I dunno. I never get bored with it! Even when I work the same people on the same bands in every contest, over and over. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mai
I like the idea of a CWAC (contest within a contest) too. The only problem I foresee is getting a 6-character grid from some people. There are non-contesters who get on to give out a few points or ge
You can join in on the 10 GHZ+ contest, where you can do exactly that as long as you move at least 10 miles each time! I did that by going down the west side of Lake Michigan last time. It was a blas
Yep. I'm going to be a Hilltopper this year, Saturday evening. Hope to work some of you! 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contest
CT has a post-contest mode. I log on paper when I'm portable in VHF contests and then enter them into CT. It's just a little limited about which contests it covers. You may need to calculate your sco
I heard you two years ago Juan. I hope to actually work you this year! 73, Zack W9SZ Hi: I´m planning to be active in the CQ WW VHF Contest (19-20 July) in 6 meters with a single or perhaps a 3 eleme
Hi Ellen, If I were you I'd go for another 736R. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mail
Hi Dan, I'll be looking for you! I plan on being a QRP-Hilltopper on Saturday evening. Probably start somewhere between 4 and 6 pm and go till my 6 hours are up. I'll most likely be on a hill in EN50
I've always had good luck highlighting and copying text to clipboard, then pasting into the left column on Excel and using the text-to-columns converter built in. It has always worked like a charm fo
Hi Ev, I suppose someone could do that but someone at the ARRL (or whatever contest sponsor) would notice something peculiar in others' logs and should do some investigating. Whether or not they will
I have never had any troubles with DEM, even going back to when Bill owned it and it was really "Down East" (Maine). Steve has always been more than helpful to me; he isn't just a manufacturer, he's
No, I can't go for that. If I work someone and it can't be proven that I busted a callsign, I'd want it to stay in the log. If he's not a "unique", he will be in others' logs too. All I know is that
If you go back and find the original posting, you'll find the original quote was a suggestion made by Nate WY0X. The paragraph just before the quoted "rule" was stated by him to be a controversial pr
The things I like about loopers is the ability to just bend everything back and they work just fine. I've thrown my 903 and 1296 loopers in and out of the car so many times I can't even count them, T
Now, that rule I could agree with. I hope the weather is decent this weekend, as I want to operate for a while anyway in the UHF contest from a hilltop. If it will be pouring rain, setting up will no
I wouldn't let whatever takes place on this discussion group deter me from participating in contests. I do it almost entirely to have fun, and if I happen to win something it's just a pleasant bonus.
I won't be active for the whole contest but it looks good for operation on Saturday evening and early Sunday morning (probably knock of at 1500Z). I plan on being on a hill in EN50rl once again, all
I would hope that it is mainly the price of gas, mixed in with having to do other things. The gas prices have even deterred me a little bit from driving to hilltops to play with microwaves outside of
In all my years as a Single-Op Portable, I always thought it was more fun just to go out - me and my radios - and see what I get. Will I be lucky and have some rare stations point their beams my way