Its funny how we talk about he same things over and over again and yet no organizer says a word... Except for Randy that has been showing great enthusiasm. If these guys are you cautious to damage wh
no wonder why the FCC cant enforce the bands.. so much time wasted with petitions like those... The FCC denies W5FG's petition to sanction the ARRL for promoting the use of a "sham reporting system"
There are not many if you run 1d, now trying to operate while handling generators. logging networks, turning antennas manually, the heat creating all kinds of disconforts you know where, the bugs bit
Well, I was especific to mention "contest like" 1 d's 1d's make a lot of qsos that help the starting guys get acquainted and relaxed of the intoleration for slow ops sometimes found in contests. Thos
Bern, Sorry I couldnt report, but im very interested, Im in the middle of deciding exactly what to do, using similar setup. please include me in any report outside of the reflector and if you need re
Yeah, its funny how novice we feel when we hear him working the piles... congrats! Felipe NP4z -- Original Message -- From: Art Boyars To: cq-contest@contesting.com Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 9:21
Speculation one and two 1. In Europe Amateur radio is considered a sport (some people even say CW is an art that has been perfected in the old world) 2. The abundance of PSP,s playstations and other
Franki, Yes, thats what I meant .. I think you are probably right, but I also think that kids at the age of 8-12 show interest, that may be distracted later by things as partying, college etc.. If at
Remi, Thats what I imagined, I remember well those days, got my ham license also 29 yrs ago and now 44 yrs young..I remember well the soviet union's calls and great activity from those days. I think
Remi, Igor and Zoli Yes, its good to remember those days.. It makes me think that perhaps we are giving more weight to the playstations , Internet and other "sources of distractions" than we have to.
Mike, Very insightful, in fact I can relate to everything you say except the father thing, since my Dad had nothing to do with technology. but my experiences almost the same, my eleven yr old had sho
Ken Very interesting read.. I see a couple of our assumptions being confirmed by you. but also 3/3 aint bad! you got your three children to get licenses under a year!!! If heavy brivary wasnt envolve
John Im curious to see whats the median age of the ones that have been licensed less than 10 years. Thanks Great Info!.. Felipe Darn it! That was a typo. The overall first licensed age was 17. Not ha
John et all.. I think that more representing of our condolences would be to take the first minute of the contest as silence and start logging qsos after 0001 utc I will keep my freq and announce the
Tonno, I want your chair!!!!! or is it Ranko's? I agree absolutely with Tonno regarding Diet.. Drink the minimum water to keep your throat in good shape, eat very light.. fruit snacks and juices do w
uhhh Regarding the self spotters from the caribbean... Its just a honest mistake just like signing qrp with your amp on... ;) Felipe Just a quick summary here, you can get the raw data, sorted and hi
well there you have it.. and you tought that beating sleep was the only feat! congrats! Felipe -- Original Message -- From: Tonno Vahk To: 'Felipe J Hernandez' ; cq-contest@contesting.com Sent: Thurs
This thing repeats itself every year, If we look at this from the reality side a solution is simple: 1. Packet is used by lots of people and many enjoy it, gives them immediate gratification zero wai
Dave The question is not making a bigger score, he would have still beaten the closest competitor because it is skill more than enything else.. I would see him going to the spots and fighting pileups
True, ... when you are already spending 20 secs on an exchange why worry about saving one and confusing the whole thing... I found that I was being asked for repeats on nr and ck using complete numbe