There were a couple of people who are arriving late Wednesday. How about 8:30PM in the Crowne Plaza lobby? That way, we can do our CU "early registration" and the folks arriving late can join us. See
Hi Pete: This is a GREAT idea. As an officer of PVRC, I am involved in issues about our club territory. Having to clearly communicate with our membership about WHICH contests they CAN and CANNOT cont
Hi Dave: The Byterunner Dual Serial PCI cards allow assigning a different IRQ to each serial port and I have successfully used them with CT. (No connection with Byterunner but a satisfied customer).
Hi Martin: I just finished operating a M/S for IARU. Yes, we used the packet cluster. BUT, I expect the top single operators to have more multipliers than we do. And, I don't think they are using the
Hi Hank: I disagree. I believe that "Assisted" is about HELP from other operators, not technology. Whether it's the internet, 2-meter voice spotting networks, packet using a TNC, telephones, other op
I had someone send me "48TU", which I interpreted as 48 and then "Why is this guy saying thanks?" I ended up missing the check as well, That, at least, was an unfortunate combination. So, especially
Hi Mike: How do you propose to do that? TRLog doesn't permit editing QSO's before the last five or six during the contest - I stick notes in the log when I need to change something and do it after th
Hi Charlie and everyone: I got a Canadian license based on materials from the RAC: RAC Study Guide for the Basic Exam RAC Advanced Study Guide (CD) Version 1.0 Industry Canada Question Banks for Basi
Hi Ed: How am I supposed to create an audio file or CD? Lug along yet ANOTHER computer, jack it into my SO2R setup, try to balance recording levels, make sure IT doesn't crash during the contest, bur
Hi Jim: I think this comes close. However, I'm concerned about the effect on casual and new operators of prohibiting code readers. How about "no decoding except by devices whose input is audio." Or m
But not necessarily true. I've lost to SO1R stations in many contests, or scored less than them. So I guess I'm not a half-decent SO2R operator! :-) 73, Mark, KD4D ___________________________________
Hi Zack: This is NOT the game I want to play. I believe this is the most important issue underlying the Skimmer debate. I would like to draw a line BEFORE we reach the point of arguing whether a foot
Hi Eric: If the Skimmer was just a single program which was roughly frozen at its current capabilities, I would agree with you. However, I think it will rapidly evolve and that others will create pro
Hi David: Dan, K2YWE, has done some excellent presentations sort of like this: Contests - Why Bother? Contesting for the little pistol Contesting - Best Practices which are available at http://www.pv
Hi Ian: I had a VY0 call me during SS CW. Despite my best efforts, I couldn't get a power or year out of him so I didn't log the QSO. Missed a sweep because he was my only NT QSO. I don't think it wa
Hi Denis: You are slowing down the run station's rate just as much as your own. Not selfless at all. This is usually unnecessary (IMHO), but certainly sometimes is definitely a GREAT idea. As usual,
Good day: I don't see this is an issue for the contest sponsor. IMHO, if I log the QSO with the required exchange information, I'm claiming a valid QSO. The contest sponsor just needs to check the ac
Good day: I'll be in Redondo Beach California for work this week. I would be interested in meeting any local contesters for dinner or whatever Thursday or Friday evening to swap stories and talk abou
When I'm lucky enough to have this problem, I do it with an R or ROGER like this: me: K1TTT 5n 5 K1TTT: 5n 5 me: R K1AR 5n 5 K1AR: 5n 5 me: TU KD4D Or, on SSB, Roger. And I use "Thanks" for TU. If I
Hi Mike: There is a large investment of time and effort required to implement and use a new logging program - many, many hours. If, as I do, you work in multi-operator contests, the effort is even gr