The Port City Amateur Radio Club is taking over sponsorship of the New Hampshire Qso Party. We would like for the qso party to go on this year as advertized with the same rules and times as in previo
This is a bit of topic but I need to create the certificates for the NH QSO party. If any do the same for your state QSO party and can recommend software for me to make and print the awards please le
I agree with Randy. The (599) gets you ready to copy what is sent next. Of course I always get the 579 response at least once per contest which really messes me up. Does the UBN software check signal
We are planning an operation from White island lighthouse in the isles of shoals (NA-217) (WLOA 2971) on Sunday Aug 7 weather permitting. There will be three stations operational. We will be QRV on 4
Jim, You are right on!! The "secret" of QRP operation is to be there when propagation is at its best. Being located in New Hampshire I take my sleep break between European sunrise and my sunrise. I u
Stop watching fox news before you go to bed!!! N1IX Joe, My thoughts? I think there's medication available that can help you with your sleeping problem. I like your Elmer Class idea. Anything to get
I had 9 stations copy my QTH as NS not NH. I would think that DX stations would know that N1IX 5NN NS is impossible!! BTW my error rate was .9% :) Dave N1IX Hi dear contesters, I just checked http://
I dont think there is a cut number for 5. Otherwise, Im sure it would be used. I have a friend whos name is ANN she really has a difficult time being understood in contests where she has to send her
Does anyone know anything about the 2015 CQMM contest? The results are way overdue and emails go unanswered. Dave N1IX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Conte
The QRP afield contest is Sept 19. We will be using callsign W1C from Four tree island in Portsmouth NH. QRP AFIELD-2015 QRP Afield-2015 is sponsored by the NEW ENGLAND QRP Club and is designed to en
There should be some benefits for living in New England!! Dave N1IX But you're in W1. That's like stealing candy from a baby in a DX contest with current scoring rules. Try that from W6 and tell me h
I agree! I operate QRP in CQWW and ARRL DX CW contests. I can almost never can get a run going in the CQWW contest. I am sure that DX stations skip over me because they don't want to spend the time d
I received a very nice plaque form the ARRL for first place US/VE SO QRP CW. I would like to thank the ARRL for running the contest and Sean Kutzko, KX9X for sponsoring the plaque. Dave N1IX ________
I'm not sure that this is the correct forum for this post. If not please direct me. I noticed that I was spotted by multiple RBN stations on 28093, yesterday during the RTTY contest. I think the corr
Thank you for sponsoring and running a really fun contest!! Looking forward to the 2016 contest April 16 - 17. Dave N1IX --Original Message-- From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.co
Today I received very nice plaque for winning W/VE SOABQRP in the 2016 ARRL CW contest. Many thanks to Sean Kutzko, KX9X for sponsoring the plaque. Dave N1IX _________________________________________
Speaking of things that drive me nuts: Sending an additional "TEST" at the end of a CQ. IE "CQ TEST N1IX N1IX TEST" This seems to be a rather recent phenomenon. I do mostly S&P and invariably I send
Matt, Thanks! I usually operate QRP and therefor do S&P most of the time. I guess I was just looking at things from my point of view and never even considered that there was a valid reason for it. 73
Just noticed that the results of the ARRL DX CW 2017 are now available on the ARRL web site! 73 Dave N1IX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting
It never ceases to amaze me that some people don't know geography and prefixes. Two stations have my QTH as NS instead of NH. The callsign N1IX cannot be in NS! Dave N1IX First, the 2017 ARRL DX CW c