To Bob, KQ2M -- That was a great exposition on the CQ WPX rules; very thoughtful. Thanks for writing it. It reminded me of why for a long time it was a contest that did not interest me. I am still wa
The current date for WPX CW (last full weekend of May) is fine with me. Memorial Day is a minor holiday and it only applies to the U.S. anyway. And, the end-of-May date helps spread out the major con
Just to add, Gene's contribution was writing the QST "World Above 50 MHz" column for, I don't know, 10 years or more. I have never been interested in VHF operating but I always read Gene's column, on
Kelly, Thanks for pointing that out. When I bought a little AL-811 amp 18 months ago I had no reservations about putting a photo of it on my qrz.com page. DXpeditions. And took the telephone off the
Hi Bruce: I just used your WA7BNM on-line service to build a Cabrillo log for my 30 QSOs in the Oceania DX Contest yesterday. This is the nicest tool, especially for those who. like me, limp along on
Your application to law school has been rejected...--My previous post directed attention to the CQWWDX language on what constitutes "assisted." If you missed it, go here: http://www.cqww.com/rules.ph
If you like stories about Novice days (which I don't think are appropriate here), check out the Novice Historical Society, http://www.novicehistory.org/ Lots of interesting reminiscences there. Submi
Wow, this is an amazing piece of work. Congrats, Scott, and thanks for the effort. (I started work at ARRL HQ in July 1973 and the new 10 Meter Contest was being hatched. The Powers liked my idea of
Great idea, below, and it's come up before. The practice applied only to DXCC and I'm certain that it had to be abandoned because it was an administrative, time-consuming, nightmare at arrl hq. The G
Dang, something I forgot to mention in my 3830 ARRL 10 Meter Contest posting... I have full CW break-in and couldn't live without it. I use an Ameritron QSK-5 box that gives me very clean break-in (n
Congrats to the three editors -- OH7WV, OH1WZ, and OH6KZP -- for a fantastic swan song edition. There are too many "highlights" to try to cite them. I don't know how many Serious Contesters will reco
Agree. K1 T N I know when we got the call we were extremely excited, W9ET. but I Know it works and it works good, but when sending it we end up having to send it with some extra spaces in it, like W9
I spent an entire day at Jim Maxwell's house in January 2011 when I was in northern Cal on business. He had an entire out building, probably a former garage, devoted to his library of amateur radio p
I'm sorry, I made a typing mistake. The year was 2001. --"I spent an entire day at Jim Maxwell's house in January 2011 when I was in northern Cal on business. He had an entire out building, probably
I have never been interested in VHF, or operated up there. but I always read Gene Zimmerman's QST column, every month. As I always like to say, for a microbiologist he wrote good. I hope that says it
The guy transmitted on frequencies his license does not permit. What is it that you don't understand about this? I am disturbed by posts that refer to "Sean's ruling" or words to that effect. Unless
Maybe you should think about reallocating your resources. More land, less radio equipment. K1TN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http
It looks to me like I can drive to ONN in about five hours from here in Wisconsin, just over the border at Sault Ste Marie. The last time I operated from Canada was at the 1976 Olympic Games. But I'd
I am ancient enough to remember that when my parents moved us to a new house about three blocks away I had to sign WA9AUM/9 for months until the FCC finally changed my license. Now, I would have no p
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