>From the horse's mouth, so to speak :-)
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From: bob cox <k3est@netcom.com>
Subject: SBA
To: devans@lynx.colorado.edu
Hi,
Yes, there are single band categories in the: High power, Low
power, QRP and Assisted categories. There always have been such
categories. Look at any result for the CQWW in CQ magazine. Single
band entrants in the assisted category have ALWAYS been recognized
in the magazine by printing their results and with certificates to
the winners.
Rule III. A. states very clearly: Single Operator Categories:
Single band or all band.....etc.
I hope this answers your question.
73
Bob, K3EST
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D.R. Evans N7DR / G4AMJ : devans@lynx.colorado.edu
Member, 1997 Nebula Novel Jury al019@freenet.uchsc.edu
"Palindor Chronicles" information and extracts:
http://spot.colorado.edu/~romigj/drevans.html
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>From tonyjw@primenet.com (Tony Wanschura) Tue Dec 31 11:43:13 1996
From: tonyjw@primenet.com (Tony Wanschura) (Tony Wanschura)
Subject: Stew Perry log submission help
Message-ID: <32C8FC51.3187@primenet.com>
Happy New Year, all!
I did the Stew Pwerry from W0AIH, using NA v9 set up for a vhf contest.
I understand that some kind soul has volunteered to convert my log to TR
for scoring. Can anyone tell me to whom to send it via e-mail, and what
file is required?
Thanks,
Tony
KM0O
>From k6xx@juno.com (Bob Wolbert) Tue Dec 31 19:08:53 1996
From: k6xx@juno.com (Bob Wolbert) (Bob Wolbert)
Subject: Amplifier Relay Acceleration
Message-ID: <19961231.110855.6855.0.k6xx@juno.com>
For those of you interested, I have posted a schematic and description of
a simple amplifier relay accelerator. It uses 1 transistor, 1 resistor, 1
capacitor, and 2 diodes, and may be placed in the TR line between rig and
amp. It is basically the same circuit as Tony, K1KP, posted to the
reflector last autumn.
If interested, point your browser to:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/n6ip
By the way, many have asked about the 1996 California QSO Party results.
They are not yet available; I will broadcast an announcement when they
are up.
Happy New Year to All
73 de Bob, K6XX
>From km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher KM9P) Tue Dec 31 19:13:33 1996
From: km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher KM9P) (Bill Fisher KM9P)
Subject: Stew Perry log submission help
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.95.961231141250.7251A-100000@paris.akorn.net>
Send it to tbdc@contesting.com. Someone will start the conversions
tomorrow. Give us some time though.
73
Bill, N4VJ / K4AAA
On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Tony Wanschura wrote:
> Happy New Year, all!
>
> I did the Stew Pwerry from W0AIH, using NA v9 set up for a vhf contest.
> I understand that some kind soul has volunteered to convert my log to TR
> for scoring. Can anyone tell me to whom to send it via e-mail, and what
> file is required?
>
> Thanks,
> Tony
> KM0O
>
>From becker@SPRINTMAIL.COM (Tony and Celia Becker) Tue Dec 31 18:31:14 1996
From: becker@SPRINTMAIL.COM (Tony and Celia Becker) (Tony and Celia Becker)
Subject: Contest keying questions (Yaesu)
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19961231183114.329f3c78@pop.a001.sprintmail.com>
At 03:25 PM 12/28/96 -0800, Rich Hallman N7TR wrote:
>>From what I've been able to decipher in the schematic, the FT1000D uses
>>something like a Curtis keying IC. It has an input that tells it
>>eletronic keyer, or not.
At 08:40 AM 12/30/96 -0600, Chad Kurszewski WE9V wrote:
>There do not appear to be two seperate circuits for electronic versus
>manual.
>
>I suppose you could find the output pin and add an external NPN switch
>in parallel. Has anyone done that???
The Yaesu FT990 uses the same circuit, and I had been considering making
this same modification for the same reason. I wanted to get a spec. sheet
for the internal I.C. first to make certain it will survive the abuse of
having its output pin shorted to ground. Does anyone have info. on this I.C.?
I have tentatively decided to use TRLog's manual CW keyer support instead.
The paddle inputs supported are the same pins on a parallel port as the
non-working CT ones: pin 12/dit, pin 13/dah and both need a 10 K Ohm pullup
to pin 14/+5V. Does NA support this feature?
This method gives the added feature of interrupting any automatic CW the
logging program may be sending as soon as either paddle contact is closed.
When not using the logging program one plugs the paddle into the rig instead.
I have heard a few complaints about my QSK signal quality, and I suspect
this is caused by slow acting QSK/ antenna relay control circuits. To give
them more time to operate, I am considering NAND-ing the paddle inputs with
CW OUT (inverted) from the parallel port and applying the result to the PTT
lines in both the rig and the amp. (as suggested recently by George
Cutsogeorge, W2VJN and others) Has anyone tried this with the Yaesu FL-7000
amp or similar?
AE0M, Tony Becker - becker@sprintmail.com - Silicon Valley, U.S.A.
>From hk3sgp@colomsat.net.co (FRANCISCO HENNESSEY) Tue Dec 31 10:13:17 1996
From: hk3sgp@colomsat.net.co (FRANCISCO HENNESSEY) (FRANCISCO HENNESSEY)
Subject: 425DXNEWS: HAPPY NEW YEAR
Message-ID: <199612311013.PAA28227@trauco.colomsat.net.co>
HI ALL.....
HAPPY NEW YEAR 1997
GOOD LUCK GOOD DX
73 73 GREETINGS FROM BOGOTA COLOMBIA
HK3SGP, SISO
FRANCISCO "SISO" HENNESSEY -HK3SGP
P.O.BOX:50281
SANTAFE DE BOGOTA D.C.
COLOMBIA S.A
E-MAILS: hk3sgp@colomsat.net.co
hk3sgp@impsat.net.co
HAPPY NEW YEAR
>From hk3sgp@colomsat.net.co (FRANCISCO HENNESSEY) Tue Dec 31 10:14:27 1996
From: hk3sgp@colomsat.net.co (FRANCISCO HENNESSEY) (FRANCISCO HENNESSEY)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <199612311014.PAA28248@trauco.colomsat.net.co>
HOLA A TODOS.....
HOY ESTARE TRABAJANDO EL CONCURSO EN RTTY DE SARTG UNICAMENTE EN 40 MTS
(7.085.00)
USARE UN KENWOOD TS-850S, UN TNC AEA 232DSP, UNA ANTENA DIPOLO PARA 40MTS A
UNA ALTURA DE 7 MTS, TAMBIEN USARE UN COMPUTADOR PENTIUM 100MHZ Y EL
PROGRAMA PARA CONCURSOS DE WF1B (ULTIMA VERSION)
GRACIAS POR PARTICIPAR, EL PRINCIPAL OBJETIVO ES PODER TRABAJAR TODOS LOS
ESTADOS PARA EL WAS EN RTTY, PRINCIPALMENTE MT Y ND.
LAS QSL'S LAS ENVIARE ANTES DEL 15 DE ENERO DE 1997
CALLSING: HK3SGP
NAME : FRANCISCO "SISO" HENNESSEY
P.O.BOX : 50281
CITY : SANTAFE DE BOGOTA D.C.
COUNTRY : COLOMBIA S.A.
E-MAIL : hk3sgp@colomsat.net.co
HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR ALL!!!!!
73 DE SISO, HK3SGP
FRANCISCO "SISO" HENNESSEY -HK3SGP
P.O.BOX:50281
SANTAFE DE BOGOTA D.C.
COLOMBIA S.A
E-MAILS: hk3sgp@colomsat.net.co
hk3sgp@impsat.net.co
HAPPY NEW YEAR
>From larrytx@co.intel.com (LarryX Tyree contractor for brentc) Tue Dec 31
>20:18:22 1996
From: larrytx@co.intel.com (LarryX Tyree contractor for brentc) (LarryX Tyree
contractor for brentc)
Subject: Contest keying
Message-ID: <9612312018.AA08244@ark.co.intel.com>
Tony - AE0M writes:
> I have tentatively decided to use TRLog's manual CW keyer support instead.
> The paddle inputs supported are the same pins on a parallel port as the
> non-working CT ones: pin 12/dit, pin 13/dah and both need a 10 K Ohm pullup
> to pin 14/+5V. Does NA support this feature?
Yes - NA does.
> This method gives the added feature of interrupting any automatic CW the
> logging program may be sending as soon as either paddle contact is closed.
I think this is a big benefit to keeping the computer as your keyer.
Otherwise - if you don't like what your computer is sending, you have to
stop the computer and then start sending. If you are using the computer,
just grab the paddle and the computer will abort its message and let you
send. It is also at the same code speed.
> I have heard a few complaints about my QSK signal quality, and I suspect
> this is caused by slow acting QSK/ antenna relay control circuits. To give
> them more time to operate, I am considering NAND-ing the paddle inputs with
> CW OUT (inverted) from the parallel port and applying the result to the PTT
> lines in both the rig and the amp. (as suggested recently by George
> Cutsogeorge, W2VJN and others) Has anyone tried this with the Yaesu FL-7000
> amp or similar?
Wouldn't that disable the break in feature? Instead of doing this, you
can connect the PTT control that TR log supports and let the program turn
on your PTT relays before it puts out CW. This feature even works for CW
generated with the paddle and the delay is adjustable. It also won't
turn off until the last dit or dah is done - but doesn't have any delay
like VOX does.
The delay defaults to 15 milliseconds - which is pretty much un-noticable,
but gives plenty of time for the TR relays to switch over. One UA0
complained that his relays were slower than that - so that is when I made
it programmable.
After operating from EA9 with several stations within a KM of me, I really
appreciate people's attempts to get rid of that click when they start
transmitting!!
Tree N6TR
tree@contesting.com
>From n4bp@shadow.net (Bob Patten) Tue Dec 31 20:25:42 1996
From: n4bp@shadow.net (Bob Patten) (Bob Patten)
Subject: ARRL Contest Rules, Incomplete or Inaccurate?
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.961231151743.11252C-100000@hyper>
It was recently pointed out that DC was a seperate multiplier in the ARRL
10 Meter contest. The rules in QST stated the multiplier as the 50
states and the ARRL DX countries list. Seems like if they can afford the
paper to publish what makes up the multipliers, they could add a few more
words to include DC and R1,2,3. This is quite misleading and I'm curious
if I was the only one dumb enough not to grab the "complete rules"?
Finally got them off the ARRL BBS and no harm done since the deadline is
still a few days away... But this kind of reporting of the rules sucks!
It appears that K5LZO/MM in Region 2 was also a seperate multiplier? Can
someone confirm this for me?
Bob Patten, N4BP
Plantation, FL
n4bp@shadow.net
>From andrew@gi0nwg.demon.co.uk (Andrew Williamson) Tue Dec 31 19:15:32 1996
From: andrew@gi0nwg.demon.co.uk (Andrew Williamson) (Andrew Williamson)
Subject: ARRL RTTY rules
Message-ID: <JLaZKBAUZWyyEwhc@gi0nwg.demon.co.uk>
Hi all,
Thanks to all who replied about my queries for the ARRL RTTY Roundup
rules.
For those who may be interested, from the replies, it appears that all
categories can only operate 24 out of the 30 hours, and must have two
off times clearly marked in the log. Secondly, the multi-single
category is just that, SINGLE TX. No other rigs are allowed to be
working new mults, as there is a true 10 minute rule.
Different contests = different rules. I'll learn them some day !!
So, now that the rules are cleared up, please call us this weekend when
we will be operating from GI0KOW in the multi-single category.
73's and happy new year to all.
Andrew Williamson GI0NWG / AC6WI
>From ng0x@ricochet.net (Dave Curtis) Tue Dec 31 21:34:43 1996
From: ng0x@ricochet.net (Dave Curtis) (Dave Curtis)
Subject: Where can the latest PED be found?
Message-ID: <32C986F3.8F3@ricochet.net>
tnx & 73, Dave N6NZ
>From aa0cy@robertwanderer.gardnerville.nv.us (ROBERT WANDERER) Tue Dec 31
>21:20:52 1996
From: aa0cy@robertwanderer.gardnerville.nv.us (ROBERT WANDERER) (ROBERT
WANDERER)
Subject: confusing callsigns
Message-ID: <01BBF721.065907A0@robertwanderer.gardnerville.nv.us>
I remember when I was KT2D following KT2B up the band during a contest...
73, Bob AA0CY
Greetings,
It's no fun working people after K1GW has--when your call sign is KB1GW.
" I'm a dupe? No...it's K*B*1GW !! " :-)
73, Glenn KB1GW (not K1GW!) ;-)
>From mkuehn@iquest.net (michael kuehn) Tue Dec 31 23:24:00 1996
From: mkuehn@iquest.net (michael kuehn) (michael kuehn)
Subject: One by Two Call Signs
Message-ID: <m0vfDXU-003ifoC@iquest.net>
Please Help:
Could someone tell me the key strokes to download from
the FCC the call sign data base? I thought that maybe
I would get a new extra call but I can only run one call
at a time. Am looking for what is left of the Nine land
area. Also when I get to the FCC, do I need to UNZIP
something?? I'm still a rookie when it comes to this
computer stuff!!!!
Happy New Year to one and all!!!!!
Mike WD9AJY
>From kc4zv@iquest.com (Greg Richard KC4ZV) Tue Dec 31 23:48:34 1996
From: kc4zv@iquest.com (Greg Richard KC4ZV) (Greg Richard KC4ZV)
Subject: NAQP TEAMS
Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.93.961231174645.8565C-100000@vespucci.iquest.com>
Need 3 guys to finish a NAQP Team for cw. Looking for guys in Alabama
or ? Will start another team if I get more than 3 responses if needed.
Cw is Jan 11th and SSB is Jan 18th.
73
Greg K4NO
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