I agree that LOTW could be considered "off topic" for contesting. However, if the "backlog status and report" is going to be paraded in front of us then this topic is more relevant than that topic, i
Thanks Bob. And all accurate information I believe. Honestly, its about time and hassle factor to certify each one of those callsigns plus N1UR and NV1N (company radio club call). QSLs are still avai
I think all of you are missing a point. No one "owns" the frequency, regardless of how quick he or she responds. The reality is, you possess a frequency based on how you use it and how loud you are,
My experience has been that you cannot use HFTA to decide on the actual optimum gains of antenna systems. HFTA seems to have a formula that simply adds 2.5dB gain to 2 phased yagis, no matter what th
Linear amplifiers have long been accepted as common tools for DXing and contesting, therefore why not merge the High Power, Low Power, and QRP categories into one category. For years, hams have gotte
If contest committees are spending time to check on the use of assisted in the non-assisted class, then the logical conclusion is that it would give the cheater an advantage. Otherwise why bother. So
Randy asked - What if we have 5000 - 8000 logs? 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
Tom, N1MM, is right. I, for one, would be happy to donate some time to help with whatever task would add to the integrity and need of contesting. I wish I had the time to volunteer for the WPX positi
I have never been a fan of SS so I don't have a dog in the fight on whether the rules get changed or not. However, it is pretty amusing to hear how many people want to "game the system" with new, fre
N4ZR Said: "But... the stats don't lie. Look at these log counts for the last few years (all I could get easily off the ARRL web site" Its worse than that. Lets look at Pete's statistics next to the
I decided to go back through the easy to grab ARRL data. Here is the rest of the table: SS ARRL DX Year Phone CW Phone CW 2012 1675 1290 1869 1697 2011 1828 1404 1812 1624 2010 1793 1469 1691 1668 20
First of all I would like complement Randy for the superb job of heading up CQWW and being interested to gather opinion. For those of you asking.what survey? Then unless Randy made a mistake, you did
I could not disagree more with those that keep thinking that moving contest into a real time - wired - internet gaming looking world will somehow enable significant growth in our sport. Some things a
I would like to comment on a couple of points made. 1) WPX is NOT CQWW relative to this issue. Anyone chasing spots in WPX is losing before they start, so of course WC1M could care less if the catego
This thread comes around at least every year. Most of the respondents that say they would operate more if yada yada was the max hours are truly kidding themselves. The majority of casual contesters e
Personally, I am not opposed to "adding another category" if doing so adds to the enjoyment of all. However, it is the sponsors who shoulder the burden of doing so. I share K5GO's argument that it sh
Personally, I am not opposed to "adding another category" if doing so adds to the enjoyment of all. However, it is the sponsors who shoulder the burden of doing so. I share K5GO's argument that it sh
I can support this effort. Doesn't burden the sponsors yet and we see who actually bellies up. I certainly hope that ALL of the vocal people on this reflector operated the CQ WW/ARRL DX both modes to
I will defer to the 24 hour aspirees to come up with rules for this "category wanna be". Personally, I like the WAE format for this purpose. 3 off times, that's it, with 60 min minimum. If people can
No resistance from me. I won't be competing in this category. At the end of the day, the question needs to be asked."what's the goal here?" Is it to allow people who really can compete to feel like t