QSO Parties I have been asked on several occasions to resurrect the New York QSO Party. Seems that there are a few people out there with good memories, that remember that the SUNY at Buffalo ARC spon
Thank you to everyone who sent in comments, they were very good! 73 Scott W2LC W2LC@arrl.org QSO Party Comments & Suggestions Do not use CQP or PAQP weekend (I think thats a given) Fall is hunting se
Thanks all, for the last few comments. And the correction about CQP not using CA counties for multipliers for in-state CA stations. With the high activity of that contest it makes sense. Gives those
Directional CQs Way back when, in the days of paper logs, every once in awhile I did directional CQing for VE multipliers, MAR and NL or whatever the mults were many years ago. From here, you go to 8
Rick, You make me laugh! Here is another good one for you. I received the following for the ARRL 160m contest: Now I'm not poking fun at the log checker, just stating the facts. -- You are receiving
Ill Host A Rookie, but . I would be glad to host a rookie contester at my station, as modest as it is, but not too bad, 80ft tower, stacked yagis. Old TS-930. Okay they can bring their own radio if t
Tom, Tom, you big lid! Tom N2CU knows me all too well. I have a decent computer. I just got high speed internet access two years ago (cable), ahhh the good life. I'm at the end of the line here, one
Well I don't agree that there are no secrets left, I have one. Probably won't help the top ten stations too much, but it could. The year I used my "secret" strategy, no one else was doing the same th
When S&Ping I often call before hearing a callsign, we all do that first time on a band, then hope they ID in a Q or two. I've done 100 per hour S&P, and the non-IDing station is a problem. A station
I am planning a trip to Valencia Spain this year, probably in May. I am looking for any tips on where to go and what to see, and any contest stations or clubs to visit. Also looking for a stable for
Ken, Really? <<Ken Said: What serious competitor doesn't use computer logging? OK, This I have. I don't completely live in a cave <<Ken also said: What serious competitor doesn't have the computer tr
Ken, Just to let you know I was not insulted at all. Everyone, Having an older radio is like living in a less than optimum location, you work with what you have. I see a lot of guys putting in some e
Inverse distance based scoring If the ARRL DX contest changes, lets also change Sweepstakes as well, but to the opposite, inverse distance based scoring. Since W5, W6, W7, W4, W0, W9 all have the adv
Read down a bit for the proposal. W8JI has it correct, propagation is much more important than distance. And George you are hilarious! Thanks. LU5DX said: FACT: Distance based scoring will also attra
Add this to the station that does not ID, how about the station not acknowledging the QSO? I was operating SS CW QRP and a midwest station never responded after I sent my information. When you are QR
Well Joe.... I admit it, I recently changed my check in SS a few years ago. Why? My "real" check of 69 just doesn't get through on SSB, way too many repeats are asked for, so I decided to use another
I dont agree with making logs public either Ron, not for any particular reason. In the end I send in my logs, and I dont really care that much. Yes, I have looked at other peoples logs myself, so som
My longtime friend George said: Eliminating our category-of-choice seems a rather shabby reward for our trust and devotion over not just years, but decades. George Im 100% with you on this. Operating
Bob said: If anything, submit your log as a CHECKLOG as a protest. Bob, I have submitted a couple logs late, simply missing the deadline not as a protest, only to have the log rejected. So which cont
If I remember correctly it was a contest with a 5 day deadline, maybe the Sprint or NAQP ? It was Friday evening and I sent the log only to find out I missed the deadline by something like an hour or