Richard - NN3W sez: "While you'll probably see an incremental change in the number of hams operating 40-48, I'll bet money that the percentage over 24 hours increases dramatically." Bob - Kay Zero "R
Contesters, I have just uploaded an improved Excel spreadsheet to http://chudek/aberon.net As before, select the "Minnesota Wireless Assn" album and click on the IARU filename. Revision 0.5 will be a
We're up to Revision 0.7 tonight... and it's looking & working pretty sharp! Grab the latest pre-release at http://tinyurl.com/ncmbk I will post the final version tomorrow night... so... this is the
Okay, updates have slowed down to a crawl so Revision 1.2 might be the last version I post. It's up on the website right now http://chudek.aberon.net/index.cgi in the Minnesota Wireless Assn album. B
Barry, You didn't mention what laptop you have. You may want to consider a "docking station" if that is an option. I put my Dell Latitude C640 into ham service over a year ago. I got an expansion/doc
To the contesting community, at large (i.e., no one person specific)... I'm going step up to the pulpit and give you my opinion regarding this situation (whether you want to hear it or not!). First,
Does anyone have an email address for W8AJF (or is it WD8AJF?)? There's nothing listed on QRZ.COM. 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing lis
Man, this WAS the right reflector to ask this question! I had 9 responses sitting in my inbox when I checked my email this morning. The consensus points to 'YES' as the answer to my question. It was
I solved this problem using a "Docking Station" for my laptop. It provides two PCI slots and allows me to pull the laptop out quickly without having to monkey around with all the cables. I'm using a
I have posted two new Contest Scheduler spreadsheets to my website. 2007 Contest Scheduler - Scandinavian Activity CW 2007 Contest Scheduler - CQWW DX RTTY Here's the link for downloading: http://tin
Nice job Mike! I was working with the Sweepstakes records earlier this week and realize how much time and energy you put into your summary! Do you have the info in a spreadsheet form for distribution
Personally I am not rate driven. I am accuracy driven. I take pride that I achieve low UBN numbers. So the "correct" action with a QSO B4 response is influenced by your personal contesting goals. It
This is what the "scholars" say about that... http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/10/04/news/edbadsport.php It appears to come back to the "level playing field" issue... 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN --
Steve, This scenario is the reason why N2XXX/5 needs to be logged on to the scoreboard and using this tool to stay competitive. Do you think he'll learn from his mistake? Also, you're arguing the sam
The 2008 CQWW rules have been published, including the decision on Skimmer technology. www.cqww.com/2008_rules_cqww.pdf 73 de Bob - KØRC in MN _______________________________________________ CQ-Conte
The Minnesota QSO Party is less than 3 weeks away and the rovers are warming up their engines! All the contest details can be found on the Minnesota Wireless Association website here: http://www.w0aa
The Zip Codes in the FCC database may or may not be useful for your particular purpose. These are mailing addresses, not necessarily the operating QTH of the station(s) in question. In addition there
You guys can debate the deadline. What I was curious about the other day was in regard to sending in a checklog. I think your callsign just appears in a list of "Checklogs." In reality, I am interest