What does age have to do with one's contest effort? I'll grant you it's harder to do at 60 than 20, but we still do it! I'll be 63 come Saturday and have no plans to stop contesting any time soon. Fo
As the others have said, it takes time and practice. As for equipment, yes, you do need good antennas -- far more important than a KW. In my early days of contesting (mid '60's) I started with wire a
A sad day Pete, W1RM This was posted to the TenTec Orion reflector by John, W3GQJ. 73..de John/K4WJ 73..de John/K4WJ ** John/K4WJ in Pembroke Pines, FL QTH 26 00 51 N 80 16 16 W K8PXG from 18 Jun 59
I found that making significant antenna improvements will open the door for better results. I run low power, have one tower at 80 feet with a Force 12 C31XR at 80 feet and the MAG240N at 90 feet. On
Over the years, I've been most fortunate to have had the opportunity to operate at some pretty great stations. Back in the 60's K1ANV (aka W3ZZ) recruited me to operate at W4BVV for CQWW CW. Up to th
NU1AW will be operated from K2LE and W2AX in VT. This is the IARU Hq station. Operation will be on all bands, phone and cw. This contact will count for VT for the WAS/90 award as well. Pete, W1RM ___
W1RM single band 40, low power: 727/116/33 for 295,020 Missed zones: 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 39 TWO QSOs short of breaking the record! Pete, W1RM _______________________________________________ CQ-Co
Don't wait for impressions, get one! They work beyond expectation. Pete, W1RM --Original Message-- From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of 4x1a
N1MM Logger allows a spotting station to locally make spots that appear on all connected computers -- it's free too! Pete, W1RM Ran into an interesting problem while preparing for WRTC. The WRTC rule
I'm not even sure if I did the 1973 SS as W1BGD/2 -- but there sure are a bunch of very familiar old friends in that recording. BTW, I caught the CQ CD in there at least one time (hi). That was one s
And then there was KH6IJ! During this year's PVRC Reunion, the club activated W3GRF, W3AU and W4KFC. How wonderful it was to work these giants, even if it was only their calls. Pete, W1RM Ah, modern
I'd be very careful about your comment about N1MM being for and by Computer Geeks, OM. There is a very large and active group of serious contesters who regularly contribute to and make suggestions on
I am a low power guy and have been contesting for a long time. Assisted can be fun but if I am going to do serious contesting then I don't need the distraction of the packet -- it just turns the whol
As a long time participant in ARRL DX (and a winner back in 1971) I'd like to better understand the reason(s) behind the proposal to have a time limit. I don't believe having such a limit would do an
Bravo Gene, well deserved and then some! Pete, W1RM I am proud to relay that Gene, W3ZZ received the Presidents award at the Central States VHF Society (CSVHFS) banquet last night - during its 45th a
You are all invited to the inaugural CW OPEN coming on Aug 20 and 21 to a band near you! CW OPEN is 3 separate contests held on: . Aug 20 from 1200-1600Z . Aug 20 from 2000-2400Z . Aug 21 from 0400-0
Please note that the following Logging Software supports the CWO: CQ/X CQPWIN GenLog N1MM SD Skookum TR4W TR4W Writelog For specifics, please visit http://www.cwops.org/cwopen.html Pete, W1RM You are
For the price of the ARRL Antenna Handbook, you will get a most powerful modeling program - HFTA. N6BV has perfected it over the years and the results will give you a pretty clear picture of what to
October has the CW results. September has SSB and you can see that on the web: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/cq_contests/cq_ww_dx_contest/cq_ww_dx_ssb_co ntest/2010_cq_ww_dx_ssb_contest/2010_cq_ww_
A disease for sure. Calling no matter what the DX sends is commonplace during DXpeditions but now it's run wild in CQ WW. The DX comes back to W4 and I hear N9, K6, W5, etc., calling and calling. Why