Ward, You've given me some pause, since last year, I jokingly offered a "prize" for anyone worked me on all 5 HF bands (I don't have 160 capability here) during the CQ WPX. (And only one station, XA5
Howdy all, I've spent a lot of time reading the posts and absorbing all of the information flowing (Nothing like getting 129 new Emails in a day!). Incidently, I had dinner with Paul, K9PG the other
Ron, As one of the members of the "M/M V2 team" you refer to, which obviously is V26B, I can say that it probably did make a very slight difference in our score. My guess is that it's very small as t
Bob, If I left you with the impression that I objected to the certificate practice (and I'm one of those who was quite glad to earn one), my apologies. I may not have phrased that as well as I could
So what constitutes "substantive"? Is a bottle of Maderia wine for working s a station on multiple bands "substantive/" How about the CA QSO Party where the top out-of-state scores receive a bottle o
Another interesting tidbit in the ZF2MM (vs. 8P5A) packet saga. If one were thinking maliciously, one could also provide misinformation via packet to make life difficult for a contest DXpedition. For
1. Is a bottle of Maderia wine for working an individual station on all bands excessive? Unless it's really cheap wine, and it doesn't sound like it, yes, I'd think so. 2. Is a bottle of California w
I think the discussion of spotting, self-spotting, and pre-contest marketing efforts is a very good one to have in a public forum such as CQ-Contest. This is an excellent use of the medium. Even if t
real Of course! I'm not suggesting that we all have to become monastic hermits and conceal our identities with voice scramblers to submit single-op scores. Is the certificate or QSL available to all
If the incentive (whether it be wine or logbooks) is advertised publically and is freely available to all, I see no problem. I believe that would be a reasonable position. 73, Ward N0AX working it wi