I know what you are saying Randy and I respectably disagree that this is really needed. I don't think that reducing the hours of a contest will do much to balance the competition level of that contes
Has anyone else noticed that the 2009 ARRL DX CW Contest and the 2009 CQWW 160M SSB Contest are on the same weekend? Plus the NAQP RTTY is that weekend too. In 2009, February starts and ends with spl
Hello all. I have watched and read the debate about Skimmer. I admit that my prejudices are against it. But I have to admit that both sides make a strong argument for whether it should or should not
What a blast from the past! Better late than never Doug. Thanks for doing this. Richard - K5NA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:/
I have received my UBN password and after figuring out what program to use for displaying my UBN report, I have started looking at it. The station here (K5NA) typically enters in the M/S category for
I just got my CQWW CW UBNs and took a fast look at it. It appears that it has the same problem as the CQWW Phone Contest where the log checking software incorrectly counts the band changes for M/S ca
About 20 years ago I regularly worked WA2SPL/1 in Vermont in the 160M contests. The second night of the contest he would always show up as WA2SPL/VE2 in Quebec. I was told he lived on a farm in North
I am confused now. Andy, are you purposely encouraging confusion as to whether there is or is not a DX window? 73, Richard - K5NA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing li
Hi contesters. Has anyone else noticed that the Russian DX Contest web site at www.rdxc.org has been down for quite a few days? Or am I doing something wrong? 73, Richard - K5NA _____________________
In the rules for the 2008 WPX RTTY Contest, it says that QSOs between stations in the same country are worth 1 point on 10/15/20 meters and 2 points for 40/80 meters. See http://www.cq-amateur-radio.
I guess I will take the unpopular position and say that I like the plaque methodology that is already in place. There is just a limited amount of money available for plaques. To change to a winner-ta
What if you were the second highest scoring station in the world behind me and we were both in Texas? You say then you don't want your outstanding effort to be recognized? I would have enough wood to
I would like to see a compromise between the two. The only real awkward part of the CQWW Phone and CW rules is that you are forced to work zero point QSOs for multiplier credit. Each QSO should be wo
I disagree with making the single-op hours shorter. I think the DX contest should always allow you to operate a full 48 hours or less if you want to. Here are my reasons. 1. I am a DXer, thus I love
NU1AW/5, the IARU HQ station, will be on from a group of Central Texas stations in the Austin, TX area. 73, Richard - K5NA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-C
I agree. CQ Magazine made a great choice choosing Randy. I can't think of anyone who would be better. 73, Richard - K5NA Congratulations to Randy......and to CQ Magazine...excellent choice! de Rick N
Hi Kevin. I have worked with this problem here at K5NA for years. I call it "exploding" the station (to multi-op) and "imploding" the station (to SO2R). This is a task that would usually take me a co
Hi all. I am trying to submit a M/M (unlimited) log to the CQWW CW Robot. We ran three different station positions and networked them together. They are identified as stations 0, 1, and 2. I used Wri
What a wonderful trip through memory lane to page through all those entries. Thanks Randy, N2NC, and all the typist for doing this chore. 73, Richard - K5NA Look up your call and see how your CQWW sc
I don't usually speak up in these kinds of discussions. But this was one of the solutions that was tossed about last week when me and some other local guys were talking at lunch about CQWW scoring. P