Depends on what setup he was using. At my own station, I use a TS-850SAT with built-in keyer and knob on the front. I just crank the knob back and forth. I do this a lot in contests to adjust to the
I think that's true for me, too. This competition is always fun. This year's was more difficult than the previous few years. I have had a hard time copying signals in a certain audio range since I de
It was great to meet you at Dayton, Chuck! I recently bought and built a Softrock Ensemble II SDR receiver kit. I am currently using it with HDSDR software. I'm having a blast. I recorded segments of
I'm a 9-lander (east central Illinois) and it was only a four hour trip for me. I stayed at the Dayton Grand. I do not require a lot from hotels and motels and my stay there was mostly OK to me. My o
Hi Rick, Do you want hardware or software? I have been really happy with my PK-232DSP. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
As an extra note, at least with the ARRL, if you don't get a confirmation e-mail right away there is no liability in sending your log again. You can submit your log several times and only the most re
Are we going to be required to send in logs in other than Cabrillo format? Cabrillo is a text file. I have about 6 or 7 different text edit programs I could use to edit a Cabrillo file and no one wou
I don't think this is a critical factor. Considering that Field Day originally was supposed to be a simulation of emergency field portable operations, in a real emergency you most likely would be sta
Another thing I've found is that sometimes a rare DXpedition has pileups reduced in size during contests because a considerable number of people are doing the contest. It is sometimes easier to work
What I don't get is that we chose these bands to be without contests so people would have some contest-free zones to go to when the other bands became filled with contesters. Then there are all these
I think all people who have nets or skeds should have an alternate frequency (or several) planned in case their regular frequency becomes occupied. What would they do if their favorite frequency and
Good question. I don't know how many of you are keeping track of the commercial shortwave broadcast world, but international shortwave broadcasters are "dropping like flies." It won't be long before
Quite a few years ago I worked an eastern European station who was in a country I didn't have confirmed. I sent a QSL plus one green stamp. After several months went by, I heard him on the air again
It really doesn't matter what everyone else does. What is legal? What do the laws in each country say about power limits? What do the particular contest rules say about power limits? When you send in
If I work someone, I log them. If I don't want them in my log or if I don't want to be in their log, I don't work them. The only instance where I've worked people and not kept them in my submitted lo
Yes, if a station doesn't ID in three QSO's I spin the dial. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.co
I've been told that K9W will not be participating in SS, but will be active on CW on the WARC bands during SS. I'm sure there will be a lot of other PAC stations around! 73, Zack W9SZ _______________
I think a much better practice is to listen for "X" number of QSO's for an ID (for me it's usually three), and if they don't ID in that amount of time, put them in a memory and go elsewhere. I may ch
There may be another scenario in the exchange outlined below. The running station may write several callsigns down after he says "QRZ?". Then, after working one, he may call the next on his little li
Most people have been quoting a rule that seems kind of ambiguous to me. However, I have not seen anyone mention this rule: In section 12. Valid Contact under the rules it says: "Regardless of the nu