I will second W3UR's reminder to avoid the 20-meter emcomm nets and add a reminder that emergency traffic nets on 40 and 75-meters are shown as operating from the beginning of the General Class alloc
Apologies - I thought it was clear and I wanted to avoid repeating the frequency list sent out earlier. Here are the emergency frequencies - take care to avoid them if they are occupied. I received t
There is now a public forum :-) 73, Ward N0AX (tongue in cheek) _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/
Hi Jacob, First of all - you're from West Virginia, so you should be popular! Call CQ a lot and you may be pleasantly surprised. You don't say whether you're mostly into phone or CW or both, but eit
Does anyone know if there will be an NNY QSO Party in 2006? Emails to last year's organizers have not gotten a response and the column for February is just about to leave the station. 73, Ward N0AX E
Hi folks, Now is the time for Young Contesters (YCs) to make their application to WRTC-2006. And it is also the time for all good Old Contesters (OCs) to help them do it! Our youthful competitors nee
I disagree with the notion that the WRTC needs to be "wide open" to all competitors. Try this edited paragraph: "The Olympics should be open to anyone who wants to participate. There have to be a lot
No :-) The only generally acceptable solution offered to date is to regionalize the competition. The number of regions is directly proportional to the number of teams that the host committee can sup
I am using Steve's comments as a springboard - not really having a big argument with him, specifically. I am incorporating the suggestions and comments of others into this response. The number of reg
YASME Foundation Supports Young Contesters at WRTC-2006 Because radio contesting needs to attract and support youth, the YASME Foundation (http://www.yasme.org) announces a donation of $10,000 to WRT
Folks, BARTG RTTY Sprint runs on Jan 28/29 - the QST Web site is being updated and a notice will run in the Jan 11th issue of the Contester's Rate Sheet. Have a good New Year's! 73, Ward N0AX Editor,
In general, the limit for CW QRP is 5 watts - this is almost universal. For SSB QRP the power limit can be either 5 W or 10 W PEP - it's best to check the contest rules for the specifics. If it's no
I suspect that a sizeable portion of ARRL Officialdom is occupied doing other things than operating and enjoying ham radio. Just ask your Director and Vice Director how much time they have for actua
Addressing the case of the Directors and Vice Directors listed in the original post - I believe that by volunteering countless hours on behalf of their divisions in particular and amateur radio in ge
I have a strong feeling that most aspects of ham radio will going to look mighty different in say, 2020, than they do at the beginning of 2006. This is not because of some nefarious plot by the ARRL
And they won't drink milk! E. Litella, call unknown, ca. 1977 -- Original Message -- From: DGB To: Ward Silver Cc: CQ-Contest Reflector Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:22 PM Subject: Re: [CQ-Conte
Bullyragging the directors (of any national society) does not achieve the goal of perpetuating our principles. The directors represent the constituents of which we are but a fraction. *We* need to s
Happily reassign our spectrum to some dreary utility data scheme so that little children will hear the roaring buzz on their parent's tube-dead, no-antenna shortwave radio and imagine they are liste
You miss my point entirely and contradict yourself in the process. The gummint imposes nothing except frequency limits. See Part 97.1 - here are the reasons we make spectrum available, now go figure
In all the hubbub about who goes to WRTC2006 and who doesn't, one good question did get asked about the choice of contests for US Rating Points. Specifically, why do Sprint and Sweepstakes scores cou