It wasn't me that gave RM a hard time, but I gotta admit that I almost missed the part about "I'm not submitting a log" and was reaching for the Reply button :-) Once I saw that qualification, I rel
I don't believe that the plaques listed are the only ones possible. Think up a good plaque program targeted to the competitive characteristics of your area and sponsor it! Take a look at the CQ WW p
Per the many comments, no, you can't do that. I'm sure you can imagine how that situation could be abused... What I suggest you do is say, "Yes, this is a lot of fun! As soon as you get home, fire up
The ARRL is more than "just a club" because it is the primary representative of nearly 700,000 federally licensed operators that are part of a federally licensed radio service. That federal license
The ARRL EME Contest date is incorrect in the Contest Update newsletter (and QST Contest Corral for October) - my database had bad data from not having been updated correctly for the September QST in
These new awards were announced in the June 6th issue of the ARRL Contest Update (http://www.arrl.org/contest-update-issues?issue=2012-06-06) newsletter (free to ARRL members). Apologies for not carr
Rather than rely on "suggestions" for channels on the national contest website that would surely be mis-interpreted as "rules", it would be better to have a web page somewhere that shows preferred ch
With the new FM Only category, did activity on the FM channels see any difference in your areas? 73, Ward N0AX _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHFcontesting
I suggest that we add one bonus point to a QSO by exchanging a seven-digit number consisting of the 3-digit channel you are watching on the portable TV in the shack plus the 2-digit score of each tea
Hi folks, Thanks to the efforts of Jeff K1TEO, the September VHF Contest results article us available on the ARRL Contest Results web page (www.arrl.org/contest-results-articles). You will see the pr
With respect to the new categories, there's nothing particularly odd about the timing. The changes approved in January of 2014 (and publicly announced in board reports) have just taken a while to wor
With respect to the new categories, there's nothing particularly odd about the timing. The changes approved in January of 2014 (and publicly announced in board reports) have just taken a while to wor
I am not sure I would want to see the actual diagram...something about sausage being made :-) The current rules have grown incrementally over the years with the technology changing far faster than th
The ad-hoc committee is only charged with recommending new rules etc, not adminstration issues. I think HQ/PS&C/CAC is pretty much aware of the need to revamp the way in which the rules are presented
I have suggested to NN1N and W1MSW that they clarify what does and does not make a station SO vs SOU for the *current* VHF+ contests, including Jan 2015. The SOU category is now able to make use of s
Unfortunately, yes. Three was bad enough! Treat this situation as temporary, though. People are aware of the problem, resources are slowly becoming available, and just adding an appropriate definitio
Well, maybe so, maybe not - but this change was *requested* by enough people that their *Directors* initiated the change, not the Contest Branch staff. The CAC is tasked by the P&SC to evaluate speci
Hi - is this the email address I should use for sending check copies of Contest Corral before publication? 73, Ward N0AX _______________________________________________ VHFcontesting mailing list VHF
The CAC does not have final say over anything and only considers HF contesting issues, anyway. Reading the announcement carefully, the issues are being handled by an ad hoc VHF Contesting Revitalizat
Folks, Be sure to send a copy of your 10 GHz notes to the writeup author, KI5WL Jeff Wadsworth <jill8302@yahoo.com>. Jeff is always looking for good material and, building on the writeups that Bruce