Nope. Thats not it. 42 is Jackie Robinsonsuniform number. As in the movie 42. :-)73Bob KQ2M Herb writes of: I have pondered the cultural significance of "42" for the past few days. Six times seven? T
Im saddened to learn that my good friend Carl, AI6V has passed away. Back in Dayton 1988, in a hallway in the Admiral Benbow Hotel, Carl, AJ6V, N0AX, W7WA, K7SS, N6IG, W6OAT, N7NG, WA7NIN, AI7B and a
Hi Steve, I have a different view on this because from my experiences from the Northeast, I have seen a very large difference, starting in the early 80s, between contesters and future potential conte
Jack has got it! The e-sport aspect of DX contesting could be AWESOME if you have highly physically active and engaged ops and highly experienced and knowledgeable commentators who have competed at t
Dave, WN4AFP wrote: There's nothing worse than replying to a SO2R "run" Yes there is! When you are running and one of those loud DX M/S or M/2 stations calls you and you answer and give their report
Hi Steve, 2 Radios, 2 Keyboards, 2 Computers ALWAYS! since I started SO2R 30 years ago in the 1987 ARRLDXCW. The value of the 2nd keyboard to the opr. depends on what the op. is going to do with it a
I seem to recall the opposite. That because of the declining intensity of cosmic rays (I remember seeing a convincing graph of cosmic rays over the past several decades, Cycle 24 was predicted to sig
This would make it one of the strongest solar cycles of the past fifty yearswhich is to say, one of the strongest in recorded history. Their prediction (while inaccurate) is a far cry from what you c
Hi John, Thanks for your response and clarification. You have to be careful in what you write lest you give a very different impression than what you mean. Far too many people are anti-science and an
The best and most-experienced contesters adjust their sending speed to the conditions, activity level and number of callers depending on where their antennas are pointed. Their energy level is high a
Thank you Gerry! As you know, experience makes a big difference in contesting. Often a nuanced and more complex understanding of a contest situation is only gained through many years of operating con
Cool! Count me in! 73 Bob KQ2M Fellow contesters, I'm pleased to make a major funding announcement on behalf of the World Wide Radio Operators Foundation (WWROF) this afternoon. A press release outli
Hi Holger, A = 22 K =4 Active geomagnetic cndx with aurora clearly present at the start of the contest. I even heard US signals with polar flutter! Tremendous absorption on the polar paths with ZERO
The main decision is price vs. value. Many people make decisions based on price. And for that, you get what you get. Sometimes good, sometimes bad, mostly mediocre. But for those that choose to make
I didnt get it at the time (duh!), but it certainly makes sense now. The contest organizers will deal with it. As contest ops it is our prime directive to copy what is sent so on that front, fine! TT
Is that like when during your run, the station (always weak and slow) comes back to you and sends your call twice and then his call twice (and then others, in their impatience, dump in their call whi
A lot time ago in the CW Sprint, I used EEMIO (sent at 40+ wpm of course :-) and Scandalla amongst other names. EEMIO was pretty funny almost impossible to copy correctly at that speed it was a true
Yuri, it amazes me that some people make comments before thinking about what they actually write and those same people often make assumptions about what they are writing before having any information
Hi Yuri, Thank you for your reply and comments. My participating and sending an unusual name was to do something that would both liven up the contest and make it more fun and challenging, especially
With the goal of increasing participation which can best be accomplished by encouraging people that have never operated in SSCW before, to get on and try it, I have two suggestions: 1) As Mike has su