4. Have you accounted for busted QSO's caused by Packet which cannot be corrected since you don't sign your call? This will NOT be a problem if you use one of two "operating aids": 1. Have your buddi
A few phone contests back a couple of the "80m pig dudes" tried to run me off my frequency. Actually they succeeded -- sort of. I was so pissed that I sat there and listened to them till they IDd...
I'd like to hear from anyone using a K2 in contests, especially RTTY and CW. Your impressions of this radio - esp the receiver - under contest conditions will be appreciated. Thanks and 73, Don - K4B
<< Or rather like truck lanes, the only places multi-multis are allowed,..... Would they be allowed to SnP the rest of the band? They are going to run out of other multi-multis to work pretty quick.
<< I don't see the problem with having multiple classes... <snip> Besides the person who wins the most elite class - SOHP - will still get all the recognition they get now.... >> Not to mention their
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Although I don't use the spotting networks, they have knocked me out of some QSOs along the way. Try working a weak station LP or QRP and have a sudden pile-up on top of you. If the spotting network
Not having much time this weekend I decided to see how close to a sweep I could get with the least amount of QSOs without resorting to packet (got 78x78). Because of this I was tuning the bands const
I don't believe that most of us who are in favor of an SO1R category expect to win the class. I sure don't. I'm not competing with W4AN and similar stations in the contests, I can't. I would (emphasi
Although I didn't get to play in the ARRL DX, I did get to a chance to listen some. I'm not a very good CW op, but I had no trouble copying either the SSB DX stations or the CW guys on the same frequ
I've seen several posts on this topic recommending Zulu as a good letter to have in your call. I don't like to even think about how many times I had to repeat Zulu - Zebra - Zanzibar on phone! If I g
I should probably know this, but: How can I figure out the best angles for various bands from my qth to another at a specific time? For example: West Tennessee to Florida on April 26 & 27, 2003. I do
Sounds like one of those frame selling gimmicks to me. Then again - An empty frame on the wall might be some extra incentive to stay in the chair. Or you could just print up your own certificate. Who
Mine's in my truck (IC-706 - KJ7U screwdriver - VHF vert) . What about some ideas for effective contest antennas that can be used from a pick-up? Sort of like VHF Field Day. Except for an FM xcvr for
With a raised floor you can run the cables under the floor, leaving strategic floor panels removable for maintenance, adding cables, etc. This is how many commercial installations are set up and it i
Maybe not. I have a 4 port Belkin switch which is an RFI magnet. A manual switch may work, but then again.... Don - K4BEV -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of
Not "everyones" score and/or fun gets maximized. Try unassisted LP sometime and see how much FUN it is when about a zillion stations start calling the guy you're trying to work in the middle of the Q
I had written an entire (long) response concerning my feelings on this subject when it hit me: If its considered to be OK to ask to be spotted then you and I am diminishing our possible scores by not
In CW tests some S&P stations send TU exchange. Some just send the exchange. I usually include the thank you -- and mean it. Sometimes I send R TU exchange. When I'm running (I use the term loosely)