DELARANEWS
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The DELARA Contest team
When it comes to trackingt contests, nobody does it better than the WA7BNM Contest Calendar!! https://www.contestcalendar.com/ 10 May - July 2019 NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 10 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 10 + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, May 11 to 2400Z, May 12 + CQ-M International DX Contest 1200Z, May 11 to 1159Z, May 12 + VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 11 to 1200Z, May 12 + Arkansas QSO Party 1400Z, May 11 to 0200Z, May 12 + FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 11 + 50 MHz Spring Sprint 2300Z, May 11 to 0300Z, May 12 + WAB 7 MHz Phone/CW 1000Z-1400Z, May 12 + 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, May 13 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, May 13 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 15 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 15 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 15 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 16 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, May 16 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 17 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 17 + UN DX Contest 0600Z-2100Z, May 18 + NZART Sangster Shield Contest 0800Z-1100Z, May 18 and 0800Z-1100Z, May 19 + Portuguese Navy Day Contest 0900Z, May 18 to 1700Z, May 20 + Aegean RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 18 to 1200Z, May 19 + EU PSK DX Contest 1200Z, May 18 to 1200Z, May 19 + His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW 1200Z, May 18 to 1200Z, May 19 + Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1759Z, May 18 and 2000Z-2159Z, May 18 + Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 18 to 0200Z, May 19 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, May 20 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, May 22 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 22 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 22 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 22 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 23 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 2000Z-2030Z, May 22 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 24 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 24 + CQ WW WPX Contest, CW 0000Z, May 25 to 2359Z, May 26 + QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, May 27 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 27 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 28 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 29 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 29 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 29 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 30 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z-2030Z, May 30 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 31 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 31 June 2019 + PVRC Reunion 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 1 (CW) and 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 2 (SSB) + 10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest 0000Z, Jun 1 to 2400Z, Jun 2 + DigiFest 0400Z-1200Z, Jun 1 and 2000Z, Jun 1 to 0400Z, Jun 2 and 1200Z-2000Z, Jun 2 + Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0600Z-0629Z, Jun 1 and 0630Z-0659Z, Jun 1 and 0700Z-0729Z, Jun 1 and 0730Z-0800Z, Jun 1 + SEANET Contest 1200Z, Jun 1 to 1200Z, Jun 2 + UKSMG Summer Contest 1300Z, Jun 1 to 1300Z, Jun 2 + Kentucky QSO Party 1400Z, June 1 to 0200Z, Jun 2 + RSGB National Field Day 1500Z, Jun 1 to 1500Z, Jun 2 + Dutch Kingdom Contest 1500Z, Jun 1 to 1500Z, Jun 2 + IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW 1500Z, Jun 1 to 1459Z, Jun 2 + ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 4 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 5 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 5 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 5 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 6 + NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, Jun 6 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Jun 6 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 6 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Jun 6 (Dig) + SKCC Sprint Europe 1900Z-2100Z, Jun 6 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 7 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 7 + HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest 1900Z-1929Z, Jun 7 (40m) and 1930Z-1959Z, Jun 7 (80m) + DRCG WW RTTY Contest 0000Z-0759Z, Jun 8 and 1600Z-2359Z, Jun 8 and 0800Z-1559Z, Jun 9 + VK Shires Contest 0600Z, Jun 8 to 0600Z, Jun 9 + Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB 1100Z-1300Z, Jun 8 + Portugal Day Contest 1200Z, Jun 8 to 1200Z, Jun 9 + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Jun 8 to 2400Z, Jun 9 + GACW WWSA CW DX Contest 1500Z, Jun 8 to 1500Z, Jun 9 + REF DDFM 6m Contest 1600Z, Jun 8 to 1600Z, Jun 9 + ARRL June VHF Contest 1800Z, Jun 8 to 0259Z, Jun 10 + Cookie Crumble QRP Contest 1700Z-2200Z, Jun 9 + 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 10 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 1900Z-2030Z, Jun 10 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Jun 12 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 12 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 12 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 12 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 13 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 14 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 14 + All Asian DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16 + SMIRK Contest 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16 + ARR BPSK63 Contest 1200Z, Jun 15 to 1200Z, Jun 16 + Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest 1200Z, Jun 15 to 1159Z, Jun 16 + IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest 1400Z, Jun 15 to 1400Z, Jun 16 + AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Jun 15 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Jun 15 (432) + Stew Perry Topband Challenge 1500Z, Jun 15 to 1500Z, Jun 16 + West Virginia QSO Party 1600Z, Jun 15 to 0400Z, Jun 16 + ARRL Kids Day 1800Z-2359Z, Jun 15 + Feld Hell Sprint 1800Z-1959Z, Jun 15 + WAB 50 MHz Phone 0800Z-1400Z, Jun 16 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 17 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 19 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 19 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 19 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 20 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z-2030Z, Jun 19 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Jun 20 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 21 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 21 + His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB 1200Z, Jun 22 to 1200Z, Jun 23 + Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest 1200Z, Jun 22 to 1200Z, Jun 23 + ARRL Field Day 1800Z, Jun 22 to 2100Z, Jun 23 + QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 24 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 24 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 25 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 26 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 26 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 26 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 26 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 27 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, Jun 27 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 28 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 28 + Battle of Carabobo International Contest 0000Z-2400Z, Jun 29 + Feld Hell Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, Jun 29 + UFT QRP Contest 0600Z-0900Z, Jun 29 and 1400Z-1700Z, Jun 29
It's Not About the Radio
The contest forum at the International DX Conference last weekend had Bob, N6TV, moderating a panel consisting of Craig, K9CT; Tim, K3LR; Scott, K0MD; Dan, N6MJ; and John, W2GD. The session posed a number of contest-related question in turn to panel members, moderated and closed by N6TV. The tone was heavy on humor, but also earnest in providing good information. I've lightly edited the comments for length and clarity. Among the questions running the gamut from logging programs to strategy, N6TV asked this one: “What's the best contest radio? The answer obviously depends on many personal factors including your budget, whether you need a great CW rig, phone, or a small lightweight rig for DXpeditions, a big 200 watt radio to drive a big amplifier, a big waterfall display band scope... but what is the most important rig for a contester? What advice would you give a contester who asks you what radio to buy?" K3LR: "For me, it's about ergonomics. It's very simple. The HF radios, not the radios that do HF and VHF, but the HF radios that have been manufactured in the last 25 years -- they're all good enough. They have fine receivers. The radios that have come out in the last five or six years might challenge lab equipment, but when it comes down to radios in the last twenty five years, they are all good enough to be contest radios. I think we could give a (Kenwood) TS-930 to N6MJ and he'd do just as well as he does with an Icom IC-7851. It comes down to the operator. It comes down to ergonomics. To me, ergonomics is the single most important thing. Do I feel like I have control of the radio? Do I feel like I know the radio? Do I feel like I have mastered whatever menus are involved? So, I'm a big proponent of ergonomics. Those of you that know me well know that I could probably have any radio I want. Icom doesn't give me radios. I've purchased every one of my radios. I like the ergonomics of Icom. That's me, it fits, and it fits our operating. Many of the operators at K3LR go home to K3 and Flex and Yaesu radios, but when they come to K3LR they use an Icom radio, and it takes them about five or six minutes to figure out where the controls are and how to make it go. Many of you know that three weeks ago I had six teenagers come over to operate at K3LR. Many of them had never seen an Icom radio before. They sat down, they hit the PTT switch, and they made QSOs. To me, if it's a science experiment, or you have to reboot it, or you have to have eight menus deep, that's not for us, we want to be making QSOs. So when you can sit a 14 year old down in front of an Icom radio and within 10 minutes they are making QSOs, then that's a success for me. K0MD: I think it's kind of like what kind of car you drive. There are terrific models all around. I've done my best with Icom radios my entire life. I current have in my shack I four Icom radios. I have more than I can use. I have a 7800, 7851, 7610, and 7300. The 7300 I take overseas to use for travel related operating. I am torn in contests between using my 7851 or the 7610 because I like the CW filtering and control on the 7610. I don't think you can go wrong with either their top end or their 7610 in terms of operating. I've had a K3 but I didn't have a chance to use it in a contest before I sold it, but I really like the CW filtering. I've never used a Flex in contest so I can't comment on that. But again it's I think its less about brand and more about what fits you. I personally like the noise reduction that's built in to Icom -- it suits my hearing best. W2GD: I use a K3S radio. I'm proud to use a K3S radio. One of my most important criteria is I can pack it in my suitcase, I can get through TSA, I can get to my destination, and the thing weighs 8 pounds. It's not a table radio. A 7851 is not appropriate for my trips to Aruba. I think that the K3S is like a Porsche Speedster car, it's a slick competition radio, it's built to do that. I use three controls during a contest: The RIT, the RF gain, and the AF gain. What else do you need? If your ears do the work... Now, the K3 and K3S's audio is not like a Kenwood TS-930. I still have one of those radios in my closet. I love that radio. I love the way it sounds. Great sound. Great QSK. QSK is important. Those who know me know that I tend to send by hand about 90% of the time. I use QSK all the time. It's amazing that people don't get in sync. They don't come back to you at the right times, so using QSK avoids a lot of missed QSOs. I think that K3 radios can't be beat for DXpeditions. N6MJ: I think Tim had a really good point - all of the recent radios are good enough, so it really comes down to personal preference. For me, I've been using Icoms for quite a while. My wife and I have taken the 7851s down to the Cayman islands on a plane with us, a couple of times. I don't recommend doing that. Last year, instead of taking the 7851s we took down the 7610s. It's not quite as good a radio as the 7851 but it's definitely good enough, it does what you need to do, it's much smaller in size, and the price is nicer. The 7610 is a great option versus trying to do the big bang with the 7851s. The receiver is definitely better in the 7851 especially with the big pileups. The 7610 does handle it well enough, but I feel that with the 7851 you can pick out calls a little bit easier and when you have a big pileup calling you that's kind of a big deal. That's why I like the 7851 but it's not always practical to bring with you. This is for both modes, CW and Phone. K3LR (interjecting): When I was in Moscow in 2010 with N2NT, he was an Elecraft guy, and he was the team leader for the team I was on for WRTC. I said "Andy, what about an Icom" and he said "We're going to use these K3s. We can get them in the suitcase, we can get them through TSA." And I remember seeing Krassy (K1LZ) and K1ZM hauling 7800s up the stairs, and saying "That could have been me." And so the K3s worked very well, they were good enough, and we had a great score there and I was very happy with Andy's decision. N6TV: I've used both the 7851s at Tim's and I've got two K3s at home. For me QSK is really important, QSK amplifiers are really important they're silent and don't click. As a CW guy, I'm a K3 convert, er, fan, but I do love the audio and I respect the audio of the Icom radios and do see what you guys are saying about that. Although these well-known contesters had an opinion about radio type, they also mostly agreed that it's not really about the radio, it's really more about the operator. - ARRL Contest Update
DELARANews
Contesting
The DELARA Contest team
When it comes to trackingt contests, nobody does it better than the WA7BNM Contest Calendar!! https://www.contestcalendar.com/ 10 May - July 2019 NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 10 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 10 + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, May 11 to 2400Z, May 12 + CQ-M International DX Contest 1200Z, May 11 to 1159Z, May 12 + VOLTA WW RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 11 to 1200Z, May 12 + Arkansas QSO Party 1400Z, May 11 to 0200Z, May 12 + FISTS Spring Unlimited Sprint 1700Z-2100Z, May 11 + 50 MHz Spring Sprint 2300Z, May 11 to 0300Z, May 12 + WAB 7 MHz Phone/CW 1000Z-1400Z, May 12 + 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0000Z- 0200Z, May 13 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z-2030Z, May 13 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 15 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 15 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 15 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 16 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, May 16 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 17 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 17 + UN DX Contest 0600Z-2100Z, May 18 + NZART Sangster Shield Contest 0800Z-1100Z, May 18 and 0800Z-1100Z, May 19 + Portuguese Navy Day Contest 0900Z, May 18 to 1700Z, May 20 + Aegean RTTY Contest 1200Z, May 18 to 1200Z, May 19 + EU PSK DX Contest 1200Z, May 18 to 1200Z, May 19 + His Maj. King of Spain Contest, CW 1200Z, May 18 to 1200Z, May 19 + Feld Hell Sprint 1600Z-1759Z, May 18 and 2000Z-2159Z, May 18 + Baltic Contest 2100Z, May 18 to 0200Z, May 19 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, May 20 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, May 22 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 22 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 22 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 22 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 23 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 2000Z- 2030Z, May 22 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 24 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 24 + CQ WW WPX Contest, CW 0000Z, May 25 to 2359Z, May 26 + QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, May 27 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 27 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 28 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, May 29 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, May 29 and 1900Z-2000Z, May 29 and 0300Z-0400Z, May 30 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z- 2030Z, May 30 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, May 31 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, May 31 June 2019 + PVRC Reunion 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 1 (CW) and 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 2 (SSB) + 10-10 Int. Open Season PSK Contest 0000Z, Jun 1 to 2400Z, Jun 2 + DigiFest 0400Z-1200Z, Jun 1 and 2000Z, Jun 1 to 0400Z, Jun 2 and 1200Z-2000Z, Jun 2 + Wake-Up! QRP Sprint 0600Z-0629Z, Jun 1 and 0630Z-0659Z, Jun 1 and 0700Z-0729Z, Jun 1 and 0730Z-0800Z, Jun 1 + SEANET Contest 1200Z, Jun 1 to 1200Z, Jun 2 + UKSMG Summer Contest 1300Z, Jun 1 to 1300Z, Jun 2 + Kentucky QSO Party 1400Z, June 1 to 0200Z, Jun 2 + RSGB National Field Day 1500Z, Jun 1 to 1500Z, Jun 2 + Dutch Kingdom Contest 1500Z, Jun 1 to 1500Z, Jun 2 + IARU Region 1 Field Day, CW 1500Z, Jun 1 to 1459Z, Jun 2 + ARS Spartan Sprint 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 4 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 5 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 5 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 5 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 6 + NRAU 10m Activity Contest 1700Z-1800Z, Jun 6 (CW) and 1800Z-1900Z, Jun 6 (SSB) and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 6 (FM) and 2000Z-2100Z, Jun 6 (Dig) + SKCC Sprint Europe 1900Z-2100Z, Jun 6 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 7 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 7 + HA3NS Sprint Memorial Contest 1900Z-1929Z, Jun 7 (40m) and 1930Z-1959Z, Jun 7 (80m) + DRCG WW RTTY Contest 0000Z-0759Z, Jun 8 and 1600Z-2359Z, Jun 8 and 0800Z-1559Z, Jun 9 + VK Shires Contest 0600Z, Jun 8 to 0600Z, Jun 9 + Asia-Pacific Sprint, SSB 1100Z-1300Z, Jun 8 + Portugal Day Contest 1200Z, Jun 8 to 1200Z, Jun 9 + SKCC Weekend Sprintathon 1200Z, Jun 8 to 2400Z, Jun 9 + GACW WWSA CW DX Contest 1500Z, Jun 8 to 1500Z, Jun 9 + REF DDFM 6m Contest 1600Z, Jun 8 to 1600Z, Jun 9 + ARRL June VHF Contest 1800Z, Jun 8 to 0259Z, Jun 10 + Cookie Crumble QRP Contest 1700Z-2200Z, Jun 9 + 4 States QRP Group Second Sunday Sprint 0000Z- 0200Z, Jun 10 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, Data 1900Z- 2030Z, Jun 10 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Jun 12 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 12 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 12 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 12 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 13 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 14 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 14 + All Asian DX Contest, CW 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16 + SMIRK Contest 0000Z, Jun 15 to 2400Z, Jun 16 + ARR BPSK63 Contest 1200Z, Jun 15 to 1200Z, Jun 16 + Ukrainian DX Classic RTTY Contest 1200Z, Jun 15 to 1159Z, Jun 16 + IARU Region 1 50 MHz Contest 1400Z, Jun 15 to 1400Z, Jun 16 + AGCW VHF/UHF Contest 1400Z-1700Z, Jun 15 (144) and 1700Z-1800Z, Jun 15 (432) + Stew Perry Topband Challenge 1500Z, Jun 15 to 1500Z, Jun 16 + West Virginia QSO Party 1600Z, Jun 15 to 0400Z, Jun 16 + ARRL Kids Day 1800Z-2359Z, Jun 15 + Feld Hell Sprint 1800Z-1959Z, Jun 15 + WAB 50 MHz Phone 0800Z-1400Z, Jun 16 + Run for the Bacon QRP Contest 0100Z-0300Z, Jun 17 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 19 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 19 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 19 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 20 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW 1900Z- 2030Z, Jun 19 + NAQCC CW Sprint 0030Z-0230Z, Jun 20 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 21 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 21 + His Maj. King of Spain Contest, SSB 1200Z, Jun 22 to 1200Z, Jun 23 + Ukrainian DX DIGI Contest 1200Z, Jun 22 to 1200Z, Jun 23 + ARRL Field Day 1800Z, Jun 22 to 2100Z, Jun 23 + QCX Challenge 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 24 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 24 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 25 + SKCC Sprint 0000Z-0200Z, Jun 26 + Phone Fray 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 26 + CWops Mini-CWT Test 1300Z-1400Z, Jun 26 and 1900Z-2000Z, Jun 26 and 0300Z-0400Z, Jun 27 + RSGB 80m Club Championship, SSB 1900Z- 2030Z, Jun 27 + NCCC RTTY Sprint 0145Z-0215Z, Jun 28 + NCCC Sprint 0230Z-0300Z, Jun 28 + Battle of Carabobo International Contest 0000Z- 2400Z, Jun 29 + Feld Hell Sprint 0000Z-2359Z, Jun 29 + UFT QRP Contest 0600Z-0900Z, Jun 29 and 1400Z-1700Z, Jun 29
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