The WPX contest states that off periods must be a minimum of 60 minutes in length and clearly marked in the log. Question: Can you take an offtime of 30 minutes at the end of the contest? Question: D
I received this today and thought it to be pretty darned relevant to this list. Read what this young man has to say. I can say for sure "Been there, done that", and thanks to K4VX I'm where I am toda
The CQWW CW & WPX CW contest dates have nothing to do with the aging contest ranks and changing the dates will do nothing to attract younger contesters. Suggestions on how to do so... - Host a multi
Ya... a real time saver those cut numbers are. I can certainly understand why those top-notch ops choose to send them. This is a very good demonstration of how many ops don't think. This is just lik
I thought the ROOKIE category thing was cool idea. Yes, it doesn't apply to 99% of the guys on this list. But yes, 99% of us probably benefit from the idea. I think a positive reward system is a good
The WPX contest states that off periods must be a minimum of 60 minutes in length and clearly marked in the log. Question: Can you take an offtime of 30 minutes at the end of the contest? Question: D
OK, first let me confirm to you all that... yes I am crazy. Now that we have that out of the way. I'm starting a collection of "best for it's time" contest radios. So far I have a Collins S-line (min
So let's turn this negative in to a positive. Let's start now by organizing our regional sprint teams to ensure a good turn out. By organizing teams, we will be sure to get the word out so nobody is
OK, first let me confirm to you all that... yes I am crazy. Now that we have that out of the way. I'm starting a collection of "best for it's time" contest radios. So far I have a Collins S-line (min
So let's turn this negative in to a positive. Let's start now by organizing our regional sprint teams to ensure a good turn out. By organizing teams, we will be sure to get the word out so nobody is
Hey guys. I'de like to introduce you to a project we have been working on for the past couple of months. When you get time, please check out www.eham.net . This is the main reason the contesting.com
Here is my list for the Southeast Sprint Team... Can I get someone else in the southeast to be on the team please? Thanks Bill 1 K4AAA by W4AN Bill GA w4an@contesting.com 2 K4MA Jim NC k4ma@mindsprin
An email I read today discounting guest-ops has me once again scratching my head. Why do some of you feel that a score made from a guest operator is some how less meaningful than a home station opera
I slept 4 hours right before the contest. This kept me going through the 48 hour contest and I felt better than any other contest to date. HOWEVER... I seemed to have lost the ability to send an L, F
You do it so often that it becomes just another routine in your life that you don't get anxious about doing. What's that saying? "Practice, practice, practice". My 5 year old kid is already sick of
A couple of guys asked that I write a little post contest summary from this last weekend. Here it goes No new antennas this year except for a set of 4 phased beverages for 40 meters that I put up 2 d
Just some more thoughts... I am not an expert in diet, but I do read about it and it is something I think about seriously day to day as I also race bicycles. A couple of things that I found to be tru
I would like to start organizing some teams for the upcoming NAQP CW in January. If you are interested in being on a team, please send me an email. Any level of participation is fine, even part time.
http://www.homestead.com/ne4s/ You guys should check this page out. It describes Mike's (NE4S) portable operation for this past 10 meter contest in the mountains of north Georgia. Pretty nice little
I now believe this equalization technique for power is a really crappy idea (one I mistakenly backed BTW). Now you have everyone running as little power as possible to be competitive, and thus less a