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[CQ-Contest] so2r off the shelf?

Subject: [CQ-Contest] so2r off the shelf?
From: ua9cdc@mail.ur.ru (Igor Sokolov)
Date: Wed Apr 17 15:07:14 2002
> I am familiar with sbdvp on TR, but when you transmit the voice card is
not
> put out the microphone, you should build a switch with relay or so, and
the
> audio is not 100% ok from my experience...

I am prepared to demonstrate you on the air that the audio that comes from
SBDVP is as good or better then that coming from the mike. I have been using
SBDVP for the last 3-4 years and noticed that my CQ attracts more callers if
sent with SBDVP were the audio can be preprocessed.

> even switch the mic off when transmit. And recording of messages is much
> easier.....like k1ea dvk board.

Recording with SBDVP is Ctl-F# then play it back by pressing that F#
Just wonder what can be easier and more intuitive?


73, Igor UA9CDC
>
>
> Ted, s51ta
>
>
> Otherwise I was always TR fan....maybe something can be done by Tree.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr@contesting.com>
> To: "Tadej Mezek, S51TA" <s51ta@volja.net>
> Sent: Monday, April 15, 2002 11:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] so2r off the shelf?
>
>
> > At 03:37 PM 4/15/02 +0200, you wrote:
> > >I am using TR for so2r CW and writelog for SSB, because of voice keyer
> > >symplicity...
> >
> >
> > Ted, you might want to look at the freeware package SBDVP.  It
integrates
> > very tightly with TR and uses a SB-16 or similar sound card.  The best
> part
> > is that all of the keystrokes of TR of TR work just as on CW - for
> example,
> > when running, you type in a station's callsign, dupe with the spacebar,
> say
> > his callsign and hit Enter. The program sends your exchange to him.  You
> > type in his exchange for you and hit [Enter] again, and the program
sends
> > the QSL message.  The only thing it won't do is voice callsigns and
serial
> > numbers from typed input, but that is mostly an academic advantage, and
> > Writelog doesn't do that anyway, does it?
> >
> > 73, Pete N4ZR
> >
> > Check out the World HF
> > Contest Station Database at
> > www.pvrc.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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>From Tonno Vahk" <tonno.vahk@mail.ee  Wed Apr 17 10:39:57 2002
From: Tonno Vahk" <tonno.vahk@mail.ee (Tonno Vahk)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] A lot of strange BADs in UBN
References: <Springmail.0994.1019003831.0.22034700@webmail.atl.earthlink.net>
Message-ID: <005a01c1e5f3$d6c23530$4601a8c0@lhvdirect.com>

As far as UBNs were mentioned I might say that I noticed quite a few -B
calls in our ES9C M/M UBN report that were actually absolutely fine and
existing calls and had been worked by many stations - 30, 40, or even more.
There was seemingly no reason to determine them -B (no Wn or anything). I
know for sure some of them were OK QSOs as I even remember them. Like my
first QSO on 20m -

1 -B ly3bh(3)  ly3by(1224)ww ly3bx(850)n ly3be(644)ww ly3bg(108) w3bh(2)

It's a well-known contester from LY and we even chatted a few words in the
beginning of the contest. He has only made a few QSOs as I suspect he worked
in some M/S team maybe...

Another example on 20m:

2183 -B f8btq(17)  f8bqq(552)h f8bdq(21) f8bvq(8) hb9btq(147) py7btq(6)

and on 10m:

269 -B ea8zc(5)  ea8zs(4250)ww ea8zz(12) ea8jc(7)

It is a bit irritating actually, don't know if anybody else has noticed
it...

73
Tonno
ES5TV


>From Jim White" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com  Wed Apr 17 13:49:11 2002
From: Jim White" <k4oj@tampabay.rr.com (Jim White)
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Are you on this reflector because you like contesitng?
Message-ID: <000501c1e60e$465cc4e0$62f1a118@tampabay.rr.com>

Are you a contest club member?

Guess you like contesting, huh?

Did you know there is a club competition category in the Florida QSO Party?

Well..now you do, as a matter of fact, here are the results of the 2,001
club competition for US Clubs outside of Florida:


US Clubs

CLUB                                  SCORE   ENTRANTS    QTH
1 Mad River RC                        231,604      5        MI/OH/IN
2 Society of Midwest Contesters       215,076      5        IL/IN/MO
3 Frankford RC                        170,244      3        PA/DE
4 Western New York DX Assn             95,424      1         NY
5 Stanford Univ ARC                    90,768      1         CA
6 Southern California Contest Club     69,534      2         CA
7 Univ of ID ARC                       62,656      1         ID
8 Northern California Contest Club     51,656      2        CA/NV
9 Texas DX Society                     44,880      1         TX
10 Carolina DX Assn                     36,432      1         NC
11 Carl Hayden                          27,692      2         AZ
12 Oklahoma DX Assn                     21,504      1         OK
13 Heartland DX Assn                    16,192      2         NE
14 Southeast Contest Club               13,700      3        GA/AL
15 Potomac Valley Radio Club            13,416      1         NC
16 Yankee Clipper Contest Club           9,506      1         MA
17 Northern Arizona DX Assn              9,400      1         AZ
18 Central Texas DX and Contest Club     5,808      1         TX
19 NC State Univ                         1,924      1         NC
20 Univ of Chicago ARC                     770      1         IL
21 Metro DX Club                           646      1         IL
22 Motor City DX Club                      108      1         MI


Here are the results from the DX clubs outside of the US


DX Clubs
CLUB                             SCORE   ENTRANTS    QTH
1 Kaunas Univ. of Technology RC   42,140      1         LY
2 RSGB                            29,410      1          G
3 Top of Europe Contesters         3,950      3         SM
4 Radio Club Uruguay               1,880      1         CX
5 Lithuanian DX Group                144      1         LY


Note that the Kaunas University score is 10th among the non-FL clubs
submitting scores, and that score was from long time FQP supporter Gedas,
LY3BA - due to poor conditions he only worked 57 of the 67 counties this
past year, that's right LY - Lithuania - tope European scorer M0SDX only
missed 2 counties on CW!

....also note that sometimes only one score is being submitted by a contest
club...even if you only get on for a few hours please submit your score for
your club - this is an aspect of the FQP yet to mature - I would love to see
that happen!  Note that many of the contest clubs with newer members are
using the state QSO Parties as training grounds for the "majors" - why not
make the FQP one of those opportunities?  We also have School competition
and Novice/Tech categories! The Floirda COntest Group exists to promote
contesting - anything we can do to help you promote contesting - we would
love to help other contest clubs do same!


The FQP is a good contest for contesters - why do I say that?

Because the contest rules were written by, the predominance of operators
are, and results are compiled by

CONTESTERS

This year marks the fifth year of sponsorship of the FQP by the Florida
Contest Group.  As a contest club we know what contesters like...and we try
and offer it up...if your having fun we're having fun!

I encourage all contesters to get on and send in a score for their club -
there are many awards available in the FQP including the club competition.

Spend a little while cruising the FQP website - read the excellent write-ups
of the contest by logchecker and two time returning WRTC 1st place team
member K1TO....this is definitely NOT our Dad's State QSO Party!

Good ops - snappy exchanges - and no rotor spinning!

Go on, go to the website - its great reading - click on your state record
and see the opportunity for you to own a state record!

Go there and study up - after all the Florida QSO Party is only 10 days
away!

We have commitments for the activation on all but 6 Florida counties with
three mobile teams yet to check in with their routes (yes, this info is on
the website, too!)  I feel safe in saying that once again a sweep of the 67
Florida Counties will be possible in the FQP....

Surf on over to:

http://www.qsl.net/fqp/

If you love contests, you'll love the FQP!  Would I steer you wrong? C'mon
get - on - I'll let you work me in Sweepstakes this November :-)



73,

Jim White, K4OJ
aka one of the K4FCG/M team once a year!




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