Please keep in mind that bandplans are designed for NORMAL loading/day to day activities on a band. A contest introduces considerably more activity, so bandplans kinda go out the window for major con
Perhaps we should just surprize them with a quiet weekend.... Will totally throw them off balance :-) Tom - VE3CX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Lets see what you are REALLY suggesting: The rules ain't fair, you can't win no matter how hard you try, So LETS CHANGE THE RULES!! YAAYY I WON!!! Give us all a break. I can't win either - does that
I was at the presentation, and the thinking was that the top operators try very hard to get everything right. One busted QSO can (and has) made the difference between first/second place, so accuracy
I also have a very pleasant stay, and will be staying there again next year. The other thing I would add, is that when I was there in 2011, there was lots of complaints after both the Topband and Con
The ladder to help make it easier to install your antenna at the top of the world :-) Tom - VE3CX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com htt
This an interesting thread. One of the interesting observations made at this years CTU was along the lines of "A lot of the serious folks will end up working a good percentage of the serious folks".
Hi Frank One thing to always look for is the confirmation email from the robot. That makes sure they got it, and if you don't receive confirmation, try again. Small consolation after the fact - I fel
My understanding is the examples you are using are fine to correct the log, since it is based on information *transmitted over the air*. What is not OK is to use external data (not passed over the ai
I will be taking care of writing the post-contest summary for the CQWW Contest, so it you have any interesting stories about how things went, please pass them along. I will be looking at the 3830 arc
Hi Charly I think you bring up a good point that is being overlooked. I remember hearing about a QSO from a friend who was chattting with a "rare" one some years ago. To help put things in perspectiv
In the Sweepstakes, you need to send *your* call as part of the exchange. I know it would be a major change - the exchange would become longer, rates would go down - BUT - they you would have a good
Maybe is just me, but I am at a HUGE disadvantage (being too far west in Ontario) when it comes to running Europe in most any DX contest. Yes - I got beat fair and square in the NAQP by a better oper
Still waiting for mine :-( Tom - VE3CX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
With single op rules, you are allowed ONE signal on the air at a time. You can do a "dualing CQ" where you call CQ on band A, stop transmitting, call CQ on band B, stop transmitting,then go back to c
Hello Contesters Mark the weekend of April 19/20. Contest Club Ontario invites all Amateurs to work as many VE3/VA3's as possible in the 50 Counties, Cities and Districts that subdivide the province
I do get it. How can one radio compete against two? How can a guy with one or two towers compete against a guy with 10. How can two guys with two radios (M2) compete against a shorthanded MM station
If he ain't having fun, he is definitely in the wrong class!! Tom - VE3CX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com
I hope you at least try and give them chance to send non-cut numbers to complete the QSO. To give another station a NIL is not going to teach them much when they get the UBN report a year later, with
which I still don't get a number. Can't ask for anything more :-) Tom - VE3CX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contestin