Somebody (didn't sign his message) replied to my request for additional team
members for our NAQP teams with:
> What is NAQP?
Guess I assumed a lot. Since I have not seen any other postings explaining
the contest, I will take a stab at it. I don't have the official rules in
front of me, so this will just be a generalization (read: enough to get on
and work guys right)
North American QSO Party contest. CW version August 6th 1800z - August 7th
0600z, SSB version August 20th 1800z - August 21st 0600z. Single ops work 10
hours (must take 2 hours off in 30? minute increments)
Bands: 10-160 (no WARC) Work the same station once per band.
Exchange: Name and state.
Misc: Power output is limited to 100 watts (or is it 150w?). Five-member
teams may compete against each other. There are no requirements for meetings
or anything of the sort, but a roster with the list of operators (and call
being used if different) must be received by KZ2S or KM9P before start of
contest. E-mail is OK. You can reach KZ2S at: GOLOMB@lakehurst.navy.mil
You can reach KM9P at: fish@crl.com
Full details can be found by checking your favorite contest mag or by
e-mailing one of the contest administrators above.
Hope this helps!
73 Scott KA9FOX
ka9fox@aol.com
Still have room on one of our Sultans of Shwing NAQP CW and SSB teams if
anybody out there would like to get in on the fun of NAQP team competition.
>From Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF" <jfenster@potlatch.esd112.wednet.edu Tue Aug 2
>03:19:41 1994
From: Jim Fenstermaker, K9JF" <jfenster@potlatch.esd112.wednet.edu (Jim
Fenstermaker, K9JF)
Subject: New contest idea
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9408011939.A19090-0100000@potlatch>
The east coast vs west coast is a great idea. The only problem I see is
for us transplants 9 land to 7 land who would probably not be able to use
the /7. No one would work us or we would be disqualified for signing our
true portable. Our complex would go even higher because we would be in
the west coast black hole. But then, with the fires here in Washington,
all is black and sooty anyway.
73 Jim K9JF/7
jfenster@potlatch.esd112.wednet.edu
>From Robert Penneys <penneys@brahms.udel.edu> Tue Aug 2 12:34:40 1994
From: Robert Penneys <penneys@brahms.udel.edu> (Robert Penneys)
Subject: Need NERDS fr NAQP fone!!
Message-ID: <199408021134.HAA24578@brahms.udel.edu>
The N.E.R.D.S. team for NAQP CW will be WA4PGM, K7SV, K3TLK, K4PQL and WN3K.
We are putting the team together for NAQP phone for Sat. PM, 8/20.
I will be off-line here for a week or so and want to get the team settled
by 8/7.
So... if you want to join the N.E.R.D.S. phone team, let me know here. Again,
I will post rosters and summaries.
Tnx Bob
Let's go N.E.R.D.S.!!
Bob Penneys, WN3K Frankford Radio Club N.E.R.D.S.
Internet: penneys@brahms.udel.edu Work: Ham Radio Outlet, Delaware
U.S. Mail: 12 East Mill Station Drive Newark, DE 19711 U.S.A.
>From Joel B Levin <levin@BBN.COM> Tue Aug 2 14:52:19 1994
From: Joel B Levin <levin@BBN.COM> (Joel B Levin)
Subject: Bureau Cards
Message-ID: <10480.775835539@bbn.com>
| (c) Hold them a year or so and toss the replies in with the big bunch
| that comes from the ZF bureau. (Probably won't win me points for
| promptness.)
If people use the bureau, promptness doesn't count, it seems to me.
I suggest this option is good enough.
/J
>From Swanson, Glenn" <gswanson@arrl.org Tue Aug 2 15:09:00 1994
From: Swanson, Glenn" <gswanson@arrl.org (Swanson, Glenn)
Subject: RULES: NAQP (long...)
Message-ID: <2E3E539A@arrl.org>
Per QST, July 1994, Page 126:
August 6-7
North American QSO Party, CW, sponsored by the NATIONAL CONTEST JOURNAL,
1800 Aug 6 to 0600Z Aug 7 (phone is from 1800Z Aug 20 until 0600Z Aug 21).
Contests are separate. Single-operator and multioperator two transmitter.
Output power must be limited to 150 W. No spotting nets or helpers for
single operators. Single operators only one signal at a time. Single ops may
operate any 10 hours. (Out of the 12 hours). Rest periods must be at least
30 minutes long and noted in log.
Multioperators may work the entire contest. Work stations once per band. No
crossmode operation. Exchange name and state/province/country. 160 to 10 (no
WARC bands). Work stations once per band. CW -- 1.815 3.535 7.035 14.035
21.035 28.035; phone -- 1.865 3.850 7.225 14.250 21.300 28.450
28.600. Multipliers are states (including KH6 and KL7), VE call areas
(VE1/VE9/VY2, VE2-VE8, VO1, VO2, VY1) and other NA countries (do not count
US, VE, KH6 or KL7 as countries). Non-North American countries do not count
as multipliers, but may be worked for QSO credit. Score 1 point per QSO.
Multipliers x QSO points for final score. Awards. Team Competition: Maximum
five members per team; groups with more than five members may submit more
than one team entry. Members of teams must submit their names and call signs
to be registered with KZ2S before start of contest. Send logs, summary sheet
and dupe sheets within 30 days after the contest to John Golomb, KZ2S, 107
Bailey Corner Rd, Wall, NJ 07719. QST ~ 73, de KB1GW
>From Tony Brock-Fisher <fisher@hp-and.an.hp.com> Tue Aug 2 16:22:20 1994
From: Tony Brock-Fisher <fisher@hp-and.an.hp.com> (Tony Brock-Fisher)
Subject: Pulling cables in conduit
Message-ID: <9408021522.AA15177@hp-and.an.hp.com>
Having seen some discussion about pulling cables through conduits, I
thought I'd share this weekend's experience of pulling about 6 cables
through a new, straight 60' run of 4 inch PVC. I pre-threaded a length
of 1/4 inch braided nylon line through the pipe before it was buried.
After burial, I proceeded to pull the cables through. First off, I found
that the nylon line was much too stretchy - I had to pull about 6 feet of line
through before the cable started moving! I would suggest using some other
kind of line that doesn't stretch as much. Anyway, I got the first cable in.
Then I pulled the second - which happened to be a rotor control cable.
It pulled through fine, but when I looked into the end of the pipe, I could
see the rotor cable and pilot rope had become twisted to a pitch of about
1 turn per foot! Needless to say when I tried to pull the third cable
through, it jammed hopelessly. I pulled the whole mess out (feeding more
pilot rope in the far end). Then I bundled all 6 cables together and
pulled them all at once - no problem. I guess the moral of the story is
to pull as many cables as possible together to keep them from twisting
up with each other. Of course after several 'revisions' of cabling,
they probably get twisted anyway and have to all be re-pulled again.
I never did figure out if the twisting was due to the stretchy braided
nylon rope or the twisted configuration rotor cable.
-Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and.an.hp.com
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