Another way to get at least an educated guess of who it might be, and hence be able to decide if it is worthwhile hanging around for is to see who is spotted on that freq. Kinda use the spots in reve
while you are working him, you shouldn't be calling him unless you know his call right? But once you know it. make sure everyone else knows it too by saying it a few times wasting his time, and makin
I've been contesting since 1975. With various levels of activity as well as competitiveness too. Gone from just getting on to give out points during the last few hours of the test. to going all balls
Ahhh i thought you had different ones Thanks! Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 11/28/2012 1:15 PM, Sean Cavanaugh wrote: Whaddya mean
In NAQP you have to stay on a band for ten minutes. I'm not personally experienced with the optimum strategy under current NAQP rules, but from perusing past results it seems that NAQP multis often d
And WOW! imagine that! he says his call after every contact! Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 12/10/2012 6:10 AM, PP5MCB - MAURO wrot
It should be easy - MM, M2, MS, SOHP, SOHP(A), SOLP, SOLP(A), QRP, QRP(A) - What the heck is so hard about that? Anyone? AGREED 100% Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme
The point I'd like to make is there are really three categories: - SO - SO (A) - SO (cheating A) We don't know too much about how the scores of the third category stack up, but knowing of a few stati
Well, if we are going to cross check and validate 8 Million random QSO datapoints comfortably, then I fail to see how having 9 categories instead of 6 is going cause heartburn. Especially since the
Plus my station you do not know what freq I was on (only if the other station says exact freq) because my old boat anchor rigs are not computer controlled so I say 20 meters CW and thats about all ya
The video http://www.n6win.com/videos/N6MJ_SO2R_CW@N6WIN.mp4 I have been contesting for 38 years now. I started off with separate rigs, crystal controlled, and a big ol'e knife switch to go between t
My feeling always was just like any other Radio club, Where the club boundaries were determined by both the number of members in the club, as well as the distance from like the meeting place of the m
So,,,? Wow such a problem to have. So many people to operate with you can't use them all. That is a horrible problem! Play it just like a being Super Bowl time, you play your best players. When in a
OK I have the awesome video we have been talking about lately the SO2R. I'm looking for a similar awesome operator operating but not SO2R, any suggestions? Joe WB9SBD -- Sig The Original Rolling Ball
Ummm you said youhave 200+ members but cal only allow 100 to play, you were the one to say this not I. Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com
Maybe I'm sentimental, but SS is my favorite contest of all contests. Maybe it is because it was the very first contest i ever participated in. A newly licensed Novice in September of 1975. The chanc
I missed something, Where did someone say it was boring? I do not remember reading where someone said it was boring. if this was stated, what was the reason for the thought of it being boring? Joe WB
Ahhh, OK, I see, he he he, Must be a problem of the big guns. Where such a big signal they are heard often and worked fast using up all the available people quickly and running out of new fresh meat.
I am truly amazed at this whole thread. I do not know, maybe because it's been decades since I had the opportunity to run a contest grade station, so when making one qso every five minutes towards th
Thats funny but true! 90% of my ham lifetime was with an old Drake TR-4, no CW filter, so was always listening at like 3Kc wide. when I first sat down at a field day station with a 500 or 250 filter