Hilarious. One of the better April 1 postings I've seen. Thanks Paul. -- Original Message -- From: "Paul J. Piercey" <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com> To: "'CQ-Contest'" <cq-contest@contesting.com> Sent: Sun
I guess that's the wonderful thing about ham radio: if you don't like contesting, go play satellites. If you don't like satellites, go play ATV (or SSTV). If you don't like HF, work on VHF DXing. Si
This is the beauty of TR's interface: you do not enter exchange data in individual fields, you simply enter the exchange in one field and the software figures it out. If you do not enter any RST, it
I'm with both Bills on this one. As long as there is only one site, and the operator is only claiming the site of the actual RF generation as his location (a VE4 operating remotely to a KP4 site must
Even today, anyone who has progressed beyond the shack on a belt level needs to understand how to connect a microphone and antenna to a radio - and determine if the antenna is for the correct frequen
Hi Jeff, Considering sprints are hard enough as it is without a second radio, I agree with most of what you're saying. However, in the interests of understanding this thread, I looked up the Special
So, we just tell everybody who can't find a spot to turn off the radio and come back later??? There is no easy answer, particularly when all countries of the world don't get the same allocations. We
Hi all, $100 OBO. Kelly ve4xt _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
It's now 20:03 UTC and there are a bunch of guys on 20 meters working SS QSOs. Considering the rules clearly state the contest starts at 21:00 UTC, where does this leave them? Where does it leave the
I propose we accept the opinion of the ONLY ENTITY THAT MATTERS HERE, and that is the contest sponsor. It's their contest, they get to interpret the rules, and explain them to us, as they see fit: T
QSO, especially on CW? In this case, to me, at least, it's pretty clear: I don't send my callsign (a de facto QRZ?) until I am as sure as I am going to be that I copied it correctly and am ready for
It's not like the contest log checkers arbitrarily decide what they THINK the zone should be. Firstly, if someone from VE2 Zone 5 actually went to the time and effort to set up an operation in Zone 2
Hi all, For reasons that will be immediately obvious when you see the likely results, Steve, N2IC and I will be trading places this year on writing the SS report for QST. He'll do phone, I'll do CW.
You beat me. I'm up to about 367... 367 minutes of listening to dead band, that is... 73, kelly ve4xt -- Original Message -- From: "David Robbins K1TTT" <k1ttt@arrl.net> To: <CQ-Contest@CONTESTING.CO
The 10 meter contest is fine. It's the sunspots that need renewing! 73, kelly ve4xt _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.cont
I certainly don't disagree with any of the sentiment expressed by George or anyone else advocating the continuation of an 'unassisted' class. I do, however, note with interest two contradictory senti
This would certainly solve the problem of cheating, however... There are classes where it is legal to use spotting for contests. Also, these clusters don't serve contesters exclusively. A large part
Ron's infuriation is well grounded. It's that kind of "everybody's a cheat" crap that's going to be the end of contesting. Is that what we want? 73, Kelly Ve4xt Considering the number of comments on
It seems to me that some of the cures suggested for cheating are worse than the disease. Contest software that self-destructs? Is this Mission Impossible? Clandestine receiving stations around the wo
Going to the source, at least of ARRL rules, reveals that most people here are getting it entirely wrong. Namely: 2.1.Single Operator: One person performs all transmitting, receiving, and logging fun