Hey John, Thanks for one of 11 QSOs I had. We will have a much better antenna at VY1AAA come spring. (Inverted-V@30 feet/500w .. but managed to put 11 QSOs in the log. T32CO and KH6ZM were one-call e
Hi Eric, What's wrong with the Logitech K270 or K360? Both have full size function keys, great tactile feedback, and are less than $30 at Office Depot or Staples (I think Walmart even sells them.) Sa
Lloyd and Dave, First, let me say that I disagree with you all. The amateur radio population in the US is at an all-time high. Yes, many of these new hams are V/U types. Part of the problem is we do
LOL! You were very loud in VY1, assumed no QRP! Great sig for 100w. 73, Gerry W1VE@VY1AAA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://list
Just to pipe in once again on this one, We, as hobbyists, don't promote HF (Shortwave) Amateur radio. How many events do we see in the press about HF? Very little. And when we do, it's usually about
Yeah, this is a really funny thread... de W1VE, not W1UE! We are CW ops, and DITS Matter... Ask K1BG and K1DG! I work all dupes ... and those who get it wrong, get dinged! 73, Gerry W1VE ____________
Duane, Good thoughts. Beware of unintended consequences. If it goes this way, we will end up with 100 categories in a contest, and it will be meaningless. Let's look at another hobby: Sailboat racing
LOL! Fun post as usual Mike! Missed all the Maritimes in NAQP from VE4CDX@VE4EA. Conditions were stinko... Running? Its all about Marketing. Even if you are running a small station, if you have great
Talk to Marty, KC1CWF... 14 years old, and a contester. He used a $16 relay board, and a $30 wifi interface to it to control his RCS4... and wrote the control software in Python. kc1cwf@yccc.org 73,
Here we go again. This subject comes up about every six months on CQ-Contest.. .I'd said it'll go 30 or 40 messages before it dies down. Nobody will convince Paul that he is wrong. I applaud Paul for
Ah, Paul... You like to use only selective facts, my friend. The internet is connected to a radio. You like to leave that out. Without the ionosphere, the communication would not happen. BOOM! blows
Hey fellow Contesters, It may be a good year for a sweep in SS CW this year. After a ton of delays and hard work by J, VY1JA, there is now a 4L Quad at 70 feet for 20-6 meters. This past weekend, whi
Just to put a fine point on it, 7125 is the band edge. The FCC regs don't say "Don't go within 3 KHz of the band edge", but of course, technically, that makes perfect sense. There are obvious violati
I worked VE4EA early in the contest, and he and Kelly were just getting set to go. I was worked on their second VFO, and the S&P memory was set with A for the prec. VE4EA called me later -- I said he
For those of you who do SS, Would you be interested in participating in an SS-like contest (same exchange/mults), but over a 12-hour period, but only using Vintage gear? We had an interesting discuss
All very doable, with current logging software. Just not enough time to do everything.... 73, Gerry W1VE _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.
You can visualize what you are working in a contest... https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10154597888675320&set=a.63833895319.99801.734475319&type=3&theater¬if_t=like¬if_id=147883557040490
What if? - Real-time scoring started with a bunch of small, regional contests to prove the concept. - Real-time scoring, after validating a contact, submitted it to LOTW, immediately? Would that not
Hi Tim, As Art pointed out, the #1 rule is to have fun. In SS, a lot of people get in just to get a sweep. ff the propagation holds like it did on CW, that should be an easy job. I'm going to be on f