On Mon, 24 Mar 1997 10:58:29 GMT+1 Jan-Erik Holm <JEH@on.mobile.telia.se> writes: de N4KG The CQ WPX Contest is a WORLD-WIDE PREFIX contest. ALL unique prefixes count as multipliers, including one's
There are two ways around this problem. The quick and easy technique I use is to simply put a "portable" prefix for the same country that CT will accept, e.g., KP3P/KP4, and go on. Acceptable prefixe
WPX SURVEY Three issues have been identified regarding WPX rules and scoring. Please take a minute to include your thoughts/preferences on the following with your WPX log submission. Thanks. QSO POIN
WPX SURVEY RESULTS To date, 50 replies have been received, plus 3 prior opinions, on the three issues presented. The results are as follows: QSO POINT VALUE ALL QSO'S EQUAL 4 3.7% 3/2/1 - 3 Intercont
Please don't count me as one of those lobbying to change the WPX 0-point rule. As 2-time LP/AB champ, I see nothing wrong with the way the scoring is now. (OF COURSE YOU DON'T....WITH A RARE PREFIX,
YOU MEAN LIKE the EUROPEANS GET for working EACH OTHER? PARAPHRASING SOME OTHER COMMENTS: " Europe is a big continent, with lots of people working each other. North America is a big continent with lo
Hi Gene...Good to see you on the reflector. Here is a copy of a private message I sent to N2SA following his response... Hello Tom - (N2SA de N4KG) Apparently you are not intimately familiar with the
What I really missed from your survey is the geographical distribution of the votes. It would be as informative as the number of votes, I believe. 73s Zoli HA1AG Zoli (HA1AG de N4KG) Most of the Euro
In previous discussions, considerable support for the idea of reducing the ARRL 160M contest period to a SINGLE NIGHT (Saturday) has been expressed. Presently, this contest begins on Friday AFTERNOON
STAINLESS STEEL SCREWS, BOLTS, and U - BOLTS are usually available at most good FASTENER SUPPLY outlets. Check your local YELLOW PAGES. If they don't have what you need, they can often get it in a da
This explanation is exactly the problem with the WPX contest. When instituted, there were probably less than 40 available prefixes in the USA (K,W,WA,WB x 10 call areas). Now there are 930 (93 one an
AARGH!!! Bill (K1GQ / K2SIL / KH6GPQ / KH6RS trustee) was my Physics Lab instructor at the UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN - K8TIG > W 8 U M The W8UM contest teams included K2SIL (K1GQ), WB2FIT (AE2A?) W8CQN
AARGH!!! Bill (K1GQ / K2SIL / KH6GPQ / KH6RS trustee) was my Physics Lab instructor at the UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN - K8TIG > W 8 U M The W8UM contest teams included K2SIL (K1GQ), WB2FIT (AE2A?) W8CQN
AARGH!!! Bill (K1GQ / K2SIL / KH6GPQ / KH6RS trustee) was my Physics Lab instructor at the UNIVERSITY of MICHIGAN - K8TIG > W 8 U M The W8UM contest teams included K2SIL (K1GQ), WB2FIT (AE2A?) W8CQN
You want to jump into a PACKET PILEUP with your 5 watts? For practice I suggest you try banging your head into the wall until it feels better! Your time would be better spent calling guys NOT announc
K4LT: What antennas were you using? At what heights? With high sunspots, you may see 30 to 40 degrees in the AFTERNOON. Above 40 degrees is highly unlikely, even with high sunspots during mid day. Be
Wouldn't it be nice if the CQ CONTEST EDITORS strived to be as accurate in their REPORTING as they admonish the participants to be in LOGING? ! de Tom N4KG -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting