In a message dated 96-05-31 01:58:23 EDT, you write:
>.....And you go to Hong Kong: Every electronics store there (and there
>must be '5 trillion') have amteur hf/vhf xcvr's for sale. Can't be that
>many hams going through HK to justify that quantity of xcvr's for sale.
I strongly suspect that total USA sales to hams is the smallest fraction of
their business... threatening to punish them with a ham boycott because they
are marketing to the USA cb/trucker market is laughable...
Supporting the USA manufacturer of amateur transceivers so that they have the
sales/resources to develop new models makes much more sense than "punishing"
one foreign company by buying your new rig from another foreign company just
down the street from the first one...
Denny
>From DFREY@maila.harris.com (DFREY) Fri May 31 18:58:20 1996
From: DFREY@maila.harris.com (DFREY) (DFREY)
Subject: IWG-2A
Message-ID: <1af433c0@maila.harris.com>
Oooops!
I deleted K1ZZ's original msg to the Contest reflector. Can someone
send it to me or give me the WWW reference it came from?
Dick
>From floydjr@Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) Fri May 31 17:54:11 1996
From: floydjr@Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Subject: WPX Certificates 95 Contest
Message-ID: <199605311912.PAA12151@mail-hub.interpath.net>
I cannot remember who but someone stated on here that the Certificates
for the 1995 WPX SSB had been mailed out. I was suppose to get one
according to CQ Magazine. I have not receieved it yet. I was wondering
if anyone can shed any light on this?
Thank you for your time and bandwidth. Reply to me directly to save
bandwidth on the reflector please!
73's Jim
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>From aa8u@voyager.net (AA8U) Fri May 31 20:14:25 1996
From: aa8u@voyager.net (AA8U) (AA8U)
Subject: Kenwood's marketing
Message-ID: <199605311914.PAA15827@vixa.voyager.net>
Dear Kenwood,
I am writing to express my complete disgust with your recently announced
plans to market Amateur Radio equipment through CB and truck stop
distributors. I strongly recommend you reconsider this marketing strategy.
There are already too many unlicensed and illegal operators on the amateur
and commercial frequencies. Should you proceed with your current plans, this
situation will surely deteriorate to the point where licensed users will
just decide to find another hobby. Do you think your business will prosper
without the amateur community?
I currently own 2 Kenwood radios, a TS-950SD and a TS-830S. I have owned in
the past a TS-820, and many Kenwood stereo components. I have been a Kenwood
"fan" for many years and have used Kenwood products in numerous successful
contesting efforts.
If Kenwood proceeds with the above mentioned marketing strategy, I WILL
NEVER BUY ANOTHER KENWOOD PRODUCT OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER! Furthermore, I will
strongly urge EVERY licensed Amateur Radio operator that I can contact (and
believe me, between radio and the Internet, that number will be VERY large)
to do the same.
Sincerely,
Bruce Lallathin
AA8U ZK1AAU
President: Mad River Contest Club
CC: CQ-Contest Reflector
CC: Top-Band Reflector
>From KR2Q@worldnet.att.net (Douglas Zwiebel) Fri May 31 20:47:36 1996
From: KR2Q@worldnet.att.net (Douglas Zwiebel) (Douglas Zwiebel)
Subject: tower safety
Message-ID: <199605311947.TAA24611@mailhost.worldnet.att.net>
And don't forget your ground crew! Small parts dropped can cause
much damage. Up at the K2GL/N2AA, the pro riggers would yell
"HEADACHE" when something fell. It worked great...we would scatter
like an explosion. One time, when a non-pro was on the tower, he
dropped a pair of pliers from 200' and said nothing. I was at the base and
heard this whizzing noise. As I looked up (without moving) the
pliers crashed into a plywood box and took out about 8 inches of
a vertical wall (1/2 inch plywood). I never went near the tower
again, if HE was on the tower. [he said that if he had said
anything, he just knew I would have moved in the wrong direction...HA!]
de Doug KR2Q
>From root@dl1fy.rhein-neckar.de (Torsten Leibold) Thu May 30 08:27:47 1996
From: root@dl1fy.rhein-neckar.de (Torsten Leibold) (Torsten Leibold)
Subject: WPX-- "HAM5" prefix?
Message-ID: <9605300927.AA01397@dl1fy.rhein-neckar.de>
> Speaking of odd calls, I worked a seeming European signing HAM5AWH. I
> listened to him for about 5 minutes and heard him clearly send exactly that
> call 5 or 6 times. I finally gave up any effort to rationalize the call
> (HJ5AWH, HA7VAW, etc?) and logged it as I heard it, with a new prefix in the
> log as HAM5. It's a terrific call, but does anyone know what it should be?
HAM5 is ok for Hungary. Special prefix this year, like OEM for OE.
Bye,
Torsten.
Torsten Leibold (DL1FY) Mail: root@dl1fy.rhein-neckar.de
Konrad-Adenauer-Allee 105 AX25: dl1fy@db0ge.#sar.deu.eu
68519 Viernheim, Germany AMPR: 44.130.24.87
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>From k2wk@crystal.palace.net (Walt Kornienko) Fri May 31 22:18:40 1996
From: k2wk@crystal.palace.net (Walt Kornienko) (Walt Kornienko)
Subject: LOOS Disscusion
Message-ID: <199605312118.RAA09668@crystal.palace.net>
Has anyone saved the discussion on the Loos Tension Gauge?
If so, please e-mail me with what you have. Tnx in advance.
Contest -> K
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* k2wk@crystal.palace.net or K2WK@N2ERH.NJ.NOAM *
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>From aa8u@voyager.net (AA8U) Fri May 31 23:15:20 1996
From: aa8u@voyager.net (AA8U) (AA8U)
Subject: Kenwood's marketing
Message-ID: <199605312215.SAA06231@vixa.voyager.net>
>From: jfarber@sprynet.com
>Subject: Re: Kenwood's marketing
>To: aa8u@voyager.net (AA8U)
>
>I agree with your sentiments aout Kenwood entirely. If they proceed with their
>plan as stated, I will NEVER buy any of their stuff.
>John Farber, KG6I
>jfarber@spry.net
>
>
>
>From rdidonna@liberty.uc.wlu.edu (Richard F. DiDonna) Fri May 31 23:49:48 1996
From: rdidonna@liberty.uc.wlu.edu (Richard F. DiDonna) (Richard F. DiDonna)
Subject: DC area contest types...
Message-ID: <Pine.HPP.3.91.960531184712.3831B-100000@liberty.uc.wlu.edu>
Hello,
Have been off the official contest circuit for about three years while I
have been devoting my time to life at college. However, that time has come
to an end and I have decided to reacquaint myself to the world of radio and
contests.
Now, what good clubs will I encounter while in the DC area?? I'm current
slated to be living in Alexandria and am interested in getting back in the
swing of things - FD at least.
Thanks in advance.
Rich KI6ZH/4
// Rich DiDonna @ Washington and Lee //
// Politics and East Asian Studies //
>From 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson) Fri May 10 04:52:00 1996
From: 0005543629@mcimail.com (David & Barbara Leeson) (David & Barbara Leeson)
Subject: WRTC Auction
Message-ID: <35960510035253/0005543629DC3EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
WRTC 96 is offering the following new manufacturer-donated equipment for
sale at wholesale prices:
Minimum bid
Icom IC706 ultra-compact HF/VHF all-mode transceiver (5) $1170
Yaesu FT1000MP xcvr, DSP, Collins filters, RS-232C, dual rx $2730
Yaesu FT900CAT compact xcvr, Collins filt, AT, detach panel (5) $1345
Hy-Gain DX 77 vertical, 40-10 incl. WARC, 29' $295
Hy-Gain TH3 Mk4 3-el tribander $288
US Tower MA550 crank-up 55' steel mast (gift cert) $879
We have (5) ea. of the IC706 and FT900CAT. All units are brand new in
the box, with manufacturer's guarantee, and are in our possession for
immediate delivery. Bids should be sent by email or DX Packet Cluster
on or before 0000z Friday, May 31, 1996. Units will be sold immediately
upon receipt of the first bid that is 10% above the minimum for the
item. We can deliver preemptive-bid items at Dayton.
Any amount paid over the minimum bid price is considered a donation to
WRTC and is tax-deductible if paid separately to the WRTC 06 Fund,
Northern California DX Foundation.
73 de Dave Leeson, W6QHS, Treasurer
WRTC 96, Inc., a California non-profit public benefit corporation
P. O. Box 1, Los Altos, CA 94023-0001
dbleeson@mcimail.com or leeson@nova.stanford.edu
Thanks for the bandwidth, folks!
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