I don't think there would be many. Most of the 24 hour people are people like me who have a 24 hour station - good enough to have fun in the good hours, and to work the easy multipliers on the low ba
I doubt that this past weekend was a significant measure of the effects of reduced operating time. WPX can be interesting because you can work guys in the USA for points; there are fewer multi-multis
I just realized I missed one of my favorite contests, the Poisson d'Avril. What happened? Was it not held this year because of triskaidekaphobia associated with the year 2013? Did North Korean hacker
A county map is a very handy operating aid when participating in a state QSO Party. I have found very good ones to be available at the U.S. Census Bureau web site, http://www.census.gov/geo/www/maps/
The WPX contest is an odd creature. It originally was indeed a DX contest, in which prefixes gave an interesting twist by providing a couple dozen multipliers from very active countries like the USA
1. There is certainly a lot of inequity in the current 1-2-3 point, continent based scoring system. 2. Integer QSO point values made sense in the days of paper logs. Today there is no reason to requi
Google Maps, that is. Looking at HARA Arena on the Google Maps satellite view, a distant view shows a very empty Arena and parking area. But zoom in, and presto, the Hamvention appears! I could easil
I was not at the contest forum, but several observations: 1.? The issue was addressed in the recent CQWW survey. Might the change indicate that most people thought a 3 qso penalty was excessive? 2.?
I agree. The cost for three days was less than $55. Plus who wants to carry a big boat anchor on the bus. K4XS But if you can't carry a big boat anchor on the bus, how will you carry it on an airplan
I would think the rich guy presently has the advantage of being able to afford to rent, physically travel to, and physically occupy a remote contest location. (Plus perhaps having the additional leis
It could be reasonably argued that the competition is about what you do on the air, and the log is simply the record of what you did on the air. Is the correction issue any different for multiop stat
I think the First 24 would be a drag for the USA West Coast, where you'd still have to be home from work and ready to go by 4 pm local on Friday (for CW - 5 pm local daylight time for SSB). If anythi
I'll be spending the next several weeks in Montclair, NJ (No, I was not robbed, my passport was not stolen, and you don't need to wire any money). I'm here primarily to help watch my daughter's new p
The 2013 Ohio QSO Party is this Saturday, from noon to midnight EDT (1600z to 0400z). Simple rules: Exchange QSO number & QTH (OH county/state/province/DX) 80 - 10 meters SSB/CW (no digital) Multipli
The 2013 Ohio QSO Party will take place Saturday from 1600z to 0400z Sunday. As always, we will have a good crew of mobiles out there to augment a lot of home stations. Lots of activity to be had! Qu
Irrelevant. Conditions were just so good that we (at least here in W8) could actually hear your part of the world from the start. Definitely not always the case. And a few packet spots did not hurt e
No tinkering with a 1-2-3 point system will yield a fair result for all, whether for zone 14 vs 33, 8 vs 9, or east Asia/Oceania vs the rest of the world. There is no reason in the 21st century to us
I have the good fortune of needing to acquire an HF triplexer for the upcoming WRTC2014 in July. I know of Inrad and Dunestar (plus the 4O3A high power one, which is out of my price class). Any other
1.? I'd hope that a few accidental violations of a 3-qso ID rule would not result in disqualification. That should be reserved for those who persistently and flagrantly ignore the rule. 2.? For lesse
On a similar note, I have a very good friend who has qualified for CW DXCC without ever having made a CW DX QSO.? His call is K3LA. (He has not actually attempted to get the award). 73 Jim K8MR --Ori