I agree with Steve, N2IC. The IARU is a special contest. It's in the summer, is popular internationally, includes CW and SSB both (or either), encourages everyone to work everyone with a QSO point sy
I'm not sure how to report on the July 28 Thursday night NS. N3BB SO2R 30 minutes LP 20 meters 41 QSOs 10 Mults 40 meters 24 QSOs 8 Mults Total 65 QSOs 18 Mults, 1,170 points Ten minute segments 20-2
The new officers for the Central Texas DX & Contest Club are as follows for Sept 2006 through August 2007: President Jay Sewell, W5SL Vice-Pres. Larry Hammel K5OT Secretary Jim George N3BB Treasurer
October 7 will be the date for a combined meeting of the DX BASH and CTDXCC Contest Branch meeting. October 7 is the same day as the Belton Hamfest so you can make both on the same day. Come on anyti
This is a great idea. The grid system already is in place, and so every entrant will enter a grid with his/her electronic submission. The score would be calculated automatically both by the contest s
Good point.The grid squares would need to be the exchange along with the Zone. That way the contact could be scored by one's own software as well as the contest organizer. This exchange would make th
You are correct, Yuri. The CQWW will always be based on the WAZ zones as mults along with DXCC mults. My recommendation is for a new contest, based on using: (1) distance as a basis for the value of
Eric, thanks for the idea of using the grid square locator info both as a distance calculator and also providing the "geographic zone" as a Mult! Some thought would be required to determine if an ind
To K5TR's question at the end of his post... That's pushing the moral compass way past the strict definition of "one operator doing all the logging and operating." The contest organizers should add s
Hi Jeff. Glad to see you're still "reading the mail." I agree 100% with you and Tree. SO means one operates by him/herself with regard to finding (whether by CQs or S&Ping) and working other stations
I agree all around with Dave and George, K5TR. There is a book titled The Ethical Brain, which goes into how important extensive practice is for all expert-level people who deal with physical and men
Dave, what I was trying to describe is that I call CQ in the Sprint (only the Sprint) with "F7" inactive-band radio CQs and use the "active band" radio to find stations signing so I can call them in
Rick wrote the email that I was going to write. The idea that 48 hours makes any sense for a single operator is foolish. Frankly, some guys are going to die from blood clots, etc. The 36 hour max for
The PY WRTC organizers had it almost right, but the divisions in the US (and probably Canada as well) should be more north and south rather than east and west. For WRTC 2004 the "Central US" went all
This is a really great analogy by K8GU. The hypothesis in The Tipping Point is a terrific way to think logically about getting the magic of radio contesting out to more people. Jim N3BB _____________
My Teltrex 40-M-346 three element yagi for 40 meters has been damaged in a recent wind storm here. The antenna twisted on the mast and the feedline was stretched so much that it pulled the end out of
As a long time enthusiast of the IARU contest, I agree with Steve about the unfortunate flaws in the IARU; The "explosion" of HQ multipliers has skewed the original rules and made it Euro-centric as
Oh my word! You must be kidding!!!!!!!! RTTY and CW are incompatible together. Jim N3BB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.
On behalf of Mike, W9RE. Something to do after you have had your nap and Thanksgiving dinner! Slow Speed NCCC PRACTICE CW SPRINT continues this week, Nov. 22, local date in North America; Nov. 23 UTC
Some comments on excellent K5ZD's post based on my experiences with SO2R: Correct. There are a few operators who can work in some loud and fast stations on the 2nd radio even while running a really f