Thanks for stirring the pot with your provocative comments, Doug. I really like online score tracking for two main reasons: 1. It makes contesting a sort of spectator sport, especially for the part-t
If absolute minimum size is the controlling requirement, then your IC-7000 plan may work. I'd be concerned about the dynamic range of the 7000 in an SO2R configuration. Will you be able to hear on on
As another member of the field test team, I'll weigh in on the knob size issue: I, too, have been concerned about button/knob size and spacing. However, it appears not to be a problem. I am running t
I don't expect to use any menu functions at all during contest operation. I certainly used none during a few hours in RAC Canada Day. We'll see what happens in IARU. Scanning the main menu list, the
Well said, Ed. But lest someone raise the specter of the dreaded "menu-driven radio," please allow me to add that the K3 functions very well as a contest rig right out of the box without using the me
You can conduct million dollar banking and brokerage transactions every day with far less ritual than LOTW. Hell, you can set up your own Delaware corporation more easily. After lots of agony, I did
Instead of finding more things to ban, let's find more winning techniques to encourage. It's rude, unethical, arguably against the rules and often illegal in an FCC sense simply to plop down on a pre
The station in question often gave out partial exchanges. He didn't utter the phrase "Puerto Rico" on every QSO but he did say it while I was listening. He also gave out two years a couple times whil
My favorite hallucination was many years ago as N6XI/4X on 80M Sunday night of CQWW CW. The band was dense with stations but I knew it was two dimensional - not just up and down the band but also in
The M/S category should be IDENTICAL to Single Op Assisted except that multiple operators share the operating responsibility. Eliminating multiplier stations is an improvement but the new multi-singl
Dave, you're right that repairing the brain-dead M/S category would be more impactful for WW than for WPX. However, there is no need to have different rules for M/S in different contests. All it does
Thanks for the Sprint Qs, Steve. Sorry I missed you in the Marathon. I think the intent was to avoid the bigger conflict with WPX RTTY. That contest has far more participants than the Marathon. Altho
Gee, I don't see teammate selection as a "bye" at all! Those who do qualify are clearly among the best of the VERY ACTIVE contesters. But there is another entire tier of equally skilled contesters wh
Hi, Art. Interesting discussion. NO - PVRC and NCCC have not ruined SS! On the contrary, by competing with each other, they have enhanced SS tremendously, increasing activity in the sections we occup
If I were in your position, I would stand firm on the frequency. It's "mine" now. Of course, no one owns any frequency. If I grab a frequency and the previous occupant comes back quickly, I realize i
<soapbox ON> I have no opinion on the survey question but I would very much appreciate it if contest sponsors would offer a category in which multiple operators share a single operating position with
It's an interesting addition. Since it's an overlay, can ops do 24 hours under the "classic" rules and then continue on SO2R and/or Assisted for the remainder of a "modern" entry? /Rick -- Rick Tavan
Aww, c'mon, guys. This was convincingly refuted in the Journal of Irreproducible Results last April. Rick N6XI Sent from my iPad _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing lis
Hi, Bob. For years I've used Top Ten Band Decoders to drive my Dunestar 600 BPFs using the negative (sink) outputs. I was using a manually-controlled WX0B Six Pak for antenna switching because it gav
Yes, the K3 is the best candidate that I know. Half the radios used at WRTC 2010 were K3s. I have supplied K3s for years for my FD group. I try my best to get new ops to sit through a briefing on the