Younger generation chiming in with...contests are going to get a lot less active :( There is a huge contingent of young ops in Region 1 (mostly thanks to YOTA) but on the other sides of the world, yo
We don't hear more of them on because there are a number of barriers to entry that tech's aren't generally willing to hurdle at that point in their experience with the hobby. 1. CW *is* hard; to get
Bob, This is absolutely the way of the elmer, so much so that it should be in the DX Code of Conduct! A listing (especially an ARRL-hosted searchable listing) of "public" shacks with photos, descript
Awesome to hear about the livestreaming and scoreboard. That's one of those next gen things that I hope we see a lot more of in the coming years. Can't wait to watch! -Sterling N0SSC ________________
I wonder if the home field advantage scientifically applies in ham radio. Propagation patterns are no secret, but still it might provide a psychological bonus. It's kinda hard to set up dozens of con
I wonder why they picked T7LPA for Rhode Island (is that a valid San Marino Call?) and G7RRL for utah... _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.
Big discussion on reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/amateurradio/comments/afwgf5/ft8_is_not_an_acceptable_mode_winter_field_day/ I haven't been able to figure out the real reason, but I have a feeling
But if it can carry a payload consisting of a valid exchange, what makes it an invalid mode just for the event? Also consider JS8Call, which allows for freeform text messages. That brings to question
If WRTC ever gets televised on ESPN, I would consider that a smashing success. I almost consider radiosport an e-sport, and it would even be interesting to see WRTC streamed and commentated on Twitch
(this posting can also be viewed at http://n0ssc.com/posts/830-announcing-yarc-youth-contesting-program, and I thought to announce it to this group since it may be quite relevant to your interests!)
I intentionally don't set any requirements for a "big gun" so don't let that prevent you from signing up - you may be underselling yourself :) I definitely don't mean to be exclusive. Your station do
This thread has a few TDOA based location captures from Kiwisdr, putting it just west of Chicago: https://www.hfunderground.com/board/index.php/topic,44885.0.html Good thread here too: https://reddit
I think this is a little unfounded. By no means does the band appear empty, and it's certainly not due to any migration of operators to FT8. What it has done is made people who previously did little
"Everyone" isn't actually everyone, I think it'll be several years or so before realtime scoreboards and livestreamed operating will become mainstream. Even then, I think most will still return to 38
X. H.: All requests for contacts, responses to calls, and copying of call signs and contest exchanges must be accomplished during the contest period using the mode and frequencies of the contest. -St
Tim - Absolutely excellent event you hosted for these young contesters. I'm hearing that they had a blast, blew some score records out of the water, and I'm sure this won't be the last! Inspired by T
Paolo, Skill is required when contesting with any mode. You still have to deal with antennas, propagation, amplifiers, the weather, lids, QRM, QRN, and your own endurance, regardless the mode. At the
In the beginning, there were people. And people raced on foot. And then man domesticated the animal, and raced that. And then man got creative, making cars, planes, boats, trains, rockets, and so on
Bob, That is true, but I think it's irrelevant. If our human brains could copy FT4 (and RTTY for that matter), it'd be an apples to apples comparison to CW and phone. But we cannot. It is apples to o
In a nutshell, I'm on a network that blocks non-standard ports including telnet, making it a pain to use DX cluster since I can only access web clients like DXsummit.fi. Before I go down the route of