Pete, I think the innovators of Skimmer and RBN and the like have mucked up my beloved ham radio contesting so far that I, formerly an avid contester and high scorer, have a new strategy. I work my f
Charly, While I can understand your dismay over the way things have developed, not submitting a log serves no purpose. It becomes a non-event. If anything, submit your log as a CHECKLOG as a protest.
And therefore you LIKE being THE REASON THE WRONG STATION WON THE CONTEST? Because his error in copying your exchange, that would have been caught in the log checking and would have reduced his final
somewhere on the internet is a group called the "single digit contest club" where you work one and only one contact..........and send your log in! i guess you could work up to 9 contacts and still be
I got a certificate from the Hawaii QSO Party last year for winning the 3rd Call Area, Digital-only category with 1 QSO! 73, Paul, N8HM _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mail
That's a huge stretch! I've casually exchanged Q's in scores of contests over the years where I've not sent in a log. Do ya think I'm the cause of the wrong guy winning all those tests? 73, de Hans,
I am with Charley on this one. I often operate in contests just for the fun of it, and don't submit any log. Those who try and intimidate me to send a log are wasting their time. My reason ... contes
I agree with W5OV. You need to at least send in the log as a checklog. This way the contest sponsors get more of the valid QSOs for log checking. Your checklog is never disclosed to anyone but the lo
Charly: I look at it this way. I operate the way I choose. Personally, I choose to operate with what many would consider a "boat anchor" (Drake TR-5 or TR-7) cranked down to 5 watts, and have a "clou