With the new NCJ out, I think I'll share this with the list. Beware your off times! If they are not EXACTLY 30 minutes (or more) long, you will lose the last xx minutes of your log. Unlike the ARRL,
Sounds like another contest the west coast won't really want to do, at least not seriously. We'd get about 2 hours of "run" to europe after 1400z. Whoopee. A pacific challenge? The JA's are not out i
What ever happened to the idea people were throwing around about another sprint (CW of course) in April/May? I can't wait until WPX CW for a CW contest!!! -Chris KL9A -- The world's top contesters ba
I met Bill during my spring break trip in 2001. I was headed to GA to spend a week with a friend of mine, and it just so happened that WPX SSB fell on one of the weekends I was there. So I emailed Bi
Actually at the W7UQ Field Day, our CW rate was much much higher than our fone rate. We could just never really get anything going on phone, but CW was always there when we wanted. -Chris KL9A ______
I would delete the QSO from my log, and hope the other guy doesn't get mad at me when he sees his UBN report. I would probably make a mental note to maybe dupe the guy later on just to make sure he d
It's interesting what most people consider an advantage. The argument is usually, "xxxx was closer to Europe, so he could run more guys than me." Which is mostly valid, most of the time. But the QTH
Hmmm... I think we're all lucky that N6MJ hasn't operated from W1 land in a single op yet. Assisted or otherwise... -Chris KL9A (Another YM who will "NEVER beat an OM with packet")
Tomorrow from 1200z to 0400z is the Collegiate QSO Party (http://www.qth.com/collegiate/) The University of Idaho, W7UQ, plans to be on with some newly licensed student hams, along with a few experie
What a great idea! My girlfriend was a little upset that I missed Valentine's Day in the past for ARRL DX CW (or most of it, having to travel) Seems this year many hams won't have an excuse. Time to
I don't think a 24 hour contest tests endurance at all. Maybe I am just young enough to not have a problem, but certainly most anyone can go 24 hours straight quite easily. It's those 48 hour maratho
Sure, absolutely. But just because one guy can sit in a chair for 24 or 48 hours, doesn't mean he is a better op than the other guy who consistently wins a CW sprint. Not that I think it should be wo
Wait... Design AND operate THEIR stations? Well that leaves people like me out. Bummer. 73, Chris ex WL7KY Master of Pizza -- Chris Hurlbut <c_hurlbut@adelphia.net> __________________________________
Well... it's not always a big deal. I flew from Pullman, WA once out east to do a contest. The security guys at the little Pullman airport are notoriously picky. I had my W9WBL V22 in my carry on, an