There are lots of us out here who genuinely are UNASSISTED. I never log on the internet, telnet, or whatever during a contest, never will. I do not want to be lumped in with the ASSISTED just in case
Several points occur to me: 1. If I were a lone operator in a rare multiplier area I would strenuously oppose any new protocol which made it easier for another operator to set up a competing station
It has been written by Joe, and others in the same vein: It occurs to me that requiring the remote operator to be in the same multiplier entity might have unexpected ramifications. Would this mean th
Now I guess we need separate categories for 'protein owls' and 'protein larks'. Documentation as to which category a contester should compete in could be interesting. :>) 73, Rusty, na5tr -- ________
I have been sitting on the sidelines with no dog in this fight, reading the mail. It seems to me it is just barely possible that those who are most vociferous against the idea might be those who perc
Bad joss to send any corrections before the submission deadline, and bad for his reputation for soliciting corrections. My 1 1/2 cents worth. 73, Rusty, na5tr ________________________________________
I recently bought a Dell refurb with XP, a Latitude D620, on their website and am delighted with it. Warranty and everything. Folks in the business suggested this approach to me. 73, Rusty, na5tr ___
BTW, the Dell refurb with XP which I bought on the Dell website DOES have a serial port, in addition to 4 USB ports. Rusty -- Original Message -- From: "Chet Moore" <ChetMoore@cox.net> To: "Russell H
I believe a special category for SO1R versus SO2R would be wrong. At my station I am always a Single Op. It is my choice to do SO1R or SO2R. I do not have the skills to do SO2R nor the interest in se
Hello all; I remember there was discussion here a while back about headsets, but I didn't need a set, and don't remember now what was said. Not in my folder either. Sorry. Now I do need one for use w
For me personally, my station QTH is a long way from any power, cable, phone lines, or any other reasonably convenient access to any sort of internet or packet info, unless I choose to set up a VHF l
Question: If a single operator has a friend in the shack trolling the bands looking for mults, and when the friend passes him a call and freq he shifts to that freq and works the station found by his
Starting yesterday, Norton is not letting me get to the LoTW log in page. I get to ARRL.org and the LoTW page OK, but then I can't get to the log in page. Norton tells me there is a problem with the
As was kindly pointed out to me, my computer clock was way out of whack-- my bad-- and caused the problem Many thanks to all who answered, problem now fixed! 73, Rusty, na5tr ________________________
My golly, Joe, how do you REALLY feel about those of us who contest, for whatever reason, with one radio? 73, Rusty, na5tr -- Original Message -- From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <w4tv@subich.com> To: "'Paul
Tom: The famous Amateur Golfer, Bobby Jones, was noted for his integrity. He once, famously, called a penalty on himself, because his ball moved before he hit it, even though no-one else saw it. Of c
So WHO is the cheating op....Publicity of a proven behavior is likely the best deterrent. 73, Rusty, na5tr -- Original Message -- From: "W7TMT" <w7tmt@dayshaw.net> To: <n2ic@arrl.net>; "'CQ Contest'"
Perhaps "Threshhold Sensitivity"? Similar to "Squelch"? "Loop Gain" implies it could have been a manual Direction Finder, in common use in the 1942 era. 73, Rusty, na5tr -- Original Message -- From:
Perhaps "Threshhold Sensitivity"? Similar to "Squelch"? "Loop Gain" implies it could have been a manual Direction Finder, in common use in the 1942 era. 73, Rusty, na5tr -- Original Message -- From:
Thanks for reminding me about those noon openings on 160M, Dave. I had forgotten all about them! Rusty, NA5TR _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contes