By request, and due to the number of logs recently submitted, a new release of the Super Check Partial database files is now available at http://www.k5zd.com/scp/ Statistics: Calls in master file: 43
The Single Operator Assisted scores for the 2007 WPX CW contest are now available at http://www.cqwpx.com/results_2007_wpx_cw_assisted.htm The full results will be posted to the web site one month af
All this talk about remote stations has caught my interest. Can anyone suggest good references that show how to set one up? Would love to make my station available for people who want to hear what th
History has shown that the shorter time period enables more people to be competitive from more places around the world. For example, from W6, it is more likely to find 30 good hours that include Euro
At no time did any of the advocates of 30 hours make the argument that it was due to needing sleep. All of the examples were around enhancing the competitive balance between various parts of the worl
See this page http://www.cqwpx.com/logs.htm You will see a Cabrillo file category CATEGORY: CHECKLOG Randy, K5ZD _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@con
We are reaching the end of the contest season with just CQ WPX CW left to go. I am looking for logs for input to the Super Check Partial database files. Now is the perfect time to submit your logs fr
I have been working on the CQ WPX Contest web site (www.cqwpx.com) for awhile and want to do more with it. We currently have results up there for the last 7 years, but they are all done with static h
If I replaced the word skimmer with packet in your argument, then all the same issues would be true. If we are going to make categories based on cheating potential, then the only option appears to be
I don't think it matters if the skimmer is 2 feet or 2 miles away. Or if you own it or someone else does. My simple test. If you get CALLS and FREQUENCIES from something other than your own ears and
Joe, You seem to have a real passion for the skimmer and technology. Also a real opinion on how Skimmer should be allowed for single ops. Since I don't recall working you in any CW contests, you are
Small point of clarification. SCP only contains callsigns (that may or may not be on the air). It DOES NOT contain any exchange information. That said, there are people who maintain and/or use databa
The magazine results article is available here: http://www.cqwpx.com/results.htm Will have the full scores posted within a few weeks. Randy, K5ZD _______________________________________________ CQ-Co
A new release of the Super Check Partial database files is now available at http://www.k5zd.com/scp/ Statistics: Calls in master file: 42,885 Source Logs: 2,892 Total QSOs: 3,727,032 (unique calls: 1
Scores from the CQ WPX RTTY contests from 1995 through 2007 are now available on the WPX RTTY web site at www.cqwpxrtty.com\results. Thanks to Jay, WS7I, for making the files available that enabled t
This is an awesome idea! Let's say you have to log the call and the frequency. The hard part would be checking. Someone would have to go through the band enough times to map all the calls. Or could s
I want to remind everyone that the CQ WPX CW Contest is this coming weekend. Please get on and enjoy the fun. We welcome all log submissions large and small! Full rules, records, and past scores are
At the Contest University I gave a talk on Contesting Ethics. During the section on obeying power limits, I made a reference to turning the knob past 10 to 11 as a metaphor for breaking the rules. Se
Thanks for sharing Michael. Will be interesting to see how it goes during the contest. Dear Contesters: Just to be clear, my original email said that a single op could use a skimmer WITHIN THEIR OWN
We can create hypothetical situations all day and try to define what the ruling would or would not be. The contest sponsors can only work within the boundaries of the published rules and the evidence