Although I'm firmly of the opinion that if a rule doesn't make sense anymore it ought to be removed, the idea of run stations starting to throw out "please spot me" at the end of every nth exchange f
My, how times have changed. Once upon a time, we had "a boy and his radio", and we treated the dead with respect. Now we have fancy technological advancements, and we seem to enjoy flogging equine co
FWIW, an idea that has floated around the back of my mind is some kind of matrix-based scoring, where points for a Q vary by (your zone), (other zone), (band) based on some kind of degree of difficul
Folks who think running through actuarial tables isn't exciting truly are among the uninitiated. :) -- Michael Adams, ACAS, MAAA | N1EN | mda@n1en.org --Original Message-- Fascinating. To us. I just
When it comes to such an awesome display of skill, given the nature of demographics, geography, and propagation, I don't see how you can get to a level playing field when it comes to a rate-fest cont
I'm not Hans, but I can offer my 2 cents: If one were to use a tool that presented the audio normally received in one's headphones visually, in effect letting you "see" the code being sent (e.g., a C
I think the difference between RTTY decoders and CW decoders is the essence of the two modes. The game of RTTY contesting inherently, by the mode's nature, requires us to interpret machine copy. The
Even the ARRL NTS MPG deprecates "please copy". -- Michael Adams | mda@n1en.org Back in the day, I handled a LOT of traffic, and "please copy" was never in my vocabulary. It's a LIDISM. Period. 73, J
There are a few reasons why I prefer a reflector over a web-forum: + It's easier to follow multiple reflectors in an email interface than it is to via it multiple web sites. + Email filtering is gene
The average Massachusetts drivers would certainly add interest to such a race, but for Pennsylvania drivers are you referring to the English or the Amish? If the latter, it would certainly put a trag
I believe Herb was referring to the following usage of "Roger": "CQ Kilo One X-ray Yankee Zulu, Contest" "Warshington America Five Xylophone Playing Monkeys" "WA5XPM 59 456" "Roger, Roger. Please cop
So, I'm visiting my childhood home this week, and I'm hoping to get in a little time to play radio. When doing a bit of log configuration in anticipation of this, I encountered a question I don't kno
Nothing wrong, aside from folks needing to vent cantankerousness they have to suppress elsewhere due to society obliging displays of holiday cheer. :) -- Michael Adams | mda@n1en.org Is there somethi
My $0.02 -- as much as I love drinking from the RBN firehose, and as much as I hate it when assistance subjects a competitor to band-change restrictions, I think that relaxing either would change the
I love drinking from the RBN firehose. I love the adrenaline that gets flowing when the rate meter goes higher. Click-and-pounce yields a higher rate than search-and-pounce. Yes, you lose much of the
Just to offer my $0.02: I'm one of the newer guys on the reflector, coming up on my fifth anniversary of my first HF contact. (It was a contest contact, BTW). I'm not a youth, although I am younger t
While I am reluctant to look like I'm supporting the notion of creating so many categories that everyone is virtually guaranteed to be a winner, I should point out that the introduction of the Rookie
I'd like to offer an alternate, possibly less negative view. My working theory has been that amateur radio has become a hobby that people come to in middle age / later middle age (at least in North A
Hey, where's the OVERLAY-CHEATER-CHEATER-PUMPKIN-EATER category? In other news, I made my 2000 Q goal. However, they were all dupes, and since the other station refused to log them, I understand I'm
According to Wikipedia, the Atlanta Civic Center was used to film sequences set at the IBID Lab in Lagos, MIT, and a location in Berlin. See if this looks familiar: https://goo.gl/gSOC5I (Google Stre