Jim/Rick, I think you both are really hitting on what I'm after. It's about the fun and excitement of contesting as a sport. I think catching the "cheaters" is really a secondary aside anyway. I thin
Hi Tom, I'm advocating using HTTP POSTS (via TCP) for log uploads. A "200" response from the server would tell the logging program that the transfer was successfull, else a background thread would "s
That is a really good point Warren. I'm not a top 10 player and my station falls into the little pistol on a suburban lot variety. For DX contests, I typically compete with my peers in Washington Sta
I don't think anyone is proposing anything mandatory. It would just provide an additional set of data points for the contest organizing committee. Casual ops are just as 'important' as the 'players'.
A newbie question: My station is of the 3rd tier variety (euphemism for little pistol). I run 100 watts into a good wire antenna and being in the Pacific NW, I can ususally put a decent signal into J
A question for the experts: I operated in the CQWW SSB contest this weekend and found that 99% of all my contacts were on 20 and 15. My effort on 20 seems pretty good (at least for me). Can I submit
I think Ward Silver (N0AX) posted a thought on this some time ago. I think it is a good one. Why not create a contest-in-a-contest? I bet if you ask Bruce Horn really nicely he might create a categor
This is slightly off-topic, but my all-time favorite call is: YU1OJ 73's Guy, N7ZG == K6VVA <dx35 at hilding.com> wrote: The following station Fun-etics really stood out in the SSB SS this past weeke
If it is just a single discrepency in the log , I don't think that in and of itself should disqualify anyone. Two or more would extend beyond a reasonable doubt however. And no,,, I don't think we ne
I need a balun design to match 50 ohm unbalanced to 100 ohm balanced (2:1). I have a T-200-2 core and am winding it as follows: A bifiliar winding with one long and 1 short wire. This goes for 12 tur
Chris, Before I got heavily into contesting I had another just as expensive hobby,,, Golf. ;-) Golf is a game steeped in etiquitte. For example, when you are on the putting green, you should never st
John, Yes, good point. But I was trying to underscore another aspect of this. You have to know what the rules are. Your example should need no explanation. Athough we assume that most folks understan
Hi all, As a followup to Dan Henderson's post on the ARRL DX CW 2006 log deadline, I have loaded this claimed scores data into an Excel spreadsheet. Some minor data cleanup was done as well. Slice it
Hi All, I just acquired an ICOM 751A in very good condition, however it seems to be a version that has IF shift instead of Pass Band Tuning. Does anyone know of a way to restore PBT thorugh some sort
I would think it might have something to do with being under the auroral cap. Contesting from and incredibly DIFFICULT postion. 73 - Guy, N7ZG _______________________________________________ CQ-Conte
I think the rules say "A single wire element for each band 40/80/160". So the way It see it, a single delta loop would certainly qualify. A pair of deltas or wire yagis would definately not. I put up
I think this is one of those arguments where everyone is right. 1) The charter for the Amateur Service includes (among other things), creating a pool of trained radio operators who can assist during
It averages out anyway, and it seems to me that going forward the intention is to make this happen every 4 years. As one of the key founders of the WRTC concept, I think Danny didn't want to muddy th
Yes. It is 150W because the General Rules for HF contests apply. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/
According to Tree, N6TR, it is wrtc-2006@kkn.net. Tree is the official WRTC log checker. 73 - Guy, N7ZG _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.c