VOACAP sure doesn't trump real-world experience ! On this path, VOACAP is incorrect. Most nights, the MUF is too low on our end of the path at Europe sunrise, thus no opening. The best time for weste
Nice report ! Just a small clarification below. 73, Steve, N2IC TR-Log was the first logging program that implemented the ability to function differently in CQ and S&P mode. Currently, it is not the
This happened because you were using an old version of cty.dat (or, in the case of N1MM and Writelog, wl_cty.dat). This does not happen if you use a recent version. 73, Steve, N2IC __________________
Art, While I wish it was true that this was the beginning of cycle 24, I'm afraid it is not. The latest sunspot group (978), as well as the two other sunspot groups that briefly appeared this week, a
Here's something that everyone can do to help catch the cheaters: Configure your contest software and radio interface so that your submitted Cabrillo log shows the exact frequency that each QSO took
Excellent analysis, Tonno ! Questions for the rest of you: - Does anyone believe that RD3A was not cheating ? If so, please explain your logic. - Does anyone still believe that packet cheaters cannot
A mistake made by a former ARRL employee. I look forward to it being corrected by a current ARRL employee. 2006 CQWW logs are already public. And no DXCC credit has yet been removed, nor is it likely
Sure, it could be added to N1MM (although, when you think it through, it's not so "simple"), but the scenario would look like this: Within moments of a "G4" spot showing up, some do-gooder will spot
Looks like Joe already has voted with his feet. Out of 147K QSO's in my LoTW account, 0 QSO's with W4TV or his old call, AD8I. Just another armchair quarterback in the contest world. 73, Steve, N2IC
Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention that I also checked K4IK and W8IK. More zeros. Any other calls I should check ? And, by the way, that goes back to 1991 - the earliest logs I have uploaded to LoTW. So,
OK...try this non-hypothetical situation.... Operators N2XXX/5 and K5YYY are both SOAB, full-bore operators, who typically operate 42-47 hours in a typical CQWW. Operator N2XXX/5 is posting his score
Maybe that's how you make operating decisions. In every other sport, where the competitors have real-time information on the other competitors, decisions are made based on how the others are doing. R
No, that's not quite the way to analyze it. The 40 meter bandpass filter on the 40 meter radio does two things: 1) Protects the 40 meter receiver from out-of-40 meter RF. 2) Reduces the level of out
I'm sure you already know that from Kansas, you're not going to be very effective in a DX contest if your second radio antenna is a Butternut vertical. However, for domestic contests, such as NAQP an
Here's an excerpt from the low-band chat room (http://www.on4kst.com/chat/start.php) over the weekend. Could someone explain to me how this could possibly be legal, ethical or acceptable behavior und
And the biggest plus was that the propagation to Europe clearly favored stations farther to the south, compared to places such as the Pacific Northwest. 73, Steve, N2IC ______________________________
Just a reminder, the North American CW Sprint is this Saturday night, February 3, 0000Z-0359Z . This is a change from previous years - the Phone and CW Sprint's have swapped weekends to avoid QRM to/
Yes, an excellent writeup by Jamie. I notice there was no comment by N7DD. Considering this comment by him on another public forum, I'm not surprised: just finished the 160 meter contest. i had w8tk
Okay, I'll keep the ball rolling. I anticipate quite a discussion on this subject on CQ-Contest. Comments inline, below. 73, Steve, N2IC You're missing the real point of CW Skimmer. It has very littl
The ARRL DX 2008 spotlight is now open for business on www.contesting.com ! Please upload your pictures by clicking on the "Add ARRL DX 2008" link on the right side of the home page. 73, Steve, N2IC