You would be better to think about several towers. The key to HF contesting success is to have a decent signal on all bands plus some diversity. The easiest way to get loud on multiple bands is monob
I recently replaced my Heil Proset with a Pro-set Plus. The Plus seems to sound better on transmit (maybe the Proset was just getting old). It definitely seems to be more rugged. I haven't really not
I don't think log submission is the gating item in the log checking or results generation process! If you are going to allow exceptions, why bother to shorten the deadline. I would attack the problem
It is difficult to get logging software perfect for a contest that only occurs every 2, 4, or 6 years and has different rules each time! N6TR, K1EA, and W5XD (+SM6SRW) all did extra work to support W
Or... John Q. Public picks up a QST at the local newsstand and skims through it. He sees a bunch of pages of call signs and numbers. He thinks "boring", and puts it back down. Jane Q. Ham pretty much
Good point. The best approach is probably to go for fast turn around of results/writeup on the web site (for the participants who are anxious to learn who won) and do a general interest writeup in QS
I got to see the new Ten Tec Orion for the first time at the Boxboro convention this weekend. It looks like a nice package - especially if you like black! The look is kind of a cross between an Icom
I think the discussion on qrz.com is pretty well balanced and civil. No reason to call them clowns. Contests put a lot of pressure on the bands. We should acknowledge that not everyone shares our pas
We aren't talking about people who call on the wrong VFO. We are talking about guys who actually work people out of the band. Big difference in my opinion. Randy, K5ZD
What is the story with all the 2x1 calls from Germany in WAE this weekend? Sure threw me for a loop when things like DR1R and DQ4W called in through the noise on 80m! Are these new "vanity" calls? Ju
Hello everyone, Looking for logs from the following contests as input to the next set of super check partial database files. Send me the same Cabrillo format log that you submitted to the contest spo
There is a new release of the Super Check Partial database files available at http://www.k5zd.com/scp/ Thanks to everyone who responded to my recent call for logs. We made it over the 2000 mark of lo
However, the rules do not specifically limit you to only one signal on the air. To quote: "1. Single Transmitter (MS): Only one transmitter and one band permitted during any 10-minute period, defined
Please don't call this my interpretation of the rules. I am just trying to educate everyone on how the rule is being followed and checked. I agree with everyone that the CQWW MS rule is unclear as wr
I take a different strategy in the Sprint - I maximize the number of unique callsigns worked. In a contest where multipliers are so important to the final score, and the wild and tumble QSY rule make
I went through this same confusion. You keep thinking it is going to ask and it never does. You apply for the 5 bands worth of 5BDXCC, then send an email to the lotw admin asking them for the 5BDXCC
I did SO2R for years without using PTT. Did everything using VOX. Only use PTT now because the W5XD keyer box makes it easy and is able to close the PTT a few milliseconds before transmitting to sav
This does illustrate much of the frustration with the CQWW Contest administration. There is only one person on the "committee." In my opinion, the CQ WW Contest log checking is the best in the world.