It's been fascinating to read everyone's thoughts on distance-based scoring, fairness, etc. I would love to see the creation of one or more new and experimental contests through which we could explor
Bob, I totally agree with you about how much fun WPX is. I'd say it's probably my favorite contest too. However I am not trying to suggest that ARRL copy WPX. The ideas I mentioned would (in my opini
If you want to really get the message across, work the station again and send CALL PSE OM or something like that. Even a harmless question mark or two can get the message across. No running station i
I have had excellent luck with these: http://www.amazon.com/JBuds-Premium-Hi-Fi-Noise-Isolating-Earbuds/dp/B001GS8FZ2/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1322787658&sr=8-4 They are extremely comfortable, and they
Graham -- I have a pair of the 280s also (or a very similar model) and the audio quality is superb, though my pair fits a bit tight on my rather large noggin. Congrats on the decision. 73, Matt, NQ6N
I think this is a good point. It's ultimately about pileup management. There are circumstances where the running station can't control a pileup without running split, and over the course of a few hou
announcing... NS Ladder XIV - "Contesting on the Edge" Starting this Thursday night for 8 sessions at 0230Z (Fri) 1930 Pacific 2030 Mountain 2130 Central 2230 Eastern Time -- Thurs
announcing... NS Ladder XIV - "Contesting on the Edge" This Thursday night at 0230Z (Fri) 1930 Pacific 2030 Mountain 2130 Central 2230 Eastern Time -- Thursday Night 30 minutes exactly. Great prep fo
announcing the still experimental but very popular... NS RTTY - "RTTY Contesting on the Edge" This Thursday night at 0230Z (Fri) 1830 Pacific 1930 Mountain 2030 Central 2130 Eastern Time -- Thursday
You are correct Joanna. My mistake. The official NS is in a bye week this week, but there will still be many NS regulars operating in the typical informal style that characterizes non-NS Thursdays. M
Correction, the NS RTTY will be Thursday night at 0130Z (Fri) . The announcement I sent out had the correct local times but the wrong UTC time. 73, Matt NQ6N _________________________________________
+--+ The official NS Ladder is in a bye week this week but there will still be Thursday night fun. +--+ *0130Z (Friday): NS RTTY Sprint. 30 minutes.* *0230Z (Friday): NS Sprint. 30 minutes.* Please e
NS Ladder XIV - "Contesting on the Edge" This Thursday night at 0230Z (Fri) 1930 Pacific 2030 Mountain 2130 Central 2230 Eastern Time -- Thursday Night 30 minutes exactly. Great prep for NA Sprints a
announcing... The NS RTTY Sprint. Still experimental, increasingly popular. *0130Z (Friday): NS RTTY Sprint. 30 minutes.* Please email me if you're new to the NS or new to RTTY and you'd like some he
NS Ladder XIV - "Contesting on the Edge" This Thursday night at 0230Z (Fri) *Due to the likely interference from the 7O6T expedition on 40m, the official suggested frequency range for 40m will be 702
announcing... The NS RTTY Sprint. Still experimental, increasingly popular. *0130Z (Friday): NS RTTY Sprint. 30 minutes.* *Please email me if you're new to the NS or new to RTTY and you'd like some h
NS Ladder XIV - "Contesting on the Edge" This Thursday night at 0230Z (Fri) **Date & Time:* 1930 Pacific 2030 Mountain 2130 Central 2230 Eastern Time -- Thursday Night 30 minutes exactly. Great prep
Note: Adding 15m this week too. announcing... The NS RTTY Sprint. *0130Z (Friday): NS RTTY Sprint. 30 minutes.* *Please email me if you're new to the NS or new to RTTY and you'd like some help gettin
The NS Ladder is having a bye week this week b/c of Dayton. * Special rules for this week b/c it doesn't count toward the ladder competition: - Dupes allowed (after one intervening QSO) - Send your s
Announcing the ever popular NS RTTY Sprint: *0130Z (Friday): 30 minutes.* *Please email me if you're new to the NS or new to RTTY and you'd like some help getting your station configured. * - 80, 40,