John, W2GD won the ARRL SS CW single operator category from his home station W4KFC won numerous times from Virginia. WxIOP won numerous times from New York, Michigan, and (I think) Indiana. Contest E
Boring is so totally the wrong word. Attitude adjustment time. The proper word is challenging. It's a challenge finding new meat. It's a challenge keeping your butt in the chair. It's a challenge fig
Correct. In fact, when I began SS in 1955, and for a long time after that, In my first Sweepstakes as a twelve-year-old, I remember bounding up the stairs from the basement to tell my mother that I w
After a three-week hiatus, CWops Tests are back this week on Wednesday/Thursday. Three separate one-hour sessions for your midweek contesting fun. You don't have to be a CWops member to join the acti
Midweek CWops Test fun returns this week. <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html CWops promotes and encourages CW. Our CW Academy is hugely popular with more applicants than ope
With NA Sprint RTTY approaching on March 9, let's get ready for that with two events on the next two Thursdays, one hour before the CW NS: 0130 to 0200Z, MARCH 1 and 8; Thursday nights in NA. Here's
Midweek CWops Test fun again this week. <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html North Americans please note that under daylight savings time, sessions now start an hour later. No
Thank you Tom, W7WHY for pointing out that I got time wrong. Should read. Two weeks ago for the 1900Z session, ten meters was open but underutilized. Let's all try ten at 1930Z. Sorry for the confusi
One often overlooked aspect is your glasses. If you need bifocals, you may be unconsciously tilting your head or adjusting your sitting position. I have a special pair of glasses with the reading pre
Midweek CWops Test fun returns this week. <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html If you're suffering withdrawal with not much contest activity recently, join in and get your com
Next: 0130 to 0200Z, April 5; Thursday night in NA, 630 PM PDST, etc. Note that we are now all on DST. To pump up the activity, DUPEs are OK, after one intervening QSO on any band. Last week, most of
It's again time for midweek contesting fun. <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html CWops Hat Trick--win 1300Z, 1900Z, and 0300Z sessions all in one go. Only N4AF has done it, an
More CWops Test fun this week. Three one-hour sessions. You don't have to be a member to join the fun. http://www.cwops.org/onair.html Ten-meter rally 28028 at 1930Z. Be sure to be on twenty at 0300Z
Three separate one-hour midweek contesting fun sessions <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html . Everyone welcome--you don't have to be a CWops member to join the fun. For 2013,
During both NEQP and 7QP, I worked out of area stations. Sometimes the same station CQ'd and ID'd W5XXX and sometimes W5XXX/7 (or /1). Sometimes both in the same turnover. Which should I put in the l
Any and all after-the-contest change-QSO-point-value comparisons are of questionable value. If point values had been different, stations would used different strategies. Contest Exuberantly, Hank, W6
Time to get back in the contesting saddle after Dayton. Three separate one-hour midweek fun sessions <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html . Everyone welcome--you don't have to
I trust everyone had a great Field Day. Now it's time for midweek contesting fun--no mosquitos, no cold 807s. Three separate one-hour CWops Test sessions. <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cw
IARU is this Saturday. CWops Tests will be a good tune up. Three separate one-hour sessions. <http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html>http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html . Everyone welcome--you don't have to be a CW
Conditions two weeks ago were not the hottest. Thanks to special intervention by CWops president K6RB, conditions have improved. Let's all get on for the CWTs and keep the ionosphere warm. Three sepa