This is correct. So true. Many of us who think they remember DrDX, they think it was an amazing apps. The reality will hit as you notice DrDX needs the paddle. The assistance the keyboard gives us th
At OH0V, we have used these for nearly 7 years now: http://www.citylook.info/fi/ortopedisk-sittkudde.html Currently, we have only two. Reading this thread makes me think we need to buy a few more. Th
Recording a contest and then reviewng through the bizarre moments of -successful noisy QSOs -busting clear signal copying -missing the other station sending my callsign .. i.e. not correcting my call
Youtube has some material for us: For those who think 48 is a no go for a hu-man, 72 hours is possible. A summary of facts and feelings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E43SgyTH-qs This person uses ba
All, This is a wider than a ham-radio issue although some part of it happens on ham frequencies For those interested: http://www.iaru.org/monitoring-system.html http://www.iarums-r1.org/ ..click 'Lat
Thank You Mats RM2D for the plaque. ..dvs fisk-rensning planka för svenskatalande.. I am very surprised to have gotten a bigger score than my friend Pasi OH6UM in the contest. I was 9th overall and P
Hi everybody, SAC gives all logs checked to the last detail. My 2013 CW log: http://www.sactest.net/blog/result/ubn/2013/CW/OH0V%20CW.txt All North American logs available by clicking the entrant cal
Oh boy .. I scrolled down on the North American results. VE3DZ logged 427 Scandinavians using low power. Excellent ! K3TW stopped at exactly 73 QSOs as low power. Very nice way to say hello to everyb
IMO we really could have the reports visible at least at the main % level for the largest scoring entrants. 73, Jukka OH6LI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-
"NR?" promotes cut numbers. It is an abbreviation. Sending "number?" might help. If not, sending "the number please?" might deliver the message even better? What I find pretty insane is sending "73"
Having operated two radios for some hundreds of hours, I consider two radio tasks to be actually a set of clear sequences one can learn and process as one chain of tasks.. First, it is bizarre and ch
For those interested in operating CQWW remote: http://www.cqww.com/rules_xtreme.htm 73, Jukka OH6LI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com h
Nah. Jim would not use scoreboard as he would not use skimmers. No need for that. Jim is one of the guys who still can use the radio without computer. Gosh - I reckon Jim could still use the paddle .
TRLOG with DOS handles paddle real well through parallel connector. WinXP with GHz processor and whatever SW does not. Win7 or more "modern" .. sigh. Jim selects the technologies he uses. No need to
I do not know about Jim, but I have a GHz Pentium with DOS 6.22. It boots up in less than a second ! When operating, it does not crash. I selected that technology when I tried some Win95. No. I ain't
For me, any good enough monetary or negotiable award is not at 8k US level. I spend only around 400US per contest just to get there, be there and get back home. Those who spend 2k US or more for jus
To summarize from one perspective, money does not guarantee a clean signal for the transmitter. One can ruin the signal of expensive radios by wrong tuning set. And, some expensive radios simply are
About recordings: I have found the recordings invaluable when improving my operator skills. There is no other tool that I can compare, that would have provided to my copying skills to achieve a const
Hei Ron and others on the cq-contest, 2015-05-26 0:55 GMT+03:00 Ron Notarius W3WN I suggest those competitors who want to improve their skills to record some of the contests. It is a great tool to le
Good discussion. I already wrote on another email list it seems CQWW CC has reached the main goal. The main goal is the top performers, all top performers, know they might be asked for a recording af