Author: Mike DeChristopher <n1tangoalpha@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:11:18 -0400
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Author: Mike DeChristopher <n1tangoalpha@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 12:53:31 -0500
I noticed this year, more than ever, CW speed seemed to be an issue. Of course, I haven't made a serious SS attempt since my Colorado days, but I digress... W4** CQ at 35wpm. Yes, 35wpm. I called him
Author: Mike DeChristopher <n1tangoalpha@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 11:41:45 -0500
Hi Art, If you email the WPA station, there's nothing he can do to fix it; he can't contact the other station and modify the logs after the contest. That wouldn't be very fair. You can email the log
Hi Ron, If you email both stations, and the stations use this information to correct their logs, they are making an exchange after the contest - and this is not legal. This is the same as emailing so
If one were to notify the league and they gave the "blessing", it would fly. But my suspicion is that Sean will say "log it and leave it" lest they create any frightening precedents. But we'll see, t
Hi Jack (et al), Agreed! And although this isn't an issue specifically related to check logs, I've been wondering about this for at least ten years now. It seems that all it takes to be QRO is the mo
Hi Doug, Any chance you have historical data on this? Might be interesting to see if there is a trend. Are operators operating less of the contest now than they were, say, ten years ago? Twenty? Just
There's another point in all of this, and K1AR hit the nail on the head: I'd say with a multi-day backlog at the moment combined with nearly 380 If we are to seriously integrate LOTW into a contest s
Well, the goal here is not to create a noncompetitive category. It would simply be to give operators a chance to be competitive in a shorter category. So yes, you are correct. The real competitors wi
Pete, I've taken to recording this whenever I hear it (even mid-contest). I don't quite think it's my place to contact these stations and say "listen to this-", but maybe in the future we will have a
Hi Doug, I don't think that CQ-Contest is the forum for calling out "unsportsmanlike behavior." Could a forum exist in the future? Maybe, but it would most certainly be abused with petty squabbling.
I would hate to have some rookie contester who doesn't know any better find himself on a "lid list" somewhere because in someone else's opinion, he has done wrong. If that happens, I can guarantee he
Anyone who is totally against listening UP has never been on the right side of the pileup. Now, I think it should be used only sparingly, and when the situation calls for it. I also think you should
I can't wait to hear EE5E send EEEE. -- Mike DeChristopher, N1TA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/
So, is the point of this thread to get organizers to cross check the signal report? If so, this is the only sport on the face of the earth where competitors encourage the governing body to add more r
Hi Doug... Because the rules tell you to. The rules are available and online. Because the rules tell you to. The rules are available and online. There's a speed limit on my road. A police officer is
Well, I disagree. 100kmph is the "real" rule regardless. The ability to bend it does NOT make it any less of a rule. Being able to follow the rules without constant monitoring is part of being respon