<snip> A strict interpretation of most contest rules would prohibit use of CH and Super Check files, because both are information not exchanged during the contest period. But since both are widely us
Here's my opinion: - If your using Super Check Partial, your Assisted - If your using Packet/Telnet, your Assisted - If your using a history database, your Assisted If you really want to go single op
<snip> It would be much simpler to state "Remote operation is not permitted for Single operator Unassisted" category. 1. Am I reading the rule incorrectly? 2. If I am reading it correctly, WHY such a
It has happened already - with a 4-digit pseudo-random number generated between 1000 and 9999 (no leading zeros). Those who took part enjoyed it, but it has to be supported by all the usual loggers
<snip> One cannot vilify remote ops winning our area without also vilifying guest ops / DXPeditions. Tim / N6WIN. In general, guest ops have made a commitment in terms of time and money to operate fr
That may be tongue-in-cheek but, nevertheless, it misrepresents my position on the internet - which is "radio amateurs do it (communicate with one another) with RF. Everyone else needs the internet."
On 16/08/2018 20:43, Holger Hannemann wrote: The biggest assistance one can get in a contest are DX cluster spots! The moment you got spotted you've got assistance, period! It doesn't matter if you u
As we move ever closer to fully-automated data modes, the divide between data and non-data modes gets bigger. When and if the operator becomes incidental, what will be the point of such contest QSOs
AB7E offers a definition of "bigotry" which he then demonstrates applies to himself - by engaging in an ad hominem attack. I care about what amateur radio is evolving into, and suggested, as an examp
I would just send (once) CQ GM2V, listen for about 3s, then CQ GM2V again. Ive calculated that this CQ GM2V takes about 2.5s to send at 40wpm, so no-one has to wait longer than 6s to hear both the n
This is not just a contesting issue. It seems to me that the distinguishing feature of ham radio is HOW we choose to communicate with one another - the hard way, for its own sake. When ham radio evo
Outside of contests, I'm 100% FT8 these days. I have been using the mode from day 1, making on-air contacts with the developers with a freshly compiled version of WSJT-X when it first went 'live'. I
<snip> And I suppose the gentleman who said that someone should holler stop thought that same thing when SSB came out replacing AM. I said "stop", and Stan's gratuitous assumption about SSB is unwar
In the world of sailboat racing, no form of mechanical propulsion is permitted. Why? It's a self-imposed limit on technology, as otherwise the activity "grows" or "advances" into powerboat racing.
<snip> Yes, very cool. W6OAT and I are among ops who chase CQ Fields, and the ones that are all water are a challenge. Both of us worked this station for a new field! Oh - I'm impressed! You worked
It seems to me that ham-radio contesting is divided into two classes - drivers and passengers. Drivers decode othertransmissions themselves, everyone else is a passenger. If you're in a car, and some
Great - we have yet another data mode. There is no single data mode that is "best" in all respects. It's always a compromise between time, signal rate, bandwidth and number of discrete channels or
You're talking to a wall. This "wall" listens, and has opinions, and explains the reasoning behind itsopinions. Insofar as my opinions deviate from "generally perceived wisdom" (my quotes), they are
It seems to me that VA3VF is sitting on the fence. It is clear that, in ham radio, there are two basic classes of contest operators, drivers and passengers. Drivers decode other transmissions thems
On 13/01/2020 20:01, John Geiger W5TD wrote: I make FT8/FT4 QSOs every day. Very easy to set up remote operation using the shack computer and my cellphone so I can make QSOs from work, while walking