I recent comment: I don't agree with the notion that uniques are first in line to be cut. Vic Clark W4KFC worked several hundred uniques in the SS he told me in the early 60's. I looked in my logs an
The amateur radio ranks are getting older. The average age is mid 50's (hey that me). I still feel contesters are a younger group.. When I got my license in 1957 there were many younger hams. In 1958
The amateur radio ranks are getting older. The average age is mid 50's (hey that me). I still feel contesters are a younger group.. When I got my license in 1957 there were many younger hams. In 1958
Gang, Sender: owner-cq-contest@contesting.com Precedence: bulk X-List-Info: http://www.contesting.com/cq-contest-faq.html X-Sponsor: W4AN, KM3T, N5KO & AD1C The ARRL DX Contest works best when its th
Hey gang, Do you know how complicated distance scoring could be...that 160 meter contest with grid squares is so complex you send in the Q's and the contest committee computes the score...and no pape
Gang, Sender: owner-cq-contest@contesting.com Precedence: bulk X-List-Info: http://www.contesting.com/cq-contest-faq.html X-Sponsor: W4AN, KM3T, N5KO & AD1C The ARRL DX Contest works best when its th
Hey gang, Do you know how complicated distance scoring could be...that 160 meter contest with grid squares is so complex you send in the Q's and the contest committee computes the score...and no pape
I have informed Bill and SE Division ARRL officials that I do not agree that power level makes checking difficult so the contest is NOT broken. Changes just because the power might change or someone
Dick Ross K2MGA Owner/publisher of CQ Magazine (A CQ Communications Publication) has decided to reduce the pages available for contest coverage. The CQ 160 will be cut to 5 1/2 pages from the present
Gang, My note on CQ Magazine support for contests was taken wrong in certain quarters. Please understand that we need to support CQ Communications as a strong supporter of Contests and Amateur radio.
I noticed the two comments from Eric K3NA and Bruce WA7BNM. Bruce is correct that all Q's should be logged. Trey has done a good job on getting together a standard format for all contests. One thing
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Thu Jan 1 19:10:51 1998
Jim makes a good point. Most of the contesters that came up in the late 50's and early 60's were into traffic handling and emergency communications. We used this experience well with hurricanes, torn
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Sun Jan 11 16:50:56 1998
The CQ WW 160 Contests are coming fast! CW is 2200Z 23 Jan to 1600Z 25 Jan 1998 SSB is 2200Z 27 Feb to 1600Z 01 Mar 1998 (MOVED to avoid conflict with ARRL CW DX Contest). Please make a note of the c
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Mon Jan 12 10:53:28 1998
I need to add one more statement about these bands. The current international regulations prohibit organized contests on these bands. This was part of getting the bands. I have heard ARRL Field day s
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Thu Jan 15 12:05:12 1998
Doug KR2Q makes a good point. The Kachina could be connected to a lap top and just look like additional components. In looking at the ads it does look like there is one piece that plugs into a hard d
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Sat Jan 17 22:12:39 1998
Trey's note on running CT/TR et al on W95 machines made me a remember a conversation I had just after new years with an associate. The associate is an advocate of DOS, but is now repeating the chilli
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Sun Jan 18 21:02:57 1998
Hey gang, my message is aimed at the software vendors not users. My info comes from an associate who stays current with microsoft. Both he and I represent several Micro soft ISV's and one group I wor
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Mon Jan 19 23:07:24 1998
Boy, that will be the day...only clean sweeps..huh! Required???? Somebody must have goofed...its no April 1st yet. Dave K4JRB -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrati
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Wed Jan 21 23:03:00 1998
Well its almost zero hour for the CW section. Hope everyone is ready. Please note that its important to keep the Dx window clear (1830 to 1835) and THAT includes the EDGES. Stay off 1830 or 1835. ONL
Author: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson)
Date: Tue Jan 27 16:25:12 1998
Gang, I have received about 90 e-mail logs so far. Please note the following: 1. Many with more than 200Q's are not including a dup sheet. 2. Several sent me a .bin file and nothing else. I need .all