True, but remember that Grid Square and IOTA and similar information are submitted by the same person submitting the log. They are not automatically generated by LotW. So what's the difference if I i
Oh, c'mon. We've only seen ONE contest that may or may not have had a signifcantly significant use of the skimmer, and already there's complaints about it's use and non-use, and implications of boyco
Well Joe, I agree with you... But it's pretty obvious from some of the discussions/flamefests that we've seen lately (and before) on this (and other) subject(s), that there are many who would DISAGRE
Ditto! I noticed a little ways back that a certificate that I thought might be due me from a contest a few years back never made it's way to me. So, I sent an inquiry up to the Contest Branch to see
That's a heck of a presumption there. Mind telling us how you "know" this? Don't forget that once the ARRL announces the award that only contacts after that time will count. TNX & 73, Dave N0EOP "The
My apologies. I'd missed the original announcement and hadn't been aware that it included the line "Only those contacts made after the award's start date will be eligible." With that in mind... I wou
I can understand that not everything gets posted to the web at the same instant (comes from the day job, natch). That I can live with. It's these constant cuts in the printed published results (be th
If the bulk of revenue dollars from Amateur Radio commercial vendors comes from contesters... and spiralling costs are continued to be cited as one of the reasons that page counts in QST and other pu
A few years back, at Hamvention, I proposed to one of Sean KX9X's predecessors that the full contest results for each contest be included on the annual publication's CD. I was told "Great idea! We sh
Eric, With all due respect... "Contest Cheating has escalated." ??? That may or may not be true, but without supporting evidence, it is merely your opinion. I for one would appreciate evidence to sup
If I'm not doing anything wrong, why are you being nosy? I have never liked that argument. It always seems that someone says that when they're digging for something else, something that may not exist
Well... Are you saying that, next year after I win millions in the lottery and out of boredom start my own radio-related widget business... ... if I go to the advertising department of QST and offer
During the 1984 ARRL DX contest, I heard FG7CM calling CQ. Being this was my first time "solo," I called him, only to find that he wasn't in the contest. Still, he was kind enough to give me a QSO, w
I've been mulling this over the last few days, especially in view of several private comments I've gotten. (Had to do something besides listen to Eagles CD's on the 5 hour drive to DC, and back again
Eric, Are you saying that reporting to the 3830 reflector should become mandatory? Because otherwise, I don't understand what the problem is. 73, ron w3wn Umm, I looked over the CQ WW CW SOAB-LP resu
Did I just read that correctly? We should penalize people 5% of their score per week, not if they're late, but if they're not early enough? That, and the strong implication that if someone doesn't po
So Mark, let me see if I understand you... I happen to do well in a particular contest, end up with one of the top scores in my category. But for whatever reason, I didn't post... didn't voluntarily
Fair enough. Eric, it has happened to me in the past. I'm not a big gun due to my station limitations. I accept that. My goals in ARRL contests is usually the Section in my power category. There have
A certain contest committee person privately told me last month that he suspects that there's more cheating, but told me that he doesn't have the evidence to back up that suspicion and has no plans t
OK. Let me see if I understand this. Mark, buried down there in the reply, you state: "Therefore, it should be safe to assume the final standings should be pretty accurately reflected in the perlimin