Sour grapes? If they are the best, they should go again, and again, until someone is better. Don't dummy this down like everyother venue in America! On the other hand, we are not selecting our team,
What about us Top Ten'ers who operate from the other side in the ARRL DX, CQ WPX, CQ WW? Oh, I guess we're just cannon fodder now? Best regards de K8Joe"Palooka" & Beverly Joe & Bev Pontek, Sr. 26441
I don't know if the TS-830 VFO tuning is like the TS-430, but there was a mod to slow it's tuning rate. I used it on my TS-430 and worked great. This maybe worth looking into. I wonder if the TS-930
Actually, it's cool to send a .wav file to someone and let them hear how well, or not so well, they were doing into your QTH during a contest. Or, let some friends hear how well XU7 dah di dah or so
Marty, I believe this is the Super Flex variety. It is UV rated, but the jacket is very thin compared to regular Heliax. I use this for internal jumpers because it is really 100% shielded. I do not u
All of you seem to be forgetting one thing. Most authors for QST, i.e., the ARRL, are volunteers. No pay. [note from list manager - ARRL does pay for QST articles] If you are part of the 75% that do
Hmmm! If I am hooked to packet, I often spot friends. I know others have spotted me. I ain't neither a pimp or a whore, but I can be had, errr.... worked. Some ops spot everybody, some spot only rare
Hi gang, I am preparing another "The Contest Traveler" column for the NCJ. What amplifiers are you folks carrying to DX locations? What do you do to prepare them? How do you enclose them? How are the
Field Day was considered a contest many years ago. And, not so far back, Dave, K1ZZ, called it such in QST. Why do we now call it an "Operating Event?" I don't remember ever seeing certificates for F
Hello Jan, et al. It looks like the scoring structure is now set for points based on geographical displacement instad on country boundries. When country boundries are used, the European continent has
This has always been a point to abide by, look touristy. Cardboard boxes are a No No! I recently upgraded from an FT-990 to the FT-1000MP. I carry my gear, now, in the Pelican 1650 cases. These happe
Being primarily a CW operator, running a voice contest without some sort of a voice keyer would be pure H__L for me. I used my DVS-2 for CQing and some reports during the ARRL DX SSB as V31JP. I am l
Pedro, I agree with Guy. I have had the option of both the 250 Hz & 500 Hz filters. When the pile up is thick, the 250 Hz is a necessity. I have gone to the wider filter and have work some fellas twi
It is a little more complicated than a "I can't buy this..." situation. As it happens, I prefer to run in the 250 Hz filter position, the next operator runs in the 500 Hz position and, yet, another u
Well said, Tim. What I have learned from the discussion is that we need to fix our errors that have been displayed. Learn your sections. Learn the correct way to input them. Execute properly the abov
I don't sign K8JP/9 in IN. Not required for SS. I am not portable. Keeps the receiving op on their toes. I don't have to do it in WPX, but I may. If I don't, my prefix is K*, if I do, it becomes K9.
Oh, this is making me feel pretty "long-in-the-tooth". Though I prefer CW, I hope we do not give vocal conversation for the keyboard only communications. Of course, when my long teeth fall out, maybe
In many cases, I agree with Dave. What would recommend to many of the QSO party organizers would be to combine your efforts into a multiunit QSO party. Something like the Utah/Delaware/RI/Ont QSO Par
I am glad to see the improved log checking. I know, in the past, I have lost a few Q's due to miscopied calls. Not a problem. I have my logging software and if I mistype a call or miscopy a call, "I"
What I am seeing in this discussion is that each busted call must have been the result of "guessing", not just being miscopied. A sudden QSB changes an "N" to an "I", or a "B" to an "H", and is so en