- 161. Re: [CQ-Contest] Remote Base (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:59:51 -0700
- _________________________________________________ Yes, a UHF/VHF link. Bill, W6WRT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.conte
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-08/msg00406.html (8,334 bytes)
- 162. [RTTY] Need a clock? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:33:54 -0700
- I just found a neat freeware program which places a clock on your desktop. I know, there are hundreds of similar apps, but this one is just right. Not too big, not too small, and just enough configur
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-08/msg00449.html (7,042 bytes)
- 163. Re: [CQ-Contest] Contests during Katrina recovery (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 08:53:52 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ No, thanks. Everyone on God's Green Earth knows about the emergency and whatever hams can contribute is minimal. New Orleans is not like some isolate
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-09/msg00019.html (8,054 bytes)
- 164. [CQ-Contest] If only (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 20:31:01 -0700
- 0300 hours UTC, calling CQ on 14080 RTTY, no answers. The band is perfectly quiet. The s-meter is on zero, not even a flicker. My beam is on VK/ZL and I'm hearing my echo via backscatter as clear as
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-09/msg00048.html (6,484 bytes)
- 165. Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW Multi-Single Rule (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Tue, 13 Sep 2005 08:17:47 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ As I read it, the "exception" is for another band, not another transmitter. In other words, you may use your one and only transmitter on a second ban
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-09/msg00099.html (9,524 bytes)
- 166. Re: [CQ-Contest] Multi-single CQ WW rules (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:18:26 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I think Scott has it nailed correctly. Also, there is nothing I see in the rules to prevent a second RECEIVER being employed to hunt mults. It's just
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-09/msg00131.html (7,691 bytes)
- 167. Re: [CQ-Contest] Pet Peeve (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 08:01:08 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This should be included in the rules of all state QSO parties. Thanks, Mal! 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-10/msg00042.html (7,850 bytes)
- 168. [CQ-Contest] W6WRT Makrothen score (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Sun, 09 Oct 2005 09:30:20 -0700
- One of my favorite contests, being as close to a pure DX contest as you can get. Condx pretty good, although the Europeans were never really strong, but at least they were there. Atmospheric and man
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-10/msg00158.html (7,706 bytes)
- 169. Re: [CQ-Contest] An Innocent Question... (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:34:28 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A grid-based award would be a true challenge and not one likely to ever have all of them worked, unlike DXCC. The only problem with your suggeston is
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-10/msg00359.html (7,809 bytes)
- 170. Re: [CQ-Contest] The Perfect Contest (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 08:26:20 -0700
- <snip> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I second the idea of the "confidential code". The recipient of the code could go to the sponsor's website, type in the code and his certificat
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-10/msg00442.html (7,765 bytes)
- 171. Re: [CQ-Contest] Important Issues (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 11:30:21 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Do you *really* want millions of contesters on the air at the same time? Given the choice between hobbies, ham radio or computers, most kids choose c
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-10/msg00533.html (8,115 bytes)
- 172. Re: [CQ-Contest] Important Issues (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2005 07:58:58 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Having studied women all my life, I think I can answer your question: 1. Women do not like talking to men they do not know unless they are introduced
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-10/msg00576.html (10,007 bytes)
- 173. Re: [CQ-Contest] The Perfect Contest (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Sat, 29 Oct 2005 10:55:05 -0700
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There are two sides to this issue. While I would like to eliminate the signal report too, there is one good reason for it to be there and in all fair
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-10/msg00644.html (8,623 bytes)
- 174. Re: [CQ-Contest] Phonetics (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 08:31:16 -0800
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ To the best of my recollection, it was the ICAO, the International Civil Aeronautics Organization, which originally created the phonetics. Their inte
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-11/msg00081.html (8,437 bytes)
- 175. Re: [CQ-Contest] An Observation (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 07:58:01 -0800
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I recall K7SS telling the story of a time he was fooling around on a repeater and used the phonetics Kilo Seven Six Six. After much confusion and dia
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-11/msg00141.html (8,721 bytes)
- 176. Re: [CQ-Contest] Competitor Friendly Contesting (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:00:39 -0800
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ask a dozen hams, you'll probably get a dozen answers. Personally, I wouldn't like all contests to be the same, hour wise. I like some short ones and
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-11/msg00395.html (7,645 bytes)
- 177. Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R -- revised opinion? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 08:28:56 -0800
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I don't think anyone wants to "punish" the SO2R station. I admire the guys who go to the max to increase their scores. My only objection is lumping S
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-11/msg00397.html (9,399 bytes)
- 178. Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R trick (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:59:56 -0800
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ That sounds to me like one-way broadcasting. Isn't that illegal? 73, Bill W6WRT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing li
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-11/msg00430.html (7,499 bytes)
- 179. Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R -- revised opinion? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:42:01 -0800
- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ i have certificates on the wall that were won by less than 50 QSOs. The first RTTY contest I ever entered I won the 7th call area by exactly one mult
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-11/msg00431.html (9,774 bytes)
- 180. Re: [CQ-Contest] SO2R -- revised opinion? (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Turner <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 18:51:47 -0800
- Your argument makes sense and if it were solely a matter of skill, I wouldn't disagree. I like to emphasize knowledge of propagation, strategy and operating technique. To me, those are the heart of h
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/2005-11/msg00432.html (9,959 bytes)
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