I have learned many lessons over the years. One that I've learned is that Amateur Radio contests are simply "coordinated operating activities". As long as you play nice (and by the intent of the "rul
Perhaps I'm missing something. My question is, why use it? Why would you want to know other scores while the contest is still on? The only score that's important is the one at the end, and then only
I'm not sure this statement represents everyone, Ev. There are plenty of times where someone has pitched it in after learning that the op they were chasing was so far ahead of them, they threw in the
-- Original Message -- Gosh, did I say "real time scoreboard?" Nope. -- But I did, Mark. :) The non-scientific results are "in". Nobody reported "packing it in" as a result of being behind on a real
What we need coming into the hobby is people interested in radio. Ham radio is about generating, transmitting and receiving RF energy. A computer is a wonderful aid - I have two running when I am on
-- Original Message -- - To me, unassisted is just that. While I can totally see the difference between clicking on spots and hitting "Enter" vs observing the total score tally, I still consider it a
We only have ourselves to blame for turning the RST into a synch pulse instead of anything useful. I have been going over my old contest logs from the '60s and '70s and find the RST reports were "hon
Hello list, Could someone point me to an HF contest that allows both "club" and "team" competition? I'm interested in learning a bit about the differences in how these terms are applied in the HF con
-- Original Message -- Please see the CQWWDX contest current rules, noting especially sentence 3 of XI. 5. of THE RULES. http://www.cqww.com/2006WWRules.pdf I guess some do not necessarily agree with
I hope that the League considers this seriously. I support it, whole heartedly (even if it is just a once-every-TWO-year issue). -=Ev, W2EV=- The results for three ARRL contests are going to be publi
It's all down to the "bean counters". Where can they make the most money for the column inch! -- A single contesting (NOT just HF, btw) issue each year can be framed as a cash-flow positive endeavor
According to the primary reason for removing contest line-scores from QST was the ability to repurpose $100,000 per year toward spectrum defense. It seems to me that BPL on HF would be bad for the HF
-- Original Message -- So then, it would be completely admissable and acceptable to record the entire contest, and utilize any source of information to confirm the exchanged info, correct the log, an
-- Original Message -- that means i would have to stop operating 3 or 4 hours early to get my log trasposed into TR before the contest is over? just how many of us are left that use a stick? maybe th
I recently purchased a used Cushcraft R7 vertical with the hope of being "always ready" for the next HF contest. I notice that the "fit" between the base insulator and the radiating element is quite
Or...whatever time the ARRL HF event is over; which is what is purely stated on the ARRL website at: http://www.arrl.org/contests/hf-faq.html#post (thanks to the off-list note that pointed me to the
My R7's insulator is showing some "fiber". Can spray paint be used to seal it again or do I need to use Epoxy as a sealer? Insight appreciated. Direct responses (off-list) please. Thanks! Ev, W2EV __
A hearty thanks to: N8CC, N2WN, VO1HE, W0UN, KI7Y and KH6DV for providing me with anecdotal input on the topic of using Krylon as a sealer to frayed fiberglass fibers on an R7's insulator. It seems t
Thanks to the list of folks that I already listed. I just fired up with my 100 watts into my newly refurbished R7 vertical, called CQ on 40 meters and snagged a contact with S57ET in Slovenia. I'm lo
On a related topic, I was wondering just how electrically (and "RFly") sound it is to bond aluminum with aluminum brazing products. The ones I'm referring to are the ones that claim you can join alum