I've been QRP contesting in earnest since 1987. I have won many times (some USA, some World - CQWWDX, WPX, ARRL DX, etc). I sure wish I could have 1700 QSO's in 48 hours during the PEAK of the sunspo
Please see the CQWWDX contest current rules, noting especially sentence 3 of XI. 5. of THE RULES. http://www.cqww.com/2006WWRules.pdf I guess some do not necessarily agree with the "real reasons" rec
Yup.... TEST KR2Q is what I've migrated to. CQ is superfluous except for a change of pace (for the sender). Of course, if the band is slow, and I'm staying on the band (or SO2R?), I might QRS 20 wpm
Hello NC contesters: I am looking at NC as a possible future QTH (don't worry, I'm 95% qrp). I would appreciate any tips, suggestions, warnings, etc. Not looking for a city lot! LOL Please reply dire
Hi Tom (et al), If you have a lot of guest ops, maybe you made a reasonable choice, although I do note that there are still lots of "knobs" to find, remember where they are, and use on the 2000. For
Well Chris, very interesting stats. Never would I have guessed that only 11% of all SOAB entrants operate more than 30 hours. We are a very small group, indeed! I hope this lines up okay. Group = hou
FYI... If any of you have followed the K3 reflector (at Elecraft.com), this radio will (apparently) do anything the user wants. Every time I ask a question, the usual answer is, "Yes, it is user defi
Hello contesters! One of my ham radio sub-hobbies is collecting FT243 / Z2 crystals. I have lots of "holes" in the frequency coverage and am especially interested in uncommon mfgr brands. If you have
Hi all: Since all CQWWDX logs are now public, I chose to do some analysis which any one of you can do. I do this as an individual and NOT as a member of any contest committee with which I may be asso
Hi all: Well, the solution seems SIMPLE to me. All M/M's in each USA zone should pool some funds and sponsor a non-contester in their zone. Build each sponsored guy a SUPER station designed solely to
HI all: I picked up some new LDF5-50A at a local hamfest and now I am looking for "real" connectors. 1. Any suggestions on a source (other than full price)? 2. Can I install these "by hand" or do I n
de KR2Qhttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/sports/playmagazine/0819play-brain.html?ref=scienceThe New York TimesAugust 19, 2007Phys EdLobes of SteelBy GRETCHEN REYNOLDSThe Morris water maze is the rode
Sorry about the garbage formatting before. Try this. de Doug KR2Q PS I have received some "interesting" replies with respect to the end of the article. :-) http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/19/sports/pl
I've used an A3 and A4 for my south antenna and neither came close to a HB 2L quad I built from the ARRL Antenna book. Don't want to HB? Try http://www.cubex.com/sky.htm I bit mechanically tougher to
P U How's that? de Doug KR2Q Or maybe D Q _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
Just going through a recent packet from the W2 QSL bureau... I note two qsl's from the 2007 ARRL DX cw contest (wow..that's FAST!). Not only fast, but glossy (including one photo) from zone 16. [RV3B
RE: Printing contest QSO info directly onto QSL cards I can print log/qso info on labels till the cows come home.... But I'd like to print the info directly onto the QSLs. Is there some sort of speci
Wow...two of my Q's (qrp) sound kinda loud (good). But the others...holy cow but you guys have great ears. On one CW Qso, I had to listen 4 times before I could hear my own call, even though I knew i
OK...last minute request. I'll be playing SS qrp from NNJ. What hours of operation would suggest for me from here if I want to max my score? When to start? When to stop? When to sleep? Other? Thanks.
I couldn't believe what has been happening here, so I dug into the archives. Now THIS is interesting! Beware the DVP! Larry Tyree x 7210 larryt at rocky.ateq.com Mon Mar 23 16:20:10 EST 1992 The K1EA