Author: David Pruett via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 19 Apr 2014 11:26:29 -0400
This weekend is the Michigan QSO Party, running from 16z Saturday to 04z Sunday ( Saturday, noon to midnight Eastern time). All amateurs are invited to participate. Full rules are available on the Mi
Author: Art KZ5D via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 22:02:19 -0400 (EDT)
Hi all, Trying to eliminate pesky interference while doing SO2R. Came across info on these filters that seems interesting. Does anyone have experience with using these? Thanks and 73, Art KZ5D ______
Author: Ktfrog007--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 13:28:11 -0400 (EDT)
This is an interesting question, but a more interesting one to me is: Are there any world class contesters, top scorers, who use FlexRadios as their primary contest radios? 73, Ken, AB1J In a message
Author: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 2 May 2014 14:50:16 -0700 (PDT)
LZ8E used to use a Flex, but gave up because of the poor CW performance and overall system stability. Rudy N2WQ This is an interesting question, but a more interesting one to me is: Are there any wo
Author: PCA via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2014 13:52:48 -0400
Take a look at the K2AV FCP folded Counterpoise design on the internet. That is what we now use at KP2M for topband. 73, Philip KT3Y Hi, Let me give more information. I am trying to build the antenna
Author: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2014 06:34:53 -0400
There was a lengthy discussion on latency on the Yahoo! ANAN group. The latency was rather significant and unacceptable in contesting. It has been reduced, but it is still there. Point to consider. R
Author: Rudy Bakalov via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 00:04:30 -0400
And this is precisely the issue- the issue of window focus where you have to click on the logger before you can start typing and then click again on the SDR software before you can click on the panad
Author: NM5M via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 8 May 2014 18:22:20 -0400 (EDT)
The DFW Contest Group announces the 2014 "W5"Contest Forum to be held on Friday, June 13th in conjunction with HamCom at thePlano Center in Plano, Texas. The "W5" Contest Forum kicks off with a light
Author: K8MR via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 10:49:56 -0400 (EDT)
The results of the 2013 Ohio QSO Party are now available at the OhQP web site, www.ohqp.org. Congratulations to the winners: Ohio: SOHP KW8N SOLP K8AZ (W8WTS, opr) SOQRP AE8M Multiop K8DV Mobile K9TM
Author: Alfredo Velez WP3C via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 13 May 2014 17:34:28 -0400 (EDT)
Hi everyone That drink for the contests to be kept awake. I here drink energy drink or coffee. And you? 73' Alfredo Vélez WP3C Skype: wp3c.pr e-mail: mailto:wp3c@aol.com Web: http://wp3c.comule.com _
Author: "Jose Vicens, DMD via CQ-Contest" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 08:41:20 -0700 (PDT)
I would recommend stay away from coffee and from sugary drinks unless it is Sunday and you need that sugar rush to sprint to the finish! I always keep a cooler with bottled water and some Gatorade. A
Author: Stan via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 20:54:57 +0100 (BST)
Hi CQWW 2013, CQWPX 2012 and 2013 have been added to the Log analyser. Links: http://www.ei6dx.com/cqww-contest-analysis/cqww-activity-analyzer/ or http://www.tinyurl.com/ei6dx I again am going to gi
Author: K8MR via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 14 May 2014 17:30:58 -0400 (EDT)
If you'd like to see a good aerial view of the Hamvention HARA Arena site, go to Google Maps and zoom in on the satellite view of HARA Arena (Google knows HARA). Zoom in far enough, and presto, there
Author: ua1out--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 16 May 2014 17:46:57 +0100 (BST)
Hi all Just parsed WW 2013 and WPX 2012 and 2013 logs and loaded results into Analyser. Link: http://www.ei6dx.com/cqww-contest-analysis/cqww-activity-analyzer/ Good luck to all who will be taking pa
Author: Willem Angenent via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2014 22:26:23 -0400
I visited Dayton over the weekend and of course I took some pictures. Well here are they, click on the link and hit a the first picture this will open a slide "show". Be aware there is a "blast from
Author: Alan Dewey via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 13:40:16 -0400 (EDT)
I don't want to start a big debate but somehow I missed this change. Rule X (d) on the rules I downloaded did not allow self spotting. Or is this perhaps allowed in certain situations with permission
Author: K8MR via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 18:52:35 -0400 (EDT)
Is Sal's pepperoni pizza part of the training regimen for the competitors? 73 - Jim K8MR NA8 Team Leader In a message dated 6/1/2014 5:02:46 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, k6nd@k6nd.com writes: https://
Author: K8IA via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2014 00:30:18 -0400 (EDT)
The below email went to the 140+ Arizona Outlaws today. Several of the members thought it would be good to share with CQ-Contest and N0AX as well. 73, Bob K8IA -- - To all Arizona Outlaws; Five years
Author: K4XS via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:50:22 -0400 (EDT)
Without the "instant gratification" nonsense and the snide comments about S/P now being point and click.... It just makes common sense to ID often. In these days of point and click, how many times ar
Author: Bob Kupps via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2014 21:27:31 -0700
Hi well I thought the CQ WW was a much better contest last year for this rule and I can't recall a single station that did not ID in a timely manner, as opposed to the previous year. 73 Bob HS0ZIA __