I have been looking through the available archive files of
this reflector. The earliest one I have come across is the February
1992 archive, with the first posting on Feb. 19, 1992. However, there
is nothing that indicates that this is when the reflector started.
Was this simply when the archiving began? When did CQ-CONTEST begin?
How about DX@unbc? (There is apparently no archive for the DX reflector).
Thanks in advance for the info. See you on 160. (My first real attempt
at a contest?)
73, Kirk WR3O kpe@epavax.rtpnc.epa.gov
>From Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> Thu Jan 27 23:25:26 1994
From: Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> (Trey Garlough)
Subject: When did CQ-CONTEST Begin?
Message-ID: <759713126.463193.GARLOUGH@TGV.COM>
> I have been looking through the available archive files of
> this reflector. The earliest one I have come across is the February
> 1992 archive, with the first posting on Feb. 19, 1992. However, there
> is nothing that indicates that this is when the reflector started.
> Was this simply when the archiving began?
Yes.
> When did CQ-CONTEST begin?
In early 1991.
> How about DX@unbc?
A year or two later. Actually if you scan through the archives, you will
see some discussion of the need for a DX reflector and finally an announcement
when it was kicked off.
--Trey, WN4KKN/6
>From jds@bncic01.den.bnr.com (James D. Spaulding) Thu Jan 27 23:38:12 1994
From: jds@bncic01.den.bnr.com (James D. Spaulding) (James D. Spaulding)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <9401272338.AA12854@bncic01.den.bnr.com>
I'm glad to see that there is some recognition tht the playing field for
the ARRL DX Test isn't level. In fact, the playing field is tilted
differently for each running of the contest. Its impossible to accurately
predict how various areas will be affected, and, might not be possible to
tell, even after a contest, just how propogation broke out.
I may be wrong, but I don't believe the rules require the write up to be
done in its present manner, all they specify is that awards will be given
by Division. Therefore, all that's necessary is that the editor attempt to
write an even-handed description of the contest results. I believe this
means de-emphasizing the national top ten. No rules change is necessary.
As far as log checking is concerned, we probably should increase the
size of the HQ staff at least until computer use becomes universal, which
probably won't be very long. Good used AT's sell for $200 in Denver now,
not enough money to worry about.
Power limits, 1500, 100, 5. If you are fortunate enough to have
antennas located 300 ft or more from your nearest neighbor, you probably
don't have much RFI. Most of us have many neighboring households witin
a circle of 300 ft radius and probably have RFI problems with more than
about 450 watts or so output. I'm not worried about anyone cheating up
to 120 or 150 watts, its not enough to offset operator skill. The league
can increase activity by emphasizing the results of stations operating at
100 or 5 watts output. Current coverage is scant to say the least.
The current controversy could have been eliminated had contest
editors simply chosen to de-emphasize the national top ten and try to call
attention to well run efforts from areas other than the north-east.
The CAC should be able to improve reporting of results with simple
changes to editorial policy and no changes to contest rules.
Jim
W0UO
>From Bill H Parry <bill@tenet.edu> Fri Jan 28 00:12:53 1994
From: Bill H Parry <bill@tenet.edu> (Bill H Parry)
Subject: 160 Contest
Message-ID: <Pine.3.03.9401271853.A11618-8100000@Joyce-Perkins.tenet.edu>
6D2X will be looking for contacts in the 160 Meter contest this weekend.
QSL via K5TSQ.
73, Bill W5VX
>From Jim Reisert AD1C 27-Jan-1994 1947 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> Fri Jan
>28 00:43:30 1994
From: Jim Reisert AD1C 27-Jan-1994 1947 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> (Jim
Reisert AD1C 27-Jan-1994 1947)
Subject: new CQWW.CTY file for CT
Message-ID: <9401280043.AA19843@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
In case you want the latest file before this weekend's CQ 160 contest.
The new file follows the "differences" notes, please pay special attention
to the CIS prefixes, and let me know if I could be doing anything better
there.
Thanks - Jim AD1C
27 Jan 1994: * Updated CIS prefixes again
- I have kept most of the old prefixes in the list, since they
probably won't be used by their new republics for some time.
- Added RK, RU and RX variants for UA, UA1N, UA2 and UA9.
RK replaces UZ, RU replaces UW, and RX replaces UV. UW,
UV and UZ will continue to be listed as prefixes for Russia,
as Ukraine claims they won't use these prefixes for a while.
- Removed UK variants for UA, UA1N, UA2 and UA9. UK is now
being used by Uzbekistan, ex-UI.
- Changed standard prefix for Karelo-Finnish Republic to UA1N.
- Changed spelling of Kaliningrad, UA2, to Kaliningradsk,
Kaliningrad is the capital city.
- Added zone overrides for UA8T and UA8V and their variants.
- Removed 4K0, 4K3 as prefixes for European Russia, UA.
- Removed 4K5, 4K6 and 4K7 as prefixes for Asiatic Russia,
UA9. Now most 4K prefixes (except 4K2 and 4K4) will be
used by Azerbaijan, ex-UD.
* Added 3Y0PI to prefix list for Peter I I., 3Y/p.
* Added 3Y9YBA, KK6KO/KC4, W6REC/KC4 and AT3D to prefix list
for Antarctica, CE9.
* Changed VP8CFM from VP8/o, South Orkneys to Antarctica, CE9.
* Added ST0K (again) to prefix list for Sudan, ST.
* Added VE2BQB in CQ Zone 2 to prefix list for Canada, VE.
--- CUT HERE ---
Sov Mil Order of Malta: 15: 1A: 1A;
Spratly Is.: 26: 1S: 1S,9M0S;
Monaco: 14: 3A: 3A;
Agalega & St. Brandon: 39: 3B6: 3B6,3B7;
Mauritius: 39: 3B8: 3B8;
Rodriguez I.: 39: 3B9: 3B9;
Equatorial Guinea: 36: 3C: 3C;
Pagalu I.: 36: 3C0: 3C0;
Fiji: 32: 3D2: 3D2;
Conway Reef: 32: 3D2/c: 3D2AM,3D2CR,3D2HL,3D2VT,3D2WV;
Rotuma: 32: 3D2/r: 3D2AG,3D2AP,3D2DD,3D2RJ,3D2RW,3D2XR,3D2XV
& 3D2XX;
Swaziland: 38: 3DA: 3DA;
Tunisia: 33: 3V: 3V,TS;
Vietnam: 26: 3W: 3W,XV;
Republic of Guinea: 35: 3X: 3X;
Bouvet: 38: 3Y: 3Y;
Peter I I.: 12: 3Y/p: 3Y0PI,3Y1EE;
Malyj Vysotskij I.: 16: 4J1: 4J1FM,4J1FS,4J1FW;
Franz Josef Land: 40: 4K2: 4K2;
Sri Lanka: 22: 4S: 4P,4Q,4R,4S;
ITU HQ Geneva: 14: 4U1I: 4U0ITU,4U1ITU,4U2ITU,4U3ITU,4U4ITU,4U5ITU
& 4U6ITU,4U7ITU,4U8ITU,4U9ITU;
United Nations HQ NY: 05: 4U1U: 4U0U,4U1U,4U43,4U44,4U45,4U46,4U47,4U48;
United Nations OE: 15: 4U1V: 4U1VIC;
Yemen: 21: 4W: 4W;
Israel: 20: 4X: 4X,4Z; AS
Libya: 34: 5A: 5A;
Cyprus: 20: 5B: 5B,C4,H2,P3; AS
Tanzania: 37: 5H: 5H,5I;
Nigeria: 35: 5N: 5N,5O;
Madagascar: 39: 5R: 5R,5S,6X;
Mauritania: 35: 5T: 5T;
Niger: 35: 5U: 5U;
Togo: 35: 5V: 5V;
Western Samoa: 32: 5W: 5W;
Uganda: 37: 5X: 5X;
Kenya: 37: 5Z: 5Y,5Z;
Senegal: 35: 6W: 6V,6W;
Jamaica: 08: 6Y: 6Y;
Lesotho: 38: 7P: 7P;
Malawi: 37: 7Q: 7Q;
Algeria: 33: 7X: 7R,7T,7U,7V,7W,7X,7Y;
Barbados: 08: 8P: 8P;
Maldive Is.: 22: 8Q: 8Q;
Guyana: 09: 8R: 8R;
Croatia: 15: 9A: 9A;
Ghana: 35: 9G: 9G;
Malta: 15: 9H: 9H;
Zambia: 36: 9J: 9I,9J;
Kuwait: 21: 9K: 9K;
Sierra Leone: 35: 9L: 9L;
West Malaysia: 28: 9M2: 9M2,9M4,9W2,9W4; AS
East Malaysia: 28: 9M6: 9M6,9M8,9W6,9W8;
Nepal: 22: 9N: 9N;
Zaire: 36: 9Q: 9O,9P,9Q,9R,9S,9T;
Burundi: 36: 9U: 9U;
Singapore: 28: 9V: 9V,S6; AS
Rwanda: 36: 9X: 9X;
Trinidad & Tobago: 09: 9Y: 9Y,9Z;
Botswana: 38: A2: 8O,A2;
Tonga: 32: A3: A3;
Oman: 21: A4: A4;
Bhutan: 22: A5: A5;
United Arab Emirates: 21: A6: A6;
Qatar: 21: A7: A7;
Bahrain: 21: A9: A9;
Pakistan: 21: AP: 6P,6Q,6R,6S,AP,AQ,AR,AS;
Taiwan: 24: BV: BV;
China: 24: BY: 3H,3I,3J,3K,3L,3M,3N,3O,3P,3Q,3R,3S,3T,3U
& B,BY3G(23),BY3H(23),BY3I(23),BY3J(23)
& BY3K(23),BY3L(23),BY9M(24),BY9N(24)
& BY9O(24),BY9P(24),BY9Q(24),BY9R(24)
& BY9S(24),XS;
Nauru: 31: C2: C2;
Andorra: 14: C3: C3;
The Gambia: 35: C5: C5;
Bahamas: 08: C6: C6;
Mozambique: 37: C9: C8,C9;
Chile: 12: CE: 3G,CA,CB,CC,CD,CE,XQ,XR;
Easter I.: 12: CE0A: 3G0,CE0,XQ0,XR0;
San Felix I.: 12: CE0X: CE0X,XQ0X,XR0X;
Juan Fernandez Is.: 12: CE0Z: CE0CEW,CE0I,CE0MTY,CE0OGZ,CE0Z,XQ0I,XQ0Z
& XR0I,XR0Z;
Antarctica: 13: CE9: 3G9A,3Y9WT(30),3Y9YBA(30),4K1,4K1A(39)
& 4K1B(29),4K1C(29),4K1D(38),4K1E(29)
& 4K1G(30),4K1H(32),4K1K(29),4K1L(29)
& 4K1YAR(39),7S8AAA(38),7S8BBB(38)
& 8J1RL(39),8J1RM(39),AT0A(38),AT3D(38)
& CE9AP,CE9OH,CE9SAC,CE9SDJ,DP0GVN(38)
& FB8Y(30),FT0Y(30),FT2Y(30),FT4Y(30)
& FT5Y(30),FT8Y(30),IA/I3JPA(30),IA0PS(30)
& KC4AAA(39),KC4AAB,KC4AAC,KC4AAD
& KC4AAE(29),KC4USA,KC4USB(12),KC4USC
& KC4USD,KC4USE,KC4USF,KC4USG,KC4USK(29)
& KC4USL(29),KC4USM(30),KC4USV(30)
& KC4USX(30),KC4USY(30),KK6KO/KC4,LU4ZS
& OR4(38),VK0CH,VK0DS(39),VK0JV,VK0KC(29)
& VK0LL(29),VK0MN(29),VK0MP,VK0NE(39)
& VP8CFM,VP8FAR,VP8HAL,VP8ROT,VP8SSW
& W6REC/KC4,ZL0AIC(30),ZL5(30),ZS7ANT(38);
Cuba: 08: CM: CL,CM,CO,T4;
Morocco: 33: CN: 5C,5D,5E,5F,5G,CN;
Bolivia: 10: CP: CP;
Portugal: 14: CT: CQ,CR,CS,CT,XX;
Madeira Is.: 33: CT3: CQ3,CQ9,CR3,CR9,CS3,CS9,CT3,CT9,XX3;
Azores: 14: CU: CU;
Uruguay: 13: CX: CV,CW,CX;
Sable I.: 05: CY0: CY0;
St. Paul I.: 05: CY9: CY0SPI,CY9;
Angola: 36: D2: D2,D3;
Cape Verde: 35: D4: D4;
Comoros: 39: D6: D6;
Fed. Rep. of Germany: 14: DL: D,Y;
Philippines: 27: DU: 4D,4E,4F,4G,4H,4I,DU,DV,DW,DX,DY,DZ;
Eritrea: 37: E3: E3;
Spain: 14: EA: AM,AN,AO,EA,EB,EC,ED,EE,EF,EG,EH;
Balearic Is.: 14: EA6: AM6,AN6,AO6,EA6,EB6,EC6,ED6,EE6,EF6,EG6
& EH6;
Canary Is.: 33: EA8: AM8,AN8,AO8,EA8,EB8,EC8,ED8,EE8,EF8,EG8
& EH8;
Ceuta and Melilla: 33: EA9: AM9,AN9,AO9,EA9,EB9,EC9,ED9,EE9,EF9,EG9
& EH9;
Ireland: 14: EI: EI,EJ;
Liberia: 35: EL: 5L,5M,6Z,A8,D5,EL;
Iran: 21: EP: 9B,9C,9D,EP,EQ;
Estonia: 15: ES: ES;
Ethiopia: 37: ET: 9E,9F,ET;
France: 14: F: F,HW,HX,HY,TH,TM,TP,TQ,TV,TW,TX;
Guadeloupe: 08: FG: FG;
Mayotte: 39: FH: FH;
French St. Martin: 08: FJ: FJ,FS;
New Caledonia: 32: FK: 50USA,FK;
Martinique: 08: FM: FM,TO5M;
French Polynesia: 32: FO: FO,TO8K;
Clipperton I.: 07: FO/c: FO0CI;
St. Pierre & Miquelon: 05: FP: FP;
Reunion: 39: FR: FR;
Glorioso: 39: FR/g: FR/G,FR5AI,FR7GL;
Juan de Nova & Europa: 39: FR/j: FR/E,FR/J,FR4FA,FR5ZQ/J;
Tromelin: 39: FR/t: FR/T,FR5ZU/T,FR7CG;
Crozet: 39: FT8W: FB8WZ,FT0W,FT2W,FT4W,FT5W,FT8W;
Kerguelen: 39: FT8X: FT0X,FT2X,FT4X,FT5X,FT8X;
Amsterdam & St. Paul: 39: FT8Z: FT0Z,FT2Z,FT4Z,FT5Z,FT8Z;
Wallis & Futuna Is.: 32: FW: FW;
French Guiana: 09: FY: FY;
England: 14: G: 2,G,M;
Isle of Man: 14: GD: 2D,2T,GD,GT,MD,MT;
Northern Ireland: 14: GI: 2I,2N,GI,GN,MI,MN;
Jersey: 14: GJ: 2H,2J,GH,GJ,MH,MJ;
Scotland: 14: GM: 2M,2S,GM,GS,MM,MS;
Shetlands: 14: GM/s: GM0AVR,GM0CYJ,GM0DJI,GM0EKM,GM0ILB,GM0JDB
& GM3KCE,GM3KLA,GM3KZR,GM3RFR,GM3SJA,GM3STU
& GM3TSG,GM3TST,GM3WCH,GM3XFK,GM3XOQ,GM3XPQ
& GM3ZET,GM3ZNM,GM4AGX,GM4CAQ,GM4DQD,GM4ETG
& GM4FNA,GM4FNE,GM4GPN,GM4GPP,GM4GQD,GM4GQM
& GM4IPK,GM4JAB,GM4LBE,GM4LER,GM4PXG,GM4SRU
& GM4SSA,GM4SWU,GM4WXQ,GM4YEL,GM4ZET,GM4ZHL;
Guernsey: 14: GU: 2P,2U,GP,GU,MP,MU;
Wales: 14: GW: 2C,2W,GC,GW,MC,MW;
Solomon Is.: 28: H4: H4;
Hungary: 15: HA: HA,HG;
Switzerland: 14: HB: HB,HE;
Liechtenstein: 14: HB0: HB0,HE0;
Ecuador: 10: HC: HC,HD;
Galapagos Is.: 10: HC8: HC8,HD8;
Haiti: 08: HH: 4V,HH;
Dominican Republic: 08: HI: HI;
Colombia: 09: HK: 5J,5K,HJ,HK;
San Andres & Providencia: 07: HK0/a: 5J0,5K0,HJ0,HK0;
Malpelo I.: 09: HK0/m: 5J0M,5K0M,HJ0M,HK0M,HK0TU;
South Korea: 25: HL: 6K,6L,6M,6N,D7,D8,D9,DS,DT,HL;
North Korea: 25: HM: HM,P5,P6,P7,P8,P9;
Panama: 07: HP: 3E,3F,H3,H8,H9,HO,HP;
Honduras: 07: HR: HQ,HR;
Thailand: 26: HS: E2,HS;
Vatican: 15: HV: HV;
Saudi Arabia: 21: HZ: 7Z,8Z,HZ;
Italy: 15: I: I;
Sardinia: 15: IS: IM0,IS,IW0,IY0;
Sicily: 15: IT9: IB9,ID9,IE9,IF9,IG9(33),IH9(33),IK9,IL9
& IO9,IR9,IT9,IU9;
Djibouti: 37: J2: J2;
Grenada: 08: J3: J3;
Guinea-Bissau: 35: J5: J5;
St. Lucia: 08: J6: J6;
Dominica: 08: J7: J7;
St. Vincent: 08: J8: J8;
Japan: 25: JA: 7J,7K,7L,7M,7N,8J,8K,8L,8M,8N,J,KA2CC
& KA2DX,KA2EX;
Minami Torishima: 27: JD/m: 7J1ACH,JD1YAA;
Ogasawara: 27: JD/o: JD1,KA2IJ; AS
Mongolia: 23: JT: JT,JU,JV;
Svalbard: 40: JW: JW;
Bear I.: 40: JW7: JW7;
Jan Mayen: 40: JX: JX;
Jordan: 20: JY: JY; AS
United States: 05: K: 4U1WB,A,AA6TT(04),K,K3EST(03),K5MA(05)
& K5NA(05),K5ZD(05),K7SV(05),KI3V(03)
& KS9Z(05),N,N3BB(04),N6AR(05),N6BV(05)
& N6CQ(05),NJ1V(04),W,W1XE(04),WN4KKN(03);
Belau: 27: KC6: KC6;
Guantanamo Bay: 08: KG4: KG4;
Mariana Is.: 27: KH0: AH0,KG6RI,KG6SB,KG6SL,KH0,NH0,WH0;
Baker & Howland Is.: 31: KH1: AH1,KH1,NH1,WH1;
Guam: 27: KH2: AH2,KG6ARL,KG6DV,KG6DX,KG6JEI,KG6JHC
& KG6JJH,KG6JJP,KG6JKG,KG6JKT,KG6JKV,KH2
& NH2,WH2;
Johnston I.: 31: KH3: AH3,KH3,KJ6BZ,NH3,WH3;
Midway I.: 31: KH4: AH4,KH4,NH4,WH4;
Palmyra & Jarvis Is.: 31: KH5: AH5,KH5,NH5,WH5;
Kingman Reef: 31: KH5K: AH5K,KH5K,NH5K,WH5K;
Hawaii: 31: KH6: AH6,KH6,NH6,WH6;
Kure I.: 31: KH7: AH7,KH7,NH7,WH7;
American Samoa: 32: KH8: AH8,KH8,KS6BK,KS6CQ,KS6DV,KS6EL,KS6FL
& KS6FO,KS6FS,NH8,WH8;
Wake I.: 31: KH9: AH9,KH9,NH9,WH9;
Alaska: 01: KL7: AL7,KL7,NL7,WL7;
Navassa I.: 08: KP1: KP1,NP1,WP1;
US Virgin Is.: 08: KP2: KP2,KV4AD,KV4AQ,KV4BA,KV4BS,KV4BT,KV4BV
& KV4CF,KV4CQ,KV4CR,KV4CS,KV4EW,KV4EY,KV4FW
& KV4FZ,KV4GJ,KV4HC,KV4HH,KV4HR,KV4IE,KV4IH
& KV4II,KV4IJ,KV4JC,KV4KD,KV4KW,NP2,WP2;
Puerto Rico: 08: KP4: KP4,NP4,WP4;
Desecheo I.: 08: KP5: KP5,NP5,WP5;
Norway: 14: LA: LA,LB,LC,LD,LE,LF,LG,LH,LI,LJ,LK,LL,LM,LN;
Argentina: 13: LU: AY,AZ,L;
Luxembourg: 14: LX: LX;
Lithuania: 15: LY: LY;
Bulgaria: 20: LZ: LZ;
Peru: 10: OA: 4T,OA,OB,OC;
Lebanon: 20: OD: OD,SM1TDE/4U; AS
Austria: 15: OE: OE;
Finland: 15: OH: OF,OG,OH,OI;
Aland Is.: 15: OH0: OF0,OG0,OH0,OI0;
Market Reef: 15: OJ0: OH0MA,OH0MB,OH0MD,OJ0;
Czech Republic: 15: OK: OK,OL;
Slovakia: 15: OM: OM;
Belgium: 14: ON: ON,OO,OP,OQ,OR,OS,OT;
Greenland: 40: OX: OX; NA
Faroe Is.: 14: OY: OY;
Denmark: 14: OZ: 5P,5Q,OU,OV,OW,OZ,XP;
Papua New Guinea: 28: P2: P2;
Aruba: 09: P4: P4;
Netherlands: 14: PA: PA,PB,PC,PD,PE,PF,PG,PH,PI;
Netherlands Antilles: 09: PJ2: PJ0,PJ1,PJ2,PJ3,PJ4,PJ9;
Sint Maarten: 08: PJ7: PJ5,PJ6,PJ7,PJ8;
Brazil: 11: PY: PP,PQ,PR,PS,PT,PU,PV,PW,PX,PY,ZV,ZW,ZX,ZY
& ZZ;
Fernando de Noronha: 11: PY0F: PP0F,PQ0F,PR0F,PS0F,PT0F,PU0F,PV0F,PW0F
& PX0F,PY0F,ZV0F,ZW0F,ZX0F,ZY0F,ZZ0F;
St. Peter & St. Paul: 11: PY0S: PP0S,PQ0S,PR0S,PS0S,PT0S,PU0S,PV0S,PW0S
& PX0S,PY0S,ZV0S,ZW0S,ZX0S,ZY0S,ZZ0S;
Trindade & Martim Vaz: 11: PY0T: PP0T,PQ0T,PR0T,PS0T,PT0T,PU0T,PV0T,PW0T
& PX0T,PY0T,ZV0T,ZW0T,ZX0T,ZY0T,ZZ0T;
Suriname: 09: PZ: PZ;
Western Sahara: 33: S0: S0;
Bangladesh: 22: S2: S2,S3;
Slovenia: 15: S5: S5;
Seychelles: 39: S7: S7;
Sao Tome & Principe: 36: S9: S9;
Sweden: 14: SM: 7S,8S,SA,SB,SC,SD,SE,SF,SG,SH,SI,SJ,SK,SL
& SM;
Poland: 15: SP: 3Z,HF,SN,SO,SP,SQ,SR;
Sudan: 34: ST: 6T,6U,ST,ST0K;
Southern Sudan: 34: ST0: 6T0,6U0,ST0;
Egypt: 34: SU: 6A,6B,SS,SU;
Greece: 20: SV: J4,SV,SW,SX,SZ;
Dodecanese: 20: SV5: J45,SV5,SW5,SX5,SZ5;
Crete: 20: SV9: J49,SV9,SW9,SX9,SZ9;
Mount Athos: 20: SY: SY;
Tuvalu: 31: T2: T2;
Western Kiribati: 31: T30: T30;
Central Kiribati: 31: T31: T31;
Eastern Kiribati: 31: T32: T32;
Banaba: 31: T33: T33;
Somalia: 37: T5: 6O,T5;
San Marino: 15: T7: T7;
Bosnia-Herzegovina: 15: T9: T9;
Turkey: 20: TA: TA,TB,TC,YM; AS
Turkey (Europe): 20: TA1: TA0,TA1,TB0,TB1,TC0,TC1,YM0,YM1;
Iceland: 40: TF: TF;
Guatemala: 07: TG: TD,TG;
Costa Rica: 07: TI: TE,TI;
Cocos I.: 07: TI9: TE9,TI9;
Cameroon: 36: TJ: TJ;
Corsica: 15: TK: TK;
Central African Rep: 36: TL: TL;
Congo: 36: TN: TN;
Gabon: 36: TR: TR;
Chad: 36: TT: TT;
Ivory Coast: 35: TU: TU;
Benin: 35: TY: TY;
Mali: 35: TZ: TZ;
European Russia: 16: UA: R,U;
Karelo-Finnish Rep: 16: UA1N: R1N,RA1N,RK1N,RN,RU1N,RV1N,RW1N,RX1N,RZ1N
& U1N,UA1N,UV1N,UW1N,UZ1N;
Kaliningradsk: 15: UA2: R2,RA2,RK2,RU2,RV2,RW2,RX2,RZ2,U2,UA2,UV2
& UW2,UZ2;
Asiatic Russia: 17: UA9: 4K4(18),R0,R10F,R8T(18),R8V(18),R9,RA0
& RA8T(18),RA8V(18),RA9,RK0,RK8T(18)
& RK8V(18),RK9,RU0,RU8T(18),RU8V(18),RU9
& RV0,RV8T(18),RV8V(18),RV9,RW0,RW8T(18)
& RW8V(18),RW9,RX0,RX8T(18),RX8V(18),RX9
& RZ0,RZ8T(18),RZ8V(18),RZ9,U0,U8T(18)
& U8V(18),U9,UA0,UA8T(18),UA8V(18),UA9,UV0
& UV8T(18),UV8V(18),UV9,UW0,UW8T(18)
& UW8V(18),UW9,UZ0,UZ8T(18),UZ8V(18),UZ9;
Ukraine: 16: UB: 4K5ZI,EM,EN,EO,R5,RB,RT,RY,U5,UB,UR,US,UT
& UU,UX,UY;
Belarus: 16: UC: EU,EV,EW,R2C,RC,U2C,UC;
Azerbaijan: 21: UD: 4K,R6D,RD,U6D,UD;
Georgia: 21: UF: 4L,R6F,RF,U6F,UF;
Armenia: 21: UG: 4J,EK,R6G,RG,U6G,UG;
Turkmenistan: 17: UH: EZ,R8H,RH,U8H,UH;
Uzbekistan: 17: UI: R8I,RI,U8I,UI,UK;
Tajikistan: 17: UJ: EY,R8J,RJ,U8J,UJ;
Kazakhstan: 17: UL: R7,RL,U7,UL,UN,UP,UQ;
Kyrgyzstan: 17: UM: EX,R8M,RM,U8M,UM;
Moldova: 16: UO: ER,R5O,RO,U5O,UO;
Antigua & Barbuda: 08: V2: V2;
Belize: 07: V3: V3;
St. Kitts & Nevis: 08: V4: V4;
Namibia: 38: V5: V5;
Micronesia: 27: V6: V6;
Marshall Is.: 31: V7: KX6BU,V7;
Brunei: 28: V8: V8;
Canada: 05: VE: CF,CG,CH,CH9(05),CI,CJ,CK,CY,CZ,VA,VB,VC
& VD,VE,VE2ACP(02),VE2AG(02),VE2AOF(02)
& VE2AQS(02),VE2AS(02),VE2BQB(02)
& VE2CSI(02),VE2DS(02),VE2DUN(02)
& VE2DWU(02),VE2DYL(02),VE2DYW(02)
& VE2DYX(02),VE2EAK(02),VE2EDK(02)
& VE2EDL(02),VE2EDX(02),VE2ELL(02)
& VE2ENB(02),VE2END(02),VE2ENK(02)
& VE2ENP(02),VE2ENR(02),VE2ERU(02)
& VE2FCV(02),VE2GSA(02),VE2GSO(02)
& VE2III(02),VE2KK(02),VE2MTA(02)
& VE2MTB(02),VE2NN(02),VE2TVU(02),VE2VH(02)
& VE2WT(02),VE2XY(02),VE2YM(02),VE2ZP(02)
& VE8AJ(02),VE8CWI(02),VE8MTD(02),VE8PW(02)
& VE8RCS(02),VE9(05),VF,VG,VO(05),VO2(02)
& VO7AA(02),VO7TM(02),VX,VY,VY9(04),XJ,XK
& XL,XM,XM2ZP(02),XN,XO;
Australia: 30: VK: AX,VH,VI,VJ,VK,VL,VM,VN,VZ;
Heard I.: 39: VK0H: VK0HI;
Macquarie I.: 30: VK0M: AX0,VH0,VI0,VJ0,VK0,VL0,VM0,VN0,VZ0;
Cocos-Keeling: 29: VK9C: AX9C,AX9Y,VH9C,VH9Y,VI9C,VI9Y,VJ9C,VJ9Y
& VK9C,VK9EW,VK9WB,VK9Y,VL9C,VL9Y,VM9C,VM9Y
& VN9C,VN9Y,VZ9C,VZ9Y;
Lord Howe I.: 30: VK9L: AX9L,VH9L,VI9L,VJ9L,VK9AE,VK9L,VK9YQS
& VL9L,VM9L,VN9L,VZ9L;
Mellish Reef: 30: VK9M: AX9M,VH9M,VI9M,VJ9M,VK9M,VL9M,VM9M,VN9M
& VZ9M;
Norfolk I.: 32: VK9N: AX9,VH9,VI9,VJ9,VK9,VL9,VM9,VN9,VZ9;
Willis I.: 30: VK9W: AX9W,VH9W,VI9W,VJ9W,VK9GS,VK9TR,VK9W
& VK9ZG,VL9W,VM9W,VN9W,VZ9W;
Christmas I.: 29: VK9X: AX9X,VH9X,VI9X,VJ9X,VK9X,VL9X,VM9X,VN9X
& VZ9X;
Anguilla: 08: VP2E: VP2E;
Montserrat: 08: VP2M: VP2M;
British Virgin Is.: 08: VP2V: VP2V;
Turks & Caicos: 08: VP5: VP5;
Falkland Is.: 13: VP8: 92HY,VP8;
South Georgia: 13: VP8/g: VP8BUB,VP8CBA,VP8CDJ,VP8CGK,VP8CIZ,VP8CKB
& VP8CLR,VP8GAV,VP8SGB;
South Shetland: 13: VP8/h: 4K1ADQ,4K1F,CE3MMV/9,CE9AT,CE9GEW,CX0XY
& EA0BOD,ED0BOE,HF0POL,HL5BDS,LU2Z,LU3ZI
& LU5ZI,VP8CLZ,ZX0ECF;
South Orkney: 13: VP8/o: EC0BOD,LU1Z,LU5ZA,VP8BXK,VP8CKC;
South Sandwich: 13: VP8/s: 4K1ZI,VP8SSI;
Bermuda: 05: VP9: VP9;
Chagos Is.: 39: VQ9: VQ9;
Pitcairn I.: 32: VR6: VR6,VR8B;
Hong Kong: 24: VS6: VR2,VS6;
India: 22: VU: 8T,8U,8V,8W,8X,8Y,AT,AU,AV,AW,VT,VU,VV,VW;
Andaman & Nicobar: 26: VU4: 8T4,8U4,8V4,8W4,8X4,8Y4,AT4,AU4,AV4,AW4
& VT4,VU4,VV4,VW4;
Laccadive Is.: 22: VU7: 8T7,8U7,8V7,8W7,8X7,8Y7,AT7,AU7,AV7,AW7
& VT7,VU7,VV7,VW7;
Mexico: 06: XE: 4A,4B,4C,6D,6E,6F,6G,6H,6I,6J,XA,XB,XC,XD
& XE,XF,XG,XH,XI;
Revilla Gigedo: 06: XF4: 4A4,4B4,4C4,6D4,6E4,6F4,6G4,6H4,6I4,6J4
& XA4,XB4,XC4,XD4,XE4,XF0C,XF4,XG4,XH4,XI4;
Burkina Faso: 35: XT: XT;
Kampuchea: 26: XU: XU;
Laos: 26: XW: XW;
Macao: 24: XX9: XX9;
Myanmar: 26: XZ: 1Z,XY,XZ;
Afghanistan: 21: YA: T6,YA;
Indonesia: 28: YB: 7A,7B,7C,7D,7E,7F,7G,7H,7I,8A,8B,8C,8D,8E
& 8F,8G,8H,8I,JZ,PK,PL,PM,PN,PO,YB,YC,YD,YE
& YF,YG,YH;
Iraq: 21: YI: HN,YI;
Vanuatu: 32: YJ: YJ;
Syria: 20: YK: 4U,6C,YK; AS
Latvia: 15: YL: YL;
Nicaragua: 07: YN: H6,H7,HT,YN;
Romania: 20: YO: YO,YP,YQ,YR;
El Salvador: 07: YS: HU,YS;
Yugoslavia: 15: YU: 4N,4O,YT,YU,YZ;
Venezuela: 09: YV: 4M,YV,YW,YX,YY;
Aves I.: 08: YV0: 4M0,YV0,YW0,YX0,YY0;
Zimbabwe: 38: Z2: Z2;
Macedonia: 15: Z3: Z3;
Albania: 15: ZA: ZA;
Gibraltar: 14: ZB: ZB,ZG;
UK Bases on Cyprus: 20: ZC4: ZC4; AS
St. Helena: 36: ZD7: ZD7;
Ascension I.: 36: ZD8: ZD8;
Tristan da Cunha: 38: ZD9: ZD9;
Cayman Is.: 08: ZF: ZF;
North Cook Is.: 32: ZK1/n: ZK1AAH,ZK1AJJ,ZK1AL,ZK1AR,ZK1AT,ZK1BW
& ZK1BY,ZK1CQ,ZK1DT,ZK1OQ,ZK1TW,ZK1WL,ZK1XP
& ZK1XR,ZK1XY;
South Cook Is.: 32: ZK1/s: ZK1;
Niue: 32: ZK2: ZK2;
Tokelau Is.: 31: ZK3: ZK3;
New Zealand: 32: ZL: ZL,ZM;
Chatham Is.: 32: ZL7: ZL7,ZM7;
Kermadec Is.: 32: ZL8: ZL8,ZM8;
Auckland & Campbell: 32: ZL9: ZL9,ZM9;
Paraguay: 11: ZP: ZP;
South Africa: 38: ZS: H5,S4,S8,T8,V9,ZR,ZS,ZT,ZU;
Penguin Is.: 38: ZS0: ZS0;
Marion I.: 38: ZS8: ZR8,ZS8,ZT8,ZU8;
Walvis Bay: 38: ZS9: ZS9;
--- END ---
>From k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) Fri Jan 28 02:18:15 1994
From: k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) (John Zapisek)
Subject: New CQWW.PX Available
Message-ID: <9401280218.AA22369@greylock.local>
Thanks to Jim/AD1C for posting his new CQWW.CTY file. I've done the usual
invert-and-sort operation on it to produce a new CQWW.PX file. It's 726
lines this time. A sample excerpt is appended.
CQWW.PX is available via e-mail by sending a request to "k2mm@maspar.com".
This file plus Jim's new CQWW.CTY and his notes are also available via
anonymous FTP. To download via FTP, connect to server "maspar.maspar.com"
(192.84.231.1). Login as "anonymous" and give your e-mail address as the
password. Then CD to directory "/pub/k2mm". There you'll find the
following files/directories:
-rw-r--r-- 1 288 0 24069 Jan 27 17:54 cqww.cty
-rw-r--r-- 1 288 0 7906 Jan 27 17:54 cqww.notes
-rw-r--r-- 1 288 0 29830 Jan 27 17:54 cqww.px
drwxr-xr-x 6 288 0 512 Jan 27 17:43 cty
Here's an excerpt from CQWW.PX:
6[AB] SU 34 Egypt
6C YK (AS) 20 Syria
6[D-J] XE 6 Mexico
6[D-J]4 XF4 6 Revilla Gigedo
6[K-N] HL 25 South Korea
6O T5 37 Somalia
6[P-S] AP 21 Pakistan
6[TU] ST 34 Sudan
6[TU]0 ST0 34 Southern Sudan
6[VW] 6W 35 Senegal
6X 5R 39 Madagascar
6Y 6Y 8 Jamaica
6Z EL 35 Liberia
>From Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> Fri Jan 28 03:05:07 1994
From: Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> (Randy A Thompson)
Subject: ARRL SS Write-up
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9401272104.A25286-0100000@world.std.com>
It has been interesting to read some of the latest comments on how
contest write-ups could be improved. I would like to share some background
info that shows the ARRL is trying.
Following Dayton 93, WN4KKN, myself and perhaps several others approached
the League with the suggestion that they use outside help to do the
write-ups for the major contests. They agreed and WN4KKN was the
"guest-op" for the 93 ARRL DX Contest write-up. I have my turn for the
1993 Sweepstakes.
Trey and I don't pretend to bring any miraculous insight to the job.
Just a love of the game and a wish to help out. Our goal is to bring a
competitors perspective to the write-ups -- one that is difficult for a
guy with 3000 logs on his desk to maintain.
So, here's my request. Several of the comments have been that the
contest writer should do the work to seek out the significant efforts
which may be buried in the listings. You tell me what they are! I am
looking for any info on noteworthy efforts, ideas of standings boxes or
breakdowns, etc. My personal goal is to concentrate on the challenge,
excitement and FUN of a major contest. All ideas and suggestions
appreciated.
Please reply direct to me K5ZD@World.std.com.
73 - Randy
>From Wirzenius Jari <HATJWI@HATMAIL.HATFI1.msgw.kone.com> Fri Jan 28 18:46:00
>1994
From: Wirzenius Jari <HATJWI@HATMAIL.HATFI1.msgw.kone.com> (Wirzenius Jari)
Subject: K6RR??
Message-ID: <2D495DA8@msgw.kone.com>
Has anyone got a new address for K6RR. (He was operating 6Y5J in 86 CQ WW).
I need badly a QSL of a 80 m CW contact with him operating in 6Y5J. His
address in 93 CB is not valid anymore. I got it returned with a note
forwarding time expired.
The address was
Robert Roaney
11160 Warner Ave #105
Fountain Valley
CA 92708
Please help me!
73
Jari, OH2BVE
I-net: hatjwi@hatmail.hatfi1.msgw.kone.com
>From robert penneys <penneys@freezer.cns.udel.edu> Fri Jan 28 12:01:21 1994
From: robert penneys <penneys@freezer.cns.udel.edu> (robert penneys)
Subject: Delaware skeds
Message-ID: <9401281201.AA20894@freezer.cns.udel.edu>
If you need Delaware on HF or RS-12, let me know.
Bob WN3K
>From jds@bncic01.den.bnr.com (James D. Spaulding) Fri Jan 28 15:27:20 1994
From: jds@bncic01.den.bnr.com (James D. Spaulding) (James D. Spaulding)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <9401281527.AA27271@bncic01.den.bnr.com>
Would something like this work in lieu of top ten boxes??
The following is only a dummy table, but should illustrate the point.
1993 ARRL DX Test - Single Op All Bands
W1 Previous record KM1H, 1991 - 4,001,790
KM1H (KW2M OP) 3,281,718
W1KM 3,100,629
N6BV 2,912,112
W2 Previous record K1ZM/2, 1992 - 3,736,665
K1ZM/2 3,324,672
N2LT 2,920,020
K2KIR 1,690,647
W3 Previous record K3TUP (K5ZD OP),1991 3,632,820
K3ZO 2,474,604
WR3E 2,346,000
W3UM 1,316,682
W4 Previous record N4RJ (KM9P OP), 1989 2,591,730
K4PQL 2,112,012
N4AR 2,080,860
W4XJ 1,555,200
And so on through Single Op all band, Single Op low power all band, etc.
This somewhat follows the format of record scores published in NCJ
by W0UA and W0UN. Perhaps new records should be boldfaced, all scores which
beat the old record get published plus one, etc. This format quickly allows
the reader to assess a particular score on the basis of the record for that
call district. Also, the effects of propogation (flux or polar absorption)
on various parts of the country would be apparent.
This should help the editor zero in on exceptional efforts (Did
someone in the interior of the country set a new record for his area when
scores were generally down, did someone crank out a big score with a small
station, etc.)
Just an idea, what do you think??
73
Jim
W0UO
>From Jim Reisert AD1C 28-Jan-1994 1037 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> Fri Jan
>28 15:33:18 1994
From: Jim Reisert AD1C 28-Jan-1994 1037 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> (Jim
Reisert AD1C 28-Jan-1994 1037)
Subject: new CQWW.CTY file for CT
Message-ID: <9401281533.AA01631@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
One thing I forgot to mention:
A compressed .ZIP archive containing all the latest .CTY files can be found
at:
gatekeeper.dec.com:/pub/misc/hamradio/cty.zip
73 - Jim AD1C
>From Steven.M.London@att.com (Steven M London +1 303 538 4763) Fri Jan 28
>15:22:00 1994
From: Steven.M.London@att.com (Steven M London +1 303 538 4763) (Steven M
London +1 303 538 4763)
Subject: Ed Parish message
Message-ID: <9401281522.AA18722@bighorn.dr.att.com>
The Ed Parish message finally died after 60+ times.
There was a new time stamp each time I received it.
Wierd !
Steve
>From Steven.M.London@att.com (Steven M London +1 303 538 4763) Fri Jan 28
>15:00:00 1994
From: Steven.M.London@att.com (Steven M London +1 303 538 4763) (Steven M
London +1 303 538 4763)
Subject: Disappearing JA's
Message-ID: <9401281500.AA16510@bighorn.dr.att.com>
There have been a few postings that break down the number of JA's in contests
years ago, but no direct comparisons of now-vs-then, with comparable QTH's,
propagation, operators, antennas, etc.
Here's my attempt:
N2IC/0
1982 - ARRL DX CW
Single Band - 15 meters
Antenna: 4 el Cushcraft @ 75 feet
812 QSO's
420 JA
(289 EU)
Number 2 USA (single band box scores weren't listed in 1982 !)
(Congrats to K6LL - Number 1 USA)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
N2IC/0
1992 ARRL DX CW
Multi-2 (15 meter score only)
Antenna: 5 el, 34 foot boom @ 65 feet
1045 QSO's
278 JA
(623 EU)
Number 1 Central/Western USA (but didn't make the box !)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
>From mwilson@arrl.org (Mark Wilson) Fri Jan 28 13:32:43 1994
From: mwilson@arrl.org (Mark Wilson) (Mark Wilson)
Subject: Contest reporting
Message-ID: <2323@mw>
Jim, W0UO, writes:
>I may be wrong, but I don't believe the rules require the write up to be
>done in its present manner, all they specify is that awards will be given
>by Division. Therefore, all that's necessary is that the editor attempt to
>write an even-handed description of the contest results. I believe this
>means de-emphasizing the national top ten. No rules change is necessary.
He's right. Contest reporting, including Top Ten boxes, etc, is a QST
editorial matter, not a contest rules/CAC/ARRL Awards Committee matter.
No rules changes are required to address many of the reporting topics
discussed on the reflector -- only attitude changes. For example:
The SS rules (Oct 93 QST, p 122) specify that the top single op scorer in
each power class in each *ARRL/RAC Section* and the top multiop in each
*ARRL Division* and Canada receive an award. That's all. No mention of
any national awards, including a Top Ten. There is a plaque program,
but it's not included in the rules.
The DX contest rules (Dec 1993 QST, pp 125-126) are a bit more
elaborate. There are plaques for top scorers in a number of categories.
There are certificates for the top single op, all band entrant in each
power class in each *ARRL/RAC Section* and country. In the less-well-
attended categories (single band and multiop), there are certificates
for each *US call area* and country (incl Canada). Again, no mention of
a Top Ten.
The various boxes and lists appear in the writeups because of
editorial decisions and because of tradition, not because of the contest
awards structure. As I mentioned in a reflector message several weeks ago,
and Randy, K5ZD, reinforced in a more recent message, we'll be happy to
provide more regional recognition in the writeups, but you need to tell us
what you want to see (and what can go to make some room).
My job is to make the pages of QST as interesting and useful to the
membership as possible with the space available. This includes
making the QST pages devoted to contest writeups interesting and
useful to you, the participants (even the ones who live in Colorado).
If you eant more -- like changes to the official awards
structure -- contact your CAC representative, Membership Services
Manager Chuck Hutchinson, K8CH, or Contest Manager Billy Lunt, KR1R.
73,
Mark Wilson, AA2Z
Editor, QST
mwilson@arrl.org
>From Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> Fri Jan 28 17:08:29 1994
From: Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> (Trey Garlough)
Subject: email reflectors
Message-ID: <759776909.517193.GARLOUGH@TGV.COM>
An anonymous individual writes about CQ-Contest:
> Since we are all somewhat technical can you send out a few words about
> how this thing works. It gives me a reason to come to work. I really
> appreciate it.
The concept is relatively simple. There are a number of processes (which
I refer to as "the robot") that run on my workstation that manage some
mailing lists, one of which is CQ-Contest. When mail to particular
addresses -- cq-contest, cq-contest-request, and some others -- gets
delivered to TGV.COM, it's is handed to the robot.
If a message is addressed to cq-contest-request, then it goes to the robot
which ingores the subject line, reads the text of the message as though it
were a list of commands, like SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCIBE, then takes some
particular action. In the case of SUBSCRIBE, it reads an appropriate
header from your message, like the From: line, and adds you to the mailing
list. If you send a letter to cq-contest-request that says "Dear Trey,
blah blah blah and then when I was 10 my dog died blah blah blah so please
add me to the mailing list," you will get a message back that says something
like "UNKNOWN COMMAND: "Dear Trey, blah blah blah and then when I was 10 my
dog died blah blah blah so please add me to the mailing list."
If a message is addressed to cq-contest, the robot checks to see who the
message is from. If it is from someone who is on the mailing list, then
it sends a copy of their message to *everyone* on the subscription list.
If the message comes from someone who is not on the list, then it sends a
nastygram back to that person telling them to subscribe by sending a message
to cq-contest-request. Among other things, this filters out subscription
requests that are mistakenly sent to the mailing list address (cq-contest)
rather than the signon/signoff address (cq-contest-request).
Sometimes people signon to the list, but then their account expires or
their mailbox gets full, or their machine vanishes from the net without
a trace. Eventually these people get dropped from the list. When the
come back and post a message, they get a nastygram from the robot saying
they have to subscribe to the list first. This is because they are no
long on the list. If this happens to you, you should send a message
to cq-contest-request that says QUERY, to check your status. If you are
not on the list, just go ahead a resubscribe. There is no particular
reason to send mail to me directly explaining what happened, becuase this
type of thing happens all the time.
--Trey, WN4KKN/6
>From ericm@rmece02.upr.clu.edu (Eric M. Guzman ) Fri Jan 28 18:23:06 1994
From: ericm@rmece02.upr.clu.edu (Eric M. Guzman ) (Eric M. Guzman )
Subject: KP4TK ARRL 10m
Message-ID: <9401281823.AA39010@rmece02.upr.clu.edu>
Hi, back to University again for spring semester. Boy I have 723 Mails to read!!
I want to correct the ARRL 10m Contest scores list. I think it was posted by
wc4e@mcimail.com.
I'm listed as HIGH POWER category. That's WRONG. My category is LOW POWER (80w)
& DX.
I have seen many messages abt Universities & contest. I will be reading about.
Sure it will be important for me being an student of University Of PR and
having a club station ( KP4VA ) but without members!!!
73 & dx
Eric , KP4TK ericm@rmece02.upr.clu.edu
>From Jim Hollenback <jholly@hposl42.cup.hp.com> Fri Jan 28 17:25:47 1994
From: Jim Hollenback <jholly@hposl42.cup.hp.com> (Jim Hollenback)
Subject: Top 10 scores
Message-ID: <9401281725.AA29366@hposl42.cup.hp.com>
>
> Just an idea, what do you think??
I can hear the screaming from WA and ID now about the 7's in Arizona
that have (insert favorate lament here). Or the 3 in western PA hollering
about the advantage the guy in DE has....
Actually this is the best idea I heard so far. Regardless how you slice
the bread, someone always wants it thicker or thinner. This idea takes
care of the problem of states split by time zones and establishes a
division that has been done for years and the manner in which many dx
operations work the country. At least now you are competing with the folks
in your own call district. Oh, dear, what about portables? Does a 2 in
CA have to compete with the other 2's? ;-)
Go for it!
Jim, WA6SDM
jholly@cup.hp.com
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