And then there are some of us who live in places that don't have 48 hours of propagation, even during "good" years. Try staying in the chair when you aren't able to hear any DX at all. A 36 hour time
That is precisely my issue. After navigating my way through the original application procedure and then later figuring out how to renew, I suffered some computer problems. Apparently the files I had
I might have to try RTTY. I've been in numerous NAQP's and Sprints and never got paper or anything, ever. They're still a lot of fun, though! 73 Steve K0SR ___________________________________________
And then there are some of us who live in places that don't have 48 hours of propagation, even during "good" years. Try staying in the chair when you aren't able to hear any DX at all. A 36 hour time
That is precisely my issue. After navigating my way through the original application procedure and then later figuring out how to renew, I suffered some computer problems. Apparently the files I had
I can envision several different scenarios where I would get penalized by the log checkers through no fault of my own. I'm going to lose points for mistakes I didn't make. It's unavoidable. But isn't
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 11:55:21 +0000
That was an interesting exercise Jose, but it too see that difference in scoring you have to make some big assumptions: 1) You would need a continuous 48 hour long pile up. 2) Nobody would ever miss
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2005 19:19:31 +0000
In a typical Sprint, 20 meters at 0000Z is already to long to be of any use to us up here. It's very common to have all of your CQ's ignored and not be able to first call anybody. And that's wioth st
Hello Pete, Operating form a location "out West" does have some disadvantages, for example when the band is just starting to open for you and it's already closing in interesting places like the Middl
How you use that stack will depend on where you are, too. If you're in a position to do a lot of running, the stack will offer an advantage because of a better "foot print". If you can only run some
My wife thinks we're all crazy. I don't think I want a professional opinion that might agree with her! 73 Steve K0SR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contes
Still a tough call. Would you risk losing your license to save somebody's life? In a stituation like a traffic accident minutes mean everything and there probably isn't time to go through proper chan
K0SR didn't write that, N7MAL did. I was arguing against that viewpoint. 73 Steve K0SR -- Original Message -- decide, somebody's and _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing
You're kidding, right? Both the ARRL 10 and ARRL 160 involve working a lot of Europeans, at least by the top stations. Explain how anybody "midwest/west" has a better shot at Europe on 160 meters th
While increased DX participation might be more enjoyable for those in a position to take advantage of that, the rest of us most certainly wouldn't like it. I happen to like competing in some contests
I'll second what Kelly has to say. DX propagation is slightly better in St. Paul than in Winnipeg, but it's still very difficult from here. For that reason, domestic contests attract more participati
This is further complicated when you factor in propagation. If you're on the low bands, that one time you send your call every five minutes is probably going to to be buried in noise or QRM. For a lo
I like the idea of more Sprints. It's tough trying to get good at something you can only do 8 hours a year! Let's avoid 10 meters in the summer time, though. 73 Steve K0SR quick turnaround of the log
While we're on the subject, the cut number I find the most confusing is the practice of using "J" for a "1". That "J" is one dit away from being a 2....So was the guy trying to tell me 100 watts, or
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