...about the contest robot. Is there an article somewhere that describes it? Does anyone know who wrote it? Ev, W2EV _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcont
Robert McGwier wrote: Don't you just LOVE IT when they screw up like this. A T == .- - at == .--.-. let's see which one will I send, the three element or six element . . . . . . A T is not three elem
Ron Hooper wrote: I was serving the Midwest Division on the Contest Advisory Committee back in the 90s. The CAC voted 11 to 3 to change the rover scoring rules back to the pre 1995 rules. When our re
If one assumes that Ham Radio is about communicating (connecting with people), then it is easy to see how HF is what people think about when it comes to Amateur Radio. Pick *any* HF frequency, spend
Jim's post gave me pause. All of the proposals floated to the list seem to me to fit one of three general groups of thought. I've outlined them below with the hope that it may help to focus our comme
Wouldn't it be cool if every rover housed a beacon on a known frequency? Wouldn't it be cool if that beacon transmitted not only the rover's callsign, but also their 6-cypher grid? All you'd have to
Heck, I could be a champion weight lifter if I could use a hydraulic jack in the competition. (New Tool) I wonder if these were the conversations that took place when SSB began supplanting full-carri
While I like that Ev is trying to "expand" the role that the utility Absolutly right on the mark, Mike. Utilities are there as "cream on the top". On the other hand...it's an interesting "catch-22".
"The Commissioner" has already said that the very things that seem to be thought of as unsportsmanlike conduct (Grid Circling and Captive Rovering) are easily identified. Tree even said so "on-list"
Contrasting against the approach in the previous note titled "The Issue (1): ...", and within the context of wanting to actually write a specific rule that makes a particular strategy unattractive...
Dan Evans wrote: We could add boarding and sinking of other gcp's and take over of their total score a bounty. Hmmmm I can picture it now Errol Flynn with his Hey Ev, Here is the start of your next m
Hi Folks, I've been thinking about the whole pseudo-elimination of the UHF contest (I'll explain in a moment) and am starting to see a v-e-r-y interesting thing emerging: a refocus away from the "new
Frank that was my point the contest already exists. Why drop the UHF contest? To me fewer contest's and elimination of C,D,9& E = fewer participant's in the long and short run. I think that the ARRL
When was the ARRL UHF Contest "born"? I'm thinking "mid 1970's" or so. I remember being just licensed to drive and going to a hilltop to exchange my "grid" (7943) with others. 79 was my longitude an
See the map at the bottom of: http://w2ev.rochesterny.org I've included the callsign of the first station worked in each "edge" grid. 41Q's * 18 Grids = 738 (all with 4x Halo antennas). I was disappo
It's been a while since we've had something to get the blood pumping about so here goes... From the ARRL Letter: -- The DXCC credits component of ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW) <http://www.arrl.o
From the ARRL Letter: -- The DXCC credits component of ARRL's Logbook of the World (LoTW) <http://www.arrl.org/lotw> secure contact database got off to an enthusiastic and busy start Thursday, May 6-
High power, location identified, 24/7 and all Amateur Radio (50.620 and 147.585) ... http://www.PropNET.org Ev, W2EV _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcont
Jim Worsham wrote: The Fourlanders, W4NH will be active this weekend for the June VHF contest from Soco Bald near Cherokee, NC (EM85jm). Interestingly, there is known HamIM activity in this area. Jus
Art wrote: I've thought about tracking rovers for some time. However, it seems marginally practical as rovers change plans, trucks break down etc. So, they can't always show up on schedule. Once ther