I just started using RTTY last spring and have operated one contest using that mode. My mentor (W0BV) told me that RTTY operators are enthusiastic users of LOTW and from what I've seen he's right. Mo
KE3Q said: "Seriously, there are people who get on and make their first QSO ever and plenty who don't have any idea what section they're in. " I worked an N2 who gave me a perfect exchange, except fo
I have to admit that I have absolutely no idea what ARRL section Riverhead NY would be in so I don't know if that would be very useful. With all due appologies to the good folks in Riverhead, I'm no
Don't sell your self short Dave. Many's the time I winced and said "Ouch" when I tuned across your signal. You're LOUD up here. 73 Steve K0SR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contes
What an excellent obscure reference! That's even better than Bastuloland, Upper Volta or the Dahomey Republic. A cheap cigar to anyone who knows what Bechuanaland is called now. Ward you always make
"There are other indicators - like what is the frequency profile of the QSOs. For example, if the frequencies are jumping around instead of monotonic - it could be an indicator that something is up."
We need to upgrade the PC used at W0ZT's, so I've been following this thread with some interest. I just wonder why it seems so important to run XP. Given: - N1MM, DX4WIN, WL, etc. all are supported o
I think you can draw a distinction between information gleaned from "non-radio" sources versus "radio" sources, and when you did it. If DURING THE CONTEST you are getting information from some place
How would you determine if I'm taking a shot at Top Ten, by my score? That hardly seems fair. If I fall short of Top Ten, heck if I don't make Top Twenty, does that mean I'm a "casual contester"? Lo
Just to be clear...If OnTime minus Offtime equals 31, then I should be OK with the log checkers, right? I'm getting to old to think about seconds and stuff at 0830Z. 73 Steve K0SR ___________________
I'm astonished that the CQWW SSB and CQWW CW DX Contests don't make this list. 73 Steve K0SR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://l
If someone "steals your frequency" in a Sprint, that means they get to use it for a maximum of 2 QSO's, right? So either wait 30 seconds or move. This is pretty small potatoes compared to losing 1400
It doesn't work that way for everybody. At the top of the sunspot cycle (with an extended period of quiet geomagnetic conditions) 20 may stay open all night to DX locations. But after local sunset 2
This is an indication of over all conditions too. There were 10 or 12 hours last weekend where there wasn't much to do. Might sa well get some sleep! When we get out of this miserable sunspot minimum
Howdy, So far we've learned that 93% of the operators don't sit in the chair for the whole 48 hours. We've also had expert testimony that sitting there for two straight days isn't the necessarily the
Hi Ed, I'd fall on your list of top 40 scores, and I put in 35 hours. From my part of the world, there was essentially nothing to do from 0200Z to 1100Z. During those hours all frequencies above 80
This becomes even more complicated when you consider the sizes of the call areas. W7 and W0 are big. The propagation in Washington State bears little resemblance to Arizona. Same problem between Min
Why do all "technological innovations", "enhancements", "technical progess", and "new technologies" have to be so hideously expensive? Somewhere along the line we have to admit that it's going to be
So if the computer in your remote location needs to be re-booted, and you have someone local do that, are you operating assisted? Sorry, I couldn't resist.... 73 Steve K0SR __________________________
I don't know that this is necessarily a requirement. It's more important that the rules stipulate that you will be competing against other stations in the same geographic location as your remote sta