Lee - K0WA said "You do not have to have a big station to have...FUN!" AMEN to that! When I first started contesting as a teenager, I "competed" against a fellow NNJ contester, W2NIN (now K2UR). We w
I agree with some of the comments made so far, ESPECIALLY that very few, if any, contesters would KNOWINGLY interfere with any emergency operation. I also agree that there needs to be multiple method
Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ asks about post contest logging apps.... This may be of interest to others, hence I'm posting here instead of only a direct reply. The "original" contest logging program (CT) is f
It is a rare day that AR's interrogatories are met with a response of equal or greater value. CONGRATS Ron...a hole in one for sure. Q _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest maili
Maybe...but a person who wanted to get the point across might mis-spot them by one dit or dah, WHILE STILL PLACING THEM IN THE CORRECT ZONE (unlike your examples). Then BOTH parties might better get
Friendly reminder: The published CQWW CW log submission deadline is Dec 21, 2010. Please see: http://www.cqww.com/rules.htm The Deadline is discussed in Section XIII (page 2) on the English version o
Scroll down to the bottom of the original email. [snip] If you wish to unsubscribe from this mailing, send mail to minimalist@srr.ru with a subject of: unsubscribe raem [end snip] Following the above
The heart of the problem, for those that see a problem, is that this is a moving target. We learned second-hand that VE3EJ had a proposed definition which at least one other VE seems to like. But IMH
RE: recent "beacon" activity + associated "comments" So OUTSIDE of contest, is there really a DX "hot spot" on 160? Sounded like a fun project. I went to DX Summit (a reasonable source) and asked for
Satisfaction lies in the effort not the attainment. Full effort is full victory. Mahatma Gandhi Try it! de Doug KR2Q _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest
How time flies. It was about 25 years ago that I first spoke with Dick Ross about creating the CQ Contest Hall of Fame. For background, see: http://www.cqww.com/hof_history.php For a photographic tri
There will never be a level playing field in the real world of ham radio contesting. If you want a level playing field, we need some sort of video game/software where nothing is random. While I agree
Milt, N5IA agreed with Stan's (K5GO) comment below. -- Original Message -- and knock out a full time effort by as good an> operator from a better A main problem with "points for distance" approach is
Here is MY 2 cents, not in any way to be construed as having anything to do with any contest committee with which I may be associated. Some entrants (aka "competitors") have lost sight of what it mea
I have always thought that this is a very nice tool http://www.ei6dx.com/cqww-contest-analysis/cqww-activity-analyzer/ de Doug KR2Q _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing
I'm not judging things one way or another, because I have no idea what anyone does. I'm just curious what people do. Seems like a waste of amplifiers to me, but who knows what people do. [end snip] W
As reported by Sean, the SS plaques did indeed go out...and mine arrived TODAY at 11am local! Yes, today: Saturday via FedEx!! I'm impressed!! No, I didn't ask for FedEx delivery. LOL Usual AMAZING p
N7DF asks... If you provide assistance to another station such as telling him where a multiplier is on the band but you do not use any such assistance yourself, do you place yourself in the ASSISTED
My previous post directed attention to the CQWWDX language on what constitutes "assisted." If you missed it, go here: http://www.cqww.com/rules.php Note section 12.A. The 2nd sentence. Or see my orig