Hello, I sent a message before about this thread, but something went wrong and I believe it could not reach the mailing list. In case it was received, my apologies for the repetition. I have seen som
Eliminating SO Unassisted. Then next step, would be eliminating the SO, because of some multi-ops could declare themselves SOps, and so on with MS, M2R and more radios... David HK1KXA EC5KXA ________
Enforcing the rules should not be necessary. Contesting is a matter of skill and knowledge among other things, but above all, players should have two qualities, that everyday are getting harder to fi
Jim, In this link: http://www.hy-gain.com/man/pdf/BN-4000B.pdf Read the note under figure No. 3 Strange, if it is just beads around a piece of coax. David HK1KXA EC5KXA ______________________________
Hi All I guess that the contests comitees/organizers have a gigantic task checking the logs and all the work that comes with it. I appreciate all the effort these people do, so many of us can have lo
I received today the two certificates for my CQ WPX CW 2008 SO LP NA 40m, operation. One regarding the TB-wires overlay (2nd place world and EU) and the other not regarding the antenna type (3rd plac
Hello all. I hope that the moderator will let this pass and I offer my apologies to all if I it looks like I use this channel to remove the dirt around this HK3AR issue, but there are many things tha
It is a motivator for new and also for many old contesters, like me. David HK1KXA EC5KXA _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live: Keep your life in sync. Check
After the 10 minutes BIP test, would be interesting if they do 5 minutes more of tests for top antennas, then 5 minutes for bottom antennas and 5 minutes more for BOP if they have it. In a BOP test w
Hello, all I have a toroid with this printed on it with black letters: VAC K128-53-XCF OD is 1.45" (little less than 1-1/2") Height is 0.64" (a tad over 5/8") Thickness (Outer radius minus inner radi
At the QSO rates when contesting from HK was not practical to use the dupe sheet during the contest. My first big log, 1300+ Qs, it took me one week to sort the dupes out, taking the first QSO and lo
Hi all, I have a friend who lives in Dallas and is coming to HK1 soon. No time for mailing orders, so is there any ham radio shop where he can get me some toroids, ferrite beads and most of all: PL-2
Hello to all, Please any answer, send it to the contest reflector. Is it repairing a station item, or i.e. installing a new antenna during contest time, considered like an activitiy to contribute to
Right Hans, that person is not operating. But if you are running the contest SO-SB while somebody is installing an additional antenna to your "weaponry".... let's say that you began with the tribande
Hi Franki and all, No controversy intention on my initial message of this thread. I am just pointing to what looks to me like a loose end in the rules. Before, rules needed little or no clarification
There's a restriction. All antennas and radios must be in the same property or within a xy meter radius or diameter. David hk1kxa ec5kxa ______________________________________________________________
Where was the moderator when this display of ignorance and disrespect came on? The implications of the sentence marked in bold letters are clear and reinforced by the wink sign. "The other thing I ra
Hello, Mike Understood. No hard feelings at all. See you in CW CQWW, if you give it a shot If you hear me at 40+wpm, it is that maybe the PC is high on coffee spillovers, not me. ;-) 73 David HK1KXA
I have always asked myself why multipliers counted for AB instead of per band. That is a much better incentive solution than double points for LB, IMO. That would be funtastic! David HK1KXA EC5KXA __