Milt Jensen wrote:
>
> I am preparing an application to the Bureau of Land Management to use the
> public lands adjacent to private property for installation of a low band
> HF receiving antenna site.
>
> I would appreciate any information anyone has regarding similar
> applications on BLM or FS administered lands, ie., have permits been
> issued for this or similar applications? can copies of applications and
> issued permits be obtained? what were the main obstacles (environmental,
> archaelogical, historical, safety, etc.)? Anything at all.
>
> Thanks in advance for any information. Respond directly to
> n5ia@juno.com
>
> 73 de Milt,
> N5IA
Milt:
Given the orientation and mindset of the BLM, maybe you should just
apply for a mining permit or grazing rights!
garry
--
"Alternating currents are dangerous. They are fit only for
powering the electric chair."
-- Thomas A. Edison
Garry Shapiro,
NI6T
Editor, "The DXer"
--monthly bulletin of the Northern California DX Club
>From swallow@cartoon.bt.co.uk (Chris Swallow) Mon Jul 29 08:46:22 1996
From: swallow@cartoon.bt.co.uk (Chris Swallow) (Chris Swallow)
Subject: IOTA Scores
References: <2.2.32.19960725195433.006d6bc4@mailbox.swip.net>
Message-ID: <31FC6C4E.513142B6@cartoon.bt.co.uk>
I hope everyone had a good weekend!
Is anyone collecting rough scores for IOTA. If not I will do the
honours.
We were on from EU005 as M6T. The team was
G4PIQ, G4BAH, G0WCW and G3VHB. We ended up with approx 5.6M points and
several partial bits of computer logs to merge!!.
Chris (G3VHB)
>From fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher) Mon Jul 29 15:21:45 1996
From: fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher) (Tony Brock-Fisher)
Subject: AL-1200 amplifier switching speedup
Message-ID: <9607291421.AA19103@hp-and2.an.hp.com>
Brian, ke7gh@primenet.com, recently posted to this refelctor
a circuit for improving coorperation between the FT-990 and the
AL-1200.
The basic problem is that the AL-1200 relay is a bit slow. I have developed
a circuit which can be built and installed in the external keying line
to the AL-1200 which will significantly increase the speed of the
stock relay. No modifications are required to the AL-1200. The cricuit
works by charging a cap from the keying line, then using this stored
charge to give the relay an extra 'kick' on closing. I use it with
the AL-1200 and an IC-765.
Here goes:
^ key line to amp
|
|
|_________________
| |
| |
| |/ c
| ______| TIP47
| | |\ e
| \|/gnd |
\ / 1N4004 |
v |
--- |
| |
<------------------||----------
to rig + 47uF |
|
\ /
V
--- 1N4004
|
|
\|/ gnd
If the above schematic is unclear, send me e-mail individually and I can
send a graphics file. Or send me a SASE for a paper version.
Disclaimers:
1. This will increase the switching noise of the relay.
2. This must not be used on any amp that uses high voltage for relay
actuation such as SB-200, SB-220 etc. This must not be used on any amp
where the keying line goes to other circuitry besides the keying
relay (such as bias, EBS, etc.).
3. This has been tested only on an AL-1200.
4. No liability for use is assumed/implied by K1KP.
-Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and2.an.hp.com
>From floydjr@Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) Mon Jul 29 13:23:18 1996
From: floydjr@Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Subject: IARU 96 Scores "FINAL POSTING"
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19960729122318.27af4812@interpath.com>
IARU 1996 RAW SCORES
Compiled by
>>WA4ZXA<< (floydjr@interpath.com)
Date Posted: 07/29/96
******FINAL POSTING******
CALL PWR SCORE QSO's PTS ZONES HQ
________________________________________________________________________
SINGLE OPERATOR - PHONE
OI7LNI (OH7LNI) HP 1,350,968 2062 7186 110 78
TM1C (F5MZN) HP 853,649 1579 88 43
DL5IAR 701,505 1127 4585 86 67
DL1FY HP 103,008 367 1073 96
WB5VZL HP 625,416 1604 4738 101 31
VE6JY HP 619,780 1403 4660 98 35
WB2NQT 464,572 1079 3139 94 54
K4VUD HP 376,124 1332 77 24
WB1GQR (WB2JSJ) HP 350,208 1334 3072 77 37
WA4ZXA LP 181,480 759 1745 66 38
WA6KUI LP 153,094 717 1867 55 27
VE3WIB LP 143,040 750 2384 40 20
VA3WTO LP 129,350 783 2587 39 11
KB2HUN HP 104,709 709 1662 43 20
N1PBT LP 101,926 575 1243 54 28
NY3Y LP 87,348
K3IXD HP 84,854 456 52 25
VE6IM (VE6LDX) LP 79,680 401 1245 50 14
KB1GW LP 78,975 435 975 47 34
KS4XG LP 77,841 343 961 50 31
NZ3I LP 31,610 211 545 40 18
KF9YH LP 16,606 193 437 25 13
SINGLE OPERATOR - CW
P40Z (AA7VB) HP 1,240,304 1902 9256 91 43
LY4AA HP 833,301 1393 189
OI6YF 798,504 1610 5432 75 72
S57X HP 451,143 963 3069 78 69
IK0HBN HP 443,360 861 2771 76 84
HB9HFN HP 413,910 1142 3066 67 68
RW3FO 317,704 790 2104 74 77
PA0RCT LP 265,356 698 2106 56 70
S57NW HP 201,222 617 1597 85 41
PA0COE 74,880 320 960 78
W2SC HP 1,148,775 1979 7225 102 57
N6BV/1 HP 968,400 1881 6725 93 51
W1WEF HP 963,776 1922 95 53
K5GN HP 960,642 1721 5787 118 48
K4PQL HP 877,600 1614 5485 102 58
K1VUT HP 645,120 1390 4480 81 63
K8GL 600,000 1300 132
K1JKS HP 560,505 1173 4345 77 52
AA3B HP 556,893 1345 4317 78 51
W6EMS HP 494,760 1361 4340 90 16
K7UP HP 488,355 1437 4651 105
AA8AV LP 407,445 1213 3543 61 41
N4BP HP 357,312 1406 3722 96
KB1H (K1EBY) HP 304,220 828 2870 65 41
W3GOI HP 302,253 791 2723 78 33
N6KI HP 293,328 1018 3024 77 20
N0DH/7 HP 287,823 837 2593 90 21
W1IHN HP 277,112 1004 2948 61 33
WD4AHZ LP 204,300 715 100
WV5S 204,085 717 61 24
W7ZRC HP 202,440 884 2892 55 15
K3JT HP 152,457 607 1713 61 28
KY2P HP 148,816 683 2096 71
W2UP HP 129,808 476 45 31
WA3TXR LP 127,689 521 1373 58 35
K1EPJ LP 108,697 525 1489 46 27
KG5U QRP 88,576 454 1384 46 18
KM0L HP 85,302 470 1354 63
KF0T LP 69,658 415 1201 41 17
WB0OLA LP 60,966 365 1129 39 15
AA8SM 51,362 356 842 42 19
WA7UVJ LP 39,100 402 850 38 8
K1BV HP 37,880 358 947 29 11
KB0IHM LP 36,518 446 1178 25 6
AL7PT LP 35,427 273 723 33 16
WO1N LP 28,336 170 506 38 18
W3CPB LP 28,000 208 508 32 24
KB1AXF LP 13,900 122 278 33 17
VK1FF LP 13,892 130 604 17 6
NN7L 787 53 11
SINGLE OPERATOR - MIXED
ZD8Z (N6TJ) 2,109,690 2626 112 53
SN2B (SP2FAX) 1,457,652 2100 110 91
SM5IMO 783,364 1553 5293 84 64
FM/WJ2O HP 525,780 1721 67 25
LY2IC 476,918 1024 2873 82 84
IK2VJF 197,784 574 1476 66 68
YB1AQS 169,454 355 1569 74 34
W9RE HP 1,027,952 2082 6268 110 54
K8AZ (K8NZ) 1,003,392 2030 6432 108 48
AA4NC 707,427 1625 5319 90 43
WZ4F 594,270 1622 4402 98 37
N2PP HP 577,775 1499 4775 82 39
W6XR/2 531,320 1590 71 41
VE3RM HP 411,290 1087 3739 67 43
W1GD HP 272,136 581 2001 79 57
AA4GA LP 252,450 909 2475 71 31
K0DI 207,759 1025 3011 60 9
KA9FOX (@W9UP) HP 204,225 959 2723 58 17
KA1DWX HP 162,316 410 1364 119
NS0B HP 159,422 656 2018 57 22
NZ5O LP 152,685 559 1885 47 34
WB5B HP 152,412 626 1954 60 18
WN6K LP 141,900 772 2150 58 8
K3CR (KB3AFT) LP 143,980 697 1565 60 32
W7LZP HP 116,795 507 1645 57 14
KI4HN HP 110,888 522 1336 60 23
K8JLF LP 101,371 365 1139 50 39
VE6FR LP 94,128 404 1272 57 17
N3BDA LP 82,810 318 910 56 35
AE2T LP 79,750 579 1375 40 18
KM3T HP 78,624 378 1248 45 18
WA8YRS LP 76,711 609 1871 41
K0EJ LP 43,576 382 838 52
AA1KY HP 40,460 204 578 47 23
NI8L HP 23,560 294 760 21 10
WT1O LP 22,765 335 785 20 9
K7FR 22,607 201 611 29 8
AA1AA LP 3 1 3 1 0
MULITOPERATOR
RU6LWZ 1,553,307 2213 6783 127 102
IR4T 1,410,768 2062 7272 115 79
SL0CB 1,260,290 1914 6530 103 90
IQ4T 1,046,640 1756 5880 106 72
LY3MR 994,014 1652 4802 105 102
S50C 928,560 1772 5840 96 63
HG5C 831,552 1244 5856 78 64
S50E 790,540 1484 5452 80 65
HB0/PI4TUE 371,464 1116 3148 71 47
M6Q (G4BUO) 239,608 561 1964 122
ZK1AAU 77,546 289 1337 55 3
KN2T 837,914 1869 5441 154
W7OM 793,800 1526 4536 112 63
N3BB 705,500 1894 5644 95 30
NC0P 685,446 1575 138
WT2Q 672,130 1437 91 58
K2LE 575,960 1286 3740 99 55
KA4RRU 531,069 1383 133
N4TO HP 453,096 1314 3596 82 44
K0IJL 441,616 1267 112
KJ6HO HP 376,225 1291 3725 87 14
K6XO/7 359,450 1445 74 17
KB2R (@K1VR) 213,615 771 2115 60 41
KX8D 201,465 893 2035 69 30
VE7CFD LP 191,828 915 2821 60 8
N6RFM HP 130,456 630 1418 60 32
W5EHM 75,900 417 1265 47 13
N1OPZ 70,577 275 793 46 43
AC5CT 56,180 359 1060 41 12
K3WW 45,270 189 30 15
N4XR HP 42,222 207 681 45 17
KF2O 8,010 174 534 11 4
HEADQUARTERS STATIONS
W1AW/3 (@W3LPL) 5,139,207 8017 21147 166 77
PI4AA (@PI4COM) 3,559,710 4315 15477 134 96
OPREATOR LIST MULIT
NC0P NC0P,WA0ETC,WD0GVY,WA0FLS,WR0G
K6XO/7 N5CT,KG7TE,KI7WX,AB7GM,K6XO
KX8D N9DHN,N9WHG
VE7CFD VE7CFD,VE7CQK
W7OM W7OM,W1NG
KJ6HO KJ6HO,AG8L,KC6CEX
N4TO N4TO,WB4EYX,WB4MAI,WB4OSN
W1AW/3 AA3NM,K3DI,K3NA,K3RA,KA2AEV,KJ4VG,N3ADL,N3QYA,N5OKR,ND3A,
ND3F,W3LPL,W3MR,WA3WJD,WB4NFS,WM2H,WN3K,WR3E,WR3Z
IQ4T IK4HVR,IK4SXJ,I4IFL
HG5C HA1AG,HA5LV,HA5MO,HA5WE,N9NC,W0YR
SL0CB SM0GNU,SM0TXT
S50E S51B,S51XE,S50U
WT2Q KB1W,KY1H,NU1P,KE6BER,AA1AS,WM1K,WT2Q
N3BB N3BB,AA5RB
RU6LWZ UA6LO,UA6LV,RV6LNA,RN6MM,UA6LFQ,RB6AJJ/6,UR5IBG
PI4AA PA3BBP,PA3DZN,PA3EOB,PA3ERC,PA3EWP,PA3FQA,PA3FRN,PA3GBQ,
PA3GXF,PB0AIC,PI4AA
KN2T KN2T,KN2L,KD2I,KA2NXL,WB2DIN
S50C S53ZO,S53RM,S53CC,S55OO
K2LE K2LE,N2UN
W5EHM SQ9DDZ,N1PVB,AA5BT,KA5WSS
LY3MR LY2BIL,LY1FF,LY2BKF,KY1FR,KYR-1220
IR4T I4JMY,I4YSS,IK4IEE,IK2QEI,IK2SGC,IK4MED
HB0/PI4TUE PA3EZL,PE1NEX,PE1PRG,PA3GFE,PA3FXW,PE1NVK
ZK1AAU AA8U,K3MJZ
K0IJL K0IJL,AA0BY
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
REMEMBER THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL AND DO NOT SEND ME ANY LOGS OR ATTACHED
^^^^^^^^
FILES!!
^^^^^^^
I placed all the HP and LP together so no one would get mislead into
thinking they have won something they did not. The scores are still marked
HP and LP so you can tell how you did against your own power.
If you send me a score with only single op on it and no phone, cw, or
mixed on it, I will put you in the mixed section. Send me a correction
and I will move you.
I assumed from reading the Rules that there is no High and Low Power
Classes. Most people are sending in whether they used HP or LP. Since
they are taking the time to do this I will break them down for them.
Where you see a number between the zones and Hq columns means that the
person added them together.
73's Jim
**********************************************************
* Jimmy R. Floyd (Jim) Thomasville, NC *
* *
* Amateur Call: >> WA4ZXA << *
* Packet Node: >> N4ZC << *
* Internet Address: >> floydjr@interpath.com << *
**********************************************************
>From MARKV@SNC-LAVALIN.COM (Vitaly Markhasin) Mon Jul 29 15:52:00 1996
From: MARKV@SNC-LAVALIN.COM (Vitaly Markhasin) (Vitaly Markhasin)
Subject: E-Mail problem
Message-ID: <s1fc9811.058@SNC-LAVALIN.COM>
Hello All,
I was SIGNOFF'd Automatically (reason unknown, SYSOP
did not reply) around July 24/25.
Anyway, if you sent any E-Mail to me (especially any
comments to my message "Radio sport - Olympic Sport")
after July 24/25 - please send it again.
Thank you.
73! Vitaly (VE6JO).
>From wa3wjd@wirelessinc.com (Brian McGinness) Mon Jul 29 21:11:33 1996
From: wa3wjd@wirelessinc.com (Brian McGinness) (Brian McGinness)
Subject: WA3WJD/P IOTA contest story & score
Message-ID: <199607291511.LAA07023@thehub.knight-hub.com>
We (AA3HA, N3NPG and myself) had a great time on NA-139, Assateague
Island, MD again this year. Our setup was better and I think we had a
good signal, but our score still was not that good. We just can't seem
to get comfortable operating a contest out of the car...
I obtained a "special use permit" from the National Park Service this
year, so the rangers could not kick us out! We erected a AB-577/GRC
military crankup mast to about 35', and put a Cushcraft A-4S with
40m kit on it, right on the beach dunes. We had a small generator
that powered the rotor (thanks to Norm's rotor service!!) and a small
Ameritron AL-811 amp at 600 watts.
The rigs were inside the car, powered off 12v, and logging was done on
a laptop also powered off 12v from the car. We used "super-duper-IOTA"
by EI5DI to log this time, instead of CT. CT trashed our log last year
when we tried to use it in the dxpedition mode for the contest. The
dxpedition mode on CT is looking for a CQ zone for the exchange, and
even though we put the serial number in the field, it mysteriously
changed all the Gs on EU005 to the same serial number on us last year.
SDI did none of this, and took the log just fine, even though it took
us a while to get used to it. During the contest with a big pile-up
on is NOT the time to get used to a new logging program!
It seems like a lot of people still need NA-139, even though it has
been on several times. We worked over 100 combined UA, UT, EU, ER
and ES stations alone, most giving very low serial numbers!
And we were very happy to make several Asian contacts in the AM. I
doubt any of the previous operations on the island had enuf of an
antenna to work Asia, so we were happy to make contacts with JA,
HL, BV. DU1SAN heard us but we could not complete the QSO.
And what a pleasure to get some big pileups going from the USA!
I've never been on a real dxpedition, so this was new to me. At one
point the 40m CW pileup was so big someone started sending "pse up1"
so I took the hint and started working split, which I also have never
done before (from the dx end). That sure suprised me when the
pileup demanded that we work split, hi hi.
QSL cards will be printed by next month, and will automatically
be sent out via the buro for DX countries reachable via the buro.
If you receive cards via your bureau (dx) you will get a card
automatically. For USA stations and dx stations not reachable
via the buro, please send a SASE WITH RETURN POSTAGE to my call book
address. Incredibly, last year I got a lot of cards without SASE,
mostly from USA stations. (There will be QSL requests waiting for me
at home by the time I get there!)
I cannot send out cards to USA stations via the stateside bureaus
because of their inconsistent policies. Some forward them with a
smile, some forward them and send me a BILL, and others threaten
to destroy them if I don't send postage to send them back to me.
So you see the problem, if you are USA you will get a card only
by sending me a SASE.
I will send all the VE cards to the RAC bureau. No problems there.
Out total was 647 QSOs, 66 multipliers, 243,606 total.
Thanks, RSGB for a FB contest!
73, Brian
******************************
* Brian McGinness WA3WJD *
* wa3wjd@wirelessinc.com *
* Potomac Valley Radio Club *
******************************
>From TREY@TGV.COM (Trey Garlough) Mon Jul 29 16:33:01 1996
From: TREY@TGV.COM (Trey Garlough) (Trey Garlough)
Subject: E-Mail problem
Message-ID: <838654381.233915.TREY@tgv.com>
> I was SIGNOFF'd Automatically (reason unknown, SYSOP
> did not reply) around July 24/25.
Sorry I haven't gotten around to replying to the message you sent me
Friday afternoon.
> Anyway, if you sent any E-Mail to me (especially any
> comments to my message "Radio sport - Olympic Sport")
> after July 24/25 - please send it again.
Whether or not your were signed on to CQ-Contest has no bearing on
your ability to receive personal mail. Naturally, no one would post a
personal message on the CQ-Contest mailing list, as that would be an
inconvenience to the other 2000 subscribers, so I wouldn't be
concerned about having missed any personal messages while signed off.
--Trey, WN4KKN/6
>From rattmann@cts.com (Rattmann) Mon Jul 29 19:44:10 1996
From: rattmann@cts.com (Rattmann) (Rattmann)
Subject: stacking for SS
Message-ID: <199607291844.LAA08484@burnout.cts.com>
Stacking two highly dissimilar antennas such as a 204ba and a Wilson
tribander is a crap shoot. I would not have much confidence in modeling
such a system either. You could build it and see... but how much time do
you have? May I humbly suggest an alternative plan (you say you are going QRP):
1. Sell the tribander. Put the money toward another used 204ba for 20
meters.
2. Sidemount the lower 204ba where you want... just fix it on
Philadelphia and don't
worry about rotating it.
3. Build or buy a U-L-B stacking switch for the 20m system. Turn the
high antenna
west when you need to, otherwise use the stack toward the east. The
low one by
itself to the east will be surprisingly good also.
4. Add a 3 el 15m monobander somehow to your system. Obviously, a
rotating one is
best (can you add it above your high 20?). Otherwise, stick it down
the tower
somewhere and fix it on the Carolinas.
5. You won't need ten meters this year. 96 SS will be mainly 20-40-80
with 15 of
less importance.
6. Put your main efforts into known methods of improving system
efficiency such as
monoband antennas and better feedlines. With QRP you need minimal
system losses.
Good luck! 73, Glenn K6NA
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