Show of hands, please: How many on this reflector got into contesting because of the real-time scoreboard we had at the 2002 WRTC in Finland?? Thank you. (I'll send you a bottle of scotch, if I can f
It was with great sadness to learn of the passing of my friend John Beck, W4AI -ex W6MHB, VQ9J, ZD8J, VP2A, etc. But a blessing too, since John was really in poor health, and he spent his final month
And I would like to see this contest go back to 48 hours. o Contests are for operating o Sleeping is for non-contesters o Bands are for congesting At my house, Trey was always fondly known as "The Ki
Anyone have K3TUP's email address?? Jim Neiger N6TJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-c
No matter how one chooses to parse the words, one of the unique, intrinsic, and abject joys of amateur radio, in general, and contesting in particular, is the beauty of our ability to COPY signals an
And just maybe the sun will rise in the west one day too. Oh sure, those of us who have benefited from the greater than normal pileups that packet - and I soon suppose skimmers - bring to our lonely
I just had, pardon the expression, an EPIPHANY. Let those who love skimmers and so want to (1) market and sell them, or (2) advance the technology, because they think they're really contributing to t
Interesting that it's that point in the Solar Cycle, again, to lament our personal short-comings. It goes something like this: "I decided to go to this station, or this country, or this zone, or (fil
I am old. I have been contesting for 55 years. I love CW contesting. I love SSB contesting. I am equally bad, in both modes. End of my story. Vy 73, Jim Neiger N6TJ -- From: "Randy Thompson K5ZD" <k5
Oh the Wonderful World of Packet (WWOP) For those who champion its existence, be careful for what you ask........... How sad that our beloved past-time has been relegated to this nonsense: (1) someon
I was seriously contemplating not dipping my paddle into this pond of abject silliness, but these words from K1TTT: "knowing when and how to use current technology always makes you a BETTER operator.
It's a good thing I didn't know all of this before plugging into all of those horizontally polarized antennas 20 ft from the edge of Ascension Island. Just think how much louder my puny signal would'
N6TJ axioms of life: NO 546 Many appear to have the need to prove they're the best operator. NO. 547 Under present contesting rules and formats, the playing field cannot and will not ever be level. N
I will comment about your last paragraph David, since obviously you've never ran a contest pile-up from the DX end, when often hundreds are all calling on the same frequency. But then your statement:
Hi Barry: Well, you might think that Cluster spots have increased my QSO rate significantly. Sadly, the opposite appears to be true. Example: W2UP spots ZD8Z on 14035. Suddenly a few hundred have hit
Oh to be young again. I should know better, but Tonno, I have no clue as to your age or as to when you started this seriously. Having spread my "competitive from DX" over the past 43 years, let me as