NAQCC uses wire antenna catagories, but their definition is that a wire antenna with gain is the same as a yagi or quad, that's fine on 20, but doesn't allow for the turning of the "beam" antenna...
And after a hard life of contesting, winning everything entered... having conquered all the challanges, beating all the pileups, and papered all the walls available, and filed the leftovers.... acqui
And it. Doesn't matter to me how many antennas you have or where they are pointed. If I'm calling you because I hear you and you don't answer... You don't get a third chance. I'll call a second time,
I'm agreeable to redefining the entire contest rules... from each contest... every time... so that there is absolutely no possible way for anyone, anywhere, to cheat.Yep... and you'll have to enter t
Yes, good point Doug, and yet it is the watching of someone else, somewhere else, sees what they feel is a wrongful act. If we would read the rules, take them for what we each feel them to mean, pres
I'm pretty sure that it has been mentioned before, yet maybe not with this particular spin: The original and main thrust of SS is to emulate or replicate the message exchange of a radio gram. Thus t
Hi Zack, With this long an exchange, I like 25 - 28... but for those speed folks that insisted on calling at 35 - 40 should have been able to copy without repeats when I answered at their speed. Howe
What a wonderful way to improve one's score... I love it. Absolutely, pursue without tiring, chase until the end... do NOT let go, until every last one of the possible ... ... .... ..... ...... .....
And we could... just send our call... no exchange.. because... the logging defaults anyway.. and all we would have to do is type in the call of the station heard... actually.... well.. ok.. type in t
aaaa... now, by golly, we are getting somewhere... no operator... and no radio... really! just a cd... with all the call signs in the world... copy and paste... drag and drop... hit the submit button
Actually Mike, the point of this thread, is that there are so many whiners and so much whine.. that there is no more cheese or crackers.. and I am just plain tired of it. First it is the exchange is
1st Place Single Op QRP cw Wyoming 1t Place 7th Area 11th United States 14th North America final score = 24,990 with a K2, and a 40 foot vertical, and two 360 foot long edzs. Think I shall have a go
That spelling and non-use of the language begs the question:How effective in relaying messages handled in an emergency situation?Protection of the freq. can only be extended during that correctly ide
Do you miss the Fox Hunts yet? For a reminder of what it was like, tune in next Thursday evening for the FOXTRAVAGANZA!, traditional celeabration of the recently concluded Fox Hunt season. The FOXTRA
The FOXHUNT EXTRAVAGANZA has been authorized to open this evening, at 0100z for 90 minutes of the best fun around.Yes, it is qrp, we don't want to cause any undo qrm to anyone. In the 40 and 80 acre
one slight adjustment.... center of the 40 acre wood is 7.040... NOT 7.030 for the purpose of this FOXHUNT!! --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
The mail carried a nice surprise for me, a FIRST Place Single Op, QRP, in Wyoming Certificate for 2011.For the New England QSO Party.And a nice single page of results. Anyone care to guess where I'm
The BIG ONE.. the really BIG ONE.. Well, ok.. it is just a terriffic amount of fun, all rolled into a single weekend. Wonderful time to grab the states and counties that you have been looking for. I'
And that... specifically is what makes it "assisted" Outside information, not readily available without outside assistance. --... ...-- Dale - WC7S in Wy In essence I would not get no outside help in
I understand Igor, and I also understand that the line is grey and getting wider... however.. for me, MY ethics, my choice is to view "assistance" as any information obtained by an outside source.. a