, about 90 minutes before the end of the contest. Even we little East Coast stations get some good openings to the Caribbean and South America on the high bands. So, with a g