Pete. Thanks for the tip on how to defeat the skimmer. You may rest assured I'll be changing speeds between test and call this November. Since you all are so into 'technology upgrades', any further S
Undoubtedly, Hans. Since My Axiom No. 1 always prevails, at that point, I will have the ultimate weapon of throwing the big switch, listen to my tapes, have the best friends and memories in the world
My final note on any of these things, then back into hibernation. Many thanks to all who've written nice personal notes to me; I've tried to answer most, but may have missed some. And I thought I'd s
I couldn't avoid posting this 'personal note' from our WRTC2014 Chairman. What have we done? Vy 73 Jim Neiger N6TJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@c
And two months later, here we go again. Firstly a quote, from my Dear Friend Gogo in Croatia: "I am almost sure that robots could make almost perfect sex from a technology point of view, but I am not
I was dreading that reply, Hans. But I just knew that someone as 'thoughtful and creative' as you, would nail me with that one. Doggone it, now I'm going to have to put my failing memory to work. Let
No details, Mike, but Tomas went virtually right over Barbados during the contest, I believe. I spoke with 9Y4W today, and on Tobago, he had 14 straight hours of very heavy rain, lightning strikes, a
I watched with keen interest, from afar, last weekend's ARRL DX CW results. And then I read Yuri's 8P3A posting on 3830. Welcome to the club, Yuri. When the claimed Top A/B single operator score post
SECRETS OF CONTESTING, CHAPTER 21 There has been a Dark Side to the Force that has worked to diminish fun for some as ham radio operators. Previously it had landed solidly in DXing, with some operato
In the Golden Years of competing in the major DX contests: CQWW ARRL DX CQ WPX, to win the world as Single Operator/ All Bands, was considered by many to be "the" pinnacle of success. More than a few
And on and on with this nonsense. The question of open UBN's has morphed into open logs. Obviously two different topics. If anyone chooses to post their UBN here, or elsewhere, obviously their prerog
And not that it is necessarily pertinent to Yuri's situation, but when I was the KV4FZ operator in the 1983 CQ WW CW DX Contest, it was primarily Mrs. Schoenbohm who I would say was the station's "co
As a follow-up to N6TR's encouragement for further thought and discussion: Some of us have complained to contest managers, for years, about the prolific magnitude of cheating in their contests, with
Indeed. Let's make sure everyone in the pile-ups are calling on exactly the SAME FREQUENCY !! That will undoubtedly help our rates, and the number that ultimately make it into the log. Packet was bad
It's interesting the replies offered since my original posting. Of course, I'm always in the UP or DOWN listening mode, and those who have pretty well figured me out over my past 50 years of operatin
I was told many years ago, "everyday try and find a smile, try and find something to laugh about" Thanks Bob K3EST for making my day........ Sure enough, in last year's WW CW results write-up, Bob pe
I sincerely appreciate my friend Pete N4ZR's advice on how to attract the casual Skimmer ops come Sundays. Recently Pete called me "arrogant", which, by any reasonable standards, I probably am. But s
Please tell us how this will address your possible cheating "opportunities" 1) and 2) that you listed below vis a vis 1) "another operator sitting next to them to feed them rare multipliers and/or he
Well stated by my son, N5TJ. One could perhaps say the same to those wanting to change the long-established CQ WW DX Contest by dumbing it down by merging Single Operator and Single Operator (Assiste
I think psychologists would have a field day analyzing: PATIENT NUMBER ONE: those who must show-off their DXing prowess, copying skills etc. by spotting someone else. "Oh Boy", fellas look who I've f