Oh, Hal. Here's where you and I disagree. I need that acknowledgement of his having received my exchange. The ack is as much a part of the QSO as the exchange. The absence of an ack does not a QSO m
I, too, would like to thank ARRL and ICOM for the 2005 SS CW plaque I received late last week -- West Gulf Division, SO QRP. It was a very pleasant surprise. See you all in November!! 73, dale, kg5u
First off, I'm not a 'real' phone op, Art, although I do play one from time to time at K5NA or elsewhere. Second, I highly recommend using the section acronym phonetically. It's easier to derive STX
Denis. The length of 00 shouldn't be a show-stopper, unless of course, you have finished just outside the 7 to 14 qso's behind the category winner. It's probably less of a concern than other things.
Well, Zack, I heard that as soon as you are licensed, the check is made a part of your permanent record. You know, the one that dogs your trail since junior high school. It's that big, thick folder
Great writeup and info, Tree. If tracking our on/off times is important enough that it's used by the log checking software in an arbitrary manner (any 30 minute period is an offtime), why is it not o
Obviously, I should find another hobby. I must not be technically minded because I got a "The page cannot be found" error message when I click on the URL link. Sigh... Dale, kg5u ___________________
Comfort is a big deal to me, Pete. If I'm not comfortable, I'm cannot focus. 1. I turn off the room lights. I have one of the clamp-on type flex lamps with a 20w bulb in it for 'ambient' lighting so
It doesn't answer your question directly, Pete, but I put up a eye level QSL's from SV5/N2OO, JA2ADY, JF1SEK as inspiration. 73, Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest
Foolish? Or creative and insightful? One of the best little (2hour) contests to come down the pike was the Internet Sprint, a CW contest in which you had to submit your score/log via the Internet. I
Geez... If you outlaw keys/keyers, only outlaws will have them. "Robber sticks up convenience store brandishing a Bencher paddle" "Man is arrested by Homeland Security as he tries to pass through ai
Dr. DX for the Commodore 64. It was the only 'realisic' contest game around that I know of. I don't think there's been anything since. MorseExpress is about the closest I can think of. I play a game
The School Club Roundup 2007 is just around the corner. http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2007/scr/scr.pdf The Roundup takes place from 1300Z, February 12 through 2400Z, February 16. If you have acc
Hi, George. I understand where you are coming from and hope it doesn't lead to a callsign change. I don't know what software you are using, but will it allow you to imbed a 3wpm or so speed reductio
I did a search on yahoo.com using 'state qso parties' and the second hit looks like what you are asing about, Bob. The first hit was, curiously enough, FL QSO Party.....those guys just get top billin
Forgive me, Bob. I should have checked closer... Everything on LA9HW's Contest Calendar and State QSO Party webpage comes up 2004. Even accessing it from www.contesting.com, LA9HW's contest calendars
Many NA stations do it, too, Al. While I still "CQ" in contests, I do mix it up with "kg5u kg5u test" 'CQs'. I can't yet say one is more effective in netting QSO's than the other--being QRP makes it
Just FYI regarding Yaesu FT-1000MP box packing material: I shipped an FT-1000MP to a buyer. It was damaged in transit and the guy sent it to Yaesu for damage assessment and evaluation. Yaesu said tha
I was eating. Dale, kg5u _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
They do, Barry. Witness the January 2008 QST: Annual Vintage Issue Sorry....couldn't resist... 73, Dale, kg5u Just turned 62 _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list C