Well, let's add some math and more definitions to the conversation Examples of series or sequences: 2 4 6 8 10 12 ... pairs , 2x. Consecutive, progressive (growing) 3 6 9 12 15... 3x. Consecutive, pr
I will always be tied to the H, and if I don't like it, 5K or 5J are available specials, HJ is for "novices". Tell HK1X about busting when he was HK1HHX, lots of chances. During last WW SSB test I ha
My new callsign ticket, HK1A, arrived at noon 7 hours before the contest start line, I believed it wouldn't be arriving on time. Then, 35 min before the contest I realized that I needed to change the
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 00:31:45 -0500
I like the rules the way they are, but if winds of change are coming: In my opinion, the best and fairest scoring system would be by QSO distance. Distance covered was the thing in the old days and s
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 10:26:59 -0500
Ooopss.... 100 JA would mean 1400 Mm, not 140. David HK1A EC5KXA ex-HK1KXA I like the rules the way they are, but if winds of change are coming: In my opinion, the best and fairest scoring system wou
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 20:30:15 -0500
During solar minimums the difference is made on the low bands and longer winter nights help the northernmost station on this. I worked 25 hours last WW CW on 40m SB, some guys up there in the high la
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:38:54 -0500
More fascinating: He even bested his last year DQ-ed score. With 800W output, EA's legal limit. Chapeau. David HK1A EC5KXA ex-HK1KXA _________________________________________________________________
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 20:19:06 -0500
I will be interesting explaining to an outsider about the distance. Instead of 0, 1, 2 and 3 pointers, because after you explain this, by the time you start talking about multipliers, the interest is
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:22:29 -0500
Yuri I imagine that setting the date close to the Equinox (Sept 21st) was intentional, this important to equalize daylight/night hours for all. There's the RTTY test. What is on one week away? I will
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 07:59:03 -0500
I had the wrong idea that the contest would begin at 10PM local HK time (03.00 Z). So I had quite I surprise when at around 5 PM, before SunSet, I turned the radio on to check top band with a at 10 m
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2010 08:09:16 -0500
You have to get more picky if you do contests on CW and SSB. I took several things on account to get to HK1A:-Phonetics and phonetics contrast. -Musicality and rythm of call on both modes. -Same as a
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2010 07:34:22 -0500
First time I read about the TB-Wire Overlay came to my mind the typical little station with a three element tribander (TH3, TA33, etc) with a couple of inverted vees sharing a common feedpoint. I bel
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2010 09:39:23 -0500
The first decision was a non decision.> The ARRL opted not to decide in the claim of AO8HQ against DA0HQ.> ARRL says URE has provided no evidence of their claim, but at the same time> declared there
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2010 10:03:29 -0500
I am and will be in Dallas (Highland Village) for next weekend CQ WW VHF. I will be pleased to participate as an operator or as an observer during the contest.Please send me an e-mail to hk1a@hotmail
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jul 2010 16:13:02 -0500
ua1out@yahoo.com, on July 25th 2010 wrote:=="In case you did not know, and as proven by point 1, you should not really bother logging zones during CQWW at all. You can rely on the logging programme t
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:40:54 -0500
http://www.qsl.net/ct1boh/callid.htm This is a very good article on the subject, written by Jose Nunes on his webpage "Contest CT1BOH" David HK1A EC5KXA ex-HK1KXA ____________________________________
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:12:00 -0500
I think it would be interesting to try a double scoring system; the current system and the distance-based system as category overlay to see what happens. A simple algorithm using the grid locators wi
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2011 04:33:55 -0500
Using the locators as an exchange might be too much for some but, OTOH, would make exchange meaningful. The locator in the header as information for the contest robot is a good idea, in my opinionTo
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:17:05 -0500
The best thing I have used, at professional and ham level, to adapt to a serial port is a PCMCIA card. USB to serial DB-9 was always a problem. It was faster to update firmware to SCADA units at work
Author: "David J. Sourdis - HK1A" <hk1kxa@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 12 Nov 2011 12:34:48 -0500
Does anyone know if there is available a CQ zone Google Earth overlay? David HK1A EC5KXA AE5XQ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:/