While this sounds good in theory, please keep in mind that Ontario is a VERY large province. Personally, I know I have no hope of making it to the WRTC, and congrats to Jim Roberts who hails from the
This is actually a very good start. One other thing I would have is that there can be many qualifiers - perhaps even several hundred. Once the "short list" is established, there needs to be another c
Before we get too excited about this, please look at the date.... _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman
Part of it seems to have been missed over the years. My understanding was that the 807 was a very popular tube with hams, and as the reference pointed out, tubes are bottles... I suspect the 807 must
My take on this is as follows: Contesting, by its very nature, requires that participants support each other to some extent. For example, I could try and "hurt" a fellow contester by not contacting h
In looking at the rules for the CQWW, it seems to be very clear: A.Single Operator Categories: Single band or all band; only one signal is allow at any one time; the operator may change bands at any
By using a spotting network, you are being assisted in finding stations (multipliers) that you want/need to work. This gives you an advantage over a person who is not being assisted in finding statio
Perhaps we do agree (which would be great), but what got me going was this: When I saw this, I went back and checked the rules.? Clearly, the use of a spotting network (even in a passive mode) places
I think you finally hit the nail on the head!? Being good at SO2R means you have spent a LOT of time with your radio(s) getting to that point - something that a "single radio contester just getting
Hi Lee First off, I dont think there is a book on SO2R, and no, I didnt write it. I have been away from ham radio and contesting for a number of years, and upon returning was hit with all this talk o
Hi Paul There is a category for this already - Multi-Single. The rules are a bit different than for single op - you can have several ops, run the whole contest period, and there are some changes rega
Hi Hans Some contests have a "Tribander?and Wires" class - perhaps adding this class to other contests would fill the need for the average ham who lives on a city lot with one tower and a tribander.