I had a couple send /QRP. I thought it would be obvious from their report. I had several 5 and even 4 reports. One report that gave me a chuckle was 100K. Apparently the report was supposed to be 100
I think sending "5NN MA" is faster than "sri no us in test tu". I just worked them and moved on. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http
At sometime during the contest, you will need to work your own country for at least the country mult. I try to do it when the station is not that busy. I pick someone who is strong so that we don't w
If anyone has one or two extra Crowne Plaza rooms for Dayton this year, please contact me at k1ep@arrl.net _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contestin
I have one extra room available, single queen for $145/nite plus tax (standard Hamvention rate) for Wed through Sun, four nights (they probably would.do three). Let me know ASAP, if no takers, I will
I have a queen single room Thu to Sun. Email me at k1ep at yccc.org _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
The convention center is 9,700 sf, so the total is 123,100 not 210,000. Even so, the fairgrounds only has 15,800 indoor, plus 63,000 of covered barn space (one of the three barns has restrooms!). ___
The Greene County Fairgrounds has a total of 15,800 sq ft of air conditioned space. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.cont
But not everyone on assisted (packet) is out to win. And not everyone on assisted (packet) has SO2R. I think that there are far more of those out there. You are right. Point and click. Going through
"The point of contests should be to make lots of contacts. " Not necessarily. The point for some, is to FIND lots of contacts, not just make them. Everyone is different. When single op, I don't use s
It is not that difficult. You use orthogonally polarized directional antennas that are broadaide to each other and separate them physically in distance. Some of the bigger MM stations do this for the
Many stations, including even the current CQWW Contest director, have at times worked stations outside the US bands. I have been at several DX locations in contests where US stations have called me w
Of course in today's world, you can get a DQ on suspicion and no proof, whether the suspicion is deliberate or accidental. I"m not sure what a hall of shame online would accomplish, but I guess if yo
It is indeed time for some rules changes. You cannot be DQing people for the actions of others that we have no control over. If you have proof of collusion or cooperation great. To tell me you can DQ
This is how you welcome a new contester, you DQ him. No slack. We had a new contester that asked to be spotted three or four times the first time he was on the air. We told him not to do that and he
ClearMicPlus by HeadsetBuddy is also a good boom mic for a QC15/QC25 headset. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting
VE3XIN and VE3AXC decided not to go two weeks before the event because of personal reasons and because of a possible Red Cross deployment to Haiti for hurricane relief. Yes, they were originally part
Off air? ESP? Just how did this happen? We were on an island in a somewhat remote area with NO phone, NO internet, NO WiFi. If you had a satellite phone, you would be put in prison. We submitted our
W4AAW wrote: "We remote-capable stations are not trying to fool anyone or gain some sort of geographical or unfair advantage." IMHO, with the exception of those living in antenna restricted communiti
I like morse because I can eat potato chips is the best line! _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/lis