Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 15:52:23 +0000
Probably from me. I usually use didit dit followed by a QRL ? when I'm looking for a hole. Sometimes I get a dit back. It's a lot quicker than QRL? but most guys don't know what it means. I used to
Author: Steve Root <steve.root@culligan4water.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:53:03 +0000
This scenario isn't far-fetched. It actually happens a lot if you operate from Behind the Black Hole. That's why a "QRL?" or ditdit-dit is very much appreciated and should be encouraged. 73 Steve K0
"We all have geographical advantages in whatever contest we are in." Bill, we're still trying to figure out which contest that would be for us up here in MN :) 73 Steve K0SR -- The world's top contes
Leigh, I agree with you on most of what you said. If anything, I'm usually guilty of going to 40 and 80 too soon in an attempt to get away from the higher bands. The problem is with the operator on t
Last weekend I was nowhere near a Packet connection. And I certainly didn't ask any MWA members before the contest if they would spot me if they heard me. As it was, I was spotted a couple of times b
One of the reasons that this discussion has merit is that Packet operation affects us all, whether you are operating assisted or not. We're all well aware of the "Packet Pileup" phenomenon. Additiona
You really need to experience 10 and 15 meters from here to understand how funny that is. On all of your other points I agree completely. NAQP is a fun contest. 73 Steve K0SR ________________________
This isn't going to be any more scientific than earlier discussions buts here's my experience. Before I had SO2R capablility I would spend significant portions of the contest calling CQ and staring o
Somehow or another K0SR gets turned into K2SR. I don't get it. "Zeee-Ro" has two syllables and "two" has one syllable. How can 2 and 0 sound the same? I've always assumed that because of our infamous
Anybody have good phonetics for SR? Say "sugar" a few hundred times and your mouth is bone dry. Then I sound like "Kay Zero Mmmpbbr rnnnnio". 73 Steve -.- -- ... .-. _________________________________
I had about the same percentage of zero pointers in a part time single op effort here. In past years I've gotten QSL requests from some of these guys and I would expect the same to happen this year.
I can understand those who feel there should be zero credit for working one's own country, as this is supposed to be a DX contest we're talking about. The focus is on working DX, etc. Then explain to
I couldn't agree with you more, Kelly. 73 Steve K0SR use full of get If of of to but know can _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://
I doubt KC1XX or L3LR or even NQ4I is going to invest a lot of time and effort into making sure they work ME in a DX contest. In the WPX, the ARRL 10 meter, even the ARRL 160 it is common to get igno
Perhaps some of the DX Window interlopers were making an honest, fatigue-indiced mistake? Not everyone is used to vigorous mental activity at 3 AM local time. It didn't seem as bad as it's been in pa
This raises an interesting question. How do you decide when it's worth it or not to fight over a frequency? Last weekend I felt it was counter productive and it made more sense to find a better spot.
"BTW, I am finding that many frequency fights can be avoided by one of both stations shifting up or down as little as 100 Hz. It is a win win deal." Jim is absolutely right. I encroached on AA1K and
"It's easy for me. All I have to do is to outscore other "natives" like N9RV, N2IC, K5GN, K5TR, and N5RZ here in US-Central (huge grin)! Jim N3BB" OK Jim, now try and out-do those guys from 1000 mile
If you lived up here you'd probably feel the same way about 10 and 15 meters too :))) Everybody have a great Holiday season and see you all in the next one. 73 Steve K0SR ___________________________
Ward, I agree in pronciple with what you are saying, but...If I may quibble with you a little bit: Is DX contesting "wide open" to those who don't have Europe on their doorstep? Are domestic contests