Interesting thread. I have a strange contesting pain issue for which I have not yet found a solution. I believe that I do not move my neck enough. I tend to focus straight-ahead on the monitor, and n
Can we please stop with the conspiracy theories ? Can we stop attributing motives to the survey author ? 73, Steve, N2IC The survey is OPEN to all. It's not a survey! Yes, it looks like a survey, and
Jose, As a lowly member of the SO2R generation, I need some education. Your CR3E scores are listed as SOAB (not assisted). You say: "I consider myself in the SDR generation because that is the way I
How about looking at the statistics for those major worldwide contests that are already 24 hours long, such as the IARU HF, and Russian DX ? What percentage of participants currently operate more tha
Thanks for the data, Chris. In the 24 hour RDXC, 9% operate full time (>23 hours). In the 48 hour CQWW SSB (using KR2Q data), 11.9% operate 24 hours or more. So, presented with a shorter contest, the
Mike, what is amazing is that 3455 logs have been received for the 2013 RDXC, held just a few weeks ago. If you haven't heard of it, you have been following in the footsteps of Rip Van Winkle. 73, St
Just let the operator choose any starting time. From that point, they can operate for the next 24 hours, should they decide to be even do that much. 73, Steve, N2IC Make it 24 hours straight and be d
Perhaps those with "a life" beyond contesting might be tempted to cobble together a 24-hour entry around their family or work obligations. All other things being equal (i.e. operator, antennas, QTH),
Categories that encourage activating less common modes/bands (e.g. 160M single-band category) are a very very good thing. These make sure that there's always something to be worked even on the not-m
Some vocal big guns would like us all to operate the 1st 24 hours and then go away. I guess they would prefer to have nice quiet Sundays listening to their CQ machines? You must be reading a differe
The wording of the rule, for Class A stations, from http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2013/2013%20Rules.pdf is : "To be listed as Class A, all contacts must be made with transmitter(s) and rec
Good find. Carefully hidden on Page 15 of the 44 page FD packet in http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Field-Day/2013/2013-FD-Packet-V3.pdf . Was this a change for 2013 ? Speaking of rules changes for 201
This one raised my eyebrow in the 2013 Field Day rules: "The use of switching systems that allow for lockout in order to use multiple transmitters (i.e., an ?octopus?) in an attempt to enter a lower-
Okay...same band lockout wasn't used, but what about inter-band lockouts ? For example, did you have a transmitters on 15 CW and 40 CW with a lockout so that only one of those transmitters could be t
The station which makes the "most clean Q's" should win. If I make 800 Q's with no errors and you make 805 Q's with 4 errors (same mults), then you beat me 801 to 800. Unless we played in a socially
Sorry Hans...that is incorrect. Look carefully at any of your recent SS Log Checking Reports (LCR). Busted call = loss of QSO + 1 penalty QSO. Not-in-log call = loss of QSO + 1 penalty QSO. Busted ex
Everyone has been able to operate for the last 4 years under this rule without any concern. What it shows me is that no one has paid much attention to the rules until the current proposed re-write h
On 06/05/2013 11:19 AM, Gerry Hull wrote: There was already a discussion about the new addition to rule 4: "The use of switching systems that allow for lockouts in order to use multiple transmitters
There is currently no rule for band changing. Thanks to the internet wayback machine, here is the history: 2004 - 15 minute rule on band changes. 2005-2012 - No rule on band changes. Replaced by the
SCP and CP don't "log" anything. The operator logs the QSO when he/she presses the Enter key. 73, Steve, N2IC If CP or SCP logs the call incorrectly and I want to change it then I can't unless I do i