I am starting the log processing for the Stew Perry contest. If you are not on this list and can send an electronic log, please do so this week. You can send your Cabrillo log to tbdc@kkn.net. Put yo
Just a reminder that the NCJ Sprints coming up next month have a new log submission deadline - 7 days after the contest. For those who require more time, you should either start the process now, or a
I am not sure why it wouldn't be prudent to do that. Whenever I am a DX station running split on phone, I really appreciate it when people say my callsign. It gives me confidence that they are indeed
Okay - you know the CW Sprint is tomorrow. You know you have thought about operating, but weren't sure you could do it. And now you find out you CAN operate... but the guy who asked you to be on a te
The results of the 7th running of the Stew Perry Top Band Distance Challenge have just been published on the web. http://web.jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html The eighth running will be on December 27th/28th.
It would seem to me that adding enough information to make it clear where your QTH is couldn't possibly be illegal - and in fact would be a good thing for the contest in general. Yes, the FCC does a
Yes - W2SC did that. However, the log checking program isn't smart enough to do that. I know it seems simple enough, but this is an automated process that is done on 2000 logs. The program is writte
The results of the September CW Sprint are now on line. Go to www.ncjweb.com and click on CONTESTS and then RESULTS under SPRINT. Use the drop down menus to select the CW sprint for 2003 September. C
Let's see - W2SC had 9000 QSOs and had 9 QSOs wrongly toseed by the checking program - that is 0.1% - certainly significant. However, there are probaly 50 busted calls in this log that were not toss
Well, I see Neiger found some management book and put out some cool sounding words about contesting. And yes, N5TJ is an alien. And while the CQ WW DX SSB contest is fun if you are DX, or in one of t
First off - let's address a message from K5RC (or whatever his call is these days): Thanks for thinking of me as an icon Tom. I will attempt to avoid cliches like the plaque and search for viable alt
Okay - let's clear up any old business first. Rich, VE3IAY asks the following "nuts & bolts" question: Very good point Rich - and I think you are thinking correctly about your choice of radio. Using
Hello again W1YL/4 - Ellen White noticed a lapse in my memory in my last posting: "The only person licensed to use 6KW in California was Jack Riggs, who is now a silent key." And she is correct. Than
This will be a short secret - since it is the weekend. This has to do with how to find those rare mults (like VY1JA or that VO1 station). This typically isn't an issue if you are "cheating" and using
This posting will mostly answer some questions that I have received over the past few days. I will talk a little about bandmaps and checking your feedlines. Well, location has two elements - how well
I received a great question from Jay, K4OGG: Many people would quickly answer this as a waste of time. However, it might be a good thing to do in certain situations and perhaps is also a good thing t
First some mail from your readers: Puritanical? Well, perhaps. Since I am somewhat involved in the log checking process for the SS, I can certainly agree that we do check every single submitted log.
I am seeing a number of SS CW logs that all have the same format error. They are all using the N1MM logger. If you use this program, please check your Cabrillo log to make sure it looks right. It sho
Thanks to a diving catch by the NCJ publishing team, we were able make a last minute change to the CW Sprint date in February. The "formula" for coming up with the date placed it on Feb 15 UTC, which