I'm one of those who think your original statement was misguided, but I personally never accused you (either publicly or privately) of doing anything wrong, and I'd be willing to bet money that you d
Actually, I submitted the original text for the current survey at contesting.com, but it didn't get published as I wrote it. I had tried to be extremely objective in the wording and briefly give exam
I guess it's all in the timing ;) 73, Dave AB7E _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-conte
Some people have found that sitting on one of those large inflatable balls (the ones actually designed to be used as chairs) are useful for that purpose. They kind of force you to sit in a vertical p
Personally, I would have worked you, but there are understandable reasons why others might not: a. Some contest logging programs won't accept invalid exchanges. Even some that do might require unfami
1. NM4M already knew the contest rules and he was the one who decided to be discourteous. 2. Five seconds multiplied by lots of instances is lots of minutes. The only reason there weren't lots of ins
You have to be pretty careful how you look at the percentages. Rates for recent QSOs run much higher than for older ones, of course. Contesters tend to routinely upload their logs to LoTW while other
I'm sure I'm a minority of one on this, but it seems to me that hardwood plaques are becoming a rather inefficient way of recognizing contest achievement. 1. They cost a lot of money, both to make an
The comment from KY1V about a list of do's and don'ts for guest operators at contest stations prompts me to make another suggestion. I've often been surprised by the great variability in SSB signal q
I agree that this situation should be clarified, but it seems to me that this whole discussion presumes an inverted emphasis. I would have thought that the intent of the 36 hour rule was to enforce a
Hi, Milt. I don't see any such distinction in the actual rules. The FAQ specifies 12 hours off time, but the rules do not. The rules merely say that a single op cannot be active more than 36 hours in
Exactly. Here's a further way of looking at the issue. Let's say that I plan to operate both Saturday and Sunday of the contest, and I plan to take 4 hours off time on Saturday and 8 hours off time o
I agree. I know from long experience (lots of international business trips) that abruptly messing with my sleep cycles is hard on my body, and I'm certain that not all of the abuse is benign over the
I personally think this is a very bold and interesting new category, but I also think it is a mistake to allow those scores to be added to the club scores. The way Rule 10 is currently stated, a smal
Hi, Doug. Thanks for the reply, and please understand that I am not against the use of such technology, or the establishment of the Xtreme category. It just seems to me that including the Xtreme scor
Quoting from the official rules: 1. Entry categories: <excerpt> A single operator may submit multiple entries using different remote sites in different countries. Each entry will be scored separately
I agree ... to a point. Individual stations who compete under the Xtreme category essentially compete against each other, and their existence isn't (in my opinion) likely to kill the sport of radio c
I had made some comments directly to Randy in response to his request for inputs that might make contesting more interesting or encourage more participation. He suggested I repost them to the reflect
Ron, Your answer can be found in your own message. The problem with LoTW isn't with the people who want to get the confirmation ... the problem is with the people they want to get their confirmation
Personally, I don't mind at all having to go to the web for the full results and they are generally easy to find. In fact, it's easier to use "Find" to hunt up various callsigns (friends, historical