This is disappointing. Even from W1, sometimes the only frequency I can find to work Eu is between 7025 and 7035. Randy, K5ZD _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list C
We all like to talk about things being in the "spirit of the rule." However, the 'spirit' is often open to interpretation by each participant! At the top tier multi-multi and multi-single efforts, th
The complete listing of high claimed scores for the CQ WPX Contest CW 2009 are now available at http://www.cqwpx.com/claimed_2009_wpx_cw_scores.htm. Scores shown are those claimed by the participants
Looking for people who would like to contribute their talents to helping the WPX contest. Data Entry - I have had multiple requests to extend the online score database to years before 1995. Looking f
One of the responsibilities of managing a major worldwide event such as the CQ WPX Contest is to understand the opinions and motivations of the participants. Who are they? How do they operate? What d
The first chapter of the WPX contest survey results have been posted at http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/ Randy Thompson, K5ZD Director - CQ WPX Contest email: k5zd@cqwpx.com web: www.cqwpx.com ____________
This conversation reminded me that I had a question about this in the WPX survey. Q25. How many years have you been operating in contests? There were 3,736 respondents who answered this question. The
The second chapter for the WPX Contest survey results have been posted at http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/ This installment covers the question about whether the Single Operator (SO) and Single Operator As
The latest chapter of the WPX Contest survey results have been posted at http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/ This installment covers the question asking if the rules for the Multi-Operator Single-Transmitter
I am very pleased to report that I just spent the past 2 hours working on determining who will the 49 sponsored trophies for the 2009 WPX SSB Contest. There are a lot of great ops who fought their wa
W1UE will be operating SOAB HP from my station for the CQ WW SSB Contest this coming weekend. If you are stuck at work, in hospital, or just without a radio, we hope this gives you an opportunity to
It is not so difficult. Even though we may be operating for 48 hours, there is still plenty of time to stand up and make a short walk down the hall. There are many such places in the log where there
QSM? - Do you have an objection to being spotted? QSM - I have no objection to being spotted. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://
The latest chapter of the WPX Contest survey results have been posted at http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/ This installment covers the question asking if the maximum operating time for single operators shou
The purpose of the survey was to gather the opinions of the WPX Contest participants. In that regard, it did exactly what was expected and did so extremely well! I love that there are so many people
I have far more respect for guys who ask me to QRS than for those who try to fake it! Here is a good way to do it. CQ SS K5ZD DE N0XXX QRS I would drop my sending speed to match that of the station t
I didn't see any response to this on the reflector. Your interpretation of item #1 below is correct. The band change officially starts with the first QSO on the new band. This is true for the run sta
The preliminary rules for the 2010 CQ WPX Contest are now available for review and comment. See the summary of changes on the CQ WPX blog: http://www.cqwpx.com/blog/?p=50 The major change is to the M
I had planned to do a summary writeup of the feedback received on the WPX rules changes, but fortunately for me, Cousin QRM, the very efficient secretary of the LIDS society, has already published th
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