I think most folks use PREC? but if the guy on the other end says "?" I try "NR?" in hope that he will concatenate number and precedence, and if necessary, "AGN PSE". But I agree, not everyone gets i
According to the CTY.DAT file, which is as close to a universal arbiter as you'll get, probably, none of India is in CQ Zone 23, and China is all zone 23. The situation with ITU zones is more compli
Apologies to all - it's been a while since I looked at the cty.dat file, and I misread. Bob is correct. Here's the actual entry. The big block of prefixes is the exceptions, not the rule. China: 24
-- 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. ___________________
I find it extraordinary that the ARRL and CQ have done so little to implement interoperability between their contest log-checking efforts. Of course, ARRL might find it difficult to justify the cost
Oh, no question - way back in the day (early 2000s, I think), I QSLed everything in my logs that was a first for the band and mode. I used to go through exercises where I would sort my bureau QSLs b
Thanks, Goran, for reminding me of that era. The process for uploading logs, however, is now really simple - perhaps you're thinking of the process for securing an initial registration on LOTW, whic
During January, I plan to publish an updated patt3ch.lst file for the Reverse Beacon Network. Forgive me if you know this already, but the purpose of the pattern file is to improve the accuracy of C
This seems like a good time to remind users of the RBN about how much we owe to the volunteer node-ops (something over 170 of them) who make up the network. Without them, their efforts, and often-s
PEI is a thoroughly delightful place with a couple of big stations. I suspect the real effect will be to make the Maritime section harder to get. It's enough to encourage a road trip to New Brunswic
With apologies to Mike and the other VE9s. my reason in specifying NB was simply that it's closer to me by a fair distance than Nova Scotia. I've actually never had any trouble getting MAR in Sweeps
Last month, I wrote on this reflector about our plan to release a new pattern file for the RBN before the ARRL CW DX Contest. I invited contesters with new and heretofore unused callsign patterns (n
John's last point is the key, for me - an effective no-brainer counter to the anti-contester squall about our "hogging" the bands. Let's not spoil a good thing. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse B
Seems likely to me that it was simple ignorance by the organizers. I've seen a number of instances where inexperienced folks volunteered to handle a state QSO party and had one of those "wouldn't it
I run an RBN node near Baltimore, MD spotting both CW and RTTY 160-12M. During any normal weekend day, I'll spot maybe 1 RTTY station an hour. A big contest goes on the air (like this weekend) , an
I really wasn't implying anything about "what killed what." Just wondering where day-to-day RTTY went. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now spotting
There is a raft of interrelated parameters that can be set in the KPA-1500 firmware on a per-band basis, relating to the allowable SWR. The KPA-1500 manual is of limited help on these, and much more
Good question, Ed. As one of the "culprits" who developed the RBN, I'm basically in favor of contesters using technology, but I'm inclined to agree with you that "advertising" of the sort you describ
I just heard V55A's end of our 10-meter QSO, running about 1400 watts to my KPA-1500, and I'm blown away. It sounded just the same as when I play my recorded messages here. Granted, I was careful n
Sterling mentioned one intriguing possibility, the use of delay. Wouldn't a long-enough delay eliminate the complaint about soliciting contacts by non-amateur means? I'm thinking in terms of an hou