And before someone else states the obvious, Jeff must have received his operating talent gene from his mother. 73 N6TJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Conte
Having received the Official WRTC 2006 announcement on W3UR's daily bulletin ( a publication that I highly recommend), I believe that we all should owe Bob Cox K3EST a debt of gratitude. Why, you ask
And his amplifier was almost as BIG as his antenna. N6TJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo
Good point, Pete, and please join the increasingly long line of us Old Timers whose memories aren't exactly what they once were. Minor details, but it wasn't Pepe XE2MX QTH in Ensenada, it was some b
YESSSSSSSSS And it's exactly in those sub-bands that ZD8Z will listen for his European pileups. Jim Neiger N6TJ --Original Message-- From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-bounces
Secrets of Contesting, Chapter 14 As we approach what is sometimes under-rated, but never should it be diminished, the greatest of all DX Contests, the ARRL DX, perhaps it is timely enough to state s
Poignant words, indeed, from our friend to the north, Kelly. Gosh, when I composed Ch. 14, after too much prodding from my friend in the East, NEVER did I realize I'd be stirring-up such a hornet's n
All: Just to remind you that next weekend's ARRL CW DX CONTEST will be the inaugural opportunity to compete for the Jim Maxwell W6CF Memorial Trophy, to be awarded annually to the highest scoring sin
Although I disdain the perpetual thought of shortening contests, I confess I like very much the mixed mode option of IARU and ARRL 10 Meter contests. Operate on CW for awhile (2 points/Q), tire of th
I agree with Jeff. I'm still doing 48-straight at Age 65. Maybe I'll be receptive to a shortening when I hit my mid-70's? Contests are for OPERATING, not sleeping. Vy 73 Jim Neiger N6TJ Hi Gang There
While we are focused on packet mis-use and all that blather, should we also be interested or concerned about another smelly subject that is probably even more rampant? What is that, you ask? The blat
I agree with Tony. Scott Redd has been one of the few stalwarts of contesting for decades, a superb operator, more than a credit to our country, and deserving of recognition way beyond what this triv
Ron: I fear that the very sad reality is, with the "graying" of the main-corps of contesters in the USA, we will all see a steady decay in activity, ultimately to the point that there's very little l
And what other proof do we need to show that contesters are just simply getting OLD? Jim Neiger N6TJ (old, but not THAT old) OK. So Dayton ads a little Chippendale ;) I did not get a chance to chime
In response to a K3EST note here on 1 December re: exception to the long standing rules allowing A61AJ operators to all sign this call while operating on several single-bands, I submit the following:
Secrets of Contesting, Chapter 9 Real Contesters don't cry about perceived (1) slights, (2) dis-advantages, or (3) the eternal non-level playing field. Or, as a wise, old sage once wrote in a 1974 NC
I marvel at those skilled in SO2R. Maybe I'll be proficient by the time I'm 70 (soon). Or not. Meanwhile, please, let's leave these fellows alone; perhaps we can shut our mouths, open our minds, and
Interesting note, Don. However, I must say I haven't had too much trouble with ZD8Z, some hundreds of kiloQSO's later. Phone or code. The mistakes rarely come from the "ZED"; rather it's some folks t
Upon arrival in Finland last July, and prior to WRTC, I opined that I thought real-time contest scoring/reporting was a "stupid" idea. I still think it's a stupid idea. Jim Neiger N6TJ