Please spread the word - thanks! - jeff wk6i I just got a note from a potential volunteer who proposes to actually collect logs and score them. Please do operate and keep your Cabrillo format log and
Stu Phillips, K6TU, and current President of Pizza Lovers 259 (PL259) is prepared to take on future sponsorship of the Makrothen contest, for 2017 going forward. Below is his proposal. 2016 logs shou
As great as that sounds, that will be a long time coming I expect and hope, considering how often my internet goes down... 73 jeff wk6i -- Jeff Stai ~ wk6i.jeff@gmail.com Twisted Oak Winery ~ http://
Please share this post with your local contest club. The RTTY Roundup is a week and a half away, on January 7-8, 2017. Everything you need to know is right here: http://www.arrl.org/rtty-roundup I wr
hi Pierre - I'll explain, even though it looks complicated, it really isn't. But the short answer is the W6SX Prime Directive: Have Fun! Operate when you want and can, and don't worry about it. The l
No. Sorry. Your 24 hours of operating time is what is counted. Breaks greater than or equal to 30 minutes are only counted after the first QSO and before the last QSO. Late starts and early finishes
Close. I agree this approach is clearer but does not reflect how it is done currently. Log checking will take the FIRST two breaks longer than 30 minutes, not the longest two breaks. 73 jeff wk6i --
yes. At that point your best bet is to work through until your clock gets to 24:00. ;) To try and evaluate multiple possible breaks and make that decision ends up making the log checking software muc
I knew the "Simple Matter Of Programming" argument would come up. ;) The folks that actually do the work have decided to keep it simpler. As far as your degenerate case goes... the rules do not state
hi Bob - As I noted earlier: the rules do not state "first two breaks" but that is how the checkers work. If you have a situation as you describe, a simple note to the contest director would suffice
(Plagiarized from Ed W0YK's post for 2016 - wk6i) 2200-2230 UTC, Friday, 6 January 0200-0230 UTC, Saturday, 7 January (Friday evening NA time) Same time and same drill as in recent years. This coming
Hey, the State of Jefferson resents that! ;) Curiously, the State of California has twice voted and presented to Congress a petition to split itself into two states North and South. The first time wa
If you have said it all on 3830 or in your log Soapbox, or here on this reflector, then I have your stories. But if you have cool photos or more to say, please send them to me at the address below. Q
Call me a stick in the mud, but I prefer to have a signed banquet order before I start taking dinner ticket orders. This year I have a couple extra requirements to nail down for the presentation port
**This is NOT the Dayton Contest Dinner!** You may register here, everything is pretty much the same as last year: http://www.dxconvention.com/pages/dinners-contest.html Please plan to be here, I'm s
I have some small insight into the ARRL process. They still do a 30 day log deadline; I do know they are looking at making that 7 days, which should help. Log checking and scoring is done by voluntee
**This is NOT the Dayton Contest Dinner!** I will be cutting off advanced sales soon, please do not be disappointed. http://www.dxconvention.com/pages/dinners-contest.html Remember, there are no tick
I was reviewing the draft of the 2017 Roundup results and I realized I had never put out a call. The following major plaques do not have a sponsor: W/VE Single Op, Low Power W/VE Single Op, Low Power
Postulate three single ops, each want to do very well in a contest, perhaps even win. Each has a piece of equipment they fear will fail during the contest, so they take measures. The first has a ham
Gang - We already got the definitive NAQP answer last month. Below. 73 jeff wk6i NAQP Contests: Guidance on use of on-line scoreboards during a contest. During the NAQP Contests, viewing an on-line s