I will be attending the Visalia Convention for the first time. Unfortunately
I will have to miss Dayton this year because of prior commitments in KH6
land. ( How's that for a GOOD reason to miss the annual migration). It looks
like I may have a little extra time the day before or after the convention.
( Connections to VE4 land really suck).
Question: Is there anything to do near or in Visalia? No I'm not much of a
golfer, its hard to practice when you keep losing those little white balls
in 3 foot snowdrifts. Any MEGA-stations nearby that would tolerate a visit ?
Are there any pre/post convention activities/debauchery that you think a
resident of 49 degrees North latitude would enjoy ? At this time of year the
best we can come up with is the tower licking contest. Excuse me while I go
retrieve my tongue.
Please reply direct to me. Thanx
73 Rob VE4GV
>From k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) Sat Feb 26 09:08:33 1994
From: k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) (John Zapisek)
Subject: M/S 10:00 RULE
Message-ID: <9402260908.AA19201@greylock.local>
Trey: I liked what you said. Thanks.
> o ARRL M/1: This is the classic "a few guys take turns operating the
> radio" setup. Several guys, one rig.
It's a perfect category for a 2-op DXpedition. Three 8-hour shifts per op
goes down pretty easy. That's my idea of a 24-hour category ;-)
Pacific DX activity on this side seemed low this year. Here are the four
best and worst hours from our AG6D M/2 operation:
d-hr 160 80 40 20 15 10 hr-tot
1-01 . . 15/6 15/3 66/9 . 96/18 5p pst
1-10 . 7/2 70/7 . . . 77/9 2a pst
1-00 . . . 33/8 43/6 . 76/14 4p pst
1-13 . 41/1 30/1 4/4 . . 75/6 5a pst
. . . . . .
2-07 . 4/3 3/1 4/0 . . 11/4 11p pst
2-18 . . . 1/1 6/1 4/2 11/4 10a pst
2-21 . . . 3/2 8/0 . 11/2 1p pst
2-19 . . . . 4/0 3/1 7/1 11a pst
Sunday's 11am hour was no fun. The bands seemed open, but we had already
worked everything we heard. Small wonder why there are so few multi-ops in
the DX-Test here in the west. IMHO, what'd help more than regional boxes is
more activity. Activity breeds activity. So, how to make it more fun for
the DX side and keep the W/VE-QSO-Party flavor?
1. Allow Canadian and US overseas posessions count as multipliers for
both W/VE and DX stations. (They become a new third category.)
2. Allow DXpeditions to contribute their scores to their home ARRL clubs.
The idea is to stir up more DXpeditions. KH and KP might get very popular.
They might draw out other DX who stick around to work a few states.
Besides, KP2 is great in February and March; in October it's too hot.
3. Stir up W/VE activity in the JA DX Test.
We want them to work us, so . . .
> Relax. Enjoy the variety.
73. --John/K2MM
>From David R. Siddall" <0006358668@mcimail.com Sun Feb 27 03:31:00 1994
From: David R. Siddall" <0006358668@mcimail.com (David R. Siddall)
Subject: How Prevent Ice on Yagis?
Message-ID: <30940227033103/0006358668PK3EM@mcimail.com>
Last winter, and again this winter, my yagi (no longer plural...) has
collected a LOT of ice -- up to an inch radial. The ice completely detunes
the antennas; for ARRL SSB last year the JA's were louder off the back, and
from the few answers I got my KW was more like QRP. Does anyone have
strategies for preventing the ice accumulations, or at least minimize them?
Also, are some yagi designs more susceptible to detuning by ice than others?
This may sound strange, but after 22 years contesting from this geographic
area, I never had a problem with ice detuning until the 1993 ARRL SSB.
Reply directly, I will summarize what learn if response warrants. Thanks.
De K3ZJ
>From Danny Eskenazi <0005720561@mcimail.com> Sun Feb 27 04:10:00 1994
From: Danny Eskenazi <0005720561@mcimail.com> (Danny Eskenazi)
Subject: Another angle on 24hrs
Message-ID: <52940227041025/0005720561PK3EM@mcimail.com>
Lack of activity? Sunday blues? worked out the band? One sure cure is
a NEW CALLSIGN at 0000Z the second day! a Win-Win? lessee..
1. 48 stations will have a new pool of calls to work, US stns and DX 48
hr guys will have more ACTION (FUN).
2. 24 guy can do just first 24, AND non-radio things, all in one weekend;
...OR he can start all over and do it again in the second 24, as FRESH
MEAT...resulting in more ACTION (FUN).
3. Where can I find a NEW call? 2nd op, wife, club call, etc. Its done all
the time.
4. BOTTOM LINE: Do we do this for fun? (ACTION=RATE=FUN) IF SO< L
LETS MAKE THE EVENT FIT THE PLAYERS NEEDS ! Or do we try to do the best we can
with existing rule? .... good philosophical question...and it should be
answered first..before we try and tinker. (as for me FUN FACTOR is #1) 73 K7SS
>From charlie.morrison@chowda.sbs.com (Charlie Morrison) Sun Feb 27 03:32:13
>1994
From: charlie.morrison@chowda.sbs.com (Charlie Morrison) (Charlie Morrison)
Subject: REVIEW
Message-ID: <9402270200094207@chowda.sbs.com>
REVIEW
>From robert penneys <penneys@freezer.cns.udel.edu> Sun Feb 27 23:42:27 1994
From: robert penneys <penneys@freezer.cns.udel.edu> (robert penneys)
Subject: 160 results
Message-ID: <9402272342.AA00587@freezer.cns.udel.edu>
Spent a tiny bit on 160 phone test. Had 184 x 30 = 12,390
GO FRC
CU on phone! Bob
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Bob
Penneys, WN3K Frankford Radio Club N.E.R.D.S.
12 East Mill Station Drive Newark, DE 19711 USA
Internet: penneys@pecan.cns.udel.edu
Phone: (302) 733-0444 or (215) 925-6699 between 8AM and 8PM Eastern time only
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Work:
Ham Radio Outlet 1509 South Dupont Highway New Castle, DE 19720 USA
Phone: (800) 644-4476 (OH HI HRO) or (302) 322-7092
Store will open in March so don't call yet!!
>From Takao Kumagai <je1cka@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp> Mon Feb 28 09:58:07 1994
From: Takao Kumagai <je1cka@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp> (Takao Kumagai)
Subject: M/S 10:00 RULE
Message-ID: <9402280058.AA03008@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp>
Kevin WA8ZDT writes;
>10:00 rule exception? Quoting from the CQWW announcement rules....
Why do you quote the CQ WW rule? It is the CQ WW rule, not for ARRL.
>Currently there is nothing for other team members to do during a ARRL DX
>M/S.
Why don't you enter the Multi-Two. This class is for you.
CQWW's Multi-Single is not exactly Single Transmitter class. If you have
enogh antennas, transmitters & ops, you should go in 2-TX class. ARRL's
M/S is the real single transmitter class and I can enjoy that class with
single op set-up with my friend.
I do not want to change that M/S, M/2 & Unlimited Mop category in ARRL DX.
Tack JE1CKA
>From H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil@seattleu.edu Mon Feb 28 01:50:23 1994
From: H. Ward Silver" <hwardsil@seattleu.edu (H. Ward Silver)
Subject: Visalia room
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9402271723.D11484-8100000@bach>
Those of you going to Visalia in April...I'm looking for:
a) a ride from the San Jose/Oakland/SanFran airport, and
b) a place to toss a sleeping bag or split a room cost.
And I promise not to play the harmonica...any takers?
73, Ward N0AX
>From XMSJ29A@prodigy.com (MR JAMES A WHITE) Mon Feb 28 02:40:57 1994
From: XMSJ29A@prodigy.com (MR JAMES A WHITE) (MR JAMES A WHITE)
Subject: MULTI-SINGLE #1 DE W1CW
Message-ID: <013.00393877.XMSJ29A@prodigy.com>
..WHAT A WEEK-OR TWO...THE CW CONTEST/WEEK FROM HELL AT WORK/HAMFEST/COLD
AND A VISIT WITH AN OLD FRIEND: W3AU (COOL, DUDE)
THE CONTEST WAS GREAT...A SHAKEDOWN FOR THE NEW STATION SO TO SPEAK...NONE
OF THE MONOBANDERS ARE UP YET SO WE HAD THE KT34A AND AN R7 AND SOME WIRES,
BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY-A LOT OF FUN...ATE GOOD, TOO-THANKS MA!
I ENJOYED THE MULTI-SINGLE, WHILE WE HAD TWO FULL STATIONS, WE WERE
LIMITTED ON ANTENNAS. I ENJOYED MANNING RIG NUMBER TWO AND LOADING UP THE
MEMORIES WITH NEW ONES, SO A QUICK HOP TO EACH MEMORY WOULD ENERGIZE THE
TEN MINUTES THAT STATION TWO WAS ON THE AIR. THERE IS A LOT TO BE SAID FOR
DO I USE MY TEN MINUTES NOW, OR WAIT A LITTLE, AND RISK MISSING SOME
STATIONS CURRENTLY ON THAT SECOND BAND...IT IS NOT A CATEGORY WITHOUT ITS
CHALLENGES AT ALL!
W1CW MULTI SINGLE ARRL CW 1994
OPS: W1CW W1YL K1ZX G4BKI WC4E
1366 X 316 = 1,294,968
....THE "DX" WAS PRETTY SPARCE, MOSTLY BORING RUN OF THE MILL STUFF...ONLY
EU ON 160 WAS G4BUO-ALSO OUR ONLY SIX BAND EU QSO - THANKS
CHRIS----OOPS-----DAVE....DAVE WAS ALSO ONE OF ONLY SEVEN EU ON TEN METERS
...WAS IT MY RUSTY-NESS AFTER BEING AWAY FOR SO LONG, OR WAS HH2PK SIGNING
HS2PK AT TIMES, EH?
SIX BAND MULTS: G, KP4, P4, PJ2, PJ7, V2, V3, AND XE.....AND 13 FIVE BANDERS....
...MY BIG THRILL OF THE WEEKEND WAS WHILE LISTENING ON STATION NUMBER TWO
(THE VERTICAL) AND HEARING JJ3YBB ON 28 MHZ WITH A HALF HOUR LEFT IN THE
CONTEST-TEN HAD BEEN SO DULL THAT I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EARS-I YELLED AT
G4BKI AT THE MAIN RIG LIKE A MAD MAN AND THINK HE WAS QUITE TAKEN
ABACK...HE QUICKLY RETUNED THE LINEAR WHILE I DIVED FOR THE ROTOR BOX TO
BRING THE KT34A AROUND
IT WAS FUN...NOW TO GET THE YAGIS UP.
-
...W3AU RUNS A USED CAR LOT DOWN THE STREET FROM WHERE THE HAMFEST WAS THIS
WEEKEND, IN BROOKSVILLE. TALK ABOUT A FLASHBACK.
WHEN I FIRST STARTED CONTESTING, AT A CONVENTION I HEARD A TAPE MADE BY A
DXPEDITION TO THE CARRIBEAN FOR A CONTEST (THINK IT WAS K3TW WHEN HE WENT
TO ZF)...THE TAPE WAS 15 METERS OPENING AND THE ENSUING PILEUP ON THE
ZF...SUDDENLY A BOOMING W3AU W3AU IS HEARD, I LOOKED AT BOB, K3EST WHO WAS
STANDING NEXT TO ME ENJOYING THE TAPE. I SAID "W3AU TWICE, ISN'T THAT
WASTEFUL?"...EST'S RESPONSE: "BETTER TO BE THE ONE TO WORK HIM FIRST, IF
YOU HAVE TO WAIT FOR A QSO, THAT'S WASTEFUL!"
...ED, W3AU, PUT UP SOME TOWERS A FEW YEARS BACK BUT HAS BURNED OUT...WITH
THE NEW CLUB WE HAVE GOTTEN STARTED I HAD HOPED MAYBE TO REKINDLE THE
INTEREST OF ONE OF THOSE WHO WAS FOR ME A "LEGEND" OF MY CONTEST YOUTH.
IN FOUR WEEKENDS I WENT TO TWO HAMFESTS, PUT UP A TRIBANDER, WORKED A
MULTISINGLE, CAUGHT A HELL OF A COLD AND SAW W3AU...TALK ABOUT MAINLINE
HAMRADIO-I NEED A WEEK OFF...LAST TIME I TOOK A WEEK OFF THE REFLECTOR
(MOVED THE COMPUTER OVER TO W1CW FOR THE CONTEST) I ENDED UP WITH CLOSE TO
200 PIECES OF E-MAIL TO READ...DUNNO IF I DARE TAKE ANY MORE TIME OFF!
...DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU OTHERWISE, THIS HOBBY IS ONE OF THE BEST-I
HOPE SOMEONE HAS WRITTEN ARRL/QST TO REBUT THAT LETTER IN THE
CORRESPONDENCE COLUMN...
...EXCUSE THE CAPS, THE KEYBOARD SEEMS TO BE STUCK TONITE. 73
JIM, ZX
>From Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> Mon Feb 28 02:47:00 1994
From: Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Subject: Dayton Contest Forum
Message-ID: <44940228024744/0006008716NA2EM@mcimail.com>
Want to be famous? Got a good story to tell your fellow contesters?
Here's your big chance.
TIm Duffy, K3LR, has asked me and Charlie, WZ1R, to be moderators for the
Dayton Contest Forum.
We have 2 open slots available for speakers - if you have done something
worth telling your peers about (or know someone else who has done something
spectacular and is willing to speak at Dayton), let me know REAL SOON!!!
I can be reached at:
W: 617-937-1481 work FAX: 617-937-1051 work EMail: doug.grant@analog.com
H: 603-432-4738 home EMail: k1dg@mcimail.com
or even 3753 kHz LSB most evenings
Charlie can be reached at (401) 722-0746, or charlie.morrison@chowda.sbs.com
Looks like a pretty interesting program so far - a couple more good speakers
will make one of the best ever, and YOU can be part of it!!
73,
Doug K1DG
>From Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> Mon Feb 28 04:13:24 1994
From: Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> (Randy A Thompson)
Subject: M/S 10:00 RULE
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9402272342.A21744-0100000@world.std.com>
The CQ multi-single rule is not "single transmitter" at all. It promotes
using two transmitters (or more).
How about changing the ARRL 10 minute rule to a 5 minute rule? This
would still be long enough to limit multi-transmitter operation yet
introduce some more flexibility to change bands. I am sure guys will
rubber clock around part of the 5 mins, but this is still a long enough
time period to keep them within the INTENT of the rule.
Think about it. With a straight 10 minute rule, the max number of band
changes in an hour is only 6. With a 5 minute rule, it is 12. As a
single op with 2 rigs, I am capable of 15 or 20 in a busy hour. This
should help even things up.
This topic has been before the CAC for years without resolution. Good
luck this time!
Randy, K5ZD
>From Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> Mon Feb 28 04:48:33 1994
From: Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> (Randy A Thompson)
Subject: Stuff
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9402272325.A21744-0100000@world.std.com>
Hi gang,
This has been an interesting week. It began with a real high - a great
weekend in the ARRL CW. Everything was working perfectly. I was just
turning my mental energy to getting ready for ARRL Phone when we had a
slight ice storm. Woke up to the 40 meter beam elements in different
polarizations.
No problem. Will climb tower and fix them (I've been through this
before). Get out to the tower and find an element laying on the ground.
What's this?! Half the driven element of my 5-ele 20! If it had been
any other element would not have been so deadly...
Climb tower to work on the 40. Find that half of my 80m inverted vee
couldn't take the ice and had fallen off. See the beam kind of free
wheeling in the wind (more than it should). On further review, discover
that the bolts which hold the rotator to the tower are slowly stripping
out (I hope it lasts until the wind chill is in positive numbers).
Finally get up to the 40. See 1/2" ice still on some elements (this is
48 hours AFTER the storm). Do manage to get the elements back in the
right plane but notice other damage that will require taking it down and
rebuilding it this summer.
Come down and tell wife that I now have more time available for her than
I had thought. She's happier...
One of you guys can have my frequency for CQing this weekend.
Randy, K5ZD
>From Dieter Dippel" <UNRZ45@daphne.rrze.uni-erlangen.de Mon Feb 28 09:06:35
>1994
From: Dieter Dippel" <UNRZ45@daphne.rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Dieter Dippel)
Subject: WAEDC-RTTY-CONTEST 1993: RESULTS
Message-ID: <8DE70527F7@daphne.rrze.uni-erlangen.de>
CONTEST @WW de:DL2DN 23.02.94 07:09 30 5544 Bytes
WAEDC 1993 RTTY results
*** Bulletin-ID: 2324DB0RBS7D ***
940223/0703z DB0EIC, 940223/0705z DB0KCP, 940223/0901z DB0PIC
940223/0619z DB0RBS
From: DL2DN @ DB0RBS.#BW.DEU.EU
To : CONTEST @ WW
39th European DX Contest (WAEDC) RTTY 1993
List shows European and Non-European scores in each category.
Complete results with detailed top scores, scores by countries, contest
comments and pictures will be published in the April issue of DARC`s
CQDL radio magazine and in the WAEDC contest booklet.
The WAEDC contest booklet will automatically be sent to those who have
submitted a log in one of the 1993 contests. If you did not send a log
in 1993 and you would like to receive the booklet, please write to:
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WAEDC Contest Committee, P.O.Box 1126, D-74370 Sersheim, Germany
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Contest booklet mailing is in June, also for the certificates, plaques.
Number groups after call: score-QSOs-QTCs-multipliers
Single Operator Europe
UB0QQ 190008 423 45 406 UB4HQ 182000 410 45 400
OE2OWM 175240 290 230 337 I2DMI 174002 333 149 361
DJ2BW 169663 342 79 403 DJ5LA 165347 262 291 299
ER0F 157344 427 20 352 S57MM 149644 338 80 358
I2TQU 107331 279 120 269 G5LP 64636 210 76 226
YU7AM 57096 189 55 234 I2WEG 56980 210 10 259
DF7JC 54600 170 90 210 S53AA 51980 203 27 226
GM0/WN1G 39220 185 0 212 DL9GGA 36636 152 20 213
EA2CNT 36252 202 10 171 PA0XPQ 33460 140 0 239
LA7AJ 33325 145 10 215 YL3FM 30855 155 10 187
OK1MP 29213 121 10 223 DL9YAJ 28756 116 42 182
OH1NSJ 26595 115 20 197 UB5TAU 24236 111 35 166
I0KHP 21736 92 60 143 I2HWI 21708 134 0 162
IK0HBN 20413 127 10 149 SP3FIM 19656 77 40 168
YO3FRI 19272 132 0 146 IK0CNA 13824 73 55 108
EA2CNG 13250 92 14 125 SP9MAX 12496 78 10 142
UB5LBX 11808 103 20 96 DJ5AV 11616 58 30 132
SM7BHM 11475 75 0 153 DJ2YE 9514 71 0 134
SM0TGG 9380 70 0 134 YO6JN 9324 101 10 84
DF3CB 8856 44 38 108 IK2IKW 8763 59 10 127
OZ5MJ 8712 66 0 132 SP2FOV 8100 71 10 100
IK1TWC 7665 73 0 105 SM7ATL 6206 58 0 107
UA4ANZ 5376 56 0 96 UC2LEG 5040 46 10 90
OM3CPS 5035 43 10 95 ES4MM 4588 62 0 74
OM3CPA 3825 35 10 85 OK2TBC 3672 54 0 68
EA7HAB 3619 47 0 77 S52OR 3444 41 0 84
EC3ACG 3256 74 0 44 LZ1MC 3082 46 0 67
OH2LU 3081 29 10 79 OH2OM 3080 44 0 70
F5VAU 2484 36 0 69 SP3OCW 2205 35 0 63
EA3GFW 2156 49 0 44 SM7AIO 2016 36 0 56
YU7AE 1968 41 0 48 EA7ADH 1760 32 0 55
OH5UL 1488 31 0 48 SM4CJY 792 18 0 44
DK5KJ 720 20 10 24 SP3RAV 656 16 0 41
SP2QCN 646 17 0 38 DL8HBC 378 14 0 27
SP6OPE/6 280 14 0 20 LA3RIA 100 10 0 10
YO3FWC 63 9 0 7 SP9TCE 48 6 0 8
Single Operator Non-Europe
UH8EA 444559 737 324 419 HH2PK 327712 718 360 304
UN5PR 140630 245 245 287 HK0HEU 107136 416 160 186
ZV2BW 40608 217 159 108 AB5KD 38086 254 20 139
OA4ZV 17113 147 10 109 LU8FDZ 14640 112 132 60
K5KLA 11102 104 18 91 VE7SAY 9720 216 0 45
WA2WYR 7300 43 30 100 W9FFC/2 2450 35 0 70
NA2M 2120 53 0 40 WA8FLF 1872 58 20 24
CP1FF 1200 40 0 30 ZL2JON 1128 27 20 24
KC4IYD 1088 34 0 32 VE5SF 975 39 0 25
OA4ANR 304 19 0 16
JA4MES 8 2 0 4
Multi Operator Single Transmitter Europe
LZ5R 362516 482 365 428 OH2AG 237600 444 150 400
OH0BBF 224234 528 59 382 OH3NE 110950 317 0 350
4O9S 57584 236 0 244 RT7U 49910 205 25 217
SP3PLD 43681 139 70 209 LY1BZB 17160 130 0 132
DL0HFC 3496 36 10 76 DF0LI 1652 44 15 28
Multi Operator Single Transmitter Non-Europe
UZ9CWA 724164 504 1050 466 W9NGA 219461 491 290 281
SWL Europe
ONL383 35640 152 10 220 DE0GMH 20336 90 34 164
SABINE W. 10240 62 18 128 SP4-208 3408 48 23 48
Checklogs: SP6NVK KD4AZH
Many thanks to all stations for their contribution to the contest.
****** WAEDC CW 1994: 13 Aug 94 (0000z) - 14 Aug 94 (2400z) *****
***** WAEDC SSB 1994: 10 Sep 94 (0000z) - 11 Sep 94 (2400z) *****
***** WAEDC RTTY 1994: 12 Nov 94 (0000z) - 13 Nov 94 (2400z) *****
Please send questions to DL2DN @ DB0RBS.#BW.DEU.EU .
73, Herb, DL2DN
/EXIT
>From Ham <batchler@PICA.ARMY.MIL> Mon Feb 28 12:25:26 1994
From: Ham <batchler@PICA.ARMY.MIL> (Ham)
Subject: TR-9000
Message-ID: <9402280725.aa20470@FSAC3.PICA.ARMY.MIL>
I have become the owner of a used Kenwood TR-9000
It works well in the FM mode, the CW mode, it keys the transmit light in
the usb,lsb mode but no power out, it dose receive in the ssb modes.
I think it's as simple as a switching transistor in the mike or ssb path
but I have no books to check it out. Any info-advice would be appreciated
Pse only direct replyes.
TNX-IN-ADV
THE BEAT GOES ON
Laing KB3TS
>From modular!eric@cs.arizona.edu (Eric Gustafson) Mon Feb 28 15:49:50 1994
From: modular!eric@cs.arizona.edu (Eric Gustafson) (Eric Gustafson)
Subject: results of AGC survey
Message-ID: <9402281549.AA24499@modular>
Bruce,
I think what you are talking about is an AGC circuit with a threshold which
is set well above the background noise level. This lets signals show some
amplitude variation before causing the AGC to act. On most modern rigs, if
the AGC is on and the RF gain control is turned up to max, the background
noise has the same apparent loudness (within a couple dB) as a signal of
any strength. What I usually do is run the RF gain low enough that the
background noise isn't operating the AGC (but I can still hear it in
there). This gives me the effect of not running AGC for most signals. But
is a rock crusher suddenly appears, the AGC will save my ears.
73, Eric
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