So, if you read the original question, he is asking about the history, not what are we doing today. __________ Stan, K4SBZ _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-C
For mobile and portable State QSO Party operators. On behalf of the State QSO Party Group, it is my pleasure to announce a new SQP Challenge competition for 2025. It is the SQP Mobile/Portable Challe
I agree with Jeff and the others. And the TB-wires category is a joke. I just can't seem to rotate my OCF dipole attached to a couple of pine trees. And that's my humble opinion. __________ Stan, K4S
Its been my experience that a high percentage of ops get my callsign wrong. This results in NILs in the final scoring. I now send it twice and this has improved the accuracy of my contacts. Which is
This discussion is assuming good band conditions and a strong signal. With weaker signals, QSB & QRM, I often only hear enough of my callsign to know it was me. But experience shows that even the ski
though they very obviously already have it. But, depending on what software they are using, they need to know what email address to unsubscribe. __________ Stan, K4SBZ ______________________________
Please keep in mind that someone has to sponsor each plaque - $$$$. Who do you know that would want to put upon the money to sponsor a W4 plaque? Reach out to them. Or maybe sponsor it yourself. If y
In my support role with the State QSO Party Challenge, I have noticed 3830Scores entries with a 1x1 callsign as the Station Callsign. The Station Callsign is owner of the station. Normally a 1x1 call
I suspect that there was some internal politics involved that took place behind the scenes. The Territories, and now the Yukon are the only provinces that have not formed QSO parties. Jeff, would you
Pick a month - Major contests and State QSO Parties: January ARRL RTTY Roundup <https://www.contestcalendar.com/contestdetails.php?ref=217> North American QSO Party, CW Jan <https://www.contestcalend
I agree that, if you are not in a position to win a contest, you are somewhat free to do what you want in a contest. However, your actions should not adversely affect others. Running legal limit in t
I think the video game perspective would greatly diminish the number of participants in a contest. Based on the presentation done at Dayton, I would like to have the playing and adjudication based on
We need to consider the contest and also possible contests within the contest as different levels of focus. I found the video about what AA0Z has done with NodeRed very interesting. Ward Silver menti
Please do not include copies of previous emails in the thread unless you are referring to a specific message. Then it might be better to copy what you are referring to and include it within your emai
You just missed the NAQP SSB contest last week. The next major SSB pileup contest will be the CQ Worldwide DX Contest, October 26-27. The ARRL Sweepstakes, SSB, is November 15-17. You shouldn't dismi
I'm not sure what you mean when you say you want a pileup trainer. You have been rather vague. Do you want someone to give some PowerPoint training, or are you looking for someone that people could w
Sorry, my misunderstanding. A link to what is currently being done with CW would have helped. I missed the reference to a convention. And I focused on how to work a pileup as instruction, not as a te
There are several contests scheduled every weekend. Not all are major contests, but many countries have their worldwide DX contests. There are also 48 State QSO Parties scattered throughout the year.