The 75th running of the ARRL Sweepstakes CW contest starts this Saturday at 2100Z. This year a special award is available to all stations that work a clean sweep so we've been campaigning for station
Mark is technically correct here, so we will address that before next year. However, the rules do describe the exchange in the preferred order and the example is in the preferred (expected) order. Se
Well, this is quite a lively discussion. This was the 75th running of a domestic contest steeped in tradition. I like tradition. We had very high scores this year and participation appears to be up.
Not true Dave. From time to time a log may be deemed "unstable". If you "bust" the unstable portion of the exchange you will not be penalized. Log checking gets more and more sophisticated every year
Thanks to all for making SS a special event this year. We have already received 95% of the anticipated logs. The deadline(s) for submitting your log(s) are: CW 0300 UTC 3 December Phone 0300 UTC 17 D
effort, only to have it go unpublished Yes, they need to be recognized. After all, it was a "Multi op" effort. Concerning open logs, I will steal a phrase used often by a friend of mine: "Sunshine is
Anyone happen to have a model file for EZNEC or YO for the old Telrex 20M646 yagi? 73, Ken K5KA kfiveka at gmail dot com _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Con
/The contest begins when the first QSO is made. That starts the "operating clock." To provide some definition around the meaning of off time the 60 minute minimum rule was created. It only says that
This is good advice. 73, Ken K5KA Sweepstakes Contest Manager _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/lis
Just a reminder that the 76th running of the ARRL Sweepstakes CW takes place ONE WEEK FROM TODAY. Hopefully you are ready to have fun and win that pizza from your buddy or go after a sticker and/or a