Hi 'all, I just read Hal W1NN's post from a few days ago on the most memorable advice he remembers, which was a suggestion somewhere around 1960. to learn to learn to send while holding your pencil s
I was so into the old article that miswrote the call where I will go in November. Well-known contester KH6LC, Lloyd, of course. Best, Goran SM0DRD _______________________________________________ CQ-C
Simlar experience: I was driving towards SK0UX / SK0X around 4 am. Our local time is GMT+1, and it's not that fun to start at 1 a.m. so I used to take a "rest at the start" and maybe fire up at 5 a.m
The 2009 IARU is closing, I watch the spots stroll by... I notice a large of stations who manage to hear a station in their own country. Can't tell if this is getting more common the previously, but
On Francisco's post: I did mention that many stations had "single spotters" from their own country but I have not checked whether the station mentioned or other stations from big countries had many,
On David's post: I agree and think I mentioned that country may not be the best way of distinguishing "valid" spots. What's to stop some friendly Franco-German fraternization, or maybe a Scandinavian
Have not looked through all the other answers, but could it be that we are better at it? <lol> Goran SM0DRD, Stockholm _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Conte
I wanna go to Nunavut this weekend, just need one Q to win an award (if no one else goes there and make 2+) Any cheap airfares from Sweden, ummm, where do I change planes? Seriously guys, great initi
On implementing rewards in software: Do it in hardware! Get an old-fashioned bell to bang (the type which you use to call attention at a desk). One bang for a CQWW mult, two bangs for a double mult.
Why is the Iowa QSO Party not called a caucus? (Could also be rescheduled to coincide with the bigger one when that one is on? :-) Best, Goran, SM0DRD, eager student of American politics ____________
Well, I suppose all readers of this list fulfill the requirement "5 to 7 years of active participation in amateur radio contesting". So it's just a matter to look at yourself and see if you fulfill t
Contesting is global, right? We go on contest expeditions abroad to exotic multipliers, excuse me, countries, right? I propose "World Contesters". All the best from Stockholm, Sweden-land, Goran/SM0D
Personally, I think that there should be a way in Cabrillo to declare a contact as null, if you are not sure about the call or exchange. (Pardon me if this has been incorporated, I suggested it years
Rarely do one's wishes be fulfilled so soon, even retroactively! Goran/SM0DRD, who thinks that hte subaudible tones that someone mentioned would be a great step towards a quick realization of the pho
Reading Colin's post, the ham radio contesting community must have made some mistake somewhere along the road. Where is the prize money? Big outlay for antenna farms, a diploma as reward. ESports sma
Re the big M/2 MM switch debate: I noticed to my surprise when viewing the raw scores that CN2AA who tops the M/S category with nearly 35 megapoints could presumably also have switched to M/M and won
Of course I second the motion, or third or... :-) Wonderful story you told with lots of elements that I think that 'em "old hats" have experienced when starting contesting. Especially happy that you
Postage rates are going up in Sweden because the volume of mail (in the snail-mail sense) is going down, and rapidly. And that is because people (including WE HAMS) have found better and cheaper alte
I must say that it was really an impressive bunch of advanced ham communication techniques coming together in this remarkable development effort. My heartfelt congrats, you people of almost the antip
A consequence of the US shrinking its world-wide role, at least in the Pacific 'theater'? Don't worry, these things go up and down over time. Maybe more /MM these days? :-) Best, Goran Fagerström, SM