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1. [CQ-Contest] Announcing the The Real Contesters International DX Contest. (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 11:46:56 +1200
The Real Contesters are pleased to announce a new worldwide CW and SSB DX contest to be held on the nearest weekend to April 1 with many new innovations which we are sure will not only excite the con
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-05/msg00333.html (11,912 bytes)

2. [CQ-Contest] Whither not just Africa (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2013 13:47:16 +1300
The comments made about stations not listening for Africa can be equally applied to VK/ZL. It makes for a very frustrating experience when you can hear a lot of stations who clearly cannot hear you,
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-11/msg00049.html (7,956 bytes)

3. Re: [CQ-Contest] Whither not just Africa (score: 1)
Author: Mark Sullivan <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 19:52:58 +1300
Ifthey can bring one hop propagation to NA and EU with them then I will put a good word in with NZ immigration Robert.:-) If they can't then before they leave they will needto make sure they have a g
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-11/msg00057.html (9,828 bytes)

4. [CQ-Contest] Online Scores (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2013 10:01:46 +1300
The ZL3X multi-op operates from a remote site and because we have had problems with a reliable internet connection we use a 2m packet link to access the cluster. Now admittedly we are not competitive
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-11/msg00301.html (9,823 bytes)

5. Re: [CQ-Contest] Towards a critical examination of the 2-point rule in CQWW (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 10:28:54 +1300
our they 5 Bermuda to New York 1200km = 2pts Christchurch New Zealand to Sydney Australia 2200km = 1pt Bermuda to Los Angeles 4900km = 2pts Christchurch to Hawaii 7600km = 1pt. and that is putting t
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-11/msg00412.html (8,328 bytes)

6. [CQ-Contest] Evolving scoring systems (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Dec 2013 11:34:13 +1300
Since we are talking scoring systems and technology (albeit in different threads)... I grew up with video games from their early days (man I feel old). These started out as arcade shoot'em up style g
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-12/msg00011.html (9,779 bytes)

7. [CQ-Contest] Evolving scoring systems (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2013 11:03:03 +1300
Some interesting comments; some were even on topic ;-) All I was trying to say (but perhaps not that well?) is that there is room for innovation in contest scoring just like there has been with RBN a
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-12/msg00049.html (9,705 bytes)

8. [CQ-Contest] Contest teams (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2013 10:02:26 +1300
I like the idea of a multi single type category, one transmitted signal, limited band changes, but I think each station must transmit for a minimum amount of time. This would make each team work to m
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2013-12/msg00138.html (8,271 bytes)

9. [CQ-Contest] Zero Pointers & BERU Contest (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2014 09:39:13 +1300
While on the topic of zero pointers... This weekend is the BERU (British Empire Radio Union) CW contest whereby those in British Commonwealth countries work each other. I know I am probably preaching
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2014-03/msg00065.html (7,125 bytes)

10. [CQ-Contest] Contest Video Songs (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 12:42:06 +1300
Apart from the fact anything by the band Multiplier should be a sure fire winner (although I doubt to the taste of many here), the two that spring to mind for a video are MARRS, Pump Up the Volume an
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2014-03/msg00188.html (7,371 bytes)

11. [CQ-Contest] CQ WW 2103 Operating Stats (score: 1)
Author: Mark Sullivan <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 20:58:32 +1200
I was wondering what the average operating time in the CQ WW 2013 CW and SSB contests were for single operators. But although the operating hours were listed in the results database you could not sor
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2014-07/msg00077.html (9,063 bytes)

12. Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW 2103 Operating Stats (score: 1)
Author: Mark Sullivan <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2014 15:36:22 +1200
Hi Michael More likely on a percentage basis anyway. Because more operated unassisted than assisted, (56% in the CW contest, 65% SSB), the actual numbers favour the unassisted ops in just about all c
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2014-07/msg00097.html (7,811 bytes)

13. [CQ-Contest] Distance-Based Scoring (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 16:40:12 +1200
Hi Ward Rather than a level playing field which as you note is just about impossible, for me all discussion about points scoring boils down to one thing. Incentivising stations to beam to all parts o
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2015-05/msg00703.html (9,800 bytes)

14. [CQ-Contest] Youth and Contesting (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2016 12:35:22 +1300
This is an interesting discussion. When someone asks me why I just don't just use the internet or a cellphone instead of a radio my usual response is on that basis why would someone paint a picture i
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2016-03/msg00260.html (8,750 bytes)

15. [CQ-Contest] It's not the sunspots folks (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2016 17:15:37 +1300
"W0MU asked: "Why does the USA always get "punished"?" in the CQ WW Contest. Answer: Because it's a DX contest! A better question is, why are we all forced to work a station in our country just to ge
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2016-11/msg00030.html (8,094 bytes)

16. [CQ-Contest] Contest Idea (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 10:23:18 +1300
A few days ago there were some comments around contests and rules you would like to see. So here is one idea. At the moment CQ has a DX Marathon that runs for a year. I have been thinking what would
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2017-03/msg00516.html (9,295 bytes)

17. Re: [CQ-Contest] Contest Idea (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:51:46 +0000
Hi Randy et al The various comments have made interesting reading. If I may add some thoughts. Firstly I think people might go on small Dxpeditions to activate semi rare entities. This already happen
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2017-04/msg00092.html (14,325 bytes)

18. [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Committee blog post - audio recording (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Apr 2017 13:10:04 +1200
The CQ WW Committee blog post about audio recording is a bit of surprise to me. Up until now I had figured audio recording would only be an issue in Oceania for the serious entrants (i.e. entries wit
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2017-04/msg00276.html (9,531 bytes)

19. Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ WW Committee blog post - audio recording (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2017 12:48:56 +1200
Hi Bob If I may clarify your reply on this topic. Are you saying: 1. The Committee will only request audio recordings where they believe an entrant has breached the rules. 2. In this instance where t
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2017-04/msg00317.html (20,762 bytes)

20. [CQ-Contest] Americas cup sailboat racing not what it used to be (score: 1)
Author: Mark <markzl3ab@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2017 16:33:47 +1200
Interestingly the talk coming out of Team New Zealand is that they think technology has gone a bit far and so it seems likely the rules for the next regatta will be more in line with previous events.
/archives//html/CQ-Contest/2017-06/msg00317.html (7,543 bytes)


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