The way I read it, W9IL sent 5 (correct for FL) and DH8BQA copied 5, however W9IL sent in a log showing that he sent zone 4. John KK9A If -- 1) W9IL sent '4', 2) and DH8BQA copied '4', 3) and both lo
I have NILs while running too and I am not sure why. I work all dupes so at least it is possible to make a valid contacts at some point during the contest. This can happen when S&P stations do not wa
You can buy a box at McMaster-Carr, Fastenal and MSC. The tough part will be figuring out what size you have (3/32 is not a standard screw size). Perhaps you have a #3 or #4 or an M2.5? John KK9A Sor
I do not believe that it is illegal for unassisted operators to spot stations, anyone should be able to log into the cluster as long as they do not see the spots. I am amazed at the skills of the top
Using the same logic, if I am running low power or QRP and I work a high power station I should be moved into the HP category because I may not have been able to hear him if he was running less power
I got lucky and have the second highest assisted score ever. I ran a single radio and had a poor internet connection which became more of a distraction than assistance. I would be way down the list i
I thought that this thread was about the proposed elimination of the unassisted category (or combining them as it was more delicately stated) and now it has turned into the monthly assisted discussio
Sending "de" is unnecessary. John KK9A CQ CQ TEST de WN4AFP WN4AFP K will work just fine. Also, TEST de WN4AFP WN4AFP K will work, too. OR CQ CQ de WN4AFP WN4AFP K is good too. GL & 73, de Bill N3RR
Are you sure that it's necessary to send your call twice? I have never sent a CQ this way and do not recall the skimmers avoiding me. John KK9A So long as you have at least two repetitionsof the CQ k
Don't send your callsign, just QRZ:) John KK9A Is there any "secret prosign" to inhibit the RBN from harvesting your call? 73, de Hans, K0HB _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest
That was fun to scroll though! It would really be nice if the K2GL To win the world video was somewhere on the interweb or for even listed for sale. John KK9A http://www.kkn.net/dayton2008/when_giant
To score well in a contest you need to make efficient use of your time. You have no 160m antenna and for reasons not mentioned no way to install one. Using a non resonant antenna may cause damage to
Yes, but now Kelly is in the assisted category for using the internet to solicit his story contacts. John KK9A To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@contesting.com> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ Sweden
Judging by the popularity I think many would disagree. John KK9A To me, the CQWW contests are the dumbest of all -- except for a few countries like UA, VE, and K, all you have to copy is the call, be
This sounds very similar to the current CQWW RTTY rules shown below: There is an incentive to work DX but making local stateside QSOs is still worthwhile. CQWW RTTY is a fun contest. B. QSO Points: S
Not at all. During lower sunspot activity the Cayman Islands can have poor 10m and even 15m propagation to the US compared to islands further south. John KK9A ex ZF2JB Doesn't ZF have a mathematical
If I had not operated assisted from zone 9 in 2011, the winner would have been NN3W in zone 5! John KK9A - P40A If you look at the SSB scores, you see some more diversity. 8P5A won 2015 and 2014; CN2
There are different areas were a station can be competitive in Sweepstakes but certainly not all areas. Do you think it was fair when you lived in Chicago? The west coast has more daylight hours, whi
I believe that W2VJN sells premade stubs if you do not wish to make them yourself. Hey Jim, Thanks for taking the time to think about the question and even model it. Really appreciate it. You have a
There is no need to wait, HFTA will not factor in local terrain when modeling your Inverted L. HFTA only works with horizontal antennas. There is nothing that I am aware of usable for terrain analysi