all would graphically, need seeing The map concept has been implemented as a JAVA applet for one of the 6-meter Web pages. QSOs are reported to the page with the grid of each end and a line is drawn
Just some of the usual grouchy post-contest observations... 1) Geez - some UGLY signals out there, especially on 40, it seemed. Guys - back off on the drive! Yes - I had my noise blanker OFF, preamp
There are three different topics "comingled in the barrl" as Mark Twain would say... 1) SO2R vs SO1R - I did an analysis of SO2R versus SO1R for the CAC and there was not nearly the same degree of se
few Qs. It was exciting-- recognition that I belonged. I hate it that they do not publish Not picking on Rusty in particular... Lets be clear - the ARRL *also* hates that they can't publish line sco
at that 1296 amp in the latest issue--all the construction details are on the web, the I can't let this go by unchallenged. As a matter of fact, thank you very much, *I* edited that article to make
Because it's "not a contest, it's an operating event" and because it forms a valuable bridge between the non-contest and contest communities. 73, Ward N0AX ___________________________________________
They sponsor four contests per year which are a much bigger part of the CQ presence (and readership). 73, Ward N0AX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@
It has rules and it has goals, some of which apply to contests and some of which don't. Groups treat this as everything from a club picnic to a true emergency exercise to a full-blown contest. It may
The picnic-ers do, in fact, look at them, even though they claim "not to be contesters". This is where they get their start. It's a financial decision, pure and simple, not to print line scores. By t
I stand corrected that CQ sponsors five contest programs - CQ WW, CQ WPX, CQ RTTY, CQ 160, and CQ VHF. Sorry about that, CQ! 73, Ward N0AX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
Volatility of electronic media is a big issue. The alternative is to keep shelves and shelves of magazines or drawers and drawers of articles. Speaking as one who did both, I would rather try to find
linescores, writeups, etc.? Maybe something like "contesting yearbook 2003". I would half of the pack :-) I realize the issue marked 2003 would not be released until If somebody wanted to tackle thi
form. as because of version. among And this differs from the current situation how? As I see it, you currently get BOTH of these options from your current membership: QST in traditional form and acc
It may be that a "send emails here" window would be required. All this stuff exists in one form or another on the Web site, which lowers development costs dramatically, as well as the cost of verific
Ed K1EP reports that the Russian 160-Meter Contest Web site shows different times than reported in the 12/15 Rate Sheet. Also, there are English links on the page now: http://www.radio.ru/cq/contest/
It has been suggested that if your logging program doesn't support the Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge directly, you can fool it into thinking it does by setting it up for one of the VHF contes
The web logging tool was EXACTLY what I needed to enter my 20 QSO get-on-and-hand-out-a-QSO log. Thank you, Bruce (and others) that developed the actual application. This is something with a big pote
Scott W4PA and I are going to be creating the contest writeups for the ARRL DX contests once again for 2003. Last year, we got a taste of the possibilities of a Web-based write up. This year, we feel
That time is far too long...propagation often changes dramatically in 10 minutes, much less over an hour. This is primarily an issue on 160, where the useable band is narrow (see below) and the reall