you sound like the typical east coaster that has no appreciation
for what wking lo band dx is like from out west.......your stn
and many like it wud have trouble wking the east coast from out
west let alone hearing/runnung eu stns!!! be thankful you can
hear em even if they can't hear ur peanut whistle!! de bob, ai7b
>From Bob Patten <z002816b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> Thu Dec 7 13:09:57 1995
From: Bob Patten <z002816b@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us> (Bob Patten)
Subject: ARRL awards fees
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9512070825.D29543-0100000@bcfreenet.seflin.lib.fl.us>
On Wed, 6 Dec 1995, Pete Smith wrote:
> Boy is this a surprise ... this looks as if the cost of 5BDXCC has just
> risen to at least $63 (including plaque). I thought the ARRL was doing just
> fine financially - what are we paying dues for, anyhow? Or did I miss a
> detailed discussion of severe financial straits and the need to share the
> burden equally, etc. Sounds like the QRM out of Washington these days.
>
This reminded me to ask if ARRL issues additional band endorsements for
5BWAS? After the recent 160M contest, this seems like a reasonable
goal. But maybe I couldn't afford it anyway... Lessee, $.64 each for 50
QSL's (assuming an answer to each one, not!) plus ARRL fee ($$$?)
>From ryansci@sunbelt.net (Stephen Reichlyn) Thu Dec 7 12:19:51 1995
From: ryansci@sunbelt.net (Stephen Reichlyn) (Stephen Reichlyn)
Subject: This Reflector is going QRT
Message-ID: <01HYIPAIOWQI8WW9E9@SUNBELT.NET>
>
>This reflector is dieing and most of you don't even know it.
>
>I'm as liberal as anyone on this reflector when it comes to posting
>messages ABOUT CONTESTING. But messages about DX logging programs and
>how much it cost for a DXCC only drive good guys away.
>
>Keep it up... Pretty soon someone will start a closed contesting
>reflector. Hopefully this message won't disqualify me from being invited
>in to it.
>
>73
>
>Bill Fisher, KM9P
>
>
>Good Morning, Bill...I assume that your comment regarding logging programs
was aimed at me. Somehow, I thought there might be some interest (I guess I
got about 150 replies to my query...at least 20 asked me to publish the
results). I really believe that rather than this reflector dying, CONTESTING
is dying, somewhat due to a few self-proclaimed 'contest elitists', like you
and some of your friends. Also, there is diminishing interest in DXing and
Contesting due to the ageing of the ham population, no-code licensing and,
heaven forbid, computers, Email, etc. I had 3 teen-age visitors in the shack
during my G0/AA4V CQWW Phone CONTEST effort in October. They were fascinated
by what was going on but one of them did ask 'why bother with radio? Why
don't you just call them on the phone?' Starting a closed contest reflector?
Yes, that will be the death of CONTESTING, not this reflector. We'll miss
you, Bill.
As K3ZO says...very 73 Steve AA4V
>
>
>From Pete Smith <n4zr@ix.netcom.com> Thu Dec 7 13:38:22 1995
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@ix.netcom.com> (Pete Smith)
Subject: ARRL awards fees
Message-ID: <199512071338.FAA13087@ix11.ix.netcom.com>
At 10:49 PM 12/6/95 -0500, KM9P wrote:
>
>I'm sorry... I don't get what this has to do with contesting? When they
>start charging for log checking... let us know. Otherwise QRX.
>
>No wonder half of the contesting guys I know have left this reflector.
>Keep it up and we'll be having discussions on gardening here by next summer.
>
>73
Easy, Bill ... It was an honest mistake. I subscribe to both the DX and
contest reflectors, and transmitted on the wrong VFO (sic).
73,
Pete N4ZR (n4zr@ix.netcom.com)
>From rwerner@usit.net (Robert Werner, Jr.) Thu Dec 7 13:59:26 1995
From: rwerner@usit.net (Robert Werner, Jr.) (Robert Werner, Jr.)
Subject: 610V
Message-ID: <199512071359.IAA10211@use.usit.net>
I have searched high and low on the FCC WWW site for the 610 V form.
Where in the world is it?
Thanks,
Bob Werner
UTK Help Desk
rwerner@usit.net
rwerner@utk.edu
Amateur: KC4URW@N4QEA.#METN.TN.USA.NA
>From Richard Riley #7122" <rriley@esa.bitnet Thu Dec 7 13:59:57 1995
From: Richard Riley #7122" <rriley@esa.bitnet (Richard Riley #7122)
Subject: CQWW CW observations
Message-ID: <818344797.830672.GARLOUGH@TGV.COM>
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From: "Richard Riley #7122" <RRILEY%ESA.BITNET@listserv.gmd.de>
Subject: CQWW CW observations
A low key effort by the TM2Y team in the CW leg this year gave me some
time to make some observations.
I was manning 20m as the band finally closed on Sunday evening...
(that is *closed* as far as a M/S is concerned) ...and with the 40, 80
and 160m positions busy thought I'd compare the signals from
the East Coast as the M/Ms and others struggled for the last handful
of Europeans.
Location: 100 miles west of Paris at the contest site of F6BEE.
Equipment: TS450-ICE bandpass filter-5 el KLM @ 25m beamed 300 degrees.
Tuning gradually between: 14.000 and 060
This is what I found:
Time(Z) Call Readability Signal Strength
_______________________________________________________________
1900 N2RM 5 1
02 K3DI 3 0
04 KY1H 4 0
06 VE3EJ 4 0
08 N3BNA 5 0/1
09 K9UWA 3/4 0
11 K3LR 4/5 1
13 NF2L 3 0
15 K4VX 3 0
16 W0AIH 3 0
18 K3LR 4/5 0/1
26 K4VX 3 0
29 K4VX 2 0
32 K3LR 3 0
35 XM3AT 3 0
38 W3LPL 4 0
39 K8AZ 4 0/1
40 KY3N 3 0
41 W3LPL 4 1
42 K3LR 3/4 0
43 W3LPL 4/5 0
45 KY3N 3/4 0
.these three were heard up until 1950Z....
and then the last heard.....
1951 N4ZC 3 0
_____________________________________________________________
It would be interesting to hear from these guys..
ie. 1) when did they work the last European...??
2) do they all have fixed stacks on Europe?
a) and if so are they *driven* continuously?
b) if they don't have fixed antennas....when do they turn South
or elsewhere?
I'm sure there are other such questions...ask them now|
Considering the amount of time/money/planning that must go into these
huge stations...I thought a little feed back might be welcome|
Unfortunately for us 20 and 15m were a bit of a washout this year
..at TM2Y the highest Qs/mults were made on 40m|
Still...good to see some of the BIG GUNS making BIG scores|||
Congratulations to all at K1AR|
73 and cu in ARRL DX|
Richard Riley
G0JFX/F5VCO ==> TM2Y
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