When I operate at home as a Little Pistol, I don't use packet, skimmer, etc. Just me and my radio and I do mainly S&P. I do use computer logging but prefer to send with a keyer. I've gotten to operat
It seems to me most of the points made by the big gun stations are made by running stations. Correct me if I'm wrong. Skimmer is useless when running stations. Packet is useless when running stations
When you're QRP, everyone you work learns patience! I say this from almost 20 years experience as a QRP-Portable in VHF+ contests. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Con
I don't understand the motivation of cheaters, either. I have been a "little pistol" in many many contests, with no hope of winning anything. I've entered purely for enjoyment and to contribute a lit
If you don't want to operate during the full length of the contest, what does it matter what the actual length of the contest is? If you only want to operate on Saturday, then do just that, etc. If y
I just did the same. I was spotted by Skimmers three times during the ARRL DX CW contest. I was also entirely S&P during the contest. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-
Last year I participated in the ARRL CW DX contest from contest station K9CT. When there were openings to Asia, we beamed Asia. We had some JA runs early in the morning both mornings. I spent many ho
My understanding is that any external help you get outside of the contest period (before) is valid. You can make skeds before the contest by non-amateur means to your heart's delight. Just don't do i
I don't know the history of this, but for many years the convention for most of the world has been to sign (portable locator)/(callsign). The USA stands apart in this, as we sign (callsign)/(portable
Yes, but I guess it's the nature of the beast. Amateur radio contesting is an unusual "sport" in that it requires accurate logging of information from another. The only way to determine accuracy is t
On the microwave bands DX could be the next grid square or even 50 miles. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.
I thought I saw somewhere that in order to consider a QSO valid, you had to exchange callsigns and one other piece of information. The other piece of info can be anything. We typically exchange signa
I think my first participation in this contest came after the day of quotas. Please excuse me if this is a stupid question, but did the quota mean you could only work that many stations maximum in th
I was only in it for a microsecond. I only made 10K QSO's. I figured I lost so I didn't bother sending in a log. 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list
I forgot to mention that all my QSO's were using light, since I figured out how to modulate the sun. Since I was also using an ansible, I was able to work 4,763 different solar systems for multiplier
It's at the Hooters, 6851 Miller Lane, Dayton OH. It's along I-75. If you take the Benchwood/Wyse Road exit off 75, go west on Benchwood a block and then north on Miller Lane you can't miss it. It's
Well, I guess you have the actual rules and the spirit of the rules. For one thing, there are categories that are meant for entrants from home and allow operation from the mains. But the original ide
I didn't think FD was a contest, either. In fact, I'm not sure about now, but previous announcements for Field Day used to say you were supposed to send in "A list of stations worked." This did not r
Somehow we have to convince them that radio is MAGIC. I have always thought this and still do. It's not the fact that I can talk to someone in Russia which I could also do on a phone or Skype, it's t