--snip-- As someone who has attempted to provide a Cabrillo-producing program to the contesting community I admit I have been frustrated by the generic usage of the term "Cabrillo" and the imprecisio
Not anymore. Now there are two. [Because of this list.] -- Scott (NE1RD) B. Scott Andersen | "Magic is real, unless declared integer." bsandersen@mac.com | -- The collected sayings of Wiz Zumwalt Act
As someone who operates QRP a great deal of the time, I applaud the sentiment put forth by Randy (W6SJ). I'm not sure if a band plan segment is the right answer, but certainly it is true that the rea
Goodness, I also confess I am perplexed by the thread on supportive wives/girlfriends/etc. Our local club's Field Day was moved at the last minute this year. I told Sandy, "I need a whole handful of
I have been watching the messages regarding the PA QSO party fly by and there have been many interesting points raised. This comment caught my eye and I would like to add a little: There is cabrillo,
Rick, I read with interest your screed on zero points. I worked the contest QRP and worked you as an "easy 05" to ensure I got the multiplier. When doing such things (causing a zero-pointer), I wait
Colleagues, I am the author of Cab-converter, a tool that takes an ADIF file and creates Cabrillo files for submission to contest sponsors. You may find details about this tool from its Yahoo! suppor
Alex, I bought the C3SS in hopes of taking it to the Caribbean 18 months ago. Force-12 lost the order (!) so it didn't quite arrive in time for me to feel comfortable taking it but I did assemble it
Categories of contests do no necessarily "level the playing field" but can instead provide meaningful groupings of similarly equipped and capable stations. We have power categories for this purpose a
The efficacy of LoTW continues to be discussed. Of 7300+ QSOs I have 1775 QSL records. This represents a 24% hit rate. I a still do not have DXCC or even WAS with LoTW, though both awards hang on the
Just a quick note: I tuned to 14.100 to check out the DX beacon this weekend only to hear RTTY there instead. These beacons on 20m-10m are very useful for DXers, but only if they can be heard. I'd li
{deep breath} I don't normally weigh in on such things. But, this smoldering thing has made me think a great deal about contesting and such... and it has been at least a week since I've stuck my foot
I am! They are $75 each, but due to manufacturing delays they won't be available until about 2012. Deposits are welcome. -- Scott B. Scott Andersen | "Magic is real, unless declared integer." bsande
Colleagues, I'm happy to see more discussion of Logbook of the World here. While there may be disagreements about the necessity for the security model the ARRL has chosen, and more than a few grumble
I actually did that this weekend. My SN "222" was not being received well by the other fellow so I sent "two two two". That was met with dead silence for a few seconds followed by "NR?". I agree: tha
Colleagues, I'm sure some of us on the list are unhappy with all the Skimmer talk. I'd like to not advocate either position in this message but instead urge the group to keep the discussion going, in
I use my call sign NE1RD/1 when operating from Georges Island in Boston Harbor during the RGSB IOTA contest and other times. The island has the IOTA identifier NA-148 and, though only a handful of mi
You know, the word "IN" is only dit dit DAH dit. You could send NE1RD in MA, for example. The merits are: * shorter * don't need to go to Wikipedia to look up what the new @ sign shortcut is in Morse
I'd like to congratulate the ARRL again for their event in 2014 celebrating their 100th year. It was held in a modern, clean, well-organized facility that had an attached hotel and restaurants nearby