(Or is it a simile?) We've been talking about various operating aids being "crutches" (spotting, super check partial, call history files, HQ station ID lists, computer logging, electronic keyers, SSB
Sorry I don't have anything to contribute to the "aural" vs FTx discussion. But I did get this interesting popup ad (which mught belong on TowerTalk intead of here) https://www.voltlighting.com/flexi
When I was assembling my dipole (flexweave wire, not solid) some very wise PVRCers suggested that I use split bolt connectors instead of soldering. https://www.homedepot.com/s/split%20bolt%20connecto
Some ARRL contests (e,g., SS, 160M) use ARRL and RAC Sections. Thus, MDC, MAR, NL, and NT are each a single mult, but Ontario, California, Washington, New York, etc., each comprise multiple Sections.
Running N1MM+ in the SP tonight (this morning?) I noticed that now and then when sending one of the messages (F1, F2, etc.) the side tone from my TS-590SG would go silent for a moment. I can't tell y
KK9A knows a lot more than I do, but I don't think "poor antenna" is the main factor in this case. Lots of us get by with poor antennas. I run 100W to a 200-ft-long dipole, and I can run IF I pick my
On the N1MM reflector somebody asked about how to use the "QRZ" button during the contest for calls that don't appear in the "check" window. I guess he was talking about the SCP or CHF data files loa
NN3W: " I think youre underestimating the ability of people to multitask." For me, multitasking means I mess up more than one thing at a time. 73, Art K3KU ___________________________________________
Besides all the advice to copy what is sent, "When you receive an obviously incorrect Zone (like the guy is from CA and sends something other than 3)..." how do you know he is in California? Nowadays
My recollection is that K8MR invented it (maybe didn't name it) to relieve slow periods in SSCW, and that NCCC (probably driven by W6OAT) used it as a club strategy to boost the club's score. NCCC mi
"For those of us who have been around amateur contesting a while (1966 here), you probably called the assistant who listens to the QSO and records the QSO details a "logger." A single-op station coul
Back in the 70s and into mid 80s, you needed a person to maintain the dupe sheet and to scream out DUUUUUPE as they found it." Surely the writer has mis-spoken. Each Single Op maintained her/his own
Never mind the PJ4K story... What about that fantastic-looking QTH "Crown Terrace 8" on page 3? I think there is even some kind of mast in the background. What directions are the "unobstructed ocean
Just cleaning up email and saw this month old comment Joe. Its no different on SSB. Don't forget those who just want to chat and didn't even bother learning what the contest exchange is, before calli
W8FN: REALLY gotta pee in the middle of a nice run! K0HB: That ought to count for a mult. What a great idea! I can get 97 Sections in Sweepstakes! 73, Art K3KU <http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm
Years' of thanks and kudos, Dave CQ-Contest Reflector's score reporting function did well evolve to 3830score.com (thanks and kudos, WA7BNM). But the Reflector's function as a discussion forum -- sho
Argh! Another busted QSO! Dave said "3830 mailing list" and I logged it as "CQ-Contest". QTA. (I had forgotten there was such a thing as the 3830 email list.) But the expanded thanks and kudos still
I saw somewhere a discussion about how to rescore a log when fixing a typo error that was noticed AFTER the contest. I have always felt that errors you noted DURING the contest (computer notes in the
Thanks for the re-clarification, John. The case I'm describing is covered, if at all, only under "other methods". If, after the contest, I notice that I typed "KV01" am I prohibited from correcting i
I can't figure out what they are trying to stop. Rather, it seems backwards if you want to stop falsified QSOs or work-my-buddy QSOs. I guess I'm not crooked enough. 73, Art K3KU ____________________