Greetings from Newington all. Hope you all enjoyed a good contest this weekend. There are a couple of things in regards to the non-contest window on 10 Meters for the ARRL 10 Meter contest. Foremost
Sounds good on the surface Dan. BUT... 1) There are darned few weekends per year where these few novices (who dont like contesting) are burdened by the contest. Even fewer considering 10 meters close
band. While the intent is noble, practically, this doesn't work out. Are we now going to see a rule change in the ARRL DX SSB contest to this same thing? For that matter, during any phone contest are
(who considering Okay, Bill brought up another point that I forgot to mention in my previous e-mail. I heard lots of contest activity in the 'non-contest' window...and only 1, yes ONE, non-contest s
Bill- I am not a contester, but I do feel as you (and many others) do about this short-sighted rule. However, in following some of the threads about various rules, You should have seen that the conte
Bill has summed it up very nicely. The only word I would change is "show" for the word "advice". Let's face it, the ARRL appoints various committees by using hams known for their expertise in an area
I agree that the 10M window seems like a good idea but is hardly realistic. My question has to do with the enforcement. Here's me from home calling "cq contest from N6RO (or K1AR or K4ISV or N5RZ or
Nothing new about that at all. The CAC (Contest ADVISORY Committee) is not, was not intended to be, and never has been, a rule making committee. Similarly, the contest desk (N1ND, et. al) is not to b
Seasoned Greetings Fellow Static Smashers, I do firmly believe that the previous management at the contest branch broke it and the new management needs to fix it. The concept of Novice/Tech + types n