I guess I won't be on after all. I better find a Dx contest hi! I agree it was an interesting read. I hope we make it past Dec 21, 2012 the end of the Myan calendar. Hal: Nice job, nice writing. Taki
Actually we will have more daylight hours this year on the first day which IMHO is a good thing. Daylight savings or standard time have no bearing on UTC as that time never changes. You can operate 2
Yes switch to N1MM it works great for Multi SS. can find mults. You will probably be able to alternate CQ's on Sunday. The other rig can also check for openings on the other bands especially 15 and 1
I agree 100 percent! When the contest is over it is over. Mike W0MU Art - K3KU asks: "What do you think?" I think most everyone should send in their log shortly after the contest. If you made a note
How could it count? It was not a valid exchange. Did people just guess at the check? During SS phone last weekend I heard a KP4 sending only his serial number and precedent. He didn't give a check or
Or add a couple of hundred to your number later in the contest? This has been done in the past. --Original Message-- From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:cq-contest-bounces@contesting.com]
Congrats Ed! Ed Muns, W0YK, Named CQ RTTY Contest Director (Hicksville, NY November 24, 2008) -- Ed Muns, W0YK, of Los Gatos, California, has been named Director of CQ magazine's radioteletype (RTTY)
I would like to thank Icom America for sponsoring this plaque! Took the post office about 25 day to let me know they had it. Mike W0MU _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest maili
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N6TR, Tree was one of the lead Cabrillo guys. I would email him directly. I am sure he would be happy to assist. If not he will shoot me. :) --Original Message-- From: cq-contest-bounces@contesting.c
So does this mean that 6Y1V will be DQed as the rules read that electric logs are required for high scoring entrants or did 6Y1V just not submit anything to CQ? If there is nothing to hide and you st
Not much point in hiding the strategy if your log is not considered for the final results. I have had a couple of private emails with Dave on this and I am not sure what the purpose of this protest r
Just to set things straight on the record, I do not believe that the operators at 6Y1V did anything wrong or has anything to hide. I am unclear of the real intent of the protest they are making. Not
I have used both Microsoft and Logitech wireless keyboards. I don't recall having any issues with rf. A downside of a 2.4GHz device is you may have conflicts if have house phones operating there.The
Yes that could be an issue. I have to believe there is a way around that but the last thing I would want to hassle with is that in the heat of battle. --Original Message-- From: cq-contest-bounces@co
I am all for publishing the date the log was received. I think it is a great idea! There are very few places in the world where there is no internet access. C'mon folks get those logs in. I would sup
I wonder how many paper logs are still submitted? Ah, but that is one of the problems Tom. Cabrillo is A standard. But not THE standard. I seem to recall a lot of shouting when Cabrillo was announced
Cheating and late log turn ins :) Seriously I don't think I can name just one thing that was responsible for my success. If I had to pick one I would say having exceptional teachers early on. K0RF, W
Randy and I had similar starts in Radio. I was also licensed at 13. I Spent countless hours on the radio and still managed to get good grades. I also started out with low dipoles on 40/15. Made a big
Scott, First of all here is initial replay to Tree and the reflector: {quote} I am all for publishing the date the log was received. I think it is a great idea! There are very few places in the world