I remember years ago, in a state I used to live in, we had a DX "club". One of the things we did was award a "Lid of the Year" trophy to whoever we thought was the very worst operator when calling in
If the idea behind a contest is to test our skills, then why do the exchanges contain data that we can predict so easily? RST, SPC, Zones, even serial numbers are not much of a test. After all, you c
Something else to think about is how important all the "casual" operators are to the big scores the "contest" stations make. One of the things that many less skilled CW operators do is use a CW decod
Interesting thought Jim, I think I'll file this under the "Be careful of what you ask for, you just might get it" folder..... :-) OK, back in my hole, Ron, KU7Y SOWP 5545M Arizona Outlaws Contest Clu
As someone who is QRP CW most of the time, I have learned to Listen, Listen and then Listen some more when I hear a pile up. I remember that one of the first big lessons I learned was from listening
I agree with Hans, There really is a difference between SO and SO Assisted! Nothing wrong with either one but the fact that someone can cheat isn't a good reason to lump them all together. OK, back i
So far what I am seeing are thoughts from people who tend to score high. But think about this..... without all the little stations who are just getting their feet wet in contests, all the high scorin
I just checked my RBN spots and noticed the same thing. I only tried running once with not takers, all the rest was S&P but was spotted when calling other stations. I seldom use the RBN during a cont
Seems to me that maybe what's needed is a rule that prohibits a SO Unassisted from having any internet connection. After all, if you are in a contest as SO Unassisted, what the heck do you need the i
Al makes some good points. One is this idea that everyone should be considered as SO2R. I have no idea where this came from. Sure, I tried a couple of contests with 2 rigs and did not like it. Turned
Why not have 2, twenty-four hour periods.... you can chose which one to enter, first 24 or second 24. I wonder if this might give people a reason to be working hard for all of the slow period on Sund
Show some gratitude and slow down, guys. I spend a good bit of time on a couple of QRP email lists. There are many folks there that are both new to ham radio and to contesting. One of the things that
I have been given a G-450 rotor that has a problem. The indicator needle acts like it has a mind of it's own! Sometimes it track the rotor, for several degrees and then stop. Sometimes it will just s
I did a contest awhile back as Assisted just to watch the spots on the RBN of my call. This gave me a good idea of when/where I was being heard and a guess as to how loud I might be. There were no si
Hi Mike, Well, just wait until your tired old mind only hears {YourCall} ENN21 and then nothing more!!! I have a sign in the bathroom that says, "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most"
I agree with what Doug, KR2Q said about speed. I'll send at whatever speed the DX station is using up to a point.... My little QRP signal is seldom as loud as most of the others in the "pack". And yo
I think the simple cure is to require the call sign to be part of the exchange. That should also be easy to enforce. OK, back in my hole, Ron, KU7Y CWOps #1211 Northern California Contest Club Arizon
I also believe that having a good range of categories is a good thing. Many people, as they get started in this game of contesting wind up getting a certificate for their category and are very proud
Power level too. I keep track of my QRP contacts! OK, back in my hole, Ron, KU7Y CWOps #1211 Northern California Contest Club Arizona Outlaws Contest Club Silver Springs, NV ku7y@qsl.net http://www.h
Hi All, Just getting my old computer back up and running after a major crash. One of the things I lost was a good little UTC clock. (I also lost all my emails, so I can't go back and search for it!)