Technically we call this the "coefficient of GI" or "Mu-sub-GI." Time for a moment of silence: Mr. Wizard died yesterday. In his memory we should all combine the oil of cinnamon and phosphorus in a
Actually Paul they're easy to make out of finger stock. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailm
I am concerned about what will happen to the price of dummy loads when they ban incandescent bulbs. Do the mini-spiral fluorescents light up when you shout at them as well as the old ones? Mark, N5O
I could not have asked this better. Paul: I'm with Bob - I wonder what you're saying is different about the difference between 25 inches, 25 feet, 25 miles, etc. Mark, N5OT _________________________
Steve, think about the person who should have the plaque on his wall but does not because a competitor who is a jerk cheated. Guys are doing this all over the globe and it's well documented on the i
I remember we talked about this before. In the good old days when the bands were crappy it was actually printed in the rules: "Try 15 on the hour, and 10 on the half hour." See you there. Mark, N5OT
Hi Tom. For future NAQPs I would campaign for two K9AY loops a half wave apart and fed in phase bearing East, and possibly something low and down in the gully up in back of the 40 tower, like N7MAL's
[snip] [yawn] To all the high ranking ARRL and CQ people in the entire world who have given N4XM the courtesy of listening to him talk about all this at least once: Don't make the mistake of thinkin
I know I don't have the "attitude" of some others, and perhaps some people consider that a weak area, but I SO2Rd in the sprint one time and humiliated myself. I have left the 2nd radio off ever sinc
It's a fine line, but, yeah, you can't call CQ on the same frequency until the other QSO is finished - not "in process." The whole point is to move. That should be obvious. If you move you can start
(Sorry Howie for dragging you through all this). Fair enough Pete. Your scenario is not what Jamie originally posted. Jamie said Howie sent a CQ on 20 and got an answer. So, in Jamie's original scena
Warren asked: "...Of course, there's also the issue of when to practice, and how?..." and Ted answered: the NCCC-sponsored Thursday night (and sometimes Friday) sprint practices were started expressl
Windows? I have windows looking out to the outside. It's beautiful outside. Will I have a problem with my computer clock? N5OT TRlog or bust _______________________________________________ CQ-Contes
Rich, what are the relative percentages of your total QSOs for those years? Are you thinking the number is the result of specifying "outside the US"? I'm not sure I get what you're trying to say. Mar
W0MU: It is not assistance until you accept it. If you act on it, then you are assisted. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com h
It can be a mistake to decide what's right and wrong by popular opinion. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.con
Well, Ken, back before you were born it was a common practice to log the time only every 5 or 10 minutes. It's possible the ARRL has not adjusted the language to be more specific. We take a lot for
Yaa, Ken, but operators at club stations and multi-ops continue to have a dilemma because the answer is less cut-and-dried. The SS exchange is based on the preamble of the ARRL Radiogram. In that us
Hello contest operators, Time for a reminder post about NILs. (NIL = Not In Log). I had the sad experience in the SS contest of answering a CQ and having the op tell me we had worked before. Now to s
Correct. If, at the time of the QSO in question, his log has everything I sent in it except he busted my callsign, I get credit for the contact and he doesn't. Mark, N5OT ___________________________