So, let me get this straight.... RAC splits Ontario into 4 sections, but won't use those sections in RAC contests. ARRL (which is independent from RAC) does use those new sections in ARRL contests. S
That would be nice if it was true. However, as shown in http://www.rac.ca/en/rac/public-service/section-managers/ Yukon is not a RAC section. It is part of the British Columbia section. Yet the ARRL
That's a rather remarkable result, Rich. We must not have been working the same contest. I went through my 2011 CW SS log. Having won the contest, and being located in a favorable location for workin
478 Sweeps ! That is a remarkable number. Consider, that in 1979, there were no packet clusters, no assisted/unlimited class and only a few did single-op SO2R. 73, Steve, N2IC _______________________
You might have better luck if you posted to the WRTC-2014 reflector. See http://www.wrtc2014.org/contact-info/e-mail-list/ for info on subscribing. 73, Steve, N2IC ___________________________________
"We" have the tools ? Who is this "we" ? You mean, those who operate in the multi-op or single-op assisted categories that have DX spotting and Skimmer access, right ? For the rest of us traditionali
So, let's say it's a multi-single but they are using many radios and many operators, but staying within the rules by using a transmitter interlock and not breaking the 10 minute or band-change-per-ho
Ken, you said "World Top 10", while Yuri said "top 5 in their respective categories". Big difference. In your case, you are only going after the world SOAB HP entries. While Yuri would be going after
contesting . . . And if you want to see a really close analogy to cheating in contests, read this article about someone who has successfully figured out how to cheat in marathons: http://www.newyorke
The following applies to amateur radio operators in the United States, quoted directly from the FCC regulations: 97.307(b) Emissions resulting from modulation must be confined to the band or segment
Corrected to 14247 to 14347. No need to make 20 meters any smaller than it already is ! -- The following applies to amateur radio operators in the United States, quoted directly from the FCC regulati
No. What do you mean, "No" ? Go back and reread what I said. Especially the part "at least 2.7 kHz above my suppressed carrier frequency". Your explanation completely validates what I said. You also
For United States amateurs, this is a legal, not a band plan issue. Operating USB on 14151 does not violate the FCC rules. Operating USB on 14348 does violate the FCC rules. The CQWW rules do not spe
Let the log checker handle it. He will stop scoring QSO's after 1440 minutes (24 hours) of operating time. You will see this later in the Log Checking Report (LCR). 73, Steve, N2IC Do I let the ARRL
Having said that, I personally believe that some times it is okay to just TU for up to three/four Qs if you find yoursef in a situation where three or four stations have called you at once and you w
In NAQP you have to stay on a band for ten minutes. I'm not personally experienced with the optimum strategy under current NAQP rules, but from perusing past results it seems that NAQP multis often d
True somewhat, But if you have say 1000 Q's right now, and you work that one guy on Ten, you just gained 1000 more points for that ten minutes. What are the odds against you working on that original
Very few automated CW methods allow a person to win a CW contest WITHOUT KNOWING ANY CODE except the CW Skimmer, partly due to the accuracy of this cursed system. True, spots can give you call signs,
Congrats to John on a super, iron-man effort in CQWW. I'm sure I couldn't have done 6000+ QSO's, hand-sent ! However, as a member of the N1MM Logger software team, I feel a need to clarify some of th
If there ever was a CQWW rule that required signing /0, it predates my move to Colorado in 1981. I'm sure there is --some-- contest out of the 250+ contests that requires signing /0, but none of the