Thanks to all that responded for the suggestions. It turns out that the W5XD Multi-keyer is the culprit. If I hook the rig directly to any of the USB to Serial Port devices I've now tried, there is n
The title of my prior post about my noise problem connecting a laptop through a w5XD Multi-keyer to a K3 was worded so badly that I can only apologize to Wayne, W5XD for using poor judgment. I have t
I have some #77 ferrite cores that I want to use with cables that have large connectors on each end. Does the ferrite do its job if I make a "U" in the middle of the cable and loop the "U" through th
I have a 40 meter Russian made bandpass filter (BPF-7 Luxury, Continuous Power 200 W, Peak Power 400 W) that was used in WRTC, but is bad - 2:1+ SWR across the band. It was probably bad at WRTC, but
The filter has been adopted. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-co
A finger piece for my N2DAN paddle cracked. Any suggestions for a source for a replacement? 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co
Actually, these new rules make a lot of sense. The requirements are minimally intrusive. Much less so than a referee in the shack. What serious competitor doesn't use computer logging? What serious c
I must stand corrected. From a few posts to the reflector and a couple directly to me, there are serious contesters who don't use CAT control. I apologize to those I offended. However, apparently, th
Just heard an ad for this on the radio, commercial radio. Yup, real website, Cheaterville.com. Maybe we could ask them to add a Contester category. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _____________________________
Randy has hit the nail on the head when he states "what should be the definition of a club for the purposes of contest club competition" if not distance in light of the fact that the internet has cha
I've just completed listening to my recording of the errors in my log flagged by the CQWW CW 2010 Log Checking Report. My conclusion is the LCR software and reviewers do a great job. Not surprisingly
The ONLY way to prove illegal power is to be in the shack, or be in the near field of the station with a measuring device. If this is done by a member of the CQWW committee nothing more need be done.
"But there is no reason a rule couldn't be drafted to outlaw amps capable of much more than legal power being present during the contest or even at any period of time prior to the contest. Proving th
My customized SCP contains calls that have been marked as bad calls in my CQWW CW UBNs over the past 6 years. I notate those with a /BB suffix. I had 3 stations call me this past weekend that had bee
"Where the RF emanates only makes conclusive sense on placing a station's QTH for contests." EXACTLY!!! "we could clobber any W0 station in Colorado by operating a remote on the east coast in most CQ
CQ Magazine, June, 2012, Page 91: "Contacts with a remote base station are valid for all CQ contest and award purposes. Award applications by a remote base operator are permitted only if both the sta
Bob Cox, K3EST, has confirmed that this rule does NOT superceed the existing CQ contest rules. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest
Hi Gerry, Apparently the CQ Awards Committee and the CQ Contest Committee have conflicting rules regarding remote operations. Apparently this is OK with the Editorial Committee. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT
Is there a CQWW score database like there is for WPX? 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.c
Hans stated "While every contester, in his own mind, is a "top contester," 99% of those top contesters know that realistically they are not going to be in the world top 10 in CQWW. If a contester thi