Not a great example...D4C was split on 160m when I worked him. I am sure he was working stations faster as a result although it was taking up 3 khz. Stan, K5GO. ______________________________________
A few thoughts.... I don't think we need to give up on contesting or amateur radio because of setting our sights too high. We don't need to compete with video gaming when at any given time there may
Randy, Will you want to create a rule that separates those who use some fancy software and sequencing equipment to run stations at a faster rate than has ever been achieved by a human while picking o
Doug, I've looked at that record at length in the past. Absolutely impossible without information making me think it was some special setup from a cliff on the East coast using a six element rotatabl
Cheaters cheat. Combining the categories will cause cheaters to cheat in another way that will be harder to detect - power. Competitors - Have fun when you work a contest and when you know you were c
Dave, Are you and everyone else OK with someone having proprietary software creating a robotic operation with perhaps a half dozen rigs that cannot be beaten by a real operator? If the assisted categ
Exactly right Hans! And why should the opinion of anyone but the thousands who choose to operate unassisted even be considered in whether to eliminate their category of choice and why do those who op
I'm curious as to why the assisted operators want to eliminate the unassisted category and for that matter why their opinion matters? Is there any answer to the question above? Obviously, by definiti
Oh My Dear Lord, Please end the CQWW madness regarding the number one contest in Radiosport before people start putting G5RV antennas on top of tall buildings in Eastern Pennsylvania in effort to ext
Here's my two cents... As has been stated you can never have a level playing field with the qualifying method currently being used. While appointments from Contest Clubs may or may not be an improvem
Random thoughts: We do need to consider the issues in moving forward. My opinion at the time of eliminating the requirement to actually copy code as opposed to a multiple choice test was that it was
I called my wife in to confirm the color of all my equipment, computer, monitor, keyboard, etc. Instead of black they were all dark red to me. Glad it corrected after sleep Sunday night. 73... Stan,
Yes. This is what I wrote about a year and a half ago: 2015-10-28 4:06 GMT+01:00 Stan Stockton <wa5rtg@gmail.com>: There should be a rule allowing the software to automatically submit a self spot aft
I wanted to thank Dick Green, WC1M, for his sponsorship of the plaque I received today for last year's CW WPX Contest. This was for Low Power, North America. I'm proud to get it, and it will go on th
I operated at K4VX/0 four times in a five year period beginning 1994. Missed 1995 but took my son and others the next three years. A lot was learned from Lew. Lew had an opinion regarding packet spot
Google.... RazorBrac SeaEsta. This is my home on Cayman Brac. I do not have plans to be there for the WPX Contests. Rental rates do not include radio stuff. Radio equipment available includes a pair
Bob, I agree in that it needs to be fixed. However, I doubt anyone else has ever interpreted this as meaning that if anyone "EVER" helped you with your equipment or antennas at any time that you are
Obviously it has to do with what category you enter when you submit your log. If you operate low power and have the highest score overall, you could enter the high power category. Similarly, if you o
This self spotting issue on SSB is much ado about nothing, in my opinion. What's the difference in having 50 friends who spot you once each and five friends who spot you 10 times each. Who really car
Radio contesting is a lot like golf. You need to be happy comparing your results in your own mind to what you have done in the past, how well you played based on how well you feel you should have pla