If an operator notes an error during the contest and makes appropriate notes to him/herself how could anyone possibly rationalize *not* permitting corrections, even after the contest. I understand th
Thank goodness we don't operate under the old input power rules...it'd be illegal to turn on the filaments ;>) -- Jack, W6NF Silver Springs, NV DM09ji _______________________________________________
The skimmers showed me running 21-23 wpm...pretty accurate. When called by someone at a slower speed I *always* slow down, in one case to 14wpm...easy to do with N1MM Logger. In that case the station
With an aging contest participant population I would feel that less time in the chair is probable... Not the iron men we...no, I'll exclude myself...they once were. -- Jack, W6NF Silver Springs, NV D
I won't do this but the thought has occurred that I should have my XYL (K7MKL) record contest elements with my call. The YL voice does have advantages, as she has found! If I could pitch my voice up
I programmed "NIL" into one of the "F" keys in N1MM Logger. I only had to use it once when I got the "QSO B4" back. I had not received proper confirmation on the previous attempt and the Q was not lo
One station just simply sent "up" with no direction as to how far. I figured it out by finding the din of signals, almost a kHz wide. I was guilty of not hearing the up...mostly because of very stron
I listened to a half-dozen T2V Qs after I worked them to make sure I had not QLF-ed the exchange...it was 32, for sure. -- Jack, W6NF Silver Springs, NV DM09ji _______________________________________
The +1, +2, +3 rule is news to me. I've been around for a bit (although never a DX'er of any consequence) and this is the first I have ever heard of that. Particularly under very crowded band conditi
In that case we'll probably have declare 600 meters a non-contest band...that and 160 will be the only bands open. I Googled on Penn and Teller and got the same information. ;>) -- Jack, W6NF Silver
I agree, absolutely. My XYL (K7MKL) and I, as contest operators, stay under the radar :>) That said, we are glad that we purchased the K-3 and did so after using the rig at W7RN and hearing some of t
Can't say about the run rates "back in the day" but I am looking at the SS results from 1964 and find these top scores: CW: W4KFC, 155,955 points, 846 Qs, 74 mults (a sweep), 24 hours, power category
Wow, I'd love this one, since my maternal Grandfather was Cretan: Konstantinos Kapsanakis! Maybe it's time to rent a contest super-station for the event...preferably east coast :>) 73, -- Jack, W6NF
Ah, but do they offer, as a first prize, hotel accommodations for 10 days in the Greek Isles? That *is* a different twist! 73, -- Jack, W6NF Silver Springs, NV DM09ji ________________________________
Stiles is right...it *is* a nice place to raise a family and even better for contesting. Yeah,the winters can be brutal but I regret having moved from there in the mid-1980's, after 8 years in Bismar
What's *really* interesting is when you are working an intense AU on 2-meters and 220MHz and the signals go away completely. That happened to me one night...I went outside and the auroral curtain was
Actually, it's not as much of a chip shot as you might believe. I can name 3 states that are difficult and from which I, or my XYL, have no confirmations on LoTW on certain bands, despite multiple QS
<snip> This is the one statement that really gets my boxers in a bunch, Paul. I know folks who are in exactly this situation and to say they deserve no sympathy is utterly callous. There are plenty o
A reminder that the Nevada QSO Party starts today at 1700 UTC and runs until 1700 UTC tomorrow. Rules can be seen at: http://www.nvqsoparty.info/nevada-mustang-round-up.html W6NF and K7ML will both b
We will certainly remember to send the grid square, which is the relatively rare EN29. That may be even better than ONN! :>) -- 73, Jack, VE3RUA/K0JP Shelley, K7MKL/VE3 ______________________________