I don't think anyone advocates operators NOT giving their calls frequently, but it seems the traffic on this reflector is from those operators on the calling side of the pileup who are oh, so inconve
Kelly is right: there should be some ack to TTT before moving to K1AR. The point was to illustrate moving on to the next guy w/o opening up a general QRZ, since that's what the thread is about, not n
One of the MOST frustrating things I noticed at 6Y1V were all the times I'd send "DL4?" and a hundred guys, none of whom had DL4 in their calls, or even anything close, and were nowhere close to Germ
I too at am a loss to follow the logic here. If you don't work him as a dupe and you did screw it up earlier in the log, you're still going to be penalized for that earlier screw-up. If you really di
logs, software to cross check and verify all data and calculate or recalculate the scores of all logs received. Why we still have to wait eleven months to know the definitive results? Because, comput
Hi all, Considering an amp to replace my homebrew 4-400s. I'd like something durable, not necessarily a California kilowatt and self-contained (no external HV PS). The more portable, the better. I ge
My two cents: While I wouldn't like to see all contests make logs public, any more than I would want to see all contests adopt SS-like exchanges or all contests adopt QTCs or QSY rules or any of the
If this is something that makes someone "really angry," I'd suggest a little perspective is in order. I try not to let anything with ham radio affect my blood pressure. A hobby isn't worth it. 73, ke
Since you aren't bound by any rules unless you enter, you can't be DQ'd if you don't enter. Arguing for the preservation of the presumption of innocence is not tantamount to being guilty, either. Cho
What if you held a protest and nobody knew? For any protest to have effect, there must be public knowledge of it or it gets swept under the rug. The whole point of a protest is to make a spectacle of
Hi all, I have some specific responses to Mike's question below: No. Sponsors want to receive as many logs as they can, from hard-core contesters AND casual contesters alike. Contests don't exist for
Hi Mark, While it is something that has not, as far as I know, been adhered to as a standard, a look at the ARRL rules, at least, shows that a QSO only takes place when the callsigns and exchange inf
I think Mike is on-target. To me, the question this raises is: Does the existence of a contest grant to sponsors the right to control the behaviour of everybody on the band? To me, the answer is abso
The problem becomes, however, when it's not clear cut: I am absolutely NOT going to interrogate any US ham that calls me between 14150 and 14200 to be sure they are extra class. Nor am I going to stu
Hi all, The world does not need more rules, and this rule does not need to be clarified. There are many reasons that the check or section associated with a particular callsign may not be stable from
Hi David, It is a common mistake of new operators to assume that the conditions they experience are shared by everyone else. In K2-land, you are blessed with conditions that aren't as drastically aff
To those who are demanding a literal interpretation of the rule regarding the check in SS: be careful what you wish for, you may get it. Consider this IS a rule that governs ARRL contests: 3. General
Hi, Should this really come as a surprise? The rules do state that you agree that you have operated in accordance with the rules of the licensing authority that has jurisdiction, which in this case i
Hi all, Seems to me that quoting the IARU bandplan doesn't answer Doug's question, which was about which countries specify 7040 as a lower limit in law. The WPX rule says "strongly encouraged", but d
These days, few countries regulate modes by frequency. Canadian amateurs can use any frequency on 40 for any mode. Band plans are not regulatory issues and most such band plans specifically state tha