I'm also in favor of moving the WPX CW contest to the end of
April. It has been impossible to field a M/M effort in KP4 for
the WPX CW because of the conflicts that arise due to its
present date slot. Graduations,Memorial Day,beginning of Summer
and Summer vacations,the weather isn't cold enough here to
justify a trip to the Caribbean,etc. Holding the contest in
April would make it much easier to gather enough ops for a
successful M/M.
73 Ken N4UK
1.8-1296 MHZ
Cabo Rojo Contest Club-WP4NMS(still waiting for WP3X callsign)
Grid Pirates VHF Group
Grid Square-EM84xp
>From kz2s@exit109.com (John R. Golomb) Mon Feb 10 13:01:57 1997
From: kz2s@exit109.com (John R. Golomb) (John R. Golomb)
Subject: (Fwd) Sprint survey
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970210074541.49e73d80@exit109.com>
>Inquiring minds want to know:
>
>How many of the over 250Q scorers use computer for all functions of logging
>and sending?
No computer and no memory keyer. I do everything by hand.
>How many use two radios?
One rig, usually only two band changes.
The Sprint is the only contest where I feel a computer slows me down. To
me, there is just too much real time stuff going on that a computer gets in
the way of. I do keep dupe sheets. That way as i'm tuning I just glance
down at my dupe sheet to see if I need the guy or not. I can't see how this
would be any faster with a computer.
73,
John N2NC (feeling old-fashioned at 30!)
>From seay@Alaska.NET (Del Seay) Mon Feb 10 14:01:11 1997
From: seay@Alaska.NET (Del Seay) (Del Seay)
Subject: Triplet callsigns
References: <D144IRX2AH1V*/R=A1/R=ROONA/U=JEH/@MHS.stoa.mobitel.telia.se>
Message-ID: <32FF2A27.409@alaska.net>
Jan-Erik Holm wrote:
> Not that I might have anything to do with it and it might not be a contest
> matter either but I sure cant understand why these fellows did dump their
> old calls. Dont see anything wrong with either KY1H or KM9P.
>
> 73 de Jim SM2EKM and KA1FYD (sure killers of c/s)
I applaud them both for replacing excellent calls for others
that reflect their call district. Helps all of us in contests
and other activities! de KL7HF
>From kn6dv@qnet.com (Will, KN6DV) Mon Feb 10 15:51:47 1997
From: kn6dv@qnet.com (Will, KN6DV) (Will, KN6DV)
Subject: SCCC team 1 CW SPRINT
Message-ID: <199702101552.HAA23033@ns2.qnet.com>
Claimed score for the SCCC team 1 CW Sprint CONTEST.
K6LL 341 X 48 = 16,368
N6AA 309 X 48 = 14,832
N6ZZ 314 x 44 = 13,816
K6NA 300 X 45 = 13,503
K6LA 303 X 44 = 13,332
AC6T 297 X 43 = 12,771
N6VR 288 X 44 = 12,672
KC6CNV 282 X 44 = 12,408
N5OT 275 X 44 = 12,100
KO7X 254 X 41 = 10,127
------------------------
Total 131,929
Thanks 73 Will, KN6DV
Vice President SCCC
kn6dv@contesting.com
http://www.av.qnet.com/~kn6dv
REFORM
Unless the reformer can invent something which substitutes attractive
virtues for attractive vices, he will fail.
(Walter Lippmann)
>From thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) Mon Feb 10 16:01:03 1997
From: thompson@mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) (David L. Thompson)
Subject: Changing the date of the WPX CW contest
Message-ID: <199702101600.LAA33530@mule0.mindspring.com>
Gang,
Its nice to discuss changing the date of the CW WPX Contest, but unless you
get N8BJQ's ear
it will never happen. CQ has a separate Director for each of the major
contests. The Director must first be sold on the idea. The Director has
considerable lattitude on internal changes, but requires CQ staff approval
on changing a "traditional" date. This date is set for many reasons, but
the most important for a fairly new contest such as the CW WPX is the
current contest calendar. The Director must buy the idea then after
putting together sound reasoning sell it to CQ Management.
The CQ WW 160 Phone ran square into the ARRL CW in the late 80's. I found
that 1998 will be the same (The CQ WW 160 must be run the last full weekend
in February so If the last day Sunday is March 1 then we back up one week).
I proposed this to CQ management and they said no. I do see in the CQ
1997/98 calendar that ARRL may have moved the CW to Feb 14-15
and thus avoided the conflict.
The ideas I have seen are sound just make them count!
Dave K4JRB
>From lu6beg@canopus.com.ar (Ernesto Grueneberg) Mon Feb 10 16:35:13 1997
From: lu6beg@canopus.com.ar (Ernesto Grueneberg) (Ernesto Grueneberg)
Subject: Fw: [DX] CQWW '97 ideas on location.
Message-ID: <199702101757.NAA03667@server2.cano.com.ar>
> From: JOENTAM@transend.com.tw
> To: Lugbeg
> Subject: [DX] CQWW '97 ideas on location.
>
> Hi, Not sure if this is appropriate for the DX reflector, or belongs
> on some contest group (is there one ???). Flames to alt.Burger_King.
>
> Looking for ideas on a single-op or multi-single for the CQWW CW '97.
> Any DX'ers spend time in 9M8 land? Looking for details about the
> ham radio club station in the Holiday Inn in the town of Miri.
> Didn't Martti and some other folks operate from there? How is site
> seeing and the beaches?
>
> Heard this is a good DX location for some of the contests -- looking
> for a CQWW-CW '97 location that's also good for my XYL and baby boy.
> Neither are hams (yet...been trying though). Heard the 9M8 location is
> "developing" but not as far along as Kota Kinabalu (9M6) West Malaysia.
>
> Already done YB3 (Bali), XX9 (Macao), VS6 (Hong Kong), 9V1 (Singapore),
9M2
> (KL and Penang), JA (Okinawa and Tokyo), HS (Phuket, Phi Phi, Koh Samui
> Islands, plus Bangkok), BV, DU (Baguio, Manila, and Cebu), KH0 (Saipan)
and
> KH2 (Guam). Been thinking about V63 (Yap or Truk...wife doesnt dive
> though). Any other suggestions or ideas? Would like to stick to Asia,
hence
> it rules out FO-Zero. Best case would be to have equipment in place
(since
> I'd be carrying the XYL and baby's baggage...dont know if I can fit much
in
> the way of rig, power supply, pc, etc.
>
> thanks for any suggestions. What is relatively rare (IOTA or otherwise)
> that has easy licensing? I undertand Micronesia is relatively painless
as
> far as licensing goes.
>
> Joe
> BV/N0IAT
>
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>From oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) Mon Feb 10 17:04:56 1997
From: oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) (Derek Wills)
Subject: Contest Callsigns
some devious sole [sic] would always send Lenny a photo of an
electronic keyer, but he never took the bait.
This is a really bass pun. I fish I'd thought of that.
(Better stop this right here, folks, or we'll annoy all
the fuddy-duddies).
Derek AA5BT, G3NMX
oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
>From henrypol2@juno.com (Henry A Pollock) Mon Feb 10 20:39:11 1997
From: henrypol2@juno.com (Henry A Pollock) (Henry A Pollock)
Subject: March 97 CQ Contest issue out
Message-ID: <19970210.124026.23782.0.henrypol2@juno.com>
Front cover photo of the LU4FM gang with details of their club inside.
Feature articles: Analysis of CQ WW Scores - Using Statistics; European
HF Championship 1996 - Final Results; WPX Contest - Results of the 3 New
Categories.
Regular Departments: SWL World News - 97 WPX SWL Challenge; VHF Contest
Forum - Operating Primer for the HF Contester; In The Beginning - KB3AFT
at K3LR; Operating Techniques - Inexpensive Contesting; Monthly
Collectible - IARU list of Member Societies (some with e-mail and Web
addresses; Hey, let's go surfing!); A Conversation with NH7A (ex-WR6R);
and Continental Countdown - How the Current Multi-Multi Champions Put Up
Antennas, 96 Asia-Pacific Sprint #5 results, Autumn 96 European Sprint
final results, 5X1T (ON6TT) during 96 CQWW SSB, and 96 Caribbean Tour of
some PI4COM members.
73 and good reading,
Henry Pollock - WB4HFL
henrypol2@juno.com
>From k7fd@netbridge.net (John Nicholson) Mon Feb 10 18:10:27 1997
From: k7fd@netbridge.net (John Nicholson) (John Nicholson)
Subject: Contest Callsigns
Message-ID: <18102782602184@netbridge.net>
> some devious sole [sic] would always send Lenny a photo of an
> electronic keyer, but he never took the bait.
>
>This is a really bass pun. I fish I'd thought of that.
>(Better stop this right here, folks, or we'll annoy all
>the fuddy-duddies).
>
>Derek AA5BT, G3NMX
>oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
It doesn't annoy me none. Can't speak for the other
fuddy-duddies.
73, John K7Fuddy-Duddie, K7FD
>From floydjr@interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) Mon Feb 10 17:56:16 1997
From: floydjr@interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Subject: WPX RTTY 97 Scores I
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970210175616.26e7d180@interpath.com>
1997 WPX RTTY CONTEST
HIGH CLAIMED SCORES
Compiled by: WA4ZXA
<floydjr@interpath.com>
CALL HRS SCORE Q'S PTS MULTI
---------------------------------------------------------------------
SOP/HP/AB
S56A 22 254,881 398 1363 187
VE6RAJ 28 175,338 407 1146 153
NO2T 565,964 787 1972 287
K0KO 412,915 733 1535 269
K4BU 339,192 642 1346 252
WB5B 22 261,144 554 1209 216
K0RC 17 153,426 427 843 182
K9USA (KA6A) 148,749 363 831 179
ND5S 89,644 257 614 146
NA2M 72,000 260 500 144
KEWW 52,997 161 113
SOP/LP/AB
VE6KRR 194,810 456 1210 161
JE2UFF 86,436 193 686 126
VE4COZ 67,116 233 476 141
VE7QO 19 55,770 210 507 110
AA5AU 474,842 796 1733 274
N1RCT 30 369,984 658 1504 246
KA2CYN 131,378 341 806 163
W2JGR/0 18 69,504 268 543 128
KF9LI 63,720 268 531 120
AC6DR 39,936 210 416 96
Single Band
40M
VE7SAY 32,376 106 426 76
KQ4QM 73,512 229 576 127
W2UP 50,034 122 538 93
MULTI/OP
OH2AG 497,827 635 1837 271
W5WW 611,940 923 1974 310
MULTI/OP OPERATOR LIST
OH2AG G0VTQ,OH2GI,OH2LU,OH2SS
W5WW W5WW,K5MR,N5MTS
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
PLEASE NO ATTACHEMENTS !!!! They will not be posted !!
THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL SCORES! I AM NOT A LOG CHECKER! DO NOT SEND ME ANY
LOGS!
73 Jim
**********************************************************
* Jimmy R. Floyd (Jim) Thomasville, NC *
* *
* Amateur Call: >> WA4ZXA << *
* Internet Address: >> floydjr@interpath.com << *
**********************************************************
>From abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) Mon Feb 10 18:29:00 1997
From: abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO)
Subject: Internet DX spots?
Message-ID: <m0vu0Wo-0004rCC@mgate.arrl.org>
>From: Ernesto Grueneberg
>
>>no spotting since there are no 2M DX cluster machines in State College.
Hey! Who's working de-ex from Happy Valley?
Al, K3KMO (HRB, 1960-70)
>From abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) Mon Feb 10 18:45:00 1997
From: abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO)
Subject: AAA - What-a-call
Message-ID: <m0vu0lU-0004rGC@mgate.arrl.org>
>From: N4VJ / K4AAA
>
>Wish I could get used to saying "alpha alpha alpha" for 10,000 times in 48
>hours on SSB. Oh well.. I dont like SSB anyway.
Hi, Bill,
Normally, I don't like to embarrass phone men, since they are already
working under such misprehaprehensions. But in your case, since you are a
fellow Suthruner, I will make an exception.
It's spelled "alfa alfa alfa." You have to have good ears to hear the
differnments.
73, Al Falfa, K3KMO
PS QRX a bit for my forthcoming vanity call sign, now an FCC "work in
progress (sic)."
>From abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) Mon Feb 10 18:46:00 1997
From: abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO)
Subject: AAA - What-a-call
Message-ID: <m0vu0oR-0004rJC@mgate.arrl.org>
No sour grapes here, either; just rancid raisins.
Al, K3KMO
>From abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) Mon Feb 10 19:04:00 1997
From: abrogdon@arrl.org (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO) (Brogdon, Al, K3KMO)
Subject: Contest Callsigns
Message-ID: <m0vu164-0004rBC@mgate.arrl.org>
Yeah, Derek,
These guys often get crabby because of their floundering around on the
air, thinking they got squid by some other contester.
Al, K3KMO
----------
>From: Derek Wills
>To: cq-contest; ludal
>Subject: Re: Contest Callsigns
>
> some devious sole [sic] would always send Lenny a photo of an
> electronic keyer, but he never took the bait.
>
>This is a really bass pun. I fish I'd thought of that.
>(Better stop this right here, folks, or we'll annoy all
>the fuddy-duddies).
>
>Derek AA5BT, G3NMX
>oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
>
>From bernie.mcclenny@mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, W3UR) Tue Feb 11 03:40:24
>1997
From: bernie.mcclenny@mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, W3UR) (Bernie McClenny,
W3UR)
Subject: AAA - What-a-call
References: <370859@mail.wdn.com> <32FFE9C2.66A0@mail.wdn.com>
Message-ID: <32FFEA28.6745@mail.wdn.com>
Bernie McClenny, W3UR wrote:
>
> aa4nu@ix.netcom.com wrote:
> >
> > Bill Fisher, N4VJ / K4AAA wrote:
> > >Boy I sure was disappointed not to get one of my 25 picks. But this
> >K4AAA callsign has sure been a blessing. I have noted repeatedly that
>N4VJ willget que
> > >
> > >Now after operating both the sprINT and Sprint I have noticed that the
> > >callsign is easily recognized in pileups.
> > >
> > >Wish I could get used to saying "alpha alpha alpha" for 10,000 times in
> >48 hours on SSB. Oh well.. I dont like SSB anyway.
> >
> > > Bill - "Norway Four Victor Japan" & _._ ...._ ._ ._ ._
> > > Bill Fisher, N4VJ & K4AAA (EX KM9P)
> >
> > "What-AAA-Guy" Bill ... Not sure what your point is with your post ???
> >
> > Weren't you the one going to make a "pig list of FB calls taken by one
> > person ? Or have you now changed that position ? Is this now "OK" to do
> > ?
> >
> > Some folks didn't get ANY of their choices ... you have TWO that you
> > PERSONALLY USE ... don't think I've seen "your club" do a contest yet ?
> >
> > No sour grapes here, I didn't file/request for any changes ...
> >
> > Hit your DELETE key when ready !
> >
> > Have a FB week ! 73 Billy, Still AA4NU and still around !!!
> Obviously Billy's, AA4NU, mom never told him "IF YOU DON'T HAVE SOMETHING
NICE TO SAY, THEN DON'T SAY ANYTHING!"
de Bernie
--
Bernie McClenny W3UR (ex WR3E, WB3JRU)
>From gdaught6@pobox2.stanford.edu (George T. Daughters) Mon Feb 10 14:12:02
>1997
From: gdaught6@pobox2.stanford.edu (George T. Daughters) (George T. Daughters)
Subject: cw filters
Message-ID: <199702102217.OAA10421@mailhub.Stanford.EDU>
hello all,
when the visiting contest all-star types used my home qth for the
wrtc/96 competition last summer, they turned off my expensive 250Hz
cw filters, and played rit/passband knob twiddle. they also got a
million qso's, give or take. (the rig is an icom ic-738)
since then, i have watched the contest cw filter discussions, and
have decided i'd like to go for something like 400-500Hz. there is
talk of the fox-tango and/or irci filters. does anyone have a for
sure phone number? some web surfing got me a number which resulted
in a short conversation with a very confused lady in florida, who
assured me that she didn't make or sell any electronic stuff.
who can help? is there a website?
73, k6gt
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