- 1. FD and all that (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Thu Jun 30 18:08:36 1994
- We've seen a lot of complaints about not-too-sharp operation, wierd phonetics, etc. Yup, it's there. Yup, it kills your rate. Repeat after me: "It's a hobby." If it ain't fun, go home. If there's fun
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-06/msg00000.html (58,769 bytes)
- 2. Aid for single-ops? (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Fri Jun 10 13:14:54 1994
- As a follow up to Steves comment, Sony makes a handheld DAT recorder with both VOX and time stamp recording. It is under $600 at the local electronics emporium. 73, Dave NG0X (Trey, I hope this messa
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-06/msg00030.html (9,146 bytes)
- 3. I.C.E. Filters/preamps (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Mon Jun 27 12:30:48 1994
- At the Intel emergency communications shack we measured 1W of 1170 KHz across a 50 ohm resistor at the feed line to our low band wire. Needless to say, our receivers begged for mercy. I built a tran
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-06/msg00092.html (12,068 bytes)
- 4. slow exchanges (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Wed Jun 29 11:35:36 1994
- <deleted stuff about inefficient exchanges> At our FD, there were no contest regulars other than me (and I am more of a wanna-be) and furthermore, two people that are not licensed yet. I made a _very
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-06/msg00096.html (8,358 bytes)
- 5. packet digi-peaters and FD (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Fri Jul 1 16:05:50 1994
- Don't like digipeaters on FD? How about emergency digi's? Here at IEARS (Intel Emergency Amateur Radio Service) we've built up some emergency digi-peater nodes by packaging batteries, 2M rig, and KPC
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-07/msg00004.html (13,019 bytes)
- 6. Indoor antennas? (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Thu Jul 14 15:53:33 1994
- Maybe my understanding of these gizmos is a little simplistic, but shouldn't it be relatively easy to build an auto-tuner for these things? 1) sample fwd and refl power 2) derive sign of the phase d
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-07/msg00042.html (7,537 bytes)
- 7. GAS (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Fri Jul 15 16:41:44 1994
- de Steve K8LX: This one's is so easy, even I can comment. U.S. law says measure at the amp's output, so you measure at the amp's output. U.K. law (as I understand it) says measure at the antenna inpu
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-07/msg00056.html (6,834 bytes)
- 8. too much faith in their computers (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Tue Aug 30 14:20:58 1994
- de: n2ale: Well said. In the case of antenna modelling software, we need to remember that iterative floating point algorithms are notorious for stability problems and error accumulation problems. Som
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-08/msg00143.html (7,143 bytes)
- 9. AG6K AMP MODS (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Thu Sep 1 09:58:19 1994
- Indeed, that was *some* article. I got the distinct impression of QST squealing like a trapped pig. Clearly, somebody has their undies in a bunch over something. Does anybody on the reflector know t
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-09/msg00002.html (10,368 bytes)
- 10. SPRINT MULTS (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Wed Sep 14 15:29:40 1994
- <snip> <snip> When someone who is not in the contest is brave enough to call and ask "What's this all about?" what I do is: a) lead them through the exchange... "Since you live in Seattle, your secti
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-09/msg00099.html (9,875 bytes)
- 11. NA & SS reporting question (?) de K7SS (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Thu Sep 15 18:49:45 1994
- <snip> Actually, Bob, you should take yourself seriously. I find station data to be very educational. Unfortunatly, no contest write-up has the space to give a complete station run-down. Once I saw
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-09/msg00109.html (10,293 bytes)
- 12. very late VHF QSO Party score de ng0x/r (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Fri Sep 23 09:16:13 1994
- Put in a very low-key roving effort two weeks ago and just getting around to the paper work. Hit CM87, CM96, CM97 between runs to home improvement store, dinner out with my wife, and hanging new vert
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-09/msg00172.html (6,666 bytes)
- 13. Worst mobile score in CQP (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Mon Oct 3 09:34:55 1994
- Given a couple of hours to play radio this weekend, I decided to spend it testing out a new HF mobile installation. The findings: It *sucks*! Strip it back to the vehicle and start again. 15S 6 20S 4
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-10/msg00004.html (6,382 bytes)
- 14. Score Summaries (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Tue Oct 4 11:03:46 1994
- Ooooh, this is wierd, even I, an "Evil VHF Rover" agrees with Steve on something. The name is cq-contest... anyting related to contesting can be expected to show up here. You have two choices: a) Bu
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-10/msg00024.html (7,085 bytes)
- 15. VHF contest bands (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Wed Oct 5 15:01:54 1994
- de Zack, KH6CP: Here's a stab at it: a) significantly different propagation characteristics b) significantly different hardware required Either should make for a different band. Now: argue about the
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-10/msg00037.html (7,361 bytes)
- 16. ARRL DX RESULTS (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Thu Oct 6 09:36:50 1994
- <snip> Billy has said in this forum that a log sent via e-mail is always acknowledged via return e-mail. If you don't see the reply in 48hrs, follow up! Some mail handling programs get cranky about
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-10/msg00042.html (26,892 bytes)
- 17. What's a control operator? (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Tue Oct 18 19:18:37 1994
- Hmmmm... after reading my e-mail backlog on "third parties" in contests, it seems that my definition of "control operator" may be on the loosey-goosey side of most peoples' interpretration. I have al
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-10/msg00076.html (6,499 bytes)
- 18. Contest results on CD ROM (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Wed Oct 19 17:18:14 1994
- who needs a CD-ROM? just create an FTP site and upload compressed log files. dial 1-900-FOR-A-LOG at $3 a contest. might pay for a new antenna... :-) 73, Dave NG0X
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-10/msg00082.html (6,532 bytes)
- 19. try this on your pentium pee cee (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com)
- Date: Thu Dec 1 15:55:45 1994
- For those of you with access to Mosaic, you might check out the "Pentium Papers" URL = http://www.mathworks.com/Pentium/README.html A well edited collection of new posts, newspaper clippings, etc. 73
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1994-12/msg00006.html (7,263 bytes)
- 20. wind loading questions (score: 1)
- Author: dcurtis@mipos2.intel.com (Dave Curtis)
- Date: Mon Jul 26 11:12:36 1993
- For a cogent discussion of wind loading see "Physical Design of Yagi Antennas", available from the ARRL. All P.D. topics are covered, but be warned: it assumes knowledge of engineering math. Excellen
- /archives//html/CQ-Contest/1993-07/msg00212.html (6,350 bytes)
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