Condx were miserable. This is the first contest I can remember where I just S&P'd and never called CQ. 10 was useless. 15 was almost useless - big guns were workable, little guns weren't there. 20 wa
Another thing I have found very helpful over the years is to review and compare rate sheets with competitors. For years, K3WW and I have been swapping rate sheets, and sometimes logs, and I've found
Just point your watch at True North and you'll know what to do. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contest
José - I am looking at the rules at http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm in the pdf file link. Under single op: A. Single Operator categories: For all single operator categories, only one person (the operat
22 WPM is actually a fairly slow speed when it comes to writing CW. If you can copy that speed well, writing it should be no problem. Most likely, it is your lack of proficiency in CW and the "CPU dr
The historical answer is the exchange is the format of the ARRL message preamble from the days of traffic handling. I hate to sound old, but I remember when SS also had time and date in the exchange,
I've (mostly) solved that problem by replying with cl? and not sending my exchange until he responds with his call. That usually works, but sometimes the non-IDer sends TU or ditdit anyway, as in rea
Not necessary. The offending stations NIL penalty and dupes more than make up for any time he thinks he saves by not IDing. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA ______________________________
The IARU HST (High Speed Telegraphy) Competition 2009 will take place during Sept 2009 in Obzor, Bulgaria, a town on the Black Sea coast. If you're not familiar with the competition, full rules can b
But copying a real exchange will slow down the rate and make it harder to use the second radio. What fun is that? :.) Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA ____________________________________
After having a lot of problems with Writelog in CQWW CWa few weeks ago (CW gibberish) I'm using N1MM in the 10m contest, and it's working flawlessly, BTW. Here's what happened: Being used to Writelog
Only thing missing is a comfortable chair. -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ RTTY mailing list RTTY@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/
Many years ago, I bought a plexiglass dust cover for a Bencher paddle. Now I have other paddles of various shapes and sizes, but no covers. Does anyone have a current source for them? Tnx, Barry W2UP
I don't see the problem with open logs, unless you have something to hide, and it isn't necessarily cheating. What you want to keep private may be perfectly legal, such as your "secret strategy." Reg
Several weeks ago I asked if anyone had a source of dust covers for paddles. None of the replies were what I wanted, so I did some Google searching and came up with http://www.displaycaseart.com/acry
If anyone wants a plaque, let me know. I've run out of wall space... Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Why are we rehashing this absurd argument agian? We need some sunspots! Barry W2UP P.S. I have an Icom 7800 for sale if anyone's interested... -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA ______________________
Looking for a specific super check partial file from 2004. Does anyone save them? (already asked K5ZD) Tnx, Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ CQ-
Tnx for the replies! 73, Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/
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