There is a program called PocketDOS for the pocketPC... This is available from http://www.pocketdos.com I have ran the old "freeware" version of CT on my Toshiba PocketPC using PocketDOS. (The later
The FCC is VERY clear about third party rules and contesting. I'm sure this FCC Enforcement Letter was what started this thread. outside his privledges, even with a higher-license-class control Opera
Holy Cow, you only read what you want to read: Again, from the FCC Enforcement letter: "You could have also participated under the direction of a control operator, but you would have been limited to
Hi Brett, Well, actually, it's perfectly valid to sign, for example, VE1/W1VE or W1VE/VE1 (Not for me, since I hold a Canadian license also.) The W1VE/VE1 is the generally accepted method and arrange
Hi Eric, See my comments below: Gerry, W1VE posted: == - My "glue" to make this an actual contest keyer was a Visual Basic program. I use Writelog -- with Writelog is very easy to get the callsign en
Cool Solution. Another is running Microsoft Virtual PC... $100 or so from many spots on the web. Virual PC allowws you to run any X86 compatible OS in a window or XP, Win2K etc. I've built Virtual PC
Hey All, Mr. Brown of WSJ is not interested in providing a clear picture of the issues, that's for sure. Check out his website at http://www.simtronics.net -- hey, mabe you'll want to buy his "big bo
Wah, Wah, Wah... You guys sound like my 18-month-old twin girls!! Have you ever heard of the honor system? If you win a contest or set a record because you ran 10KW, is that honorable? If you lost to
Bill, You missed my point completely. If you loose a contest to a identifiable, proven cheater, ABSOLUTELY the community should call this person to task (it is up to contest committees to decide if a
Hi Red, As Randy stated, I did build such an application for Writelog, called "Leaderboard Live". It showed all participants Writelog score in real time on a web page, as well as in a window within W
Hello All, Three of the major logging programs are now supporting the Getscores.orginterface -- N1MMLogger, Win-Test, and WriteLog. I just completed a beta version of my WriteLog interface. This can
This is a very interesting discussion. If one follows the 500-meter-circle rule, remote operation has always been allowed. Rich, N5ZC, has been doing it for quite a while. When, say, a W6 builds a su
Hi Dave, I would say: "Due to politics, contesting is stagnant. Technology is trying to evolve contesting. This is inevitable", but that is a matter of opinion. Nevertheless, there are more fundament
No offense, Gerry, but you can't be serious! I have no problem with people "thinking outside the box" when it comes to improving technology to make things better. The SteppIR antenna is a case in poi
Paul, "But, like you say, if the object of the exercise is to just talk to people regardless of where they are, then use Echolink, Skype, or the telephone. I got involved with amateur radio to talk t
-- Gerry, W1VE/VE1RM Explore real-time competition in ham radio - post your score to http://www.getscores.org! _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@cont
On 3/29/07, Paul J. Piercey <p.piercey@nl.rogers.com> wrote, in part: "Some have argued that opening the door to remote operation will increase the numbers of amateurs on the bands. Frankly, if they
That's just plain wrong. That would make remotely-operated stations -- Gerry, W1VE/VE1RM Explore real-time competition in ham radio - post your score to http://www.getscores.org! ____________________
Ed, Luis, Ev et Al... There is lots of lively debate on this subject. It seems the hot spot of contention is Single-Operator, Unassisted operation. I do not believe any of us who are pushing the conc
Hello All, It's coming down to the wire for the big contest season. I've been working for a while to secure a dedicated web server for the getscores site. The old location was on a shared server, and