After so many positive comments from last year, I will again be streaming live audio from my station during the CQ WW CW contest next weekend. I will be doing a serious single op all band effort so s
The non-amateur means rule applies only during the contest. You can take out network TV adverts before the contest announcing your operation if you want. As for the motivation to work one station ove
How is audio streaming soliciting contacts? There is no request for people to listen or work me. I am not giving out frequency. It is a cool use of technology. By the way, I will be posting my score
I hate to say anything to perpetuate this discussion, but... Been in use since K1EA invented it 15+ years ago. Think of it as a memory aid. Having information provided by others you would not have yo
I have posted the recorded audio files for my CQ WW CW 2006 SOAB effort. I recorded the contest in one hour segments and have included a copy of the log for each hour so you can follow what is going
I am sooooo close to agreeing with this. Let's get back to one single op category and have at it. If only it was that simple. At the top of the standings, it wouldn't cause much of a change. The scor
Happy New Year! Thanks to everyone for their support by submitting logs for the Super Check Partial database in 2006. Getting ready to produce the next version and looking for more logs -- ESPECIALLY
Thanks to everyone who responded to my recent call for the logs! A new release of the Super Check Partial database files is now available at http://www.k5zd.com/scp/ This set of files was created out
One of the fun things that I can extract from the Super Check Partial database production is a list of the calls with the most "hits" (appearances) in the contributed logs. Based on 3,097,208 QSOs fr
Unfortunately, the problem here is not a technical one, but a "political" or "change" one. For a new format to be successful, it MUST be adopted by both ARRL and CQ. CQ is tough because it has 6 diff
K3LR has asked me to do a session on SO2R for the Contest University at Dayton this year. I am interested in what types of questions people have about SO2R so I can cover them in my presentation. Ple
Its that time again. The log submission deadline for all of the Fall contests is past. The Spring contest season is about to begin. Looking for your logs from the major contests to help improve the S
Thanks to everyone who responded to my recent call for logs! Please keep them coming. A new release of the Super Check Partial database files is now available at http://www.k5zd.com/scp/ This set of
Since the next WRTC is being hosted in Russia, I wonder if scores in the RDXC will be used in the results-based selection criteria? That would be a good reason to operate. Even from here, we don't ha
It has been interesting to watch how the debate has progressed on this issue. In any 48 hour DX contest, there are may be 20 people world wide who operate more than 44 hours. I had no idea there were
Rick, Thanks for joining the discussion. I avoided including off times because that causes people to start managing their time on the radio. One of the goals that any limited time category should hav
A new release of the Super Check Partial database files is now available at http://www.k5zd.com/scp/ This set of files was created out of 3,216,678 QSOs from 2,873 logs. The full data set contained 1
I called a lot of CQs betweem 3650 and 3720 and got only a few answers. The guys Cqing up above 3800 seemed to be doing better. Results drive actions! It was strange to have all that wide open space
I can't say for sure, but I suspect packet would allow me to add another 10% or more to my CQWW single op scores. Main reason is all the easy mults that I never find on my own because they are hiding
Dennis, NB1B, will be guest operating from my station for the Russian DX Contest this weekend. I think he plans a CW only effort. I will have the live audio streaming running during the contest. Audi