Actually, my fix is simple, cheap, and fast -- I operate barefoot. Seriously, it seems to make things much more comfortable. (please no Tennessee/barefoot jokes...) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View
I must say, if this were to somehow reflect the attitude of the majority of contesters, I will be tempted to sell my HF gear & get into 2 meter FM.... Luckily, it appears it doesn't. I do note an app
WRT Fred's comments.. I would argue that in some circumstances, I need more clear spectrum to compete on an even level. Because the desired signals (at least of the weaker stations) are, in those cir
Hold down either "Alt" key and type "000" on the numeric keypad. This inserts an ASCII "null" - which is, after all, what he gave you for a number. (please don't do this for real, your software isn'
(I will admit to having ignored a large part of this thread) I have a Force 12 C4. The elements aren't shortened. It's a great antenna, but it's certainly not a stack of monobanders. How about "no mo
My personal feeling... I don't see anything wrong with the program remembering the exchange from another band. This is information *you* copied; *you* are solely responsible for its accuracy. (of co
I use a SCP database created only from my own logs. I have no ethical dilemna with using it. I copied all the information in it myself. (unfortunately as the busted-call/exchange report illustrated,
The 1999 Tennessee QSO Party is this Sunday afternoon/evening North American time. (1800Z Sunday to 0100Z Monday) Everyone's welcome; give it a try! Exchange is RS(T) and state/province/country/TN co
I would certainly hope so. If I work someone who's substantially short of T9 (or has other obvious signal problems) I do try to give an honest report. Even outside of contests, hams seem to be too u
At 11:45 PM 4/2/98 -0500, K2AV wrote: (among other things) If this is a prefix contest, why do we need a different number of points for different geographic areas? How about one point per QSO for all
Since everyone else has put in their $0.02 worth... A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a draft "contest code of ethics" after our Tennessee Contest Group's discussion suggested maybe such a thing should
What exactly are we testing in a radio contest? (I'll bet there are at least ten different answers to this question!) It would seem to me an important part of what's tested is what one's learned abou
IMHO, yes. Provided it's *you*, the original operator, who does the playing back & correcting. Again, IMHO yes. Provided the information generated that way is not used to modify any of the logs befor
Wouldn't this just create another NAQP with really weird scoring? I agree that the anti-contesters would have a big problem with a new major test happening on CW and phone at the same time. Right now
Actually, I think it's because he didn't waste half the contest working dupes.... Seriously, when I'm working high rates, if I forget to ID (I *try* to ID after every QSO) the chance the next caller
Agreed. Further, if he still doesn't ID (sometimes, they don't..) I'll wait another *one* QSO. (maybe more if the zone suggests they'll be a double mult<g>) If they still don't ID, I scratch the QSO.
(referring to holes for coax bulkhead connectors) Yes. I bought a couple just a year or two ago at Randolph & Rice Electronics in Nashville. I would presume any decent electronic-parts jobber can sel
Had relatives in town so I couldn't make a serious effort at the WW SSB, but I did make about 240 QSOs. During which, I decided to try a little experiment. Every time I heard a station QRZ without gi
Personally, I would prefer you call, and send your exchange, at the highest speed you feel you'll be *reliably* able to copy my exchange at. I worked between 27 and 30wpm for most of the SS, but if s
On a vaguely related subject.. Why are only U.S. Novices good for 8 points? Other countries (Argentina, U.K., Spain among others) have a Novice license as well. Surprisingly I didn't work any UK Novi