Hey Kelly: This was meant to be semi tongue-in-cheek, OM, yet an example how words and terms like "must", "prohibited", "not allowed", "no substitutions", "please don't do this yet", etc. can be used
SS Packet DANGER, DANGER, Will Robinson!!! With the SS Phone weekend rapidly approaching, I sincerely hope this helps someone else to NOT make the same mistake (out of ignorance and misunderstanding)
Cool...does this mean we may hear "phonetic cut numbers" this weekend? (i.e., "EE" for "55" is even faster :-) "PR" ??? Umh, "ND" is perhaps shorter phonetically if you use "No Dice" or "New Deal". 7
Sorry to hear about your challenging situation there, Tom. I'm sure you are not alone in Contesting-Land. Umh, have you considered the possibility of just taking the hearing aids out, and CRANKING-UP
With so many brilliant contest minds on this reflector, what about pooling the wisdom and jointly crafting a brief "SS Operating Etiquette" piece for submission to the ARRL so they can either include
That would be great. Get Budweiser, Dell, Staples, Chevy, Mercedes, etc. to pay big $$$ for sponsored advertising, and then "launder" the bucks into building a bunch of new Multi-Op Contest SuperStat
During the CW SS, I QSY'd to the lower 80m CW spectrum and found what appeared to be a "vacant" frequency. I sent "QRL?" {pause}. No response. I sent "QRL? {pause} again. No response. At this point I
I got the first part: (LLAMANDO CQ x2 = "Calling CQ...Calling CQ..." :-) This is going to take a while on 32KB dialup. Cuiously, who makes the headset? Maybe we need a bunch of English on-air SSB con
It is because many of the rules are poorly written, lack clarity, and need an overhaul. I fault various Contest Sponsors for their lack of Leadership that this whole issue continues and continues an
P.S. The primary responsibility for EFFECTIVE communication in anything is always that of the SENDER. In this case, the writers of the rules. ... _______________________________________________ CQ-Co
In case any 160m Contesters have wondered about the Mystery Signal on 1.833 +/- ... it's originating here in California. Hopefully, it won't be around this weekend. FYI & 73... Rick, K6VVA __________
IMHO: "If it walks like a duck (et.al.)" ... prefill data IS a clever form of "Assisted" operating, whether the data is correct or not. IMHO #2: To rely upon prefill data as accurate is Contesting Fo
A little late inifo for the 160m Contest tonight, but certainly in time to forward to your XYL for your Christmas Wish List. (From the page in the latest Sharper Image catalog)... == Sanyo's (R) new
Some of you may do this already, but for those who don't, perhaps it may be of benefit. As soon as the new custom mounts are done for my revamped X-KEYS setup on the Ergonomic keyboard, I am definite
Bill, W6WRT, replied: I would agree if this were for S&Ping, Bill, but this is ONLY for "Run"" mode as identified in the Subjectline. If the other guy just called you, chances are slim he would ditch
-- Original Message -- From: "kr2q@optonline.net" FINALLY..... As I hope is becoming obvious, the REAL SOLUTION is to never offer "over the air" assistance because you are putting the "other guy" in
Jeff, KU8E, inquired: Dunno, but I'd suggest checking K2KW's www.dxholiday.com website if you haven't done so already. It's a piece of cake. I just renewed my C6AVA license ($25 per year - which can
On the surface, according to the rules as stated, methinks you are right, Paul. But is slinging a fallen antenna back into it's original place really an "adjustment" (vs. trimming or adding wire to a
I kinda like this idea. SS could be spiced up by adding one more element to the exchange...a 3 character/digit to bring some deserved instant recognition...even down to the Section levels (all for of
It would be very helpful to have a contest "Q" signal (maybe "QLQ" if it's not already in use) for "Logger QLF"...something short & sweet so no lengthy explanation is needed of why the QRX. Option: "