Hello fellow contesters. Does anyone know if there is a contester living next to route I-85 in NC between northbound exits 179 and 180? I've driven by there several times and I've noticed an extensiv
WI8W wrote (some sections snipped) I agree. The rules are detailed and very specific and easy to break unknowingly. But certainly one should not sign the summary sheet affirming that they followed th
Fellow Contesters, I'm currently attending school at Guilford College in Greensboro, NC. When I got on campus I realized that there is half a ham station already here. Several inquiries later I found
FYI, from my Religion 101 class: Religion: % of World Population: Christian 32.4 Muslim 17.1 Hindu 13.5 Buddhist 6.2 Jewish 0.4 Technically speaking, there is no "majority" world religion as no sing
permitted suitcase. Hi Hal. I've flown several times since 9/11. Here's a list: -Baltimore, MD to Denver, CO -Denver, CO to Bozeman, MT -Bozeman, MT to Denver, CO -Denver, CO to Baltimore, MD -Ralei
Probably because LP and QRO stations are more ubiquitous (both individually and combined as a group) than QRP stations. Perhaps QRP stations see this "rareness" as some sort of advantage and want to
tons of Gary, Your answer doesn't explain why a lot of Europeans tend to call *HIGHER* than zero beat, which was Ward's original observation. The fact that East Coast stations tend to work a lot of
You're distorting the issue. The speeding ticket fine is the PENALTY for speeding, just as losing 3 QSOs is the PENALTY for logging an incorrect QSO. Each improper act has a corresponding penalty. Th
have No offense, Gary, but I take several issues with your statement. First, I don't think that most East Coast contesters deny that they have an advantage in DX contests over the Midwest, Southwest,
with Apparently you've never operated from the East Coast with dipoles. A yagi can have on the order of 10dB more gain than a dipole at the same height. When stacks are involved, one now has the abi
Tom, I think that you misread my post. I wasn't including the gain from the presence of the additional antennas. If I had, my figure would have been closer to 55 dB. I was talking about the *effecti
It seems that you've found a positive use for packet, Barry. But the fact is that the majority of packet users, especially those operating seriously and full-time do not use packet in this same way.
Maybe because the sponsors are U.S. organizations. 73, Nat WZ3AR -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS! http://home1.
If the moderator would please allow this post, as I think it would be of general interest. I have a barely used, virtually new ICE 419 bandpass filter set for sale. It covers the 6 HF contest bands (
For the first time in years, I will be doing a full effort in this weekend's coming IARU contest and for the first time ever, I will be doing it from a simi-competative station. One thing that I've a
In that case, maybe I'll send Zone 42 the whole contest. 73, Nat WZ3AR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/m
Rich, I was not actually seriously suggesting that one send some far off (such as 42 in my case) zone; I was attempting to get you to realize what you were really saying. Your statement that the zon
Don, I'm curious, what do you mean by "most" and "relatively few"? At least among the major contests (things like CQ WW, ARRL DX, WPX), contests which presumably Cabrillo was originally intended for
While I agree that they are many disadvantages to signing /QRP, I do think that your statement that there are no advantages to the practice is not entirely accurate. Some advantages include: 1. If yo