We start an hour later than normal, the way I see it. Am I right? 2100Z during DST is 4 PM local ( central ) 2100Z after DST is 3 PM local ( central ) 73-Chuck KI9A The way I understand it, we will s
The way I understand it, we will start at the same time (3 PM in the midwest) but then ending time will be one hour earlier on the wall clock (i.e 8 PM in the midwest). After talking to KI9A off line
There was once a four-land QSO party. It was never very successful and disappeared at or about the time that its organizer, W4OMW, died. Every fourth area state has a fairly successful QSO party each
Fully understanding that likes/dislikes in paddles (or scotch, women and cigars...) can be completely subjective, I'd appreciate knowing what you like (or, don't) and, if you can tell my why you feel
All; I would be interested in hearing from anyone who has done some serious contesting with one of the newer software defined radios such as the Flex5000. If you have done so, and might be interested
Seriously, it is really a great format for Little Pistol Contest Stations, especially when you "inherit" the frequency. No Big Guns can just sit parked on a particular frequency which is also cool if
However, as I stated above, this is in no way an argument against the QSY rule for Sprints: I think it is what makes a Sprint-rule contest the true test of operating skill. It just isn't always a rul
The results of the September 2007 North American Sprint, Phone, are now published in the Jan/Feb 2008 NCJ, p. 42. In the Top 10 box, the SO winner, K7SS's, breakdown has # for band changes, and the h
Don't miss the increasingly popular Minnesota QSO Party this Saturday, February 2 from 1400z to 2400z. Participation in this event has grown dramatically over the last few years. Once again, all 87 M
All; I, too, am interested in hearing of practical applications of CW Skimmer in some real contests. I am especially interested in situations where stations have run completely independent of the DX
I would suggest the ARRL CAC has some work to do, as it could be argued that the rules of ARRL contests do not restrict Skimmer use. Kelley; Just to be clear, it is not the ARRL CAC that makes this d
After posting my FQP score to 3830, I noticed that Writelog did not take into consideration the low power x2 multiplier. Is that a known bug in WL? I am using an older version (10.59D). 73, Al, K0AD
This is something we looked at long and hard for the Minnesota QSO Party.? Every year there are cries to remove the 2 pt vs 1 pt rule for CW and SSB.? We are not convinced that this would make much d
Tod; ? I am sort of in agreement with you here.? One thing that concerns me about this debate is that there seem to be an awful lot of people commenting and I wonder how many have actually used Skimm
The diagram in the manual seems to indicate putting them in parallel. That doesn't look right. My homebrew SO2R box uses switches a relay between the sources and I transformer isolate the DVP audio.
I usually always upload my score to 3830 for another reason - regardless of the score. I like the format of the summary that 3830 generates. When I am done posting, I cut and paste the summary from 3
I do QRP a lot. Lots of guys immediately get my callsign, but that's cuz they recognize it or figure it out. I am always very happy when I send an exchange that isn't copied (I'm too weak) and they s
The SS exchange emulates the message format but there is no intent that this be a training exercise to handle message traffic. Although I am an old traffic handler myself, I suspect there are some ou
Last minute reminder that the Minnesota QSO Party kicks off at 1400Z tomorrow (Saturday- Feb 7) and runs for 10 hours until 2400Z. Listen for LOTS of activity as 14 rovers roam the entire state of Mi
Is it me or is the online log submission of yesterday's contest broken? There was a problem with the dates but this has been fixed now. Please try to submit your log again. 73, Al, K0AD **A Good Cred