John Nicholson wrote:
>
> This one takes the cake. A newbie on the local repeater referred to his
> potty break as 'taking a QRP'.
>
> All I can say is the end must be near.
>
> John K7FD
What were you doing listening on the local repeater?
Doug WD8AUB
P.S. ;)
>From david.mueller@worldnet.att.net (David Mueller) Thu Aug 22 01:57:36 1996
From: david.mueller@worldnet.att.net (David Mueller) (David Mueller)
Subject: good 80/40 antenna?
Message-ID: <19960822005734.AAA6160@LOCALNAME>
Hi guys. Sorry for the bandwidth. I've found out that I have an
excellent chance
to get my wish to be transferred back to Guam KH2 next summer. If not Guam
then
Hawaii almost definitely (I am an active duty US COast Guard member). On my
last KH2 tour back in 92/93, I had a very short notice and went without a
rig, and was fortunate
to borrow KD7P's for a while. I will not make that mistake again and this
time around I will be bringing a rig, tribander, ETC, for a complete station.
Here is my question: Since the military housing areas out there are in
tight quarters with few tall coconut trees, I am looking for a good
commercially made 40/80 vertical. Putting down radials would not be a
problem. I've seen 2 advertised; one by
MFJ and the HF2V by Butternut. Anyone have any experience with these
antennas? Which is better? How do they work compared to 1/4 wave wire
verticals? I will go with the thinking my QTH would have no trees- so wire
verticals wouldn't be possible with dipoles out of the question.
Again, this transfer won't happen until next summer at the earliest,
however I would
like to get and play with the antenna over the winter to see how it compares
with my 80m L I presently have.
Thanks again in advance, Hope to work all of you on many bands if the KH2
transfer comes true. Please reply directly to me so not to fill the
reflector with unnecessary chatter regarding my personal question.
Best 73, Dave KE2PF
david.mueller@worldnet.att.net
PS: 160 is another matter. I am a big fan of the top band contests, and
should I go back to Guam I will make an effort to operate from a remote
location with supports for an effective 160 ant. to try to reduce the demand
of rare KH2 on 160.
Ex KE2PF/NH2/KH0/DU1/DU3/V63PF
>From km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P) Thu Aug 22 02:45:08 1996
From: km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P) (Bill Fisher, KM9P)
Subject: Stew Perry Distance Challenge Volunteers
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>From oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) Thu Aug 22 02:58:16 1996
From: oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) (Derek Wills)
Subject: Misrepresentation by AA5BT
Oh dear...
>AA5BT wrote:
>>Since John is known to detest CW,....
>I absolutely do NOT detest CW, which is a wonderful tradition in
>amateur radio.
>What I do detest, because I find it totally illogical, is
>MANDATORY code testing for those of us who have quite different
>interests, and who never intend to use it.
>A private apology will be sufficient Derek.
>John, NT5C.
Well, since I said it in public, I will apologize in public. I shouldn't
have said 'detest', but I know that John spent a very unhappy few months
working on his code in order to upgrade to Extra and feels that it was a
waste of his time. I shouldn't have made what I thought was a logical step
from that to assume that he detests it, so I do apologize for the wrong
choice of word.
Yes, I agree we have better things to discuss here - I actually thought
this was the DX reflector, where the topic comes up every so often, along
with list operations, FR5DX's QSLing policy and other favorites.
Back to 160 contests and leveling the playing field, folks -
Derek AA5BT, G3NMX
oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
>From slay@netcom.com (Sandy Lynch) Thu Aug 22 03:21:51 1996
From: slay@netcom.com (Sandy Lynch) (Sandy Lynch)
Subject: CW incentive for HF
Message-ID: <199608220221.TAA19284@netcom8.netcom.com>
Ward (N0AX) makes some very interesting comments on how we may
be able to increase the number of active contesters by simplifying
the licensing structure.
I think there may be a good (?) way to increase the number of
active CW contesters from among the ranks of the Techs, Tech+,
and Novices. I believe it could actually ENCOURAGE these hams
to LEARN and become proficient at CW. Here's how:
Grandfather all Tech+, Tech, and Novices to include CW subbands
from 040 KHz and up (except on 40m where we currently
share that subband with SSB users in other countries).
Then, encourage the active use of multi-mode controllers in
those HF subbands ... particularly for CW. After all, CW *IS*
a digital mode ... and many who would want cry for access to
HF bands or otherwise decry CW as dead could have the opportunity
to use CW (computer generated and copied) as a "digital" mode.
Important point: Remember our long-ago forefathers ... the original
land line telegraphers. They were equiped with mechanical apparatus
that would *print* the received Morse code ... on a ticker tape,
or some such as I recall. What happened? They ALL realized that
they could more readily copy the CW in their head than take the
additional time/effort to read the code printed out. Why couldn't
this happen again? They may even find that, although CW is NOT
error-correcting, it IS possible to copy weak signals better in
the head than by machine. So .......
Whaddya think?
73, Sandy WA6BXH
dyed-in-the-wool CW man
slay@netcom.com
>From ve6sv@oanet.com (Gordon R. Kosmenko) Thu Aug 22 02:42:43 1996
From: ve6sv@oanet.com (Gordon R. Kosmenko) (Gordon R. Kosmenko)
Subject: CT9 & TS950SDX Control
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19960822014243.006ad840@pop.oanet.com>
General technical inquiry......has anybody interfaced CT9 to a TS-950SDX ?
I am interested in the hardware connections. Wiring up the ACC1 jack
directly to the computer's COM port. Without using the IF-232C option.
Are the RS-232C voltages from the computer COM a risk to the rig ?
I am very much like to "talk" with the folks you have done some work
in this area.
Thanks & 73 ....Gord
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>From kj5yf@wt.net (Larry Johnson) Thu Aug 22 11:57:45 1996
From: kj5yf@wt.net (Larry Johnson) (Larry Johnson)
Subject: Shack-on-a-belt'isms
Message-ID: <BMSMTP8407114154kj5yf@pop3.wt.net>
> From: k7fd@teleport.com (John Nicholson), on 8/22/96 03:42 AM:
> This one takes the cake. A newbie on the local repeater referred to his
> potty break as 'taking a QRP'.
>
> All I can say is the end must be near.
>
> John K7FD
>
>
(looking up the list of Q codes in the handbook...)hmmmmm....somehow, this is
not in the earlier lists...tbut if it's a sign of the times...boy are we in
trouble...
* Larry Johnson
* KJ5YF @ WT.NET
* Houston, Texas U.S.A.
>From k8mr@barf80.nshore.org (Jim Stahl) Thu Aug 22 04:37:01 1996
From: k8mr@barf80.nshore.org (Jim Stahl) (Jim Stahl)
Subject: Grids, RSTs, etc.
Message-ID: <ekm2sD1w165w@barf80.nshore.org>
I like the idea of grid squares in the exchange of the whatever
it's called contest. Furthermore if there are to be multipliers,
consider using both grid squares (e.g. EN91) and grid fields
(e.g. EN) in a double multiplier scheme such as is used in CQWW.
The square/field ratio (100) being substantially higher than the
country/zone ratio (about 8), perhaps each field could count for
5 or 10 multipliers, thereby giving a extra reward for finding a
(most likely) very distant new multipler vs. for filling in a
missing, much closer, grid square.
IMHO the sooner RSTs disappear as contest exchanges, the better.
In the meantime the busted QSO penalty could be adjusted to
reflect just how "readable" the guy was that you screwed up on,
based on the "R" in the report you passed out to him:
"R" Defined As Contest Meaning QSOs Removed
sent (If Busted) If busted
5 Perfectly If the guy was perfect, 5
Readable you screwed up to bust it
4 Readable with Why didn't you ask for a 4
practically no repeat?
difficulty
3 Readable with You should have been able 3
considerable to pull him out
difficulty
2 Barely readable We all know about those 2
down in the muck signals
1 Unreadable If he was unreadable, how did *
you ever manage to work him?
* Not allowed for a valid QSO
I'm catching up on 10 days of internet babble. I was on vacation
in Hilton Head, SC during the NAQP SSB. I had given a slight bit
of thought to trying to take along a radio and a Field Day style
antenna, but concluded it was not worth the XYL (as well as
general logistical) hassle. Was SC worked in the contest, or
would I have been a rare new mult?
Jim K8MR k8mr@barf80.nshore.org
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InterNet: k8mr@barf80.nshore.org
Basic Amateur Radio Frequency, BARF-80 +1 216/237-8208
"Totally devoted to Amateur Radio" - 24 Hrs a day 8/N/1 14.4k-300 baud
>From k8mr@barf80.nshore.org (Jim Stahl) Thu Aug 22 04:38:11 1996
From: k8mr@barf80.nshore.org (Jim Stahl) (Jim Stahl)
Subject: Taking Pictures
Message-ID: <cmm2sD2w165w@barf80.nshore.org>
I hope to never have to deal with a zoning board again, but in
the chance that I do, I make a point to take damage photos when a
storm takes down trees that my tower of course survives. In the
past 15 months a neighbor across the street has had one tree hit
by lightning (a mere 140 feet or so from my tower) and another
18" diameter trunk pine come down about 2 feet from a corner of
their house. And they are even nice people. But I have some
pictures to demonstrate that even healthy looking trees are a
bigger safety hazard than my tree of steel and aluminum.
Jim Stahl K8MR k8mr@barf80.nshore.org
----------------------------
Jim Stahl
InterNet: k8mr@barf80.nshore.org
Basic Amateur Radio Frequency, BARF-80 +1 216/237-8208
"Totally devoted to Amateur Radio" - 24 Hrs a day 8/N/1 14.4k-300 baud
>From k0rc@pclink.com (Robert Chudek) Thu Aug 22 05:57:28 1996
From: k0rc@pclink.com (Robert Chudek) (Robert Chudek)
Subject: CT9 & TS950SDX Control
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960822045728.2abfed38@pclink.com>
Yes, I use CT9 and a Kenwood TS-950SDX, a Kenwood TS-950S,
and Kenwood TS-790A, a Kenwood TS-690S/AT, and a Kenwood TS-940S/AT.
Each and every one of them require the use of a level converter in
order to connect your computer serial port. If you don't want to
purchase the Kenwood IF-232C, then get one of the level converter
cables available from many third parties. If you try to direct
connect your radio and computer, YOU WILL RUIN EITHER OR BOTH UNITS.
73 de Bob - K0RC
k0rc@pclink.com
*****
At 08:42 PM 8/21/96 -0500, you wrote:
>General technical inquiry......has anybody interfaced CT9 to a TS-950SDX ?
>I am interested in the hardware connections. Wiring up the ACC1 jack
>directly to the computer's COM port. Without using the IF-232C option.
>
>Are the RS-232C voltages from the computer COM a risk to the rig ?
>
>I am very much like to "talk" with the folks you have done some work
>in this area.
>
>Thanks & 73 ....Gord
>************************************************************
>* Gordon R. Kosmenko Internet Email ve6sv@oanet.com *
>* 277 - 52306 Rge Rd 212 Telephone (403) 922-4331 *
>* Sherwood Park, AB Packet Radio ve6sv@ve6mc *
>* T8G 1A9 Amateur Station VE6SV *
>* *
>* RADIO OF AMATEURS OF CANADA *
>* Alberta Section Manager *
>************************************************************
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