It should also be disabled in RTTY......and everything else except CW. Or, to look at it from another perspective, it should *only *be enabled for CW. __________ Stan, K4SBZ _________________________
Doug, Although I agree that it is permissible to use fractional frequencies, if you will observe what is actually being done, not just by new ops but also by old-timers, is that most operators choose
Doug, Notice that I didn't refer to the frequencies as channels. As I said, they are not rules, either. This is just what I have observed as a retired Management Consultant and former intelligence an
The State QSO Party website http://stateqsoparty.com/ has been updated to include the following: 2022 Rules for SQP Challenge and Worked All QSP Parties (WAQP) 2022 Calendar through April (finishing
I also agree. Remote Software (not subscriber Remote Operating) has made a major splash with contest sponsors. Ops have been ingenious in making use of the capabilities it gives them. As an example,
Tom well. Other are mid-week. Pick a date, and go from there. Many folks are retired, so there should be enough of a pool to get things started. If the idea has legs, THEN move it to a weekend. << Th
Pete, You might get a few ideas from this series of articles from NCJ 10 years ago. https://brookeallen.com/2010/05/05/game-design-for-amateur-radio-contesters/?fbclid=IwAR1rVH1SMv9tEXXCoBpK1NChYzDdc
So, then a fish is selFISH? Contests: - Have winners - Have awards - Require logs - Are adjudicated You took a TEST to get your license. Was there a competition? Did only the top three get their lice
Jeff, I used GridTracker to monitor the band that I was working. Its not an alternative to WSJT-X, but is a popular add-on. There are a number of features that aided in the contest. Just a couple are
The Maine QSO Party is no longer approved for the State QSO Party Challenge for the very reasons that you mentioned. As an everyone works everyone contest it is a DX contest and not a QSO party. Stan
Participation in state QSO parties requires a skillful knowledge of propagation and geography. Its unfortunate that every state cant provide 59 or 599 stations on all bands 24x7. Knowing when and on
Shelby, Different contests may have different exchanges. The exchange or RS(T), QTH is very common. You will also encounter RS(T) Age; RST (Year first-licensed), RST Grid-Square, to name just a few.
In following this discussion, one would think that the ARRL, CQ and the IARU are the only organizations that sponsor contests, so they can schedule contests whenever they want. As one who enters cont
I have a Flex-6600, a TGXL tuner, PGXL amplifier and an AG 8x1 antenna switch. MY Dell desktop computer is on the floor under the desk. I have three 31" monitors mounted side-by-side. There is not a
I agree with Michael Adams about the use of a gaming chair from SecretLabs https://secretlab.co/collections/gaming-chairs. I have had one for over a year now and it is the best chair I have ever had
I am quite certain that I have seen evidence of the skip not working the same in both directions. Stan, K4SBZ "Real radio bounces off the sky." _______________________________________________ CQ-Cont
Next weekend, February 4-5, marshals in the annual State QSO Party season. The SQP season is accompanied by the State QSO Party Challenge. The annual State QSO Party Challenge recognizes all radio am
The source of that information is text written by a person. Stan, K4SBZ "Real radio bounces off the sky." _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting
Very interesting, Brian. I will have to look into it more closely. It clearly does more than just summarize a Google search. Stan, K4SBZ "Real radio bounces off the sky." ____________________________
Looking up a callsign on QRZ can be considered assisted if the contest uses any of the information provided as part of an exchange; name or state are the most common, counties are used in state QSO p