No, I don't like this "interesting new rule" at all. It sets a very bad precedent. Now I may be at best a little fish in the proverbial pond, but at least at the "local" level (such as the WPA sectio
No, let's not stoop to that level. Remember the Klingon proverb: Revenge is a dish best served cold. So let's keep our tempers in check, no matter how much we are provoked, and look at this logically
I know there are a good many domestic & DX shacks available for rental for various contest and other operations... but this one sure made me do a double-take. My club (and I suspect others) received
I was wondering when someone would bring this up. Let me make this perfectly clear... I have NO problem with people renting out contest shacks. Heck, if you have the money to build a super shack, be
Oh, that's any easy one to answer, Barry. The Pa QSO Party was originally in September, so there was no conflict. The date was changed back in the late '70's when the ARRL re-aligned the dates for th
And THAT is the heart of the problem, IMHO. There is no way to determine if the Packet Cheerleaders have been organized in advance by the station(s) in question, or if they just decided to do it on t
Huh? I'm not sure how this "solution" relates to the problem under discussion. And based on what little I know of the many versions of software out there, I doubt if this is feasible, even it it were
I don't think it's quite that simple... or for that matter, that complicated. Considering the number of contesters currently submitting electronic logs, or using logging programs to generate their pa
I think it's a shame that the line scores weren't moved to NCJ. And if the reasoning behind that was the same... ie the lack of enough advertisers to justify the additional pages... then someone may
Ward (et al), I would think at least part of your idea would be very easy to implement. Just add a new line to the outputted Cabrillo file format. Call it something like "Send Results To:" (yes, I kn
Lee, I agree with you in principle; that is, the line scores belong in QST, should never have been taken out, and should be returned. But, considering that I don't think those options are viable at p
If anyone can help Dan out with his information quest, please reply direct to him at kb3hvn@verizon.net. Thanks! 73, ron wn3vaw QSO with _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mai
Felipe, Sorry to hear about this, but there's a simple solution. Wait one week. Then operate in the 48th Annual PENNSYLVANIA QSO Party. KP4 IS a multiplier in PaQP, and it's always a tough one to wor
Well, since no one from the sponsor appears to be making a "formal" announcement to the list... The 48th Annual Pennsylvania QSO Party is this weekend, October 8 & 9. [Yes, 48th -- it's one of the "g
Gentlefolk, The recent, various discussions amongst the gathering on packett use/abuse, cheating, and "competing in the daylight" have been interesting and even informative. But... before you big-gun
Pete, I think you may have put your finger on the crux of the problem. In your scenario -- when a casual operator sends (what appears to be) the wrong zone, sends this same to all worked, and decline
The US government first issued licenses in 1912. Therefore, any check earlier than "12" should indicate a "20xx" date of issuance. Won't be a major problem until after the 2011 contest. Though as a p
True story... Many, many, many moons ago, when Claudia WB3L upgraded to Advanced and applied for a 2x2, the FCC gave her KC3FU. She sent the ticket back, saying that there was no way that she could g
I remember working, in a contest years ago, a station id'ing -- with reverb yet -- as "W 2 X Rated" Don't know if they ever got a QSL card, but I've always wondered if it came close to the infamous N