Legalities aside, why would you want to award the top tier of station owners (the guy that wins most of the big contests) with money? (money they don't even NEED) Almost w/o exception, the fellas bre
Ed, OMG - This is ridiculous ! You've flipped your wig dude. Seriously. Hey, did you know that in Canada, we are only allowed 750W output on CW? (*yes, it's fact - look it up) I want all W1's to now
Didn't he just operate from TO7A or TO7M over the weekend? ( I forget which it was) Did I not see reports of bad clicks from this stn? Do I need to say anything more? Mike VE9AA == ...I wouldn't expe
Gerry makes EXCELLENT points. Excellent ! I do a fair number of contests, including the weekly CWT's.(which technically aren't contests) If I come across Don, N4ZZ @42wpm, I call him at 42 wpm and I
This thread is bordering on the ridiculous. (At least there isn't name calling and mud slinging, which makes this somewhat more refreshing and amusing than tiring) Essentially, someone in a RARE sect
BTW, I forgot one thing in my last post. If VY2ZM and all the other bigger VE's are winning, (or you perceive that they are), I really doubt it has much at all with them occasionally (or even always!
John, You DO know how to make one laugh and bring a little levity to the game. You only forgot to mention the scenario that if I Canadian were to call CQ in this vast expanse of super quiet spectrum
Depends on the contest. I asked Nate, N4YDU in the NC QP last night to "QSY to SSB" and he was running on 80m CW. I worked him there on CW, then listened to him CQ 2-3 times w/ no answers.. Nate is a
I find this information all quite interesting. Before anyone presumes VE9 or VE1 is better than W3 for working EU on the highbands (or any bands maybe), I can say with utmost confidence having been a
In Phone or CW contests. Especially later in the contest when a lot of folks are sending 538, or 887 or something and some really weak guy under the QRM comes by, you B-A-R-E-L-Y get his callsign, th
Hey Braco, Thanks for all the Q's over the years. Although the rules may not specifically say it, I think anything outside your logging program that has anything whatsoever to do with frequencies (or
Take a look at CQWW SSB (2015) and CQWPX SSB (2016) (raw) scores for other counties too, besides the USA. Long standing records in these other countries have mysteriously been doubled or more so by W
Sad news. I didn't know Ron personally but often when I would hear him in FQP or ARRL etc. he'd say "Hi Mike" and I always knew his name and would reply HI RON. Like Dave K6LL said..a very recognizea
I bought it on a whim the other night (from amazon.ca) and have had a hard time putting it down ! I find myself even on coffee breaks picking up my smartphone to try to get another ½-chapter in. A re
Hi Ken, My comments really were only about the actual (downloadable) book itself ; what I feel was/is pretty darn good writing and keeping me interested even though I have read dozens of webpages, vi
I would agree with that Ken. I have not read to the final pages yet (only @ abt 73% like I said) but I do know what you are referring to already. If the SV5 QSO was in 1 log (and 3 other participant
I'd have to agree with that George ! The location of said Skimmer shouldn't matter. On the Internet, on the property - shouldn't matter. "Anything, anywhere, anyhow, that provides frequency (or even
I am still very much a greenhorn SO2R op and not a serious contender in the big leagues, so am curious what the non-haters think SO2R can do for you? Guys, this weekend was not a fair assessment, as
Do I really need 2 repetitions? I use CQ VE9AA TEST (and never, ever CQ VE9AA VE9AA TEST) and seem to get spotted. I likely don't get spotted as much as other locals, but is this why, or is it just b
After downloading N3BB, JK (Jim) George's book about WRTC 2014,(worth every penny_) I am anxious to see what else is out there wrt contesting, antennas, radios, heck, even DXing (even though I am not