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Subject: Open Logs
From: RKILE@delphi.com (RKILE@delphi.com)
Date: Sat Oct 15 13:34:56 1994
    While there are many reasons of interest to open contest logs for public
review there are several reasons to maintain them as private. If one so
likes to leave the cat out of the bag and give away operating secrets, times
and rates. Ask him... When contest logs are submitted for review by the
contest committee they become the property of that committee. They are
assumed to be private.
    Otherwise, may someone work you multiple times in the contest filling
your logs with unique silent key calls as has happened to me. 
    Come on now, Why don't all you right handers cut off your right hand and
lefties your left. This is not to say perhaps a few people have not gained
some insight already.......

Bob, KG7D
via internet"rkile@delphi.com"
 
       <<<<<Robin Hood was a politician>>>>>>

>From barry@w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner)  Sat Oct 15 20:58:29 1994
From: barry@w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) (Barry Kutner)
Subject: Open Logs
Message-ID: <7V49Tc1w165w@w2up.wells.com>

RKILE@delphi.com writes:

>     While there are many reasons of interest to open contest logs for public
> review there are several reasons to maintain them as private. If one so
> likes to leave the cat out of the bag and give away operating secrets, times
> and rates. Ask him... When contest logs are submitted for review by the
> contest committee they become the property of that committee. They are
> assumed to be private.

Bob - I disagree with your assumption.  In my opinion, if you are turning 
over your logs to the contest committee, and it becomes their property, 
you are assigning the logs to them, and they may do with them as they 
wish. Note also, the standard disclaimer, decisions of the contest 
committee are final.
If you submit an article to a journal, you sign a statement assigning 
copyright and rights to the publisher. They may then publish it, send out 
press statements, etc. (at least this is the way it works in the medical 
field).
I think it would prove most interesting to be able to review logs. For 
example, if I were near the top, but got beat by just a little, I would 
sure like to know where I screwed up, or which band I didnt spend enough 
time on.
Sure, there are probably guys who will cry foul by finding a "missed" bad 
QSO here or there, but like baseball (if you can remember baseball), the
ump's decision stands regardless what the videotape shows after the
fact.
73 Barry

--

Barry N. Kutner, W2UP       Usenet/Internet: barry@w2up.wells.com
Newtown, PA                 Packet Radio: W2UP @ WB3JOE.#EPA.PA.USA.NA
                            Packet Cluster: W2UP >K2TW (FRC)
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>From Dave Kalahar KD4HXT <72437.3454@compuserve.com>  Sun Oct 16 15:55:18 1994
From: Dave Kalahar KD4HXT <72437.3454@compuserve.com> (Dave Kalahar KD4HXT)
Subject: VP5Y Cluster Suport
Message-ID: <941016145518_72437.3454_FHG67-2@CompuServe.COM>

Once again this year, The North Florida DX Assoc. (NFDXA) is traveling to
VP5 for the CQWW phone contest.  Last year as a MM they were 3rd place in
the world.  This year the operation is MS as VP5Y.
 
NFDXA would like to use the DX Packet Cluster HF network in the operation,
preferably by connecting direct with a 10MHZ node.
 
If your a sysop of a HF Cluster Node on 10Mhz and would grant permission to
allow VP5Y to connect direct to your site, please let me know.
 
73 - Dave
KD4HXT
 



>From Kurt Pauer <0006743923@mcimail.com>  Sun Oct 16 17:43:00 1994
From: Kurt Pauer <0006743923@mcimail.com> (Kurt Pauer)
Subject: Open Logs
Message-ID: <01941016164310/0006743923ND2EM@MCIMAIL.COM>

I believe that KR1R is correct in keeping the contest logs private.  It
really serves no useful purpose to make them public and can only open
a Pandora's Box for the Contest Department.  I have traded computer
files of logs with K1AR, KM9P, KC1F, N6BV, K7GM, W1WEF, and others
and have never been refused.  If your intent is to learn from someone
else's logs, most contesters are willing to help.  If your intent is to
find errors or faults with someone else's log, then you probably won't
get the help.  If you are curious about someone else's log, ask them
for a copy in exchange for yours.  It works if you have the right
intentions.    -- Kurt, W1PH   (w1ph@mcimail.com)


>From AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT)  Mon Oct 17 04:17:48 1994
From: AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT)
Subject: CONTESTING=GOOD HEALTH
Message-ID: <013.01512819.AGDM25A@prodigy.com>

Great news! - Medical evidence suggests that contesting is good for you!

Certainly its hard to imagine ANY physical benefits from sitting in your
shack all weekend, but believe it or not one benefit may have surfaced...

A recent medical study looked at retired nuns in convents.  To no one's
surprise they live longer because they don't indulge in life's usual
self-destructive vices such as smoking and alcohol.  Not only do the nuns
live longer, but their overall health, mental activity and alertness seems
to be sharp.  They even have less "alzhimer's" disease, and strokes than
their lay contemporaries in the outside world.

The study suggested that their "sharpness" was due to their activities at
the convent.  The retired nun's day is structured.  Chapel prayer's before
breakfast, then studying and translating scripture, and other household
"chores" throughout the day.  No idle hours watching TV.  This structured
mental activity seems to xercise the brain, keep it active, and postpone
senility and other physiological problems that affect seniors at large.

Well, how about running up a 100k score in SS?????  Thats certainly
"xercising the brain"!  Next time you significant other complains about you
waste-ing a contest weekend in the shack, tell him/her that your simply
xercising your brain.  Use it or loose it.....


>From Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@VNET.IBM.COM  Sat Oct 15 22:35:35 1994
From: Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@VNET.IBM.COM (Robert A. Wilson)
Subject: 1994 Calif. QSO Party, Final list of High Claimed Scores

Thanks to all the participants for making this year's California QSO
Party a big success.  Here is my final report.  73, Bob, N6TV

1994 California QSO Party (CQP) Claimed Scores

Inside California:

          CW  Phone   Total
Call     QSOs  QSOs    QSOs  Mul  Points   Comments
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
N6RO      866  2060    2926   58 389,644   CCOS, M/M, +K3EST
W6EEN     765  1334    2104   58 296,986   RIV, M/S, +KA6SAR, K6XC
AB6FO     825   829    1654   58 239,714   LAX
AE6Y      570  1117    1687   58 228,752   SCLA
WA6AUE    543   962    1505   58 206,074   NEV, 22 hours, one xmtr
N6EK      670   769    1439   58 205,784   ALA
KC6X                   1497   57 203,262   LAX
NI6T      547   922    1469   58 202,130   SISK, at K6VX
AA6KX     659   762    1411   57 199,557   ALP/MON, missed HI
AG6D      682   654    1336   58 194,532   SCLA, M/S, +N4TQO, 23.6 hrs
K6KM                   1283   58 188,500   Butte, M/S +WM2C
W6BJH                  1246   58 175,914   SHASTA, new record
AB6WM     477   736    1213   58 168,374   SCRZ, 19 hours
KM6YX                  1371   58 159,152   LAX
KG6VI     546   482    1028   58 150,916   INYO, M/M, low power
WX6M                   1208   58 148,186   SOL, 19.5 hrs
KJ6GQ                  1264   58 146,624   SHASTA
AA6MV     282   718    1000   58 132,356   SCRZ
N6UUG       0  1111    1111   58 128,876   TUOL
KD6FW       0  1077    1077   58 124,932   MADERA, 19 hrs
KI6AN                   857   58 123,656   BUTTE
N6TV      196   804    1000   56 122,976   SCLA, 11 hrs; then to Yolo
AB6LJ                  1050   58 121,220   SAC
KN6EL     486   257     743   58 114,376   Butte, low power
KK6QM     270   543     813   57 108,072   M/S +W6QHS, 9 hrs, missed RI
WA6CTA    486   253     739   55 108,020   MARN, low powe
AA6YX     406   305     711   47 104,196   SONOMA
W6JEX                   866   57  98,724   TEH
KJ6HO                   876   56  97,328   LAX, low power
W7CB/6                  555   53  72,210   MONT
KJ6TC     251   251     502   57  71,535   SUTTER, mobile M/S, some QSOs los
AB6QR                   418   56  70,224   BUTTE
WR6R        8   511     519   58  60,668   CCOS, M/S +WB6MZQ, 10 hrs
NF6H      224    71     295   45  36,630   ORG, low power
WA6SDM    306   323     629   58  90,712   SCLA
N6BT      103   439     542   57  67,659   YOLO expedition, N6TV opr.
WA7BNM                  413   52  44,616   LAX, low power, 8.75 hrs
AE0M      143   130     273   49  33,781   SCLA, low pwr, 11.5 hrs, indoor ant
K6LL       88   143     231   48  26,400   IMP, 2.5 hrs, also on from AZ
K6HTM                   236   55  25,960   BUTTE
N6PYI                   164   44  14,432
K2MM/6     89    42     131   30  10,530   SCLA
N6TPT       0    63      63   20   2,250   SCLA, 4.5 hours
WA6GFY                   50   18   1,800   SCLA, low power, 3 hrs, N2ALE opr.
NG0X/6      0    10      10    9     180   Mobile

Outside California:

Call      CW  Phone   Total  Mul  Points   Comments
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
VE7SZ    285   858     1143   57           BC, missed Modoc, VE7NTT, opr.
K7QQ                    846   56 107,464   Missed Modoc and Colusa
N6CQ/3   229   518      747   56  96,488   PA, 21 hrs, missed SBEN,STAN
KE9I     217   507      724   58  96,338   IN
N9HZQ    201   497      698   58  92,626   GA, at W4AQL
K0PP/&   236   343      579   55  76,670   MT
K6XO/7   206   362      568   57  76,494   UT, missed Colusa
WA6KUI                  533   56  75,600   TN, 22+ hrs, missed TRIN,SBEN
KF0IA     58   574      632   55  72,710   CO, 18.8 hours
VE7NKI     0   609      609   51  62,118   BC
W5ASP    227   134      361   55  51,810
K7GM/4   197   145      342   52  45,812   NC, low power, 7 hours
KM0L     214    97      311   51  42,636
K0GU      98   245      343   54  42,336   CO
VE4GV     92   237      329       39,750   MB, low power, 7.5 hours
K2UVG     91   242      333   52  39,364   FL, low power
AA4NC                   300   54           NC, low powe
W3FG     137   128      265   55  36,685   MD, low pwr no ant.
N4OGW/9                 235   51  35,955
K6LL/7   110   156      266   51  32,742   AZ, also entering from CA!
W6XR/2                  264   50  31,050   NY
KC0EI    145    77            45  26,505
K7SV     100   106      206   50  25,600   VA, low power, 4 hrs
KO9Y     112   116      228   45  25,560   IN, low power
WQ5L     113   103      216   46  25,070   AL, 8.5 hours, low power
K8JLF    120    65      185   49  24,010   MA, low power, 5 hours
WA2SRQ   150    13      163   48  22,848   NJ, low power
WD0T      83    93      176   45  19,575   SD, 4.5 hours
AA7FL     48   139      187   46  19,412   OR
N6KL/0    80   104      184   43  19,264   CO, low power part time
N1PBT      1   192      193   50  19,350   VT, low power, 16.75 hrs
XE1/AA6RX 88    62      150   50  19,400   Mexico, low power
K0EJ      30   131      161   49  18,718   TN, low power
K1TN      99    45      144   43  16,641   CT
N4ZR                    152   39  15,708
K3WW      51    83      134   40  12,760
WB5CRG     1   136      137   46  12,650   TX
KZ4H/7    73    41      301   35  10,535   NV
KI7WX     96     4      100   37   7,548   UT,  Low power, 5 hours
KK7A      50    10       60   32   5,440   ID, Low power, < 3 hrs
KD0AV     62    11       73   24   4,992   IL, low power
N6TR      79    26      105   41   4,305   OR
KB1GW                   105   38           low power, 4.75 hours
K7SS                    101

>From Steve Sutterer <A883PHY@SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU>  Mon Oct 17 14:47:57 1994
From: Steve Sutterer <A883PHY@SEMOVM.SEMO.EDU> (Steve Sutterer)
Subject: Half Square switch directions?
Message-ID: <17OCT94.08423369.0011.MUSIC@SEMOVM>

I recall an article long ago in one of the ham mags (early 70's?)
where someone purported to switch the direction of a half-square
by inserting a suspended 1/4-wavelength of open wire line in the
center of the horizontal phasing section.  The phasing should then
be switchable (180 or 360 degrees) depending upon whether the bottom of
the open wire line is shorted or open...
Has anyone ever tried this or modeled this?  Comments?

Steve Sutterer AK0M  a883phy@semovm.semo.edu

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