I sent the details to a friend in LA who is active in PSK 63 and PSK 31. The contest says PSK63 but the valid modes are different. Can someone who knows the real rules (EA or URE hams) give me the re
I remember Gene as an aggressive K1ANV in the ARRL SS in the late 1950's and later as an operator at Multi multi's. I ran into Gene again when a group of us went to Mount Mitchell in 1964. We did not
For years the ARRL and the CQ 160 Contests had only two classes, Single Operator and Multi operator. These rules goes way back to the start of the packet/spot era. The ARRL deemed that having help ma
The mistakes whether done on purpose or by mistake (bust) should make you cautious on using a spot. Confirm the call. I think it was K1AR who ran the CQ WW just using spots and his comment many were
Its been years snce I entered the ARRL SS but the intent of the sweep was to work all of the ARRL Sections and VE provinces and districts. RAC is the official IARU body for Canada. IF they have added
On 40 and 80 SSB especially make sure you are the one the DX station is working and vise versa. This is especially true if working split. The only safe way is to give the stations call. Example D4B t
I think each contestant should be able to choose what type of certificate they want. Either the CQ certificate by mail or a CQ certificate via e-mail. If this is done with entry of the log this will
My first ARRL Phone SS was 1958. Back then you exchanged a traffic heading that took almost a minute . You had to choose between CW and Phone (I mean AM phone not SSB) and the SS ran over two weekend
Thank goodness SSB operators don't have to hash out bad skimmer calls It is bad enough to find the busts in DX summit or packet. My experience with writelog copy of CW tells me that K3LR can easily b
Roger, The real problem is that there is still no worldwide allocation on 160. Many in Europe only have 1810 to 1850 and some who do have more of the band can only run low power (10 watts) above say
Don't waste time with Single Band Low Power in the ARRL DX as they consider all single band entries as High Power! Several years ago I entered Single Band 10 and ended up second to K4WI (we both ente
The discussion on improving voice recordings for phone got me to thinking about where we have come and where we might go. Long before digital voice recorders (DVK's) the astute SSB contester discover
There were two reasons for the 2 points: 1. First, Contest Dxpeditions to semi rare NA Conuntries needed help competing against contest Dx peditions outside North America. 2. USA was not able to comp
A friend in LA got back an analysis of his small log putting him in the right class but no confirmation. Should he re-submit his log? Dave K4JRB _______________________________________________ CQ-Con
I agree with W5OV. You need to at least send in the log as a checklog. This way the contest sponsors get more of the valid QSOs for log checking. Your checklog is never disclosed to anyone but the lo
Bill, Your memory is correct. The ARRL Phone and CW were both 2 weekends one month apart. You could work 96 hours. I think I made it to 73 hours. For a number of years W/VE had quotas on DX of I thin
Gang, Did I miss something or don't the rules say decisions by the Contest Committee are FINAL. Dave K4JRB Retired CQ 160 Contests Director _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest
That type of operation no longer allowed partially explains the almost impossible scores in 1A, 2A, and 3A of the last several years. Bet the competitors like the 2A Buckhead Contest Group here in GA
Most of the new hams are interested in Emergency Communications or Fox hunts. It is up to the DX and Contest clubs to cultivate their interest in Contesting. Back in the mid 1990's I hosted Weblos sc
I agree. Do not open this can of worms. We cannot win. Dave K4JRB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman