Give me a break, please. 1) The playing field will NEVER be level, and 2) Our lives and societies are already too much of "the tail wagging the dog". What we need more of are the talented operators l
An obvious question, Randy: will this country/zone chasing be assisted, or real DX chasing? Jim Neiger N6TJ I spent a lot of time thinking about something like this when I was Director of the CQWW. I
i agree. Like a few more signals on any band are suddenly going to overwhelm everyone? Operators can, and will, adjust. I remember the 2002 ARRL 10 Meters contest from ZD8. The band was loaded, every
Matt, let's take this to an another level of absurdity. How is the new single operator 2BSIQ any less onerous? OK, I'm transmitting on only one band at a time, but the pileups that my dueling CQ's ha
Some years ago we remarked about the possible unintended consequences of packet, spotting and skimmers. Many dismissed these thoughts as heresy that could only be penned by someone so out of touch wi
Amen. Simply stated, Al was/is one of the best, ever. Many will remember his stylistic operations from Georgia. His D4B operations from Mindelo - very much up the mountain from my six CQ WW CW D44BC
My question is relatively fundamental: Who elected this so-called "CQWW triumvirate" to tell us what we are supposed to do?? Some may think that they own this contest. Nope. Competitions are interest
I remember when Larry N7DD asked Dave Bell W6AQ to present him a contest trophy at the Visalia DX Convention some years ago. I'm sure Larry took extra pride, as witnessed by his "I'm having fun" sm
I was finally able to track down my dear friend Woody Richardson 8P6CC (formerly VP6WR) on Barbados. For those who may recall my 8P6J operations circa 1980, it was Woody's modest shack from where I
My two favorite Paul Newberry stories: November 1969. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. I get a phone call. Paul, John Laney K4BAI, and John Doramus W2TA had just landed Piarco Airport in W2TA's plane, stop
We will be hosting a "mini-Visalia", March 19,20, 21 2021 at the Visalia Wyndham (our old Holiday Inn). Emphasis will be on friends getting together, with minimal structured events. We'll have a
You can now book your rooms with the Group Code and Group Name, below. Rate should be $95, and they are giving us a day before cancellation without penalty Dates are 19, 20 March 2021 and you a
I concur. John KF6I did excellent work on my 87A and very affordable. Jim Neiger N6TJ I second the recommendation for John Sanford. John is an expert in Alpha 87A repair. I have three of these amps
My apologies for just trying to get up to speed on what's been done to the CQ WPX Rules.. Are you kidding me? If I understand the new rules, the ONLY way a 'serious single operator', defined as some
Bud, with all due respect, why would one operate the hours in the contest that don't count? To plan so would undoubtedly alter one's strategies for the counting hours. And sure, but with your new r
CQ WW is not a perfect contest. What in life is "perfect"? But its fundamental format has proven the test of time, witness that it arguably remains the favorite of most, world-wide. Most of those w
Due to the COVID - 19 pandemic and especially tight restrictions in Tulare County, we are postponing this Visalia event to a yet to be determined date in the future. 73 Dick N6AA Jim N6TJ On 6/17/
Amen. I missed the page where it was written that these couple "contesters" had the authority to screw up a once great contest. Jim Neiger N6TJ Utterly tone-deaf. 73, de Hans, KĜHB Just a Boy and
Oh the wonderful world of spotting. Again relegated to the Department of Be Careful What You Ask For. And fondly remembering the years when all were able to 1) find their own DX, and 2) actually c
Amazing that KO7SS has the time to research my history, which he has wrong. And doing many from the West Coast (why does it have to be W6, Bill? Surely you must also count W7), throughout the 195