Barry, On point 2, how would you determine if he's a multiplier if he doesn't identify? The problem was worse on Sunday, when there weren't a lot of other stations to work (at least from up here). 73
I wouldn't disagree with Jeff about the "Iron Man" aspect of DX contesting. Staying in the chair is a big reason the top scorers end up where they are. However, I would have more incentive to stay in
" I'd much rather be in the Midwest with stacks than in New England with dipoles." Apparently you've never operated from the Midwest. 73 Steve K0SR -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finl
Hi Nat, I've heard it many, many times where a small station on the East Coast is giving a big signal report to a DX station that can't be heard at all out here. If the guy is 20 over 9 on the Coast
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 12:04:37 +0100
Two things on my wish list: 1) Get the Minnesota DNR to move the opening weekend of Deer Season away from CW SS weekend. 2) Move the ARRL 10 Meter contest away from the darkest time of the year. We g
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Fri, 02 Apr 2004 18:33:56 +0100
This raises an intersting point. If there are a larger number of stations operating SO2R, this would INCREASE the chance of a smaller station getting an answer to his CQ. The big boys aren't sitting
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Mon, 05 Apr 2004 19:27:34 +0100
I never had a chance to meet Bill. I never shook his hand, I never heard him laugh, I never sat down and had a cold one with him. I did work him hundreds of times in contests. I did have inumerable 4
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 11:02:34 +0100
Esa, At W0ZT's we use Alpha 87A's. They sound like they are working hard when making a band change. In a typical 48 hour contest using your SO2R suggestion, the ampifier may have to switch bands 300
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 12:13:59 +0000
My experience has been different. If there's a problem with my Cabrillo log, the Robot returns an e-mail that spells out the problem and allows me to make corrections on the spot. The second attempt
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 19:25:23 +0000
alligators). Bill, It's hard to argue with you on this one unless you're in a "propagationally challenged" area. The guys with the big Henrys and 3-holer Alphas can be loud enough to hold a run frequ
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 12:02:56 +0000
Here's another example: I call CQ and get an answer. The caller sends his call wrong, and I call what he sent. If he doesn't correct it, who gets dinged? I think I do, even though I didn't make the m
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 18:22:53 +0000
Hi Kelly, I agree with what you said, except I can envision a set of circumstances where the log checker wouldn't be able to tell who was the one making the error. In the above example you shouldn't
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 12:22:33 +0000
Let's think about where we're going with this. Do we really want a set of rules that would punish an OPERATOR for OPERATING his RADIO? Once upon a time some guys would remember the calls of the first
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2004 14:30:13 +0000
Pete, I think that it's a great idea for all of us to consider ways to encourage contest activity or make needed improvements. At the same time, we need to be careful about how those changes would af
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:01:34 +0000
That's exactly the point. The KT0R Multi-op effort from MN (currently 4th highest claimed score) made almost 1800 QSO's in Phone SS, and NONE of them were on 10 meters. I don't want to get into a dis
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2004 14:12:26 +0000
Roger, I remember hearing you quite a bit over the weekend and you sounded fine to me. On the occasions when I've been accused of having key clicks, I always ask the guy to turn his noise blanker off
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 21:21:57 +0000
True, but I agree with Ward N0AX that the issue here is recognition. While QST did us a great disservice by curtailing their contest coverage, the Web reporting has allowed vastly improved regional
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 17:35:02 +0000
by region and class for the ARRL DX Tests, this is certainly a step in the right direction. This is certainly a step in the right direction, however the decision to lump Minnesota and Texas in the s
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 14:16:09 +0000
Count your blessings! I live in a first ring suburb and my noise levels are considerably higher. 73 Steve K0SR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@conte
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Dec 2004 13:07:47 +0000
Three things the QRP guys do that aren't good. Sign /QRP: That simply wastes time, and there's no time to waste when the clock is running Unnecessary repeats: Again a waste of time. Don't repeat anyt