Not off topic, completely, because I first heard the reference at the first Field Day I attended in 1955, but does anyone in this esteemed audience know the reason why, and when, a "cold 807" first b
The NETmate KW-825 USB to RS232 Cable has worked well for both CW and Rig control, with a DB9-splitter feeding both the Keying Circuit and the CT-17. Tanner's here in Dallas had them for $9.95, and i
1. No, completely defeats 3830's main purpose: immediate gratification. 2. Fewer. But while you're in update mode, how about an asterisk by the call signs of those that acknowledge they are using SO2
And I'm pretty sure that N6AA posted here some time ago, that in that original 1936 ARRL International DX Contest, which extended across at least two full weekends, the USA winner had a total of 131
I have two rooms at the Doubletree Dayton available. 73 Barry, W5GN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
On a completely different CW topic, having heard a snippet on a local non-profit FM radio station claiming the source of "umpteen" was around 1905 from military morse code because "ump" was a dash, I
Having had the third failure of my BigIR vertical antenna, this time with the motor shaft no longer turning the sprocket, I have given up on that antenna, and so I have their 80 meter coil and the mo
Just because that you can hear them, doesn't mean they were listening to the NorthWest for USA. Asia is still very open to the East of Europe when the path to the USA begins to open, and they'll be g
With my best performance ever in a CW SS, I've tabulated the Frequency Distribution of Check Year; the peak year was 1962 with 55 stations (4.7 percent), and the Cumulative Percent shows that 50% of
In the for what it's worth category about bugs and keying, back in 1963, I was the examiner of the U.S. Navy's Speed Key License tests in Norfolk. Most of the candidates initially flunked because (no
By not submitting your log, you prevent complete adjucation. If you submit, and I logged you as K0SB, I loose points properly. If you don't submit, I get points I don't deserve. 73 Barry, EI/W5GN ___
I visited Dick on several occasions in the 60s, after I had once relayed between Dick and Danny Weil on Yasme on 15 meters when they couldn't hear each other. I was pretty sure he never hit 100,000 i
Failing to submit your log is a gross injustice to the real competitors, especially those who are seeking a berth at the next WRTC. Without your log, any station that mis-logged your call, or zone, o
In CQ 160 from EI/W5GN, I heard a pileup on a VT station, when I needed that multiplier, but he worked 3 or 4 stations before I finally heard his call clearly. It was cut numbers for zone 40 from a T
Maybe I'll eventually actually print all of the certificates for one contest without errors, but: All of the Multi-Operator Certificates for CQ-160, both modes, were printed without the list of opera
I don't recall seeing a posting on the new schematic that Bruce has provided, with the graphics showing the hours of each contest, but it is REALLY nice. Good job!! http://www.hornucopia.com/contestc
Watch out for country names like SPAIN which will be recorded as an "E" for Espagne by spanish speakers; I got hundreds of QSLs to KG4CE in the first batch when I was KG4CS and quickly discarded Spai
What is the righteous way to dispense my QTC points? Can it be done fairly? Should I give them only to friends? Should I save them until late in the contest and then give them out only to "serious" s
WriteLog allows only 20 characters for the url for the telnet connection, so using telnet.reversebeacon.net is not possible as that url is too long, but you can (from a DOS prompt) PING telnet.revers
W5GN Spot Analysis - CQ WW 2010 During 2010 CQ WW SSB and CW contests, I logged a pseudo-QSO with every spot I selected, inserting a zero as the first letter of the call, after I selected the spot, a