John Geiger wrote: "And what about publicly (more or less) stating that you won't enforce certain rules." Reminds me of the speed limit enforcement! Depending on what mood the enforcement official is
Mark Beckwith wrote: "Ideally guys in the top-ten box who think it's okay to soak loopholes should get no respect from anyone." IMHO, it should have said: "any contest participant who thinks it's oka
Ev Tupis wrote: "If your ARRL 10 Meter contest log shows a QSO with W2EV and a received RST of "59", it is a bust. Nobody got that report from me." As far as I know, most, if not all logging programs
kr2q@optonline.net wrote: "I'm a decent op, but I can't seem to work any (not much) DX on 160 with qrp.I know that my antennas are not "great" but I did work DXCC (qro) in about a year including some
Jimk8mr@aol.com wrote: "I did notice that EN was often interpreted as R." I fall into that group, especially when "EN" was not preceded by "5NN, TU, GM, etc". I'm curious if "EM" is interpreted as "W
ve3zi@yahoo.com wrote: "I understand and accept that during major international contests the whole of the band will be used for SSB, but do feel that this contest could, and should, be operated in ac
Paul J. Piercey wrote: "Personally, I really wouldn't care as long as it was consistant but, according to my interpretation of the rule stated above, you can use a different name for each contact as
As I was told, during another discussion about advantages/disadvantages: "97% of the participants could care less about advantages/disadvantages"? The 3% has already figured out all the advantages, a
K8MR wrote: "There are many ways to skin this cat, and one interesting possiblity is along the lines used by the DLs who sponsor the Markrothon RTTY DX contest: Eight hours on, 8 off, 8 on, 8 off and
Sunday, May 20 10:15-12:00 Hara Arena, Room 2. Speaker's: Ken, K1EA Ed, W0YK Ken will discuss log checking, and distinguish between myth and reality, busted/unique calls, serial numbers, and packet p
Doug KR2Q wrote: "During a contest (or all the time?), the spotting software should be changed so that only the PREFIX is accepted/transmitted. That way, everybody would have to copy the call on thei
Eric Hilding wrote: "Better start looking for some good deals on Harleys, Paul, 'cuz Remote Site Contesting is here to stay." Now that you mention it...gonna pick mine up, on 3/23! Maybe someday, mig
Remember, this is the opinion of the same person that said: "dupes should be removed from the log, prior to submission" _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Cont
Kelly Taylor wrote: "There are much more important issues we could discuss. Personally, I, along with the great majority, I believe 97% was the figure I was quoted, of participants don't really give
Hank Garretson wrote: "Just look at the CK numbers you logged in the last Sweepstakes." It has been determined, by the ARRL contest manager, that CK numbers do not represent anything, other than a "t
Tom Taormina wrote: "The status quo is for old fogies with no vision." "guilty as charged" C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@conte
Please note new time and location!! Sunday, May 20 9:00-10:00 Hara Arena, Room 1. Speaker's: Ken, K1EA Ed, W0YK Ken will discuss log checking, and distinguish between myth and reality, busted/unique
w7why@verizon.net wrote: "Doubt very much if the log checkers check every report to see if it is '599' or whatever." Finally, someone with a logical approach to an otherwise illogical subject! Concen
Steve Harrison wrote: "SLOW DOWN to the speed at which they call you (unless you absolutely KNOW the other op can copy at your hyper-speed). That's mere courtesy but can also save you having to repea
Bill Turner wrote: "If they would allow RTTY, it would be perfect." I agree! However, that would do nothing to solve the "alleged" cheating situation? Best solution, for the "alleged" cheating soluti