If I am operating ARRL DX contest at home I just work the handful of no-mult-no-point domestic guys to get them out of the way. Out of 2000+ QSO's, only two such cases this year, better than some pre
The last thing I would want is a pile up of USA calling me when I am listening for a weak DX signal. Answering one only encourages others to call. Ignoring them is not being rude or nasty. Doug "Thin
I'd like to add my .02 to this thread, as an observer. There certainly are two sides to the story. The folks running "big gun" stations on top band in the contest are out there trying to garner point
I appreciate all the replies and helpful advice. Since there will always be some that won't study the official rules (I promise I will from now on :-), here's what I think is the best solution. When
Hi all, As the person who did the majority of the running (and I use that word loosely given the conditions) on 160m at W3LPL this weekend, I think some explanation is in order. I did work a number o
This doesn't apply to the contest this past weekend, but each year in CQWW I am very grateful to the Zone 2 VE who answers my call even though he will get no points for the contact. 73 Roger VE3ZI __
I tried sending in slow cw 'only dx'. It didn't make any difference ... they still kept calling. Early in the contest I did log a few ... but after a while it became irritating. My logging program co
I was the topband operator at K3LR this weekend (loved every minute) and I echo Andrew's (at W3LPL) comments below - with the directive receive arrays it takes both of us a few seconds to find out wh
I am not picking on any one operator. But guys think about it. If you all start/continue working 0 point NA stations ... do you not think that it encourages these stations to continue this behaviour?