"Breach of faith and trust" in whom? The elected so-called "representatives" we sent to the 1979 WARC where the new bands got laid out? The red herring of "placating non-contesters" stank then and it
It's you people with five- and even six-character call signs who slow things down. K1TN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.
Don't be depressed if people can't hear you. Happens to me all the time. It doesn't necessarily mean they don't love you. Usually when I sweep a band, calling everyone I can hear, most of the people
This has happened before. In about 1965 K4HSB operated in an ARRL CW CD Party. The total multipliers (ARRL Sections) at that time was 73. K4HSB turned his log in with all 73 Sections worked, and the
I have some ideas for last-minute rules changes that might help a little in salvaging the GA and FL QSO parties. 1. Shorten the events to one day, Saturday, maybe 1200Z to 0100Z or something like tha
Jeff: There IS time. It's the internet age, after all. I am pretty sure the ARRL news editor would be glad to have a news item that he could put on their web page headlined: Georgia QSO Party Fights
John, I made the rules modification proposals, IN PUBLIC, on cq-contest. My original post is there. I proposed shortening both GA and FL QParties to one day, as well as opening up 80M in the FLQP. Bu
To the sponsors: There is still time to add 80 Meters, just for this year, to maybe compensate a little bit for no mobiles. Someone has already made this suggestion (me), with no response. There is s
Years ago my next-door neighbors lived in a passive-solar house that the builder had aligned "south" with a compass instead of aligned to "sun south." When I built my own passive-solar house a few ye
Point WHAT at Polaris, Dennis? Good thing the Earth is flat so we can all see the North Star. Except there are three North Stars! They are all painted on the Skydome. I am working on an APP that will
Shelby, if you disagree with a contest's rules/management, then don't participate. Works for me. K1TN "Judging is carried out only on the received LOGs = if a participant doesnt submit the log, then
Reply to K3KU, All good points, but There's a difference between DXing and chasing DXCC entities. Too many DXCC entities are artificial constructs to keep the elite donors appeased -- see Pratas Isla
-- Too many statements that it has to do with cheating. It really is all about accuracy. Contests originally simulated passing traffic accurately. That includes, not only the exchange, but, most impo
I am so grateful for the excellent technical information on generating key clicks, right here on this very reflector. I have now changed the CW rise time on my trusty old TS590S from the factory defa
"In order to be part of a Donors Team, applicants must show their history of participation in international contests with at least one Top 20 finishing place. " Time frame for participation and "fini
Art, thanks for citing the late Gene Zimmerman, W3ZZ. The only time I ever read QST's vhf column was when Gene wrote it. He was another example of someone who wrote insightfully in QST and it seemed
I would not know how to set up for operating a contest "assisted." At least not in any sort of competitive manner. I am vaguely aware of various sources of information available on the internet but h
In 1972/73 I was the ARRL Contest Advisory Committee representative for the Ninth Call area. I was 23/24 years old. Look where that got us. Cain K1TN Fredricksburg, TX August 21, 2020 The World Wide
Operators who submit logs as unassisted shall have a red U branded on their foreheads (see Nathaniel Hawthorne, "The Scarlet Letter," 1850). after the call in the ranking lists." Cain K1TN __________
Jeff, You could always go north for the Sweepstakes! VY1AAA is kaput. PEI is a new multiplier this year and unless one of the two Americans who own places there is hunkered down there, PEI will be of