Boy, I dunno. After missing a sweep last year (again) in SSCW, now that it's legal I might turn on packet Sunday afternoon, when things are slow anyway, to find the missing section. If unlimited stat
With all this discussion, I have yet to see anything authoritative from ARRL to indicate what Newington (or the Board) feel is wrong with the current exchange. Isn't it a bit pointless to debate this
Not to be (too contrary), but as the only active N4 contester who is currently in West Virginia, I have sometimes thought about voluntarily adding the "/8" to my call, in the theory that it would enh
With all this discussion, I have yet to see anything authoritative from ARRL to indicate what Newington (or the Board) feel is wrong with the current exchange. Isn't it a bit pointless to debate this
Not to be (too contrary), but as the only active N4 contester who is currently in West Virginia, I have sometimes thought about voluntarily adding the "/8" to my call, in the theory that it would enh
In my opinion, this would eliminate any challenge in the exchange, making it essentially like CQWW but without the geographic diversity. I don't see why a test like Tree's "instability quotient" coul
Looking for an answer ... which outboard DSP works best in the noise reduction mode alone? I neither want nor need additional selectivity, but am looking for a tool to help with receiving puny-weak s
I agree with Glenn. Moreover, let's get real -- the amount of work that would be required to generate and mail certificates for CQWW, for example, is truly modest, compared to the effort involved in
Thanks for all the inputs, additions, corrections, etc. I have gotten through about 30K so far, with another 13K to go, so if your changes haven't shown up yet they will shortly. For DX stations (non
"The January 15 implementation date means the new West Central Florida Section will not be a factor in any ARRL-sponsored contests until 2000. The nine Southern Florida counties involved voted overwh
To all (including Bill) who wrote to point out that the ARRL and RAC section lists are now separate, thanks, and my apologies to everyone else for the waste of a reflector blivet. With CW SS three we
Has anyone yet tested one of these under contest conditions? It sure makes a lot of sense to put the processing in a PC, particularly if some key controls, like main tuning, are still analog. The pri
I have added a "lookup by prefix" option for DX stations. It's pretty crude but at least you can find out which Gs, S5s or PAs are in the database. DA, DF, DK etc. will require separate lookups, beca
For example, this weekend there was a LOUD CW signal out >of 6 land that sounded like a chainsaw with a keyer. I recall one or two cases where I heard such a signal early in the contest, and ran acro
It seems to me that there is a very sound convention for dealing with this that is widely practiced. If somebody comes back with your call correctly, DON'T repeat your call, ever. If he gets it sligh
... ... Notoriety, indeed! Great summary, Jason. However, he omitted what I thought was a key point -- knowing what your multiplier count "ought to be," based either on your own past results or what
Guys, guys ... this is getting out of hand. It *is* silly to disparage QRP. It is not silly to argue, as Bill did, that the rules of the Stew are so skewed as to discourage serious competitors from e
For example, this weekend there was a LOUD CW signal out >of 6 land that sounded like a chainsaw with a keyer. I recall one or two cases where I heard such a signal early in the contest, and ran acro
My experience was much better, only abt 1 percent. Far better to work 'em again in that case. On the other hand, I hate it when (they know who they are) insist on reworking the hard dx every morning
Good point ... for that matter, think of all the abbreviations that we use daily on CW that depend on English language homophones -- like B4 = before, BCNU = be seeing you, etc. At best, these are no