I posted this as a reply to another post on the YCCC reflector. I was asked to cross-post it here: I don't think anyone is asking HQ to make a decision that would result in less profit or a loss for
I was asked to write an introduction to contesting that appeared in the November 2000 QST under the title, "Discover the Wonderful World of Contesting" (my title, so don't blame the editors if you t
Reading between the lines, I'd say the delay is not just to buy time for us to get more comfortable. It looks like the Board is divided on the issue. The length and complexity of the resolution sugge
Jeff, The second iteration is similar to my setup, except I use autotune amps that are away from the operating desk. Also, I don't use any shelving in my setup -- the radios sit on the desk and the c
Steve, IMHO, The 1000D is a much better contest rig than the MP and is much better on the low bands as well. The MP always sounds muffled to me by comparison. My biggest beef with the MP is the AGC,
Dallas, You don't have to use an e-mail attachment to send the log. You can upload it directly using the LoTW web site. Just log on to your account and click on "Upload File." 73, Dick WC1M -- The wo
A few quick comments on this thread: 1. Paper QSLs can be incomplete, too -- no county, grid, zone, etc. 2. Incomplete station data in LoTW isn't the only problem. Sometimes the station data is incor
Scott, I think the ORION is a remarkable achievement, and completely understand Ten-Tec's decision not to build a very expensive radio for the exceedingly small number of SO2R ops in the market. Howe
Yes, but you can pick off a lot more multipliers if you can hear the second receiver *during* the CQs. At 34 WPM, it takes about 6 seconds to send my CQ and I usually set the delay between CQs to 2-
FWIW, I recently did a little study of band-by-band results for selected New England top-ten single-op stations in CQWW CW and ARRL DX CW correlated with the smoothed sunspot numbers (SSN) for Novem
Nice idea. BTW, the LoTW key pair could be used for this application. It's already authenticated by ARRL, so most of the first three steps would be unnecessary. You would, however, have to send the L
At W1FN (Twin State Radio Club, NH/VT), our 2A had an A4 tribander at 50', a 40-2CD 2-el 40m at 50', an 80m half-square at about 70' and a 160m horizontal loop (works on all bands) at about 70'. We d
Ah, just in time for the sunspot peak to make 40m our fourth-best HF contest band. Looks like the compromise will help CW contesting more than it will help SSB contesting. Once the broadcasters are g
When applying for a cert for an old, expired callsign, you must sign it with the cert you got for your current call. To do so, select "Signed" when prompted by TQSLcert during the cert request proced
There was a problem with the first version of TQSLcert that went out. Download the latest version from the LoTW website (www.arrl.org/lotw) and the problem with accepting the private key will be fixe
Bruce, I would contact the league and see if they will accept a mailed CD-ROM containing your signed logs (assuming you have CD-R capability.) During the design phase, there was some talk about accep
Chuck, First, I don't think LoTW will reduce your chances of getting a paper QSL, as long as you send an SASE. I have to believe that the vast majority of hams will recognize and respect your cost an
While I agree with Darryl that the most secure method is for a DX station to send a CD-R with a signed log to a QSL manager for upload to LoTW, this may not be feasible or desirable in all cases. The
Bob, I *was* an advisor to ARRL during the design phase of LoTW, almost two years ago. During that period, I refrained from making public comments about LoTW because I was not an official spokesperso