Are these real events? Tuning 20M CW, I heard ONE station VA station and three from LA. Nothing on SSB. Hardly makes it worthwhile. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Con
I found contest rules and info. What I didn't find was enough VA or LA stations on the air to make it an event. 73, Jim K9YC http://www.vaqsoparty.com/ http://laqp.org/ I heard a guy on 20m RTTY call
That's helpful for us in California. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-con
It will we be great to have Rich there in spirit in the form of his fine station and circle of friends. 73, Jim K9YC The Family of Rich KL7RA thought that it would be a fitting Memorial for some of t
Great post, David. You've hit many nails right on the head. As most perceptive grandparents know, the environment in which those grandkids live has made them VERY different from we old farts in many
From my direct experience, I would say that most US hams active on HF are RETURNING to ham radio after being licensed and active in our youth, then drifted away for college, then a job and raising a
Agreed. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
As one who began doing SO2R 3-4 years ago, I can testify that it's FAR more about operator skill than about station hardware. Yes, you must have the hardware, including enough antennas to put you on
This scoring is pretty rare -- I know that some Russian contests use it. In MOST contests, he would lose the Q for busting your call, but YOU would get full credit because your Q would show up in his
Good plans, Dink. At Visalia last month, K4XU told us he's got a very ambitious mobile trip planned into ID and other northern states. W6GJB, W6JTI, and K9YC will be active from 7 NV counties on both
W6GJB, W6JTI, and K9YC operating as N7N at portable locations in 5 counties. We will start at 1300Z in NVWHI for about two hours. Then about 60 minutes driving to NVEUR for two hours, then about 90 m
If you don't operate from a station immediately adjacent to the Atlantic basin or in the Caribbean, you're a mere participant, not a real competitor. It's the limitation of the primitive scoring rule
Congrats on your upgrade. I remember how I felt 55 years ago when I made it. The upgrade can help your scores by giving you access to more of the bands, but what matters a lot more is building your o
Just like entering a DX contest from W6 in ANY category. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mai
Best is not often the cheapest. :) It is well known that USB to serial adapters that use the FTDI chipset are, by far, the most reliable and troublefree. Be careful though -- it's easy to buy counter
On Thu,6/9/2016 9:49 AM, w2lc@twcny.rr.com wrote: "Field Day rules reference the number of transmitters - not the number of transmitted signals at a given moment. Your transmitter count is what it is
Why aren't you a member? Lots of good reasons to be a member, can't think of any reasons not to. 73, Jim K9YC _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contes
Gerry, Field Day Rules specifically say that General Rules DO apply. I have ALWAYS viewed FD as a contest -- it was my introduction to contesting as a teenager, my mentors in ham radio viewed it as a
I would be, if QST had anything worth reading. It almost never does, and I often find significant errors in what I read. QST is no longer a good reason for being an ARRL member. 73, Jim K9YC ________
This MAY be of use in the high futility world if it's done well, but the only benefit for ham radio would be correcting for hearing loss -- in other words, doing what a good hearing aid does. Some ra