It's "difficult to understand" because it's poorly written. Both CW Skimmer and the Reverse Beacon Network have multiple modes and multiple uses, some of which provide QSO alerting assistance and som
Not to mention loggers that autoload the exchange, loggers that SEND the exchange for you (I've operated entire CQWW contests without once touching the paddle), Super Check Partial that fills out the
Say what? Fight back?? The last thing contesters need is to get pig headed and pick a fight with other hams over agreements that have been in place for decades. We don't occupy less than 20% of weeke
Yes, you and I see things the same way probably 95% of the time, but this time we are polar opposites. I find it highly unsettling that such a high profile member of the contest community as yourself
I keep hearing that kind of comment over and over and over, but hardly anybody seems to have the guts to report them or identify them publicly. The ones who on rare occasions do step forward get pill
As a long time (and vocal) proponent of a 24 hour category, I really don't have a problem with the restrictions. It was never intended to appeal to "hard core" contesters, who are much more likely to
The thing is, none of that is needed. It should be possible to write a software application that scans the entire SDR recording and quantifies the energy density in the frequency domain of a CW signa
That's a lot easier when you have a semi-rare callsign. The rest of us have to plan ahead if we want to maximize our opportunities. Dave AB7E However, I usually work whoever I can hear; amazing techn
I don't think it adds a thing to anyone not actually in the contest. I can't imagine that more than a handful of non-contesters are going to spend any time at all watching a set of numbers increment
Sorry, but that's a really silly analogy. Golf is a paid spectator event ... CQWW is not. And what possible relevance does the use of Skimmer or packet assistance have to your proposed paranoia? What
If you don't know how many people might have opted to move up from 15 hours to 24 hours, don't know how many people might have decided to submit a log who other wise would not, and don't know how man
Sleep deprivation and pooled blood in your legs is what's not healthy. There is nothing at all healthy about pushing yourself like that. Seriously. Dave AB7E On 11/28/2013 6:11 PM, Martin , LU5DX wro
Everybody's physiology is different. I used to race time trials on my bicycle and landed on the podium at the Arizona state championships three years in a row in my age group in my mid-50's. I was he
I do all those things to avoid clotting problems, but it is undeniable that the risk is still there. And at least in my case, sleep deprivation two days in a row almost invariably leads to a much gre
The topic of distance-based scoring comes up consistently and many contesters seem to be in favor of it, but somehow it never gains any traction beyond the Stew Perry. I wonder how many contesters ar
I don't see how any except suggestion #2 has the slightest relevancy to your complaint. Dave AB7E On 1/12/2014 2:58 PM, Jeff Clarke wrote: Am I the only one who has a big letdown when I check the 383
Is there a reason why every active contest station outside North America and Europe doesn't regularly post their operating preferences/practices/biases to this reflector like Charlie does? Are they j
It would be far more practical (and far less expensive) to set up a foundation to support the contests directly instead of indirectly through a struggling enterprise. I'm not saying that either make
Things work exactly the opposite, Charlie. I can't think of a single example where a distributed medium (which the internet is) results in less diversity than does a centrally managed one. The folks
Some people apparently need less sleep than others so maybe the effect presented in this paper is relative to a person's "normal" amount of required sleep, but it still will be interesting to see if