so what is the big deal if someone self spots? seriously - if you rely 100% on the packet, you've already lost. sure it's nice to see a needed mult or if 10 is FINALLY open on Sunday afternoon. but i
i already sub to this list - i don't need a printed copy of the emails.... -Steve, WM3O _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.
the issue is the fact that the bulk of the 80m band above 3600 has huge empty spaces between signals. transmission content does not reduce the value of the transmission to the originating or intended
so your version of ham radio is better then some non contesters and how dare he say any different? Part 97 do not have any rules regarding the content beyond it being civil and decent. if i want to t
i spent the day yesterday with my 5 yr old son after spending Saturday at K3DI in the contest. we got on the bands for a few minutes just chasing the DX on 15, 20, and 40 meters. we worked stations i
Rick, you were my first QSO in the contest and my first domestic zone 5 contact. should i wait until the end of the contest and hope someone else hasn't worked a domestic zone 5 on all bands and work
i would have missed the sweep had i not run unlimited. went to bed needing 4 sections - NT, BC, AK, and PAC. had some things to attend to on Sunday afternoon and thought i missed my chance for PAC an
while attempting to work VY1MB on 20m on Sunday in SS SSB, i had to work around another station who was 400 hertz down on 14.155. there was a rather large pileup on VY1MB, and the other station was w
i have no way of knowing who was there first in the first instance, looking at the packet history of when i came across them, it's hard to say - they were both spotted within 2 minutes of each other
does luck qualify as an art? the arguement could be made that understanding the characteristics of the received signal, the nature of the audio, and the beam direction are an art, but in my opinion,
how is this any different that using SCP or the dupe feature in the logging software. both of those features help to make it easier to operate in the contest. sure there is a point when you have to b
i thought that was already happening - i feel like one of the seven dwarfs looking at Snow White's lifeless body :( -Steve, WM3O _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing lis
how do you know they aren't recordings? have you worked NS3T lately? i only need 3 recordings - my callsign, qrz, and my SS exchange, anything else is overkill :) (cue Jamie...) -Steve, WM3O ________
who has the Ohio station south of I-70 10 miles west of Zanesville? -Steve, WM3O _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contest
as a long time Maryland resident (born in Baltimore), i would support the creation of a new multiplier. DC could have just as easily been lumped into Virginia - that state took it's promised parcel b
they are competing against stations in a different state. in my mind it's no different than stations in Delaware having to compete against stations in Pennsylvania or Oregon - it's as arbitrary. the
it's not a level playing field issue, it's an issue of competing against stations who live in a different state. why does Rhode Island get to be a separate mult - it's small and could easily be part
it appears that NAQP's goal is to work the states/provinces and territories of North America - yet DC, a unique territory, is lumped into Maryland, thus making it nothing special. i would think that
this issue is that the process to manage the various circles makes it difficult for clubs to say who's score counts for what contest. some operators dislike phone contests, but suck it up and get on
the process of obtaining a certificate is a burden, and doubly so when your hard drive fails and you don't have a backup of the certificate file. ugh. it's a huge PITA and so might feel it's not wort