Bet we have to look at contesting much wider ... and normally most do. MOST people take part in contests NOT to win, because they don't have the necessary setup and / or skills and / or enough time.
Hi Paul, I don't think you understand how modern contest software works. Working the CQWW CQ consists of the following: 1. Hit Control plus down arrow Keys (tunes radio to next spot on bandmap) 2. En
unfortunately that strategy will never win you a contest, and will result in very high deductions from ubn reports when you log all those busted spots. _______________________________________________
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:38:55 -0000
Thanks Art, I am fairly comfortable with logging software but one thing I never do is assume the cluster is correct. If you're just jumping from spot to spot and relying on others to provide all the
Hi Paul You wrote: "If you're just jumping . . ." What do you mean me? I don't do this! I'm was just making the point that you could do this. I get enough UBNs due to my poor antennas and weak receiv
Hi Dave, You are, of course, right. But fortunately this is not unfortunate! 73 Art W2NRA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://list
Author: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 12:18:39 -0000
Hi Art, I was just commenting on your statements. You pointed out that 4 keystrokes could get you around the band from spot to spot without having to touch the tuning dial. I merely stated that if th