Sorry, but if the operator tunes the radio and finds stations to work, he is not receiving assistance. He is doing the job himself.. A more legitmate arguement than this one could be made to those w
It is with a sad heart that I report that W5SUS became a silent key last month on June 14, thirty days before his 99th birthday. John was an old timer on 160M receiving the 23rd DXCC certificate issu
Have not read much of this but generally agree with W4TV and K0HB on this subject. I don't think LOTW will allow you to print out a chronological log for someone else's contesting effort. Making the
The 2nd harmonic thing is very real. In years past I have personally heard some of the big guys on 160M as loud as S8 on the meter exactly double their TX frequency on 160M. You go down to 160M and f
Ron, If someone in the midwest will put their SDR with Skimmer on 3650, covering plus/minus about 48 Khz from that frequency during the CQ 160M Contest, everyone will be able to see the results - a n
I have been away from the internet for the last week and just now going through e-mails after returning home. I know the sick feeling you have when something like this happens. It has happened to me
Bob, I believe the paint is used on commercial towers - perhaps more often than on antennas. It is slick stuff. However, I have not painted a tower with it to tell you whether it causes a concern. My
Bill, I thought the same thing about airplanes particularly after the incident near Buffalo. One would think that this material or some variation of it would prevent ice build up on the wings. Surely
Attempts have been made in some contests to create new categories where ones with wires or tribanders can compete on a more level basis. Most contests have categories for different power levels. The
Once you start making limited time categories, you also have to define them. Is it 12 hours consecutive? Any 12 hours? If so, then what is an off time? It is not as simple as it may first seem. As I
I am not a log checker but am interested in how this works. I can only assume that if someone made 6400 contacts and by mistake had twelve 10 minute rule violations the thing to do would be to submit
Bob, I'm sure rules could be tweaked if a new contest were started. I just was suggesting a DX contest and not turn it into another SS. While true that there are a lot of Europeans in close proximity
Unless his VOX was set to drop out after the RST was sent, this might not happen. I think Randy should settle this once and for all by calling the guy on the phone and asking him what he was trying t
Open the Cabrillo file with Notepad and change it to whatever you want before you send it in? Stan, K5GO Sent from Stan's IPhone _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing lis
Jeff, I don't read where it says the holder of the call sign has to be present. I think he just has to take equal responsibility for the operation of the station. "When the control operator is a diff
Paul, Obviously there is no way to stop technology from advancing or to keep people from writing software and developing systems that will eventually automate the contest experience. Within a few yea
YES Just quickly reading rules on IPhone, #4 under Single Operator Assisted says "qso alerting assistance is allowed (this includes, but is not limited to, packet, local or remote skimmer and/or skim
Very sad to hear. I operated a couple of times at K8CC with Hank. He was a good guy who will be missed. Stan, K5GO Sent from Stan's IPhone _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
Frank, Multiplier passing, in every category of entry is a technique employed by every winner. Every successful entry will ask a station to QSY to another band when it is likely they will not work th
Doug, The problem with this thread is the title. So many are correct in that there will never be a level playing field. I don't think anyone wants to do well versus someone else because of a handicap