Well, here at the hub of high tech. communications, we finally got a
real e-mail program coupled to a different server.
My new e-mail addr is:
edwoods@pbsac01.isp.pacbell.com
I have subscribed to the lists again from that appearance. I will
un-subscribe from my old addr when I'm positive that the new system
works.
I guess I better send in my 610-v too!
Eric, NV6O
edwoods@pbsac01.isp.pacbell.com (although I'm told that just pacbell.com
still works.)
>From aa7bg@initco.net (AA7BG Matt Trott) Fri Jun 7 19:10:32 1996
From: aa7bg@initco.net (AA7BG Matt Trott) (AA7BG Matt Trott)
Subject: Busted calls
Message-ID: <199606071810.MAA17959@zeus.initco.net>
At , cq-contest@tgv.com wrote:
>At 09:59 AM 6/7/96 -0400, tom georgens wrote:
>The most recent CQ Contest Magazine has two interesting articles
>on broken calls. Of particular interest was the list of commonly
>broken calls on which I was near the top (W2HC instead of W2SC).
>This was part of a broader trend of H's mistaken for S's.
I've really noticed this using RUFZ. I get s's and h's goofed up half the
time when it gets crankin'. Headphones would help. As long as we're
discussing doing away with the code, maybe this would be a good time to
"redesign" it. Let's get h's changed to four DAHS!
There once was an op from Duluth,
whose copy was less than the truth.
Hearing "H" for "S"
his logs were a mess.
And his friends(?) all thought him uncouth.
Apologies to Jeeves.
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>From k7fd@teleport.com (John Nicholson) Fri Jun 7 19:13:16 1996
From: k7fd@teleport.com (John Nicholson) (John Nicholson)
Subject: CQ Contest Magazine - FREE
Message-ID: <199606071813.LAA14875@desiree.teleport.com>
K7LXC wrote:
> Many of you know that there is a new contesting magazine out called CQ
>Contest. It is edited by Bob Cox, K3EST, and has many interesting articles
>and contributing editors that are of interest to anyone interested in
>competitive operating (this includes breaking DX as well as contest pileups).
>
> At Visalia and Dayton this year, I was surprised at the number of
>interested amateurs that hadn't seen it so I had the publisher send me a
>number of copies. I am offering them to you FOR FREE. If you'd like a
>complimentary copy of CQ Contest magazine, send me your postal address and
>I'll make sure you get one. You can't lose.
I am in no way associated with CQ Contest Mag but would heartily
suggest that you take K7LXC up on this offer. I find this mag to
definitely be 'on-target' and fill the void the other mags seem to
have when it comes to contesting. I know I read it cover to cover -
and it's amazingly well-done considering it caters to a relatively
small (but special!) niche...
73, John K7FD
>From barry@w2up.wells.com (barry) Fri Jun 7 16:52:58 1996
From: barry@w2up.wells.com (barry) (barry)
Subject: ...no subject...
Message-ID: <ZyT6oD1w165w@w2up.wells.com>
Tom=Georgens%MKC=HOP35C%SM@fishbowl02.lss.emc.com (tom georgens) writes:
> The most recent CQ Contest Magazine has two interesting articles
> on broken calls. Of particular interest was the list of commonly
> broken calls on which I was near the top (W2HC instead of W2SC).
> This was part of a broader trend of H's mistaken for S's. I wonder
> how many WP2ASW's are in the log from my operation in the CW WPX.
>
Tom, you need some dashes in there. Time's ripe to swap calls!
> In listening to other operators, some prominent stations (K1AR in
> particular) go very fast while other excellent ops go much slower.
> Granted K1AR is a very recognizable call and he can copy better than
> me (I am a CW slug) but I wonder how fast people think is appropriate
> in a contest. My CT speed is usally 36-42 in DX contests and mid
> twenties in the SS.
>
First day of contest, I usually start at 32 WPM. If I'm several stations
deep in pileup, I'll increase to 34. Rarely go faster, unless it's a
speed demon I recognize. When rate slows (usually mid-day) I slow down to
30, once in a while 28.
I find big-time QRQ counter-productive, as a rule.
BTW, is my call on the broken call list? Don't get CQ Contest (get too
many mags as it is!)
73 Barry
--
Barry N. Kutner, W2UP Internet: barry@w2up.wells.com
Newtown, PA Packet Radio: W2UP @ WB3JOE.#EPA.PA.USA.NA
Packet Cluster: W2UP >WB2R (FRC)
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>From kbalmforth@msmail2.hac.com (Balmforth, Kevin D) Fri Jun 7 20:33:51 1996
From: kbalmforth@msmail2.hac.com (Balmforth, Kevin D) (Balmforth, Kevin D)
Subject: Equipment for sale?
Message-ID: <n1377975137.5980@MSMAIL2.HAC.COM>
Anybody know if there is an e-mail address/reflector/web-site that can be used
to buy/sell HF eqiuipment? Please reply directly to me. Thanks, Kevin NC6U
>From k7fr@ncw.net (Gary Nieborsky) Fri Jun 7 20:12:02 1996
From: k7fr@ncw.net (Gary Nieborsky) (Gary Nieborsky)
Subject: GUY POSTS
Message-ID: <199606071912.MAA05392@bing.ncw.net>
At 03:57 PM 6/6/96 CST, you wrote:
>FROM: SAM EFFINGER K9SD@shellus.com
>SUBJECT: GUY POSTS
>During the last discussion of guying posts I was hoping someone would
>mention using telephone or power poles to elevate the guy wires.
>
>I have used them for years and plan to again
>
>
>I usually get what they call "black jacks" which is the top of a power
>pole that has been damaged at the bottom but the top is ok.
>
>
>If the pole is 15 foot long I bury it 6 feet. Usually there are holes
>already through it to put a long eye bolt through ..I have a good buddy whom
>works for the power company and spare bolts are no problem for me.
>
>I am thinking about using some of their surplus guy wire. My
>thinking is if it will hold a power pole it should hold some Rohn
>tower. If I am overlooking something please let me know.
>
>Free standing towers would be the way to go but I can't find any in the
>greater ST. Louis, Mo. area.
>
>
>Thanks for reading this and I have received some excellent advice from my past
>questions.
>
>
>Digging a 6 foot post hole takes some special tools...guess where I
>get them from? Sometimes they are attached to back of a large yellow truck
>with guys whom get out and say..."where do you want this Pole"
>
>
Sam,
Our trucks are orange and white.....
I'm posting this to the general audience because I feel it has some good info.
I would be cautious about using utility poles for this application.
Generally the poles that come out of service due to them jumping out in
front of on-coming cars, running to get in front of a tornado or other self
destructive behavior tend to suffer fiber damage that is not visible to the
naked eye. Poles that are taken out of service for other reasons may not,
and generally are not, suited for use as a load bearing structure and
usually are cut up by the utility to avoid people using for that purpose (a
liability thing).
Ground line rot, checks (slabs of the pole coming off), splits, hollow
heart, bugs and the like contribute to pole losing it's mechanical strength
over time. Most poles removed from service and made available to the public
(in pieces) are at least 25 years old (if it's a public utility) and
possibly 40 years old (if it is a private utility). Testing programs have
shown that a pole loses it's 2.67 safety factor a whole lot sooner than
previously thought. We have removed some from service as early as 15 years.
We also have some that are 52 years old and still meet the criteria though
these started life as a very large pole.
The same goes for using wood poles as antenna towers. If installed new and
tested at appropriate times throughout their life they make excellent
suuports. Unfortunately the cost to do one pole is quite high. I'd counsel
you to save the poles for landscaping and use a good steel I-beam.
The guy wire thing is a different critter. Most of the wire that comes out
of service is good as new. It costs more for the utility to salvage it than
it does to surplus. Most wire used for distribution work is call 10M
Alumaweld. It is aluminum coated steel cable and is rated at 10,000#
breaking strength, diameter of .306". The neat thing about it is that the
fittings (grips, automatics dead-end, splices) are all available at the
local utility warehouse or through their supplier (mostly at a cost much
less than ham suppliers). The downside is that it is a bear to work with.
Stiff barely covers it. The next step is 25M. Steel bars bend easier.
Hope this helps.
73 Gary K7FR
(Chief Engineer at local kilowatt-hour store)
>From hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver) Fri Jun 7 20:31:39 1996
From: hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver) (Ward Silver)
Subject: CQ Contest Article and Cheating
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960607122957.13363L-100000@gonzo.wolfenet.com>
It's not that some competitors don't consider it cheating...it's just that
they don't care and think they can get away with it. Same thing as
running over-power, etc.
73, Ward N0AX
>From jake@mail05.mitre.org (Jacob Handwerker) Fri Jun 7 20:43:02 1996
From: jake@mail05.mitre.org (Jacob Handwerker) (Jacob Handwerker)
Subject: Free IONSOUND HDX HF Propagation Software
Message-ID: <960607154302.6353@mail05.mitre.org.0>
As the author of IONSOUND software, I have on hand a limited quantity of FREE
disks for IONSOUND HDX (from SkyWave Technologies). This is a more robust
version of the DOS propagation prediction program bundled with The ARRL Antenna
Book (17th Edition) and comes on 3.5" DSHD disk. Covering 1.8-30 MHz
ionospheric propagation modes, it deals primarily with the fixed locations
found in QST Magazine's "How's DX?" column but has been enhanced with other
locations to provide world-wide coverage. (Note: The big brother to this HF
prediction software is IONSOUND TURBO v3.8 which accommodates any
latitude/longitude or location selections from a user-modifiable DXCC
database.) Please include $3.00 (or equivalent in IRC's) to cover the
shipping/handling cost. Please send your first-come, first-served request to:
Jake Handwerker - W1FM
17 Pine Knoll Road
Lexington, MA 02173
USA
73, Jake
P.S. Please do not construe this as advertising for IONSOUND software which can
be found in various issues of QST and NCJ.
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