As a DXer, if you really want to be sure he got your call right, you should not give an exchange until you can copy his sending of your call. You might send "N4DXI?" and get him to send it again. I d
As others have said, 10 will probably have the best opening at the beginning of the contest, but it's worth making several trips because that initial opening might not cover the entire country. The b
All the contest programs are good -- I've used just about all of them. Some of my favorites have lots of features and therefore have a bit of a learning curve. But for SIMPLE, I'd recommend N3FJP. I
I like the suggestion to just turn on a little XIT before you start clicking on spots. The bigger the pileup, the more offset I'll use. Many of the best ops will run pretty wide filters and/or will t
I've copied quite a few serial numbers in my time, but I'm still startled when I get a cut number. I can usually decode it, but it takes me an extra beat or two to do so. And guess what -- that erase
I generally think shortening the deadline is a good thing. But five days seems short. Maybe not so much for single ops -- I usually send in my log first thing the morning after the contest. But I hav
On my trip to ZF1A for CQWW in 2010, these "spot on" times were no fun. I *really* wished packet/RBN users would use some XIT -- just a smidge. Everyone needs to stay in the "pileup range", although
I recently noticed a feature in Win-Test. Open the Radio 1 (i.e., Bandmap window), right click and choose Properties. There you'll find an option to "Randomize TX frequency in CW (-100/0/+100 Hz)". I
I'm not surprised. We had similar results at V31TP. Consider that most of our QSOs are with casual ops who haven't thought much about the rules of the game. I expect when they hear "PSE QSY", they th
I'm sorry that happens, Dale. I'll confess I sometimes stretch the boundaries of what seems possible because I have big antennas and a low noise environment at W5KFT. That said, I generally won't req
Maybe this? http://www.levinecentral.com/ham/grid_square.php 73, Robert K5PI Back a few years ago there was an on line "program" on a site sponsored by a F6 (French) ham. One could scroll over to the
We haven't found a slam dunk solution at W5KFT. But I've now done it so many times, that I can do it in about an hour. :-) Lots of room behind the operating table helps a lot. Also, antenna switchbox