I've always enjoyed reading the contest write ups on 3830 or my contest club e-mail list. I noticed that more often than not folks with big scores (and big stations) do write ups. That led me to star
I've gone back and forth on this one. At first, I thought it was a rather innocent question as it was asked in terms of DXCC credit, not about the contest. But after I thought about it more, and read
Steve, If accepting late logs has no impact on getting the results on time, either the deadline should be later, or the results should come out earlier. Log deadlines are well known and posted with t
Almost every contest has some rule that discourages participation, some more blatantly that others. CQWW CW and SSB definitely favor certain geographic areas, while CQWW RTTY puts the twist in of hav
Every time I've renewed my WL registration, my new code has gone into my junk mail folder. Check your spam filtering to make sure it was not caught there. 73 de Al, KE1FO -- Visit my amateur radio co
Hello everyone, I want to echo Bob's original comments. I work in the human services field, and part of our job is to provide medical oversight for the consumers my agency serves. The state regulatio
I do, and over the last 10 years, I've noticed I make a lot less of these mistakes as I copy more CW. See you this weekend! 73 de Al, KE1FO -- Check out my Amateur Radio Contesting blog at ke1fo.word
Hello everyone, I'm considering a "shuttle jog" device to use with Writelog and my K3 so I can put the most used rig controls closer to the keyboard (tuning dial, filter settings, etc). I see 3 diffe
Bill, Again, really? I'm not buying it in either theory, or looking at the mult totals. For a top SOSB entrant, I would expect to see totals similar to a MM because just like a MM, a SOSB entrant can
I think the instant logging is an attempt to keep it as simple as possible. Think about how complex contest logging software is. A simple web form is much easier for somebody just trying out contesti
There seems to be this general sense that if you've got a list of stations that have been spotted (skimmed), you just click and hit the fkey that sends your call and you're done. Even if I narrow spo
Having looked at my Sweepstakes CW scoring report, I need to focus on better CW copying skills, especially with number groups - I often make a mistake on the middle numbers of a group of 3 or more nu
I've long thought that being able to identify other "stations like mine" to compare contest scores would be wonderful. For a while the World Contest Station Database was maintained by Pete Smith, N4