[Elecraft] OT: ARRL CW Sweepstakes question

2011-11-04 Thread Bob Cunnings
Forgive me for asking, but I'm not a contester and am unclear on how things work. Tuning around 40 mtrs I hear a lot of what seems to be ARRL CW Sweepstakes activity right now. According to the ARRL website the contest begins at 2100 hrs Sat. March 5 (UTC) - but at this moment it's only 0310 hrs

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ARRL CW Sweepstakes question

2011-11-04 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
This is a practice session. No worries Mike W0MU J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011 J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011 W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net On 11/4/2011 9:11 PM, Bob Cunnings wrote: Forgive me for asking, but I'm not a contester and am unclear on how things work. Tuning around 40 mtrs I

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ARRL CW Sweepstakes question

2011-11-04 Thread Bob Cunnings
Ok, thanks - I never knew such a thing existed. It seemed just as intense as the real thing! I'll have to try it myself some year. BTW, I meant to say November, not March! Bob NW8L This is a practice session. No worries Mike W0MU J6M CQ WW DX CW Contest 2011 J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1

Re: [Elecraft] OT: ARRL CW Sweepstakes question

2011-11-04 Thread Ken G Kopp
Hi Bob, I hear several DX stations on 40 (CW) now that are creating a good bit of activity, but nothing relayed to SS. KE7X will be operating from here tomorrow, and he's not even here yet. (:-) 73! Ken - K0PP elecraftcov...@gmail.com Forgive me for asking, but I'm not a contester and am