Last five sections worked: KH6 2118z NLI 2104z (NLI??!!) ND 1538z ID 1452z VE2 1412z Never worked KL7, VE8, VO1, LA, or NNY. Heard all but VE8 but with QRP couldn't break the piles. -- Doug Smith W9W
Speaking of changing your check... did anyone notice a lot of entrants who *weren't* K0HB were sending different checks than they did last year? Or did my copying accuracy really stink in 2005? -- Do
I think you're more at a disadvantage because nobody's expecting a CW operator to have a check in the 21st Century! -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com _________
I have in such cases asked what their QTH is and, working from either memory or a map, determined which section they were in. Of course, that's pretty easy if they say "Buffalo" or "Riverhead", (whic
Sure, you come up with this idea *AFTER* the CW SS... <grin> -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com who actually *was* first licensed in '73 _______________________
This information is also present in super check partial databases, which in most cases are generated from other people's logs - which use the assistance of other operators.[0] Should use of super che
I treat the exchange info in super check partial as a *hint*, not the gospel truth. I hear "38 Q K0HB 5<buzz> <buzz>N" and I might reply "57 MN?" rather than "CK SEC AGN PSE?". Saves time both for me
I guess I'm DQ'd from CQ WW this weekend -- a handful of contesters have found my website (non-amateur means) useful and might be more likely to work me than someone else who doesn't have a website..
No. I'm betting your DOS programs don't do things with the parallel port that Bill Gates didn't intend. (like sending CW) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9wi.com ___
Three things to be careful with when you consider making rules more specific: 1. Inadvertent violations become easier. Will well-meaning competitor K0ABC get DQ'd because he didn't notice Clause VIII
Or the Internet connection is not reliable. I use dialup (there's a monopoly for broadband at this QTH and the monopoly-holder charges appropriately...) and it is not unusual for the modem to refuse
A single-point ground is certainly a good goal, though one that's probably impossible to achieve in most ham stations! In a broadcast station, audio wiring is generally balanced. The shields on audio
I have heard of people "hiring" their children/grandchildren to help stick labels on cards. I think you're going to find stick-on labels to be the fastest way to handle this. I use a homemade Apache/
(sure, you wait for hundreds of posts to say the one sensible thing that might have put an end to this waste of electrons <grin>!) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9w
But then, why not cut the link during contests? (and limit the spots to your club's area) (no, I'm *NOT* suggesting that be done!) -- Doug Smith W9WI Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66 http://www.w9w
I got briefly confused when, at 1am, a station sent me "TU BK". Then, before I could hit ^K and send "GRID?", he sent "29". Turns out that was his grid - BK29. My brain just wasn't prepared to accept
Something that helps for me (though not enough judging from the number of part-time entries<grin>) is to set very short-term goals. For example, if I have 367 QSOs, my goal is 400. Once I have 400 QS
I use them extensively (I think the only incandescent I have left is the one in the fridge) and haven't had any problems. My tower is 150' from the house, I can't rule out problems if your antennas a
That's the phone band in Europe.. I did hear RTTY down to 7025, but even with the Sprint going there was clear space at the bottom of 40 - I never heard any Sprint activity below 7005. The Aves Islan
I did notice many incidents of Sprinters calling CQ on occupied frequencies without so much as a ?. FAR more than in any other contest. I will sheepishly admit to having done so twice myself, due to