I have a token entry for ARRL DX SSB - just 30 QSOs on 10m. I didn't call CQ, but called W/VE stations directly and received 59/State from everyone. My response, for every one of the 30 QSOs, was "Th
... Looks like Packet Pollution to me. 73, Paul EI5DI -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS! http://home1.pacific.net.
Nothing wrong with chocolate and vanilla, but isn't there a time and a place for everything? My objection to packet is that, in the context of amateur radio contesting, it's an inappropriate mix of t
Is there a way to identify individual island multipliers when they share the same prefix with other islands? 73, Paul EI5DI -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM
SD supports CQ-M and, thanks to Mike, I've updated the country reference file for this contest. SD is freeware from www.ei5di.com - it's a Windows program running in console (text) mode. Setup inform
It seems to me that the simplest way to vary the exchange in each QSO is to use serials - all contest loggers can handle them. Also, it could be argued that one step towards meaningful exchanges migh
Here's a PDF of the brochure. It's clearer - if you have the PDF reader. http://www.vxstd.com/en/news/image/FTDX9000.pdf 73, Paul EI5DI _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
While this will be very useful for DXers, I believe it's an inappropriate use of technology for contesters - whether SO or MO. Why would any contester use dxclusters when we all know that it's inappr
And while we're at it, why not let single-ops receive assistance over the phone, and via multiple simultaneous internet clusters - after all, it's simply using the available technology? Nonsense - it
-- Original Messages -- Self-spotting is the direct equivalent of calling CQ. When you combine another technology with amateur radio contesting, you have to take the bad with the good (if there is an
<snip> <snip> SDI is freeware and you can download the latest version from http://www.ei5di.com/sd/sdi.zip. Setup information is included, and the IOTA island references are up-to-date thanks to G3KM
If you intend to use SDI this weekend, please check now that your version is working correctly. Try logging VK1AA in OC001 and VK0H in AN003. If these can be logged there's nothing more to do. Otherw
Since computer logging became the norm in contesting, and especially since CT made it impossible to send any report other than 59(9), RST has effectively become redundant in all major contests. After
Looks like we'll have to agree to differ on this. The fact is that you no longer have to send RST in CQWW. I didn't, I wasn't DQ'd (after all, the software I used defaulted to 59(9) sent and logged f
I'm trying to draw attention to a specific aspect of the rules which I believe is no longer relevant. CQWW, and other major international contests, have not kept up with the times with regard to the
Tom is 100% right - I wouldn't disagree with anything said above. I know I'm wrong. I don't have the right to omit RST, By doing that, I'm risking a penalty or disqualification. However, I declared a
I'd like to thank Jim N6TJ for his kind words and I'm happy to accept his apology. In turn, I hope to draw a line under this topic by unreservedly apologing to readers and to the CQWW Contest Committ
The results of the 2000 IOTA Contest are available at http://www.ei5di.com - thanks to G3SJJ, RSGB IOTA Contest Manager. 73, Paul EI5DI -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/
How do you know if it's raining? You look and see if it's raining, or you hold your hand out and see if it gets wet. If it gets wet, the chances are it's raining. If it doesn't get wet, the chances a
K2AV suggested If you change amateur radio contesting sufficiently, by integrating it with the internet or otherwise removing all limits, it may still be competitive - but it won't be amateur radio.