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I reviewed my 2014 ARRL DX contest LCR and was puzzling over how so many contestants not only got my state wrong, but almost always inserted "VA" even though I am "K3" ZJ. It's not SCP because I have
Well, I'd be more worried when your own callsign calls you, and you didn't send it! I remember when this happened to Bob this summer at one of the WRTC sites in Plymouth. . . . 73, Dave K3ZJ ________
Andy, Politics and ham radio should be kept separate and operation should be encouraged everywhere. Indeed, I would say that only positive developments can come from continued communication, amateur
I note the comments on this thread by a number of CQWW Committee members, although except for K5ZD they do not identify themselves as such. Two notes/questions: 1. Why was the decision on Crimea made
I don't think it relevant at all for ham radio purposes. The Republic of Amateur Radio is not a nation state and therefore it and its constituents are incapable of recognizing or withholding recognit
Yes, notwithstanding very serious concerns with the political situation in Crimea, as well as Georgia before it, this is the correct decision for ham radio competitors and CQ deserves thanks for its
So if the United States seizes England, the world should disqualify the English from playing in ham radio contests to express their disapproval? LOL de Dave K3ZJ _____________________________________
Multipliers were not created out of thin air to benefit some and disadvantage others. Rather, they are based on boundaries created for other purposes. Where sections are multipliers, that is what it
In a word, legitimacy. States, provinces, DXCC entities, sections, oblasts, shires, prefixes, CQ zones, ITU zones, etc. all offer the appearance of basic "fairness" when applied equally to everyone.
The difference in rules between WRTC2014 and WRTC2018 that struck me was that the prior emphasis on worldwide contests while accommodating the major regionals was abandoned. For WRTC2014, only CQWW r
Here's a thought: the WRTC2018 organizers might voluntarily follow procedures similar to those implemented by K5ZD for changes to the CQWW rules, that is, publish the rules as drafted by the committe
Mats, Thanks for your thoughts. As I noted WAE & RDXC were elevated ABOVE CQWPX and IARU. RDXC & WAE certainly are enjoyed by many, they are fun contests, but they do not draw numbers of competitors
Mats, The difference was that for WRTC2014 the contests more popular (or restricted) regionally were credited or advantaged for qualifying purposes only to competitors located in those areas -- SS, N
Yan, I'll be your QSO in the ARRL 10 meter contest next weekend if you need it. Maybe you will find another few, there is a big sunspot due to rotate into view in time to help our propagation! 73, Da
Sun has followed the contest calendar. Lower sunspots this weekend for the ARRL 160 meter contest and, hopefully as predicted, back up next weekend for the ARRL 10 meter contest. 73, Dave K3ZJ ______
Igor, The submitted logs demonstrate that RDXC is VERY competitive for RU stations and ARRL is VERY competitive for U.S. stations, but much less so outside their respective countries notwithstanding
This thread seems to have gone astray. Both assisted and non-assisted category ops were credited for both the 2010 and 2014 WRTCs, and will continue to be for the 2018 qualifying process. Assisted is
LOL. It was "clear" to me until I saw Sinisa's answer. My answer is that, for the stated scenario, assisted gets 1000 points and unassisted gets 714 points. 73, Dave K3ZJ ____________________________
Mats, Well maybe this was a trick question, the answer to which is "more information needed" because Ranko did not state that 14 points was the highest SO or SOA score in the relevant competition are