Franki, I have always believed that it is not proper to make skeds on another band, or to move stations from another band to your single band of choice. If you do, it seems to me that you are using m
Does I.C.E. still exist? I have four 419 boxes from our P40L-P49Y station in Aruba, each of which has one or more sections blown out, and would like to get them fixed. But in the last 10 days or so,
Hans, Several people have said he called them. He called me, and I was delighted -- I had given up on him after listening to a pileup on him on the second radio. 73, andy, ae6y -- Original Message --
To follow up on my query a month ago, ICE still does exist and still fixes 419s for free with prompt service. Just be patient on the toll-free line (from their website). 73, andy, ae6y -- Original Me
You think you had problems? I was spotted, I think, 7 times as P40Y and twice as PV9Y. I ended up logging 160 dupes, though sometimes I was so angry that I put on my QSO B4 message instead. It's very
Robert, That strategy would be a last resort these days in CQWW due to the crowded bands. Usually the situation clears itself up in a few minutes. But one reason that it could be a good idea is that
Hi Tony, Thanks for the input. I notice with my own copying that when I get a call wrong, it is almost always what G3SXW calls a "one dit" error, i.e., V for 4, H for S, D for B and the like. OTOH, a
Terry, I don't think your counter-example is really counter to the explanation. The rules seem to essentially state that once you have used up your 36 hours of maximum operating time, any further tim
Mike, I'm the official CQP certificate printer, so if you would like it reprinted and a new one sent to you, just let me know. On the other hand, you could have a valuable collector's item, like the
Jim, You are absolutely right. There is a good lesson here. As I admitted in the NCJ writeup, I am one of them. I hadn't heard you at all until 80m, when you called me once and we couldn't make the Q
A couple of years ago, I operated Low Power in ARRL CW from P49Y. I had the computer set to send "5NN ATT" as the exchange. But when I started getting requests for repeats of the power, I concluded t
Hal, I agree that there is such information, and it can be very helpful. OTOH, I've found contesters to be quite willing to share logs upon request. As an example, W2GD has shared CQWW logs from P40W
I have to echo Kenny's lament. As an example, I can remember being incredibly frustrated in the middle of the night at P49Y in an ARRL DX CW contest when an erroneous packet spot caused a sudden flur
Bill, Thanks for the reply. Of course, I shouldn't tar all multis, or all operators at multis, with the same brush, and I admit that the DX station's operating habits can exacerbate the situation. I'
Any contesters or dxers in Bergen or Oslo who would like meet a visitor for et glass ol? My wife and I are leaving for 3 weeks in Norway tomorrow, primarily to attend the Kavli Prize festivities in O
Mike, Tom had a power outage after 7 hours due to tropical storm Tomas. When he left Barbados on Tuesday, his power was still out. 73, andy, ae6y _______________________________________________ CQ-Co
I remember one year when LAX was my last section, so it's not so unusual. K6LA was pretty active this year, though... 73, andy, ae6y _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing
John, I've done extensive CW contesting with two Pro2s (and before that a Pro). In general, they do very well. However, I've also operated a number of CW contests with a K3 and a Pro2 in SO2R, and th
Yes, Joop and Yvonne have been extremely hospitable to visiting hams on Aruba. I and others using the P40L-P49Y station would get together with them on every trip, and have fond memories of drinking
The modification refers to rule XII(2), which reads: "2. All sent and received exchanges are to be logged. In addition to the number exchange, the call sign sent by an entrant during a completed exch