HI Pete, We have done a similar analysis on the 6Y4A, 6Y2A, 4M7X logs (which were all M/M events, generating around 16-18,000 QSOs each CQ WW CW). Basically what we found was on any given contest, b
Kenny, Really interesting analysis. Now, take it off on a tangent. What is the average percentage of calls in each year's log that shows up in the published results? Certainly, you don't make it out
<< We have done a similar analysis on the 6Y4A, 6Y2A, 4M7X logs (which were all M/M events, generating around 16-18,000 QSOs each CQ WW CW). Kenny, Interesting comments. I'm curious how many 6 bander
John, In our logs, there is a fair amount of variability. For 6 banders to occur, conditions must be good on both 10m and 160m. When we first started looking at our logs in 1997 (6Y4A), 10m was not r
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copy of the >results. If I'm a casual contester and I don't subscribe to CQ, never even see the But how many of us subscribe to CQ only for the contest rules and results? 73, Pete N4ZR Contesting is!
The best way to identify a casual contester (really, really casual) is when he or she doesn't come up when you do a super check partial, using a recently updated data file. My impression is that 10-1
Jim, Sorry, I don't buy it. I've been a ham for 42 years and only been semi serious (can I be anything more than semi with 100 W and a multi band vertical?) contesting for 10 or 11 years. I submitted
results? I used to, until last month. Just let my CQ sub. drop after umpteen years. I was thinking of dropping it a few years ago, then found out about a magazine discounter in CA offering CQ for $8/
If enough of us do this, we can kiss the CQ contests good bye in the near future. In my opinion, this view is very short-sighted. Adding this cost to the total amount of money that most of us, who a
<snip> Bob, What does CQ provide for me? One issue per year which I read the contest results (CQWW CW). I don't care about the others. I do enjoy reading K1ASomething's column. That's about it for CQ
Hi, I also subscribe to CQ Magazine for its contest listings. I understand that it might not be good for all contesters to stop their subscriptions because that might cause CQ Magazine to experience
I really don't understand why people would be on this reflector, and then state that they are letting CQ magazine drop for $30 a year. For me, CQ and QST are like my annual support of NPR and the loc