Felipe NP4Z said, on 23 June, "And talking about not using cliches, I just cant avoid it... everywhere you go particularly in business school everyone says, "Those who don't adopt technology dissapea
<snip> Digital modes use decoders; there's really no rational principal upon which to exclude them from CW (or phone, which may have them eventually as well). Except that the only thing preventing CW
If using a local decoder causes some newcomer to dabble in CW and in contesting, then I see no reason for a prohibition. You and I won't be required to use them, and the dabbler will likely jump in o
On 26/09/2013 15:02, rin JG1VGX wrote: I would categorise main issues being reiterated over and over and over on this reflector into three types: One is about CHEATING, eg. overpower etc. The answer
The CQWW sponsors are leading the way in defining and, hopefully, clamping down on unsportsmanlike conduct. They say " "Examples of unsportsmanlike conduct include..... 5. Signals with excessive band
"In the growing ranks of the remotes, this may be a record-setter. Tom K6CT lives in Solaris, Uruguay near Montevideo but logged in to one of the operating positions at K4VV in Virginia this past, we
And why has K5ZD not already done the same for "his" contest - CQWW? It's because a recent survey made it clear that we, the SO entrants, didn't want it. The only benefit of this move would be to CQ
<snip> N4ZR may have changed his mind, but CW Skimmer is still a multi-channel CW decoder - and he clearly expects all CW operators to use it to stay competitive. <snip> That may be true, but CW Skim
Paul inadvertently makes my point for me. What's a multi-channel CW decoder? That's not too difficult; it's a more-than-one-channel CW decoder. 73, Paul EI5DI Check out SD, EI5DI's free contest logge
Well, that's one opinion. All relevant technology assists, one way or another. Many CW operators think it's silly to use a multichannel CW decoder in a CW contest. underground, Those who don't like t
In this weekend's CW contest, Skimmer and the telnet cluster were functioning at peak efficiency. Here is my summary of the issues raised by K1KP - 1. Is it appropriate, in a ham-radio contest, to us
<snip> Nothing wrong in using databases or brain, for god's sake. Really? No difference at all? It seems to me there is a lot wrong with using the internet for real-time remote database lookup while
My understanding, as a software author, is that any Cabrillo line beginning with X, regardless of its location in the log, will be ignored by the robot and any checking software. It has been this way
An "X" at the beginning of a Cabrillo line doesn't ean that line is necessarily "ignored by the robot and any checking software". It does mean exactly that for all Cabrillo header tags, whether intro
It is still some month ahead before the 60th anniversary of the WAEDC Contest will hit the HF bands again. WAE is a fine contest, but it could be even better if there were separate SO and SO-Assiste
The RBN team, with important outside help (see below), has been working hard to improve our Telnet feed. Standard Telnet cluster servers have a lot of overhead, which can limit throughput or cause ha
<snip> SK3W/SK9HQ, Knivsta, Sweden Thanks to Gunnar, SM3SGP, Torgny, SM5TXT, Lars, KE1J, along with the operating team at SK3W, youll be a virtual operating position of the SK3W Mixed-Mode Multi-Sing
Please demonstrate, backed up with appropriate documentation, that such transnational remote operation is NOT legal. Transnational operation is illegal when it relies solely on the provisions of CEP
<snip> By the way, I tend to lean more towards Hans' rule about if it's not prohibited, it's mandatory. Really? Here's my take on that attitude. We appear to be in the Wild West era of contesting whe
CQWW seems to have a lot more in mind than a "handicap." By the way, AFAI, in sports, a handicap can mean that you get some sort of advantage, not a penalty. Please see the link below, noting especi