Like the Stew Perry, the Makrothen is a great idea that lacks critical mass, thanks to failure of its sponsor to promote it. 15 QSOs per hour from a very good station doesn't cut it! I took a nap and
Jim, I agree with you. I think the problem is that too many contesters only participate in the big ones: ARRL, CQ and NAQP. Theres a lot of fun in the minor contests mostly non-US DX contests and the
BTW, note the following from W4CU in less than 3 hours. Stan, K4SBZ Makrothen RTTY Contest - 2019 Call: W4CU Operator(s): W4CU Station: W4CU Class: SO/Single Xcvr HP QTH: FL Operating Time (hrs): 2.8
I don't do very many RTTY contests, so certainly don't represent the majority of the digi-dudes you'll get replies from. However, I think I may represent many of us in the Northern hemisphere trying
Author: ko7ss--- via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 04:53:21 +0000 (UTC)
This is a great contest scoring format, who doesn't like 10K point Q's? Maybe the 3 separate time blocks are confusing to the casual op? The 24 hour Saturday 1200Z - Sunday 1200Z contests seem easier
Bill - KO7SS stated: "All of contesting is suffering from a relatively fixed number of participants, most of which can be worked quickly in a short time using CQing and clicking on bandmap spots. Thi