I have to believe this is fancy English. I can't imagine they expect every single entrant to be making announcements prior to the contest. Sounds like disclaimer language to me. -- Mike DeChristopher
I am not entirely sure that seeing hundreds of announcements on this reflector would be a good thing. If this "rule" is true, there should be another list devoted to it; otherwise, I can see this jus
WAE will be awful. QTC, QPC, QSM, QRG... Have to start writing these down again! -- Mike DeChristopher, N0HI http://www.n0hi.net telnet://cluster.n0hi.net QPC? am I spotted on the packet cluster? QPC
I remember N3FJP's program used to yell "DUPE" out the speakers and prevent you from logging one. I'm not sure if this has been changed in more recent versions. Worked a station during SSB who said I
I thought I heard evidence of quite a few code readers in this one. "HI" (.... ..) sounds like HI to the human ear pretty easily, but the code readers all want to hear "SS" (... ...). Worked a few wh
What you suggest might be unethical in some situations, but I think getting new or otherwise inactive hams on the air balances out the equation. If you are angling for a top spot, you could bring you
It is also a wonderful category for people who cannot afford or do not have the space for a second transmitter, filters, antennas, and other associated hardware. It is also a wonderful category for p
No, I don't see this changing participation -- and that is good. You are correct, a m/m or m/2 station can still knock down and interlock for a m/s. I'm sure they will. I also believe at least a few
Guys, I'm thankful that Randy gives us a say at all. Technically, he doesn't have to. -- Mike DeChristopher, N0HI http://www.n0hi.net telnet://cluster.n0hi.net _______________________________________
Similarly, the local guys had a SET locally here a few years back. The frequency they had selected for coordination was 146.52 (you know...the calling frequency). The day of the SET came, and they fo
I am disappointed the rule read "progressive." "Sequential" would have been a lot more fun... Fibonacci sequence would be a sequential number (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8). In fact, the 20th Q made would be # 6
I bought a bunch of $8 music-shop keyboard foot pedals. They have 1/4" plugs and work just as well as any "ham-specific" pedal would. When they stop working, at $8, I won't be too upset. -- Mike DeCh
Generic cheap-o brand. The way I see it, if a rotor breaks or a radio breaks or a computer cracks up during a contest, you have a problem. If the footswitch goes, you're probably going to be fine. Es
Most of the US guys find a club call to use, or just use an operator's with a "funky" prefix since there are so many of us W1, K1, AA1, etc. Don't know about K3LR or KC1XX, but I was at K1TTT's with
As a younger operator, I can tell you with 100% certainty and without a sliver of doubt that if we were all using paper logs and footwarmers, we would have even less attention from the younger crowd.
FL QP is different in that an out of state station can actually run FL stations to rate. I was doing this on Sunday when NQ4I called me, gave me 5nn GA, I gave him 5nn MA, and we both probably realiz
Last year at W1NY I had a second computer connected to my node back at home. It was on the second screen, so it didn't interface with the logging program but was helpful once in a while for a "rare"
I look at it like this: Once submitted, my logs become the property of the contest sponsor. They may do with them as they please. If they make the logs public, so be it. The moment I disagree with th
I'm in sales for a large hotel chain. Trust me, if it were my hotel, I'd be up around $200/night also. My advice would be to book a room block and negotiate a lower rate. They probably won't block ro
Agreed. That price is crazy. But they will sell out at it, there is no question in my mind. Or they'll adjust rate as they get closer to the event (even if they aren't full the first day, they'll fil