Mike, I like the idea. Especially the "education campaign to teach new contesters how to set their equipment up to ensure a clean signal." I would submit that any of us, new or experienced operator
Hi Dimitri, A good question. According to your description. the equipment is not accidently mis-adjusted, but purposely mis-adjusted. Maybe a warning the first instance, then make the log a "check lo
Hi Chris, Thanks for your post. I operated the CQWW SSB contest this year (about 44 hours) and ended up with back pain related to the ergonomics of the operating position. I was planning to look into
This is very sad news indeed. We have lost a great ham and contester. I have many fond memories of Fred, dating back decades. I worked with one of his buddies from Thailand, HS1BS, at a company in Sa
Can something also be said for take-off angles? Using a higher antenna, the transmission from station A might arrive at station B in one hop. If station B has a much lower antenna, the transmission