In recent years, after reviewing my ARRL DX contest LCRs, I note that 1-5% of stations worked lose a QSO because they "copy" the wrong state for me. They incorrectly enter PA, where I used to live an
I agree with Mike. I logged 000. (the other) Barry W2UP Barry I worked a guy last night (V43Z) on a couple of bands that was giving out "TTT" as a power level. I'm savy enough to know that this is "0
Thanks for the clarification, Ken. After receiving RR, I asked for a repeat and he sent RR again. Wonder if his sidetone was turned off... Barry W2UP This results a high percentage of busted exchange
The NFL is a business with a very large budget. Barry W2UP On 2/21/2017 18:17, Ria Jairam wrote: To me the whole thing seems a bit inconsistent. I've seen rules violations aplenty that were unnoticed
Just wondering... I believe I worked more Belarus stations in ARRL DX than I have, otherwise, in the last 10 years. Was there a reason for that? Barry W2UP -- This email has been checked for viruses
I was 20m single band in the contest last weekend and worked 27 different Belarus stations. Barry W2UP ARRL DX CW 2017: 10 Belarus CQ WW CW 2016: 7 Belarus WAE CW 2016: 17 Belarus WPX CW 2016: 13 Bel
Doesn't solve the problem for Unassisted stations having "friends" (real or otherwise) spotting them. Barry W2UP Unassisted = NOT Cluster = No Spots = No Selfspots Assisted = Allow self spotting 73 H
He wasn't DQed. His log was reclassified as a checklog. If the Contest Committee is requesting audio, they are looking for something specific of concern to them. They do not spend their free time lis
Fact not in evidence. Again, they don't ask for audio unless they have suspicions about the log. Apparently same concern, last year, no response. They let it go. You know the old saying - Fool me onc
*XIII. DECLARATION:* By submitting a CQ WW DX Contest log, and in consideration of the efforts of the CQ WW DX Contest Committee to review and evaluate that log, an entrant unconditionally and irrevo
Jorge, You are correct. I no longer do competitive single op efforts. If I did, having spent the time and money to build a competitive station, I certainly would learn the rules and comply with them.
That's why other contests should follow the (now old) lead of DARC and the WAE. Combine the two SO categories. They're pretty much indistinguishable and unenforceable now. Barry W2UP On 3/9/2017 12:0
Poor operating procedures shouldn't be rewarded. May the non-IDers suffer with many dupes from being spotted with busted calls. Barry W2UP Jeff -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast ant
SO2R ops aren't using two freqs. They are CQing on one and answering stations on another freq already in use by someone else. Barry W2UP SO2R operators have twice the spectrum use of SO1R. THAT is th
If every station dual CQed, there would be nobody to answer the CQs, so no QSOs would be made. Barry W2UP You have not thought this through. What if every station attempted to do this tactic starting
No cell phone Steve? When I'm in my car, my butt is sitting about 24 inches above 7000+ Li Ion cells configured in series-parallel modules to output 400V at a peak of about 1000A. I feel safer with t
I think logs should be submitted within 24h of the end of the contest and results should be available a month later. Barry W2UP The wait time is all over the map: - NAQPs preliminary results publishe
Good observation, and no, it shouldn't be allowed. Barry W2UP Both of us are very very careful with mults and have very low LCR % errors. (0.4% NIL's) (14 calls out of 3112 QSO's) At first I thought
And I don't know if N1MM or the other Windows contest loggers offers it, but CT offered the ability to send spots without receiving them. Barry W2UP On 4/17/2017 09:10, Steve London wrote: Just becau
Careful, Ed. it may be against the rules to ask not to be spotted :-) Barry W2UP On 4/17/2017 18:01, Ed Sawyer wrote: Why VE3XIN decided to "super spot" T42K for CQ WW SSB is not obvious. But what is