It is not self-spotting if you are spotting another station - Maybe us down under contesters need to be smarter and spot all our S&P QSOs - it is a feature of N1MM Cheers Trent VK4TS usually @VK4KW A
Would really depend what you spot Mark, If you spotted XX1XX on 14.175 fair call whether you worked them is irrelevant If you spotted XX1XX on 14.175 and said turn your beams to ZL and I will be ther
Hi Mats Any discussion of rules and options will give differing opinions and it is obvious our USA VE based comrades are passionate about this one - I have trouble with contests that are biased to ad
Makes Sense Steve Rules need to be enforceable or at least not able to be tracked around - There is always a dipstick who thinks they are smart by bypassing rules - But sometimes rules are just plain
"CW and phone both allowed in this contest. Enter CW only phone only or mixed. However this year for the first time dual CQs are prohibited. One no longer is permitted to alternate CQs on CW and then
Thanks Mike Will track the email of the ARRL guy and ask him - It actually says band and mode "6.3. All entrants may only transmit one signal at any given time; alternating CQs on two or more frequen
SPEEDY RESPONSE Thank you Bart Hello Trent, Thanks for writing. The ARRL 10 meter contest allows contacts on CW only, Phone only, or Mixed mode. Per rule 6.3. All entrants may only transmit one signa
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Scott; we feel your pain Entering the CQWW contest we agree to the declaration part of the rules. Of course, it doesnt mean that we dont think the recording rule is dumb and we are pleased to see oth
https://www.cqwpx.com/scoresph.htm?yr=1984&cat=SH%20ALL Way back in 1984 CQWPX, out of the blue, a VK2 was the number one in the world in SOAB - these days we dream of that happening - The chances ar
So now we play the player not the game - Regardless of his alleged indiscretions...did they occur during the contest? Were all of the top 5 asked? Were the next of the top ten asked? If he is dropped
What would be even more interesting would be the reaction of the non-contester community to the imposts Mandatory recording - when this was put to a VK Facebook group when it was introduced several p
Picking your targets in the pack is not really in the spirit of contesting - neither is cheating - The rules need to be slightly changed to something along the lines of: C. Audio Recordings: to help
I'm sure sending a suffix repeat would have driven a few contesters nuts! "4KW...4KW...4KW!" Dunno what the problem is as an operator at VK4KW Trent VK4TS Po Box 275 Mooloolaba 4557 Many years ago I
To be honest WB9 is rare enough. Last year we only worked a W3 in the last hour. Trent VK4TS Po Box 275 Mooloolaba 4557 It's coming! Has anyone taken like last years results, and tried to break it do
Hi Syl, Have used a C31XR in CQWW SSB with Tri feed with two amplifiers - The only filters were W3NQN 300 watt filters between the Radio and the amplifier - no noticeable signal detected on either ri
Thoughts. VKCC operation from the Pacific eg 3D2 5W for the CQ WW SSB and CW. It is too tough down under but what if we picked a location and organised to leave gear and antenna in country until cycl
Writelog vs N1MM+ "Down-under" working State QSO parties are not a regular occurrence however: We use N1MM+ at VK4KW and I really like it - prior to that I used Writelog and still have a current vers
https://writelog.com/panadapter-support Hi Robert, Pushed the send too quickly. I operate from VK4KW and we have good 160M capability. Not great but good. We also hear well, most of the time - But so
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