contrary, that clocking. involves lying about number of stations before you still have to work and build a radio' have an Agreed. Unless you're entering in the SWL category, making a QSO is what gets
With our last M/S in SS, we handed out the same Check for every Q - regardless of who was opping at the time. Rich NN3W time the operator changes? _______________________________________________ CQ-C
Darn you. I was thinking that but went ahead and used the KKN template to manually create my Cabrillo log. WT4I had a converter but I can't find it anymore. Rich NN3W logging. So, at the end of CQ WW
Why necessarily set certain height limits? I know plenty of folks out in California whose single antenna would be a wire vertical that is shot 60 feet into the top of a palm tree. Perhaps a category
Well, the WPX has a gazillion entry categories - denoting the fact that the WPX contest is a unique one were basically anybody can be a multiplier. Here is the description from the WPX rules: "(e) Tr
measurable metric on else ("...gee, there were unmeasurable, and not results, and a plan which real point to sponsoship to be a tiny minority have greater equity and the art, etc, have no statistics
wrote: good idea, particularly contests, which is why I is "flat or declining" personal observation. I think there is a perception that activity on 10 meters has decreased significantly - and not due
What if ARRL were to have all full scores published in NCJ? While it would certainly add to NCJ's production costs, it might increase subscribership somewhat. Post the summary results in QST and ment
Don't get into constitutional issues. Those are protections against state/governmental entities. A HOA is not a governmental entity and the constitutional argument is not going to work. As to antenna
I just downloaded this program, and I agree with Tom, its awesome. Very, very good trainer. Comes with static, stupid operators, folks that try to take your freq over, and everything else you would e
Ya know John, that is a very interesting observation. I've noted that ARRL supresses certain info until the deadline for a contest submission has passed - namely the claimed score info. I think that
This is true. Nonetheless, some choose to report the info; others do not. And, the information is not the official data (i.e., you could say for QTH, QTH as Texas). On the other hand, the ARRL inform
Yes, and the fact of the matter is that the packet spotting most likely has the effect of increasing overall participation - a benefit to both the sponsor and to contest stations that are competitive
Well, CQ publications does sell magazines and does publish the results. If one additional person buys one mag to check their scores, they've derived a benefit. Same with QST (sorta)... 73 Rich NN3W s
operators say the huge? In Sweepstakes, absolutely. Especially when everybody has 80 mults. Not that I disagree with SO2R, but I do disagree with your point. 73 Rich NN3W ___________________________
Surely you jest... 73 Rich NN3W (age 32) 48 hours. Wait around attude will change. I years , just some single have my beauty rest. Contest@contesting.com> Contesting few such contests a Maybe time to
I worked VE2FU late in the contest, and it was hard to control my laughter.... 73 Rich NN3W myself at times if my call Of Scott Pederson station Fun-etics really callsign???) it was on 15m): heard: s
I really can't disagree here. The signal report in WW is useless - and frankly the zone is basically useless since CT and other logging programs actually fills it in for you. Of course, you still hav
'cause there's a point when mere fatigue gives way to delirium. I was in the latter stage by 0000z! 73 Rich when I said FO. CW tests when, in a letters of my to contest ______________________________
I understand this concern, but do we really want to turn it into sweepstakes? I think that there is a little hoggishness that takes place during IARU which does allow for one pointers for Qs within y