This is a fascinating discussion area. I recall as a single operator in PA back in the early eighties that I worked more than 1000 JAs on 10 meters alone in one contest at the top of the sunspot cycl
In the "For What It's Worth" department. NT5C was spotted 25 times during the 36 hours I was operating during the 2004 WPX CW contest. The spots data were taken from the OH2AQ cluster after the conte
The IARU contest has all the ingredients for a great contest. We in Texas who are far from both EU and JA can work other USA stations, and get 3 points for the east coast and west coast zones to boot
I agree with Randy. For over twenty five years, I have kept written records of all my antenna projects going back to the original home brew W2PV stack match coaxial phasing system. Everything is in o
The Central Texas DX and Contest Club, CTDXCC, has been an active sponsor of Sprint teams for many years. We call them the "Austin Powers" team(s), but we have had operators from all over Texas join
Yes, there is an introduction to contesting and DXing on the web site of the CTDXCC. Here's the main page; http://ctdxcc.org/ Then go to the link for "introduction" under "presentations" at the botto
I came across J in the usual huge VY1JA pile up on 15 meters on Sunday afternoon, and like most everyone, I needed NWT for the sweep. To make a long story short, I had a hard time copying the exchang
I was a referee at one of the OJ stations in Finland at WRTC 2002. The scoreboard was very exciting. It was *the* big new idea in Finland, and I think it is the next BIG step in contesting. This coul
At 09:01 AM 12/16/2004 -0500, Jim Idelson wrote: See http://www.arrl.org/ for a new story on BPL. In this case, big-time ISP Earthlink has stated to Michael Powell and the FCC that BPL isn't going to
In an efort to spur more activity for the CW NA Sprint this weekend, the Austin-based CTDXCC would like to extend an open offer for around five more spots on the Austin Powers sprint team. Anyone is
I agree with Eric. We might detest EO6F's position, but he hurts himself by eliminating the USA quantity and multiplier numbers in the WPX, and breaks no contest rule as far as I can tell. Have the U
I operate SOAB most of the time and don't use packet here, but I disagree that making packet illegal is the answer. Many people find packet enjoyable and it probably increases the activity in contest
The CTDXCC is (loosely) organizing the infamous Austin Powers sprint team again, and we are looking for operators for the upcoming CW Sprint. The only requirement is that you get on, and send in your
We have five stations signed up so far, and would like to invite more stations, especially in Texas (however anywhere will be fine) to take part. The main thing is to encourage participation in the S
My ten year old Create "Emoto 1300" apparently did Sunday morning of the CQWW CW contest. Some questions: 1. Is there a repair option in the US for the Create 1300 rotator? 2. The "CATS Rotator Docto
Interesting issue that is getting more and more relevant with SO2R and the competitive pressure for multipliers. I lost my run frequencies several times on the ARRL CW weekend when I moved off to mov
I really don't understand why people would be on this reflector, and then state that they are letting CQ magazine drop for $30 a year. For me, CQ and QST are like my annual support of NPR and the loc
An alternative is to say "Sac Valley." That gets the SV in there phonetically with the actual name. -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-RE
Good grief! The May conditions are interesting. The boring part about WPX, if there is one, comes from the lack of the DX on all six bands and the need to work 'em on all six. That won't be solved by
Good grief! The May conditions are interesting. The boring part about WPX, if there is one, comes from the lack of the DX on all six bands and the need to work 'em on all six. That won't be solved by