Bob. There is no need for an exception. Since the rules mention RBN in this case being used for a very specific use: QSO Alerting Assistance. The term RBN so clearly being bound to VIII, restricts it
Hi Bill. Email came in empty. I guess this is the link: http://users.erols.com/n3rr/so2r/index.htm 73. Martin, LU5DX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest
Hmm. I guess we cannot suggest to non-contesters what bands to use. Neither we can expect them to use certain bands (in this case the WARC bands). They "owe" the ham radio spectrum in the same propor
Hey Barry. I think calling idiots to those who eventually send B4 or DUPE or QSO B4 is a bit too much. Most of us work dupes without even worrying about it. BUT (and this is a big BUT), there are qui
It would be very, better said, VERY difficult if not impossible, to balance all the situations across the globe. For example, here in LU, CX, CE we are certainly not favored at all from 160 through 2
This is a great and solid explanation and I truly believe it is the foundation for the overall great quality of operators (both TLs and TMs) for WRTC 2014. I think there is a very positive trend in t
Hmm. Minimalist? Please take a look the setups in WRTC 2006, 2010. Regards. Martin, LU5DX _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://list
Hi Dan. I really don't want to generate controversy at this time, considering things are the way they are and it certainly is not going to change. But anyways, and hopefully it may keep improving for
Is JA participation declining? I do have that impression too, but numbers indicate otherwise. Feel free to take a look at this screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/o66YO5e.jpg Vy 73. Martin, LU5DX ________
It was not KB1H. It was LP1H. Dick won't modify his log of course, but at least he now knows it was not KP1H. Martin, LU5DX Op at LP1H - 2013 CQ WW DX SSB - MULTI MULTI ______________________________
I totally agree with you Bob. Last year during CQ WW DX CW, even though I was assisted, I had to wait up to three minutes on an guy in zone 33 to send his call and confirm who I contacted. For other
You are so right Marteen. Telling people:"...if you don't know who he is, just move on and don't call him...", is like saying: "...if you are not using dx alerting assistance, then you are a second c
Well. That's one of the big packet abuses by Lids. If you don't know who he is, you should never call. Plain SOs don't call because they don't have a clue. SO assited have a hint, but they don't know
VOACAP on Line es a really great tool. I've been validating predictions using RBN raw data and now ViewProp and it is really amazing to see how accurate VOACAP on-line is. This is what I usually put
Hello. I'll be in XE from Dec 9th through Dec 16th with a chance to be available for the ARRL 10 M contest. I'd like to meet with locals, and eventually enter the contest part or full time. Please fe
Super weird things happened. Compulsive calling is spreading like a decease! But not only that. There is now bullying calling. In the middle of an unruly pile up some DK5 called in. I copied his full
Hi Larry. Yes, tail-end calling is widely accepted if it's done correctly. But just a few know when to fire their calls effectively using this technique. I believe Tom N4KG is the best tail-end calle
This past CQ WW DX CW I've entered SOAB insted SOAB(A) which I've been doing since 2003. I had a blast. I must recognize it is by far more challenging, every mult seems a lot more rewarding and I nee
"...P.S. Up here in the barren lands of the EU Aurora Belt, we should get 4 points for all DX QSOs that we manage to squeeze through. I'm sure that our fate-sharing friends in Alaska and Nunavut will
48-hour contesting is indeed healthy. It forces you to train your body as hell if you plan to succeed. You gotta eat right. You cannot drink alcohol (some times hard to achieve, but well...) Being co