Hello, A follow-up to my article about UT7UV in the current issue of NCJ: Sasha has posted some pictures on his website showing the construction of his new self-standing 75 meter tower and the assemb
I will be in Germany on business from February 15-19, finishing the week at Frankfurt airport at around 1900 local time Friday night. I would love to find a place to operate the ARRL DX CW contest th
Thanks to Henk for alerting us to this matter. And the deadline for comments is April 5. Reviewing the current band plan (which only took effect on January 1, 2008; why is it necessary to change it a
When one looks at the growth of QSOs during 48 hour contests (notably maximum QSOs in the CQWW SOAB CW category in the past decades: 50's 1277 QSOs 60's 2623 QSOs 70's 4505 QSOs 80's 5970 QSO 90's 75
No sign here that RBN or skimmers, etc. are diminishing bad spots. Out of 1450 contacts on 40 SB, I logged 66 dupes (4.6%) but would have had many more had I not decided about 3/4 of the way through
Hello, I'd like to get in touch with contesters on Saipan. Please contact me if you are one or know of one. Tnx. Hal W1NN / 7J1AAI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing l
I am about to book a house on the northern tip of Pico Island for the CQWWDX CW contest (Nov 26-27). If you have plans to operate from that area or from nearby Faial Island (or know of someone who ha
Hello, If you have used your K3 in a mobile contest, I'd like to find out about your experience and ask you a few questions. Please respond off the reflector Thanks & 73, Hal W1NN ___________________
Albert, I love your C21 idea! Fantastic. You have my 100% support. I sure could use some more multipliers. I prepared a short checklist and a very rough budget estimate on a napkin over breakfast thi
Paul is correct that the Internet is involved in remote contesting. The main question to ask about this is: "Does this give the remote station any advantage?" For the reasons that W5OV and many other
Paul O'Kane asks: So - what is our core activity? Could it be anything other than contesting using ham-radio RF as our sole communications medium? The word "sole" makes this a loaded question. The an
Randy, Maybe the ARRL realizes that such a step would be extremely divisive. It is not "forward thinking" to do something that would alienate those contesters who love the challenge of operating with
Am I reading the contest schedule correctly? It looks like the third session of the CW Open contest will end at 2359Z on September 6 and the CW Sprint will begin at 0000Z on September 7. How much sen
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Dec 2014 10:02:53 +0900
Yes, but the question is who is disparaging whom? When the non-assisted category is eliminated, those who prefer to operate in that fashion are being told that their preference is no longer important
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Sun, 24 May 2015 12:33:27 -0400
Hello, I will be spending the next month near Nijmegen and would enjoy meeting nearby contesters. Please contact me off list. CU in WPX CW and Region 1 FD from PA/W1NN. 73, Hal W1NN _________________
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Sun, 15 May 2016 15:39:24 -0400
I would like to pass on a few thoughts about the comments made by KR2Q. I have not seen Randy's article yet, so I cannot comment on it. First, on a general note, I really object to the phrase "combin
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 12:04:16 -0400
Chip, I have 14 issues from April '59 through October '62 (missing the Oct '61 issue). I would be happy to scan them if someone wants to provide a home for them on a website. They are really fascinat
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2019 10:33:38 -0500
This is very shocking and sad news. Like many on this list, I've worked Paul dozens if not hundreds of times, including this past weekend. He was a very skilled op who cruised along at 38-40 WPM but
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 16:51:17 +0900
Doug conveniently forgot to mention the rule about participants in non-NA time zones where April 1 comes early. It's quite complicated but the bottom line is that all contacts made by ops in time zo
Author: Hal Offutt <hal@japancorporateresearch.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2020 11:37:05 +0900
Jim, Young man, I'm afraid I have to correct you about RST not being part of the SS exchange. I have copies of my old SS logs from the 50's. The official ARRL SS log forms (which the Communications