Because some of you requested me to upload CWReader to an ftp-site, I did
so. Go ahead and fetch it from ftp.funet.fi: /pub/ham/hf-work/cwr.zip.
And once more: keep me informed on how you liked CWReader and what
improvements/new ideas you'd like to see in it!
--
Mikko Noromaa -- Amateur radio callsign: OH3LIM
email: Mikko.Noromaa@hut.fi -- Pkt addr: OH3LIM@OH3RBA.#HML.FIN.EU
>From alan@dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker) Mon Dec 6 15:34:25 1993
From: alan@dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker) (Alan Brubaker)
Subject: 160 Contest.
Message-ID: <9312061534.AA06261@dsd.ES.COM>
K6XO/7 156 QSOs, 44 Sections, 13,728 points.
Only spent 4 hours. Went out Saturday night. Did not hear any
New England stations and very few East Coast. Did not stay up
late enough I guess.
Alan, K6XO
>From Chris Gay" <KU4A@LEXVMK.VNET.IBM.COM Mon Dec 6 16:35:47 1993
From: Chris Gay" <KU4A@LEXVMK.VNET.IBM.COM (Chris Gay)
Subject: ARRL 160M contest
165 QSOs, 37 sections, 12,210 total points
low-power single-op
6.5 hours of operating
Looks like the antenna improvements made since last year have really
helped out. People could actually hear me this year.
73 de Chris KU4A
Kentucky Contest Group
ku4a@lexvmk.vnet.ibm.com
>From Jay Kesterson K0GU x6826 <jayk@hpxxx.fc.hp.com> Mon Dec 6 16:47:29 1993
From: Jay Kesterson K0GU x6826 <jayk@hpxxx.fc.hp.com> (Jay Kesterson K0GU x6826)
Subject: 160m stuff
Message-ID: <9312061647.AA10693@hpxxx.fc.hp.com>
>>We could make the contest more entertaining by having 24 hours (Sat) on
>>CW and the second 24 hours (Sun) on Phone! Think about that one!
Ouch! The only thing we have going for us out west is JAs and they can't
operate phone.
What is the 160 antenna at KN8Z??? I could hear them at 1:20 pm local time
on Saturday afternoon (OH to CO), three+ hours before sunset.
On a related topic I would like to see a CQWW CQ continent QSO breakdown and
maybe multsheets for the big eastern US multi stations on 160. Would be
interesting to see just how much EU you guys can work.
73, Jay K0GU jayk@fc.hp.com
>From Robert E.Naumann" <72240.1433@CompuServe.COM Mon Dec 6 18:22:26 1993
From: Robert E.Naumann" <72240.1433@CompuServe.COM (Robert E.Naumann)
Subject: CW Reader Program to CompuServe
Message-ID: <931206182226_72240.1433_EHK51-1@CompuServe.COM>
As a CompuServe subscriber some of the benefits of direct Internet access are
not (apparently) available to me. Could someone who has access to both could
send the file to me on CompuServe or does someone know if it's possible for the
file to be transferred to me at CompuServe ? The CompuServe documentation
doesn't seem to cantain the answers I'm looking for.
Thanks,
Bob Naumann KR2J
72240.1433@CompuServe.com
>From D. Leeson" <0005543629@mcimail.com Mon Dec 6 17:11:00 1993
From: D. Leeson" <0005543629@mcimail.com (D. Leeson)
Subject: KI3V/7 vs KM9P @ W6QHS
Message-ID: <41931206171114/0005543629NA2EM@mcimail.com>
Congrats again to Rich, KI3V/7 on his SS win. The note from K6LL comparing
his and Rich's band QSO totals interested me in looking at the same
comparison between Bill, KM9P @ W6QHS and KI3V/7.
W6QHS KI3V W6QHS antennas
10 489 374 115 7 el/45' bm. @ 30', 105BA @ 50'
15 649 764 -115 6 el/45' bm. @ 30', 155BA @ 55'
20 565 387 178 205BA @ 120', 204BA @ 45'
+TH7 @ 35' and triband dp @ 90'
Daytime band dif. 178
40 459 658 -199 40-2CD @ 130', 2 el fullsize @ 70'
80 79 98 -19 Dp @ 120'
Nighttime band dif. -218
Net QSO difference -40
These show the same advantage to Rich of his nighttime performance. It
seems he skipped some of the 20m hassle to establish himself well on 40m,
with the result that he had quite an advantage (about 200 Q's) at the end of
the first night. Bill made up all but 40 Q's, but again at the end of the
day Rich was very well established on 40m to hold his margin for the last
hour or two.
I was curious if the difference in latitude, and hence length of daylight,
was a contributor to the difference in day and night scores. At an assumed
90 Q's per hour, the 27 minute day-length difference between KI3V and K6LL
accounts for only 40 Q's, and the 8 minute difference KI3V-W6QHS would only
shift 12 Q's from day to night. This doesn't seem to be an issue, and all
three stations are about the same longitude, as well.
I agree with K6LL's reference to antenna height issues. The lower antennas
here work better on 10, 15, 20 and 40 for stateside contests. For reference,
the station here was two TS-950/Alpha 87A with manual or automatic switching
between them, automatic antenna switching, and two separate computers. The
low antennas are located at the top of 1000' of 12 degree downslope, so they
are effectively much higher. There were a lot of loose ends and unfinished
business (e.g., antennas are dedicated only to a specific rig, 3-4 dB of coax
loss to some) but Bill adapted quickly to an unfamiliar setup and worked
through a couple of computer failures (now have extra muffin fans to cool CPU
and HD).
I listened to Rich and Bill on a separate radio in another part of the house
as they battled down to the wire Sunday on 40m. Rich was already on 40m
while Bill was on 20m, and Rich seemed to have camped on a reasonable clear
frequency where he could hear better while Bill had to establish himself
under more crowded band conditions. For the last hour or so, the rates were
essentially identical with Rich holding his 40 Q edge on Bill to the end.
73 de Dave, W6QHS
>From Rick, K7GM/4" <AONISWAN@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU Mon Dec 6 18:41:15 1993
From: Rick, K7GM/4" <AONISWAN@ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU (Rick, K7GM/4)
Subject: 160 meter score
K7GM/4 160 meter contest
255 and 50 = 25,800 points
low power to a vertical
6 hours
Heard 13 multipliers I couldn't work. This location hears really
well. Guess I need to either buy an amplifier or find a noiser location.
>From Bruce Sawyer" <sawyer@twg.com Mon Dec 6 20:23:59 1993
From: Bruce Sawyer" <sawyer@twg.com (Bruce Sawyer)
Subject: 160M Results--AA6KX
Message-ID: <9312061925.AA29343@eco.twg.com>
Final tally was 450 Q's, 63 sections, 4 DX countries for total of 62,913.
The highest score I can find on the west coast came from Jack, W1FEA, who says
his total is "about" 70K. We both saw the same thing: a almost total absence
of east coast stations coming through. I ended the contest still missing NH,
VT, EMA, WNY, and DEL. In fact, not even ONT made it to either me or Jack!
The southeast made it out here OK, but not New England. Neither Jack nor I got
any European stations. Even the sunrise JA run was much, much weaker than last
year.
>From Paul Hellenberg <Paul.Hellenberg@mixcom.mixcom.com> Mon Dec 6 19:38:32
>1993
From: Paul Hellenberg <Paul.Hellenberg@mixcom.mixcom.com> (Paul Hellenberg)
Subject: W9UP 160M Score
Message-ID: <199312061938.TAA01618@mixcom.mixcom.com>
W9UP 160M Score op WE9V
858 77 Mult's 133,287 K
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Paul Hellenberg KS9K
wwyyww@mixcom.com
>From len@ariel.coe.neu.edu (Leonard Kay) Mon Dec 6 20:08:32 1993
From: len@ariel.coe.neu.edu (Leonard Kay) (Leonard Kay)
Subject: KY1H CQWWCW M/M Breakdown
Message-ID: <9312062008.AA00914@ariel.coe.neu.edu>
Better late than never...
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST 1993
Call: KY1H Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Multi Multi
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 200 448 2.24 19 71
80 701 1705 2.43 25 98
40 1009 2762 2.74 37 131
20 1382 3933 2.85 38 139
15 755 2105 2.79 31 122
10 138 310 2.25 24 65
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 4185 11263 2.69 174 626 => 9,010,400
Operator List: KY1H,NS1M,KB1W,KB1KE,WZ1R,WM1K,NT2X,AA2OX,KB2R,NB1Y,
AA1AS,NJ1F,KS1N,NU1P,WA1ZAM,KJ4KB
Club Affiliation: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Len KB2R
>From William Ralston" <William_Ralston@iegate.mitre.org Mon Dec 6 15:07:10
>1993
From: William Ralston" <William_Ralston@iegate.mitre.org (William Ralston)
Subject: 160M / KN8Z / Rate Sheets
Message-ID: <9312062008.AA10402@mbunix.mitre.org>
160M / KN8Z / Rate Sheets
I just got on the 160 'test for a few hours for the first time - what fun! I
don't know about 160 phone - I'd like to keep it a CW contest, but I wouldn't
mind a shorter contest period. I'll have to put up a better antenna before
next year, though. :-)
Jay, K0GU wrote:
>What is the 160 antenna at KN8Z??? I could hear them at 1:20 pm local time
>on Saturday afternoon (OH to CO), three+ hours before sunset.
I heard KN8Z several times during daylight Saturday afternoon (OH to EMA), so
that's some TX antenna. They couldn't hear me. :-).
I like seeing rate sheets; I find them very helpful in planning strategy. I
even find them useful from stations that are in different geographic areas or
very different classes.
On that note, I'll gladly trade my breakdown (or entire log files) with
anyone who is interested in my blistering )-: CQWW-SSB and CW SS efforts.
73 Bill AI6E wtr@mitre.org
>From Steve Fraasch" <Steve_Fraasch@ATK.COM Mon Dec 6 21:56:34 1993
From: Steve Fraasch" <Steve_Fraasch@ATK.COM (Steve Fraasch)
Subject: K0KX 160m Score
Message-ID: <9312062153.AA08956@ATK.COM>
Subject: Time:3:51 PM
K0KX 160m multi-op total:
962 qsos, 5 countries, 71 sections.
Ops: WB0ADO, WB0HRX, K0KX, WA0PEV, K0SF.
Rig: IC-781, high power, "L" Vertical section 95'
Extremely poor condx in Minnesota - No Ja's, or Eu heard. We were extremely
disappointed, because Mark had worked both Eu's and Ja's with ease Tues, Wed,
Thurs before. Friday night was especially bad - we could not hear W1 until
0430z. For example, WB1GQR, a reliable gun from VT, was Q3. We could not
even hear K0II in Duluth, 150 miles away. The WWV indices did not square
with the real thing - there's no way the "A" index was 4, and "K" index was 1
!!!
Any moral support from the blackhole?
If anyone enjoys extreme adversity, your welcome to operate here next year.
Steve - K0SF
>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM Tue Dec 7 01:10:00
>1993
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: KC1XX antenna on 80?
Message-ID: <2D03D8AB@admin.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
Since Willy UW9AR reported that KC1XX was the absolute
top gun loudest station on 80 during CQWW CW, can someone
tell what the station has for an antenna on that band? Thanks.
73, Tom WB4IUX
Tom.Skelton@ClemsonSC.NCR.COM
ps: It's gotta be a giant killer, because N4AR is running a pair
of phased bobtail curtain arrays and ALL he got was loudest
zone 4.
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