It took a while, but I finally landed on a format to try in presenting the results of the iSurveys that I run every once in a while. The last one that I ran asked participants in the June 2004 VHF QS
An open letter to those who supervise organizations (the executives, not the general staff) who sponsor Contests (and VHF Contests): Contests vs. Radiosports Why are there sports fans (people who lov
N3AWS@aol.com wrote: Consider this: An organization with a Radiosports Commissioner, who is responsible (and PAID commensurately) for m-a-r-k-e-t-i-n-g. This person ... If applications for this posit
I seem to remember someone at one time posting a technical reason as to why 902 MHz made more sense than 903 MHz, from the perspective of significantly reduced QRM from Part 15 devices. Of course, th
Be willing to think unconventionally for a moment... == Sports == Ten people crouch at the starting line. The referee's pistol is held in the air for a moment. The trigger is squeezed and the runners
== Radio Contests Today == When it's all over, we are given 30-days to "audit our logs". Are you trying to imply that people are cheating during this period? Could you explain this to us a bit more?
== Radio Contests Today == When it's all over, we are given 30-days to "audit our logs". Are you trying to imply that people are cheating during this period? Could you explain this to us a bit more?
...and by location, location, location, if there's nothing else but LOS propagation. Down here near Charleston, SC it gets really lonely during a VHF contest when there are no openings. Yes, indeed.
kentke wrote: I have never seen as much bickering as goes on these days. Why don't you guys just get on the air and have some "FUN" making contacts. This list is called "VHFcontesting". That is what
Just a quick correction for the sake of proper credit... A 21st century Focus does not include hams who do not have means to electronically submit logs, or who choose to use paper logging? Let's keep
Having engendered some very thought provoking responses (and keep 'em coming!), my mind wandered to a new Radiosporting structure... Suppose the system allowed for two types of non-paper entries (pap
K3uhf@aol.com wrote: There is not enough of us to divide us into little sections and small competitive categories and still feel like you are competing. With an on-line component for logging/particip
Ken is right that WRTC "real-time" scoring is a much different situation I hope I haven't misstated something along the way. I used WRTC2002 simply as an example of "out of the box" thinking only. Th
Since the topic came up... HamIM is APRS on a simplex frequency (no digipeating) with no Internet gateways. For many on the list, that is enough explanation as to just how easy it is to participate.
So in your viewpoint, "always-on" Internet connectivity is a requirement to participate in such a real-time event? Not at all. It would simply be a requirement for those who wish to take advantage of
Here's a typical HamIM-induced contest QSO: KC2DMN shows up on a hilltop, unannounced, and sends a HamIM CQ. K2AXX sees KC2DMN on his HamIM screen and sends a keyboard message... "Please accept FN12,
I'm chuckling as I write this because I'm spending so much time replying to individual messages from a recent posting to the VHFContesting list about the subleties of HamIM (very positive and encoura
I would suggest that such a contest be kept near real-time for all participants who are competing for awards. As I suggested before I think that a once per hour log submission requirement would be ad
Matt Patterson wrote: Hey Everyone, What does everyone use for a map? We have a atlas and a seperate grid square map that we try to overlay on each other to roughtly see where the grids end another b
Would someone explain to me how this would encourage the casual on seldom contester to get on the air? I think eventually that it will because it would be very fun to see your progress in the contest