The only problem with "pre-set" QSY frequencies is that when they are in use
it undermines the purpose of the QSY request. You want to make it fast, so
you pick a frequency that is empty. QSYs in NAQP are often marginal, running
low power to a band with little propagation and you probably wouldn't make
the QSO if you didn't know what you were listening for. I had a few
occasions where I thought I picked a clear QSY frequency, but it turned out
not to be the case and I couldn't make the QSO. Finding the QSY frequency is
busy and moving up one or two just isn't going to be productive, cause the
guy you are moving isn't going to have the patience to look for you.
73. Ken, AB6FO, KWIDELITZ@DELPHI.COM
>From fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher) Mon Aug 5 14:26:24 1996
From: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher) (Tony Brock-Fisher)
Subject: Overturning force, rohn 45G?
Message-ID: <9608051326.AA22029@hp-and2.an.hp.com>
My best advice to Tony is to buy the W6QHS book on physical design
of yagi antennas. Dave goes through several analyses with enough examples
to allow the reader to duplicate the calculations. Dave also includes
figures which are applicable to various types of tower and mast material.
Other than that, hire a PE...
-Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com
>From bernie.mcclenny@mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, WR3E) Mon Aug 5 23:21:30
>1996
From: bernie.mcclenny@mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, WR3E) (Bernie McClenny,
WR3E)
Subject: IARU H.Q. station claimed scores
Message-ID: <320673EA.79AB@mail.wdn.com>
Here are the IARU Head Quarter station claimed scores for the IARU
Contest. Still looking for the following scores:
8J3XHQ, EM5HQ, ER7A, ES4MM, HG96HQ, L75AA, LX0RL, LY0HQ, OI1X, OL9HQ,
OM6HQ, R3HQ, SK0HQ, SV1SV, VY1RAC, YP0A, YU0HQ, Z30M. Does anyone have
any fills? de Bernie, WR3E
Call HQ QSO's Mult's Score
DA0HQ DARC 10800* 295* 8,400,000*
S50HQ ZRS 8196 283 6,673,423
W1AW/3 ARRL 8017 243 5,139,207
PI4AA VERON 4315 230 3,559,710
GB5HQ RSGB 3500* ? ?
ON4UBA UBA 3472 207 2,096,082
EI0RTS IRTS 426 31 81,111
Operators:
EI0RTS EI3DP,EI4BZ,EI6BT,EI7DNB
GB5HQ G4BAH,G4PIQ,G0WCW
PI4AA PA3BBP,PA3DZN,PA3EOB,PA3ERC,PA3EWP,PA3FQA,PA3FRN,PA3GBQ,
PA3GXF,PB0AIC,PI4AA
S50HQ S50K,S50N,S51AY,S51IX,S51OI,S51ZO,S53BM,S54E,S55A,S57A,
S57W,S58A,S58D
W1AW/3 AA3NM,K3DI,K3NA,K3RA,KA2AEV,KJ4VG,N3ADL,N3QYA,N5OKR,ND3A,
ND3F,W3LPL,W3MR,WA3WJD,WB4NFS,WM2H,WN3K,WR3E,WR3Z
*=approx.
>From 71111.260@CompuServe.COM (Hans Brakob) Mon Aug 5 16:22:12 1996
From: 71111.260@CompuServe.COM (Hans Brakob) (Hans Brakob)
Subject: RF Exposure limits
Message-ID: <960805152212_71111.260_EHM112-1@CompuServe.COM>
Does your Alpha put out more than 50 watts PEP? If so,
you'll be interested in this.
At the FCC Open Meeting on Thursday, August 1, the Commission
adopted a Report and Order in ET Docket No. 93-62 concerning
Guidelines for Evaluating the Environmental Effects of
Radiofrequency Radiation.
Section 97.13 is amended by adding paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
97.13 Restrictions on station location.
* * * * *
(c) Before causing or allowing an amateur station to
transmit from any place where the operation of the station
could cause human exposure to levels of radiofrequency (RF)
radiation in excess of that allowed under 1.1310 of this
chapter, the licensee is required to take certain actions. A
routine RF radiation evaluation, as discussed in 1.1307(b) of
this chapter, is required if the transmitter power exceeds 50
watts peak envelope power; otherwise the operation is
categorically excluded from routine RF radiation evaluation
except as specified in 1.1307(c) and
1.1307(d) of this chapter. Where the routine evaluation
indicates that the RF radiation could be in excess of the
limits contained in 1.1310 of this chapter, the licensee must
take action to prevent such an occurrence. Further information
on evaluating compliance with these limits can be found in the
FCC's OST/OET Bulletin Number 65, "Evaluation Compliance with
FCC-Specified Guidelines for Human Exposure to Radiofrequency
Radiation."
3. Section 97.503 is amended by revising paragraphs
(b)(1), (b)(2), and (b)(3), and adding paragraph (c)(10) to
read as follows:
97.503 Element standards.
* * * * *
(b) * * *
(1) Element 2: 35 questions concerning the privileges of
a Novice Class operator license. The minimum passing score is
26 questions answered correctly.
(2) Element 3(A): 30 questions concerning the privileges
of a Technician Class operator license. The minimum passing
score is 22 questions answered correctly.
(3) Element 3(B): 30 questions concerning the privileges
of a General Class operator license. The minimum passing score
is 22 questions answered correctly.
(c) * * *
Topics: Element: 2 3(A) 3(B) 4(A) 4(B)
* * * * *
(10) Radiofrequency environmental 5 5 5 0 0
safety practices at an amateur station
* * * * *
Table 1. Limits for Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE)
(A) Limits for Occupational/Controlled Exposure
____________________________________________________________
Frequency Electric Field Magnetic Field
Range Strength Strength Power Density
(MHz) (V/m) (A/m) (mW/cm2) (minutes)
____________________________________________________________
0.3-3.0 614 1.63 (100)* 6
3.0-30 1842/f 4.89/f (900/f2)* 6
30-300 61.4 0.163 1.0 6
300-1500 -- -- f/300 6
1500-100,000 -- -- 5 6
____________________________________________________________
f = frequency in MHz
* = Plane-wave equivalent power density
(B) Limits for General Population/Uncontrolled Exposure
____________________________________________________________
Frequency Electric Field Magnetic Field
Range Strength Strength Power Density
(MHz) (V/m) (A/m) (mW/cm2) (minutes)
____________________________________________________________
0.3-1.34 614 1.63 (100)* 30
1.34-30 824/f 2.19/f (180/f2)* 30
30-300 27.5 0.073 0.2 30
300-1500 -- -- f/1500 30
1500-100,000 -- -- 1.0 30
____________________________________________________________
f = frequency in MHz
* = Plane-wave equivalent power density
NOTE 1 TO TABLE 1: Occupational/controlled limits apply in
situations in which persons are exposed as a consequence of
their employment provided those persons are fully aware of the
potential for exposure and can exercise control over their
exposure. Limits for occupational/controlled exposure also
apply in situations when an individual is transient through a
location where occupational/controlled limits apply provided he
or she is made aware of the potential for exposure.
NOTE 2 TO TABLE 1: General population/uncontrolled exposures
apply in situations in which the general public may be exposed,
or in which persons that are exposed as a consequence of their
employment may not be fully aware of the potential for exposure
or can not exercise control over their exposure.
>From tbarnett@lexmark.com (Tyler Barnett) Mon Aug 5 16:31:12 1996
From: tbarnett@lexmark.com (Tyler Barnett) (Tyler Barnett)
Subject: NAQP CW - the "pse qsy" contest
Message-ID: <199608051527.AA06955@interlock.lexmark.com>
Jeff, I am one of the ones who asked for a QSY, so am guilty too :-)
I think my first reaction was selfish, get that new mult.
I too came to a different conclusion halfway into the contest, I shouldn't
really ask a CQ'er to QSY.
He/she will lose the freq, and any other people waiting behind me. It's gotta
slow down the rate too.
Wouldn't it be neat if Tree could program TR to look at a NAMES file byte when
you work each station, and pop up a window flag (if the info is there) that
says:
- Born to QSY
- Known to QSY
- Usually won't QSY - a known 1 radio station
- Don't bother asking
Let's see, there are other possibliites in the remaining bits of that byte:
- Known to go to 160M.
- Known speed freak, rip off the exchange at 50WPM.
Then Tree could make this info available in the exchange strings, and TR could
ask for a QSY or jack the speed up, all automagically.
Not many people ask for a KY to qsy anymore, but I'll do it anytime. Sorry
if I asked for qsy's too much this weekend.
Tyler N4TY
>From TREY@TGV.COM (Trey Garlough) Mon Aug 5 17:12:33 1996
From: TREY@TGV.COM (Trey Garlough) (Trey Garlough)
Subject: WN3K NAQP CW results...
Message-ID: <839261553.678691.TREY@tgv.com>
> > Keyboard was entirely different. Funny
> > how it slows you down.
> >
> At WRTC, my Spanish team (EA1AK and EA4KD) was unable to use the Spanish
> language keyboard they brought from home...imagine having to use a
> keyboard that doesn't even have all the same LETTERS! They still made 2k
> QSO's...makes my excuses seem pretty puny ;-)
Yeah, but the Spanish keyboard isn't *that* different. I managed to
stubmle my way through 2600-someodd QSOs on 40 meters SSB from the
1993 EA9UK M/M with one of these and wasn't too traumatized (by the
keyboard that is -- operating 40 meters SSB from Europe was a
different story).
Now that crazy "AZERTY" keyboard they use in France, where you have to
use the Shift key to get numbers, that's a different story altogether.
--Trey, WN4KKN
>From foggie@dtx.net (foggie) Mon Aug 5 23:24:29 1996
From: foggie@dtx.net (foggie) (foggie)
Subject: computerized cw programs.
Message-ID: <XFMail.960805172723.foggie@dtx.net>
On 05-Aug-96 rdidonna@tacarlson.com wrote:
>>During my abscense from the world of contesting, I heard that there were
>a couple of programs which were created for CW training - specifically one
>which does pile-up stuff (sorta like the old Dr. DX for C-64)....
>
>Rich KI6ZH
>
>
Rich;
its called ped. I know it is available from the qrz site.
(http://www.qrz.com) and I'm sure others. RUFZ (Same Site) does speed
building.
73,
Al - kk5zx
P.S. I've found my contest speed is about 36-40 WPM 45-60 minutes into the
contest, but I always have to start at about 32. :) Back in the late 70's
I was up to about 40 WPM solid. Just regaining it now after 10 years away.
On the plus side I never used code in 10 years, and passed all the exams with
no practice.
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