"Shucks, anyone can be competitive if he/she spends upwards past $50,000 or more on a station, towers, etc., and practices his/her skill in various contests. Not to mention a quiet RF location, on a
Why don't we just make it easier. Attach a web linked vid camera in everyones shack, just to make certain the wattmeter shows the correct power, and a single op is a single op, and nobody is sneaking
I'm not hijacking the thread. The underlying core of both subjects are the same. Open logs AND live station inspections are BOTH part of the same course of direction being taken by the CQWW contest c
committee Bingo. The conetest committee didn't create the problem that is trying to be fixed here. ... This rule is intended for people who are likely not playing by the rules, but we have no other
That's quite interesting. I can combine your premise with K1AR's request and add something valuable to the reflector. I haven't yet seen the official results for CQWW SSB, but it has been reported th
Since we're on the subject of youth and contesting, please take a moment to pass this to any young ham, a parent of a young ham or post in your next club publication. Once again we are sponsoring one
I just received the 2008 WPX SSB plaque for M/2 World Winner and a new North America Record with 29,018,014 points. Thank you CQ Magazine for sponsoring this contest, Randy K5ZD for managing the cont
I just received the 2008 ARRL International DX Contest plaque for World M/2 SSB Winner. Thank you ARRL for sponsoring this contest (my favorite) and a special thanks to Dave and Barbara Leeson, W6NL
Thank you to everyone that has worked the 6Y1V contest station in past contests. Without the participation of each and every one of you, especially those modest stations (we hear you all 59) that giv
It's official! 2009 is the year of the Young Ham Contest Program! Krassy, K1LZ and I (KY1V) have agreed to sponsor a Young Ham team for piloting the 6Y1V contest station in this years CQWW DX SSB con
In just four short days we will be selecting 4 young hams to join us this year for CQWW at 6Y1V. We are very excited this year as we have received essays from every continent, from age 9 through 21,
We have finished the selection process for this year's Young Ham Contest Program. Having received dozens of essays from 5 continents we discovered we had a rich pool of excellent young CW operators f
I am seeking an Amateur Radio Operator fluent in both English and Russian to provide translations of communications necessary to arrange for the licensing and travel arrangements for Alexander RV9LM.
It is with great regret that I report Cal Darula K0DXC cannot join us for CQWW CW in November due to a prior commitment to K3LR. Not only is Cal a wonderful kid, but he is a stand up guy that places
I'll have one of my developers create a page to announce small contest operations on the UltraDX.com website. I'll discuss with Bill NG3K so as not to overlap with his site http://www.ng3k.com/misc/w
The problem is that Europe, smaller than the US, consists of countries and the United States consists of states resulting in one pointers for Europeans to work each other and zero pointers for US sta
Speaking of clubs, I thought it interesting to note that in the last several years we have been putting up huge scores from 6Y1V, not one single club has attempted to recruit us for our points. Makes
I am not sure it is your English letting you down, but you may be misinterpreting the rules. We both agree Europe is roughly the same size as the United States and has as many countries as the US has
Sylvan, I agree. I have witnessed several operators at 6Y1V working below the US band and logging any US station that happens by the frequency. Most of us do not work them or condone this practice. W
As I prepare for the upcoming CQWW CW contest, I can't help but to sit back in amazement thinking about how far Amateur Radio has progressed since the long past days of the Iron Curtain. It seems lik