So that IP address points to Italy. 59-300! :-) Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listin
Yes, Steve. Keeping paper dupe sheets (and being dinged for logged dupes) were loads of fun. NOT! Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contest
That's for the AARP QSO party. Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
You guys are missing the most important point: the duration of the opening to Europe. That's where QSO points come from, because there's virtually an endless supply of Europeans to work. Start with t
Very good point to enable it. it should be automatically disabled in SSB. Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.con
Speaking of UP, this is a true story that goes back about 20 years: There was a sizable pileup on 40m CW and the DX wasn't working split. At one point, he sent "2UP?" The pileup QSYed, I called again
I (FRC member residing outside the circle, and GMCC member residing inside the circle) operated CQWW CW remotely from W4RN (FRC member within the FRC circle). My score counts for neither club. Barry
Tnx John. I was confusing it with ARRL and someone else confirmed that my confusion was correct. NOW I get it. Tnx! Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list
I would have titled this thread, "How to write *well*." Yuri, good done (or is it well done?) Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.
Let's put things in perspective. Multi-billion dollar corporations can't stop Rachel from Cardholder Services. How are we going to stop this? Barry W2UP ______________________________________________
How can FD be a contest if they publish the results in QST? Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/ma
So which contest software will be the first to add, "self-spot every 15 seconds"? Seems ARRL is back on its secrecy kick. I just renewed my ARRL membership for the 52nd year. It may be my last. Barry
Assuming you don't have significant astigmatism (cylinder) and the sphere is about the same in both eyes, you should be able to pick them up at a drug store. Focal length (cm.) = 1/lens power (diopte
Yes, let's kill off the last vestige of radio, i.e. tuning the band, vs. clicking the mouse. Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.c
What's even creepier is after you have a cellphone conversation and something you mentioned during it shows up as an ad on a web page you view. Barry W2UP ____________________________________________
About 15-20 years ago, I sold batches of 100 and 500 (buro) QSL cards on ebay. They always sold. It got to the point where I just threw them away, and when LOTW hit the scene, I told the buro to just
The overall duty cycle DOES vary with speed because the pauses after a CQ, between S&P QSOs, etc. are relatively fixed spaces independent of speed. SO, if the CW is faster, there will be less transmi
To which the reply is, "finders, keepers"? 73, Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinf
Well said, Jim. Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
Well, I guess I won't tell any of you about the bidet in my shack... (just kidding) Barry W2UP _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http:/