For those concerned about cheating in the CQWW, I think this is great news: 73, Steve NN4X http://cqww.com/blog/?p=67 The new generation of Software Defined Radios (SDR) has the ability to cover wide
I would like to take this opportunity to remind you once again that you chose to relocate from Central Florida to your current QTH, with its inherent propagation characteristics. 73, Steve NN4X EL98j
Hans - Actually, this exact type of issue has been worked out in any number of sports. Let's take American football: Depending upon the infraction, the offending team does not simply lose their turn,
Hi Hans - I stand by my argument. Busted calls ARE a rules infraction - the rules require that we claim can claim QSO credit only for valid QSO's, which naturally enough, would include a valid callsi
I've been following this latest thread by the cq-contest-lawyers with my usual disdain. I'd like to short circuit the thread, and suggest that there are two logical end-points we can arrive at which
You also need to consider "date/time". It's important for many awards. 73, Steve NN4X 25 miles you get to start WAS over as an example. But that is a different topic from the subject at hand. newspap
Hi Jim - Well, it IS called "Logbook of the World" - to me, that includes date/time, and multiple contacts. Otherwise, "Dupe Sheet of the World" would have been a more accurate name. :-) Honestly, da
DX Summit has more important issues than this "spotting oddities". It's being actively used for cross-site scripting attacks against users. DO NOT CLICK on any links you see in the comments area (den
If they can do it for this, why not radiosporting, which is, as everyone should-but-does-not know, was the worlds First Massive Multiplayer Online Game. 73, Steve NN4X By John Keilman, Tribune report
Another way to look at this, rather than "number of logs", is by "number of unique callsigns". Calculating the percentage of entries versus the total Amateur Radio population would be insightful, as
Perhaps a new DXCC Entity should be created? "Occupied Ukraine", it could be called. One this situation is lawfully resolved, one way or the other, the Entity would be moved to the Deleted list. ____
Hi Pedro - Ummm...you are responsible. You are always responsible for what you claim in your log. There cannot be another way. 73, Steve NN4X a penalty? ?This makes ME responsible for YOUR error?>Did
On the other hand, I have a RadioSport RS60CF, which are similar and think they're awesome. Regarding the cost, yes, they are expensive, but they're also built very, very well. Given the quality, the
Hi Charly - But you knew this when you relocated to HS, yes? Let me tell you about a fantastic QTH: C5! Over the years, I've heard C5 at midnight on 10M, and 24 hours/day on 15M. There's an effort th
Where are all the young radiosport folks? I'll take a guess and say here: World of Tanks Grand Finals: Behind the scenes Wargamings biggest event of the year takes place this weekend so what goes int
Perhaps all entries should be graded on a curve? /sarc 73, Steve NN4X US scores? _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contest
So, the parallel between electronic gaming and our own radiosport is something I find fascinating, because, let's face it, WE are the original "electronic gaming". I saw this posted today, and though
I've always liked typefaces, and am always on the lookout for ones which might be put to good use in Amateur Radio. I came across this one earlier today, named "Hack". I've quoted a description of it