Ignored by most? Certainly not by me. I use N8LP's LP100A to carefully set my KPA500 to 200W on 30M, just as I set it for 1.5kW on other bands. Since 2006, 223 worked, 213 confirmed on 30M. I strongl
Why have you failed to name the country involved? If the Contest Rules require that every contestant follow the Rules of the country where he/she is operating, it seems to me that the whole country S
I agree. I too will defer posting to 3830 until after logs are due. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contest
I don't have an answer to that, but I can say that a half dozen or more younger guys have gotten their ham tickets, gotten interested in contesting and DXing, learned CW, become proficient, and becom
Back in the day, I handled a LOT of traffic, and "please copy" was never in my vocabulary. It's a LIDISM. Period. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list
And you can bet that "Please Copy" isn't their only time waster. :) 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contest
And guys (like me) plugging a call into the logging program to figure out if it's a dupe before calling. I operate remotely at times and have listeneed on myself on my home radio. Latency is less tha
Right. And in contests like the CW Sprints, it's a dit, so that you don't QRM someone trying to call the station you just worked. The nearest phone equivalent is probably "QSL", or "Good Luck", The n
Yeah. Even strange. Most of the contesters I know spend their time trying to get better at it, improving both their operating skills and their stations. Many of us also try to share what we have lear
Right. And it's not only PSK31. There are watering holes up there for a half dozen digital modes, including several for K1JT's JT65 and JT9 modes. It's quite common for there to be more than a dozen
That's a PERFECT example of the problem with current contest scoring rules. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists
It's a print publication by ARRL. Not electronic, as far as I know. Lots of good articles, some about operating, some technical. I've contributed a few. 73, Jim K9YC _________________________________
It says that they accept content from readers. :) As a writer and techie guy, I appreciate the opportunity to share things I've learned. As a reader, I appreciate the opportunity to learn from other
On Wed,12/30/2015 12:14 AM, Kostas SV1DPI wrote: European hams are more sly and know that the most of the hams even they send their log as SO, they are really SOA and steal. I know many hams in Greec
I think a lot of us outside Alaska ought to consider doing the same thing. I will. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:
One of the great joys of NAQP is that it IS a Low Power Contest. Another is that stations outside of the east coast have a shot at it. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-
Nope. But NAQP IS A LOW POWER CONTEST. PERIOD. A high power station in NAQP is like a turd in a punch bowl. In NAQP, the competition is more about antennas and operating skills. By all means, use NAQ
Here's a simple example of why we care from last night on 80M. In S&P mode, I was calling a station who had a considerably better signal than many from the east coast I had worked, but I wasted a lot
Simple -- by stating the matter in simple terms that others can understand, which I think I have done. 73, Jim _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@conte
To me, a lot of time is 45 seconds while I'm calling CQ on the other radio. :) 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://li