Gang, Thanks for your inputs in the past. I've changed direction a little on this issue's topic. The topic is budgeting and tracking contesting expenditures. - Do you track your contesting expenditur
I think there should be something done for stateside stations. When I operated CQWW from Germany in 1991 and 1992, I was amazed at what a completely different contest it was. You could work an almost
Hello everyone, Here is the topic for the next issue, unfortunately it is one that many of us can relate to in light of recent events. As always, thanks in advance for what I am sure will be some int
Hello everyone, I've had a few excellent responses, and I welcome all of you to participate. If I can get your inputs by this Sunday, the 22nd, I'll include them in the article. The topic for the nex
I'd love to see it. Paul, K5AF _______________________________________________ CQ-Contest mailing list CQ-Contest@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/cq-contest
I think there is a catch here, though. I have an extended Double Zepp that I use on all bands from 160 to 10M. It has some pretty impressive gain off the ends on the higher bands. Is that fair? Paul,
Is anyone out there who has access to a May 1994 issue if CQ? If so, could you scan me the WPX scores from Europe from 1993? If there was a separate top ten low power listing for Europe, I'd apprecia
I was wondering if anyone had experience using a KVM (Keyboard, Video, Mouse) switch with their ham computer. I have a small home office associated with my shack, and it would be advantageous from a
I must have gotten 15 replies on KVM switches, and certainly enough information to make a good decision. The overwhelming consensus is that they solve a lot more problems than they create, and that a
With some of the recent web discussions on the IC-7800 and the Orion 2, this ought to be an interesting topic for the next NCJ "Contesting on a Budget article: Those super radios: the cats pajamas or
when I was between the ages of 13 and 18, from 1971 to 1986. Wow, no wonder you look so young, you age at half the rate as the rest of us! Paul, K5AF _______________________________________________ C
If you are a CW contester only, I think the Omni VI is still a very viable contest radio. I've used just about every type of contest radio (albeit short-term) but I can't find anything that provides
Given the state-of-the-art in 2006 (and My impression of modern transceivers is not altogether good. My stock Drake R-4B never had any trace of intermod or overload problems that many "modern" transc
could best use a calendar that listed by "contest season" instead of "calendar year." I'm ready to book all the dates between now and next summer so I can come up with my best Wife Appeasment Strateg
Lets face it during a DX Contest its wall to wall SSB from probably 7020 to Why do we keep doing this to ourselves? Marv, N5AW, had a great suggestion a while back. Do Sprints on SUNDAY nights! Can w
I was one of those guys who required an explanation from Mark that he was not a dupe. Sometimes you see what you want to see when you look at the visible dupe sheet. As a very part-time contester, I'
And the fact that we in the U.S. LOVE deed restricted communities doesn't help... 73, Blake N4GI Blake, I think we need to accept the challenge of deed restricted contesting. I fear the degeneration
Rich, How about the number of years licensed rather than age? We have some new folks entering the hobby, but they are not all youngsters? Paul, K5AF _______________________________________________ CQ
The "basic" class would be a single transceiver with not more than 100 watts output and single element antennas (e.g., dipoles not more than 50' above ground and single verticals). These limits are c