You know... there is NOTHING that prevents you from trying to hog the bandedges all weekend IF you want to do so. I'm NOT saying you won't have a horserace on yourhands.. but you can try! Plus look a
Since the SS also allows non-human categories (class S, etc) then it would seem that 'YOU' can be referring to the STATION, in the case of the schools. Either way... does it REALLY matter at all what
The mails will begin delivering POPKIN-GRAMS! I would bet that Dave had to buy a new rubber stamp for these two SweepStakes! K3FT -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL
Greetings fellow seekers of the 'Clean Sweep' VY1JA sent me the following. with only 233 Q's it looks like ARRL may be forced to offer a mug that says 'I ALMOST got a clean-sweep in the 2003 SS!' Big
Replace 'WAS' with 'IS' and you shall be correct. Dave Popkin is still around and his (in)famous 'Popkin Grams' are not only legend BUT true, to this day. When I worked for the FCC, in the Enforcemen
What I found, after almost 1500 Q's at N3OC where I opped SSB SS was that the most effective method was to transmit MY exchange with a measured cadence, slow and measured, with pauses in a couple spo
In any radio competition there are BUILT IN advantages based on laws of physical location, electromagnetic propagation and YES.. MR.MURPHY! (And if you DON'T think Murphy's Law is real... you haven't
Richard notes, in a paragraph, within his response one VERY COGENT point that ANY and ALL ops who have become KNOWN as good ops can (and do) verify. Rich said "At least to some extent it's my previou
Spot ALL the DX -- rare or not. Why? because ALL DX counts for points AND QSO's! Sure, KP4, G, UR, and PY are not 'rare'.. but they ARE points and QSO's and trust me.. When you've managed to 'wring a
To see his projections described in '1984' coming to pass - just a few years late. I have deleted the references to who posted what, because I'm not interested in pointing comments at a PERSON.. just
A 6m Contest that Mark talks about would be one that Larson E. Rapp W1OU would be most pleased to be a part of! (if you recall who THAT is.. you are as old - or older - than I am) 73 K3FT -- The worl
I am a little uncomfortable with talk of intentionally QRMing an ongoing communication even if it is unlicensed. , I don't think it is proper to intentionally or systematically QRM them. We are a cou
I am involved with logging and submitting reports on the 10M band invaders with 4-5 other hams Have also been participating with ARRL and FCC as well. If you are interested in being involved in this
...<snip> de k3ft Pete makes a very cogent point.. When I worked commercial marine (ship and shoreside) MF/HF CW we used cut numbers quite freqently in messages dealing with (mostly) numerical data s
Have to laugh at what some guy might think as he copies my check of '03' (for the 2002 SS) which, when, after about 15 hours my Q number is up there as being quite good for a 99 year old contester! H
So BC! So BS! Great idea! How about just 'BC' and 'BS' ;-) Personally, I don't care WHAT check or section you send as long as you are consistent and that's what you submit under IF you choose to send
Need an application OR an Internet site that will let me enter either a US City and get the appropriate US County or vice versa. This isn't specifically a contest question, but I DO use it for contes
The gang (as usual!) came through! The one I found that met my needs was referred from K1PX (TNX!) http://www.naco.org/counties/queries/city_srch.cfm This allows you to enter a County name OR a city
I know that ARRL HQ, many times, has permitted their call (W1AW) to be used at various venues. Dayton, for example, operates W1AW/8 at their site. I know this was done because I visited Dayton and sa