Personally, I think the new ARRL Logbook of the World policy of what we can call "double-blind confirmation" is unnecessarily strict. What's the point? If you and I want to create a fictitious QSO, w
them do? And how would you make it work? It's easy to criticize and assign blame. You don't care for the solution? Then what would you do?< No problem, Ron. I would implement the electronic QSL syst
Fellow Contesters! I am pleased to announce that the reins of YCCC leadership for 2002-2003 have been transferred to a bold and brilliant new team: Chris Terkla, N1XS - President Art Holmes, W1RZF -
Fellow contesters, With thoughts of contest coverage, Logbook of the World, World Amateur Radio Day [what's that?] and a variety of other subjects weighing heavily on my mind, I decided to dial up ou
Wayne, A problem that occurs at only 200W will almost certainly be in the driven element. You may have to take it down and find the loose hardware, bad connection or clean up one of the loading coils
Mike, Your story about WriteLog isn't what we experience here in our multi-single operations. Once we get the Windows networking configured right, we never have a problem getting a machine back on li
Al, How could you? This interpretation of the SS rules is highly irregular. Clearly, you have created an unfair advantage for yourself in using a Bogus Check. Don't underestimate the significance of
Fellow Contesters! Join the Yankee Clipper Contest Club in Dayton for our annual celebration of contesting and contesters! Free pizza! Cash bar! Where: At the Contesters Super Suite, Crowne Plaza Dow
Thanks to Ken's first-person account of your experience this weekend, I was able to understand just a bit of what you must be going through. Sure hope you emerge from this "ok". 73, Jim Idelson K1IR
Fellow Contesters, It took quite a long time, but last week as the ARRL BoD meeting was approaching, we did get the promised Contest Coverage document out to ARRL HQ staff and to the individual board
Fellow Contesters and members of the Contest Coverage Working Group, Below you will find the wording of the BoD minute regarding the decision to move line scores to the web. Before you draw any concl
The minutes of the BoD meeting are posted at: http://www.arrl.org/announce/board-0207/ 73, Jim Idelson K1IR email k1ir@designet.com web http://www.designet.com/k1ir
I agree that making time-to-published-results as short as possible is a great goal. But, two weeks is too tight a restriction in too many circumstances. DXpedition groups commonly spend the week foll
positive way to encourage more potential contesters.< Thank heaven somebody finally said something a little bit strategic! This is the first hint of forward thinking that I've heard in this entire co
I wish it weren't so. Amateur sailors, golfers, fisherman, runners, card players, chess players, Scrabble [tm] players and those involved in so many more competitive avocations frequently pay a reaso
Hi Joe, Sounds like you are doing the right things to get started. I have a couple of questions: - Is 20m the lowest band you can hear it on? - Can you hear it in the AM broadcast band? - What freque
At K1IR, it's frequently about interstation interference. It often works like this . . . MULT OP: "Can you shut up for a second so I can work this guy?" RUN OP: "How many Qs do you want me to give up
Anybody out there have this system installed? I'm interested in your exact configuration and direct comparisons against Beverages for shorter and longer DX paths on 80 and 160. Had a good talk with T
I am looking at installing an 80m 2-el or 4-sq vertical array on sloping terrain. the terrain slopes down from approximately NW to SE. I believe the ground will be 15 to 20 feet higher on the northwe
Hope everyone interested gets a copy of this. Thanks to all who responded. So far, most of the responses were from those also looking for an answer, and from a few people who were willing to speculat