radioman wrote: KaBoom! that's what I got.. Did you do what it told you if that happened? By the way...the survey relies on cookies. If they are disabled, you'll get the message. You can enable cooki
Does anyone know of a Java-based logging system for contests? Ev, W2EV _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.
Michael Urich wrote: Now if you're not interested in people going to the trouble of putting rare grids on the air then that's a different discussion. However if I'm going to make the effort to activa
Michael Urich wrote: How important is it you to have individuals or groups make an investment in a VHF DX-pedition <aka> activate rare NA grids? Ok, I'll bite...but just a nibble. :) As you've identi
What is it about the Spring and Fall sprints that causes you to operate them? Curiously, Ev, W2EV _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.c
http://www.contesting.com So far 125 survey participants. Even if you have already voted...you may add comments (and I encourage you to do so). Does anyone know how many folks are subscribed to the l
K3uhf@aol.com wrote: The grid exchange would be for me k3uhf cn84 c4 in cw or "K3uhf cn84 class 4" in ssb. Your exchange would be VE7DXG cn88 Class 3. When logging the qso you would write a distance
N1BUG wrote: However, I can tell you that a significant amount of aurora is completely "missed" in North America. I was not listening last night, but over the past few months there have been several
These are the same guys that worked each other 98% of the time in a group of 4 while traveling across the plain sates. As it is applied in the ARRL contests, "Rover" is the only category of competiti
John Geiger wrote: So what other options do those who live west of the Mississippi river have? This is a different issue entirely. If the subject is N6MU/N6NB, then the discussion is not a "what opti
Grid circling exists because of an anomaly in the rules. The principal driving force behind success of all other participants is operator or technical skill building ... except Rover-category station
There's nothing in the rules that even hint at grid circling be unsportsmanlike. 2.3.5.All Rovers are encouraged to adopt operating practices that allow as many stations as possible to contact them.
John Geiger wrote: 2.3.5.All Rovers are encouraged to adopt operating practices that allow as many stations as possible to contact them. So wouldn't this mean that they must stay up all night, operat
Eric Smith wrote: And a thought crossed my mind... Since rovers are only in score competition with other rovers, why in heck are fixed and portable stations even remotely concerned about how a rover
Jim Erickson wrote: The Rover Rules: I feel that the present rules are fine (both old origional and new). Any major changes to the Rover rules to compensate for those "questionable" practices would p
November's QST has a real gem embedded inside...and we VHF contesters probably missed it because it had a decidedly HF interest. Same on us. :) Read "Hands On Radio -- Experiment #22" on page 61 and
Why are the WARC'79 bands avoided for contests? Ev, W2EV _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/li
This is another of the series of surveys that I like to run, just for fun. I will leave it open for as long as I receive a steady stream of responses (probably until Sunday evening), then recap the r