I don't get why the people who want to get rid of the unassisted category do but apparently they've salivated at the prospect for a long time. I don't know why. Maybe they want to see if they can bea
I think that this is a bit of a stretch, by the same token we should ban second radios from "true" single op because a second radio looking for mults is almost like having a second operator. Let's al
I always wondered that. My guess is that the competitors are accustomed to their particular radios and therefore throwing something completely unknown to them would be to their detriment while those
Regarding band scopes and panadapters - I quote from the Stew Perry contest, rule 6: We do realize band scopes can show that someone is on 1829.3 - but since they don't tell you who is actually there
I've said much on this topic but I want to ask a few questions to those on the "merge" side. The motivation to merge seems to be that SO unassisted has people who cheat and use unclaimed assistance.
Some of these are my friends so please take no offense. However these guys are in the Caribbean, where as long as you have stamina to run and a decent signal you will make high scores. Ria N2RJ _____
Yes,, decreases chances of log massaging. I can't believe after contest I get emails from some unscrupulous competitors to verify QSOs. I say what's in your log, you submit, I don't help cheaters. Ri
Some bands are more limited in space than others. 40m - 75kHz 20m - 200kHz 15m - 250kHz 10m - 1.4MHz Some bands are more productive than others, depending on propagation. So with two CQs by one stati
Not necessarily since propagation varies widely within that space. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailma
Never understood that myself... THAT is something I'd like to see addressed. SO2R is essentially almost as advantageous as multi-op. This, IMO, is more "unfair" than a few people using unclaimed assi
The appropriate person would be the contest advisory committee member for your district. Listing is here: http://www.arrl.org/arrl-staff-cac You could copy Bart as well and your division director but
I agree that the rule needs to be adjusted, but not in the same way. I think the spirit of that rule was to prevent someone else from adjusting the radio, adjusting antennas etc during the contest, n
I disagree. Innovation is good up to where it spoils the experience for others. The bands are a shared resource. Taking up more space is spoiling the experience for others. Maybe I should increase my
Text to speech "hey Siri, log PJ4G" Sadly, some disabilities do preclude a competitive operation. And yes it would be a multi effort if another human did the logging. Ria N2RJ On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at
My comment was aimed more at "we have to merge SO/SOA so cheaters can't cheat." There was cheating some years ago where a "SO2R" operator was actually suspected to actually have a 2nd operator and re
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Working split in a crowded band is frowned upon. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-cont
I would only apply that to 20 meters and up. Split on 40 and 80 meters is different. In fact, it may even ease congestion on 40 where everyone is not crammed into 7125-7200. Ria N2RJ ________________
Make it worth their while. The first time I got a certificate in the mail as a surprise it had me hooked on contesting. The first time over 1M points I was pretty happy. The first time I won a plaque
I use a single vertical, DX Engineering 66ft vertical. I am getting 3 more for a 4 square. It gets out fairly well. Probably won't burn up anyone's S meter but I get good reports. For 160 (for now) I