Would you like to increase your chances of making a "Clean Sweep" in the Florida QSO Party this weekend? There are 67 counties that will be activated and many mobile operators will be driving to remo
ATTENTION: Yesterday I posted a message about the tool I created for the Florida QSO Party. I was alerted there was a mistake in the times for Sunday. I forgot the second half of the Party started 4
Logging mobiles using the /CTY designator may appear to work fine during the contest, but there are consequences of this logging technique "down the road". The major hurdle is when uploading your log
Someone reported on this list (probably last year) when they questioned the LoTW desk about this, their suggestion was to upload the log twice, once as the root CALLSIGN and then as CALLSIGN/M in ord
"Me too"... I have made several RTTY presentations. One to a radio club with a wide range of interest by its members, another to our contesting club, and a third at the WØDXCC last summer. Here's one
Many clubs are busy making plans for their 2009 Field Day activities. I created a new Log Analyzer that will process Cabrillo files for Field Day. You can download a copy from here: http://tinyurl.co
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"First off, DON'T search for your call at the URL provided. That takes you to a listing of the various WPX contests you have entered, but there is no cert link." That was the first place I went last
I support the idea of innovations and advancement of the radiosport, and amateur radio in general. The new Xtreme category triggered a different thought while I was reading the discussion. All the VH
My comment is a deviation from the main topic and discussion. I read the article Chris posted on his website, where a non-amateur was aghast that our contest scoring system does not take into account
I would expect if a 6-hour category was added, another increase in activity would be realized. This is about the length of the State QSO Parties that have become very popular. A shorter time period o
"By the way, the number of entries is not a meaningful number. If it were, the argument is to NOT change a contest like CQ WW." This comment and the link offered by Hans, is missing the point. Or may
"Maybe once I'm retired (if that ever happens!) and the weekends are not so "special," it will get easier to spend two days out of a week on a contest." Rowland... I AM retired and my personal experi
"I wonder if seeing your call in print is a subtle motivator to new contesters." It certainly is! When I was first licensed in the 1960's I had dabbled in some contests. I had 50 Watts of power to a
"The fact of the matter is that the shorter the contest, the more it favors a big gun station.... If we all hear a rare multiplier on 40 meters the first night, the fever of the pileup may be reduced
I thought that's what everyone was already doing!? If it ain't fun, there's few things that will keep them in the chair. Maybe we need to consider a "Contesting Stimulus Package"? Submit a log with a
I agree that a fixed length sub-category might encourage this type of operation. One the other hand, if the "Best of X hours" (sliding window?) concept is used, the operator can concentrate on making
I operated Low Power 1D and grabbed a Run frequency on 10 meter SSB. I worked stations until I had to leave. I had the rate meter over 200/hr a couple of times. It didn't matter to me whether I got c
This isn't a rhetorical question. How / why was the "no self spotting" rule created in the first place? Was it a knee-jerk reaction to the introduction of new technology at the time spotting networks
Doug, KR2Q said: "If I want to test the waters on 10 meters (whether I'm qrp or a big M/M), wouldn't it be far more "efficient" for me to simply spot myself? That is not the basis of contesting. If y