That is a bit harsh Albert, a guy should not be penalised by losing a contact for correctly copying what was sent, especially if he spent 10 minutes or more waiting in the pile! It will be a conund
Are we able to access our UBN reports for the above contest? If so what is the procedure/format? 73 Brian 5B4AIZ / C4Z. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ
I got a warning from the Robot of a bad qso. When I look at the line it is just garbage, nothing like a callsign but does have a rcv'd s/n which doesn't look anything like any other qso around that t
Hmmnn - I am disappointed about that, still with I don't know how many million q's in all there is little scope for human intervention. It does occur to me though that an op could attempt to avoid a
This debate whilst a perennial one has been extremely well debated. Whilst the consensus of opinion is a 'No' vote those who say 'Yes' put their points very well. The problem stems from how rules are
There is a simple safeguard to prevent this occurrence. It may not be so simple. Whilst, prima facia, the earlier analogy of 'howitzers and unicorns' may appear an apt one, Dick, and guys who adm
Here is the rule dealing with 'Assistance'..... ..... 4.1.3. Use of spotting nets, packet, or multi-channel decoders (such as CW Skimmer) is not permitted. Single-operator stations that use spot
<'You shouldn't do that - wink wink.'> <Tom W7WHY.> Precisely Tom. It does imply that anyone discovered in breach of this rule may expect only a tap on the hand. Contrast that with rule 13.1 ...
Well put John. When I read previous posts on the subject my first thoughts were that pile- ups don't come any thicker than those generated by the 'PJ' boys and other caribb stns as they generally hav
CQ Magazine is one organisation with 2 separate contests committees which is understandable given the sheer volume of entrants for their contests. My question though is why can these committees not
This situation has become a complete fiasco. We have been told that it was an error of omission that certain logs had been withdrawn and not mentioned in the detail of the contest results report.
On the morning of the ssb contest the mailman delivered two certificates from CQ, always nice to get them. One was for CQWW CW 2011 the other for CQWW SSB 2011. Looking at that mail got me to thinkin
Hi Randy. Maybe some guys will get an extra thrill because it is delivered through the mail but most will be just as pleased with an e-mail 'Congratulations, You have won ..... in the 2012 CQWW SSB
After CW CQWW contest I had to go away for a few days. On my return the were some 1300 mails in my Yahoo mailbox and a few in my Spam box. I should have unsubscribed. I deleted the majority and a day
Thanks for all the suggestions. I had this same Yahoo a/c for more than 20 years with no problems before.. Initially I will take Zoli's tip and mark every misdelivered mail as 'Not Spam'. That shou
I know that Contest Managers from many countries that organise contest subscribe to this Reflector and I would like to make a suggestion for their consideration. As an entrant it always a pleasure
Oop's I forgot to sign my post which is different to my subscriber listing. 73 Brian C4Z / 5B4AIZ. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com
Our thoughts are with all the people of Newtown. At a time when families should be gathering to celebrate the birth of Jesus, some of those families must mourn the loss of their own children - what a
if a frequency >>is in use. I might not be on the second radio, I might be copying a guy that you can't >>hear that's sending an exchange to me at 15 WPM. His exchange could easily take >>more than
As I am not an ARRL member I would like to express my thanks here to the ARRL Contest Committee for the very handsome certificate recently received for the 2011 event. I know that the issue of these