Author: Bill via CQ-Contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 01:28:46 +0000 (UTC)
Looks grim. How to keep the fun going? CQWW: Time to let the member states of the USA work each other for points just like the member states of the EU now work each other for points. WPX: 1 point for
The sky is not falling. I am still working stuff on 10 meters. The low bands are good. Maybe people will get on 6 meters where there is a surprising amount of DX. Chuck W5PR _________________________
Could not agree more. I've worked almost 260 DXCC and 1500 Challenge Points with 500W and a dipole since I returned to ham radio less than three years ago. The trick is to simply ignore the spot coun
GM Bill I hope we do not have 3 more years of no sunspots! 73 BoB WA1FCN CQWW: Time to let the member states of the USA work each other for points just like the member states
And I haven't turned my radio on in the last year except for CQWW and ARRL DX CW contests... Barry W2UP The trick is to simply ignore the spot count. 73, Björn SM7IUN Den lör 23 mars 2019 kl 14:31 sk
Bill, You have made other statements about the demise of contesting. It's not happening. For example, 2900 QSO's from New Mexico in ARRL DX CW a few weekends ago. No sunspots. Great fun. 73, Steve, N
Agreed, I am having more fun contesting now than ever. 73 - Mark N5OT You have made other statements about the demise of contesting. It's not happening. For example, 2900 QSO's from New Mexico in ARR
Time to book a trip to the Caribbean :) It's always good there! Jeff KU8E I am having more fun contesting now than ever. 73 - Mark N5OT You have made other statements about the demise of contesting.
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The sun may be overrated. Maybe if we burn more fossil fuels shortwave radio conditions will improve. K1TN _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contestin
The guys who are still seeing propagation on the "UHF" bands like 15 and 10 meters all live in the southern tier of states. Up here 10 meters is dead and gone and won't be useful for years. 73 Steve