The concept includes simulation of surprise band openings, and QRN could = also be simulated; in fact, QRN could be simulated in a balanced fashion = with each participant receiving an equal share of
I'd be making an understatement if I seconded that opinion. In spades. But, then, Ken is aware of this also. I think Ken's post would come under the category of humor for the masses on the reflector
The crazy nature of practically every open e-mail reflector can be blamed for some of the annoyance we all feel about the postings we receive from time to time. We all want to present and sometimes p
This is a neat idea if we are trying to push the guys still using pencils out of contesting. That would probably include newcomers to contesting, as well as N6PN.
In the world of computers the ubiquitous use of "TLA's" has been dominating the ideology of descriptive language for many years. Of course, "TLA's" stands for "three letter abbreviations". The theory
Well, the problem with this line of thought is that if SO2R did not provide a significant advantage, the results would still probably look like it did. Only those who are already scoring near the top
Frankly, from your first sentence this last message from you shows a misunderstanding of my post. "cause and effect" One can show that there is a statistical relationship between higher scores and SO
Mike -- Beyond the issue of whether SO2R deserves a category by itself there's a new one that is seldom mentioned. If a contest sponsor were to create an SO2R category, then would there be any way to
Bruce, I don't think that the intent was to bring the cluster system to its knees. Hopefully there would be adequate preparation for this to be effective; heaven knows the internet itself will be qui
people to Truly, I'd have to respond that you did not attain your goal. What you did was to reopen a stale topic and give a few of us a chance to get in some zingers. The vast majority of respondents
Right, an unfortunate side effect preventing the use of what is effectively a great idea but for the side effect. Sure would have cut down on those busted spots... the its to put
I've been struggling over this one for the past two days. Here's my answer: If I were asked this question by the sponsors of the SS, I'd probably suggest that a liberal interpretation of the rules wa
I used to do this with a Betamax recorder, using a Drake R4A receiver as the front end. The sensitivity wasn't great, because the RF gain was cranked back low, and the bandwidth was only ~6 -10 KHz w
I agree with Jim. Any time you exchange non-essential information it would be better to call a spade a spade. Replace all non-essential information with the words: "delay delay delay" and your contes
contesters because You probably also say "number" before the contact number, don't you? "Number" takes about 0.5 seconds at full speed, "please" copy takes about 1.1 seconds at full speed. Imagine,
This is usually accompanied by a "moisture barrier" presented by the concrete base. Often it is enough to take care to water a little more around the tower. When the concrete's "base" meets the soils
I can't sit quietly while this thread goes on. Below, W4ZV suggests that because RTTY contest scores are generally lower than their CW or SSB counterparts, he can conclude that RTTY and other digital
Frankly, I would not favor such a dramatic departure from the traditional format of the Sweepstakes. While I can respect your desire to participate in the Sweepstakes from ZF2, I feel that the damage