As you may or not be aware, the station,(K6KPH), used to broadcast the Field Day messages for the West Coast is not available this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Here is from the ARRL Field Day B
I've been following the news from Northern California about the many huge wildfires going on at the moment due to unusual thunderstorms that hit last weekend. There are quite a few well known hams wi
No doubt! I normally have "fun first" multi-single or multi-two efforts from my QTH in the big tests, but now it's limited to lonely SO efforts for the time being. Hopefully by next contest season th
The request for this "COVID-19 one-year variance" for the ARRL sponsored contests originated from a group of EU contesters and through the Radiosport department at ARRL HQ. It then went on to the Boa
Let me explain a couple of things. First of all, everything I say on this reflector is from me, not officially from the ARRL or from the ARRL Programs and Services Committee members (PSC). I only off
Not that it means much, but I am in the process of updating the ARRL General Contest rules to include "clean signal" requirements, including key clicks and splatter. Right now there is only a general
Hans; "The term disciplinary action is inappropriate, because of course only FCC can do that." Can you suggest more appropriate wording? That's why I brought it up here. My guess is that a "disciplin
Randy; "I must admit some surprise that a task like this would fall into the domain of a Director of the League." I'm on the ARRL Board's Programs and Services committee, (PSC), along with four more
The last one I bought was for $75 at a hamswap. 73; Mike W7VO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/lis
I agree with Joe for one simple reason: The reason guys are using remotes is because they don't have a station at home to operate from, at least one that is contest worthy! I know one of the guys tha
One on this last weekend was SE5E. Try that with a weak signal and polar flutter to the West Coast... 73; Mike W7VO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@
I certainly noticed a LOT of issues with loud and wide key-clicks in the recent WPX CW contest. Some were as much as 2-3 kHz away from the carrier. Now, at the risk of getting flamed and knowing ther
Here's another view from somebody who was 100% S&P last weekend. Say somebody I need as a double-mult is calling CQ, and I put my callsign in the pile-up to work him. While the pile-up is still calli
Ed, Field Day is technically an "operating event", not a formal "contest" for one. Contesters make it a contest, but for others it's a chance to get together, have fun, and do some mentoring. Seconda
I use a thick rubberized kitchen floor mat from Costco (like you'd use in front of sink). It stays in place, and the cushioned top keeps the footswitch in one place. 73; Mike W7VO ___________________
I'm worried more about civil lawsuits if I'm operating a contest and my neighbor who has one of these Delta faucets is on vacation for a week. Whose fault is it when their house floods? 73; Mike W7VO
RST still has value as a notifier in that what follows is what really matters, the exchange. With CW, your brain gets into the rhythm of 5NN, and makes it easier to decide what follows. Its even bett
Most of the best and well known contesters in the US are probably in their 70s and 80s now. Just about everybody would qualify for the overlay 73; Mike W7VO Sent from my iPhone, utilizing a very tiny
I upload mine to my QRZ logbook as well for those that chase those awards. Many also upload into Clublog. 73; Mike W7VO Sent from my iPhone, utilizing a very tiny keyboard fed from very fat fingers _
As WPX tends to be a run-fest, Ive found that using unique prefixes can provide one somewhat longer runs, especially for smaller stations. We deliberately tried to get a good WPX callsign for our sma