Jim was a great operator and a true gentleman. I had the privilege of
operating from Jim's station on several visits to the Canal Zone during the
1970's. In fact, I was able to set a new ARRL Phone Sweepstakes records from
there in 1978 using my own call sign KZ5NO. Since the Canal Zone was
returned to Panama on October 1, 1979, the section was deleted and my record
can never be broken.
RIP Jim Miller.
73,
Bill Poellmitz
K1MM
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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Dayton flea market mud (Joe)
2. Re: Hamvention - New Venue, etc. (Gerry Hull)
3. Re: Field Day (Bob Burns W9BU)
4. Dayton Hamvention (ac0w@xxxxxxxxxxx)
5. 7QP results are posted (Dick Frey)
6. Re: Hamvention - New Venue, etc. (Charles Harpole)
7. FW: Jim Miller, K4SQR S/K tonight (Tim Duffy)
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Message: 1
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 11:39:02 -0500
From: Joe <nss@xxxxxxx>
To: cqtestk4xs@xxxxxxx, cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dayton flea market mud
Message-ID: <6e1ede20-2d28-2157-2cd0-0bb16d62daaa@xxxxxxx>
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Really?
The Hams bring Millions of Dollars of Tourism to the city, county, and
facilities. And they can not tell the horses to not play on the track for
FOUR FRIKING DAYS? REALLY!?
Joe WB9SBD
Sig
The Original Rolling Ball Clock
Idle Tyme
Idle-Tyme.com
http://www.idle-tyme.com
On 5/24/2017 8:34 AM, Bill via CQ-Contest wrote:
>
>
> The flea market issue won't be so easy to solve. Personally, I think they
would have been better off putting the spaces, or at least many of them,
around the track, not in the infield -- that would have permitted vehicles
to use the track for access, which meant that when the rains came, vehicles
would be on the hard surface, not chewing up the mud. There are other
alternatives as well.
>
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>
>
> I talked to several members of the Dayton Club about doing that. I was
told they can't as the track is used daily by the horses. Sigh!
>
> Bill K4XS
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 12:53:57 -0400
From: Gerry Hull <gerry@xxxxxxxx>
To: CQ-Contest <cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Hamvention - New Venue, etc.
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Any flavor of smartphone can do WiFi only.
The Zoiper softphone is free and runs of both IOS and Android, and does both
SIP and IAX protocols.
In fact, I lent one of my buddies from Canada a SIP account with a Dayton
phone number for use during the Hamvention.
As long as you have basic, decent Wifi, calling is cheap and easy.
73, Gerry W1VE
On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 9:55 AM, K7LXC via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Mobile phone providers have coverage maps that although not
> > perfect, do
> give some idea of coverage. For example, at my WV QTH neither
> T-Mobile nor Verizon covers the area. But visitors using one or the
> other of those carriers have had their devices work for a minute or
> two intermittently -- enough to alert them to a voicemail or to
> download some email. Then the signal is gone again, usually for
> hours until suddenly their phone dings
> again with a message or something. It's called "propagation." I'm not
> sure of the mode.
>
> It might be due to ducting. W7ZR had a place on the east coast of
> Baja
> (XE2DV) on the Sea of Cortez where the cell coverage was very spotty
> but he had a yagi pointing north to AZ and occasionally he'd have a
> connection due to ducting over the water. I think the path eventually
> deteriorated and I think having no internet access was one of the
> reasons he now lives in AZ.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
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Message: 3
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 19:05:19 -0400
From: Bob Burns W9BU <w9bu_lists@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Field Day
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I can see the point of using Field Day to expose non-contesters to
contesting. But, I don't get that much pleasure, myself, from operating in
Field Day. I operate in other contests if I want to beat last year's score,
become a better operator, or improve my station.
Bob...
On 5/24/2017 10:02 AM, Joe wrote:
> Mine Personally,
>
> Is two reasons. Mainly try to beat last years scores, by being a
> better operator, and building better stations.
>
> And getting people that never have tried contesting at all or even the
> Contest haters to actually get on and do it. 9 out of 10 when they
> finally actually do it. LOVE it.
>
> Joe WB9SBD
> Sig
> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
> Idle Tyme
> Idle-Tyme.com
> http://www.idle-tyme.com
> On 5/24/2017 8:47 AM, Radio K0HB wrote:
>> To me it's a "ham radio picnic". A weekend spent with friends doing
>> something you all enjoy. Old guys playing like boys, new guys
>> getting infused with the fun of operating; a sort of gathering of the
>> tribe.
>>
>> That's me.
>>
>> But it's like the story of the 5 blind men describing an elephant.
>> Each of us will have a different view, and in the context of their
>> individual experience and "ham radio world view", each is equally valid.
>>
>> So tell me Joe, why do you do Field Day?
>>
>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>> "Just a Boy and his Radio"?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 06:31 Joe <nss@xxxxxxx <mailto:nss@xxxxxxx>>
>> wrote:
>>
>> A simple Question,
>>
>> Why do you, your group, or your Club, why do you do Field Day?
>>
>> Joe WB9SBD
>> --
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>> The Original Rolling Ball Clock
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>> 73, de Hans, K0HB
>> --
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Message: 4
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 18:07:26 -0500
From: ac0w@xxxxxxxxxxx
To: "'cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx'" <cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Dayton Hamvention
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Overall an excellent job by DARA in getting things functional in a new
location. As with anything you can always find things that can be improved.
DARA fixed things they could as they came up while other things will have to
wait until next year.
The mud in the flea market, there are some simple solutions to that.
The mud in the parking area a little more challenging but still possible to
get a lot of it under control.
Some of the changes may require investment by the fair board. How much money
the fair board is willing to invest depends on what type of economic impact
we have on the area. I mentioned this as XYL and I stopped at a local
restaurant Saturday afternoon and visited with the manager. We talked about
the Hamvention a little. He indicated a lot of local business were really
disappointed in how few hams stopped in their business when the community
tried to roll out the red carpet for us.
This particular person use to be manager at some restaurant by Hara and said
they were always full of hams during Hamvention so he was surprised to
hardly seen any. I can come up with a couple of reasons for not hitting the
local restaurants, such as all the good food choices at Hamvention and it
not being as easy to run out to the local restaurant as it was at Hara.
Another is the new location my focus was just learning and figuring out how
to get there.
Bottom line is next year lets try to leave a few greenbacks with the local
business as it will make DARA's job easier in getting some changes made they
may want. I know next year I will do a better job of trying to hit some of
the local businesses.
Last comment, all the 600 plus volunteers were great. XYL, myself and many
of the attendees that I saw tried to thank the volunteers whenever possible.
Just like to publicly thank the volunteers for everything they did in
helping making this an enjoyable event and I hope to see many of them again
next year.
73BillAC0W
Message: 3
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 08:02:46 -0500 (CDT)
From: Ron Notarius W3WN
To: cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dayton flea market mud
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The rain, and the resulting issues with mud, were unfortunate and
disappointing.
But let's keep things in perspective. This was the first time that DARA
used this venue for Hamvention. It was too much to hope for that everything
would work out perfectly, and in two aspects -- the traffic on Friday, and
this -- they didn't.
The traffic issue was resolved. I've learned that the problem was that
certain officials would not agree to making the main 2 lane road in one way
for the morning on Friday; that changed on Saturday, alleviating the issue.
The flea market issue won't be so easy to solve. Personally, I think they
would have been better off putting the spaces, or at least many of them,
around the track, not in the infield -- that would have permitted vehicles
to use the track for access, which meant that when the rains came, vehicles
would be on the hard surface, not chewing up the mud. There are other
alternatives as well.
It was unfortunate, but I don't believe it's fair to start writing off
Hamvention in the future because they didn't score a perfect 10 on their
first year in Xenia.
Now, that said, if DARA doesn't learn from this year and make adjustments,
I'd have a different opinion next year. Let's give them a chance, first.
73, ron w3wn
On 05/23/17, Jeff AC0C wrote:
What has historically set Dayton apart from the rest of the big hamfests is
that monster sized flea market. So the decision of the organizers to put it
in the center of a dirt horse track on grass seems like a big gamble that
there would be no serious rain.
Unfortunately this year they won the prize for a lot of rain on that
weekend. And that rain turned the race track and everything inside into a
massive mud mess.
Hope the organizers find some solution to that problem. Because the
persistent mud makes the flea market a pretty unpleasant experience.
Makes me wonder how many guys come to Dayton primarily to poke around in the
market ? and how many will be back if it?s going to be the mud mess it was
this year.
73/jeff/ac0c
www.ac0c.com
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 09:34:59 -0400
From: cqtestk4xs@xxxxxxx
To: cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Dayton flea market mud
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The flea market issue won't be so easy to solve. Personally, I think they
would have been better off putting the spaces, or at least many of them,
around the track, not in the infield -- that would have permitted vehicles
to use the track for access, which meant that when the rains came, vehicles
would be on the hard surface, not chewing up the mud. There are other
alternatives as well.
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I talked to several members of the Dayton Club about doing that. I was told
they can't as the track is used daily by the horses. Sigh!
Bill K4XS
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Message: 5
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 16:41:17 -0700
From: Dick Frey <k4xu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: cq contest <CQ-Contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] 7QP results are posted
Message-ID: <d4339a20-11e6-9761-544c-b5c40fd26157@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed
The 2017 7QP results are on the 7QP web site
<http://ws7n.net/7QP/new/Page.asp?Content=START&Page=2>.
Give us a few days to get the certificates out and four weeks for the
plaques.
--
Dick Frey, K4XU
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 09:24:58 +0700
From: Charles Harpole <hs0zcw@xxxxxxxxx>
To: K7LXC@xxxxxxx
Cc: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Hamvention - New Venue, etc.
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
Try the Orlando Hamfest. Big doings there. Charly
On Wed, May 24, 2017 at 8:55 PM, K7LXC via CQ-Contest <
cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Mobile phone providers have coverage maps that although not perfect,
do
> give some idea of coverage. For example, at my WV QTH neither T-Mobile
> nor
> Verizon covers the area. But visitors using one or the other of those
> carriers have had their devices work for a minute or two intermittently
--
> enough to alert them to a voicemail or to download some email. Then the
> signal is gone again, usually for hours until suddenly their phone dings
> again with a message or something. It's called "propagation." I'm not
> sure of the mode.
>
> It might be due to ducting. W7ZR had a place on the east coast of
Baja
> (XE2DV) on the Sea of Cortez where the cell coverage was very spotty but
> he had a yagi pointing north to AZ and occasionally he'd have a
connection
> due to ducting over the water. I think the path eventually deteriorated
> and
> I think having no internet access was one of the reasons he now lives in
> AZ.
>
> Cheers,
> Steve K7LXC
> _______________________________________________
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--
Charly, HS0ZCW
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Message: 7
Date: Wed, 24 May 2017 23:05:34 -0400
From: "Tim Duffy" <k3lr@xxxxxxxx>
To: <cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] FW: Jim Miller, K4SQR S/K tonight
Message-ID: <EDC83767054D4056B5DDB618B417B8B6@laptop>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
One of my very best friends has passed away.
RIP K4SQR and KZ5JM
VY 73
K3LR
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From: Gary Dixon K4MQG [mailto:gdixon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 9:57 PM
To: cdxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Jim Miller, K4SQR S/K tonight
Hello DXers and fellow CDXA Members.. I just received a telephone call from
Norma Miller that Jim, K4SQR had passed away this afternoon about 6:00 PM.
He has been suffering with COPD for quite some time and his health has been
declining for many months. Norma requested that NO calls to the home at the
moment because of arrangements that have to be made. I will send out info in
a day or so about any funeral arrangements. I will attempt to answer any
questions you might have when I have more info. As most of you might
remember Jim was the former owner of Comtek Systems and he made many 4
Square Antenna phasing systems and other antenna phasing and switching
devices. Comtek Systems was sold to DX Engineering some years ago. He was
also KZ5JM in the Canal Zone in the 1970s, but moved to Charlotte, NC in the
early 1980s.
More info later. Gary Dixon, K4MQG
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Message: 8
Date: Thu, 25 May 2017 03:27:53 +0000
From: Wayne Kline <w3ea@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
"k3lr@xxxxxxxx" <k3lr@xxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] FW: Jim Miller, K4SQR S/K tonight
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WOW Sad new indeed.
when build my 80 meter 4 sq Bill took the time while in the area to stop
at my home and chat and make some measurement's on my
installation. A true gentlemen.
RIP Bill
Wayne W3EA
________________________________
From: CQ-Contest <cq-contest-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Tim Duffy
<k3lr@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 11:05 PM
To: cq-contest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [CQ-Contest] FW: Jim Miller, K4SQR S/K tonight
One of my very best friends has passed away.
RIP K4SQR and KZ5JM
VY 73
K3LR
_____
From: Gary Dixon K4MQG [mailto:gdixon@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2017 9:57 PM
To: cdxa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Jim Miller, K4SQR S/K tonight
Hello DXers and fellow CDXA Members.. I just received a telephone call from
Norma Miller that Jim, K4SQR had passed away this afternoon about 6:00 PM.
He has been suffering with COPD for quite some time and his health has been
declining for many months. Norma requested that NO calls to the home at the
moment because of arrangements that have to be made. I will send out info in
a day or so about any funeral arrangements. I will attempt to answer any
questions you might have when I have more info. As most of you might
remember Jim was the former owner of Comtek Systems and he made many 4
Square Antenna phasing systems and other antenna phasing and switching
devices. Comtek Systems was sold to DX Engineering some years ago. He was
also KZ5JM in the Canal Zone in the 1970s, but moved to Charlotte, NC in the
early 1980s.
More info later. Gary Dixon, K4MQG
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