Wrong. This practice, while seemingly streamlining everything, can backfire and cause more requests for repeats. Send the whole call every time so the other guy knows you got the whole call. Bob Nau
Ev, Anyone can operate as they see fit today. There is no requirement for an operator to operate in a manner that aligns with any specific operating category. For example, you could operate several r
My dear brethren (and the all too few "sistren"): I would like to suggest that no one should comment further on this subject unless they actually operated a DX contest as a winning multi-multi (or an
Sadly, The company that made the VBI-360 rotor indicator is out of business. Does anyone know where the knowledge went that produced these things? They're the Great Circle map in a frame with LEDs ar
While I don't have any objection to the addition of these categories to the contest, I just wanted to point out that there is no restriction on single band entries from making QSOs on other bands - a
What Bruce says is correct. On what basis are you challenging his statement? Contest rules do not allow for remote receiver sites. ARRL: All transmitters and receivers must be located within a 500-me
Bruce, I would suggest that the NAQP consider adding a reference to the ARRL General Rules as applying to NAQP as well. Several potential loopholes might be closed just by doing that. 73, Bob W5OV My
OK Mal, I see you added the reflector back into this discussion. That's fine. Your non-NAQP point about W6RJ is what seemed to open the door to a more generalized discussion since he was not in the N
Larry, I heard some traffic being passed last night on 3935, 3900, and 3873 into and out of parts of Louisiana and Mississippi. Apparently, some local phone service is available, but long distance is
TG0FRACAP is the longest one I recall. Not counting portable indicators (VE3/WB2ABC or WB2ABC/VE3) or Rover indicators (WB2ABC/R), what are the longest possible callsigns in probable existance today?
"It is easy to see that Packet-Cluster cheating is rampant and is a real threat to honest contesting." Please give one or more example call signs of winning or highly ranked operations that have chea
"I received 17, yes 17, private emails asking me to name names. Well for obvious reasons I am not going to do that but I wanted to respond publicly to at least this one, because I found it interestin
because it would start an ugly name-calling mess. It would completely move the focus from the problem to individuals. My goal was/is to hilite the problem and hopefully find an equitable solution not
Mal, If I understand you correctly, you assume that someone is cheating if they work you after you were spotted? How far after a spot do you extend that belief? Is it a "within x minutes after a pack
Hold it! inhibit the reception of spots while allowing one to make spots?" W0MU asked this question - not me! Bob W5OV _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Conte
more because it's not going to happen under any circumstances. < Mal, With all due respect, if you make a claim that there is rampant cheating, and cannot back it up, I think it is reasonable for one
"Mal never said that he could or would conclude that any particular station was cheating. He merely said that the number of stations submitting logs as unassisted who worked him during periods immedi
Response from K3EST: Hello Art, Your question is a good one. The CQ WW contest uses several sources for determining multipliers. Country multipliers are determined by DXCC + additional WAE countries.
Despite the recent furor about UA9(S,T,W) zones, and other even less important frenzied debates, we in ham radio, and in contesting have a serious problem. It has been discussed before, and I think w
time? Of course not. However, if we got even a fraction of a percent of them, we would be way better off. Yes I do get the idea. Bill - please don't take this the wrong way, but continuing to list re