I recently got my VY2RX license while at VY2ZM. I passed both Basic and Advanced exams without any study but there's plenty of online info available below. General info here: http://strategis.ic.gc.c
K0AD: maps yet. Unlikely since I don't believe VE3NEA has done the Telnet output for Skimmer yet. 73, Bill W4ZV _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@cont
W4PA: while claiming unassisted to fade into the background. Because the Skimmer will display decoded calls and all I have to do as an unassisted operator is click on them to work them, I can work th
You should consider N8LP's LP-PAN for the K3. It should be a much more elegant solution than a Softrock. Lots of info if you read the full page. http://www.telepostinc.com/LP-PAN.html 73, Bill w4ZV _
To clear up any confusion on price for the LP-PAN, below are comments directly from N8LP on Feb 13: There were several issues raised on the Elecraft reflector today, and below I will try to address t
I don't have a dog in the WPX hunt but will say that moving the CQ 160 contests from the (then) full 42 hours to 30 out of 48 hours total was one of the best things that ever happened to that contest
KL7RA: N5IA: one series of contests; the CQ 160's. the benefit of only ONE GROUP (AREA); the already advantaged North American eastern time zones. That area now has a 3rd shot at EU whereas the weste
N5IA: No, the hours were changed to synchronize with the other major contests covering Saturday and Sunday UTC (i.e. WAE, CQ WW, ARRL DX, CQ WPX, etc). I doubt changing from 00-00z to 22-22z would ma
WC1M: CQing and the stations being worked? In other words, does it display all calls appearing on a frequency, or can it be set to display only run stations? Yes. You can see this on the graphic to t
N1UR: waaaaaay better as a digital mode in weak signal capability. What data do you have to support that? The two toughest tests I know of for weak signal capabilities are 160m and EME, and I don't s
Stations who seldom sign their calls will be at a very distinct disadvantage to those who do, since they'll be spotted much less often. To me this will be a very significant benefit of Skimmer. I may
I've had Skimmer running for a little over a month but last night was the first time I've tried it in serious contest conditions. My setup is a Beverage > Elecraft K3 > LP-PAN beta > M-Audio Audiophi
Just for fun, I decided to check DX Summit packet spots for the same 0145-0215 UTC period last night. DX Summit: SP2LNW 1823.5 LX7I 0210 24 May G4EZT 1826.3 N3UA gd sigs wpx 0200 24 May CW Skimmer: C
VK7GN: winning, having fun striving, pushing yourself, and sometimes getting it right. The more that technology is used to ease that operating part of the contesters skill set the less attractive con
Having been closely observing my own Skimmer setup for about 6 weeks now I tend to agree with you. Here's my take on what Skimmer does very well in contests: 1. For the casual op, find and identify *
K5TR: - 6 ele OWA that rotates - 6 ele OWA fixed to the northeast - 4 ele Cushcraft fixed to the southeast - 3 ele Mosely fixed to the west I would consider the following: 1. Using a 3-way coax switc
K3NA: a) Does the use of a CW skimmer have a material impact on scores? b) If yes, do the award categories need to be changed in some way? What do you do if records set without Skimmer were broken *w
But if "Skimmer" was part of the "Assisted" category then your "unassisted" Correct, but the issue on the table is whether Skimmer constitutes assistance. Yes my records were all unassisted. I also h
N3BB: be offered the attractive ability to call this station automatically when our decoding software determines the station is needed, is not a dupe, and has stood by for a call. **We won't even hav
Someone replied privately: Hi Bill, I was going to mention WSJT as an example but decided not to since I don't operate VHF and never used it. But there are plenty of others who share your opinion, so