I operated 3 counties and 3 states - the Three Corners intersection of Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah. Details at http://qrz.com/db/N7SMI I got blown off the mountain by extreme winds after 7 hours, but managed 591 QSOs. A highlight was working K7LIX - his 3 counties times my 3 counties gave us each 9 QSOs in one contact. That's the first time I've ever ran a 9 QSO/minute rate. :-)

I think this is AWESOME! It's very straightforward, yet flexible. I can go through an entire practice session without messing with a lot of settings. I can just click one button and go, and the fact it automatically advances in difficulty as you master letters is excellent. I've bookmarked it and will be using it for my code training. Thanks!

http://k1el.tripod.com/wkusb.html

Note that this is a kit. I'm not sure the extent of your disability, but it may preclude assembling the tiny parts. If so, you can e-mail them to order an assembled kit for $109 plus shipping.

Right. But the option to select in DM-780 is MCW because it's using audio rather than activating an actual keyer.

The 13 Colonies Special Event is always loads of fun - http://www.13colonies.info/ Big signals, excellent operators, and a unique challenge to get all 13 of them in the log.

I've used DM-780 (part of Ham Radio Deluxe), etc. to key CW (well, technically MCW) in USB-D mode though my Icom for some time. Just set it up like any other digital mode. You'll want to make sure you're transmitting a clean signal without ALC, etc. And you'll probably want to turn up the delay knob on the Signalink a bit so it keys continuously through the morse transmission.

Yeah, that's the idea. By sending to the address you have on file with the FCC it better ensures that the LoTW account actually belongs to you.

This would be rather unlikely seeing as the Michigan and Florida QSO parties are on separate days. There are some QSO parties that overlap, and in these cases you would want to log them in separate logs in N1MM, assuming you are going to submit a log to each. A notable exception is the 7th Area QSO Party, New England QSO Party, and Indiana QSO party that all occur the same weekend (a week from Saturday). N1MM can handle all three using the same log (select IN7QPNE under QSO Party in the contest setup screen) - you simply log the exchange from any of the contacts you make and it will log them appropriately. You can send the same log to all three QSO Party sponsors and they'll sort it out appropriately.

Now if you are operating in the Arkansas QSO Party in September, you would log everything to one log and submit the log according to the rules. N1MM will keep track of scoring, multipliers, duplicate calls, etc. It's pretty slick once you figure it out. Details at http://n1mm.hamdocs.com/tiki-index.php?page=Setup+QSO+Parties+-+CW+and+SSB


Right. Each QSO Party will have a separate submission process. You'll typically generate a Cabrillo file for each QSO Party (or one log for IN/7QP/NE) and e-mail or upload them according to the instructions.

Be sure to get the newest version of N1MM for QSO party logging. Lots of new functionality to support these contests, including support for shorthand exchanges in next week's 7QP, better rover and county line operation modes and logging, etc.

I've only been chasing DX for about 8 months since I put up a hexbeam, and have only been licensed 2+ years, so it's been a great year for me. With the Antarctica QSO I just finished, I'm at 103 ATNOs in 8 months, 35 ATNOs this year to bring me to 183 total worked. I worked 9 new ones last week - I doubt that will ever happen again.

ABSOLUTELY! These folks wouldn't behave this way if the DX didn't let them get away with it. If the DX laid down the law and commanded order in his/her pileup, the rude behavior would subside - at least for that pileup.

D'oh! His QRZ page said "Buro only", so that's how I sent mine.

Hopefully ZK3N will give me a LoTW confirmation well before the bureau card comes back.

I had a similar issue with my Pro 2. I sent it off to Icom and they returned it with a note indicating they made several adjustments to the power, ALC, and other pots. It works like a champ now.

Requested mine via OQRS on December 12th and received it February 26th. I suspect the OQRS ones went out first and others may still be in process. It seems that enough are still waiting that they are still working on them... or something's gone horribly awry.