Ticket sales have been brisk and I can't say that we won't sell out. Please avoid disappointment (or even utter despair) by using the following link to pay for your dinner before it actually does sel
This is the last day to buy tickets. I must give the hotel catering an exact count. There will be no tickets at the door. Please do this NOW: http://www.dxconvention.com/pages/dinners-contest.html Al
At the International DX Convention in Visalia, Mork, er, Mark K6UFO delivered to me the plaque for first place in the Feb 2015 NAQP RTTY contest. I'd like to publicly thank ICOM America for sponsorin
hi all - Two important notes regarding the 2015 RTTY Roundup: 1. I am collating what you all sent me in January, but if you have any words and/or pictures about your Roundup effort, station, etc. ple
There have been several times in this era of instant email communications that I have been away from my email for more than 5 days in a row. Given that the above notice could show up any time 3-4 mon
Two reasons to not unplug, off the top of my head: 1. Real time propagation and solar weather. A and K indices, flares, etc. 2. Real time local weather. Thunderstorms etc. 73 jeff wk6i -- Jeff Stai ~
A five day window that is a random number of weeks or months after a contest is not a reasonable window. "Random" as in "sometimes log checking takes more or less time." If we knew these emails were
QSD = Your keying is defective, your signals are bad. This would work in principle, if we all knew our Q codes. ;) 73 jeff wk6i -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.jeff@gmail.com Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twis
A wise one once told me that "a word is worth a millipicture". Similarly, a QST article about the 2015 RTTY Roundup will be worth so much more when it features your excellent photos. I need anything
Here is the proposed wording: Correction of logged call signs and exchanges after a QSO is complete by using use of any database, recordings, email or other methods of confirming QSOs is not allowed.
No, I'm sorry. It says "other methods of confirming QSOs" NOT "other methods". Here: 1. I type in everything and hit enter 2. One nanosecond later I notice something is wrong. 3. I do what I need to
Fair enough. I must not be looking at the right draft. But... continue on paper - I am running after all and don't care about dupes. I get my computer back, continue computer logging, and at 2400z th
OK, so please follow me carefully... Recall I typed the wrong thing into the computer, but then scribbled the right thing on to paper before moving on to the next station which is calling me right no
Well, no... It only proves that he tuned in the stations and (even then, presumably) built a band map before he worked them. He could have used spots to find them, with the goal of not missing any. A
You're in luck! Here's a RTTY contest that is distance based: http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html You might also like the single op, multi transmitter class; and
Perhaps QST could be persuaded to list regional top five scores for ALL ARRL contests, and the ARRL to actively promote the sponsoring of plaques for same? 73 jeff wk6i -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.jeff@gmail
Yes, but not all of them, and top tens are still emphasized. 73 jeff wk6i -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.jeff@gmail.com Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://www.twistedoak.com/ Facebook ~ http://www.facebook.com/twisted
Buy the W2VJN book from Inrad. It will explain everything: http://www.qth.com/inrad/book.htm But in a nutshell, just try it. It sounds like you have both horizontal and vertical antennas, which will
Please do forward this notice to any appropriate contest reflectors and forums. The first contest of 2016 - the ARRL RTTY Roundup - fires off this Saturday at 1800Z. (Barely enough time to shake off
hi all - Now that the 2016 RTTY Roundup is history, here's a reminder to please send your stories and images to me at wk6i.jeff@gmail.com. Do it today whilst it is fresh in mind! And here are a few l