Now I'm really confused...but then again I'm a newbie to the RTTY WPX contest... How can states be a mult if the contest exchange is a QSO number? Furthermore, the published rules state the multiplie
Lee, I think it depends on how old the QSOs are. I have uploaded all of the QSOs made from this current K8CC QTH (i.e., since October 1986). This amounts to just shy of 300K QSOs. The confirmation ra
2009 MICHIGAN QSO PARTY April 18-19, 2009 All contesters are invited to mark their calendars for Saturday, April 18, 2009 for the 2009 Michigan QSO Party (MiQP). The operating period is a convenient
A list of received logs for the 2009 Michigan QSO Party has been posted on the MiQP web site. See the link at http://www.miqp.org. Entrants are encouraged to check this page to ensure that we have re
Rick, There are at least two different variants of the digital TIC RingRotator control. I received one when I bought a brand new 1032 from TIC in the fall of 2003 if I remember right. In that one, th
Chuck, The answer is pretty simple. To prevent a multi-transmitter station from using it's full capabilities to enter a category where the number of transmitters in simultaenous use is limited (multi
THe Michigan QSO Party Committee is pleased to announce that the results of the 2009 MiQP are now available on-line at http://www.miqp.org. The major category winners were: High Score - Michigan Sing
Just keep in mind that CQP does not count county multipliers between in-state stations, but rather these contacts are scored as the state (CA in CQP). I suspect that CT, kludged in the way Jim descri
Ken, How about Canal Zone (KZ5)? I"m pretty sure it was a section and deleted in 1975 (if memory serves). Dave/K8CC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@
It's my opinion that the hue and cry over this change is much ado about nothing. My experience from every WPX contest I've been in for the past decade is that chasing prefix mults is unnecessary. The
Oliver, I'm the guy who checks the 10M logs (or perhaps more precisely, the guys who wrote the software that I execute to check the 10M logs), so here is the what we have been checking to. I agree wi
The FT-2000 command set is very similar to Kenwood's. However, Yaesu engineer's did not copy it exactly (so I don't think Kenwood support will work). Engineers always seem to prefer to re-invent the
Speaking as one of the ARRL volunteer log checkers, our biggest problem is the people who can't seem to operate their logging software properly. In fairness, a lot of people do, but a significant num
Jack, I'm the logchecker for the ARRL 10M contest where DX stations send serial numbers and yes it *is* your job to interpret sent cut numbers. The rules specify that for a valid DX (i.e, non-W/VE) Q
2010 MICHIGAN QSO PARTY April 17-18, 2010 All amateurs are invited to mark their calendars for Saturday, April 17, 2010 for the 2010 Michigan QSO Party (MiQP), sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club.
Chuck, I am on the CAC and I can assure you, we don't make the rules. Our role is to "advise" the director who appointed us (which is the "A" in "CAC"). I suspect that the Membership Services Committ
Paul, For the past several years, I've gotten my Crowne Plaza reservation as part of a reserved block thru the NODXA. After being at $142+tax for several years, we were informed it would be $159 + ta
I hope you guys will check out the total cost of staying at the Doubletree. There might be some unpleasant surprises. This past July, I attended to the Central States VHF Conference in St. Louis, whi
The Michigan QSO Party Organizing Committee is pleased to announce that the official results of the 2010 MiQP are now available on-line at http://www.miqp.org. The Committee congratulates the followi
The Michigan QSO Party, sponsored by the Mad River Radio Club, runs tomorrow (Saturday, April 16) starting at 1600Z until 0400Z on Sunday, April 17. Stations may operate the full 12 hours. Phone and