LTA has an ad in NCJ for their Voice Blaster... a voice keyer that uses your
sound card and works with CT/NA. Has anyone used this product? Does it work as
advertised? If it does what the ad says, then it seems to me that this is a
real cheap way to get a voice keyer!
If you have had exposure to this, what is the cableing like? I see that they
sell a seperate cable, but I'm wondering if it really is that complex that
average Joe Ham can't rig one up.
Any input or suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks...
Kevin N1EPU
[WEBSTER_KER@CCSU.CTSTATEU.EDU]
>From Takao Kumagai <je1cka@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp> Thu Oct 7 13:40:44 1993
From: Takao Kumagai <je1cka@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp> (Takao Kumagai)
Subject: AH0K operation info
Message-ID: <9310070340.AA29167@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp>
Hello everyone,
I and some of my friends are going to Saipan(KH0) for WWPH and WWCW, which
has already informed by Tack, JE1CKA. I just want to tell you more detail.
WWPH: Multi-Single, 80( 160, if possible) to 10 meter.
JA9VDA, JP1JFG, JF3NRI, JL2TZC, JH7QXJ oprs.
WWCW: Multi-Multi, 160 to 10 meter.
AH0K, JE1JKL, JR7OMD, JE7BIZ, JE2JCV, JL2TZC, JG2BVO, JP1OGL oprs.
And will be active on WARC bands after the contest.
QSL cards for both operations will be handled by JF2PZH via the QSL bureau.
OR direct to Kenny SAKURADA, AH0K
4-506 Honjigaoka 1701
Moriyama, Nagoya 463 JAPAN
As Saty, JE1JKL/9M6NA is joining us this year, 9M6NA will NOT be active
in WWCW.
See you in the contests. We'll work you all.
Kenny/AH0K
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Does anyone want to join in the operation?
The staion will be installed at Saipan Diamond Hotel(#1 hotel in KH0).
All antennas will be installed on the roof top of the 10story building.
Tack, JE1CKA/KH0AM
>From Sylvan Katz <sylvank@syma.sussex.ac.uk> Thu Oct 7 11:14:19 1993
From: Sylvan Katz <sylvank@syma.sussex.ac.uk> (Sylvan Katz)
Subject: UK Contest Operation
Message-ID: <20811.9310070914@syma.sussex.ac.uk>
I am looking for a UK contest group that needs another operator for
their multi-multi team OR a club/private station that I can use.
Currently I find myself in the unfortunate position of living in a
studio flat in central Brighton with no place to erect even a simple
antenna for rag-chew QSOs. Now that the contest season is upon us I
am feeling a bit anxious - I need a contest fix.
Suggestions appreciated
VE5ZX - G0TZX - op 'syl'
sylvank@syma.sussex.ac.uk
*** Dr. J. Sylvan Katz ***
Science Policy Research Unit, Mantell Building, University of Sussex,
Falmer, Brighton, East Sussex, UK BN1 9RF
Tel: (273) 686758 ext 3617 Fax: (273) 685865
G0TZX & VE5ZX
>From kleh@cent.gud.siemens.co.at (Klein Helmut) Thu Oct 7 13:15:32 1993
From: kleh@cent.gud.siemens.co.at (Klein Helmut) (Klein Helmut)
Subject: W0 contest groups?
Message-ID: <9310071215.AA27907@cent.gud.siemens-austria>
Hello..
I am looking for a Club or contest station in Minneapolis, MINN .
I will be in Plymouth for a few weeks in November.
Maybe there is a chance to meet a VE to get the US lisence.
I hold the shortwave lisence in OE, and prefer CW operating.
Many thanks, 73
Helmut, OE1TKW
>From long@empire.ece.ucsb.edu (Steve Long) Thu Oct 7 17:56:19 1993
From: long@empire.ece.ucsb.edu (Steve Long) (Steve Long)
Subject: cqp score
Message-ID: <9310071656.AA12913@empire.ece.ucsb.edu>
AC6T CQP Results -
CW 340 Qs
Phone 460
____
800 Qs x 55 Sections >>>>>>>>> 106700 points
Excuses:
1. Saturday only operation - a major home improvement project
prempted the planned full time operation.
2. A new power line noise source broke loose Friday afternoon
with S7 on 15 & 20m and S9+ on 40/80. This made the 11 hr
operation feel like 24. Required advanced ESP processing
to pull out call signs on 80meters.
3. Tree's logging software arrived Wednesday. Unfortunately,
not enough time to get it running. Yet another contest
that was hand logged (I keep saying I'll never do another
one without computer logging).
Result: Not as fun as last year, but that's the way it goes.
Enjoyed working you and thanks for the patience when
I requested multiple repeats of the exchange!
Steve AC6T
long@ece.ucsb.edu
>From mraz@maverick.aud.alcatel.com (Kris Mraz) Fri Oct 8 14:57:53 1993
From: mraz@maverick.aud.alcatel.com (Kris Mraz) (Kris Mraz)
Subject: sprINT
Message-ID: <9310081357.AA02516@maverick.aud.alcatel.com>
I recall that there was a logging program mentioned here that can handle
the sprINT contest. Anyone remember which one it is and where it might
be available? Thanks.
Kris,
AA5UO
>From John W. Brosnahan" <broz@csn.org Fri Oct 8 15:23:49 1993
From: John W. Brosnahan" <broz@csn.org (John W. Brosnahan)
Subject: audio DATs to computers
Message-ID: <199310081423.AA05191@teal.csn.org>
Anyone have any info on taking an audio type DAT and running the digital
output directly into a computer. I want to record audio signals and
transfer them into a computer without reverting to the analog outputs and
re-A/Ding the sigs in the computer. Believe TurtleBeach has a board with
the capability. Any others? And what is the format? Who should I be
talking to? Anybody on Internet?
This does have contesting applications (maybe) Thanks
John W0UN broz@csn.org
>From Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@vnet.IBM.COM Sat Oct 9 01:24:45 1993
From: Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@vnet.IBM.COM (Robert A. Wilson)
Subject: 1993 CQP High Claimed Scores
(Send updates/corrections to N6TV@VNET.IBM.COM)
1993 California QSO Party (CQP) High Claimed Scores
California:
160 80 40 20 15 10 VHF
W6QHS 26/14 55/79 102/172 530/177 684/134 139/29 35/0
W6EEN 3/2 139/87 279/102 581/208 457/133 184/0 0/0
N6TV 9/12 218/104 119/117 519/159 528/108 89/16 12/0
W1FEA/6 13/7 163/95 94/144 513/173 335/144 89/5 6/0
Call CW Phone Total Mul Points Comments
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
W6QHS 605 1571 2176 58 287,506 Dave himself, not a guest op.
W6EEN 502 1643 2145 58 277,936 M/S, +K6XC, KA6SAR
N6TV 516 1494 2010 57 258,552 Missed Idaho
W1FEA/6 568 1213 1781 58 239,540
AB6FO 675 672 1347 58 195,402 Low power
AB6EQ 538 876 1414 56 188,496 M/M +K2MM, KD6NOS, NI6T
W6OAT 540 785 1325 58 185,020
K6KM 561 640 1201 58 171,854 M/S +WM2C, KI6AN
AE6Y 430 836 1266 58 171,796 SO-LP
AD6E 553 567 1120 57 159,201 M/M, Glenn, +N6ZPX,N6WFK,AA6FB
W6REC 295 900 1195 57 153,045
AA6KX 441 679 1120 57 152,817 Lake/Col exp, LP, missed Idaho
KM6YX 0 1267 1267 57 144,438
N6BT/6 170 899 1069 58 133,864 M/S Exped., +WB6JPY, N7STU
AA6LB/M 372 613 985 56 131,152 Glenn Exped., +N6UXB, KJ6TC, NV6O
N6IP 456 325 781 58 117,044
KD6WI 0 1000 1000 58 116,000
KM6OH 11 941 952 56 107,240 Alpine Exped.
AC6T 340 460 800 55 106,700
AB6WM 242 475 717 57 95,532
KK6H 516 12 528 56 88,032 Low power
WA8LLY/6 45 332 377 50 39,950 Low power
WR6R 3 293 296 48 28,560
WA6SDM 0 244 244 48 23,424
WB6ITM 135 44 12,012 Low power
N6TPT 1 69 70 30 4,230 Low power
KA6ING 0 14 14 4 112 Low power
Outside California:
Call CW Phone Total Mul Points Comments
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
W0AIH 268 756 1024 58 134,328 KA9FOX, opr.
KE4GY 193 224 417 57 58,539 Missed Sutter
W5ASP 326 19 345 55 55,880 Missed SBEN, STAN, MODO
N2AA 95 186 281 58 38,106
KH6GMP 0 210 210 54 22,680
AA5UO 41 109 150 52 17,732
K7GM 97 19 116 46 15,134 Low power/vertical
KZ4H/7 63 57 120 42 12,726
W1IHN 76 0 76 34 7,752
>From D. Leeson" <0005543629@mcimail.com Sat Oct 9 11:56:00 1993
From: D. Leeson" <0005543629@mcimail.com (D. Leeson)
Subject: CT BBS
Message-ID: <34931009105643/MAILMAN000NA2EM@mcimail.com>
I tried to access the CT BBS for a download, but the number seems to have
been changed since I last used it. Does anyone have the current phone number?
Thanks, Dave Leeson W6QHS dleeson@mcimail.com
>From Ward Silver <hwardsil@seattleu.edu> Sat Oct 9 17:30:44 1993
From: Ward Silver <hwardsil@seattleu.edu> (Ward Silver)
Subject: sprINT
Message-ID: <Pine.3.03.9310090942.A24570-9100000@sumax.seattleu.edu>
Contact N6TR (tree@cmicro.com) regarding price and availability of his
contest software program, LOG. It's different than CT or NA, but has some
very powerful features which become very natural with use. It will handle
the "last received name" requirement of sprINT.
Ward, N0AX
>From D. Leeson" <0005543629@mcimail.com Mon Oct 11 04:14:00 1993
From: D. Leeson" <0005543629@mcimail.com (D. Leeson)
Subject: CT BBS
Message-ID: <84931011031448/0005543629NA4EM@mcimail.com>
Many thanks, all...ok on 508-460-8877...73 de Dave, W6QHS
>From Jim Reisert AD1C 11-Oct-1993 0937 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> Mon Oct
>11 14:33:39 1993
From: Jim Reisert AD1C 11-Oct-1993 0937 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> (Jim
Reisert AD1C 11-Oct-1993 0937)
Subject: CQWW Phone DXpeditions by FRC (from N3ADL via PacketCluster)
Message-ID: <9310111333.AA14242@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
The following is a list of DXpeditions planned by the members of
THE FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB for the CQWW Phone contest held the weekend
of October 30-31, 1993
Doug,N3ADL, will be active on all bands from Martinique Island.
Call sign is TO5MM. Please QSL to home call with SASE
Richard, K3IPK, will be QRV from Senegal,Africa
Call sign is 6V6U. QSL K3IPK with SASE.
John, W2GD, will be on Aruba as P40W
Single Op all bands. QSL to N2MM with SASE
Randy, AA2U, will be active QRP all bands from Aruba.
Call sign is P40C QSL home call
Sam, WT3Q, will lead a multi/multi effort from Antigua
with KA2AEV, N3BNA, and NM2Y
Possible call is V29Z
Jack, N2VW, will operate multi/multi as VP5N with WB2YOF and K2TD from
Turks and Caicos Island
Tony,WB2P, will journey to the Mariana Islands and multi
with KE2PF from Saipan.
Call sign is WB2P/KH0
Bill, K2NJ, will be north of the border with NR2H as CH9DH
Special Call sign for New Brunswick
ED, N3ED, will lead a Multi/Multi effort at PJ1B with W3UM,
WA3LRO, KB2XZ, and others.
Angel, WA2VUY, will be QRV from the Virgin Islands as VP2V/WA2VUY
Alex,K2DOX, will be active from St.Kitts as V47KP
QSL to call book address
73'
de Doug//N3ADL//TO5MM
Frankford Radio Club
>From alan@dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker) Mon Oct 11 15:34:42 1993
From: alan@dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker) (Alan Brubaker)
Subject: CQP.
Message-ID: <9310111434.AA01352@dsd.ES.COM>
K6XO/7 Single Op.,
Band CW SSB
10 0 0
15 10 11
20 19 37
40 13 37
80 17 59
160 7 10
T 66 154
P 198 308 x 54 = 27,324
Missed IMP, KINGS, STAN and TEH. Operating time only about 7 hours.
Alan, K6XO
>From WB1HBB 11-Oct-1993 1102 <wrothberg@pfloyd.enet.dec.com> Mon Oct 11
>16:01:26 1993
From: WB1HBB 11-Oct-1993 1102 <wrothberg@pfloyd.enet.dec.com> (WB1HBB
11-Oct-1993 1102)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <9310111501.AA29625@enet-gw.pa.dec.com>
SET NOMAIL
>From Bruce Sawyer" <sawyer@twg.com Sun Oct 10 18:38:54 1993
From: Bruce Sawyer" <sawyer@twg.com (Bruce Sawyer)
Subject: Powering an Alpha 87A with a Generator
Message-ID: <9310111756.AA21801@eco.twg.com>
For CQP, I lugged my Alpha 87A up to a dusty mountain top and tried powering
it with a 4500 watt generator. I knew that was a bit on the weak side, but
figured I could get a KW or so out of it. Wrong! The Alpha shut down
instantly whenever I applied drive to it. I thought that I simply needed a
larger generator. Last night N6TV told me that N6BT tried to use his 87A in
CQP with a 6500 watt water-cooled Honda generator and had the same problem.
Has anybody on the reflector had experience with this? I'm curious if a line
conditioner of some kind might hold the voltage up enough to enable the Alpha
to be used off a generator.
>From jbarry@curia.ucc.ie (John Barry) Mon Oct 11 19:46:13 1993
From: jbarry@curia.ucc.ie (John Barry) (John Barry)
Subject: Networking ...
Message-ID: <9310111846.AA17788@curia.ucc.ie>
Since my experience of networking two pc's running CT
during past contest is, well, mixed .. I'm looking for
a bit of advice.
How do you test to make sure everything works before the
contest? Is it nesscary to setup your station as you would
have it for the contest?
(Previously, I have had the problem of QSO's not arriving at
the multiplier computer - which I'm assuming is down to a
particular combination of antenna etc.)
Is CT v8 with the COMTSR program, better than older versions?
Only 18 days to the WW !!
John
-----------------------
John Barry EI7DNB
Internet: jbarry@curia.ucc.ie
Packet : ei7dnb@ei7dnb.#Cork.Irl
Old Address which is now dead : 8909296@ul.ie
>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM Mon Oct 11 23:41:00
>1993
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: FW: Powering an Alpha 87A with a Generator
Message-ID: <2CB9E192@admin.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
What happened? Did you get a soft fault?? Could you not even
operate it with reduced drive power and in the manual mode?
73, Tom WB4IUX
ps: I've called a buddy of mine who knows the Alpha 87a
inside and out. He'll get back with me tomorrow.
pps: Isn't the Peter 1st expedition taking 87a's??? Hmmm??
----------
From: cq-contest-relay
To: cq-contest
Subject: Powering an Alpha 87A with a Generator
For CQP, I lugged my Alpha 87A up to a dusty mountain top and tried powering
it with a 4500 watt generator. I knew that was a bit on the weak side, but
figured I could get a KW or so out of it. Wrong! The Alpha shut down
instantly whenever I applied drive to it. I thought that I simply needed a
larger generator. Last night N6TV told me that N6BT tried to use his 87A in
CQP with a 6500 watt water-cooled Honda generator and had the same problem.
Has anybody on the reflector had experience with this? I'm curious if a
line
conditioner of some kind might hold the voltage up enough to enable the
Alpha
to be used off a generator.
>From Jim Reisert AD1C 11-Oct-1993 1607 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> Mon Oct
>11 21:03:42 1993
From: Jim Reisert AD1C 11-Oct-1993 1607 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> (Jim
Reisert AD1C 11-Oct-1993 1607)
Subject: Networking ...
Message-ID: <9310112003.AA01898@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
John, EI7DNB wrote:
>How do you test to make sure everything works before the
>contest? Is it nesscary to setup your station as you would
>have it for the contest?
Yes, you need to set things up as you would during the contest. It is THE
ONLY WAY to make sure that all your cabling (including having enough 9-25
pin adapters) and software configurations on the various computers is
correct.
If you are making network cables, use the handshaking lines (pins 4, 5, 6
and 20 of a 25-pin connector) as well as the data lines (pins 2, 3 and 7)
since CT can use these lines to reduce data collisions. Also make sure the
network cables are well shielded, so they do not pick up any stray RFI which
can cause computer glitches.
Assuming you have the software set up correctly, the simplest way to test
the network is to send ALT-G ("gab") messages from the various computers.
Any ALT-G sent from one computer should show up in a window on all the other
other computers. Make sure that each station computer has a unique station
number. If you can ALT-G from each computer, and the messages show up on
every other computer, then you're probably OK.
A second way is to send SH/DX commands from the packet window of each
computer, making sure that all terminals are getting DX spots in the ALT-A
window.
Finally, log a few test QSOs, and make sure that all computers log those
QSOs.
>Is CT v8 with the COMTSR program, better than older versions?
It's only better in the sense that if you are using version 7, you MUST
configure your IRQs the same way as the CT manual says, i.e.
COM1 IRQ4
COM2 IRQ3
COM3 IRQ2
COM4 IRQ5
If you are using version 8, then you can have them use any non-conflicting
IRQs that you want, because the TSR takes care of this mapping.
73 - Jim AD1C
--
James J. Reisert Internet: reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corp. UUCP: ...decwrl!wrksys.enet.dec.com!reisert
146 Main Street - MLO3-6/C9 Voice: 508-493-5747
Maynard, MA 01754 FAX: 508-493-0395
>From Steven.M.London@att.com (Steven M London +1 303 538 4763) Mon Oct 11
>22:32:57 1993
From: Steven.M.London@att.com (Steven M London +1 303 538 4763) (Steven M
London +1 303 538 4763)
Subject: CT Networking
Message-ID: <9310112132.AA01297@bighorn.dr.att.com>
I am in 100% concurrence with AD1C's suggestions on CT networking.
A few more suggestions:
1) Get some ferrite rods and wrap the RS-232 cables around them as close
to the computer as you can.
2) Run the inter-computer ports at a slow speed (i.e. 300 or 1200 baud).
Forget 9600 baud - it's too easy for a burst of RF (or other junk) to
wipe out the entire packet.
3) Before the day of the contest, make sure that the computer owner is
100% sure of which serial port is which (i.e. COM1 vs. COM2).
4) Make sure there is a null modem between the computers.
Steve, N2IC/0
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