Hi Ed, There's an SO Unlimited QRP category in SS. Regarding the reference to contacts above 300 GHz - I think the combined rules are still a work in progress and we can expect further refinement. 73
Thought I'd share the following message I received from a non-contester regarding his experience in the recent Sweepstakes Phone contest. -- Despite adverse conditions and a storm that blew thru 2 we
The list of the ARRL's standard QTH abbreviations used in its contests can be found at: https://contests.arrl.org/contestmultipliers.php The raw score calculator in the ARRL log uploader uses these a
This is an error in the rules. There are no single band unlimited (assisted) categories in the ARRL DX contests. Logs submitted for single band unlimited will be considered as all band unlimited (ass
Here's the explanation from a presentation by N6MJ https://www.contestuniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/3-N6MJ-2BSIQ-and-SO3R_-Riding-the-edge-of-Human-Capabilities.pdf 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (b
Some references: From N0AX's Ham Radio for Dummies: License authority: You have to be licensed at the location of the transmitted signal. Some U.S. hams have set up stations in other countries or in
Well, time flies! Bob, K6ZZ, and I as the CW and SSB NAQP managers, respectively, published a discussion of several administrative issues regarding the NAQPs in NCJ in 1999. One of those issues was w
Also, for those participating in the WFD who plan to submit a log, the maximum power changed to 100W in 2022. 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com) Sorry for the bad link above. Guess they chang
The point is that CW is not defined by what the operator hears from the speaker or headphone. It's defined by the RF emission type. In the case of CW it's a single transmitted RF frequency that is tu
As a reminder for those who create a single 4-QP log and want to post your separate scores on 3830scores.com, you can use the following tool to parse your single log to calculate your score for each
The Aug 2022 NAQP CW and SSB Preliminary Results have been released at the links below. Thank you to the many operators who took place in the contest. If you identify and problems, please contact the
Hi Dennis, Yes, effective Jan 1, 2023, the RAC has renamed, redefined and added some sections. This will affect any ARRL contest that uses sections, including having 85 mults in Sweepstakes. Here's a
Both contestonlinescore.com and contest.run receive all scores posted to either scoreboard or the score distributor. The recommended approach is to post to the distributor. There may be additional sc
Hi Barry, The SS overlay question becomes visible on the log uploader once you select that the operator was only one person. 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com) As some of you may have noticed
The ARRL's limited antenna overlay will be available for all HF contests. 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM I really liked the ARRL Sweepstakes Limited Antenna category that the ARRL added. It's nice to see score
We should also thank Mike Dinkelman, N7WA, who has managed the 3830 list for the past 20+ years. 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.com) Good morning, Art. Lots of others to thank over many years.
Scores will continue to be posted using 3830scores.com. Virtually no one has posted scores directly to 3830@contesting.com for many years. Dave's announcement is simply that score posts will no longe
In preparation for the sunsetting of the 3830@contesting.com mailing list, I've added a new chronological list of score postings on 3830scores.com to mimic the list that is available on the mailing l
If it exists, the station's call is extracted from the OPERATORS: line in the log's Cabrillo header based on the standard "@" formatting defined in the Cabrillo standard. 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@h
The New York Times published an obituary of Bob Heil. Here's a link to it that doesn't require an NYT subscription. https://www.b4h.net/BobHeilNYTObituary.pdf 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@hornucopia.co