They ask. That doesn't mean that the would-be spotters will listen. Why couldn't a DX operator just request that no spots be posted for them if they don't wish to be spotted. Seems like it shouldn't
Progressive. Sequential. Incremental. Consecutive. I should think the intention, obviously, is that you start with 1 for the first QSO, 2 for the second, 3 for the 3rd, and so on. Such a simple conce
Thank you, but when I invite K3AIR over, I'd like him to help operate the radio, not bill me to explain the nuances of the rules to me. Maybe it's just me being old and cranky, but I have to wonder..
Yes! < snip > Do non-contesters complain about the sun when a Class-X solar flare wipes out the spectrum for an hour or so? 73, Zack W9SZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest ma
Keep in mind that it tends to be the same handful of people complaining. If they're not complaining about contesting, they're complaining about ragchewers and dx'ers interfering with their nets. That
So the ultimate purpose of the Reverse Beacon Network is... to replace the Cluster system? Never mind that it provides a new passive and difficult to detect tool for those who wish to cheat by using
There is a big difference in using technology or using technology wisely. Asking "why" we need something like this "new cluster" via the RBN, and being told "because it is there" or "it's new so shut
The Murgas ARC used to use K3 Yellow Toilet Lid. Unmistakable! However, they switched to Yellow Traffic Light because some PC busybody took offense. Uniformity in phonetics is admirable, but is there
Like so many things... Most contesters are born that way. To become good or great contesters, they have to refine & hone & practice what skills they were born with. So the answer to the question "Are
IMHO... If the station doesn't send in a log, then the log checkers should give the stations who did send one in the benefit of the doubt. Even in cases where the wrong exchange (zone, state, whateve
Why do you need to be so nosy that you demand to see my logs without cause? "Many contesters, including me, have allowed our CQ subscriptions to expire because of CQs' decision to release our logs to
That may well be, but FORCING someone else to share their "secrets" is the very antithesis of healthy. Of those operators who believe there is value in reviewing past logs, some hold the view that "s
You say you find it "interesting." I say that you're being nosy and that that is insufficient cause to invade my privacy. And regarding "reality" television's alleged popularity -- most of the people
But those people CHOSE to answer your questions, they were not FORCED to do it. Mandating public Open Logs is forcing me to do so, without any choice whatsoever on my part. I don't have a problem bei
Paul, You bring up an interesting point. If there are no "secrets" left (W2LC's very interesting post notwithstanding), then why is there such a push to mandate Open Logs? The only reason I seem to s
How do you know what someone is supposed to send? Seriously? That issue aside... and frankly, I agree that you copy what was sent, even if it disagrees with what you (or the computer logging program)
Doug, I sure hope you're being facetious. Because if you're not, and someone seriously thinks that this is the direction that "Radio Sport" needs to go in, count me out. Personally, due to some last
This is really all academic. The genie is out of the bottle. There is no practical way to prevent spotting of WRTC stations by someone determined to do so. Without even touching on Skimmer and the Re
The same way you get to Carnegie Hall. "Practice, practice, practice" 73 It's a waste of time. When I hear my callsign, it usually means the important bit is next - and in CQWW there's nothing to lis
So does this mean nobody is allowed to discuss the possibility? The 19th annual Saturday night Contest Dinner, Contest University and the Contest Super Suites are confirmed at the Crowne Plaza for 20