It's their contest, their rules. You can still operate, and submit a check log. It will be no less fun. 73, de Hans, K0HB/K7 Hello all, It seems that the opinions of Paul EI5DI and the Russian DX Con
Will amateurs be eligible to compete for any awards? 73, de Hans, K0HB/K7 "Just a boy and his radio" The Russian DX Contest Committee recently announced a rule change effective with this coming weeke
Mike, Guys like you and I probably aren't ever going to be "top 3" players in a Russian contest, but it's you and I and thousands of others who make "top 3" possible. I'm sick to death of sponsors wh
I would DQ and publicly identify the cheaters. So tell me ... what would you do if you were on the RXDC? Try to put yourself in their position and come up with something better than just sniping at t
If your operation meets the requirements of the claimed category, why would you NOT chose to enter the category most advantageous to you? For example, if I find that I've had a really super weekend o
Please don't put words in my mouth. My example was intended to show a completely legitimate reason why a person might not wish to designate his category until after the competition. I don't see any s
We could easily eliminate all contest cheating by forcing all to compete in just one class with no power limits, no assistance limits, no operator limits, no limits of any kind. I'm sure you'd agree
KB1H saith: "......... but there are many contests that the major contest clubs don't care about. ARRL SS, CQWW WPX, CQWW RTTY, and many more." With all due respect, we at MWA care a LOT about ARRL S
I'll advance alternate view of "spots", good ones or bad ones. In my view, the cluster network is not a resource, but rather a crutch that itself degrades the sports of DX'ing and Contesting. 73, de
You guys are taking yourselves way too seriously! All this for a subset of an obscure hobby? No prosecutor on the globe would give this 10 minutes of attention! 73, Hans, K0HB _______________________
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/ContestResults/2011/2011-RTTYRU-WEB.pdf 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a-1-op MWA - http://www.W
Because there is no mailing address on Midway, there will be no KH4 calls issued. KS4XQ? 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Operators - http://www.arrl.org/a-1-op
Your "voice" in this matter is your division CAC rep, and after (if) a proposal goes to the Board, your division Director. 73, de Hans, K0HB -- "Just a boy and his radio" -- Proud Member of: A1 Opera
This may be more than you need, but one of the wisest radio equipment investments I've ever made is a "station controller". My particular model is the microKEYER-II made by microHAM, but there are ot
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/harrison.html 73, Hans, K0HB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/list
ComingThe Worlds First CW Open Events What? Three separate 4-hour contests, each separately scored and awarded When? August 20, 2011 from 1200-1600Z and 2000-2400Z and August 21 from 0400-0800Z Mode?
Contesters aren't as smart as rats. Wouldn't catch on. I've long thought that logging programs should include an output that triggers an M&M dispenser for each new multiplier, 100K point barrier, ful
Get with the program, Rick. No one is "wrong" on this reflector. They are either 100% totally correct, or they are "a lying, scum sucking weasel." There is no in between. 73, Hans, K0HB PS: I was wro
Who is "we"? Do you have a mouse in your pocket? Figuring out propagation patterns and crafting a strategy to "tilt your field" to gain the favor of those patterns seems one of the skills which separ
I'm willing to move. Hello All, I'm looking for an amateur radio op or a college/university club station located in Washington DC to host a 20m monoband Yagi at their QTH for a research project. The