WOW! I guess this ARRL yet-to-be decision was inevitable and unfortunately, comes as no surprise to me. -- CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/ Administrative requests: cq-cont
ARRL vs. Contesters (continued) I say this is no surprise because for years the ARRL de facto policy has been anti-contest. For years the ARRL has been reducing the pages and editorial content devote
Hi Guys, I currently use the basic Ethernet card with a Motorola SB4100 Modem to get Charter Pipeline service (about 750k bandwith) to my Dell Win98 computer. I would like to network this computer wi
I have been overwhelmed by the number of responses that I received to my questions and the number of different ways of networking computers and valuable information that you shared. Thank you all SO
Hi Guys, I am in Boca Raton FL on vacation until January 11. Would any contesters/dxers in the area like to get together? Please let me know. Tnx & 73 Bob KQ2M
Bruce, ZF2NT, asked about whether or not there was auroral activity possibly depressing US & VE signal strengths and lowering his score. The answer is YES! there was. There is a very useful NOAA webs
Hi Randy, Really? Aren't you the same guy that basically said (I am paraphrasing) "If it isn't prohibited by the rules, then it is allowed?". Hmmm. Now of course we were referring to REAL abuses and
It has been quite interesting to read all the opinions on this subject, and to see how each person picks his own "nits" and split hairs according to his own biases and self-interest. I for one DO NOT
Hi Mr. Aurora (KL7RA), Occasional misunderstanding and propagation changes aside, I am with you on waiting in the weeds for some arrogant SO2R or Multi-something type to disappear for a few minutes a
Guys, I need to find some old VGA video cards. Does anyone have two that they would be willing to part with for a few $? I also need to find a source for nice looking and fairly inexpensive qsl cards
Hi Bill, I think that having Dayton so close to WPXCW does hurt the WPX some, but having it on Memorial Day weekend hurts it MORE. At least that is what I hear. However, since the US activity has tra
I found the service and help to be excellent and the prices most reasonable. Dick? Heil let me describe to him what I needed and then custom made it for me and I ordered it. When the order came one i
According to the rules on the DARC website, the minimum time on a band is 10 minutes. However, it also says that a quick band-change to work a mult. is allowed. I interpret that to mean that if you a
Hi Guys, I am very pleased to announce that my WRTC-2000 partner will be Dan Handa, W7WA. Dan is a great operator and good friend and we both look forward to meeting everyone in July and sharing such
Scott, This kind of logic is silly. What is the relevant skill of requiring operators to manual screw/unscrew coax connectors? Manual Dexterity? No one needs to be at WRTC to test this. Besides, why
Scott, I DID understand your post - quite well in fact as well several responses. Let's address cost... what is the cost of a 5 position coax switch? About $50. EVERY contest station I have seen in t
This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --=_NextPart_000_001F_01BFCCF5.904ECB40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi guys, With all due r
This SO2R "Time Element advantage" is NONSENSE! Bill if you are concerned about a "Time Advantage" that some stations have over others then why aren't you concerned about differences in antennas? I c