Perhaps I'm odd, but if I have only a small amount to participate in a contest, the absolute last thing I would want to do is click around listening to one agonizing packet pileup after another.... T
I'll sponsor the plaque for this category next year. "Lowest score by a station not competing in a contest who doesn't submit a log" 73, Blake N4GI -- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus
If they expect to win something on their first try, perhaps Ms. Packman or Whack-a-mole would be better choices for them than radio contests-? 73, Blake N4GI -- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message cle
Just legalize self-spotting. Assistance is assistance, whether you're spotting yourself or someone else does it, I don't care. KA1LMR could let his "friend" do other things during contest weekends, a
Where I am, I think several of the local clubs frown upon "corntester" field day attendance. Some have resorted to doing "secret field day" where the final location is only released to "invitees" on
I'll say! When the log checkers determine my score, it is always lower for some strange reason ;-) 73, Blake N4GI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
The real "differences" already have real categories (ie power, geographic region, # of ops....). The rest are called "excuses" (ie SO2R, time in chair, band limitations, tower only XX feet..). Very e
I'll throw a "me too" on the pile of thanks to Icom and ARRL. SE Division LP - my first real piece of wood!!! 73, Blake N4GI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ
And the fact that we in the U.S. LOVE deed restricted communities doesn't help... 73, Blake N4GI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http
Actually there are lots of great ops on their development/support team.... 73, Blake N4GI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://list
Speaking of articles... I thumbed through the NCJ that was in my mailbox today. Noteworthy that most of the guys in those W2PV photos are the young version of the exact same guys that make up most of
The whole spotting (or whatever the term should be) mess could be fixed real quick if self spotting were simply legalized for all of the unlimited participants. Why should we limit their kluster usag
And I imagine that our groups' proportionally larger ham radio expenditures are also a big help in keeping manufacturers in business and developing fancy new stuff. How many new rigs go on the market
If I get duped by someone who I clearly recognize as one of my fellow "corntesters" I usually take extra effort to tell them that I have them in my log at XX:XX to give them the opportunity to fix th