Keith, I've been considering a very, similar, if not the same, scenario. I support your proposal. I haven't publicly suggested it because I was concerned about the backlash of suggesting a contest wi
Posting NU4E who will be on the Blue Ridge Parkway for the 2 m sprint this evening. IŽll start in SSB around 144.200 for the first minutes, I try to get as much of SSB in the log as possible. I have
My cut and paste from my cell phone got a little too truncated. Here's more info on Matt's itinerary including grid. Locator will be EM85MI at 6020ft asl. IŽll start in SSB around 144.200 for the fir
I'm gonna have to disagree with Chet. 4 hours seems like the perfect time period for a sprint. In fact, I ran out of time in the 2m sprint trying to work stations at 22:59. I consider a marathon a 48
I was about to post the same thing Zack. You're right. In the 2m sprint, NU4E took the time and trouble to take his station to a spot on the Blue Ridge Parkway at 6000 ft. to operate the sprint (than
Well said Terry! I'm with you 100% - maybe more. I too operate FT4, FT8 and MSK144. I almost have to, now that I've moved to a less vhf+ population dense area in SC (EM94). I can't tell you how many
Mike: My proposal (sent to ARRL but other than a couple of polite replies didn't grow legs - thinking about sending again) accommodates your desire to bring back a legacy only category (and modes). S
Jim: This is precisely what I'm proposing. I must be doing a poor job of getting my idea across. All participants would enter in one of the categories below. Legacy Category for phone or cw ONLY. Dig
I agree with both Jay and Alex. Too bad we can't go back in time. I'm afraid the digital genie is out of the bottle and we won't get it back in again. Does anyone really think ARRL or CQ will ban dig
I'm doing some research and digging for data about the recent thread associated with the effect FTx has had on traditional weak signal modes (ssb/cw). In the process I noticed a dramatic decrease in
Sorry, the chart did not retain its formatting. I was afraid of that - should have sent it to myself first to test. I tried an Excel file too but got an error message it was too big. I'll try to figu
I couldn't embed the chart in the email so it is now attached. I'm doing some research and digging for data about the recent thread associated with the effect FTx has had on traditional weak signal m
Hopefully this works, 4'th attempt. The reflector stripped the attachment, the embedded Excel file was too big and the cut/paste Word file lost formatting. So I attempted to type it in the email belo
Jack: All the reasons you listed are viable. It is hard work to set-up a multi station, even harder if it is portable. I'm sure that has something to do with it. Our silent keys and aging may be fact
On 01/29/2021 10:41 AM Jeff Townsend < wb8lyj@gmail.com mailto:wb8lyj@gmail.com What about the single operators? Was there a similar drop in contest activity by that group of operators? Jeff: I haven
Fantastic reply to my post, Terry! Thanks. Well said! I admire your passion and dedication. What you and the K8GP team as well as many other multi's (and rovers) do, did and achieve(d) are remarkable
Wyatt, It depends. June 2020 was dominated by 6m sporadic E. Probably not a great comparator. Some June's we have lots of E's, sometimes very little. You are correct, 6m rate does not correspond with
I had done a little research on this earlier this year. Since you're discussing just 6m, that's the data I'll include here. It is from the SEPTEMBER contest (only) between 2017-2020. Often when I try
Buddy: See attached Excel file. It required a lot of data mining to find all the info. I used on-line ARRL contest result write-ups and a couple of blanks got filled in by direct email to those autho
I was just looking at the WA7BNM contest calendar and noticed this event that I wasn't familiar with: Two-Meter Classic Sprint - Sponsored by the Fort Wayne Radio Club. I like the concept - increase