Already done although they don't make that much off the postage fees and still rely on generous donations. _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contestin
I'm not sure if they're still in production but I guess you can ask N3RD. I do have a DXD surplus to my needs sans cables. Not sure what's wrong with it as it puts a high pitched hum in the audio, bu
For Europeans the picture is very different. A lot of them use bureau QSLing as their primary means of card sending and receiving. - Ria, N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Conte
If you have a "no buro" policy then returning unwanted cards tells the foreign bureaus and stations not to forward cards for you. Only some bureaus will return cards, however. I am a bureau sorter wi
Hi Brian, That is quite correct. From what I understand DL gets free use of the bureau and their bureau is 100% machine sorted so there is no need to think twice about sending a card. That's why a lo
The incoming bureaus don't want it. Sorting DX cards is already time consuming as it is and it is pretty much all sorted by hand by volunteers. ARRL floated the idea but the bureaus balked. I'm also
Yes. That's the 34 ¢ postcard rate as I mentioned. You do risk the machinery tearing up your card and barcodes are sprayed on it. 73 Ria, N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Conte
In the past it was PSK31 with it being a more interesting mode for younger folks since it is more of a "chat" mode. Today though you may also want to try WSJT modes (JT65 and JT9) if allowed. These h
Autospot is an Italian translation of the phrase "self spotting." The context indicates it too. Ria, N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting
Since I began receiving buro cards 10 years ago, I've always had a few busted calls coming my way. I just return them saying NIL. Ria N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest m
Greetings all! Next weekend it's the annual YL-OM contest, where YLs try to make as many contacts as possible with OMs. Full rules are at http://ylrl.org/index.php/contests-and-dx-awards Hope to see
Correct. Operate 24 out of the 36 hours. 73 Ria, N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq
Thanks to all who participated. We had a blast. Heard a number of other YLs including N0YL who was playing catch up pretty good. I made 338 contacts. I guess it will come down to log checking. Send t
I often hear europe working the west coast in contests as well. In Ohio you may not get the same openings as W1 but you'll get some openings. Ria N2RJ _______________________________________________
I'm really not sure what to believe. I would hope that ultimately the contest committee is acting in good faith. I have not heard anything from them, hopefully they can issue a public statement to cl
To me the whole thing seems a bit inconsistent. I've seen rules violations aplenty that were unnoticed, like stations calling for hours out of band, 7125 LSB in ARRL DX there was a top north east sta
That means precisely ZERO. Money can't buy fairness, and transparency costs absolutely nothing. If someone is disqualified, the evidence and explanation should be clear as to leave no doubt. Otherwis
I would allow self spotting once per hour or once per frequency change more than 3kHz. That would be reasonable. Ria, N2RJ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-C