Not strictly true! Take the 2007 CQWW rules as an example (http://www.cqww.com/2007_rules_cqww.pdf)... Section III.A.1 Single Operator High: Those stations at which _one_ _person_ performs all of the
A bandscope does not alert you to DX as it does not decode the callsigns for you or highlight that you haven't worked them already. Therefore a bandscope is not DX alerting assistance. How so? With D
No we haven't. Read the CQWW rules which clearly state "The use of DX alerting assistance of any kind places the station in the Single Operator Assisted category". The key part of that is "DX alertin
There shouldn't be a problem _if_ everyone abides by the rules of the WAE contest which state "Bands 3.5 - 7 - 14 - 21 - 28 MHz. According to IARU Region I regulations, operation is not allowed in th
ARRL General Rule 3.14 [1] "3.14. In contests where spotting nets are permissible, spotting your own station or requesting another station to spot you is not permitted." I read that as meaning it is
<snip of bandplan> Lothar, The IARU Region 1 bandplan, whilst a good idea, is not legally binding in the licence regulations of most (all?) countries within Region 1. The WPX rule III you quote only
Part 97 is fairly clear about this! http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2008/octqtr/47cfr97.105.htm Sec. 97.105 Control operator duties. (a) The control operator must ensure the immediate proper operat
The R1 bandplan can be found here http://www.darc.de/bandplan/pdf/kwbandplan_sw_eng_2.pdf In addition to what Rich said, under the R1 bandplan, 7100-7200 is listed as "All modes", which I assume woul
I think your guess if probably fairly close. It wouldn't be hard to write a few lines of code that would allow you to spot yourself every minute, or 30 seconds or 10 seconds or....... how useful woul
<Tongue in cheek> Well, then it's just a number and not a _serial_ number. 'Serial' is derived from 'series' and the mathematical definition of 'series' is "a set of quantities constituting a progres
Here's an interesting set of figures I pulled from CQ Magazine which I think backs up what David has been saying about there being a problem with the scoring for those operating close to continental
Been busy at work so just got finished analyzing both logs..... Yes, I agree, it is a DX contest, so let's throw away the man-made arbitrary continental boundaries so there is no controversial one po
David, a nice simple calculation but you may want to tweak it by adding the A-index and maybe a temperature variable (sweating in a hot contest shack makes it more difficult). Also, the missing paren
Hmm, this raises an interesting question for me..... I've never participated in Sweepstakes, but if I decided to give out a few points, would I use the year I was first licensed in the UK (1991) or t
Most of the arguments so far seem to be based on a perceived inequality between the W1 and W4 call areas. Changing the scoring system for everyone in order to try to equalise these two areas would do
Actually, not strictly true Don. To abide by the letter of the UK licence, then you should ID with each station you work. The UK licence, in Section 2 Terms, Conditions and Limitations subsection 13(
Really? So, Sweepstakes rule 8.6, written by the contest sponsor, which says "Hand-written paper logs are acceptable entries" is not correct? I don't see anything in the rules that says paper logs ar