KM9P says:
So we're having a peacefull evening at home last night watching the Braves
make waste of the Indians... The XYL asks "So when is the next contest
after this weekend?". The following weekend, I respond.... $&@#!@#
Gee... Am I the only one who has an XYL that even after 9 years of this
routine forgets the schedule? Actually, I think her mind went when she gave
birth to our son. Ever since then, any contest is too many contests! God
forbid there should be 2 in 2 weekends.
I'm working on my contest schedule that I will paste to our refridgerator.
The following rating system will be in place:
***** = Definately operating from now until I die.
**** = More than likely operating.
*** = Could operate, more than likely a phone contest.
** = Doubtful
* = Never
Example:
***** CQWW CW & SS CW, CW Sprint
Any other ideas appreciated.
73
Bill "no votes for father or husband of the year" Fisher, KM9P
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Bill Fisher, KM9P - Concentric Systems, Inc.
K1IU says:
Wow! Am I fortunate... When I tell my wife I have a contest
on a particular weekend she says: "Is there anything special you
want for meals?" She delivers all my meals to the shack and makes
sure the shack refrigerator is filled with cans of coke. She will
check once in a while to see if there is anything I need. My wife
(Terri) has a very difficult time understanding why a lot of hams
get hassled about operating contests. She has said on many
occassion, "Are these women so insecure that they need to have
their husband sitting by their side all the time." I have NEVER
been hassled about operating a contest.
73, Jeff (When you have the best you don't need the rest)
Bouvier K1IU
>From Larry Crim <wz4f@iquest.com> Fri Oct 27 00:42:01 1995
From: Larry Crim <wz4f@iquest.com> (Larry Crim)
Subject: Zone Map
Message-ID: <Pine.BSD.3.91.951026184013.28991A-100000@vespucci.iquest.com>
Negitive!!
Alabama is ZONE 4!...Not Zone 5.
Larry (in Alabama)
wz4f@iquest.com
On Thu, 26 Oct 1995, Swanson, Glenn, KB1GW wrote:
>
> Hello Sim,
>
> Alabama is in CQ zone 5 (as is most of the US east coast).
>
> [Your * ITU * Zone is 8]
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> "Middle" of US is CQ Zone 4
> "Western" US is CQ Zone 3
> Caribbean is mostly in CQ Zone 8 (and/or 9).
> Alaska is in CQ Zone 1
> Hawaii is in CQ zone 31
> Europe is mostly in CQ Zones 14, 15, 16 and 20
>
> Sources: ARRL Operating Manual
> ARRL DXCC Countries List
> ARRL World Map (26" x 34.5")
>
> 73, de KB1GW
> ----------
> >From: C Sim James, KK5EA
> >To: CONTEST
> >Subject: Zone Map
> >
> >Return-Path: <jamescs@mail.auburn.edu>
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> >Guys es Gals,
> >
> > Where can I get a list or map of the cq zones? I just realized
> >that I don't even know what zone I am in much less the rest of the planet.
> >If there is no such internet resource can someone at least inform me as
> >to what zone I am in here in AL. I don't think I have ever operated CQWW
> >so the question has never come up. It wont be a real huge effort I have
> >the military flight aptitude test Sat. morning and that is something I
> >must be awake and alert for.
> >
> >73 es tnx,
> >
> >Sim, KK5EA/4
> >
> >
> >\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\ Over the modem.
> >|C. Sim James, KK5EA 03PO | Through the University.
> >|Email: jamescs@mail.auburn.edu |
> >|Packet: kk5ea@k4ry.#cenal.al.usa.na | Nothing but 'Net
> >///////////////////////////////////////
> >
> >
>
>From Bill Feidt <wfeidt@cpcug.org> Fri Oct 27 01:05:03 1995
From: Bill Feidt <wfeidt@cpcug.org> (Bill Feidt)
Subject: 1995 Sweepstakes Rules
Message-ID: <199510270005.UAA17731@cpcug.org>
The complete 1995 Sweepstakes Rules (HTML version) are now available
on the NG3K Amateur Radio Link Web:
http://cpcug.org/user/wfeidt/Contest/
A small portion is presented using tables, but most of the text is
straightforward 2.0 HTML.
Bill/NG3K
wfeidt@cpcug.org
>From Hans Brakob <71111.260@compuserve.com> Fri Oct 27 01:59:56 1995
From: Hans Brakob <71111.260@compuserve.com> (Hans Brakob)
Subject: Contests, XYL's, etc...
Message-ID: <951027005955_71111.260_EHM75-1@CompuServe.COM>
Eat your hearts out guys.....
Look for M/S K0HB(+N0PGL) in CQWW.
Colleen has always been "radio friendly", perhaps
because when we were first married, on starvation
military salary stationed at KG6, it meant a way
to talk home to mom in Minnesota.
In 1991, after 27 years of getting a "round tuit",
she got her license. Before that she "put up with"
my contesting although she thought it was "dumb".
But with her crisp new license in hand, she started
getting mildly interested, ocassionally looking over
my shoulder at the rate meter or multiplier count.
Then last Nov we multi-op'd a Dakota Division SS Phone
Plaque onto the wall. Admittedly her participation was
minimal, mainly on when the bands were slow, but she's
just as proud of the plaque as I am.
73, de Hans, K0HB
>From James White <0006492564@mcimail.com> Fri Oct 27 01:28:00 1995
From: James White <0006492564@mcimail.com> (James White)
Subject: Wifes, Kids, and Contests...
Message-ID: <52951027002825/0006492564PK4EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
BILL, and the other family challenged contesters....
I thought you were not be operating SS CW????
I know will share a great trick that my mother has enabled me to
use in maintaining domestic tranquility.
Every Christmas W1YL cranks up her Macintosh with a calendar
making program. All of the family birthdays, anniversaries and
major Holidays are shown, the Florida Ham convention weekends
(Dayton, too) and oh yes...all the major CONTEST weekends.
My Mom gives a copy to every member of the family, on the page
(month) where someone's birthday occurs their name/addr/tel #
appear, it is a great tool...On the important dates there is also
some kind of symbol - birthdays have a birthday cake, national
holidays have a USofA flag and the contest weekends have a little
picture of a hand with a string tied around a finger, except for
say the CQ WW which has a globe!
So...bottom line - it is great having a Mom who is a ham, or is it
I have a great ham Mom...her calendar serves to remind any family
member, licensed or not, if a given weekend is "off limits" for
their planning.
So, Bill...as a computer wizard, next weekend you should be able
to download such a program off a bbs someplace - say Saturday
evening. Run one for the rest of the year, and crank one out each
December for the upcoming year...my Mom gives everyone in the
family one as a Christmas present...they work!
The 20 meter beam goes up on Sunday, no phone for me this weekend.
GL To Everyone On The Contest Reflector This Season!
73, see everyone in the CW SS
Jim, K1ZX k1zx@mcimail.com
>From Dan Robbins <kl7y@alaska.net> Fri Oct 27 02:15:52 1995
From: Dan Robbins <kl7y@alaska.net> (Dan Robbins)
Subject: KL7 in WW SSB
Message-ID: <9510270115.AA02169@alaska.net>
Doesn't look like there will be any big Multi-op efforts from KL7 this year.
I have to work late on Friday, so can't put in a full effort, probably just
poke around on the low bands. AL7MX will be single band 160, but he has to
work Saturday, so he won't be full time. KL7RA indicated that he probably
would not be at home for part of the weekend. On the other hand, WL7MA said
she will be a serious 40 m single band entry, so you guys be nice and be
sure to work her. NL7GP had planned to head south to better propagation,
but it looks like he will be on from Alaska instead working all bands.
We'll try to do better in CW! Also, I will be on in SS both modes, maybe
not the full 24 hours, but most of it. Good luck to all! Dan KL7Y
>From floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) Fri Oct 27 01:13:23 1995
From: floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) (jim floyd)
Subject: Volunteer for Scores
Message-ID: <199510270116.VAA17340@larry.infi.net>
To everyone concerned,
I WILL VOLUNTEER to compile the scores for CQWW SSB. I have done it for the
last two RTTY contests including CQWW RTTY. I am retired and have plenty of
time to do it. I hope there is no objection to this.
Please send all scores to me direct and not to the reflector so it does not
overload it. I beleive this was as per request of the person who is in charge
of the reflector.
My email address is: floydjr@nr.infi.net
Feel free to comment or give me suggestions on how I can improve the posting
of the scores. I am here to make it right for you. Thank you for allowing me
to do this.
73's Jim
Packet: @N4ZC
Email: floydjr@nr.infi.net
>From floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) Fri Oct 27 01:28:04 1995
From: floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) (jim floyd)
Subject: ALL CQWW SSB Contesters JARTS Scores
Message-ID: <199510270131.VAA20214@larry.infi.net>
Just a sample of my work and how I will do it for the CQWW SSB. Hope
everyone likes it.
73's Jim
JARTS SCORES
HIGH CLAIMED
1995
Compiled by
WA4ZXA
SCORE QSO'S PTS DIST DX
------------------------------------------------------------------
Single Op/All Band
Call Age
AA5AU 38 203,337 572 1329 81 72
OH2GI ? 131,131 403 917 31 112
JR5JAQ ? 119,301 323 897 133
WA4ZXA 47 79,968 344 816 50 48
W7LZP 52 78,213 374 841 67 26
OH2LU ? 76,738 282 629 96 26
PA3ERC 34 61,560 235 540 27 87
W6/G0AZT ? 51,824 279 632 63 19
OH3NLP 28 49,344 232 514 96
JH7QXJ 34 45,780 205 545 46 38
W9KVF 54 33,672 223 488 44 25
K7DSR ? 32,980 202 485 48 20
VE6KRR 33 18,315 151 333 45 10
KQ4QM 33 14,190 111 258 55
N2VYU 42 14,122 133 307 30 16
NA4M 13,373 146 311 40 3
KB5HVN 41 12,960 139 288 37 8
JR2BNF/1 36 11,750 93 250 24 33
KF2OG 38 10,742 119 262 29 12
K0BX 48 5,304 71 156 24 10
Multi-Multi
Call Age
AB5KD 99 246,450 742 1643 85 65
N1JIT 99 18,480 152 330 40 16
******************************************************************
I am going to post the scores again before the weekend. I did receive
several scores since my last post and want everyone to be kept up to
date.
I look forward to compiling the scores for CQWW SSB if no one minds.
Will check on Sunday nite and start getting them together. If anyone
objects just send me email and we will work it out.
Look forward to working everyone in the CQWW SSB. Also a special tnx
for everyone who gave me a contact in this contest.
73's Jim // WA4ZXA
Packet: N4ZC
E-Mail: floydjr@nr.infi.net
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