I know that getting any well established contest or contest committee to consider a major change would be like thinking Congress will pass a health care bill or balance the budget. However consider t
Yeah, the transistor and transceivers have made it all too easy. I think we should all return to straight keys, spark gaps, and paper logs. When there is a new one on you should send a letter with a
Here is the long shot of the year. The only worked unconfirmed I have has is a QSO with FQ8AG from April of 1959. Anyone have any leads? Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7zr.com _____________________________
I am looking to change to next iteration of a ergonomically designed single op single radio contest station. I have gone through this process several times and now feel I need to change this "one mor
Again thanks to all who made contributions that resulted in this latest of iterations in my station's ergonomics. The results have been a station that works better for me and that is what it is about
I have a room at the Holiday Inn in Visalia for the DX Convention. The person who was going to share has cancelled so it is available for someone to share room and cost. -- Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7
All 5C5Z AND CN2ZR QSL cards received as of 4/25 are in the mail. Also, new photos from Morocco from the 5C5Z WPX effort in March are now up on my website under photos. Logs and some audio to come. -
Pictures from the 2007 Visalia DX Convention available now on my website under photos. -- Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7zr.com _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-C
A comment on CQ WW contest catagories: Why does using packet (Assisted Category) force one to enter high power? I would think that packet and power are separate issues and you should be able to enter
Turn off packet. Do not allow use of computers or computer programs. No super check partial files should be compiled. All logging should be via paper logs and with an ink pen. No transceivers only se
I have a room reservation at the Holiday Inn for the Visalia DX Convention that I will not be using. Email me at dick.w7zr at gmail.com. -- Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7zr.com No one is entirely useless
Does the SSN update automatically when you have auto update checked? I know the SFI, K and A do. -- Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7zr.com No one is entirely useless; even the worst of us can serve as horr
I have a Microsoft 6000 V2 wireless keyboard. This past weekend I noticed problems with mouse and keyboard. Erratic mouse and delayed on no keyboard at times. Turns out since I was doing a 10M only t
I have found that I have two extra International DX Convention Patches. One from 1995 and one from 1998. If anyone is interested drop me a private mail. -- Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7zr.com Any progra
I am using N1MM but convinced that it is not a N1MM software problem. Briefly the problem: When set to record QSOs there is a squeak (feedback?) at both the start and end of the transmitted wave file
That and a Brakeman's Pal -- Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7zr.com When you come to a fork in the road, take it. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesti
My friend Bob Wruble W7GG and Ai7B QSYed today to a new QTH. I am sure many of you have talked with Bob over the years either in a contest, on the air, or in person. Amateur radio was a major part of
I am thinking of selling my Acom 2000A and getting a Tokyo Hy-Power 2.5. My Acom is perfect but just thinking of doing it for a change. Any thoughts from contesters? -- Tnx es 73 Dick W7ZR www.w7zr.c
Just a little more on the dilemma. I will not be using a tuner except on 80 and 160 as I use a SteppIR. Since the SteppIR has various band segments within a band going from one end to another should
I tried the SteppIR reflector but no hits. Looking to see if anyone has modeled their SteppIR with EZ who would be willing to share the files. I am working on it now and have 20m CW completed. -- Tnx