3830 Claimed Scores | NS Ladder "Thursday Night Madness"

East of Mississippi.

• W4OC | 64 Qs | 38 Mults | 2,432 Points [SECC].
• N2NT | 62 Qs | 32 Mults | 1,984 Points [FRC].
• W9RE | 60 Qs | 33 Mults | 1,980 Points.
• N3SD | 33 Qs | 22 Mults | 726 Points [NCC].
  

West of Mississippi.

• N3BB | 66 Qs | 31 Mults | 2,046 Points [CTDXCC].
• WD0T (@KD0S) | 58 Qs | 32 Mults | 1,856 Points.
• K7SS | 56 Qs | 32 Mults | 1,792 Points [WWDXC].
• W5JAW | 12 Qs | 1 Mult | 12 Points [CTDXCC].
  

NCCC Member (CA/NV).

• N6RO | 55 Qs | 35 Mults | 1,925 Points.
• W0YK | 41 Qs | 24 Mults | 984 Points.
• K6UFO (@W6YX) | 39 Qs | 25 Mults | 975 Points.
  

Newcomer.

• K0DXC | 70 Qs | 33 Mults | 2,310 Points [NCC].
• N8EA | 53 Qs | 30 Mults | 1,590 Points [MRRC].
• N0KK | 49 Qs | 32 Mults | 1,568 Points [MWA].
• N7VM | 24 Qs | 14 Mults | 336 Points [Utah DX Association].

Contest on!

This Weekend In RadioSport | What About VHF?

RadioSport USA | North American QSO Party (NAQP) CW.
A popular summertime event delivering lots of Morse Code fun and an opportunity at notching a few more states toward one's 5-Band Worked All State (5BWAS). The NAQP CW benefit is 12-hours of operation with a 100-watt cap as a station operating above 100-watts is classified high power and check log.

The name of the game is one's antenna system. Additionally, as quoted from the rules page, "Access to spotting information obtained directly or indirectly from any source other than the station operator, such as from other stations or automated tools, is prohibited."

NAQP CW is all about station configuration, antenna system, operator, and ionosphere.

Rules (link).

RadioSport Eu | European HF Championship.
Can I say busy RadioSport arena weekend? Indeed! Two continents generating plenty of radio frequency equals lots of opportunity for low-power, low-profile operators. The European HF Champion title is on the line with all the bragging rights that follow. Who will be the next crowned high frequency (HF) champion?

Rules (link).

RadioSport USA | ARRL UHF Contest.
Looking for action at 222 MHz and up? This ARRL sponsored event is sure to generate activity in the ultra high frequency (UHF) range. HF activity plus UHF leaves very high frequency (VHF) a little lonely on the RadioSport arena bench this weekend.

Rules (link).

RadioSport USA | International Lighthouse - Lightship Weekend QSO Party.
If one is into the eclectic then this 9-day event is a must. Activating a lighthouse and/or lightship must be DXpedition in quality, effort, and operation. The scope of the event is international with activations across the planet. Sounds like a relaxing way to cruise spectrum space and collect lighthouses and lightships for one's award goal.

Rules (link).

RadioSport USA | The Grid Dip PSK-RTTY Shindig.
DigiSport enthusiasts are creative and one must call, "CQ Grid Dip", flagging digital attention. They are driving the use of grid location and that is a great idea in my logbook. This event is sponsored by the Troy Amateur Radio Association.

Rules (link).

Contest on!

The New RadioSport Message

Disqualification (DQ) in any sport is a big deal and sends a message to all participants, "Break the rules then suffer the consequences."

The means to cheat one's station into the Box may not be entirely eliminated but odds are a station and its operators will eventually be caught. The diagnostic tools are better in addition to Perseus listening system coming on-line to further confirm log data. Contest Advisory Committees have evaluated the long-term cost and the expense account is due.

The game of padding is disappearing and what is left for the beating the rules at any cost? International embarrassment at the expense of one's reputation which diminishes peer-to-peer credibility. Is not RadioSport about peer-to-peer credibility, reputation, and adoration? I, for one look to those in the Box as examples of leadership, technological prowess, and determination

Basically, a station inside the Box, receives the same treatment as a star athlete in any other sport. The station is on the cover of a magazine. There is personal value and revenue generation when photographs of rigs, antennas, computers, switches, coax, connectors, or keyers are published. One's station is featured as cutting edge and its operators the best in the hobby. If the best RadioSport operators operate using X-transceiver plus Y-antenna and produced Z-results then A-manufacturers are solid.

Everyone takes a hit when a station and its operators are caught cheating. The sport itself is embarrassed and left with the wreckage. The Box is tainted with the possibility of asterisks. Leadership at the station level in a time when the hobby needs the Best of the Best is damaged. I take this stuff seriously because I believe.

I believe in the sanctity of the Box scores that the rules are followed to the letter. I believe in good sportsmanship and the integrity of the athletes who participate. I'm tired to the bones by the march of this cheating madness. I have suffered enough and my disappointment account is running near zero balance. There is no more credit for cheating behavior. Period. End of discussion.

Let the message be clear, "Break the rules then suffer the consequences."

73 from the shackadelic.

See Also.
Radio-Sport dot net | CQ WW Crackdown: Five DQ's Issued In 2008 CQ WW SSB As Top Teams Tossed Out.

3830 Claimed Scores | 2009 Islands On The Air (IOTA) | Low Power

IOTA Multi-Op.

• N4A | 634 CW Qs | 90 CW Mults| 204 SSB Qs | 41 SSB Mults | 24 Hrs | 610,722 Points [PVRC].

IOTA Single Operator Assisted (SO/A) 12Hr CW.

• 9A/S54O | 530 Qs | 85 Mults | 249,390 Points [Belokranjec Contest Club].
• G3WW | 260 Qs | 81 Mults | 153,576 Points [Chiltern DX Club].

IOTA SO 12hr CW.

• C4Z (5B4AIZ) | 819 Qs | 111 Mults | 488,880 Points.
• SV5DKL | 427 Qs | 48 Mults | 98,928 Points.
• K4ZGB/P | 222 Qs | 18 Mults | 15,876 Points [ACG].

IOTA SO 12hr Mixed.

• K3TN | 81 CW Qs | 41 CW Mults | 40 SSB Qs | 18 SSB Mults | 68,580 Points [PVRC].
• YW7A (VIC) | 36 CW Qs | 9 CW Mults | 27 SSB Qs | 14 SSB Mults | 12,075 Points.

IOTA SO 12hr SSB.

• OZ1JVX | 192 Qs | 24 Mults | 27,936 Points.

IOTA SO 24hr CW.

• VO1AU | 624 Qs | 104 Mults | 385,632 Points [ECCCC].
• VO1HP | 452 Qs | 96 Mults | 282,240 Points.

IOTA SO 24hr SSB.

• M3ENF | 142 Qs | 59 Mults | 69,030 Points.

Multi-Op.

• 4O3A | 3572 CW Qs | 361 CW Mults | 8,059,325 Points [SKY Contest Club].

(SO/A) 12hr CW.

• VE2XAA | 404 Qs | 98 Mults | 279,888 Points.
• EA2DK | 412 Qs | 50 Mults | 112,800 Points.
• K3JT | 179 Qs | 66 Mults 99,594 Points.

(SO/A) 12hr Mixed.

• YO5OAG | 110 CW Qs | 47 CW Mults | 134 SSB Qs | 59 SSB Mults | 258,216 Points.
• VE3JM | 173 CW Qs | 37 CW Mults | 27 SSB Qs | 12 SSB Mults | 63,504 Points [CCO].

SO 12hr CW.

• 4O4A | 546 Qs | 157 Mults | 658,458 Points [SKY CC].
• LZ4UU | 397 Qs | 133 Mults | 490,261 Points.
• K1XM | 305 Qs | 83 Mults | 184,509 Points.

SO 12hr Mixed.

• F5PAL | 217 CW Qs | 57 CW Mults | 206 SSB Qs | 90 SSB Mults | 546,399 Points.
• OL3R (OK1VWK) | 149 CW Qs | 31 CW Mults | 141 SSB Qs | 52 SSB Mults | 182,766 Points.
• NA4K | 162 CW Qs | 38 CW Mults | 192 SSB Qs | 33 SSB Mults | 163,158 Points [TCG].

SO 12hr SSB.

• W3LL | 57 Qs | 35 Mults | 23,625 Points [PVRC].
• AB4GG | 37 Qs | 21 Mults | 8,379 Points [TCG].
• VE3NB | 47 Qs | 20 Mults | 7,620 Points [CCO].

SO 24hr CW.

• OK4RQ | 471 Qs | 184 Mults | 805,368 Points [RR DX].
• VE1RGB | 213 Qs | 72 Mults | 128,088 Points [MCC].
• K6WSC | 41 Qs | 9 Mults | 2,187 Points.

SO 24hr Mixed.

• LZ9R (LZ3YY) | 367 CW Qs | 176 Mults | 175 SSB Qs | 100 SSB Mults | 1,786,824 Points.
• OK1JOC | 71 CW Qs | 47 Mults | 70 SSB Qs | 35 SSB Mults | 149,814 Points.
• E77V | 22 CW Qs | 8 Mults | 11 SSB Qs | 7 SSB Mults | 4,185 Points.

SO 24hr SSB.

• 8S0C (SM0MPV) | 323 Qs | 200 Mults | 933,000 Points.
• IK1DFH | 112 Qs | 83 Mults | 132,468 Points [RBLOB RADIO GROUP].
• KS4X | 64 SSB Qs | 36 Mults | 25,920 Points [TCG].

Contest on!

DXAnywhere + Twitter = Customization

I finished entering V73J, V73NF, V7XX, K4M, and TX3A into DXAnywhere customized DX Alert system. Data entry is front loaded and I wait for alerts delivered to my Twitter account.

Imagine, one's mobile device with its Twitter application, receiving ham radio related information from propagation to DX alerts paired with WiFi connected Skype remotely connecting one's station?

73 from the shackadelic.

Want To Make A Change | K3NG Report Gets It

The K3NG Report gets it and Goody's post Want To Make a Change? is on target. I say, as we were taught in basic training at the 3901st Basic Military Training Squadron either lead, follow, or get out of the way. One's cost is time, energy, creativity, and level of commitment. The return on investment is in the future.

Goody, create your vision, lead the way, and those who are committed will step up to the plate. You having nothing to lose and everything to gain. What happens if your vision makes a difference? What happens if you create a ham radio portal of substance and intellectual stimulation? Just do it.

73 from the shackadelic.