I promised here that I would report back after my dinner with Saty JE1JKL this evening and I posed to him the "why no JA activity" question. And he said the same as Tack, no young JA's coming into th
(snip) Steve-o As recently-elected Chief of All Curmudgeons, may I say you're statement above is probably the most accurate part of your (following) message. 73 always, Jim Neiger N6TJ, C.O.A.Cs (pro
It appears that the 5D5A operation is the legitimate one. Apparently the bogus CN3A posting is by a disgruntled ?? to further stimulate the not-so-loving disagreements between the 5D5A (@CN3A site) I
It is with great sadness that I report the passing of our dear friend, Hillar Raamat, N6HR (ex - K2ALE, WA6HRS, ZD8HR, etc). Hil passed away Sunday morning, shortly after operating the 7 QSO party wi
Sounds like the perfect contesting meal. N6TJ A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression "going bananas" is from the effects of bananas o
Cheating is rampant. Everyone wants proof. Everyone else sticking head in sand, or more probably, don't care. Casablanca movie a good example. And for those who do care, our beloved contests are beco
Is this "contesting"?? I think not. These uniques should simply be eliminated from the log. DA0HQ can work them (for zero points) and still send them their awards. (Let's see how long that lasts!) Ji
Good idea, Barry. Kind of like a FREE square on a bingo card? Can you imagine being the ONLY station active in the contest from your country and/or zone? The extraordinary steps many of us have had t
Hello Martin. Most true believers, naturally, will assume that packet cheating doesn't happen, and seemingly most will be perpetually frozen in denial. I wasn't there, but I understand that during th
A more interesting question, perhaps, is What is the most difficult Zone to work in the CQ WW? Without those loveable ZD8's, I'd venture to say Zone 36 is the hardest these days. Vy 73 Jim Neiger N6T
I'm reading with great interest now the levels to what SO2R and the Sprint have evolved. And these are fundamentally the reasons I "retired" from Sprinting many years ago. Early on, I found the Sprin
I understand that K5TR has been selected by K3LR to be Professor of Time Keeping, Emeritus, at next year's Dayton Contest University. George, I'll be happy to provide my Mickey Mouse Clock as a labor
Bob. I once again used my BOSE QC-1 and QC-2 noise cancelling phones last weekend @ the (very) radio-active KH7X multi/multi last weekend. Initially, 10 meters was getting into my 15 meters receive a
In honor of our dear friend Phil Goetz, N6ZZ, we have formed the PHIL GOETZ N6ZZ MEMORIAL TEAM for this CQ WW CW Contest. CT1BOH @ CT3NT N2NT @ V47NT W2SC @ 8P5A N6TJ @ 9Y4AA N6AA @ HQ5H (or somethin
Fine on the memorial team for Phil. I know we would appreciate your tribute, Randy. Lost causes? Last time I looked, you are THE station in the Northeast that everyone fears with which to compete. I'
As I predicted sometime ago, here, soon we will have the Battle of the Cheaters in the CQ WW CW Contest. Soon has arrived. They're waiting each other out, and doubt they'll post on 3830. One of them
I've been having "private inquiries" from quite a few about this, and with some thoughtful suggestions and ideas and questions. I wasn't going to say much more about it, in a public domain, until I r
Holiday Greetings. Since I "lobbed the hand grenade" over the wall, to quote my Uncle, N6AA, its been truly interesting and remarkable to read the many comments, ideas, criticisms, and the personal '
Thanks for posting this Robert. And interesting to note, under the window CHECK / DISQUALIFIED, as to whom is the leader. It's heartening to know that the Slovenia Contest Club cares. Vy 73, Jim Neig
I appreciate your (many) comments, Mike, but curious to just how serious a contester you might be? I did a quick scan of several of my logs of the past two years, both CW and SSB, some all-band, some