Yes, you can use any name you want. Just don't change it during the test. It is quite common for folks to honour a recent SK by using his name in NAQP. Kind of sad when you hear a number of people us
Does NCJ shut off this address after the log deadline has passed? 73, Jim VE7FO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesti
Hmm.. This may bring more young people into CW contesting if we demonstrate it to them. 73, Jim VE7FO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
Given that the SS exchange is based on the NTS message form preamble, then the correct order of the exchange elements is as shown in the rules. However, I don't see any reference to this in the rules
Hi Kelly, Certainly an example would work. I wonder, though, why else would they have us sending exchange elements corresponding to the NTS preamble elements if not to accustom those who don't alread
Don't know if this would be a problem for you guys but venting into the attic space is a really big NO-NO for those who live in areas where the attic temperature can go below freezing, particularly f
Made me cry I think K1TTT has photos of what happened at his QTH but every time I try to access the site I get a Network Timeout message. http://tinyurl.com/5welv8 Very sad VE7FO Robert Chudek - K0RC
Hi Tree, My name is Jim and I'm a chronic barely-make-the-deadline guy in most things. Chorus - "Hi Jim" However, I usually don't post my score to 3830 until the same time I submit the log. Why am I
It was the wrong place (although I was directed there from the CQ site). The right place is http://www.cqwpxrtty.com/WPX_RTTY_Rules_2009.pdf Will be on from VE7UF with a newbie doing his second RTTY
1959? OMG! I still remember the first ever contest which I entered in 1958 (CQ WW SSB?) and, after it was over, the endless typing of the log with every entry starting with 10/25/58 (and variants for
Gee Hal, The mode switch on my 100V offers, on all bands: LSB USB DSB LS-C Lower sideband with preset carrier US-C Upper sideband with preset carrier AM plus some others 73, Jim Smith VE7FO _________
Hi John, I see lots of stations with: Keyboard on the desk Radio behind the keyboard Monitor on top of the radio. To tune the radio, as I often have to do, being a little pistol, you have to lean for
What database did you use Guy? I tried opening it in MS Access 97 but it didn't recognize it. 73, Jim Smith VE7FO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Several people have requested a photo of my layout. It'll be a few days before I can oblige. I'll put it on a website somewhere and announce the URL here. Hmm.. Maybe Pete would be OK with putting it
The BCQP starts Feb 6, 2010 at 1600Z Saturday, and runs until 07:59Z Sunday Feb. 7. Bands: 160 to 10m - no WARC Modes: Any mix of Phone, CW, Digi Rules, mult info, check lists etc at http://www.delta
Maybe I should have said "quite a few days" Anyway, a couple of pix at http://members.shaw.ca/jimsmith/Station%20Pix/ They're pretty high resolution so you can zoom in on items of particular interest
I have a solution to this which I think makes sense technically but which may never get off the ground politically. Call them IARU zones instead of ITU zones. This specifically makes IARU the arbiter
Rick - I'm trying to send you an e-mail but the address I have for you doesn't work any more. Please send me one that works. 73, Jim VE7FO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
Can someone please tell me where to find CQ WW RTTY logs? I tried changing cqww.com/ssblogs (which exists) to cqww.com/rttylogs but no luck. 73, Jim Smith VE7FO ______________________________________
QSL Ed and tnx for the work you're doing on this. 73, Jim VE7FO _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/l