I concur with Jims suggestion about analog and digital categories. It does two things - it puts each in their own category so that they arent competing against each other and it shuts up the grumblin
Whats the big deal? The State QSO parties, FD, and many foreign DX contests separate the modes by category in the same contest. Why cant that work with VHF/UHF? That way CW and phone arent competing
John, Plus, with some SDR rigs such as the Flex-6000 series you can have one panadapter set to one part of the band (e.g., 50.313) while monitoring another part of the band (CW), or another band, at
From a pure contesting perspective, receiving a 73 is not a requirement for making a contact. The 73 is a curtesy. W9ET has done his part and is correct in moving on. Why should he have to slow down
Jeff Clark, <<Now that I've reached 100 countries I'm starting to get bored with it.>> Hang in there, Jeff. It starts getting challenging at about 120. The you have to start using some DXer skills, s
I think I read in the editorial that they were cutting back to reporting Top Scores in QST with the lengthy discussion on-line at the website. Stan, K4SBZ "Real radio bounces off the sky." __________
Jim, I agree with you. I think the problem is that too many contesters only participate in the big ones: ARRL, CQ and NAQP. Theres a lot of fun in the minor contests mostly non-US DX contests and the
BTW, note the following from W4CU in less than 3 hours. Stan, K4SBZ Makrothen RTTY Contest - 2019 Call: W4CU Operator(s): W4CU Station: W4CU Class: SO/Single Xcvr HP QTH: FL Operating Time (hrs): 2.8
I invited a rookie to my station last year. We couldnt find very many participants. It made a bad impression. Stan, K4SBZ "Real radio bounces off the sky." ___________________________________________
I would like to recommend that everyone enter their Op Hours in 3830. When comparing scores, it is nice to know whether the op attained that score with 10 or 20 hours. Or who got what scores with the
I would like to recommend that everyone enter their Op Hours in 3830Scores. When comparing scores, it is nice to know whether the op attained that score with 10 or 20 hours. Or who got what scores wi
I use electronic QCLing almost exclusively. The only paper QSLs I send out are for rare DX that doesn't use LoTW. I will also answer any QSL received, if they provide a return envelop with postage. I
People need to update their mindset about dupes. The do NOT give you a penalty. Also, do not remove dupes from your log.....several contests now state that. Consider....You work Someone, but he logs
I am on the East Coast and find that in many contests, among the most difficult to work are states nearby due to propagation. Stan, K4SBZ "Real radio bounces off the sky." ___________________________
Carol, Check the part of the instructions that talks about versions of WSJT-X. N1MM creates another copy of WSJT-X that is different from the usual stand-alone one. Sorry I couldnt reply before the c
Ed, I am both a RTTY contester and a digital contester. I operated in the ARRL RTTY Contest using FT4. I found that FT4 was faster than RTTY using S&P because I didnt have to wait as long at the pile
Peter, Good comments. The problem with the NILs is this: If you reply to my CQ, giving an RST and I reply to you with RR and an RST, but I dont hear your RR73......did you send it and I didnt hear it
Ed, <<Interestingly, not one person has answered my question, was the 20 40 hour rate screen watching and mouse clicking for 24 hours fun? Anyone?>> If you read between the lines of my response, you
Good thoughts, Tim. The thing is that it is not the computer that actually decides whether or not to log the Q. If the other party sends 73, then the computer will ask if you want to log it. In conte
<<BTW I thought RTTY was a digital mode.>> Yep, it is. I just use "digital" instead of the longer "other digital" phrase. And, since you brought it up, isn't CW digital? Many call it the original dig