Weird "Ham Radio Logic" as applied to NYC Marathon: You got 26 miles to run (oops, to compete) Africans and South Americans will start at mile 17, Europeans at mile 0, US competitors at mile minus 7
Why do people use crutches? Same reason for whatever assisted. (Hint: Those who can run on their own can outrun those on crutches :-) Yuri, K3BU _______________________________________________ CQ-Con
I think the discussion about "Assisted" category and assistance in the contests is getting off the track. I understand that "assisted" or assisting operator refers to activities and means of gatherin
Hmmmm, like soliciting contest QSOs by non-amateur means? New category - stations with live cameras, live streaming and instant messaging and boards among the club members. Let the games (discussion
Posting on Internet (non-amateur means) that station will be using live streaming of own audio, where you can hear yourself working that station in real time (~15 sec delay). So if I am casual conte
Streaming audio or video IS DURING the contest and soliciting stations to "work me" (and hear yourself - reward). Additional "advertising" is before the contest - making it known "I will be on, strea
Very funny! Or not!?! I just marvel at the remnants of the logic left in some hams. Having web site is NOT the same as SOLICITING QSO by saying: "Hey I will be on, have streaming audio (video), give
OK, I get it - you don't get it or purposely obfuscating the point. It is not about me (serious operator), it is about soliciting contacts by non-amateur means: "Give me a call and hear yourself, wh
Are we getting into another grey area (interpret, any way you like it)? Is it "against the law" to claim different category, one that is above or within the rules for it? As far as I am aware, it is
Just updated CW and SSB CQ WW 160 m contest records. Bunch of them were shattered on CW, but SSB just few, propagation wasn't all that good, scores were down in 2006. Congrats to all "breakers"! I w
Top Band Contest records have been updated, including 2006 CQ WW 160 m Contest. Please check it out at http://members.aol.com/k3bu/160Records.htm Congratulations to all the new record setters! If the
...and now take a deeeeeeep breath and wait 9 moooooonths for the results. Welcome to instant amateur radio contesting!!! 73 Yuri, K3BU _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mai
What's next? How aboutit: New improved rules for all contests: All contestants have to have their station and computer clocks synchronized to GPS signals (+-1 sec). All loging software must have sec
The top operators pay attention to station and antenna setup. That gives them edge by having better ears/signals, which allows them to work the stuff before the packeteers get to it and the followin
For those who still don't get it: Ham radio contesting is a technical sport involving technology - equipment, skills to assemble the station (yourself or purchased) AND (one or more) operator skills
If you asked your buddies to be spotted, then you are soliciting QSOs by non amateur means (Internet plus other even amateur means), then you should be DQed. K1TTT has done some detective work in th
Your really think that ZERO points for own country applies EQUALLY to all contestants, like to VP9 and W/K/N, or JAs, or OMs etc? OK, let me 'splain again and once for all, what the "fascination" wi
Ok, I will give up! After I wrote explanation of desirability and reasons for removing zero point scoring bias, some don't get it and looks like they will never get it. You do not need handicap, we n
In response to UA9CDC comments: We are talking here about CQ WW and its scoring system, if the US and other large countries were not penalized with zero points, there would be more activity, again WP
How would having at least 1 point per domestic QSO change that? Let me look into the crystal ball: Opprotunity to work some 2000 stations more, work some stuff when bands are dead to other directions