WRTC-96 News Release #WRTC002
For more Bill Hider, N3RR
information WRTC-96 Publicity Chairman
call: 301-424-2707
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NEWS -- April 14, 1995 -- 0001 Z
(Washington, DC) - The WRTC-96 Administration announced enhancements to the
World Radiosport Team Championship Rules and to the Operator Rating
Calculations to accomodate the new 1996 date of the contest.
As previously announced, the WRTC-96 competition will be conducted within the
IARU HF Radiosport Championship Contest held July 13-14, 1996.
The RULES changes are as follows:
Applications for team membership may be requested at any time from
the WRTC Administration at the following address:
WRTC-96
c/o Hayman Systems
14700 Sweitzer Lane
Laurel MD 20707-5905 USA
fax +1-301-470-1580
The deadline for submission of applications shall be 1995 August 31.
Applications sent by mail and postmarked after 1995 August 31 shall
not be considered.
The operator rating shall be calculated according to performance in
contests whose results were published by the contest sponsor during
the period, 1990 January - 1995 June.
The ARRL 160m contest is deleted from the list of approved contests.
Changes to the Operator Rating Calculations are limited to clarification of
how to handle multi-operator scores. No substantive change has been made
to this area.
The WRTC Administration will publish the final text of these documents
and they are expected to be available next week.
Questions and comments may be directed to Bill Hider, N3RR at the
address/phone number above or to:
Eric Scace, K3NA, Co-Chairman
10701 Five Forks Road
Frederick, MD 21702-1674
(301)293-2448
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>From Douglas S. Zwiebel" <0006489207@mcimail.com Thu Apr 20 02:50:00 1995
From: Douglas S. Zwiebel" <0006489207@mcimail.com (Douglas S. Zwiebel)
Subject: gg to Dayton? pse read!
Message-ID: <45950420015054/0006489207PK2EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
PLEASE READ THIS!
Hi folks....I have made arrangements to bring UA2FM and UA2FJ to Dayton
this year. But they need a place to stay. They are bringing their
sleeping bags, so they are just looking for floor space. Here is your
chance to help out two CONTESTERS who provide us all us needed MULTS
each time out. I understand that they are/were working in Germany,
so they won't be selling Russian trinkets to raise funds (whew)!
Looks like they will arrive (Dayton) April 27 in the evening. I'm not
sure when they are leaving, but when the rooms are gone, guess that will
be it! Transportation out of Dayton is already arranged also, so you
won't get stuck. Any volunteers? de Doug KR2Q@mcimail.com
>From James Brooks <0005851359@mcimail.com> Thu Apr 20 02:11:00 1995
From: James Brooks <0005851359@mcimail.com> (James Brooks)
Subject: Dayton Air Ticket
Message-ID: <62950420011126/0005851359NA1EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
Well folks, I'm a bit angry. . Looks like I'm gonna miss Dayton this year
and have to fly back to Singapore early because of a work commitment that
just wont wait. And I REALLY WANTED TO GO!
So, If anyone wants a nice cheap R/T USAir ticket from the New York area
(Westchester County) to Dayton (leaving Thursday night, back Sunday late
afternoon), let me know. Hotel is not included (I had floor space at the
Stouffers).
Hopefull there will be some contester who will want this once-in-a-lifetime
deal.
(note: used the word 'contest').
Please call me on the phone (203)-226-9834 in the daytime if you want it, or
E-mail me back directly.
Rats. I hate to sell this ticket. I was looking forward to this for months.
:-(
73's
James 9V1YC
9V1YC@mcimail.com
>From John C. Goller" <0007490835@mcimail.com Thu Apr 20 04:35:00 1995
From: John C. Goller" <0007490835@mcimail.com (John C. Goller)
Subject: CATV fittings
Message-ID: <85950420033558/0007490835PJ2EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
Installation of SO-239's to 3/4" CATV hardline is simple. Buy at your
local hardware store 3/4" female pipe to 1/2" copper (sweat joint)
adapters...one for each end you intend to make. You will also need
Amphenol SO-239's MUST BE AMPHENOL not rack shack etc. Remove the clip
ring on the end of SO-239 and it will fall disassemble completely.
Now Tin the center of the outer part of SO-239 with solder. Also Tin
the copper end of the Brass fitting you bought at the Hardware store.
Solder these 2 pcs together with the clip ring end of the SO-239
barrel inside the Brass fitting. Leave 1/8" of the center plus threads
on one end of the SO-239 barrel exposed. Now for the 3/4" CATV cable
cut off the outside aluminum jacket about 1.5 " from the end. Then
carefully cut off the white foam exposing the inner conducter of the
Coax. DO NOT DESTROY the COPPER COATING on the center conducter. Now
install the center pins from the SO-239 barrell onto the exposed end
of the Coax. This will require a bit of hammering as it will spread the
pins just a little. Now hold up your soldered brass and barrell to
measure the length with pin at correct point near end of barrell and
the brass threaded part should over lap the aluminum jacket by about
1/2". If it does then solder the pin to the center of the coax. If
it sticks out too far remove it and cut off a little bit of the center
conducter of the coax until it matches the above measurements and then
solder it on. Now drop one of the plastic insulator parts of the SO-239
into its correct position in the end of SO-239 barrell. Wipe a very
small amount of NoAlox onto the last 1/2" of the aluminum jacket and
thread the brass fitting onto the aluminum jacket...crescent wrench
on fitting and gripping gloves on the coax. I have many of these that
have been in service for several years and never had one come apart
yet. I do tape over the outside of whole thing with Scotch 33 Electrical
Tape. I use 3/4" CATV on every thing from 20 meters to 10 Mtrs and this
summer am going to change the 40 meter ones to 3/4" CATV. 73 cul
de JOHN K9UWA from the blackhole of the midwest. k9uwa@mcimail.com
>From Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@VNET.IBM.COM Thu Apr 20 10:46:32 1995
From: Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@VNET.IBM.COM (Robert A. Wilson)
Subject: Visalia Contest Forum scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sat.; Award pickup
For those attending The Visalia DX Convention this weekend please note that
"The Visalia Group" Contest Forum is scheduled to begin at 3:30 p.m. Saturday
in the main meeting room. I will be moderating the panel again in the same
style as I did in 1991 and 1993 (like "The McGloughlin Group"). Hope you
enjoy it.
For those not attending, please note:
We will have several Calif. QSO Party plaques and wine bottles to
hand out, and maybe a few CQP T-shirts. If you can't be there we will
mail them but to save expenses please consider authorizing a friend to
pick up your award for you and bring it to your doorstep. Send your
call and the authorized friend's call to me in a note, and I will take
care of it. Think of it as the NCCC "Friends and Family" program. :)
For those of you who already received your hard-earned CQP T-shirt, be sure
to wear it proudly at Visalia!
73,
Bob, N6TV
Internet: n6tv@vnet.ibm.com
>From David Robbins KY1H <robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com> Thu Apr 20 11:58:27 1995
From: David Robbins KY1H <robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com> (David Robbins KY1H)
Subject: daily prop bulletin
Message-ID: <199504201051.GAA12562@thomas.ge.com>
I was just reading the morning usenet news on internet and found this note
in a large posting about all the rec.radio news groups. I think this will
answer someone's question about where to get daily propagation data.
>The rec.radio.info group is just what its name implies: it's the place where
>informational messages from across rec.radio.* may be found, regardless of
>where else they're posted. As of this writing, information posted to the
>group includes Cary Oler's daily solar progagation bulletins, ARRL
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Enjoy netsurfing as we rapidly approach the end of cycle 22. The sunspot
number was zero for several days last week, and can probably be expected
to return there shortly. There were also no flares reported for several
days. The only mystery is why they weekly sesc publication didn't explain
the major storm last week, there were no flares but their coronal hole
maps did show a hole on our side of the sun that may have caused it. if
this is so we can expect it to reoccur the middle of may... but hopefully
it will miss the cq wpx cw contest (see i did get in a 'contest').
73, Dave KY1H Robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com
>From wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner W7LZP) Thu Apr 20 13:59:21 1995
From: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner W7LZP) (Bill Turner W7LZP)
Subject: 2nd followup on QST delivery times
Message-ID: <199504201300.AA08510@mail.eskimo.com>
On my first followup, I asked Ms. Jahnke (QST circulation manager) whether
subscribers had the option of paying for first class mail delivery of QST.
Here is her reply:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
(snip)
A one year membership with receipt of QST via first class mail is $65.00.
(snip)
Sincerely,
Debra Jahnke
Manager,Circulation and Publication Sales
----------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
So it is an option. Personally, I guess I'll stick with 2nd class and spend
the difference on ham goodies.
73, W7LZP
wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner)
>From becker@shell.portal.com (Celia and Tony Becker) Thu Apr 20 15:21:39 1995
From: becker@shell.portal.com (Celia and Tony Becker) (Celia and Tony Becker)
Subject: Working JA's in a pileup
Message-ID: <199504201421.HAA27972@nova.unix.portal.com>
>Peter, ON6TT wrote:
>- The high powered (the top layer of) JA's are vy disciplined. Then again,
>they are often too disciplined: call someone and miss one letter in the
>suffix, and 90% of the time no-one comes back.
This has also been my experience. 40m is the only band where I have a
decent signal (40m delta loop). In the WPX SSB contest it accounted for
almost 50% of my score.
If the JAs would have answered every time I botched a call, my score would
have been about 10% higher.
Oh well, I guess I'll just have to improve my ability to get one full call
out of the pile.
AE0M, Tony Becker - becker@shell.portal.com - Silicon Valley, U.S.A.
>From bill@tenet.edu (Bill Parry) Thu Apr 20 15:47:00 1995
From: bill@tenet.edu (Bill Parry) (Bill Parry)
Subject: ARRL contest scores online
Message-ID: <m0s1xWF-000ZiGC@postoffice.smu.edu>
Tom,
I'm not sure I understand why the ARRL would post the scores the month
"after" they come out in QST. Considering the number of complaints that have
arisen on the reflector, it would seem that this is pouring salt on wounds.
Clearly, the staff must have the results, months prior to the date they are
published in QST. If those results were posted, as preliminary, those people
who complain about the loss of their enteries might have an opportunity to
ask prior to the article going to press. I haven't had a score of mine left
out of QST, but it seems that some have and this might resolve a consistent
sore point with some guys.
Maybe I don't understand the point of their posting the scores when they are
already public knowledge.
Bill - W5VX
bill@tenet.edu
>From R.SCHREIBMAIER" <bob@mtdcr.mt.att.com Thu Apr 20 16:17:14 1995
From: R.SCHREIBMAIER" <bob@mtdcr.mt.att.com (R.SCHREIBMAIER)
Subject: ARRL contest scores online
Message-ID: <9504201517.AA09978@mtdcr.mt.att.com>
> I'm not sure I understand why the ARRL would post the scores the month
> "after" they come out in QST. Considering the number of complaints that have
> arisen on the reflector, it would seem that this is pouring salt on wounds.
> Clearly, the staff must have the results, months prior to the date they are
> published in QST. If those results were posted, as preliminary, those people
> who complain about the loss of their entries might have an opportunity to
> ask prior to the article going to press. I haven't had a score of mine left
> out of QST, but it seems that some have and this might resolve a consistent
> sore point with some guys.
>
> Maybe I don't understand the point of their posting the scores when they are
> already public knowledge.
I agree that it would be great to check up on results before the
official results come out in QST. They don't seem to make a lot of
mistakes, but some do occur. It would be nice to have those rectified
BEFORE QST comes out. Once QST comes out, it's too late to make a
correction -- even if they post it, nobody ever sees it!
Saying this as someone who once won his division, low power, ARRL DX
phone, but nobody knows about it, since I was listed as high power in
QST, plus no correction was ever printed. Although, with much
prodding, I was able to finally get the certificate. Of course, the
person who didn't earn it also has a certificate.
Just more whining from The Kid... 8^{)
73,
PH (last two only)
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>From SELBREDE%ARIA-2.EDW@mhs.elan.af.mil (Bob Selbrede) Thu Apr 20 18:15:00
>1995
From: SELBREDE%ARIA-2.EDW@mhs.elan.af.mil (Bob Selbrede) (Bob Selbrede)
Subject: Need NAQP SSB Logs
References: <950409232729_77678620@aol.com>
Message-ID: <1429962F01A1D0D1@-SMF->
***************This is a repeat posting*******************
It seems as though numerous people, who entered the Jan 95 SSB NAQP,
didn't read or respond to the first posting. Please read carefully if you
entered
the Jan 95 SSB NAQP and sent in a log. If you have already resubmitted your
log
and received a reply, thanks again.
73, Bob W9NQ
W9NQ@AOL.COM
(Original Post)
Hi All,
This message is directed to those contesters who participated in the
Jan
95 NAQP SSB Contest. Unfortunately, I have a bit of bad news. In the
process of sending logs to the SSB contest honcho Steve N4TQO, a box of logs
was lost thanks to UPS. An exhaustive search has turned up nothing
unfortunately. I thought something like this could happen someday. I just
didn't expect it to happen the FIRST time I sent him the logs. We will be
taking appropriate steps to avoid this problem next time.
On a somewhat brighter note, we do have a large number of the logs.
They were in a separate shipment that did get delivered properly. Listed
below are the callsigns of the logs we have on hand now. If you
participated
in the Jan 95 NAQP SSB Contest, and do not see your call listed below,
PLEASE
RE-SUBMIT YOUR LOGS IF POSSIBLE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. Please send them
directly to Steve, N4TQO. His E-mail address and new home address are
listed
below. Please try to do so within the next week or two. I have the list of
score rumors from last January and an extra effort will be made to contact
the people on the score rumors list that are not on the Internet. Again,
I'm
very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause you. Thanks much for your
cooperation and understanding.
73, Bob W9NQ
Mail logs to:
Steve Merchant, N4TQO
1795 Cravens Lane
Carpenteria, CA. 93013
E-Mail them to : MERCHANT@CRL.COM
These are the logs WE HAVE in our possession. They are listed in order of
claimed score.
K0GU WB5VZL N4ZZ VE3EJ W5ASP KW8N KI3L
N6NF N6KI XE1/AA6RX AB6FO VE4VV K7SV N4ZC
WA7BNM NW6S KB4GID K5DX N0BSH AA3B K0OAM
W0OSK K8HVT W6UQF N1PBT N3BGV WA3HAE VE7NF
WA6SDM N3IXR KA3NUM K0EJ KB1GW W1IHN KK7A KS2G
VE5GC N1GPY K9MMS VY1JA KE4GY AB6YL AA4GA K8JLF
WA6KUI N4AA VA3SYL W8UPH KN5H W9RE KI7Y KD1VE
K8CV KA9FOX W1FJ W4OGG WB8BUQ AA9AX K5ZD AA0CY
K2MM AC4ZD AC4ZO K1IU KD0AV W5KI N1QKG W0JF KI0E
Multi's: KS9K VE6JY N5JBM K6XO
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