I think it looks really cool. With those 2 meters (dials?) makes it look like an old super pro. Tom W7WHY -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on
making a tape recording (or .wav recording) and >playing it back. Not this year, but a couple of years back, in the 10 meter contest. I heard my own echo when I'd turn it back over. It was really we
I think it is probably Pres. Bush's fault :-) Tom W7WHY -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS! http://home1.pacific.n
stops the big gun stations from just squatting down on a freq >and starting a run. I don't think the QSY rule has any inpact on the guys who are scoring over 300 Q's. It depends more on being a grea
I never had the chance to meet Jim in person, but corresponded with him here on a number of occasions. I used to get a kick out of his wacky, tounge-in-cheek messages. I'll surely miss them. 73 Jim!!
I like "NV". Short and to the point. Tom W7WHY -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS! http://home1.pacific.net.sg/~jam
year. No packet at all, no computer logs, everyone logs >on paper and mails their logs in. They have one like that, except it's not really a contest. It's Straight Key Night on New Years Eve. All don
How about the 96 hour ARRL contest? They changed that and I'll bet people cried, "Oh no, only 48 hours?" "What a bunch of wimps. Can't operate a 96 hour contest." I seem to remember winners in those
incredible DX contest advantage that cannot be overcome from the Mid West. I know this was tounge-in-cheek, but there is one thing I'd like to say. While stations in New England are running Europe i
NCCC/SCCC I remember the CD parties in the 50's. Tom W7WHY -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional DVD and VHS! http://home1.pacifi
50 db gain? Man, what kind of antennas do that? Assuming a single beam did have 10 db, doubling that with 2 would give 13 db and adding another 2 would bring it up to 16 db. You would need one heck o
If everybody knows who is doing the cheating, why don't the sponsers do something about it? Tom W7WHY -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on pr
hard as one who is S/Ping, but in a different way. Thats right, and not only during the contest. The station who is running 200 an hour has spend numerous hours working on his station so he can run 2
When we lose one of the good guys, everyone comes on and really gives them a nice eulogy on the reflector. If there is someone who really made a difference in your ham career, maybe they should be to
I see in the Old York Times that he knocked Hillary out of 2nd place on the best seller list. Tom W7WHY -- -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now o
Man, who would want to pay $13K for a radio? I looked at the pix and it looks like about 40 knobs and switches on the front panel. What do you think probably gets used regularly, 10 or 12? For $13K
no lower than 3.75 MHz. Hi Tim et al If you are going to use it while not mobile, what I have found to work great is to take a Hustler 80 meter antenna, loosen the resonator, hook a 60 foot piece of
Rent a QTH is one thing. But rent a complete operating station including operators? With all due respect... if they're shack is so good, why aren't they operating it themselves as themselves? Am I mi
Easy solution. TURN IT OFF!!!! Tom W7WHY _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
anything! I can think of a couple of good things to really get the casuals into the contest. In the cw contests, make it a rule that all exchanges have to be sent at 5 wpm or less. That would REALLY