So then you work a few that you know will send in logs and then move to the next grid. For example, if you were in FN22, FN23, FN32, or FN33 you could easiliy work me, W3HHN, WA2RQC, WB2KLD just to n
True, but one thing you don't have too much of on VHF is the big time spotting on the clusters that you have on HF. Sorta like the contest where ZF2MM was posted a hundred times or so. That would see
True, but it doesn't put in in a different category on HF if a zillion of my friends spot me, only if I look at who else is being spotted. If I have a run going and am so busy because others have spo
True, but if I in FN22 hear a signal to my SW and hear "Georgia Pa" odds are it will be K8GP and I already know their call and six digit grid from last year as they know mine. I still won't log it t
It's probably more of a carry-over from the normal operating. For example - If I take a "DXpedition" to a rare grid or two, odds are I'll be there for a fairly short time, that is, I may go out to th
Plus, the grids you work are multiplied by all the contacts so getting 20 grids on 222 will do more than 9 grids on 1296. In looking at the results on the NEWS website, looks like 222 beat 1296 by a
Probably wouldn't happen because of "privacy" issues. There are some who consider that giving away their competative edge. Also, it might show that K7XXX had 10 bands but only worked W8ZZZ from 12 gr
This was suggested before and there was a big hue and cry about the privacy issue. This isn't my idea, this was the complaint of a number of the higher scoring people. It would be interesting to send
O don't see where that would be all that useful. On HF, you get a lot of stations who sit on one freq for most of the contest. Plus, the propagation is such that if you have, say, S50A on 14260, you'
"As with most TNC's it will "hold off" transmitting if it believes that the frequency is in use. Due to the close proximity of antennas in a Rover, it is quite likely that operation in the narrowband
With all the stuff about self-spotting, captive rovers, grid circling, activity hours, etc. the SSB NAQSOP begins to look better all the time for this weekend. As if there isn't a big enough lack of
........snip........ Three things come to mind. 1. It gives a chance to get a run for a single op until you get somebody who has a bunch of other bands. Then you go to 2, 222 etc and you're gone for
<< 1. 6 meters, 2 meters, 70cm and 23 cm out of the box I would think 6 thru 70 cm would be better. You can also do scatter and au on 222. << 2. 100 watts on 6,2, 70cm, and 20 on 23cm You're talking
Amen. Bells and whistles may be nice, but during one contest I had W2SZ/1 60 miles to my east with a kw on 6 & 2, and KB2ZVP 9 miles to my north also with a kw on 6 & 2. My major need was a crunch-pr
I can see QSK on HF where you have 200 people trying to get CY0MM at 30 wpm, but most VHF cw tends to a lot slower. I would be interested in seeing what kind of technology on could use at 432 for tha
I can't be sure since I don't do much FM, but during non-contest times I've heard activity on 146.55 and 146.58 between groups of people that can hear each other without repeaters. They disappear dur