"Stations that do not cheat" - Kind of makes the point, I think. Good post Bob. Sums it up. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.co
There is a category called "Single Operator, Unassisted" that you can enter if you like to operate contests the old way. This category is for people who prefer to find and copy stations without assi
No. The object is to get more calls in your log than your competitor does. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.c
Our team (PJ4R&TI5N ARRL DX CW 2004-2006) has been using 746PROs. We find the receivers too hot. They act like good contest rigs with some attenuation. Mark, N5OT Yes in many cases our receivers thes
No, I have consecutive serial numbers later than the trouble period, yet both of mine still failed 3 days apart about 2 months after purchasing them new (June 2004). The factory repaired them at no
I guess I'm not equal to the conversation, Gord. What is the difference? You don't determine your score anyway, you only submit what you think it is. Your text above reads like you think a log checke
Ev, you're championing an underclass of people running 151 watts that does not exist. The rule was designed to separate people who run exciters only from people who use an amplifier. Virtually all p
I think this is a bad idea, Jim. The fact that the WARC bands represent a contest-free haven has allowed us to be hard core in our refusal to cave in on the standard HF bands. The fact that whiners
"Di-di-dah-dah-di-dit" does not mean "is the frequency in use?" Using it as such is bad form. MHO. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@conte
Silly me, I guess I made the assumption that one should only inquire if the frequency is in use if they have first determined that it is void of signals. I am pretty sure that most people who send "?
This is news to me. I think it has become the "de facto standard" for *some* people. K8CC's post, echoed below, pretty much says it all. MAny ops are skipping past the "listen" part and going straig
And that, my friends, is the problem. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-cont
I don't recall seeing the number "30 seconds" cited. I take "some tens of seconds" to mean 20. That's only one QSO at a rate of 180. I don't think it's unreasonable. There are many more foolish ways
Good question. Compliments to all the amateurs who try to make this information available. I, too, have trouble finding exactly what I am looking for in a contest calendar, in particular: I could be
With all due respect to Bruce and all he's done to help out contesting, at the moment his calendar only lists through December 2006. That is approximately 8 months short of the year I am looking for
In the Sprint, had a number of guys tell me "worked before" who weren't in my log - I think at least some of them had me confused with that other 5OT guy. I'm askin' ya: please remember we're both ac
Bummer. I asked for fills once and the station went off and worked another station instead. I just copied the exchange again and did a (-1) on the number and logged it. I guess he didn't hear my requ
And if I recall, the Stew Perry has some excellent QRP trophies. Mark, N5OT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.
P.T. Barnum was right. Here's my opinion of what he's saying: "Gee this software is just GREAT, all I had to was copy his number since I already have his name and state from earlier on 20 meters. Ev
FWIW I have never heard of a contest failure in a station that uses one humongous HV supply and separate finals. I think those supplies are generally way over-built. I always wondered why some of th