" [Amp failed after 24 hours,] and nobody was interested in doing an SSB contest with 100w." -- W1VE, for the K2LE/1 Multi-op (W1VE, K1EP, VE4EA) ,WPX SSB 2020 "Both Alpha amps in for repair. Heath a
( I'm decoupling this from "Long term ionospheric changes (was Magnetic North Pole Drunkard's Walk)" ) AB1J: Regardless of any geophysical changes, the biggest change in DXing over the years has been
Back when I used to come home Sunday evenings from a Multi-Multi DX 'Test at W4BVV or W3LPL, my driving would tend to be faster and more aggressive than normal. Nowadays, operating from home, I've di
"Why were there so many busted skimmer spots during WAE?" W2UP, August 2020 "We fell way behind when our internet connection went down for six hours [paraphrased from memory]." W3LPL, circa 2010 "Tro
I hope you can read this link without subscribing. Interesting story. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2020/08/19/remote-japanese-isle-old-bonds-with-america-stir-modern-questions-over-race-ident
I've not got the time to research and document it, but the story I heard in my Morse youth was that one of the Morse codes (American, Continental, whatever) back then the symbol for ampersand was dot
I remember an incident from (way) back when I was an op at the W4BVV(SK) multi-multi. The score of one of our competitors increased significantly after the post-contest "reveal" on 3830 SSB. When que
"I operated just a few hours in SS CW on Sunday afternoon. It's always interesting to see how quickly some prec A/B guys find my 100W/dipole signal within the first few minutes of establishing a CQ f
N5OT quipped: "I understand his station was taken out by a tornado. All they could find was the 12 inch cooling duct from the top of his final." Here's a real story from a few weeks ago. I was on 75M
In my few hours Saturday night in the ARRL 160M 'Test I encountered three instances of the "missing leading dit" problem. In two cases, the problem was more than one dit. First case: A (very) loud "U
LogConv (Log Converter) from KA5WSS did the job for me. I don't know if it's still available, or if some Windows Vista Era app that it needs is still available, Google is your friend. 73, Art K3KU <h
I've posted my NAQP SSB score to 3830score.com. 359x82, compared to NAQP CW 500x106. No news there -- being weak on 'phone is a much bigger disadvantage on 'phone than on CW. I worked hard for those
I thought maybe the propagation and ionospheric physics people might like this one. No mention of radio propagation, but I am close enough to being an Old Timer that I remember when "real hams" deris
The winner of this year's PdA , K1DG, was announced 1 April 2020. Yesterday, the Committee announced the winner of next year's PdA: K1DG. 73, Art K3KU <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=e
So busy here that I am posting more than a month after the contest. Here is an excerpt from what I just posted on 3830scores.com. I deserve a special part-credit bonus. Back in January N7ZZ responded
I don't exactly disagree with my friend N4ZR, but I'll offer some countering thoughts. - Top level, if enough people do not enjoy the contest, and participation goes down, then the VOLUNTEER organize
K4SBZ: " What contesting skill is involved with following spots?" Oh, there are skills involved in getting the max score out of it. They are just (very) different from "traditional" S&P skills. Indee
"This is why CW skimmer is so effective. It effectively filters out spots you cant hear. "Additionally it helps you see stuff that pops up before the pileup gets thick." Well, that's counter to my ne
This is actually about my poor skills as a 'phone op. I little while ago I wrote about logging the call suffix "Bravo Kilowatt Germany" as "BKJ" -- Jermany, right? (Probably on 3830scores.com) Well,
So, instead of a UZ2 it was a VZ2? Maybe the band was open to Australia. More likely a KZ2, I guess. 73, Art K3KU _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co