One of the frustrating things I have experienced working as a log checker for a number of contests is how late some of the competitive logs are submitted. There are always some logs - and typically t
I think that there are a couple of reasons why there hasn't been a push for including the WARC bands in contests. Most station owners who have invested lots of $$$ aren't intereted in having to add t
The scores for the recent CW Sprint are up: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintcwprelim.php Congrats to K5TR who edged out W6YI (N6MJ opr) for the top spot. N9CK had the top low power score, and KA9FOX the
Interesting seeing all the posts about on and off time. How can an off time start with a QSO? It's all very simple. Off time would be the first minute AFTER your last QSO. Actually - I think it is le
But that will make it so much harder in 1000 years for anyone to break the existing records. Having to send two extra numbers in each of the exchanges sent (and received) will add up to a lot more ti
I am a little amazed at the level of detail the discussion about control operators. I almost need to hire a lawyer now to really understand the situation. However, I think it is really so simple that
Or - not using your own god given nickname in the CW Sprints. Has it really been 14 years since this happened? http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/CQ-Contest/1995-09/msg00032.html 73 Darewreck
Without the 10 minute rule - one can just use unlimited transmitters and operate like they were a full multi-multi. The intent of the 10 minute rule (or a limited # of band changes/hour) is to "enfo
I was not involved in checking the logs that were recently DQ'd, but have been involved in other cases where we were looking at this. It's actually pretty easy to find strong evidence to determine if
Interesting discussion and good points all around. AB7E nailed down something that was bugging me in all of this: Bingo. The conetest committee didn't create the problem that is trying to be fixed he
Sorry for the robot not being programmed for the first few hours after the contest. I believe all logs that were sent have been properly received however. It is worth checking the logs received page
The preliminary CW Sprint scores can be found here: http://www.ncjweb.com/sprintcwprelim.php 73 Tree N6TR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting
For those who might have missed it - the Alaskan QSO Party took place yesterday. Since Alaska has like only four "counties" - they used a different format. A special event callsign was obtained and t
All - After a lot of data entry work, we finally have the ARRL 160 meter records updated. I would like anyone who thinks they have a record to check over the list and see if their entry looks right.
I have always felt that self spotting was something that should not be allowed... although I am hard pressed to explain exactly why. I guess it falls into using non-amateur communications for facilit
I guess something here still feels odd to me about this statement. Case 1: Someone hears you CQing - and they spot you - and people see the spot and come to your frequency and work you. Case 2: You s
I guess I saw this as a discussion about why it is against the rules. I wasn't trying to suggest that anyone break the rules. Sometimes, rules change. 73 Tree ________________________________________
Well - I think there is still some unfairness here... If I am LOUD, I can call CQ and likely get spotted fairly quickly. I don't have to self spot. If I am weak - it might take me forever to get spot
Exactly. I think the there are two basic problems at play here: 1. Each packet spot has too much value. 2. People think that if you allow self spotting - the end of the world is here. Most people wh
Recently - I had to review some of the log checking process that is being used for the ARRL Sweepstakes contest and came to an interesting conclusion. For purposes of log checking - it is best to "du