This is a VERY interesting question, and I wish I knew the answer. It's one that perplexes me constantly. I once posed this question to one of the better-known Voodudes, and his answer was that they
The CQ160 contest is just a little over two weeks away--probably enough time left to still be able to get bargain airline ticket prices to the Cayman Islands. So I just had an inspiration, which migh
Both K5TR and W4ZV have made essentially the same statement here: This doesn't go nearly far enough, IMHO. Yes, that's the way the rule is written today, but I think we need to find a way to tighten
While everybody is on this thread of trying to justify SSB down to the bottom of 40m, let me offer my own experience from this past weekend. As a QRP station, there was no way I could hold two freque
Here's a different alternative to the 24/48 debate about ARRL contests: Do the same thing the Brits do and offer a category where you only work 24 hours out of the 48 hour period. I'm doing that at t
13. I worked TM4A once, and he gave me zone 8. That doesn't appear in the country list, and I don't have a clue whether he was FM, FG, or FS. Or maybe I just miscopied. (I really hate these TM/TO pr
WI"...instead it was "yet another TN" snowbound in their homes with nothing else to do but do >10 meters. I haven't yet counted, but I'll bet there's 30 of 'em in my log. You're a slacker, Dale. I g
(Y'all phone ops don't even bother reading this...stick to NAQP and be happy) I just noticed that my version of TR log (6.26) doesn't seem to score multipliers in HA-DX correctly. According to the we
Per K4OJ: -- Before you jump to try something new, think about what went into getting where we are now - the ARRL made a catastrophic mistake when it tried to change the rules for the ARRL DX Competi
I'm a little late tuning into this debate about a 24 hour category, since I only browse the reflector once a week, but do have $.02 to add... One of the contests I have been doing each year for the p
At the very last minute Friday, I decided to go ahead and support the NCCC WPX club effort by entering WPX SSB. I tried to access the rules on the web page, but everything there was a .pdf file and I
I can make a very good deal for CQWW for the right person. I have about an hour's worth of tower work I need to have done, and in return for that I'll put you up for CQWW weekend and turn the station
I am in complete agreement with K4IK, N4ZR, et. al. regarding the LoTW successes. There have been a few rough edges getting this thing started, but the program clearly receives close attention at ARR
An interesting comment. I just wish I understood it. I doubt there is anybody in the world who is not highly desirable DX for somebody. Even a lowly W6 is exciting stuff to an eastern European. And
This being the day OF the contest, I suppose it's natural that "interesting" things should happen. So here's a little puzzle I hope somebody can explain to me. Not that I'm going to be able to do any
It has now been so long since I connected to any packetcluster that my understanding of the technology must be many generations old. Thus I'm talking from a perspective of pure ignorance here, and ho
Greetings, While everybody else has been out hunting Easter eggs, I've been slaving away the past week building a concrete form for the last guy anchor I need to put up some REAL (tm) tower for my CO
A kind of weird thing happened to me Saturday afternoon during the contest, and I wonder if somebody can explain this one to me. I was cruising along on 10m with a little mini-pile that was never mor
A kind of weird thing happened to me Saturday afternoon during the contest, and I wonder if somebody can explain this one to me. I was cruising along on 10m with a little mini-pile that was never mor
Good Morning Sir, I have found that you are the trustee for club call K0TEX, issued to the Red River Radio Club, so wanted to bring an issue to your attention involving the misuse of that call. Pleas