Oh..That's a x2 'This Sux Multiplier' No ? lol
73 (Been there) Jee/p
On 1/3/2015 5:50 PM, Zack Widup wrote:
In the 432 MHz Fall Sprint in 2012 my car got stuck in the mud. My
cell phone battery died with no way to charge it. No other radio than
my 432 CW/SSB transverter. So I had to walk six miles back to the city
at 11 pm. I found only one gas station open. He called a cab for me. I
had just enough $ for the cab. Fortunately the weather was decent. Got
home at 3 am completely worn out. Car and equipment stayed stuck in
the mud on the hill overnight. I recovered the car the next day.
73, Zack W9SZ
On 1/3/15, Jerry <jer.sieg@shaw.ca> wrote:
So lets see.. I get a group of Op's together.. 'Lets take a Drive to
Montana for a Beer Run !
Its $25 to $30 in VE for a dozen..but $10 to $12 in MT ! Operate
during the trip South in the Contest, cover 3, 4, or 5 Grids, there and
back..have to
'Pull Over occasionally for ??
Use my Lap Top to Spot/Log our Q's ! This could be Fun !
So.. Unlimited /R and /Multi-Op.. (pull over for someone.. now /P)
Hey ! I think we may have just Won 'Unlimited Rover-Portable-Multi-Op'
Category !
Wait.. where did we park..? What do you mean they 'Towed it Away' ?
Anyone keep a 'paper log'..? No..? Well, this is gonna be a 'Long Walk
Home' ! ;-)
Sorry.. had to say it.. (but I would try it though !) 73
Jerry
VE6CPP
DN39or (and 'could be many others too !)
On 1/3/2015 11:29 AM, Bill Olson wrote:
i.e.: Get people on the air.,,,,
I haven't heard a lot about this on this reflector or the other email
lists, BUT.....
Isn't it really ridiculous to have 13 (or is it 14) entrance categories
for the VHF contests? With decreasing participation it's getting to be
that some of the categories only have only one (or NO) entries!!!
Not to play the "old guy" card, but I will anyway (Hi Wayne!!) In the 50's
60's when I started contesting there were only 2 categories, single op,
multiop. The participation was at an all time high then. now, what's the
deal?? everyone gets a trophy??? OR.. no one wants to get on the air
unless they are guaranteed to win??>
All that being said, I will get on for the contests no matter what because
it's fun. I don't have any pretense of being able to WIN.. I just like to
be able to work the guys.. and operating when other stations are on the
air is FUN!
back in the day we made an occasional phone call to get someone on the
air... We still made the actual contact "on the air".
I totally embrace the rover category. I think if I had my way there would
be THREE entrant categories, SO, MO, Rover. but realize this brings up new
issues.. can we just start to get SANE about this? Does anyone really
think 13 or 14 entrance categories is good for VHF contesting???
bill, K1DY (ex w3HQT)
From: rick1ds@hotmail.com
To: k2txb@dxcc.com; packrats@mailman.qth.net
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 12:33:10 -0500
CC: hwardsil@gmail.com; w1msw@arrl.org
Subject: Re: [Packrats] What N0AX says about "Assistance"
Everyone is a bit confused at this point as to what these new categories
of "unlimited" or "assisted" stations can or cannot do. Additionally, if
this applies to MAP65 for EME, does this also create new categories for
the EME contest? Patience--hopefully we'll all find out when Ward andor
Matt make this clearer on the VHF reflectors and answer some questions we
have.
From: k2txb@dxcc.com
To: rick1ds@hotmail.com; packrats@mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Packrats] What N0AX says about "Assistance"
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 08:54:11 -0500
Hi Rick & all. That paragraph is hard to understand in the context shown,
and even in context. The context is that it applies to the Single
Operator Unlimited. However when it says “not physically locat4ed at the
station is permitted”, that is very unclear at least to me. Does that
mean one could use cw skimmer if it is not located at the station, but
could not use it if it was located at the station? Very poorly written
rule, I think. Also the exception, “spotting information obtained from any
source
outside the station boundary via a closed or dedicated communication
link may not be used.”. So does that rule out the internet if connected
via a wire line? How about if you are receiving internet via satellite…?
I suspect that that exception is trying to say that one cannot set up a
private link to a remote receiver and use that for spotting (or for other
contest purposes I would presume), but why not say that? Well, just my two
cents… I don’t like assisted classes for contests anyway… 73, Russ K2TXB
From: Packrats [mailto:packrats-bounces@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rick
R
Sent: Friday, January 02, 2015 9:56 PM
To: packrats reflector
Subject: [Packrats] What N0AX says about "Assistance" In the absence of
alternative rulings from HQ about what constitutes the
boundary between SO and SOU, I would use the following from the HF Rules
(http://www.arrl.org/general-rules-for-arrl-contests-below-30-mhz):
*2.2.1.*Use of spotting assistance or nets (operating arrangements
involving other individuals, DX-alerting nets, packet, multi-channel
decoders such as CW Skimmer, etc) not physically located at the station
is permitted. (Exception: spotting information obtained from any source
outside the station boundary via a closed or dedicated communication
link may not be used.)
Before anybody gets cranked up about HF rules in VHF+ contests, remember
that the original recommendation was only to create SOU in all ARRL HF
contests and it was the P&SC which extended it to VHF+ without any
additional discussion. So the original recommendation was based on
2.2.1 as above. That definition needs to be broadened and made less
dependent on specific technology but it will suffice for now.
73, Ward N0AX
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