Just two tents remain available for sponsorship at next year's WRTC2018. Anyone willing to join me to sponsor one of them in memory of Dave Collingham, K3LP (SK)? Somehow it seems appropriate, given
If you or your club wish to nominate someone for the CQ Magazine Contest Hall of Fame, the nomination must be RECEIVED by March 1. Nominations may be made by individual contesters, contesting clubs,
<< Below is corrected information about CQ HOF nominations. Note: my earlier email had the wrong "snail mail" address and broken links. If you MAILED a HOF nomination to the old address, mail again t
Come on, Ed, you know better. In WPX, there is no advantage of using 4U1 over, say, AC1. Masa's main station is 4U1WB, whether its WPX or any other contest. N1UR, on the other hand, became AC1U for t
What's the problem? The more distinctive the station or location, the better! It all adds to the fun and can draw casual operators into the contest. Masa doesn't seem to have a problem with callers u
Rather than hog the bandwidth, I've been waiting for someone to note that, in addition to 4U1WB, there are multiple other United Nations stations that do not count as separate DXCC countries. 4U amat
It was good to hear some of the UN stations on in last weekend's ARRL DX contest. I worked 4U13FEB (Italy), 4U1A (Austria), and heard 4U1WB on both 20 and 40 but of course didn't call because U.S. st
Theoretically, I also like moving the time up. But note that doing so would not be neutral with regard to scores. Operators competing from the southwest and west will have more hours to run on 10, 15
Some WRTC2018 teams are using this weekend's RDXC contest to get practice and test equipment. Contest is both SSB & CW, continues through 1200 UTC tomorrow, and is on the normal bands. No sending of
Years ago I worked an op on 7 MHz CW that turned out was located at a hotel about 5 blocks away. When we got together for drinks and QSL exchange, it turned out that he was transmitting QRP to a wire
The WPX SSB contest this weekend will fill the band with thousands of contesters. Among the crowd will be members of the larger WRTC team. For you to identify these volunteers, the WRTC organizers ha
Such use is permitted. See the WPX rules, Sec. V.C.1. and related WPX FAQ at: https://www.cqwpx.com 73, Dave K3ZJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
One odd thing: the ARRL never uses the mail address that I submit in my Cabrillo log. Nor do they use my ARRL membership address. Instead, they mail contest certificates to my station's FCC address.
John Dorr, K1AR, has been appointed Director of the CQWW Contest, effective immediately. Congratulation, John! Announcement here: http://cqnewsroom.blogspot.com. 73, Dave K3ZJ _______________________
Three points that one should consider on this topic. 1. With regard to the selection of an operator from Africa : there were only 3 competitors from Africa above 10,000 points in the qualifying perio
TBT! As several hundred contesters around the world prepare to depart for this year's WRTC in Germany, and several thousand more prepare to participate from their home stations by contacting the spec
DL1MGB, WRTC President, said that the callsign blocks (not individual callsign assignments) will be announced publicly on THURSDAY (July 12) at the opening ceremony. The ceremony will be live-streame
Kari, Since you have your own Flex remote station, there should be no problem operating from your bedroom using your iPad while your wife sleeps -- at least on CW. I remember our meeting at F'hvn las
A W6 ham resident in California that operates a station on the east coast, whether by physical or remote means, could not qualify to be a team leader for the WRTC2018. Rule 7.5 - 7.7, subject to Rule