I will be in San Jose, Costa Rica this weekend. Anyone contesters interested in eyeball QSO? Tnx, Barry _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.c
The definition of Assisted only refers to using a spotting network. However, I see no difference between SOA and SO/guest op or an SO with a "pit crew." True single op is single op. Single op with he
The wife bringing the sandwich was a bit of hyperbole, but the guest op/pit crew scenario wasn't. It's one thing to have a meal delivered. It's another to have the resident station engineer swap out
Richard, No, not all guest operators. Only those who have a station engineer at their disposal. In my opinion, that is more assistance than packet spots (speaking as an experienced Assisted operator.
Really? What do you call the ~3 hours between EU sunrise and east coast sunrise during this part of the sunspot cycle? 73, Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA ____________________________________
I just want to say congrats and thanks to the WAEDC committee for their outstanding administration of the WAE contests. They produce their contest results in a timely fashion, make them all available
http://www.dxatlas.com/MorseRunner/ 73, Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.con
During the contest, especially at the beginning, some guys were sending serial number (or zone.) By the end of the contest, they corrected their ways. For example, I worked a guy at 0200Z Sat who gav
On a related note, too many DX stations avoid IDing, counting on the packet pileups keeping them going. Personally, I never log a QSO without hearing the call myself (and I always ask for the call, i
I have my 80m antennas cut for 3800 and with a flip of a switch, 3525. SWR is kinda high in the 3600-3700 range... 73, Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA ___________________________________
Anyone who operates Assisted and does not verify calls they grab from the Cluster deserves what they get, in terms of score reduction for busted calls. However, the innocent victim here is the guy wh
Take a more likely scenario. The YB scenario is silly. I'm on 80m calling CQ contest with my KW and sloper array. My (local) S-meter is hovering around S-9 with power line noise, QRM from other guys
which one would you buy? What makes it better than its competitors? Tnx, Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@con
Earlier in the week I posed a question, "if you were buying a new contest radio today, which one would you buy?" Thanks for all the replies, some private and some to the list. I got a few requests to
As a RTTY contester, I've experienced much more intentional QRM from CW stations than from RTTYers when CW contesting. Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing li