[NCC] Guilty!

[Hal Offutt]

As usual, an insightful observation by K8MR.  But if those were intercontinental QSOs, then I was operating outside the JA window (1810-1825)!  I'd better get ready to do some serious bowing to the authorities here.  

Hal W1NN
Remote in Tokyo

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jimk8mr at aol.com 
  To: hal at japancorporateresearch.com ; ncc at contesting.com 
  Cc: mrrc at contesting.com 
  Sent: Monday, December 09, 2013 11:02 AM
  Subject: Re: [NCC] Guilty!


  Hal,

  I never heard you (I was only on two hours). But don't QSOs count as intercontinental if the op is in Asia and the radio is in North America?    :-)


  73  -  Jim   K8MR



  In a message dated 12/8/2013 8:59:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, hal at japancorporateresearch.com writes:
    I was more than a little surprised to read K8BL's 3830 comments re the DX Window.  S***, I thought all DX windows had been eliminated.  I was thinking all through the contest "Why on Earth did they eliminate the DX Window; we really ought to have one."  I know I was running for a while around 1830.3 or so and possibly on other frequencies in the window at other times, so I am one of those selfish, inconsiderate lids that Bob mentioned.  

    I did briefly look through the rules before the contest but I missed the line that says "The segment 1.830 to 1.835 should be used for intercontinental QSO's only."  I wish someone had pointed out my transgression but nobody did.  After checking the rules, I realize now that it is the CQ160 contest that does not have a DX window any longer.  Or did I miss that one too?

    Mea culpa.  I gotta read those rules more carefully!  My apologies for being a lid.  

    Hal W1NN

    PS, Not that it will matter, but I will submit my modest log as a check log if there is a way to do that.