First, it's a good thing to see that we're actually having discussions about contest ethics - that's a Good Thing. I don't see any problem with encouraging them to get on and give you a call - along
Hi all, The QST hitting your mailboxes has New Years Eve as the date for the SD QSO Party because that was the only information available when we went to press. The new date of 26 Dec has been incorp
Correct. One operator and one operator only is permitted to contribute to the score of a station in the Single-Op category, analogies to parking notwithstanding. Having a frequency held for you while
Suggestions at http://www.arrl.org/contests/hf-faq.html "The only time there's a problem with supporting your friends and club members is when actions are taken by an organization or individual to i
While it doesn't seem like there is much traffic coming out of Haiti on the ham bands, that could change at any time due to the arrival of relief teams or other unforseeable circumstances. This infor
You might want to consult the potential rookies on this. To them, the Web is what they consider "as simple as possible" - not all this logging and exporting and emailing. Talking to our Web-savvy po
Regarding /ROK versus other possibilities...FCC rules prohibit using self-assigned identifiers that are prefixes from other countries. That means no /R and no /RR and no /RK or any other two-letter c
Just to clear up a couple of misconceptions - it will not be necessary for a QSO to be submitted instantly for it to be validated by the software. I can't speak exactly as to the details, but the gen
For the first couple of runs, the cutoff time will likely be "flexible", but the point is to be prompt. How flexible will be determined by the contest admin at HQ and the server gurus. Before we get
I needed to check with The Boss, KX9X, to be sure this is correct. The policy for all ARRL contests is that contacts with unique call signs or with stations that make contacts, but don't submit them,
Nope - no nefarious or ulterior motives. Just an opportunity to create a new contest for our newest contesters in a way that is more aligned with their backgrounds while at the same time trying out
Part of the reason US stations call is that we are calling "CQ TEST", not "CQ DX". 95% of the time, somebody calling "CQ TEST" is perfectly happy to get a contact from anywhere, including same-countr
I didn't mean call CQ DX all the time, just if you are getting pestered by same country stations calling in. Yes, we did call CQ DX a couple of times (well, *I* did) after a US caller to make sure an
A big thank you to all of the experienced contesters out there who got on and handed out contacts to the Rookies. Even with the logging system meltdown, lots of Rookies have sent in scores. A scores-
I received notice of this contest too late for QST and the Contest Update newsletter, but here it is. Point your beams at UN and have at it! It's phone and CW, the exchange for non-UN stations is RS(
Part of the ARRL DX Phone results writeup is regional coverage for every ARRL Division in the land. The only Division for which I do not have a resident author (or at least a native expatriate or a n
Thanks - I have some volunteers and we're working out who gets to be the next West Gulf regional author. I very much appreciate the support. 73, Ward N0AX ____________________________________________
I agree with Zoli. The very structure of the category encouraged poor behavior - not only operators being "overly eager" (what a finely-nuanced phrase that is) to assist their national HQ station, b
It amazes me that for an activity conducted in public, that requires active participation of the public, and whose success depends on being as publically visible (or audible) as possible, logs are no
This was published on June 23 in the ARRL's Contest Update (http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues?issue=2010-06-23). Please forward it to anyone you think might be interested. 73, Ward N0AX Secre