I had quite a few requests for written copies of Dr. Beldar's Dayton Hamvention Contest Dinner "talk". I have spoken with the good doctor and he has graciously agreed. You can find the text on the NC
I'm sure that if you could get DC accepted as a DXCC entity, it would immediately become a multiplier. 73, Ward N0AX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest
Folks, The past couple of years, I've sponsored the "honor system" contest-within-a-contest for two-operator teams to compete during the IARU HF Championship, similarly to WRTC teams. The challenge w
Here's an upcoming award for the IARU contest...73, Ward N0AX The Polish Telegraphy Club and the Polish Radio Amateur's Journal are sponsoring the 2005 Worked HQ Stations award for working HQ station
Don't believe everything you read - particularly headlines :-) The Rate Sheet summary says "This Weekend" when referring to the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes, but it's really NEXT weekend, beginning o
There are many circumstances in which FCC rule violations are unavoidable, accidental, or even warranted under special circumstances - primarily emergencies and imminent threat to life or property. E
Actually, this would NOT have to be coordinated by the IARU. As it stands, most countries have phone privileges that extend below the US phone allocations on 20, 15, and 10 meters. The only thing th
If I was out on the bounding main I would sure feel better if I knew that somebody was keeping a 24/7 watch on a frequency like 14.300 or 14.313 (or a number of other similar frequencies) in case of
Thanks for all that support (I *think* it's support) on the book. The goal was to create a "Desktop Elmer" for new hams and a friendly introduction for the passerby who probably has unflattering ment
Hi folks, Thanks to K4BAI who spotted an error in the May 5th issue of the Rate Sheet - the date for the FISTS CW Sprint is May 8th, not May 9th. The contest runs from 1700Z - 2100Z. Complete info av
After getting a couple of queries about the WRTC-Style Team Competition for 2004, I decided that I had better get busy! Yes! The WRTC-Style Team Competition will be held again this year, during the I
Three weeks to go before IARU (10 - 11 July) and teams are beginning to sign up for the WRTC-Style Team Challenge. Simply put, two-operator teams compete in the IARU M/S category using low-power, a t
Hi contesters, I am just about to embark on the annual summer exercise known as "The Writing of the ARRL DX Phone Results" and I need a few volunteers (No - don't delete the message! Step away from t
Hi folks, I am SO close to having a Clean Sweep of divisional writeups for the ARRL DX Phone contest results! Surely there is one contester is the Delta and Atlantic divisions that would be willing t
Are there any Oceanian, JA or other Asian contesters out there? I am looking for a volunteer to look at the ARRL DX Phone results for 2004 and do a very short regional analysis of the results from th
Just a couple of days left to register your team for the WRTC-Style Team Challenge (www.wwdxc.org) - all it takes is an email to me with your team operator calls, cool team name, and callsign you'll
Hi Merri, Good "outside the box" thinking! You know, you don't have to start a brand new contest to do this. Just pick a contest and set up a scavenger hunt within it. As long your rules are compati
Late August means just one thing in the Pacific Northwest - the salmon runs are beginning as the fish return to our rivers and lakes to spawn. When those fish start heading upstream, it's also time t
Hi folks - hope you have your tackle ready to go fishing for Salmon :-) Complete information is available at www.wwdxc.org/salmonrun. A list of all registered stations is available at the "Reserve a
Well, the joke's on you - we already had phone SS!!! HAHAHAHA! Just kidding - your basic cut-and-paste eror in the Rate Sheet on the dates. Phone SS is, and ever shall be, on the third weekend of Nov