Cal, Use your own station callsign. It'll get you known, and as an added bonus it will confound those who depend on their software to autofill what they should have copied themselves. 73, de Hans, K0
Martin, I went to your site, and the analysis doesn't suggest "nasty" to me. At this moment R36F is spotted 21 times more than the next competitor (the range of numbers for the "pack" right now runs
I'm guessing that the fourteen "1's" are busted calls. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a-1-op MWA - http://www.W0AA.org TCDXA -
I didn't miss the point. I just don't share your conclusion. Just to set my position: I believe that ANY spotting is too much, but the charge of "cheerleading" seems misplaced in this case. "Cheerlea
Actually I think the calls are issued just before the contest. But disqualifying them if someone guesses who they are seems mildly draconian. I'm no fan of dx-clusters, but the IOoDHW have elevated
There was no impact, Rob. LU5DX has decided to create a controversy where none exists, and his jeremiads have unfortunately drawn attention to him and away from the 48 fine teams of amateurs who actu
Mats, You have most eloquently stated my views. Thank you. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a-1-op MWA - http://www.W0AA.org TCD
Hey, we can get even more primitive than that. Just give them all a couple old tube-type TV sets to canabalize and build their own rig. ;-) 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Grand Exalted Liberator of the Fumes
Dave, your "logical" solutions fly directly in the fact of the premise which drives WRTC. Given the most normalized "level playing field" (equal station/antenna suite, compact geographic situation to
Now THERE is an idea I'd love to see implemented! Of course you'd be roundly cursed by those who and can only tune by "point and click". 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Membe
Absolutely, which is why I'm opposed to the operator limitations advanced in K1TTT's proposal. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a
No David, I understand your proposals clearly. Those proposals seek to impose specific operating limitations on the operators, restricting their range of choices during the competition. For that reas
Using packet spots is a "point and click" substitute for the Radiomans skill of tuning his radio. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.or
Bill, The only contest in which I could be called a "player" (above 4th tier) is Sweepstakes CW. There you can tell when you've been spotted because the "spike" of Q's will be predominately "U" or "
Jim, Everytime you find a way to confound the "challenged" someone comes along and upgrades their software. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://w
The rules don't specify '599' as part of the exchange. The rules call for a signal report. Which suggests this question: If I send a signal report other than '599', and the receiving station autofill
It isn't so much whether the report is accurate (or not accurate) but rather whether it is actually "exchanged". Since the rules require it to be part of the exchange, it follows that it should be se
"We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the literature; we play the music; we change our minds; we reach an understanding. So
When I have 10 in queue, the next guy gets them, no "favorite". 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a-1-op MWA - http://www.W0AA.org
The rookie can operate anywhere that the control operator has privileges. He/she can use his/her call at your station while you act as control operator. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio