<in jest>Yes, we should also stop talking about the contest afterwards to our friends. They will talk to their friends, and they will talk to their friends, and pretty soon everyone will know where
When it is NOT being used to increase your score, it's not wrong or impractical. My comments were meant for someone trying to gain a few points by checking the db before submitting. When done after c
Hi Steef, It is likely the ops just didn't understand they could work you. I worked quite a few EU; there was even a pretty loud F5 calling CQ NA. I talked to my neighbor after the contest and he did
Well, we've regressed to the same point as we were a year ago with pretty much nothing indicating a rebound. It was good for a while, but certainly not long enough to be a peak. The peak in ~1970 was
I held K1KAA for a time (imagine that suffix without perfect spacing). Actually, it was a decent contest call, only because it had a "ring" to it. In regular DX'ing where nobody recognized the call,
...therefore, you are assisted. You have the advantage of knowing which bands are *open* before you QSY. This is something that the non-assisted competitors would not have. With propagation predictio
WWV and beacons = physically tune your radio to the frequency RBN and spots = watch the monitor What's the difference? One is instant, the other takes valuable time. Prop predictor = educated "guess"
Seems to me that your spot filters are set wrong. Mike N1TA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listi