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>From ni6t@scruznet.com (Garry Shapiro) Tue Jun 18 14:57:20 1996
From: ni6t@scruznet.com (Garry Shapiro) (Garry Shapiro)
Subject: KV4AA contest from W3LPL
References: <199606170519.XAA19238@lynx.csn.net>
Message-ID: <31C6B5C0.4331@scruznet.com>
John Brosnahan wrote:
> Now my KV4AA story!
>
> My shack was in my parents' basement, and I had driven a nail into the
> floor joist above the rig to mount a roll of solder so it would hang down
> onto the operating position, allowing me to act like I was SUPERTECH--
> able to build or repair anything on a moments notice--solder always at hand.
>
> I had just upgraded from novice to general later in 1960 and bought a
> Globe Chief Deluxe to replace my novice 6L6 40M oscillator/transmitter (but
> I had no 20M antenna yet) when I first heard KV4AA calling CQ high in the
> 20M CW band. Out of desperation to work some DX, I grabbed the end of that
> solder and stuck it in the antenna relay with probably no more than 4 ft of
> solder as an antenna (top loaded by the 1 pound spool on the nail, of course).
> And this was all below ground level. I gave Dick my call once and he came
> right
> back with a 579. I was elated and stunned at the same time, and figured it
> was just a fluke. So I called him again the next day with the same solder
> antenna
> and he again gave me the proverbial 579. It wasn't a wet noodle but close
> enough.
> Dick could really hear, but I didn't really believe the 579 he gave me--now
> I know
> he gave everyone a 579!
>
> 73 John W0UN
>
> John Brosnahan
> La Salle Research Corp 24115 WCR 40 La Salle, CO 80645 USA
> voice 970-284-6602 fax 970-284-0979 email broz@csn.net
Spenceley was the 20m beacon for many-he appeared daily on 14080 at
5:30PM EST. He was always loud. I believe he was the first person I heard
regularly who used a keyer. At least I PRESUME it was a keyer--I don't
think many could send that perfectly with a bug. He inspired me, along
with W2TOD (now NW6P) and a few other friends, to build a W9TO keyer,
which I still have. The Autronic paddle took almost a summer's work to
purchase (I was 15).
The machine-gun crispness of that callsign was unforgetable. I would
often warm up for the evening's operation by cranking up the W9TO to 55
wpm amd sending myself text, off the air, until I was psyched up and the
6146's were warm, then would back off and work KV4AA for that quick
rat-a-tat 579 exchange. After that, I went hunting. I loved it!
Garry, NI6T
--
Famous quotes #1233:
"It's not MY fault"--- San Andreas
>From 71053.1526@CompuServe.COM (Michael J. Manafo) Tue Jun 18 12:11:24 1996
From: 71053.1526@CompuServe.COM (Michael J. Manafo) (Michael J. Manafo)
Subject: All Asian CW - 7Z5OO
Message-ID: <960618111123_71053.1526_GHI52-1@CompuServe.COM>
ALL ASIAN DX CONTEST -- 1996
Call: 7Z5OO
Country: Saudi Arabia
Mode: CW
Category: Single Operator
Operator: K3UOC
Band: All
BAND QSO QSO PTS
COUNTRIES
_______________________________________________
160 1
3 1
80 105 210
23
40 38
38 15
20 879 879
53
15 50
50 24
10 1
1 1
_______________________________________________
TOTALS 1074 1181
117 = 138,177
If you send in your log for this one, don't forget your SASE for a copy of the
contest results. Otherwise, good luck trying to find out how you placed.
Thanks to JE1CKA for helping me locate last year's scores. Although most of the
contest QSOs were with Europe, I was pleased to have worked 25% of the total
with North America. Stateside openings are tough to come by, especially since I
don't always have access here to the royal palace, where 7Z5OO is located.
Bengt, SM3CCT, was also active on 20, single band, as 7Z1AB from the club
station at the embassy. He's still working on his score, but he did @550
contacts in just over 11 hours. QSL 7Z1AB
via KN4F. QSL 7Z5OO via W1AF, the Harvard Wireless Club.
I'll be back Stateside July 3 - September 16. Don't look for 7Z5OO then. Then
back to Saudi for another year.
See you in the pile-ups, as they say.
73,
Mike Manafo
K3UOC
>From barry@w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) Tue Jun 18 12:37:36 1996
From: barry@w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) (Barry Kutner)
Subject: FW: Callsigns
Message-ID: <DPsPPD1w165w@w2up.wells.com>
jon.zaimes@dol.net (AA1K Jon Zaimes) writes:
>
> Hi Bernie...I worked KZ5OJ on 160m a few hours before the Canal reverted to
> Panama control...then worked him just after as HP1XOJ, giving me TWO new
> ones in one night from the same station! That only happened on one other
> occasion for me ...anyone remember who the other one was?...(and OJ did QSL
> for both...KZ5 of course was quickly on the deleted list)...73/Jon AA1K>
>
>
Jon - Are you referring to the T31AE-SM0AGD/KH1 operation of 1982? If I
recall correctly, at that time, Canton Island was jointly owned by US and
Kiribati. Erik used both calls from same QTH, for 2 countries
Just think how much DX reflector discussion that would generate today!
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)
.......................................................................
>From fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher) Tue Jun 18 13:02:24 1996
From: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher) (Tony Brock-Fisher)
Subject: 40-2CD and modelling in EZNEC?
Message-ID: <9606181202.AA01760@hp-and2.an.hp.com>
Walt et al-
Although the length of the 40-2CD elements seem like they're close
to a 15 meter element, the inductive loading makes them act differently.
You see, as a dipole is excited on 3x it's design frequency, it starts
to have a reasonable feedpoint impedance, as any novice operator
would tell you. However, loading inductance increases it's reactance
with frequency, so that the loaded antenna doesn't act like it's
unloaded counterpart at harmonic frequencies. In fact, the coils
on a 40-2CD look like RF chokes at higher frequencies, so that
the antenna actually works pretty well on 17 meters!
Another point to consider is what the effect of the feedline on
the driven element looks like, at other than the operating
frequency. The load presented by the feedline can vary depending
on termination impedance and length; and this loading can affect
the antenna's effect on other nearby antennas. Try modelling the
40-2CD 3 feet above or below a 15 meter yagi, and change the feedpoint
from a short to an open and note the effect on the 15 meter yagi's
pattern...
-Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com
>From w7zrc@micron.net (Rod Greene) Tue Jun 18 13:37:00 1996
From: w7zrc@micron.net (Rod Greene) (Rod Greene)
Subject: OMNI VI and 486 Computer
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960618054109.3a575faa@micron.net>
Victor, Seems like this happened to me once on a connection from CT to a
Kenwood. Problem on that one turned out to be a home brew serial cable that
didn't have all the pins connected. Solved it by using a store bought
cable. 73, Rod
At 11:16 PM 6/17/96 -0400, Victor A. Dubois wrote:
>A computer dummy needs help. I finally was able to make my computer talk to
>my OMNI VI, but the OMNI doesn't talk back.
>
>When I cahnge bands an the computer the Omni changes bands. However when I
>change bands on the Omni, the computer doesn't change bands. I'm given to
>understand that it should work both ways.
>
>What have I done wrong, or what have I failed to do correctly? My setup is a
>486DX4-100 and the OMNI VI using CT. I am using the W1GEE interface cable
>that connects the computer to the OMNI via the 1/8" SERIAL PORT connector
>on the rear of the OMNI. I have two COM ports, the first is occupied by a
>mouse and the second is used for the radio. Prior to running CT I run the
>COMTSR2 program to get that TSR installed. Then I go through the CT setup
>and have used any baud rate from 1200 to 9600 with the same results, even
>though the radio responds much faster at the 9600 baud rate. I get a message
>at the bottom of the logging screen that "the radio is not echoing". This
>could be the problem. How do I fix it?
>
>How can I get the radio to change bands on the computer?
>
>Any help would certainly be appreciated.
>
>73,
>
>Vic N4TO
>n4to@ct.net
>
>
>
----- Rod Greene, w7zrc@micron.net, <>< -----
>From beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton) Tue Jun 18 13:45:59 1996
From: beaton@wintermute.co.uk (Alastair Beaton) (Alastair Beaton)
Subject: HELP: Phasing 205CAs
Message-ID: <199606181245.NAA10235@oberon.wintermute.co.uk>
Hi,
Our team is planning the antenna arrays for CQWW. Our plan for Twenty is:
one or two 205CAs, stacked and rotatable.
one 205CA, sidemounted and fixed
The head cage is at 85 feet, and there's 20 feet of pipe above this.
The questions are:
What is the best way of phasing these Yagis?
Should they be switched? If so, how?
What are the optimum practical distances between Yagis?
How much pattern distortion will there be?
Is this in practice a good idea, or is there a better way?
In general terms, we're looking to keep the frequency clear of EU stations
while working DX, by making sure that we're audible across Europe while the
main array is pointing away.
Please reply direct and I will summarise. Thanks in advance for your help.
73
Al, GM4BAP
GM6V - M/M in 1996 CQ-Worldwide-DX SSB Contest
>From jfeustle@UOFT02.UTOLEDO.EDU (Joseph A. Feustle, Jr.) Mon Jun 17 19:57:41
>1996
From: jfeustle@UOFT02.UTOLEDO.EDU (Joseph A. Feustle, Jr.) (Joseph A. Feustle,
Jr.)
Subject: Callsigns: an anticipated FCC reply
Message-ID: <01I60PG8917O00Q54I@UOFT02.UTOLEDO.EDU>
Do any of these sound familiar?
1. I'll love you just as much tomorrow morning.
2. I'm from the government and I'm here to help you.
3. This will be fair and square.
I've instructed the legal department of the Big Bolt Contest Club to
initiate proceedings to demand I be issued N8 as my call in the amateur
service. "Service," did I say? In rural northwest Ohio that word has a
different but highly applicable meaning.
In the meantime, while we're all watching SNAFU progresses to TARFU, and
eventually achieve FUBAR, don't forget the most important government
acronym: BOHICA. The FCC will most likely blame us, the amateur community,
and tell us that this is exactly what we asked for.
73,
N8AAT (soon to be N8)
>From ki3v@rnodx.org (Richard Hallman) Mon Jun 17 14:21:37 1996
From: ki3v@rnodx.org (Richard Hallman) (Richard Hallman)
Subject: KZ5
Message-ID: <31C55BE4-00000001@rnodx.org>
Since it seems the FCC is Issueing callsigns issued by the Military,
Maybe I should try for my old HL9 Callsign, HL9RH!!!
Lets see what happends....
This REALLY is an absolute MESS!!!!
**********************************************************
Richard Hallman ki3v@rnodx.org
11870 Heartpine St
Reno Nv 89506 ki3v@w7ta.#nonev.nv
**********************************************************
>From MISKE@A1.ISD.UPMC.Edu (Ed Miske) Tue Jun 18 14:07:06 1996
From: MISKE@A1.ISD.UPMC.Edu (Ed Miske) (Ed Miske)
Subject: E-mail address request
Message-ID: <D318ZWIVD2ETO*/R=EDISON/R=A1/U=MISKE/@MHS>
Can someone give me address to which I can send WPX contest files?
Understand it is N8BJQ.
N3BGV, Ed
>From 0004504465@mcimail.com (Eugene Walsh) Tue Jun 18 05:23:00 1996
From: 0004504465@mcimail.com (Eugene Walsh) (Eugene Walsh)
Subject: KZ5, KV4AA, Walter Ashe
Message-ID: <60960618042306/0004504465DC6EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
Howdy Folks;
K5NA is correct, as usual. KZ5 licenses were
issued not by the FCC, but by the Office of the
Commanding Officer, Caribbean, which was a joint
Army, Navy, USAF command. Licensing of private
stations began in December, 1946, prior to which
there were only a few military stations permitted.
I know all this neat stuff because it is on the
back of KZ5BB's QSL from 1957, in the form of a
little history note.
I have a QSL for a KV4AA contact in the 1957 SS.
-MY report is 589! That is a CONTEST.
I have to go now, looking through this old stuff
has me all mushed up. Found one blank Walter Ashe
card of KN2KUR from 1954, to answer Doctor B. The
other 99 are no doubt prominently displayed on shack
walls all over this lovely land (If I recall, each
new licensee got 100 of those cards free or at a very
low price).
Apologies to KI4HN who I know, from similar experience
of my own, wants the first subject to go away.
73 Gene N2AA
>From jesposit@sctcorp.com (Joe Esposito) Tue Jun 18 14:49:00 1996
From: jesposit@sctcorp.com (Joe Esposito) (Joe Esposito)
Subject: KZ5
Message-ID: <m0uW19U-0003WvC@sctladm.sctcorp.com>
Richard, K5NA, may be correct about the FCC not issuing the CZ call
signs. The US Navy issued KF3AA to the group of "hams" operating from
Fletcher's Ice Island T-3 up in the Canadian Arctic in the '50s.
73,
Joe, K2YJL/M
>From dnorris@k7no.com (Dean Norris) Tue Jun 18 14:57:49 1996
From: dnorris@k7no.com (Dean Norris) (Dean Norris)
Subject: FW: Callsigns
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960618135749.00681664@mail.syspac.com>
At 13:13 6/17/96 -0300, you wrote:
>Hi Bernie...I worked KZ5OJ on 160m a few hours before the Canal reverted to
>Panama control...then worked him just after as HP1XOJ, giving me TWO new
>ones in one night from the same station! That only happened on one other
>occasion for me ...anyone remember who the other one was?...
I recall T3 reverted/converted and created a two country QSO fer a while??
I forget the callsign(s).
cdn
C. Dean Norris
Amateur Radio Station K7NO
e-mail to dnorris@k7no.com
http://www.syspac.com/~dnorris/
>From jesposit@sctcorp.com (Joe Esposito) Tue Jun 18 15:08:00 1996
From: jesposit@sctcorp.com (Joe Esposito) (Joe Esposito)
Subject: Walter Ashe
Message-ID: <m0uW1Sl-0003UaC@sctladm.sctcorp.com>
Walter Ashe cards were nice but what about the free two-colored
General Electric cards? I used them for a while. Do you remember the
Ready Kilowatt ham bulletins that GE used to distribute?
73,
Joe, K2YJL/M
>From k7fr@ncw.net (Gary Nieborsky) Tue Jun 18 15:24:30 1996
From: k7fr@ncw.net (Gary Nieborsky) (Gary Nieborsky)
Subject: KV4AA et al
Message-ID: <199606181424.HAA19304@bing.ncw.net>
I'll see your KV4AA contest QSL (my '78 SS has a 599 Dick on it) and raise
you an Arthur Godfrey, Barry Goldwater and Ronnie Milsap card! Be careful
though......my hold card is a rare 1977 Joe Walsh FD QSL! To fill out my
Royal Flush is a 1976 ND4JC card......anyone remember that one?
I think we need a contest right about now.....
73 Gary K7FR
>From seay@alaska.net (Del Seay) Tue Jun 18 14:41:17 1996
From: seay@alaska.net (Del Seay) (Del Seay)
Subject: KV4AA et al
References: <199606181424.HAA19304@bing.ncw.net>
Message-ID: <31C6B1FD.64FB@alaska.net>
Gary Nieborsky wrote:
>
> I'll see your KV4AA contest QSL (my '78 SS has a 599 Dick on it) and raise
> you an Arthur Godfrey, Barry Goldwater and Ronnie Milsap card! Be careful
> though......my hold card is a rare 1977 Joe Walsh FD QSL! To fill out my
> Royal Flush is a 1976 ND4JC card......anyone remember that one?
>
> I think we need a contest right about now.....
>
> 73 Gary K7FR
Okay - how many of you have a card signed by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower?
de KL7HF
>From TREY@TGV.COM (Trey Garlough) Tue Jun 18 15:38:48 1996
From: TREY@TGV.COM (Trey Garlough) (Trey Garlough)
Subject: E-mail address request
Message-ID: <835108728.193280.TREY@tgv.com>
> Can someone give me address to which I can send WPX contest files?
> Understand it is N8BJQ.
Contained in this FAQ:
5. E-mail addresses of Contesters
o General Information about E-mail Addresses
o WB5VZL List
o CQ-Contest REVIEW
o QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM
o The old-fashioned way!
7. Internet Resources for Contesters
o Contest Log Submissions
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5) E-mail addresses of Contesters
5.01) General information about E-mail addresses
There are number of ways to find the E-mail address for a particular
contester. Please do NOT send a message to CQ-Contest that says "Does
anyone have the E-mail address for ______?"
5.02) WB5VZL List
George Fremin, WB5VZL (geoiii@bga.com), maintains a fairly current
list of contester E-mail addresses. Send him a note to them asking for
his list. Or you can find the list on the WWW at
http://www.contesting.com/emails.html.
5.03) CQ-Contest REVIEW
You can get a list of CQ-Contest subscribers by sending a message to
CQ-Contest-REQUEST@TGV.COM that says REVIEW.
5.04) QRZ! Ham Radio CDROM
The QRZ! Callsign Database has the E-mail addresses for over 30,000 hams!
You can access it on the WWW at http://www.qrz.com.
5.05) The old-fashioned way!
If you've exhausted every other resource, try calling the person you seek
on the telephone and asking for their E-mail address directly. Or send a
letter to their Callbook address (and include an SASE if you desire a
quick response).
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7) Internet Resources for Contesters
7.01) Contest Log Submissions
Jimmy Floyd, WA4ZXA (floydjr@interpath.com) is the unofficial Internet
scorekeeper. He compiles the "score rumors" that are posted to the
3830 and CQ-Contest reflectors.
Contest Name Address
ARRL Contests contest@arrl.org
CQ WPX n8bjq@erinet.com
DARC Worked All Europe (WAE) 100712.2226@CompuServe.com
NCJ Sprint (CW) tree@contesting.com
NCJ Sprint (SSB) aoniswan@ecuvm.cis.ecu.edu
North American QSO Party (CW) w9nq@ccis.com
North American QSO Party (SSB)merchant@silcom.com
>From hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver) Tue Jun 18 16:54:02 1996
From: hwardsil@wolfenet.com (Ward Silver) (Ward Silver)
Subject: WRTC Hotel Room Available
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960618085136.18467A-100000@gonzo.wolfenet.com>
Due to schedule changes, I am making available my WRTC room at the Motel 6
if anyone is still in the market for one. It's reserved from Tuesday
(9th) through Sunday (14th). If I don't get any takers by Thursday night,
it will evaporate.
73, Ward N0AX
>From adnixon@akorn.net (Dan Nixon) Tue Jun 18 21:05:12 1996
From: adnixon@akorn.net (Dan Nixon) (Dan Nixon)
Subject: CT and Radio Timeout/Polling?
Message-ID: <31C70BF8.ED1@akorn.net>
Getting ready for Field Day. Using new FT-990 Yaesu and experiencing a
unique problem. Setup CT as per instructions however as soon as the
Radio is on-line there appears to be a polling of the entire computer
taking place. The keyboard will only take a key about once every couple
of seconds. The radio can be controlled however it also takes several
seconds. Also get Yaesu Radio timeout message.
I have tried to change the polling, does not appear to make any
difference. Maybe I'm not doing it correctly.
Can anyone give me some help with this, need to resolve ASAP. Thanks for
taking the time to read this.
Dan, N4DVW, adnixon@akorn.net
>From gswanson@arrl.org (Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW) Tue Jun 18 22:30:00 1996
From: gswanson@arrl.org (Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW) (Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW)
Subject: FW: CT and Radio Timeout/Polling?
Message-ID: <m0uW7TP-000f4tC@mgate.arrl.org>
Dan--
1) Did U know there is a "CT Reflector?"
--
"CT users group -- ct-user@ve7tcp.ampr.org
This mailing list is a forum dedicated to the CT Logging Program, by
K1EA. To subscribe to this mailing list, send a message to
ct-user-request@ve7tcp.ampr.org that says SUBSCRIBE."
2) Got the right baud rate (what's the radio's baud rate for it's control
port) and
-- CT's baud rate set to match?
Double-check to see if you're running "COMTSR" (1,2,3, etc.)
A TSR (program, if you will) that you must run BEFORE you run CT.
I assume you're using CT version 9, but you did not say.
Prior to CT 9, there were no COMTSRs, I think.
Hope this helps, 73! --Glenn, KB1GW
kb1gw@arrl,.org
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>Getting ready for Field Day. Using new FT-990 Yaesu and experiencing a
>unique problem. Setup CT as per instructions however as soon as the
>Radio is on-line there appears to be a polling of the entire computer
>taking place. The keyboard will only take a key about once every couple
>of seconds. The radio can be controlled however it also takes several
>seconds. Also get Yaesu Radio timeout message.
>
>I have tried to change the polling, does not appear to make any
>difference. Maybe I'm not doing it correctly.
>
>Can anyone give me some help with this, need to resolve ASAP. Thanks for
>taking the time to read this.
>
>Dan, N4DVW, adnixon@akorn.net
>
>From n4to@ct.net (Victor A. Dubois) Tue Jun 18 22:34:35 1996
From: n4to@ct.net (Victor A. Dubois) (Victor A. Dubois)
Subject: OMNI VI & 486 Computer
Message-ID: <199606182134.RAA11857@blue.ct.net>
Thanks to the very many of you that responded to my plea for help. I hate to
admit it but it was a "cockpit error" I hadn't turned on the Cde option on
the OMNI VI.
The combo appears to be working well. Hope no glitches develop.
73,
Vic N4TO
n4to@ct.net
>From ac1o@gate.net (Walter Deemer) Tue Jun 18 22:27:00 1996
From: ac1o@gate.net (Walter Deemer) (Walter Deemer)
Subject: Pre-WRTC - Strategies?
Message-ID: <199606182127.RAA94964@osceola.gate.net>
At 10:37 PM 6/12/96 -0400, BK1ZX70SFL@aol.com wrote:
>I agree - we CAN have a little fun without going to the WRTC games... by
using the >N2IC approach of WRTC-past:
>
>GETTING ON IN THE CONTEST AND WORKING ALL THOSE FRIGGIN' WRTC GUYS WITH THEIR
>UNIQUE CALLS!
Right on, Jim!! Among other things, this is the ONLY contest besides the SS
where we can work EVERY SINGLE MULT (by working all 52 special teams).
<Enormous Snip>
>With the leaning being towards it being a domestic contest as a single op
>enterring I could work 52 teams on hopefully 4 bands from here in Florida.
Yes, Jim, you "could" -- but WILL you?
I think, Sir, it's time for another legendary Florida Contest Group Pizza
Challenge.
"I challenge you, K1ZX, to work more WRTC teams on more bands than I do!
Winner gets a pizza of his choice bought by the loser." (And yes, you can
have two-month-old anchovies on top of your pizza again if you want.)
Scoring? My thought is to multiply the number of Q's by the number of teams
worked. (I was hoping to use both modes, but I understand your Contest
Superstation, although bristling with stacked yagis, 486's and Omni VI's,
does not have a microphone. Did you flunk the voice test?) Anyway, if our
Pizza Challenge is going to be CW only, a "perfect score" would be 4 Q's
(one on each band, 40 through 10) with all 52 teams -- 208 -- times 52, or
10,816 points.
I also assume that, as usual, you are going to be running the Seffner Soup
through all that hardline of yours, and not limit yourself to the demanding
challenge of low power operation as I do. So I'd like a LP multiplier
(although I'll admit that 1.25 seems a bit generous).
So what say, Mr. FCG President -- do you accept my WRTC FCG Pizza Challenge??
-- 73, Walt, AC1O/4
P. S. Do you think someone on the reflector will start a poll to see which
one of us is favored?
P. P. S. And why did I send this "private mesage" to the reflector? To
show just one way in which enthusiasm towards this most unique and worthy
event can be built among "non-team" contesters and contest clubs. There
are, of course, countless others. (Besides, the FCG did send a team out
there: Members WC4E -- "PLEASE give me K6E or W6E; I don't know how to send
a longer suffix" and NP4Z -- "Just keep running!" At least I won't have to
buy THOSE two guys pizzas afterwards!)
73, Walt, AC1O
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Website: http://www.4w.com/deemer; amateur radio, news, weather & financial
info.
>From k4pql@nando.net (k4pql) Tue Jun 18 22:31:49 1996
From: k4pql@nando.net (k4pql) (k4pql)
Subject: CW SCP's
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960618172911.15631A-100000@bessel.nando.net>
The CW SCP's are available at www.webbuild.com/~k4pql
If you submitted log(s) for incorporation and have not
already received the uuencoded SCP's, let me know.
73, Howie K4PQL
>From aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR) Tue Jun 18 23:22:38 1996
From: aa4lr@radio.org (Bill Coleman AA4LR) (Bill Coleman AA4LR)
Subject: Operating with both ears
Message-ID: <v01540b09adec8a998ffe@[198.242.115.141]>
>One of the things that amazed me was two transceiver operation
>in a single-op mode.
There's now an acronym for this type of operation - SO2R.
There was an article on this type of operation in a recent contesting
magazine. (either CQ Contest or NCJ, I think it was CQ Contest)
>Well, anyway, I would like to hear from all you hot shots comment on how you
>set up the station using this method of operation in a contest like
>Sweepstakes.
My first (and only) experience with 2 radio was during last year's SSB SS,
at the KM9P superstation near Dahlonega, GA. (Thanks, Bill!)
Bill, KM9P is an absolute master at this type of operating. His advice to
me was dead on. "There's no way you can learn how to do this in a single
contest," he told me. He has spent hours and hours with both radios going
in order to be able to listen with each independantly.
I spent about an hour trying to listen to two radios before the contest. It
helped, but I wish I had done more.
>I would be interested in hearing your operating philosophy.
At the start of the contest, I had both radios going. I quickly discovered
it isn't practical to S & P on both radios similtaneously (even with the
very long SS exchange). Maybe with tons more practice. Early in the
contest, I had to abandon 2 radio operating at times because it was too
great a workload. As the activity settled down after the first couple of
hours, it got easier.
I settled for having one rig CQ constantly on one band, while tuning the
other radio on a different band. This worked pretty well. It just about
requires a memory or voice keyer. This technique is standard operating
procedure for SO2R.
Bill also told me to turn off the monitor while CQing. I disagreed, and at
the start I had my CQs going in one ear while searching on another band.
Gradually, I turned the monitor volume down, until after a few hours I had
it off entirely.
>Have you ever studied the technique from the stand point of how many more
>points were scored by going to this technique?
Even with no prior experience with this technique, I managed to total up
about 50-80 extra QSOs. With experience, I could easily double that.
>How does your brain keep it straight?
I had serious problems with this. When someone would come back to me on one
radio, I would have to switch the headphones back to that radio only. About
3am, I made the switch and heard a loud "PING!" -- I had BROKEN Bill's
headphone switch. Seems the detent spring had come off the end. It still
worked, but there were no more detents.
Two things would help. First, more practice!
Second, I think the headphone splitter box could be improved. Instead of
having sound in one ear and silence in the other, I feel a phased mixing
approach would work better. Each ear would get a little bit of each radio,
appropriately delayed in the opposite ear in order to create the correct
aural "image". When one radio transmits, both ears would automatically get
the opposite radio. Switching from one mode to the other would always take
place over a .1-.2 second ramp, so there's no "thumping". Oh, and the
switching should be all electronic, with push buttons to select 100/0,
70/30, 50/50, 30/70 and 0/100 steps.
> What challenges have you had to overcome in areas of
>concentration, determination, and fatigue?
Concentrating on the output of two radios is extremely difficult. Practice
is the key. Listening to a second radio while listening and operating
normal QSOs is what Bill suggested. It literally takes dozens of hours to
do this.
I don't know about determination, but I think the second radio really cut
down o the fatigue factor. You can't make a good score without running a
lot, but with low power in SS, it is often difficult to run at any decent
rate. QSOs come in small clumps, with lots of waiting time in between.
Plus, there's the fear that something is happening on another band and
you're missing it.
With SO2R operation, neither is true. You're always CQing, so that helps to
keep up the rate. You won't miss a band opening because you're always S &
Ping (unless your run rate gets pretty high and there's no time).
When I would CQ with a single radio, I would often go 1-3 minutes without a
Q, then work 5 or so stations in succession. When using SO2R, I can recover
that lost 1-3 minutes on the second radio.
--
Summary: I was so impressed with SO2R operation that I'm designing my
station for it. I'm attempting to construct the smallest practical 2 radio
station. Current thinking is have a new (to be determined) radio, my
venerable TS-430S, my A3 w/ 40m at 50', a doublet for 80m and a Cushcraft
R7000 for the second radio. Certainly not a superstation, but enough to
have some fun with.
I'd appreciate any comments or thoughts on the above.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, AA96LR Mail: aa4lr@radio.org
Quote: "Not in a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
>From dnorris@k7no.com (Dean Norris) Tue Jun 18 23:45:14 1996
From: dnorris@k7no.com (Dean Norris) (Dean Norris)
Subject: Walter Ashe
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960618224514.00699678@mail.syspac.com>
At 10:08 6/18/96 EDT, you wrote:
>Walter Ashe cards were nice but what about the free two-colored
>General Electric cards? I used them for a while. Do you remember the
>Ready Kilowatt ham bulletins that GE used to distribute?
>
>73,
>
>Joe, K2YJL/M
we need REC.RADIO.NOSTALGIA
The WA and GE cards were neet. Also the WRL US map. If anyone has a KN0DON
QSL from Jan-Aug of 1956, I would like to talk to ya.
cdn
C. Dean Norris
Amateur Radio Station K7NO
e-mail to dnorris@k7no.com
http://www.syspac.com/~dnorris/
>From k6sti@n2.net (Brian Beezley) Wed Jun 19 00:26:54 1996
From: k6sti@n2.net (Brian Beezley) (Brian Beezley)
Subject: Operating with both ears
Message-ID: <199606182326.QAA27004@ravel.n2.net>
>Second, I think the headphone splitter box could be improved. Instead of
>having sound in one ear and silence in the other, I feel a phased mixing
>approach would work better. Each ear would get a little bit of each radio,
>appropriately delayed in the opposite ear in order to create the correct
>aural "image".
A few years ago I tried something like this in SS. I fed the audio from the
primary transceiver to both headphones in phase. Then I used a 1:1 audio
transformer to feed the S & P radio's audio to both ears out of phase.
Thus, the audio image from the primary rig appeared focused in the middle of
my head, while that from the S & P radio appeared as a diffuse, nonlocalized
sound. I thought this was a great advance in signal processing. You have
the main audio exactly where you want it, the secondary audio remains
spatially distinct, and you sidestep the annoyance of one-ear reception.
It was no good. I threw in the towel after a couple hours and flipped the
backup switch that provided conventional left and right channels for the two
radios. Maybe I should have stuck with it longer, but the perceptual
separation of the two channels just wasn't enough to avoid brain confusion.
73--Brian, K6STI
k6sti@n2.net
>From skeltt@mmsmtp2.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM (Skelton, Tom) Tue Jun 18 20:11:00
>1996
From: skeltt@mmsmtp2.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM (Skelton, Tom) (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: Joe, the Eagles, Field Day
Message-ID: <31C76A2A@mmsmtp.columbiasc.attgis.com>
And Joe was just as ugly Sunday night in concert with the Eagles in
Clemson, SC, as he always was. gotta love the guy...
73, tom WB4iUX
ps: Field Day is this weekend -- make it a contest!
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From: k7fr
To: cq-contest
Subject: KV4AA et al
I'll see your KV4AA contest QSL (my '78 SS has a 599 Dick on it) and raise
you an Arthur Godfrey, Barry Goldwater and Ronnie Milsap card! Be careful
though......my hold card is a rare 1977 Joe Walsh FD QSL! To fill out my
Royal Flush is a 1976 ND4JC card......anyone remember that one?
I think we need a contest right about now.....
73 Gary K7FR
>From skeltt@mmsmtp2.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM (Skelton, Tom) Tue Jun 18 20:16:00
>1996
From: skeltt@mmsmtp2.ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM (Skelton, Tom) (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: KV4AA et al
Message-ID: <31C76AB9@mmsmtp.columbiasc.attgis.com>
----------
From: seay
To: k7fr
Cc: cq-contest
Subject: Re: KV4AA et al
Gary Nieborsky wrote:
>
> I'll see your KV4AA contest QSL (my '78 SS has a 599 Dick on it) and raise
> you an Arthur Godfrey, Barry Goldwater and Ronnie Milsap card! Be
careful
> though......my hold card is a rare 1977 Joe Walsh FD QSL! To fill out my
> Royal Flush is a 1976 ND4JC card......anyone remember that one?
>
> I think we need a contest right about now.....
>
> 73 Gary K7FR
Okay - how many of you have a card signed by Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower?
de KL7HF
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Oh dear me but this is gonna start a thread.....
I have a copy of the license of Christine Jorgensen's father. Remember
her? Ugh, him? Ugh,,,whatever....I was on the Speaker's Bureau at Clemson U
in 1974-1975 and Christine was one of our speakers (along with David
Brinkley et al). In her book, Christine had mentioned that Mr. Jorgensen
(his/her dad) was a ham, and she mailed a copy of his license to me.
Happy Field Day to all!! 73, Tom WB4iUX
Tom.Skelton@ColumbiaSC.ATTGIS.COM
>From slazar19@sgi.net (Spike Lazar) Wed Jun 19 01:20:07 1996
From: slazar19@sgi.net (Spike Lazar) (Spike Lazar)
Subject: C.B. Plummer/KV4AA
Message-ID: <199606190020.UAA03300@orion.bv.sgi.net>
Does anyone still have an autograph of C. B. Plummer? (Was that his name?)
dr. Bafoof
>From donovanf@sgate.com (Frank Donovan) Wed Jun 19 01:44:35 1996
From: donovanf@sgate.com (Frank Donovan) (Frank Donovan)
Subject: FW: Callsigns
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.93.960618204007.3244D-100000@jekyll.sgate.com>
Hi John!
I'll bet the operator of the famous dual country you worked almost 25
years ago is better known lately as ZD8Z !!!
73
Frank
W3LPL
donovanf@sgate.com
> At 13:13 6/17/96 -0300, you wrote:
>
> >I worked KZ5OJ on 160m a few hours before the Canal reverted to
> >Panama control...then worked him just after as HP1XOJ, giving me TWO new
> >ones in one night from the same station! That only happened on one other
> >occasion for me ...anyone remember who the other one was?...
>From 0004504465@mcimail.com (Eugene Walsh) Wed Jun 19 02:35:00 1996
From: 0004504465@mcimail.com (Eugene Walsh) (Eugene Walsh)
Subject: two mult-uous contesting!
Message-ID: <71960619013517/0004504465DC2EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
I remember that N6TJ, in '67 or '68 when he was in
training to become an elderly marathon runner, was
operating as VR1B or sump'n. If you knew his KB6
call you could call him and get a second mult.
That was the ultimate equatorial wheelchair QTH.
73 N2AA
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