The difference is that your SO2R second radio is within 500m of the rest of your station. I *do* believe that using the K5ZD live audio at a single-op-unassisted station is against the rules. At a mu
http://home.earthlink.net/~w9wi/realtime.html Obviously not a serious entry! - if it goes unupdated for a few hours it doesn't mean it's broken - it means I'm out cycling... -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasa
On 40 that wasn't stopping them<grin>! Seriously, why do so many EUs not listen up in the U.S. band? Is it a lack of usable receive frequencies? (that would be my guess as often I can't make out any
As one might imagine, I feel Cort's pain<grin>! Strangely enough, in my case it's usually the India that gets turned into "radio" - they get me as W9WR, not W9RI. I always start with the "right" phon
IMHO the "legitimate" nets are victims of the "crying wolf" syndrome. There are **so many** nets & skeds which believe they're more important than any other use of the frequency that one simply *cann
On a number of occasions I got the impression the request "NR?" meant "NR ES PREC?"... that the op on the other end was surprised (and disappointed) that I replied with "156" instead of "156 Q". Like
Yes, and no. Cheating cannot be prevented. It could be greatly reduced if a program were developed to place neutral referees in every entrant's station for the duration of the competition. (no, I'm n
There are two stations loud enough to squeeze K5ZD off a frequency? <grin!> -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com _______________________________________________ C
Might this also be destructive to club efforts in some cases? -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
At least six zero-pointers weren't wasted at all - they were your USA multipliers. ("at least", because if you didn't work the appropriate Canadians some of the zero-pointers may have also been your
People aren't noticing that Zack said he was talking about ARRL DX, not CQ WW. Dropping the W's from his ARRL DX log isn't going to hurt anyone else's score. It does however seem like an awful lot of
Not really, but... I did notice what I thought was an unusual number of first-time QSOs -- contacts with people I've never worked before. FWIW: Contest #1st timers Total QSOs %1st timers ARRL 160 53
Here's a trick I use on 6 meters when the band isn't open but I think it *might* open soon: - Tune the rig to the middle of the band. (I suppose on 10m that'd be somewhere around 28475) - Switch to *
I've got about 480 QSOs CW only, including one of your neighbours. (VE4YU) (he was awfully weak though) Have heard far better conditions during ARRL 10, but have also heard far worse. -- Doug Smith W
I had an observation similar to W5OVs. I worked three Scandanavian stations. (Per, at 1903UTC; OH6NIO at 1919UTC; and OH5UFO at 1744UTC) The contacts I worked either side of these: - W6, x8 - W7, x6
I suspect what's being proven in this thread is that it isn't any easier to come up with a perfect objective way to select the best WRTC candidates than it is to come up with a perfect objective way
The other consideration... WRTC is a generally a team contest. Each selected operator must be able to work with someone else in a two-operator situation. High scores in single-operator entries don't
Well, what I'd envision would involve contesters worldwide having a vote on *every* eligible applicant -- so while your locals might be voting for you, you'd also have to pass muster in W1, and W6, a
IIRC a Spanish operator did just that in the early 1980s. (well, he didn't have 18 Qs & mults but he did submit a zero-point log, presumably with all QSOs with other EAs...) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasa