Boy, was I wrong. I was completely inadequate. I couldn't use the superstation to its full effectiveness. This years' CW SS, I went to K9SD with the same idea...what I did was finish with a lower sco
C'mon guys, this is getting old! We can't make seperate classes for EVERYTHING, period! I run a station with low antennas, & a small amp. Jeez, can I get my own class? ;-) But, I did invest in a very
Just curious..... Did anyone call "CQ contest, no commies" during the hieght of the cold war? I never heard that. As a matter of fact, I think we, as Hams, had a really neat relationship, no matter w
Well, of course not! How can there be? Maybe the sponsor should post a list of "potential" pals? What if the other station is just a guy you heard on before, & say "hello" to, & not a friend? Does th
OK, now we have the self spotting deal exposed, which, IMO is great. But.... Really, does self spotting give a station "that" much advantage, at least compared to other forms of cheating, like big po
Was trying to go with the fact that self spotting IS bad. But, there are other forms of cheating (while all forms are BAD & not accepable), power voilations & packet abuse while claim unassissted are
I'd vote fot that, BUT, how the heck do you enforce this?? An awful large amount of NON CONTESTERS use packet, especially during contests, to pick up rare countries, states, & counties. Anyone can ge
Jukka has this absolutley correct! Everyone is forgetting the reason why we do what we do, FUN! Do I miss the days of working on dupe sheet for hours, & hours after the contest? Nope. Actually, compu
Say what?? At what number of spots does this change from just spotting your pal, to helping him "self spot"??? C'mon guys, this is silly. I hear a friend, whether it is a local, or one of the same JA
Ah, ok. So, what is the difference between advertising an expedition to a DX location in NCJ, QST, or any one of the many DX newsletters, & asking club members to listen for you. NONE! What if you en
hey gang, I have a question about field day--on the novice/tech station, IF a we use a couple of tech +'s to set up & operate the novice/tech station, using a TECH+ call, can a NO-CODE tech operate &
I've been reading the so2r thresd with interest....my opinion is this-leave it alone! Yeah, maybe the guy across town does make more Q's with 2 radio's than I do with only 1. But hell, the guy with a
Wow! Cant belive the hit I took in CW SS after the check. Not real bad, but bad enough that I picked it apart to tell poor typing & poor copy apart. Guess what? I need a typing class -- and I need to
Its really too bad some DX now considers this a US QSO party, I made over a 1000Q's this weekend in around 20 hours. Nice rates, lots of DX, and if you have ever operated from the "Blachhole" with lo
<< If I have a "hired gun" to repair this stuff, I can just switch bands while they fix the antenna or run barefoot while they fix the amp. If I do this, aren't I re-classified Multi Op even if the o
<< copy 4 digit serial numbers (err, number/letters) at 40+ WPM >> I totally agree! I know the pro-arguments to this with the time-saving aspects, I copy 35-40 wpm pretty well, but catching a 4-digit
<< copy 4 digit serial numbers (err, number/letters) at 40+ WPM >> I totally agree! I know the pro-arguments to this with the time-saving aspects, I copy 35-40 wpm pretty well, but catching a 4-digit
<< According to what I know, you reported back the info correctly yet you typed it wrong.). I would argue in this general case that both stations should get zero points. IMHO, it's a bit, well, I dun
<< According to what I know, you reported back the info correctly yet you typed it wrong.). I would argue in this general case that both stations should get zero points. IMHO, it's a bit, well, I dun