I think what's really needed is for this issue to be discussed at clubs and at big stations. If the leaders come to agree that this practice is not useful then they need to communicate it down to the
Friends, John Thompson, W1BIH/PJ9JT, a CQ Contest Hall of Fame member, will be celebrating his 97th birthday in March. John is in a nursing home and the latest news is that he is not doing very well.
It is with great sadness that I pass along the news that John Thompson, W1BIH (aka PJ9JT) became a Silent Key on March 8. John was an ardent contester and DXer (390 confirmed) and a member of the CQ
The funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 27, at 11 a.m. at Trinity Episcopal Church, 220 Prospect Street, Torrington, with the Rev. Amy D. Welin officiating. There will be a reception followin
In the past I sent him IRC's. Pete, W1RM I know Monk Apollo qsl's direct only. How does he want return postage? IRC or $$...Anyone know? Tnx, Carol _______________________________________________ CQ-
Gene recruited me to operate from W4BVV back in the 1960's. It was my introduction to big-time contesting. I learned a lot from Gene and the BVV team. One of the many lessons he taught me was to "loo
I have a K3 and the KPA-500. It's a very nice little amp but at 500 watts I was getting pushed around all over the place. With my THP HL-1.5KFX, I run 800 watts and that makes a definite difference.
Perhaps it's time for the various contest committees to review their disqualification criteria and actions to up the penalty for certain flagrant violations to not only DQ the log but disqualify thos
You Are Invited to the CW Open The CW Open is 3 separate 4-hour CW contests. * Sept 1: 1200-1559Z; Sept 1: 2000-2359Z; Sept 2: 0400-0759 * Participate in 1, 2 or all 3 sessions * 160, 80, 40, 20, 15
Hank, Each section is considered a separate event so generate a separate Cabrillo file for each event you entered, then submit them one at a time using the submission page. Pete, W1RM I have three lo
Think back to when you first started in contesting. ARRL DX was fun. There were plenty of stations you could work because you had a modest station. You learned a lot and had fun doing it. You may eve
Back in the day when it was my privilege to serve on the CAC, we wrote the rule to definitively kill the octopus and any sort of time sharing. In those days, using two rigs on one band was not in the
Thanks for all the good work and pushing the contest (aka radio sport) ball down field! Good luck in your new position. 73, Pete, W1RM _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest maili