At the risk of opening a LARGE can of worms and adding to the already squirming and writhing bunch currently on the table, I would like to suggest this. Let's move ahead with our ideas for a Contest-
Greetings, fellow aficiandos of the ruff and tumble! I've had a couple of people respond privately to me about the type of topics and this has pinged me to suggest the following. I trust that those w
(that'll teach me not to proof the EMAIL address! <grin> Greetings. not a flame.. just a rebuttal.. It is true that contesting, by nature, promotes a competitive environment within which people or gr
...And with the (inevidable) No-code-at-all-HF license, many new hams will want to use HF data modes... Here's a suggestion. It costs a little bit of money, but it does help to promulgate the band pl
Remember, it's a two-way street. I would expect that many USA stations will get E-mail from Europe when we chose to listen for them on 40 meter SSB below 7.040. But would we be so brazen to do the s
de k3ft.. I do too. UNLESS it's Sunday at about 1900Z and I've been up all night and some needed mult is heard. The guy rips his call (every 5th Q or so) at 45WPM, and sends his exchange as '5NNNN' w
ZF2NT, on 3830 reflector, wrote in order to stimulate conversation...... "...and as everybody knows most of the good CW ops in the US have now retired and moved to FL." K3FT responded (with tongue FI
Hi Mike, Well, there IS a section in the FCC rules that defines bandwidth. You'll find it in section 2 of the FCC rules. They list an entire table of bandwidth descriptions, the formulas, and the emi
I have found a home for the WPX. I will be opping at WR3L on Sat and possibly Sunday (depending on family activities) WR3L will be on Sat - Sun but I'll not be doing the entire time. Thanks to those
Over many hours of operating CW contests, I find that if a station sends 'TEST DE <their call>' or 'TEST <their call> it works well. 1 - It gives my brain a chance to 'sync-up' to the signal - especi
Author: Charles <discreetly_confidential@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 04:40:07 -0700 (PDT)
Logging standards, submittal standards... As one who thoroughly enjoys contesting AND who finds the PC logging makes it a lot more fun.. There are three things I want and need (and I would feel safe
Author: Charles <discreetly_confidential@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 04:31:50 -0700 (PDT)
Just a reminder. MidAtlantic QSO Party (MAQP), 8-9 May 04. Details, Full rules, Party info, list of Counties that will be activated, Awards, etc. Available on website. http://www.qsl.net/maqso/ Shoul
Seems to me that ANOTHER way to do it.. (assuming you hear the guy again) is to listen to his exchange and then correct the areas that YOU made when you logged him the first time. I don't see this as
(info courtesy of Carl, WC4T) If you wanted to get the Winter 2003 RAC OR were wondering about it's future, wonder no more. Carl WC4T provided me the following URL http://callbook.com That will take
Seems to me that if this category encourages more people to participate then it achieves a great goal that ALL the groups want - more folks to participate. participate but due to the emphasis seeming
-- Dennis McAlpine <dennis.mcalpine@verizon.net> wrote: ...you how many QSOs went to the credit of W1DY. I assume that the same problem exists with "T". de K3FT Wayyy back.. (in the foggy dim past of
Greetings! The key, I think, is to think ahead BEFORE any emergencies come up. Ask yourself the simple question.. 'If I had some emergency/priority traffic that I needed to get through and __________
..I've also heard the 'traditional' "CQ - No lids, no kids, no space cadets" from USA" I was first licensed in 1968, did SWL'ing prior to that. Heard a VERY STRONG W2OY who would call 'CQ NO KIDS, NO
While I also found the reported 'stats' interesting, from a purely technical perspective.. As others have noted.. it is IMPOSSIBLE, without some verifiable methodology to confirm the identity of a st
My 5.4 cents worth (Inflation adjusted 2 cents) Make it fully and completely OPTIONAL. If you WANT to log on and make your scores known, then by all means GO FOR IT! If you don't.. then don't! The ke