Tom, Well said. I was just thinking the very same thing yesterday: someone definitely needs to carry on OJ's FQP count-down/promotion tradition. OJ would be upset if someone didn't step in and at lea
Hi, For the last month I've been getting 4-5 viruses each day from addresses like validcall@hotmail.com. (I assume that the 17.4 kb attachments are viruses; I don't open them.) Today I got one that s
Hello, I've been trying to find a good explanation for the decline in JA activity that many have noted. I've gathered some interesting data but I'm still not satisfied that I have the answer. Here's
Passing the following along for Joe K9LY. N9JF does an annual analysis of the ILQP and it makes for a very interesting read if you are interested in state QSO parties. You can also find ILQP results
Hi, As many have pointed out, there are some advantages to having your shack in the basement. But I used a basement shack for many years and I'm very happy to have finally escaped. I won't do it agai
Ron & Everyone, The best way to get more CW activity on the bands during "non-contest times" is to hold some contests on weekdays. Wasn't there a two-hour Int-Sprint held on a Wednesday night once? S
Reminder Wednesday is the last chance to file your comment on the BPL problem. It takes about 2 minutes to make a brief comment at: http://gullfoss2.fcc.gov/ecfs/upload click on the 03-104 box. This
Attn Northern California Stations Need some help next weekend in your SS SSB multop? Got an empty station that you'd like to see activated? I'll be seeing off clients at SFO at 10 AM on Saturday. I c
Hi, I'm not as ticked off as Scott (maybe 'cause I can't do as well in the Sprints as he) but I am another victum of this change. I always consider the contest calendar when scheduling my trips and t
I think Jeff is absolutely right that the WRTC should be open to anyone who wants to participate. Something like a marathon, to use a sports analogy.* There have to be a lot of great ops out there wh
Rather than seeing this practice as rude, I take it as a compliment when an experienced Sprinter does not send "dit-dit" after I send my information. He is saying, in effect, "I think you are a good
Isn't D the common abbreviation for 8? If it's reasonable to use U for 2, it is certainly just as reasonable to use D for 8 (in both cases the sender is saving two dashes). And wouldn't consistency d
I will be in the UK for the IARU contest weekend (14-15 July) and would love to find a place to operate. Is there perhaps a HQ station that could use a CW op? Willing to travel anywhere in Great Brit
W4TV replied: Because the operator is as much a part of the station as are the transmitters, receivers, antennas and computers. Part of building a station in an advantaged location is being there to
A lot of common sense there from N1UR. I have also been very surprised to learn that there are people operating contests with CW decoders. I have seen no real data so I can't judge just how common th
John, It's just a whole lot easier to hold a frequency with an S-4 signal on CW than on SSB. I don't think the extra points for CW contacts are the determining factor. Whether I'm moving or operating
I'm real sad to hear this terrible news about Vic. I felt as though I knew him personally from working him so often over the years, especially in his mobile efforts with Dan in the Florida QSO Party
I will be in Kiev from 9th to 14th September and would enjoy meeting Ukrainian contesters. Please reply by email. 73, Hal Offutt W1NN Also 7J1AAI & HS0ZCR formerly K8HVT _____________________________
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:59:19 -0700 (PDT)
For me the most memorable contesting article was the one written by KH6IJ somewhere around 1960. The thing I most remember was his suggestion to learn to send while holding your pencil so you don't h
CW Sweepstakes Then and Now Comparing the 1958 and 2007 CW SS Contests By Hal Offutt, W1NN Heavy Reading Some 10 or 15 years ago I had the opportunity to acquire a huge quantity of old QST magazines