The regular OO corps is not trained to adjudicate on-the-air events. Their scope is limited to signal quality, checking for privilege violations, etc. These are core parameters...and certainly worth
instructed I tried including a digital picture of a bottle of Glenlivet, but that didn't work at all...he still won, and blamed me for the hangover... 73, Ward N0AX -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://list
Set up a spectrum analyzer to look at the output of a transceiver through a suitable attenuator. Set the transceiver to full output, full QSK and key it at 30 wpm, all dots. The analyzer should sweep
The customary way of specifying spectral cleanliness is to create a "profile" of level vs. frequency. For an example, refer to the FCC specifications for EMI type-acceptance. The standard for spuriou
These are good reasons to try a swept receiver test for the really close-in performance measurements. My original suggestion was intended to measure out in the +/-20 kHz areas in which people were re
I just send "X", which is "TU - the prosign", followed by my call. There needs to be some little thing sent before your call so they know you acknowledge their information. "R" works fine, too. Other
I have an un-needed Thursday night reservation at the Holiday Inn in Visalia (April 19th) just before the main convention dates of Fri-Sun. Is there anyone out there that needs this room? If so, plea
I'm looking for a copy of the Bell 103 and 202 modem standards. These are quite obsolete, but yet I need them...anybody have a lead? 73, Ward N0AX -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_c
I have received a number of good leads on the Bell 103 and 202 standards. Thanks, everyone. If and when I get results, I'll post a followup. 73, Ward N0AX -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contestin
Hi all, I am volunteering to be the contact for the WWDXC WRTC selection committee. Should this change, I will make sure all communications are forwarded to the proper individual. 73, Ward N0AX hward
Sounds like a volunteer to organize WRTC-2004 to me... Speaking as an organizer of or referee in all three WRTC events, I think the Finns should do whatever it is that they consider reasonable. Ther
I, too, think the criteria are OK, although as a West-Coastie, couldn't care less about WPX and IARU as serious contests. West Coast WW competition is regional only as no West Coast operator has won
I agree. There was a fairly cogent line of reasoning presented by N6AA at the Visalia contest forum about why the number is three, not one or two. ("And the number shall be three...") Summarizing -
Anybody have email addresses for either of these guys? 73, Ward N0AX -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com f51ICOW1
Harry Lewis, W7JWJ, had the secret knowledge to get the IC-211 to turn on. Since a couple of you also had questions about this - maybe this will be helpful to several. It will also get into the archi
Yeah, but if you want to see which 16-year-olds have learned the basics, you don't put 'em behind the wheel and out on the street, either :-) Your points are well-taken. The real questions are (putt
Forwarded on behalf of K0SR...73, Ward N0AX Pileups are outside the normal contesting experience of a lot of us. In the 1999 10 Meter contest, I managed to make over 1500 Q's in the LP CW category, a
Mu-metal was made by Coballoy - don't know if they're still in bid'niss. You may have a bit of a problem though, 60 Hz is tough to stop and mu-metal was not cheap. My rotor boxes do the same thing w
Hy all :-) The infamous antenna testers are at it again - HF multi-band verticals this year. We would very much like to test a Hy-Gain AV-640 but have been unsuccessful in penetrating the defensive s
Well, the BEST thing that could happen would be to convince the NFL to give every team a "bye" week on the 1st and 3rd weekends of November. It's pretty clear when kickoff on the 1PM East Coast game