NO, NO, NO. The responsibility for ALL communication FIRST resides with the Sender - in any venue (ham radio or not). This is why software manuals and alleged 'Help' files have been notoriously dysf
I was being tongue-in-cheek about actually having on-air monitors to DQ people on the spot. That would not be practical. However, there is a way to substantially reduce the great number of Unnecessar
1k, kw, and such to learn more about the props, Did you also have a list of the different antennas being used by each station and the individual terrain factors and proximity to salt water vs. land t
(RE-Threaded from: DUMB CUT NUMBER) ENNM: Cut Number Breakthrough If my research is correct, the Roman Numeral 'M' signifies 1,000 which means I have just identified the absolute best and shortest cu
3 acceptable ways to send it. As an example: This is an absolutely brilliant suggestion, Dick. It also falls into perfect alignment with the current (albeit archaic) category schema, and solves a my
One reason I indicated the ultimate time saver might be one dit (E), two dits (I) and three dits (S) for HP, LP & QRP J However, in the NS practice session just before the last CW Sprint, I used the
will, it's not what's broken in the contest. DON'T FIX IT. The problem is that it's BROKEN, and here's why: 1. Contests are now about RATES-RATES-RATES and SCORES-SCORES-SCORES (one reason the hardw
vain to work? station? The AK exchange was the specific example I chose to use which, along with other cut number encounters, triggered a resurgence of the basic issue I have previously voiced my con
What a nice testimonial to the International Goodwill & Friendship aspect of Ham Radio. The video snippet showing that autotune amp in action was cool. 73. Rick, K6VVA ______________________________
Just when I thought exchange power issues couldn't get any worse than in the ARRL CW DX Contest, along comes the SSB version. I was given EIGHT different variations for 1,000w (apparently no one ran
Not at all, because there is only one option for 59 (a/k/a FIVE NINE) in the entry field, and that is 59 which is conveniently prefilled - I don't have to do anything (nor does anyone else). you Unli
which frowns on busted calls, dupes and the like, but thrives on rate & score - >which is why I also pointed out that using 4 syllables (KILOWATT) instead of 1 (K)is a waste of on-air time. Ooops, m
(RE-Threaded from ARRL DX SSB Exchange - applies to both CW & SSB) I had written: only acceptable Al, KE1FO, replied: state that the only acceptable abbreviation for California is CA. It only says th
participants. Good luck with that one! IMHO, operating ethics and honor go hand in hand. The rampant infestation of selfish out-of-turn caller LIDS who fail to 'honor' the DX op's attempt to complet
Hank, K8DD, replied: I decided to give the Skimmer test a go before Pete pulled the plug. Following Pete's instructions, I connected to the packet Telnet address, opened a Bandmap window in WriteLog
If remote stations are banned, I'm also out of here - I'd sell $25K worth of stuff collected so far for a remote site operation vs. losing $400K+ in value drop if I had to sell my house in a depresse
(RE-Threaded from: How many more creative subjects using "skimmer" are there?) Here's one. One way to cut to the chase would be an alternative to major sports drug testing (ya gotta love the 'Trust b
reasons that CW is the preferred mode of operation. <snip> I'll add #4: CW runs circles around SSB when signals are weak (or heavy mobile QSB) and propagation is poor. CW Rules!!! FWIW & 73. Rick, K
I'm sure new contesters in the WPX (or other events) will be thrilled to receive SN's at 35WPM like: AATT (a/k/a 1100) ANTA (a/k/a 1901) Yeah, that should make their contesting day (or night). Bah Hu
That's because the entire issue is being looked at through outdated prescription Rose Colored Glasses. The phrase 'involvement of another person' should really be 'involvement or ASSISTANCE of anoth