No clarification Mike ... you're assumptions are correct. When I got up
this a.m., it was filled with U.S. stations. Most of them were well
known contesters too. "Sad day in the naborhood!" It's an empty hole to
put your signal!
73 de NS9I
On 12/7/2013 10:34 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
I see a lo
Whatever the ARRL intent may have been, the wording of that particular rule is
defective, and has been for as long as I can remember.
Consider: How does one _start_ an "intercontinental QSO"? Usually one party
or the other sends "CQ". So to make a QSO in the DX Window someone has to send
"CQ
This is the way I thought it supposed to work. Actually early in the contest
the DX window had little problem with stateside CQers. I worked some
Europeans and other stations.
On this side of North America, Europe is easier but if the window is plugged
up with strong CQers it sure makes it tough
I take it as that window is for DX stations to be heard without
having to compete with the wall of sound coming from the states. I
had a terrible time pulling some EU & AF stations when they were
being clobbered by 20 over CQing signals from stateside. No way they
can compete with such a signal
I agree completely with Bud's take on the contest. This was my first year of
participating and I found the rules unclear and poorly written.In fact,
until a friend corrected my misunderstanding, I hadn't even understtod that
USA-USA contacts were allowed. The official "objective" of the contest sa
According to http://www.arrl.org/160-meter "The segment 1.830 to 1.835
should be used for intercontinental QSOs only." I hear a lot of contacts
being made between stateside stations.
The rule is very easy to understand.
When operating between 1830-1835, all stations cannot work other stations o
Good Morning,
I am finally getting around to detuning my 160/80 meter vertical on receive and
plan to use a simple 12v relay to turn off the power to the antenna switch and
the DXE Time Variable Sequencer to make sure the on/off timing is correct.
Before I go down that road, does anyone have
I am finally getting around to detuning my 160/80 meter vertical on
receive and plan to use a simple 12v relay to turn off the power to the
antenna switch and the DXE Time Variable Sequencer to make sure the on/off
timing is correct.
Before I go down that road, does anyone have any suggestions
Hi Tom,
The switchbox is a homemade relay box located at the base of the vertical about
100 feet from my shack. One relay adds in a loading coil at the base of the
60' vertical antenna for 160 meters. When the shack switch is turned off, the
loading coil is disconnected and the antenna is th
If you put a couple dozen strong EU stations CQ'ing in the Window then they
can hardly hear the USA callers as they are all QRM'ing each other.
"Back in the Day" many of the QSO's were done Split due to power limits in
many countries as well as frequency allocation in many countries. Then the
The switchbox is a homemade relay box located at the base of the vertical
about 100 feet from my shack. One relay adds in a loading coil at the
base of the 60' vertical antenna for 160 meters. When the shack switch
is turned off, the loading coil is disconnected and the antenna is then
tun
For the second night of the ARRL contest, I set up
three receiving loops with a switch to compare them in real
time. A Pixel circular loop (10 foot perimeter) using the
30 dB Clifton Labs preamp that comes with it was the first
antenna. The second one was a square 20 foot perimeter
shielded loop
If you put a couple dozen strong EU stations CQ'ing in the Window then
they
can hardly hear the USA callers as they are all QRM'ing each other.
"Back in the Day" many of the QSO's were done Split due to power limits in
many countries as well as frequency allocation in many countries. Then the
"W
It's always refreshing to tune the window & hear the odd DX station, or two,
residing therein, & working many of the "...less-than-KW" domestic stations...
A welcome change from the usual hurly-burly of strong North American "CQ TEST"
machines that otherwise permeate the entire band, wall-to-wal
On Dec 8, 2013, at 3:00 06PM, Mark Lunday, WD4ELG, wrote:
> Well, we always have the CQ 160 contest in January.
Exactly!
All contests do not need to be the same. All contests should NOT be the same.
All contests do not need to emphasize international DXing -- especially a
single-band cont
My score summary from N1MM reports 313 Qs, 692 points, 66 sections, for
a total score of 45,672. (692*66=45,672).
3830 requires I report QSOs, sections, countries, and then total score.
How do I relate this to the N1MM summary?
Many thanks to those who worked me, and apologies to those who ca
> I operate mostly CW and some of these guys are going so fast I have
> to listen a few times to get their call right - amazingly fast.
Yes...and just think of all the miscopied calls and info in the
logs that won't be tallied!
73,
Charlie, N0TT
> Maybe I'll see you tonight - have fun and st
I support the concept of a 'quiet' area, for weak signals.
I am also a realistic, and competitive contester.
I cannot control what OTHERS do, but I consider calling CQ in the DX window
akin to cheating. You will never hear ME do that. Unfortunately, I have to
QSO stations that do, or else face
Finished rebuilding my windstorm destroyed Inv-L Sat eve around 6pm in the dark
headlamp on. Twenty above and warm. Snow and four downed trees so had to crawl
around to hang new cords and elevated wires. Tuned up nice and low at 1830 and
heard some ‘6’s, ‘7’s, a displaced 9, and KH6LC above the
A..Mennn...
-Original Message-
From: Tom W8JI
Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2013 2:55 PM
To: j...@johnjeanantiqueradio.com ; Topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: DX Window
If you put a couple dozen strong EU stations CQ'ing in the Window then
they
can hardly hear the USA cal
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