"Single op plus hostile wife" - tougher than regular single op. Stu KC1F _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com
I read a transcript of an interview with Eric Clapton where the interviewer asked him what he thought about when he began and performed a solo, and he said something like "whatever comes into my hea
I last tried this contest in 2000, and was underwhelmed with the level of activity. I was laid up with a broken leg however and had nothing elese to do. It's great that activity has tripled since th
Hi Mal: Consider: Really ? From DX Summit, pretty much the same frequency and within an hour later, if it's Saturday you're referring to: RW4PL 7020.5 EE5E . . ..... . :-)) 0737 17 Feb 2007 K7UA 7020
world, I could tell that he was a regular guy - the kind of guy like Vic W4KFC that made everyone he spoke to feel important . RIP Phil See you in the next one... Stu KC1F __________________________
When I lived in Seattle briefly in 1978, I had the good fortune to operate from K7RI and VE7WJ, and from K7SS' house that he shared with Al K7TI ? My memory on that is a bit dim, but I recall being
My 6th grade daughter informs me when I get home from work (2 inches of global warming on the ground here !) that she needs to study south Florida, and in particular needs a map with those counties c
Yeah, except they're sending "SOS" like "STTTS" with too much spacing between the dashes. Someone didn't get the memo. Stu KC1F _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing lis
Actually, Alert is at the eastern tip of Ellesmere Island, if my National Geographic map is to be believed... Stu KC1F _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Cont
OK Doug - I'll bite - how did you get the VY0DXA callsign at your SK address ? How does Industry Canada handle this ? Is it the same as the FCC not caring where we live in the US or even its territo
Well, anyone reviewing the latest claimed scores for WAE CW sent out on this reflector August 16 can pretty much figure out who sent you the email. I also worked him but didn't get the email ! Stu KC
This story got onto Rush Limbaugh's radio show today - yay John ! John was my gracious host at his station in 1989 and in 1990. Stu KC1F _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mai
I agree that this way beyond "cool" - thanks Jim ! I agree that Jim must have Spidey-power hearing to pick out our QSOs, as I couldn't easily pick out my audio on some of his files. Can anyone else f
Well, since SS is the oldest domestic contest, with many years of tradition and nostalgia, let's celebrate that by making the most nostalgic part of the exchange totally meaningless. Good idea ! Stu
Yup, if LoTW was working properly, I really should be HR #1 by now all by LoTW. I only have 272 confirmed by LoTW, 213 just on 15 meters. I want my money back. I wondered on another reflector if we'
That's "599" with something shifted - look at where the keys are on the keyboard. I need to get back on RTTY as it was fun. My old DOS computer got too slow to run WF1B. Now I've got MMTTY installed
The contest was a lot more fun the old way: 30 hours No one point QSOs within your own country - this used to be a fun **DX** contest, with USA mults but for zero QSO points. Check out for instance h
It has been pointed out to me that my diminished enthusiasm for this contest has now apparently progressed to the point where I didn't know what weekend it is - D'OH ! I am however currently holding
I was waiting for someone else to say this first... I'd sign my call to this post but it would take too long. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contes