Mario wrote: N6TJ: Next subject?? American patriotism - buy Orion :-) 73 de Mario, S56A, N1YU Or Elecraft (their new solid state 1.5 KW amp looked very nice at Dayton!) -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown,
Hi all, When XP SP2 came out I upgraded and had lots of unexplained crashes. On advice of Microsoft, I reverted back to SP1. Now that MS will be terminating support for SP1 in the near future, I'm th
In the latest update of the RUFZ Toplist, YT7AW is the first one to break 200 WPM (1097 PARIS = 219 WPM)! For those of you who were at my presentation at the Contest Forum at Dayton, you may recall h
I recall reading somewhere that an automatic tuner should never be used in front of bandpass filters and amps, too, as very high voltages can be generated as the tuner spins its wheels. FWIW, in 20 y
I look forward to reviewing this, Randy. I usually record the CW DX contests then go back and review them with the UBNs. What I've noticed is about 50% of my U/B calls were copied correctly by me, as
I had 200+ QSOs in the '73 SS CW at age 16. Calls that pop out at me on a quick scan are WA2SRQ, K8MFO, K3EST, K4PQL, W3LPL, WA2EAH, W8KIC, W3FRY, W1AF, WA5LES, and that's just in the first 50 or so
I'd rather wear out my F1 key than my xcvr relay! -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.cont
It surprises me that this topic has generated as much comment as it has. This isn't brain surgery. This is common sense and courtesy. To me, a simple ? is certainly enough to get across the point som
Nick, I agree with you. In a contest like CQWW CW, 30 seconds is an eternity and an unreasonable amount of time to listen to a freq. Do that, and you'll hear someone else grab it first. I always list
Last summer I took my Begali paddle and homebrew keyer (a non-descript cast aluminum box with 6 push-button switches and a few knobs) to Macedonia from Newark via Milan in my carry-on. I got pulled o
Pete, I disagree. While there certainly are no discrete quanta of DX station layers, there's no question that layers of stations are only workable when the path loss is less than x. As an example, lo
It is very rare to see a disqualification in CQWW results. Do they simply reclassify stations to the "correct" category or simply not publish their scores in the results? A listing with explanation w
There's no question age is a factor. I've been doing some RUFZ practicing lately and I find progress VERY slow. As a matter of fact, I think I've only improved back to the level I was at when I was a
Ian, When I practice with Morserunner, I set it for 10 minute runs with an activity of 4, using the HST mode. With 2 teenage kids, there's just too much commotion around here to be sure I'll have an
Interesting question, Bob. The rule as currently written: The use of DX alerting assistance of any kind places the station in the Single Operator Assisted category. Since posting one's score is not D
But but... that means we would need to actually copy an exchange rather than spending that time tuning the second radio. Barry W2UP -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA _________________________________
Just like using a second radio, using packet is a skill. If used properly, it CAN be an advantage. If used improperly (just like a second radio can kill your run rate) it most certainly can be a detr
Having to work one's own zone/country for mult credit, but zero point QSO value is silly. Yes, I've lost an occasional mult because a stateside station didn't bother to log me. The problem can easily
More often than not I will respond to a partial call. However, I prefer to get the full call before sending an exchange, cuz in the heat of battle and QRM, sometimes the other guy doesn't realize you
On Sunday afternoon of SS weekend, I spent about half an hour in the contest and made about 40 QSOs (just a few on 20m and the rest on 40m.) I tuned around a bit and called a few familiar calls, and