http://www.modmic.com/ Ed W0YK I wish I had a mic for my Able Planet noise reducing headphones. Heil used to sell an addon mic a long time ago. I don't think they do anymore. Mike W0MU ______________
We invite everyone to take a quick survey on RTTY contesting. There are 23 multiple choice questions that are easy to answer in less than 5 minutes. The questions expand on the surveys done in 2007 a
Any log can be used for nefarious purposes. CHECKLOGs are not unique in this regard and they don't have more nefarious activity than any other submitted log. CHECKLOGs have far too much benefit (to b
Late logs are not re-classified as CHECKLOGs. However, they are not eligible for awards or record setting. The majority of logs are received within the 5-day deadline. Late logs are still very welcom
To clarify what actually happens in log checking ... Regardless of whether the log example below was a CHECKLOG or another entry classification, the log checking has to deal with the incorrect freque
Results of the 2014 CQ WW RTTY Contest are (finally) available at www.cqwwrtty.com/results.htm. The searchable Scores Database on the same website will be updated shortly. Ed W0YK ___________________
Ed W0YK _____ mistakes in records table 2013 - must be 2014 73, Sam LY5W One from IQ9UI M/M -- Forwarded message -- From: Ed Muns <ed@w0yk.com> Date: Fri, May 8, 2015 at 8:44 PM Subject: [CQ-Contest
"Failure to do so may result in the entry being disqualified." The recording is only critical if (1) you're asked for it, and (2) you don't want to risk your entry being DQ'd. Ed W0YK ______________
Requiring an audio recording punishes everyone? Are all contesters being punished because they are required to submit a log to substantiate their claimed score? Ed W0YK But the problem I see with thi
The CQ WW contest season opens this weekend with the RTTY mode. Rules are available at http://www.cqwwrtty.com/rules.htm in English and several other languages thanks to a number of volunteer transla
Thursday, 24 September, 2200-2230z Friday, 25 September, 0330-0400z Follow CQ WW RTTY Contest Rules on whatever bands are open for you (80-10m). Try out your hardware, software, messages, operating,
2700 logs have been received for last weekend's CQ WW RTTY Contest. The log deadline for award eligibility is tomorrow (Friday, 2 October, 2350Z). Thanks to all participants, especially those who als
http://www.cqwwrtty.com/raw.htm This web page show results of the CQ WW RTTY Contest 10 days ago. It is based on scored logs BEFORE log checking reductions. Most scores will decrease after final log
Our log checking software does not compute raw scores for the overlay categories and we do not publish them. Only in the final results. Ed W0YK -- Thank You Ed, but could not find there the Overlay g
SCP may make you assisted (lower-case), but it does not make you Assisted (upper-case). The contest rules define Assisted for us and it does not include SCP. Each of us can define assisted any way we
I'll second Randy's encouragement to use the Log Submittal webpage. It is a benefit to the user because (1) it finds more formatting errors than the robot, (2) it reports those errors in a more under
A reminder that the fifth annual Ten-Meter RTTY Contest will take place this Sunday, December 6, 2015. (UTC ... starts Saturday evening NA time.) The Ten Meter RTTY Contest Home Page here: http://www
What if the title or label for "Single-Operator Assisted" were "Single-Operator Category B"? Would it then be easier to live with the category definition created by the contest sponsor? SOA is just t
The point of SO2R is to increase rate and score. Conditions at the time, and operator skill, determine whether the tactic is to run on one radio and S&P on the other, or run on both, or dual-CQ, or S
http://www.rttycontesting.com/ten-meter-rtty-contest/results/2015-results/20 15-raw-scores/ This webpage lists the raw scores from the logs received thus far for last Sunday's Ten-Meter RTTY Contest.