In the Wednesday CWTs I use CQ CWT VE3KI as my CQ and TU VE3KI as my TU message. I send my CQ message, wait a few seconds and if no-one calls, send my CQ again on the same frequency. My experience do
Does having to enter the class that corresponds to the number of transmitters you actually have on site constitute a hardship / antiquated rule / discouragement to innovation? I wouldn't have thought
As many of you know, the CWOps club sponsors weekly CW mini-tests (CWTs), at 1300Z and 1900Z Wednesdays and 0300Z Thursdays (< http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>). The CWOps club also sponsors a CW train
Seems clear to me. If the transmitter, receiver and antennas are in Virginia, other stations in Virginia are your direct competition (the ones who have similar propagation paths to the ones you exper
Now that the big SSB contest is over, many of us are starting to think about upcoming CW contests - in North America, Sweepstakes next weekend, and worldwide, CQ WW DX CW near the end of November. If
Pierre, You can take as many breaks as you want, but you can only count two of those breaks towards your mandatory six hours of off-time. As long as you have taken either one single off-time of at le
First, thanks to Jeff and Ed for clarifying about off times at the beginning and end of the contest. Fine - but the statement about only counting the first two breaks of longer than 30 minutes as off
The mini-CWTs this Wednesday March 8 (1300-1400Z, 1900-2000Z, and 0300-0400Z Thursday morning UTC) will be special slow-speed (under 20 WPM CW) sessions to welcome new graduates of the CWOps CW Acade
The key phrase in the rules is "as heard by the operator". Just feed a stereo sound card in parallel with your stereo headphones. If your setup is such that you do not hear your transmitted audio, th
Mark, QSOrder has a continuous recording option (-C) which produces a continuous recording in one-hour chunks, i.e. one file per clock hour. As I recall, the continuous files are stored in a separate
EXTFSK is in effect a separate program. If the EXTFSK window is not visible on your display, look for the EXTFSK icon on the Windows Task Bar and open it from there. 73, Rich VE3KI I have just switch
For those of you who enjoy the Wednesday mini-CWTs (at 1300Z, 1900Z and 0300Z), and also for those who might be interested in trying it out but who have been put off by the speed of the CW, this week
Striclty speaking this depends on the rules for the contest - different contests could have different rules about assistance. The most common rule, and the one that is used in the CQ WW and CQ WPX co
Jeff, around it The default configuration for QSOrder is to record individual QSOs, but there is a command-line argument (-C) that will make it also record continuously, in one-hour chunks (i.e. it s
What I believe John wants is quite simple, and relatively straightforward to implement, but as far as I can see it has little to do with SO2R. As I understood it, he wants to be able to listen to two
Not necessarily. Presumably they are checking for assisted vs. non-assisted, since audio recordings are only required in non-assisted entry classes. But just how would a recording tell them whether y
As usual, the CWT sessions this week (March 14-15) will be slower-speed versions in order to welcome new graduates from the CWops CW Academy courses, as well as anyone else who would like to join in
Mike, is signing WV2ZOW/VE3 a Canadian requirement? George Yes - that order is hard-written into the 1952 reciprocal operating treaty between the US and Canada, as well as in the regulations in both
Not true for Canadians visiting in the US. FCC Rules Part 97.119(g) requires Canadians to put the portable designation after their home callsign: " For an amateur service license granted by the Gover
Just a reminder -- this week's CWTs are slower-speed versions in honor of the graduation of the latest CW Academy classes. Please keep your CW speed down to 20 WPM. CW Academy students, graduates and