A comment deadline of May 30 and final rules announcement of June 1 doesn't allow much time. K1TN -- The CQ WW Contest Committee is pleased to provide a preview of the rules for the 2015 CQ WW DX Con
I will voice my opinion that "e.. Top scorers are required to submit logs with accurate frequencies." is not warranted, and is an an undue burden to those of us that like to dust off the "C" line or
If you want to use a C-line there is no reason you couldn't manually enter the frequency of each qso. That is probably accurate enough. Yes, it is an inconvenience, but for example so is changing ban
Let's be realistic. Those dusting off the old "C" line are unlikely to be a top scorer. :) 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.c
I am gong to read between the lines, and I will be the first to admit this is a guess on my part. This is aimed at folks with TOP 10 World scores. Not the "Boy and his radio" class entrant. By having
Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 21 May 2015 15:48:10 -0400
I remember when Chip Margelli, K7JA visited me in the Virgin Islands bringing along his FT-101EE. Using my call running 100 watts Chip won first place in both ARRL Phone and CW sweepstakes the same y
Have you ever tried entering the freq? Not hard I'll grant you but a real rate killer if you are doing S&P. I did it for a CWT contest once when a USB to serial convertor failed for the radio. Rememb
May everyone understand the underlying truth of what you say. Order of priorities to maximize contest score: 1. location; 2. antennas; 3. operator; and only then, 4. equipment. IMHO, one could use an
Hi Entering the frequency donīt work. In the cabrillo will appear the default frequency, for example 14000, instead you type 14027 in the logging software, for example N1MM Some years ago I had a fai
Occasionally (certainly doesn't happen very often, I'll say that) when a couple of the superstations in our area are not QRV, some of us in the Maritimes have had totally surprise wins in certain con
"Diddly-squat" That's how much resources are required to record a contest. http://www.hamradiomap.com/qsorder/ QSORecorder works with N1MM, and records the content of every completed QSO -- storing a
If we are going to start requiring recordings. Why not wattmeters that write the peak value every 30 seconds or so to a disk with cameras that watch that the meters are hooked up to the very last coa
Yan's comments about the object of sound recordings being available seemed well thought out to me. He recognizes although it is not fool proof it is a step in the right direction. Two others have pos
I realize some of this is reaction to the TO7A events. On the one hand we talk about trying to encourage new contesters but in this thread we are suggesting possibly more equipment or equipment capab
The problem with these rules changes is this: There are already lots of questions about what the rule really means and how it is expected to be carried out and by whom. How do I know if I am going to
Hi Larry, These requirement will in practice be enforced only for "top scorers". I think neither "newcomers with cheap stations" or "oldtimers with boat anchors" will qualify for top scores. It's my
Probably true Yan but as Mike (W0MU) pointed out how will I know in advance that I might be in the top 10 in some category and therefore might need to provide a recording? My granddaughter is a ham b
One of the bonus that I took from past management of the WPX and CQWW was very little changes to the rules. Often I used that as a guide for VK contest managers. It appears that this is no longer the
Hi Larry, Well, if you took the time (and money) to build a competitive station, to study the rules enough to know there is need for recording, to talk about this with me and the other fellows, and,
"I will be changing my station to include that capability should I ever be fortunate enough to have a high enough score to attract their interest." I am not picking on Kevan with my reply - but I hav