Same "everything" as prior post, except now for EUR M/M. Same conclusion, but to a different degree. Trend line formula is approx y=251x + 1430. Remember, that there is an incentive for EU's to work
That's a PERFECT example of the problem with current contest scoring rules. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists
bands...to a much greater degree than for USA types to work each other (one zone and done). Just imagine ... if the ARRL DX Contest counted U.S. states and Canadian provinces as multipliers for U.S.
Every change to a rule has an opposite reaction... Offering USA multipliers to USA stations would mean you (USA) would concentrate on a clean sweep and not chase DX - we have enough trouble getting U
Trent, The first two words of my post were "Just imagine." It was a thought experiment, nothing more. I am old enough, just barely, to remember when the ARRL International DX Competition had QSO quot
Author: KB8N via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 16:09:38 -0500
Amen. I had a two year assignment to Europe in the early 90s, where I held the call DA1AM. Let me tell you, the adrenalin rush from an almost inexhaustable number of multipliers on the low bands made
or to help level things out at least the ten districts, then it's really close to Canada. Joe WB9SBD Sig The Original Rolling Ball Clock Idle Tyme Idle-Tyme.com http://www.idle-tyme.com On 12/23/2015
There is a reason why CQWW and ARRL DX are uniquely fun based on the format. There seems to be a constant theme of trying to have a global - all band contest with the CQ WW 160 or ARRL 10 Meter forma
nearby, if anyone bothers to get on, and a couple hi power JAs. OOOOOOOH pins and needles. 0000Z is 7AM in my shack, just when dawn wipes out the JA run and leaves me with a quiet lunch looking at t
From: brian coyne <g4odv@yahoo.co.uk> To: Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@gmail.com> Sent: Thursday, 24 December 2015, 14:35 Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW popularity from EUR Perspective: data Charley - it
7AM is the time to go for sleep in Europe during the ARRL DX contest as well. The bands donīt open before for us to run W/VE. 73 Peter --Original Message-- From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces
Hi Peter, While 7 a.m. in Europe may be a good time to sleep, it doesn't follow that there is no propagation from Europe to USA after 7 a.m. 40 meters usually remains open for at least a few hours af