Was it my imagination, or were conditions downright terrible today (Sunday) in the contest? If 10 was open to EU for more than about an hour or so today, I'd be downright surprised... Wish now my bos
Hmmm. Interesting. 10 PM opening? On Sunday? Wouldn't that have been, oh, 0300 Z after the contest ended? It is unfortunate that my schedule only permitted me to operate Sunday morning and afternoon
It sounds like the wording of this rule may need tweaked to allow for modern technology. The spirit of the original rule & related rules, IMHO, was to restrict the operating station to one physical l
Keeping in mind that we never will anticipate the unintended consequences... (or else they'd be intended, right?) 1) DXCC status would be determined by the physical location of the station. 2) Multip
It's not just an east coast vs. midwest vs. left coast problem. There is nothing more frustrating than finally finding a frequency, while running a modest station, and having the Big Gun an hour up t
What a sad mind-set... It's OK to push someone around if they don't complain about it? BTW... I've noticed this in some recent state QSO parties and other smaller contests -- some non-participants ge
This is one morning I didn't need coffee to wake up. "Why is this so hard to understand?" In a few lines of pseudo-legalesee double-talk, you have justified every bit of unethical, unsportsmanlike co
In most of the smaller contests I've been in -- the ones that tend to be a lot more fun and have a lot less to do with inflating one's own ego -- it is not at all unusual for an op who needs to make
You're absolutely right... it's not to early to make plans for THE foremost* state QSO party. But it's SEVEN weeks away... Pennsylvania QSO Party, October 9 & 10. So once you warm up with the Left Co
You're absolutely right... it's not to early to make plans for THE foremost* state QSO party. But it's SEVEN weeks away... Pennsylvania QSO Party, October 9 & 10. So once you warm up with the Left Co
Gary, I think the short answer is that now that almost every US prefix possible is available (with the exception of the KP/NP/WP blocks from 6 thru 0, as I don't think any of the old old Palmyra KP6
Tom, I'm not sure where you're coming from. When I say that I'm not "serious" in a contest, that only means that I'm out there to hand out Q's, usually S&P, for the benefit of other operators. It's a
K1IR's post disappoints me. Why is any change blamed on ARRL HQ, why is it always bad, and why is always the ARRL which is at fault? Why is ARRL once again being blamed for the conniptions of the 200
1. I am not saying ARRL is always right. I am saying that ARRL is not automatically always in the wrong. I disagree with ARRL Leadership on many issues, and if you don't believe that, go look at the
Ron, You make an interesting point. Why does ARRL want to define a standard and determine the rules? Could it be because DXCC is their awards program? Where they "slow" to pick up the ball? I think t
Cormac, Good questions. Short answers: 1. For many years, the US FCC has not legally required us to keep a logbook -- and some don't. We are encouraged to do so but it's no longer a legal requirement
I believe this is the direction they're headed in with the implementation of the Cabrillo format, and ultimately with Logbook of the World (although that's not all LotW is going to do). 73, ron wn3va
Most of the cards I've been getting lately have either been filled out by hand, or the label has been either signed or stamped in some way to indicate "verified by" the QSL manager(s) and their assis
Tom, My experience was exactly the opposite -- I had a lot of DX stations (I stopped counting at 30) ask me to put them on the cluster. I had 2 or 3 that seemed perturbed when I declined -- one S5 st
I've just been asked by my club's Field Day chairman to serve on the computer/logging committee. First order of business is to decide on a logging program for this year. Two complications: 1) we have