I agree that packet doesn't maximize your mults. Run this experiment ... Turn on packet and let it fill up your Band Map for an hour. Then, go to a band and tune from one end to the other, IDing eve
Rusty, W6OAT, wrote up the early Sprint history for the NCCC newsletter in August 2003. You can read it at http://www.nccc.cc/jug/jug03aug.pdf. 73, Ed - W0YK -- The world's top contesters battle it o
Not true. As soon as the K2 RIT control is moved (after a prior "clear" by the computer) it reverts to its actual offset as determined by the RIT control position. It is an analog control, not an en
There are three TS-950S radios: 1. TS-950S 2. TS-950S Digital 3. TS-950SDX Digital Radio 1 has no DSP and no hump. Radios 2 and 3 have the DSP module or "hump" on the bottom. The front panels of each
I'm not ticked off about it, but I certainly understand your frustration with the change. However, in thinking about the entire constituency of Sprinters, there are probably just as many, if not mor
You can resubmit your log as many times as you like and the last one is used. 73, Ed - W0YK -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland! THE OFFICIAL FILM of WRTC 2002 now on professional
And when we still can't find each other, we use the telephone. 73, Ed - W0YK (an inept NCCC member) _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com h
One purpose of line 5 is to assure that each station knows who they are working, rather than being cross-wired with an adjacent QSO. However, many of us trade-off this assurance for a shorter total Q
Thanks once again, Ken, for organizing this. I like your mod of the CQWW rules for the practice next week, for the reason you state. Not sure I can configure TR-Log to score it properly but that is a
Send your Cabrillo-format log to: 160meter@arrl.org. 73, Ed - W0YK _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailma
I just installed a two-port KVM cable (IO Gear brand) on two of my shack computers. It has worked flawlessly so far with no apparent RFI problems. I only use it to swap a single keyboard and trackbal
Today is the last day for submitting your RTTY Sprint log from last weekend. 73, Ed - W0YK _______________________________________________ RTTY mailing list RTTY@contesting.com http://lists.contestin
Does anyone know what the file format is for the Cross Check file in the WT4I Log Checker? Thanks, Ed - W0YK _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contest
Results for the March 2006 NA RTTY Sprint will be available on the NCJ web site once the server repair is completed, hopefully this weekend. The full article and results will be in the July-August is
NS is off this week due to IARU and the 4th of July holiday. 73, Ed - W0YK _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.co
There are no single mode categories in CQP, only mixed. There are plaques for "Most SSB QSOs" and "Most CW QSOs", but there is no requirement that the winner be single mode. So leave all contacts in
Be sure and join the NA RTTY Sprint this weekend for four hours of fast-paced RTTY fun. It's a great way to shake down your station ... and, your operating skill. Because every other QSO requires a Q
Those who diligently submitted your RTTY Sprint log just minutes after the contest was over this evening, were rewarded with a robot message saying you missed the log submittal deadline. The robot ha
Per the CQP web page, there is a log upload web page which is the preferred method for submitting logs. Alternatively, logs can be emailed to logs@cqp.org. 73, Ed - W0YK ref=http://spaces.live.com/sp
I agree with Dave's comments below with one enhancement. In the limited amount of RTTY contesting I've done, running both MMTTY (Standard Profile) and the Hal DXP-38, the outputs from the two decoder