While I sympathize with the perception the points were unfairly dinged (who knows, maybe they were), I think this highlights a tweak that could be made to the system rather than a resounding condemna
I think Mark's right about this. Olympic athletes get no say in how drug tests are performed. They do, however, have a right to a full understanding of how the tests work. That's what the contest com
Hey wait a minute, this contest already exists. I think it's run on or about the first day of April each year. And I think Slug No.1 always wins. And I think there's a big bonus for QRT class. 73, ke
Just because a rule may be unenforceable doesn't mean it has no value. Many rules are completely unenforceable yet are valued by honorable operators as guidelines to operating in an ethical manner. (
One fellow asked why recording a contest is so bad. I'm not sure it's "so bad," but I have a few reasons to dislike the practice. I don't mean to disparage anybody, but... To me, contesting is to Ama
Hi Jim, The things I like about the shack being below grade is a lack of exterior noise and a lack of exterior light. The things I don't like about the basement is a lack of exterior noise and a lack
Hi all, OK, so now that I have two radios and two antennas, as does my partner in crime, what does WX0B do? Discontinue the SO2R Master, of course! (no hard feelings Jay). What else is out there? We
I think this touches on an interesting topic: is any one station EVER worth the amount of time it will take to figure out who the non-IDing guy is? Take WW, for instance: 40 zones, 300-some countries
It's interesting the issues that seem ripe for protest. To me, 59(9) probably leads the ranks of the most trivial of items to protest. Wastes time? Yes, but it wastes time for everybody equally (or i
Hello again, As with the last two years, I will again be authoring the writeup for Phone SS for QST. To make this as interesting as we can, I need your help. Please, at least a few of you have someon
Hi all, Funny, in the 20 years I've been doing SS, nobody has ever raised this issue before. Here's my guess why: it just doesn't really matter. Why does ARRL specify the last two numbers of the lice
Well, wasn't that a disaster? Sheesh, now we know how Jay feels. One-way prop seemed to dominate the weekend from here. It was only till late Sunday that things started to open up. There was no 15 an
To me, anything that is NOT part of the exchange is a bad thing. Particularly during bad QRM. So "Please copy" and "check" could easily be confused as part of the exchange, and perhaps "4 M XY4XYZ 89
Hi Hans, Generous of you to want to ward off an infraction notice, but I'm not sure why it's much of an issue. Granted, I could just work the guy and not have to worry about band edge concerns, but I
Because it's the most damned fun SS will ever be? Sure, it's not for everyone, but don't begrudge someone who obviously so enjoys it that he has that weekend booked for the foreseeable future. And do
Good thing the operation of WP3R is private and not a democracy! The problem with success is someone always tries to shoot you down. Go get 'em Rich, and let loose the dogs of war! Funny, what would
Hi, I have to side with TTT on this one. People have to understand that not everybody in a contest has the same propagation as they: a G on 75 is pretty mundane for an east coaster. A G on 75 can be
People may need to be more careful, but the truth is this: if a station using computer logging wants to work what you believe is a dupe, then you aren't in their log for the first QSO. Ergo, work 'em