If spotting is to be allowed in contests.... Those who are in favor of not allowing self spotting may want to consider that the best thing that you can do to eliminate the possibility of people gaini
I have to agree with that statement. I remember the early days when spotting was done on 2 meters and was local. Worked great and it still looks the same on the internet. Hey if it works, don't fix i
The gentleman who was talking about club competition being harmful appears to me to have misidentified the problem. The real problem, I think, is the particular club that he was referring to. I email
I was wondering how many people participate in a contest such as the CQ WW DX contest. In this case I am defining "participate" as making at least a handful of contest contacts. Has anyone analyzed t
Hi Tim, thanks to you and to the others for answering my question about contest participation. 30,000 or more is certainly impressive. I have no further questions on this issue. I expect that I'll se
They appear to be saying that their routine and non emergency communications are more important than everyone elses routine and non emergency communications. They also appear to be laying claim to 14
Good point, lets throw in a bonus of double points for any Q's on 14.300.0. See who can have the longest run. Kind of a contest within a contest. 73 and I'll see you on 14.3 in the next SSB contest.
Thank you for the link Bill. It is interesting to note that the incidents only amount to a few a year and so far nothing for 2009. It seems to me that the chances of having an issue on a contest week
It will be interesting to see what they get for signatures. Contesters tend to be active and they also spend money. Two attributes that will make it very much an uphill battle for the net to achieve
You're right about the CQ 160 contest. Got an idea. A minor change... Change the word country to multiplier in the scoring. States and provinces are multipliers as well as countries. Work someone in
I enjoyed the RAC contest this summer and look forward to participating in the one coming up this month. As much as I can at least. I was just curious as to why it is on a weekday? Seems a little odd
Thank you Kelly, I'm so embarrassed, the date on my computer was off by a month and I was looking at the November calendar and didn't realize it. I apologize to the group and to the moderators for wa
Another problem with their approach is that they have, whether they realize it or not, made it impossible for those with the power to do so, to help them. The contest committees around the world can'
I think that it is reasonable to have an idea of what you want the contest to measure before designing your contest. Start the process by laying out your goals. As far as the CQ-WW DX contest goes, t
My first principle was that contest rules should support the contest objectives. The second principle is that rules that creates a major loophole or rewards you for something that is not in support o
Let's face it, the CQ contests are really good and they're a lot of fun as they stand today. No matter what CQ or other contest sponsor does someone is going to complain about it. I think that if you
Very wise, contest participation is good. The sponsors are under little pressure to make changes thus those who are hoping for change will face disappointment. Absent a very compelling reason, such a
Rather than radically changing the whole contest, has anyone thought about adding US states and Canadian Provinces as multipliers? Drop the 2 point rule for NA stations, since it won't be needed any
I think that it is pretty much accepted that because of the fact that the population centers aren't evenly distributed the playing field will never be level. I don't believe that there is merit to co
Does anyone feel the need for an entry level contest to replace the long lost Novice Roundup? Something geared to Generals and Techs. Maybe covering 160m through 70cm. International in scope but desi