Hi... I think many (most?) folks are missing the point here (as I see it), so I'll spell it out. The RULES could be better crafted. So far, we have a bunch of mostly Americans debating about what th
I am dumbfounded. The POINT (for me) is that the rules need to be CLEAR. Currently, (for me and obviously for many others), they are NOT clear. THE POINT IS...the rules need to be accurate, precise,
Please consider adding POWER categories. The VAST majority of entrants are LP and not HP. I suggest that more contesters would be interested in seeing "best rates" for power categories that are not o
I'm a new user of N1MM (I was using DOS-based CT for all these decades). SS was my 2nd contest using N1MM. While setting up SS, carefully following the instructions, I noted that when I set up the SS
Are you kidding me? By far,the biggest "fault," (if you want to use such a term) is on the part of the callers, not the guy running the pileup. How many guys, who are tuning across the band and run i
Hi... I just received an inquiry (as shown below) and I thought it was worth posting here too. "We were M/S and find that we worked some non-mults with the mult station. What should we do?" New this
I'm not sure this belongs on CQ-Contest, but since so many folks use N1MM, I guess so. First here is the targeted N1MM link for SS: http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Contest+Setup+Instructi
1. The correct way to find out the answer to a question about CQWW is to send an email to Questions@cqww.com 2. The wrong way to ask a question about CQWW (and expect an official response) is to post
XIII. DEADLINE: 1. All entries must be sent NO LATER than November 21, 2011 for the SSB section No matter how big or small your log, please submit it as soon as is possible. If you are having trouble
It is great to see interest in creating more entrants in the CQWW contests... THANKS for the input! Just as an FYI, here is some data for 2011 SSB (so far). These are e-logs, which means that paper l
Yes, lots of unIDs this weekend. But for me, there were two types: 1. GIANT pileup, nearly unmanageable. The idea is, that by NOT sending your call, you will/can work down the pileup, getting it to a
I'm sure someone is going to raise the issue of just how fast guys were sending, so...... So, I was tuning past some QRQQQ guy and his lone caller sends him QRS. The QRQ guys calls CQ again. The call
The following is my opinion and should not be construed as anything official from any contest sponsor with which I may be associated. "Dumping it in" has indeed gotten worse. What I find "upsetting"
The following statements are my own opinion and should not be construed as anything official or representative of any contest committee with which I may be associated. zones. For stations NOT working
RBN, packet, Cluster provide information to anybody who wants to access it. Someone sitting in your shack is a "dedicated resource" of information which nobody else can access. de Doug KR2Q _________
It is my opinion that this cite is SUPER GREAT - I'm looking at CQWW right now, but it includes WPX, 160, IARU, etc. http://pileup.ru/ Why? 1. compiles claimed scores from both 3830 and the contest s
Going by the Rules, and counting today, you have 7 days left before the CQWW CW log submission deadline. No matter how big or small, please SEND IN YOUR LOG! de Doug KR2Q XIII. DEADLINE: 1. All entri
No matter how big or small your log, please submit your log! If you need help, send a request to questions@cqww.com and help will be on the way! de Doug KR2Q XIII. DEADLINE: 1. All entries must be se
This was sent to me privately, but I thought it was a good opportunity to post the answer. This can be especially helpful for "the other operators" at a Multi-op entry (those who did not get the Robo
Advanced knowledge of the likely outcome did nothing to stop by tears. I will miss Dr. Zulu...a LOT! de Doug KR2Q _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@co