Although I do not officially speak for it, I do check the logs for a very large DX Contest. This year I noticed a number of CW copying errors that involved appending the letter "T" to the end of a fe
Mode-oriented band-usage plans are suggestions made by committees of amateurs, that if followed, should result in more efficient use of the spectrum granted to amateur radio. The plans allocate space
Almost exactly 11 years ago there was a posting on this reflector that summed up a few of the threads present at that time. At first I thought that there might be an 11 year sunspot-related cycle imp
Simply delete the lines in the Cabrillo file with a word processor. The correct numbers will be preserved. I assume that the Cabrillo files do not have claimed point value shown because too many peop
The UBN report explanation, http://www.cqww.com/cqwwubn.htm, on the WWW.CQWW.COM web-site has been upgraded to include the very infrequently used "Z" designation. Z= Zeroed-out-contact. This contact
Simply submit your entire log in Cabrillo format. The ability to generate Cabrillo files is likely available as part of your logging program. In the part of the header of the Cabrillo file where it s
Dear Andrei, If you have any sympathy for the people who check logs, please use W2/NP3D. If one of your goals is that the NP3D operation have an overall positive effect on the scores of all the parti
Work people on as many bands as you desire. Submit one log. Do not submit one log for credit and another for checking. In the Cabrillo header, indicate the category you want to enter. The log-checkin
Ironically, it was just yesterday when I was in a conversation with two other people about mail-in rebates. One reported that he had given up sending in for them after his last four attempts had gone
Has there ever actually been a documented case where the existence of a plaque caused someone, who was otherwise not going to participate at all, to make a serious effort in a radio contest? 73, Dick
I was in initially outraged when I read this posting from the other reflector. After some thought, it now seems only to be fractionally more absurd than the concept of giving multiplier contest score
took as a only taken over. "Taken over" likely refers to overpopulating the bands, not winning the contests. The reason that robots have not been released is that, with our limited spectrum available
I agree with this concept in theory. However, I've checked many contest logs, and have found that the brunt of this type action would simply be to penalize those with difficult-to-copy callsigns. For
receive Yes, it is possible. It is also possible that the entrant will lose credit for 4 contacts for the VU2XQJ mistake. It depends on the log checking software, databases, and how the contest is s
Periodically this reflector is subjected to well-intentioned advice about CQ-ing stations signing their callsigns after every QSO. Managing a pile-up by judicious callsign rationing is an advanced op
Dear Mr. Contest, This is in response to your request for additional information regarding my question, "Can allegations of suboptimal equipment operation by disgruntled competitors disqualify someo
Periodically this reflector is subjected to well-intentioned advice about CQ-ing stations signing their callsigns after every QSO. Managing a pile-up by judicious callsign rationing is an advanced op
I help with the checking of logs for a large contest. We receive a few binary log files that have been somehow corrupted that I am unable to decode. These are usually .BIN files from K1EA's CT progra
I help with the checking of logs for a large contest. We receive a few binary log files that have been somehow corrupted that I am unable to decode. These are usually .BIN files from K1EA's CT progra
I help with the checking of logs for a large contest. We receive a few binary log files that have been somehow corrupted that I am unable to decode. These are usually .BIN files from K1EA's CT progra