Well, it's an important conversation - this is a transitional period in ham radio (just like at several points in the past) and we need to consider the issues in moving forward. I don't see any of th
Here some facts to consider and then I'll get busy with my comments to the NPRM: Any mode that uses AFSK modulation of an SSB radio will be no wider than 3 kHz, obviously. If the radio could be modif
At the risk of setting off a "plastic owl pointing true north by remote control" thread... Why is it that we have contests at all? It is to practice our ability to communicate and to reward effectiv
Buffering, my boy, buffering! The online gamers don't seem to have too many problems. Yeah, there are outages and they shriek in fury. Our game would go on apace (except for maybe no spots) but there
Part of real-time QSO submission is being able to cross-check a QSO relatively quickly and report back to both submitters whether it is a valid QSO. If after making a QSO with UA9CDC, I am notified l
The issue with confirmation or non-confirmation during the contest could be addressed by turning off reporting back to the submitters. Just store the QSO and acknowledge that the server has it but no
player or team in real time. Call CQ in the next big contest below 14160 kHz - you'll have your answer shortly :-) 73, Ward N0AX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing li
Just a note - there was a fine article by K6XX in the Nov/Dec 2016 issue of NCJ on how to do it. It's not hard although you can make it as complicated as you want. There are options, as well, if you
Not advocating for or against... receiving, and logging functions as well as equipment and antenna adjustments. Like all contest rules, it only applies *during* the contest, so during the summer you
Listen for W0S op'g from the St Charles ARC Independence Day parade float beginning about 1500 UTC. Yours truly will be in disguise as Abe Lincoln, sending the Gettysburg Address on the W1AW Centenni
Some of the HamSCI (hamsci.org) researchers are interested in on-the-air recordings (audio) of the effects of a big solar flare, such as today's X9.3 eruption. The need is to support a presentation a
There won't be aurora from the flare but if the CME impacts Earth, that would definitely create some big auroras. 73, Ward N0AX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list
I noted that Cuban relief nets are/will be operating on 7045 LSB - that's right in the thick of CW action during a typical NA Sprint. I suspect there are Caribbean nets on similar frequencies - I ha
There doesn't seem to be a list of frequencies easily turned up with a Google search - might be operator error here. But...these frequencies are known to be active: 7045 Cuba 7060 Mexico 7075 Central
NP4G relays that emergency traffic will primarily be on 40 meters: 7.188 primary, 7.182 secondary, and some on the 60 meter channels. He asks stations with capable 40 meter antennas to be ready, part
Folks, The SMC is sponsoring a Collegiate Challenge during the NAQP SSB this January (www.w9smc.com). I posted the information on the Facebook page for the ARRL's Collegiate Amateur Radio Initiative
Sweepstakes W3WN has the real issue identified. Sweepstakes *is* hard and, frankly, that's the point. Just like Sprint is hard in its own way. I would like to remind the creative minds here that i
count). No. Next question? :-) Remember that when Sweeps got started (1930) almost all hams were east of the Mississippi. And there was no televised anything. That's probably the answer - maybe so
How about some contesters setting up contest expeditions to some of these rare sections for SS? There is usually a table or chart showing the rarest sections of the year's contest in the full online
142 QSOs x 43 sections for 12,212 points. Over two weeks and he only used the 3.5 and 14 Mc bands. I have a certificate for W7AAT from that first Sweepstakes - Orvy won the Montana section with a m