Hello all: I have a very small rule change to suggest for NAQP (North American QSO Party) contests beginning in 2005. At present, all stations are limited to 100 watts. I propose that the 100-watt li
Hi John, I know you, and in all seriousness I'm sure that what follows was not at all in your mind when you made your post, which, on the face of it is a good idea, but ... Encouraging EU participati
In EU Sprint high power is always been allowed. (Actually now there is a new rule: "Low Power entries (up to 100W) will be indicated by an asterisk (*) in the listing.") http://www.qsl.net/eusprint/
Competitive? The left coast picks up all the East coast States on 15 and 10 with ease. We're lucky to have 10 States on 10 as multipliers. 73 Ed -- The world's top contesters battle it out in Finland
Someone please help me understand the purpose of this discussion. The contest is called NORTH AMERICAN QSO Party. I think that means it's a North American contest. It is not for Euro's or anyone outs
While increased DX participation might be more enjoyable for those in a position to take advantage of that, the rest of us most certainly wouldn't like it. I happen to like competing in some contests
Sorry Timo and all: I shouldn't have lumped the Eu Sprint in with the A-P Sprint. I guess the A-P Sprint is the only one that has picked up the low power limit of the NAQP contests. 73, John, K4BAI.
Author: David Burger <DavidB@facilities.usyd.edu.au>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 15:46:26 +1100
The NAQP for DX stations has few rewards, as we are not even a multiplier - unlike FLqsop or CAqsop where stations are allowed 1 or 3 DX countries as a mult. OK I did use 400w, but I expect the few s
Yes. Those who say "if they can hear US stations with 100 watts, they can work US stations with 100 watts" probably haven't tried it very much when a primarily domestic contest is going on. When we a