Interesting point Jose. While this is certainly true in the D4B/ZD8Z/P40E case; I take the opposite view in the USA case. During CQWW or ARRL DX the maximum rate is ~200/hr and that is only once or t
I was surprised by Alex's response to me, and it got me to thinking about the QSY issue again. "Dear Andy, You only person with whom I qsy I make only one qsy this contest and its you and 80m contact
This has been the roughest week. I think my cellfone bill will break records, I have talked to anyone who would listen about the loss of Bill. I spoke to Bill on the phone exactly a week ago today. W
This has been the roughest week. I think my cellfone bill will break records, I have talked to anyone who would listen about the loss of Bill. I spoke to Bill on the phone exactly a week ago today. W
I do. Put a great operator like Robert at a great station like A61AJ and you get a great score. Fabulous job. That's all. 73, Andy N2NT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
What's all this fuss about finding NT in SS? We plan to be multi op, so it should be no problem :>) 73, Andy N2NT a/k/a Emily Littela p.s. Thanks for your efforts J, they are much appreciated. ______
Joe, I have had 2 similar sources of noise. Both of them turned out to be coming from the same house. I could never figure out a pattern for the noise. Same thing with the power lines, no luck. My ne
Reminds me of 20 years ago or so in Dayton. Some guys who will remain anonymous were playing the animal callsign badge game. Every time an animal call was spotted they would call in for points on 2 m
73 - Guy, N7ZG Hi Guy(s). I highly recommend this contest. One of the most fun times I had was back in 2001 when there were actually sunspots :-). Ended up with over 2000 qsos in only 24 hours. A gre
To assist in a presentation for Dayton's Contest University this year; Please take a few minutes to fill in this survey about contest logging software. http://hamgallery.com/ctu/ The results will be
Many thanks to the over 400 responses so far to this survey. If you have not filled out the form yet, please do so. No dupes please. I have noted some comments that some software is omitted. There is
With thanks to those of you who took the time to fill out the survey results for contest software; Here is the link to the results of the survey: http://www.kkn.net/~n2nc/CTU_2007_Logging_Programs/ U
Great idea Scott! Sometimes the simplest solution is the best. This is one of the best ideas I've heard, and would love to see it. Of course, it would be fought every step of the way. There are lots
Hi Warren. Nobody is going to listen to an entire contest. However, there are certain logs that raise a red flag. Listening to select portions is all you need to do. The tape would be an important pi
As a reminder, this weekend's CQ 160M SSB contest is almost here. Remember that soliciting contacts or exchanging frequency information via non amateur means is against the rules. Only normal spottin
I have received numerous notes about logs not showing up on the log received page for the CQ160 contest. It seems the SSB contest was most affected, probably due to a change in servers around log sub
Greetings all. There are some exciting changes coming for the 2009 CQ 160 contest. The new rules will be announced shortly. If anyone is interested in sponsoring a plaque, we have some openings. Plea
Greetings all. There are some exciting changes coming for the 2009 CQ 160 contest. The new rules will be announced shortly. If anyone is interested in sponsoring a plaque, we have some openings. Plea
The 2009 CQWW 160 Meter Contest has undergone major changes this year. As many of you know, K4JRB has retired from the directorship, and I have taken over. Dave has been very helpful in the transitio
The 2009 CQWW 160 Meter Contest has undergone major changes this year. As many of you know, K4JRB has retired from the directorship, and I have taken over. Dave has been very helpful in the transitio