On 12/3/2011 12:03 PM, Gary Smith wrote: > It was at QSO #8 I think it was when I moved the monitor to be more > ergonomic with the radio, HI-Z triangular controller& key when I > looked and the computer was dead. Power to the cord so it's either a > dead PS or motherboard. Unsure but will figure it out later. Started > up computer #2& after getting data from the dead computer > transferred to it 2 hours later, kept going. > > Sure was little DX on this end in CT, only 8 mults& 3,118 points. > Much less than last year. Interesting that overall the bands have > been doing nicely for DX, I'm looking forward to CQWW160 for DX. Do > love the 160 contests. > > Gary > KA1J > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK Thanks for the QSO Gary. I had not intention of even getting on. My station was operated via Icom(s) RS-BA1 remote control from NYC by N2TTA (Yuri) just to test the remote setup. The ARRL DX (160) is the poorest excuse for a contest ever devised by HQ and CAC. It treats KP1, KP2, KH6, KH0, KH8 as non-DX. There is no way we can be competitive against other W/VE. I have begged and pleaded with the CAC to look at this but this has fallen on deaf ears. The contest does not attract DX and is a waste of time compared to SP and CQ events where the DX stations on TB are in the thousands.
Herb, KV4FZ _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
