Yup, in theory, if my country has no power limit for amateur radio operations, I can use whatever power I want. Now, as a practical matter, how many countries have no power limit for amateur radio op
I haven't seen mention of this before, but in the August, 2015 CQ Magazine "Ham Radio News" on page 3 there is an item indicating the CQWW committee will be reviewing the past four years of results f
I describe contesting as playing a game of chess while running a marathon. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http
I record contests using the built in recorder in Writelog. Using the 8khz, stereo, 16 bit codec, the quality for both phone and cw is very good and 48 hours takes up under 5 gigs. I can burn all 48 h
Does the gauge of radial wire on the ground make much difference in performance of the ground system. I have a reel of 1000' of 12 conductor telephone wire. Each conductor is very thin, but that is 1
Hi Doug, And when I remote my PEI station, how will you know when I'm actually there or sitting at my home QTH remoting? 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Conte
Hi Tim, The exchange consists of the following five items: 1. Number - Consecutive serial number beginning with number one. 2. Precedence - a single letter, either Q (if you are running under 5 watts
Please DO NOT start your exchange with "Please Copy." If you are the CQing station, start with just the call of who you are coming back with and "You're Number ." If you are responding to the CQing s
W0MU hit the nail on the head. The key is the difference between an "aid" and "assistance." IMHO, computers, keyers, voice keyers, contest loggers, SCP, code readers and in house skimmers are all aid
With regard to category shopping, a few years ago in SS I was missing NT for the sweep, so with less than an hour left in the contest, I turned on packet. Even though I sent class B throughout the co
Hi Jim, Requiring a submission within 10 minutes, or even a few hours, after the contest is not a good idea for a few reasons: 1. The operator is tired at the end of the contest and there is more lik
Gee, for the last 20 years or so I thought I was a "serious contester." I've never heard of a "serious contester" reflector. I guess that means I'm not SO serious. How do I get to be Chosen? 73, Ken,
I listen to my recordings when I get my UBN. Typically, 10% - 15% of my uniques are good calls. A few guys can't send their own calls. What really bothers me is that the log checking software dings m
In response to my earlier post, Doug, KR2Q, provided me with my unique list from the 2015 CQWW CW UBN. There were 26 calls on the list. After listening to my recording, I can report that ALL except o
Hi Ed, No, I will not agree to only operate in the U. S. phone band. The ability to operate outside the U. S. phone band is one reason I chose PEI for my station. It is not an unfair advantage. It is
Hi Jim, "Any ham who decides where to live solely on the basis of ham radio contesting is a narrow fool who needs to get a life. And contesting rules that benefit only those with the dollars or the n
Hi Jim, Of course the West coast isn't going to come close to the East coast in a DX contest. Europe is the hotbed of activity, has many multipliers and it is open to the East coast much much much lo
Great! Finally! After all these years of cheating and losing anyway, there is now a category I can win! Thanks Doug. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
The concept of the additional penalty is to put a premium on accuracy and a detriment to "guessing." 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-C