puters
I am planning a trip to VP5 for CQWW CW this fall with several others. We
will be multi-multi and will sign VP5VW (in honor of W9VW, SK) and I have been
assigned the computer rental task. I wonder if anyone
knows of a place that will rent me 4 or 5 notebook computers for 2 weeks to
take down there? I need 386 or 486 machines with at least 4megs of RAM and
it will need to have one (maybe two) com ports. It should be in the 33MHZ or
fsfaster. Preferably a DX (as opposed to an SX) processor.
If anyone knows of an outfit that rents these or does so themselves, please
send me E-MAIL at WD8AUB@DELPHI.COM.
I saw KA9FOX's posting (think he was author) offering to rent his computer
that he is buying. But, as you can see, I need 4 or 5 of them.
Thanks in advance, and please do not send response to the reflector.
73 de Doug, WD8AUB (6Y5L op; VP5VW op) WD8AUB@DELPHI.COM
>From Lee Hiers <0006701840@mcimail.com> Thu Aug 18 22:30:00 1994
From: Lee Hiers <0006701840@mcimail.com> (Lee Hiers)
Subject: Packet & M/S
Message-ID: <40940818213004/0006701840PK3EM@mcimail.com>
Don, G3XTT noted that one of the reasons they had stopped going to GJ and GU
for Multi/Single was due to the lack of packet.
He is absolutely correct that packet is needed even on contest expeditions...
at least in CQWW. Last October we went to Aruba and came in third (P49T).
We didn't have an efficient multiplier spotting network, while the #1 and
#2 stations did. As it was, we were reasonably close in QSOs, but were
lacking miserably in multipliers. So, we should have been within 1 million
points or so of the first two stations rather than the 5 meg we were down.
Still not in the hunt, but at least somewhat more respectable.
It's not because we didn't try to get a network going - we did. KR0Y and
N5RZ tried to help us before the contest (they knew we weren't serious
competition for them!) by giving us a copy of some software, our copy of
which we thought was bad. We even had a back-up voice spotting arrangement,
but that quickly fell apart and was almost completely useless.
I made several personal decisions regarding similar contest trips in the
future. If CQWW, I won't go without tested, networked logging computers and
packet. If ARRL, I probably won't go without computer logging, while
packet is, of course, useless. This applies unless I'm just totally in
vacation mode and don't care about winning.
I guess I was living in the 80s (70s?), thinking that the multiplier spotting
was less than essential and that we could get by logging on paper and keeping
manual multiplier check-offs. The days of running down to the Caribbean and
putting up a small station and going at it and having a chance at the top
are pretty much over. M/S (like everything in life) ain't what it used to
be!
73 de Lee
AA4GA@mcimail.com
>From David O. Hachadorian" <0006471356@mcimail.com Fri Aug 19 00:35:00 1994
From: David O. Hachadorian" <0006471356@mcimail.com (David O. Hachadorian)
Subject: NAQP SSB Es
Message-ID: <11940818233511/0006471356PK1EM@mcimail.com>
Due to recent good, but unpredictable, Sporadic E openings, I suggest
frequent checking of 10 and 15 meters during this weekend's NAQP. I'll be on
28450/21300 on the hour and half hour from 2100Z to 0400Z this weekend. See
you on six bands.
Dave, K6LL/7, Arizona
k6ll@mcimail.com
>From AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) Fri Aug 19 04:58:02 1994
From: AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT)
Subject: WAE REVUE
Message-ID: <013.01132779.AGDM25A@prodigy.com>
Last weekend's WAEDXCW score from K8LX ....
160M - forget it
80M - didn't even try
40M - 16 qso's "heavy QRN"
20M - 52 qso's "bigtime QSB and absorption"
15M - 0 qso's "heard KC1XX and KB4GID calling CQ ..."
10M - nil
hours of operation - Friday night 11P - 12Mid
Sat evening 6P - 10PM
Sunday 11A - 3PM
Condx were pretty bad. Even when 20M seemed ok, activity seemed low.
Sometimes only one or two EU signals on the band. A couple times just
worked EU's calling CQ who weren't even in the contest!
Used the N6TR program for the first time. Verrry nice. Its different, but
thanx to the xtensive help menu and prompts the move from CT was
surprisingly easy. Really liked the "Band mapping" feature.
Highlite of the weekend was watching the WOODSTOCK concert on Steve's
satellite dish. Every five minutes or so, the cameras would show one of
the topless girls, just for a few seconds, so you had to watch close!
My "Iron-man" award goes to WE6G. Heard him give our #202 Sunday PM!
>From Field, Don" <field@btq2ec.igw.bt.co.uk Fri Aug 19 10:17:00 1994
From: Field, Don" <field@btq2ec.igw.bt.co.uk (Field, Don)
Subject: QST Article
Message-ID: <2E5478B2@smtpgate.agw.bt.co.uk>
Gues I should have said, by word of explanation, that the 1950's QST article
I referred to in my earlier posting was a spoof article (people were just
beginning to talk about computers around that time), but a very entertaining
one. The author somehow, possibly without realising it, put his finger on an
issue that would come to dominate at least the contesting element of amateur
radio 40 years later! Well worth digging out, if anyone keeps back issues.
73
Don
>From Patrick Collins <pcollins@freenet.columbus.oh.us> Fri Aug 19 12:31:23
>1994
From: Patrick Collins <pcollins@freenet.columbus.oh.us> (Patrick Collins)
Subject: NAQP TEAMS
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9408190723.A14164-8100000@acme.freenet.columbus.oh.us>
If anybody needs any additional team members KU8E and I (NZ4K) will be on from
W8FN and WD8LLD respectfully.
CU PAT NZ4K <pcollins@freenet.columbus.oh.us>
>From Ingemar.Fogelberg@CEC.Comm.SE (Ingemar Fogelberg) Fri Aug 19 14:35:56
>1994
From: Ingemar.Fogelberg@CEC.Comm.SE (Ingemar Fogelberg) (Ingemar Fogelberg)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <199408191335.AA08401@nic.comm.se>
HELP
>From Kurszewski Chad" <kurszewski_chad@macmail1.csg.mot.com Fri Aug 19
>09:58:28 1994
From: Kurszewski Chad" <kurszewski_chad@macmail1.csg.mot.com (Kurszewski Chad)
Subject: NAQP SSB Weekend
Message-ID: <199408191404.AA07146@pobox.mot.com>
Everyone is encouraged to get on and make a few Q's this weekend for the 1994
August North American QSO Party, SSB weekend.
It runs from 18z Saturday to 06z Sunday. Exchange is Name and State or
Country.
While you're on, look for me, WE9V, using my call but operating from KS9K and
my fellow Sultans of Shwing:
N0BSH at W9UP
KA9FOX at W0AIH
73 es hp to cu on 6 bands!
Chad, WE9V (Now an Illonois FIB but still op'ing from Wisconsin)
Member: Sultans of Shwing
Kurszewski_Chad@macmail1.csg.mot.com
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