I am curious as to why this is thought of as Meaningless? Honestly, Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com _______________________________________
Go to last year after SS on this list, a week or two later is a message from the sponsors of SS and the main person in charge of SS came right out and said it doesn't matter what number you use. They
he he he yeah in ss you got to be 599 just to be heard at all! he he he I guess the 5 could be a different number because of the qrm... Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.
no just the first place winners. K9ABC looks like he is in first place. but his CK is wrong he sent 55 when it 82, too bad, who's in second place/ W9xyz he sent 37 and it is correct. he wins first pl
I read about this contest yesterday someplace. I do not remember where. The was something in the other announcement that is NOT in this announcement, but one thing I read there was something I found
Wow, Did I get slammed on that posting.!! Only a couple politely said no via the list here, but the direct E-Mails, wow! Don't Shoot the messenger dudes!! And I know I seen this someplace, and here i
On 11/14/2010 8:28 AM, ZEROLAND QSO PARTY wrote: IE The Missouri This to me brings up the question, "What Makes A Good Contest A Good Contest"? What makes one more popular than another? As an example
Agreed! All Listening no One Transmitting! Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest maili
A Local club here is WB9FDZ, and during Field Day that use often, especially late at night during the graveyard shifts, Whiskey Bravo Nine Field Day Zombies. Fits pretty good at 3 AM Joe WB9SBD The O
I checked on QRZ, and if Belgium has a vanity callsign program, no one has grabbed OO7JB yet, Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com _____________
I am new to all this spotting stuff. But when someone is running a freq, say as the below example, LZ9W. and someone K9XYZ comes and works him, and his program is set to spot all S&P contacts, doesn'
Thanks Jim, The main reason i was asking this is most contests lately i'm just in there to give away points and or look for new states, countries, etc. Which would be no problem except I'm running an
Other than the good effect it has on penalizing those that blindly use it to work people and NOT do the actual copy of the call to learn who they are working. Let these lazy people keep working all t
Simple, the receiver that is hearing the signal must be at the station. if it is listening via an antenna that is at the station then it's not legal. Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle T
what am I missing, does that not say the exact same thing? Joe WB9SBD The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com _______________________________________________
Agreed! [snip] As a contester that has dragged his feet fighting new stuff along the way, just two years ago I started to use a computer to log stations. And WOW what a difference!!! Yes it made it m
That is what I was wondering now. What a mess. What happens to the few, and you know there most likely will be some, that enter in that class that is no more, as a single op, and skimmer or whatever
Do you mean it tells you you have a new station or mult, on 14.032 but doesn't tell you it's call? I still find that as being assisted myself. because it is still telling you where to go, or click to
I was having a conversation with an old buddy of mine off list on this whole thing with Skimmer. And his summation below I feel hit's it perfectly in every way. He isn't a BIG HF contester but does a
True I knew a totally deaf operator. He used two methods to copy code. one was a blinking light, it worked he'd say but he liked a vibrating pad better where like a cell phone in buzz mode it vibrate