It would seem that if CQ wishes to take a political stance on the Russian occupation of Crimea, the appropriate thing to do would be to not accept logs from any Russian stations whatsoever. Penalizin
Yes, I was very pleased to see that the decision was reconsidered based on the thoughtful discussion over the past few days. 73, Matt NQ6N _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
I too have a soft spot in my heart for cut numbers. I rarely use them other than 5nn, however once I used them in a cwops mini test to send my member number, which is 1013, or ATAV. It elicited lots
I found this link for those who (like me) hadn't heard about this: https://sdrzone.com/index.php?option=com_easyblog&view=entry&id=34&Itemid=488 73, Matt NQ6N ________________________________________
I've received many unsolicited reports of great audio when using the CM-500 and Jim's recommended EQ settings for the K3. 73, Matt NQ6N _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
Does anyone know r5ga, perhaps a few donations would help defer hosting costs... 73, Matt NQ6N _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:/
I propose something like the following approach to calculating QSO points: 1) One point for every grid square traversed by the signal (the shortest path between the two stations). 2) Add a point for
Just to clarify, my suggestion was not intended to be a recommendation for changing the rules of any existing contest. The scores, score records, and strategies are fun and relatively stable and chan
I agree. It's extremely impressive. Was there a rule change that allowed this to happen this year, or did N6MJ and Ct1BOH come up with the idea? Can't wait to see if my brain can do it using a simula
"Please copy" is a non-optimal way to exchange information over a radio channel b/c it takes time to say and doesn't significantly improve the chances that the station at the other end will successfu
Very interesting, Hans! 73, Matt NQ6N _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
While I'm happy with the status quo I'll mention several alternatives: - Google Groups. Works exactly like an email reflector but allows users to optionally use a web interface for posting, reading,
This is excellent -- I made a small utility that does something similar and displays it on a simulated pan adapter. It is real time but may require a few CQs before it finds enough new spots to popul
I've been wanting to build something like this. I'd been thinking of a simulator that utilized VOCAP data to convolve a sine wave so that it sounded like it had been transmitted from some distant (vi
With the likely FCC rule change permitting higher gain for amateur amplifiers and modern high power MOSFETs, I'd actually expect to see more new HF transceivers manufactured with only 15-35W output c
Maybe the check could be the vintage of the rig in use. Sounds like fun. Matt NQ6N _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.conte
Great points. To Ed's point, maybe there could be a line in the Cabrillo header for a digital signature of the log which would allow LOTW to immediately authenticate it and add the QSOs. I think Ward
This is inspiring to watch and has inspired me to register a copy of DXLog so I can play around with it using the simulator. Dan, I'm curious what settings you found most helpful to use when training
I do this sometimes in an attempt to generate more RBN spots, since RBN considers TEST equivalent to a CQ. It adds enough information to the end of a CQ to allow me to be spotted even if the skimmer
I haven't had a problem with dupes or bad spots resulting from sending TEST at the end. It probably depends on how many callers are zero beat, etc. I don't think it would help with broadband skimmers