Hello Jim. I was using CT 8.43 and a CQWW.CTY downloaded from
cq-contest@tgv.com and carefully updated from subsequent reflector postings.
What about the RA9, RW9, UW9, RA0, RW0 and UW0 prefixes. Do they sort out
the same way as the UA9 and UA0 prefixes??? For example, are RA9S, RW9S,
UW9S all zone 16 like UA9S???
Thanks for the info.
Bill AA6TT
>From oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) Wed Dec 1 18:02:03 1993
From: oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) (Derek Wills)
Subject: 6V6U slim?
Message-ID: <9312011802.AA23542@astro.as.utexas.edu>
Did anyone else notice what I took to be a slim signing 6V6U on
40 meters at 0231Z Nov 28. The operator was not nearly as proficient as
the one I heard handling the pileups most of the weekend
Perhaps they were doing their bit for the international cooperation
stuff and training a local Senegalese op? Unlikely, granted...
I duped them one year because they signed 6W6U and 6V6U at different
times in the same contest, so nobody is perfect.
Perhaps the op was getting tired :-)
Derek aa5bt
>From Ed Gilbert <eyg@hpnjlc.njd.hp.com> Wed Dec 1 18:02:38 1993
From: Ed Gilbert <eyg@hpnjlc.njd.hp.com> (Ed Gilbert)
Subject: wa2srq cqww cw results
Message-ID: <9312011806.AA19270@hp.com>
WA2SRQ CQWW CW results
Single op, low power category
160 11 5 10
80 49 9 29
40 100 15 57
20 448 33 93
15 318 24 75
10 27 13 22
------------------
Total 953 99 286 => 1,046,045
For the past few years I've been operating as part of a M/S
effort, and this was my first effort from home. I ran low power
so I wouldn't have to worry about TVI. My goal was to make 1M,
which ended up taking 23 hours. Operating low power has a
strange feeling. It's very hard to work dx on 160, 80, and 40,
but on the higher bands I hardly noticed the difference.
Overall, it was a good test of some new antennas, and I now know
where improvements are needed (how to fit a 40m beam on a mast
already overloaded with 3 monobanders?).
73, Ed WA2SRQ
>From gjk@hogpa.ho.att.com (Gerald J Kersus) Wed Dec 1 19:37:07 1993
From: gjk@hogpa.ho.att.com (Gerald J Kersus) (Gerald J Kersus)
Subject: CT & Asiatic Russia
Message-ID: <9312011937.AA03900@hogpc.ho.att.com>
The RW9S? I worked on 20 did definitely send zone 17! Based on Bill's
posting, I've looked back through my logs since 1988 (since they're on my
drive here at work) and it seems that all of them sent zone 17. Yet, they
keep showing up in my whatever.zon file.
Gerry, W1GD
>From Jim Reisert AD1C 01-Dec-1993 1459 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> Wed Dec
> 1 19:54:07 1993
From: Jim Reisert AD1C 01-Dec-1993 1459 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> (Jim
Reisert AD1C 01-Dec-1993 1459)
Subject: CT 8.49 on CT BBS *now*
Message-ID: <9312011954.AA02832@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
Fixes these two bugs:
1. Check Partial crashed CT when you typed a "?" anywhere in the callsign
field.
2. CT gives Zone, QSO points but no country credit to /MM and /AM stations.
BBS # is 508-460-8877.
73 - Jim AD1C
>From David Robbins (KY1H) 413-494-6955(w) 413-655-2714(h)
><robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com> Wed Dec 1 20:22:29 1993
From: David Robbins (KY1H) 413-494-6955(w) 413-655-2714(h)
<robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com> (David Robbins 413-494-6955 413-655-2714 (KY1H w h))
Subject: electronic logs
Message-ID: <9312012016.AA21764@thomas.ge.com>
my problem with log checking for cqww poses another problem. i initially
submitted just a paper log, they eventually asked for a disk some time in the
spring. when the high claimed scores came out the score was exactly what
was on my paper log. when the final results came out the score had been
reduced by over 25%! after some investigation it turns out that the final
score results were put together off their disk processing and were not compared
with the original paper log... somewhere in the process the disk file was
corrupted cutting off the last 11 hours or so of the contest. if the original
submission had been just a disk this might have been noticed in time to get
a new copy to them after the high claims were published. also, as long as
both versions of a log are required there should at least be some kind of
sanity check that they agree.
the ARRL upload procedure is very nice, except for that long welcome
questioneer on their bbs line... think i will use internet in the future.
73, dave
>From Fred Cady ieefc@msu.oscs.montana.edu" <fred_c@ece.ee.montana.edu Wed Dec
> 1 18:40:20 1993
From: Fred Cady ieefc@msu.oscs.montana.edu" <fred_c@ece.ee.montana.edu (Fred
Cady ieefc@msu.oscs.montana.edu)
Subject: PacketCluster 10.135 spots
Message-ID: <009765D8.13F0D280.7536@ece.ee.montana.edu>
AA6TT Writes:
>Yes, I can monitor 10.135 Packetcluster activing (at times), but it would
>sure be nice to have DX spots from the same time zone or at least from
>somewhere within a thousand mile radius during a contest!
>Is the Denver/Boulder Packetcluster on 10.135 MHz? I only see VE3CDX and one
>or two other East Coast stations during contest weekends.
I monitored 10.135 for a while getting ready to use it at 4M5I.
KI3V and W6GO spots appear in the evenings plus some other w0's and
w5 spots. I filter out the non-close-in spots and stuff them into the
cluster here. Works slick.
>From Wilbert Knol <wk@frc.maf.govt.nz> Wed Dec 1 20:33:27 1993
From: Wilbert Knol <wk@frc.maf.govt.nz> (Wilbert Knol)
Subject: ZL2K: CQWW-CW '93 results.
Message-ID: <Pine.3.05.9312020827.A17422-b100000@sam.frc.maf.govt.nz>
Kiwi Contest Group pre-checked results:
CQWW CW 1993
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST 1993
Call: ZL2K Country: New Zealand
Mode: CW Category: Multi Multi
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 66 171 2.59 16 14
80 373 1092 2.93 25 45
40 1455 4305 2.96 31 85
20 861 2536 2.95 30 97
15 2310 6843 2.96 32 92
10 904 2683 2.97 25 50
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 5969 17630 2.95 159 383 => 9,555,460
Comments:
The low bands opened this time, taking the score over and above the SSB
results, in spite of the higher bands being well down.
'My' band (15) still produced good piles of JA's and W (mainly west
coast). Interesting how much more well-behaved CW ops are. The Eu's were
marginal on the short path over Asia with lots of multipathing making CW
copy hard at times...particularly on the 40wpm+ merchants who really
managed to shoot themselves in the foot :-)
A good time was had by all, the wx played its part with clear blue skies
and 20 deg C. I managed to replace the gamma match on the unused 10 m beam
outside in the sunshine, whilst others were sweating away in our DX
woolshed.
CT fell over a few times (only the machines that were networked) and had a
few other funnies (autosave did not work) but went well otherwise. Would
be lost without it.
See you next year...
Cheers, Wilbert, ZL2BSJ
Wilbert Knol MAFFISH Marine Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
Usenet: wk@frc.maf.govt.nz PACKET:ZL2BSJ@ZL2WA.NZL.OC AMPR:[44.147.180.88]
AX25, NET/ROM, TCP/IP mailbox 146.625 MHz Wellington Data, 144.650 Simplex
>From Not a paperless office <young@young.enet.dec.com> Wed Dec 1 22:05:04
>1993
From: Not a paperless office <young@young.enet.dec.com> (Not a paperless office)
Subject: CT and Check Partial
Message-ID: <9312012202.AA13278@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
The undocumented switch is -K1XM. Ken put it in for me because I was
taking a pair of old Toshiba T1000SE notebooks to S79S. In addition
to changing the supercheck partial behavior it also enables the extra
function keys on an AT-style keyboard.
I don't know if it is broken since I didn't use the notebook this year.
Paul, K1XM
>From pfd@big.att.com (Peter Driessen) Wed Dec 1 22:13:57 1993
From: pfd@big.att.com (Peter Driessen) (Peter Driessen)
Subject: antennas
Message-ID: <9312012213.AA00330@cue.att.com>
re: choice of antennas for single tower
I am planning a single tower installation
of 110-120 feet (40-50 foot tower on roof of
7 storey concrete building)
I would appreciate any comments or suggestions
you may have on some of my options:
1. Two antennas, one sidemounted with ring rotor
a. choice of 40 meter beam
I am considering M2 4-el 40 heavy duty version,
would like more gain than 2-el,
reluctant to go full size 3-el DX Engineering
due to size and weight.
Which beams work best, and stand up best to wind?
Have there been any comparison studies of 40m beams?
b. other bands 30-10 meters
I am considering log periodic, 13 el Mosley or
DX Engineering with extra elements to cover 10-30 MHz.
Other options are 5 banders from Mosley etc.
2. One antenna (saves cost of ring rotor)
Mosley log periodic 17 el 6-30 MHz or Mosley 96 or?
Will the LP work as well on 40 as the M2 4-el?
3. Other ideas?
Please reply directly to me, not to the reflector.
Thanks!
Peter Driessen, VE7AB, AI70
pfd@big.att.com
>From David Robbins (KY1H) 413-494-6955(w) 413-655-2714(h)
><robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com> Thu Dec 2 00:22:43 1993
From: David Robbins (KY1H) 413-494-6955(w) 413-655-2714(h)
<robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com> (David Robbins 413-494-6955 413-655-2714 (KY1H w h))
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <9312020022.AA01588@thomas.ge.com>
this is my wish list i just sent to k1ea. maybe this will give some
others out there some more ideas, or maybe you will like some of these.
either way, the best way to get new features is to tell ken what
you are looking for... after all, many of us are his customers.
I know AD1C forwards mail to ken, or you can leave messages on the
CT-BBS at 508-460-8877. most of these relate to multi-multi use of
CT from the CQWW contests.
Thing we would like to see in future from CT:
1. fix the network memory leak again
2. internet bug report address
3. customizable windows. put in .cfg file the ability to set the
position and sizes of each of the windows. maybe even colors???
4. being able to lock in a station on a band, or at least to make
it start up on a particular band everytime regardless of what the
radio or log says.
5. being able to set initial window setup... i.e. everytime i start
up i want to see f-10, alt-a, alt-j windows instead of the current
defaults. including dx spot filter setting.
6. being able to see a single band log at a time.
7. being able to direct alt-g talks to particular band or station
8. being able to see only passes for your band.
9. being able to lock in your freq display in alt-j even when you
have a computer controlled radio. this is so you can keep a pass
frequency on the screen even when dialing around.
10. simpler pass entry... option to type in just band name instead
of whole frequency, maybe take freq out of alt-j in those cases.
11. more control of spots. ability to delete spots out of window,
and keeping spots available after shutdown and startup... in mm
i kept file with running record of spots and recovered last window
full of them on startup.
12. better .opr file... maybe write output every hour plus when
operator changes or band changes?
13. being able to switch on and off the auto stop during f-1
repeat mode without shutting down.
73, dave robbins@guid2.dnet.ge.com
>From Bob Souza <bob@may18.lkg.dec.com> Thu Dec 2 00:27:02 1993
From: Bob Souza <bob@may18.lkg.dec.com> (Bob Souza)
Subject: we1f cqwwcw score
Message-ID: <9312020027.AA18974@may18.lkg.dec.com>
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST 1993
Call: WE1F Country: United States (231)
Mode: CW Category: Single Unlimited
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 3 7 2.33 2 2
80 65 172 2.65 14 39
40 114 321 2.82 20 57
20 404 1157 2.86 28 84
15 276 800 2.90 28 96
10 52 130 2.50 19 38
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 914 2587 2.83 111 316 => 1,104,649
Equipment Description:
TS850, LK500ZA, A4 @ 70', 80m top-loaded delta loop, 160m quarter sloper
21 hours.
>From Daniel R. Violette" <Daniel_R._Violette@smtpgty.anatcp.rockwell.com Thu
>Dec 2 00:43:11 1993
From: Daniel R. Violette" <Daniel_R._Violette@smtpgty.anatcp.rockwell.com
(Daniel R. Violette)
Subject: RF Quiet Computer Monitors?
Message-ID: <9311017547.AA754792991@smtpgty.anatcp.rockwell.com>
Getting a new system (finally going to retire the XT) and have not
been able to get good advice on RF quiet monitors. Know that choking
the power/video lines works for that, but I am concerned about right
out of the chassis. A friend has a Shamrock (the cheapy going with
most systems here) and it radiated right through the case. Any help
would be appreciated.
73/Dan KI6X
>From aa2du@attmail.com (J P Kleinhaus ) Thu Dec 2 00:56:04 1993
From: aa2du@attmail.com (J P Kleinhaus ) (J P Kleinhaus )
Subject: CQWW and X5..what gives?
I find it very interesting that CQ contest committee refuses to give contest
credit for X5 stations. They claim that since it is not an officially
licensed station(s), it is invalid. They (CQ) have already set a different
precedent with their CQ DX Honor Roll. They accept cards for credit from
stations such as S21NQ in Bangladesh, XZ9A in Myanmar etc. Both of these
stations never had any official licenses from the governments of the countries
in which they were operating. Why is this same logic not applied to the DX
contest
criteria?? Inquiring minds want to know.
73 de J.P. AA2DU
ARRL Hudson Division CAC Representative
PS. I am not suggesting that they count as credit for a new country multiplier
but only that they should count for QSO and Zone credit. The country should
count
for Bosnia. After all, the Serbs control about 80% of the land mass there
anyway.
>From Takao Kumagai <je1cka@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp> Thu Dec 2 10:08:00 1993
From: Takao Kumagai <je1cka@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp> (Takao Kumagai)
Subject: AH0K CQWW CW SCORE
Message-ID: <9312020108.AA22258@asuka.aerospace-lab.go.jp>
The following scores will be corrected later.
CALLSIGN:AH0K COUNTRY:NORTHERN MARIANAS
ZONE:27 CATEGORY:MULTI/MULTI
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 288 825 2.86 21 28
80 1155 3403 2.95 29 77
40 1982 5861 2.96 36 118
20 2823 8358 2.96 40 130
15 2372 7016 2.96 38 120
10 1102 3225 2.93 34 81
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 9722 28688 2.95 198 554 => 21,573,376
No big troubles during the test.
HF packet between KH0/JA worked great, gave us many many multi.
Other competitors in M/M?(I guess EA9EO?)
TACK JE1CKA/KH0AM
>From Jim Reisert AD1C 01-Dec-1993 2102 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> Thu Dec
> 2 01:57:28 1993
From: Jim Reisert AD1C 01-Dec-1993 2102 <reisert@wrksys.enet.dec.com> (Jim
Reisert AD1C 01-Dec-1993 2102)
Subject: VE9 Zone and CT versions earlier than 8.43
Message-ID: <9312020157.AA27207@us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
Peter Jenning (AB6WM VE3SUN C31LJ V31UN G0RZJ) wrote to me:
> I am having a problem with the exception zones not displaying properly.
> Is this a known bug in 8.28? Some work fine, some don't. CH9 shows z 1.
> Your file contains the corrections, they just don't pop up right with
> F10.
I thought the answer was interesting enough to share, since it was one of
those "oh, now I remember" kinds of discoveries.
In versions of CT prior to 8.43, there was a bug that you could not override
the zone of certain countries that Ken has hard-coded into CT. These
special countries are BY, K, UA9, VE and VK. They are hard-coded into CT
because they span multiple zones and it is easier to special-case them in
software than to make complicated CTY file entries for them. This is why,
for example, all those VE2 stations you worked in Zone 2 show up in the .ZON
file, even though they're listed as Zone 2 in the CTY file.
So if you find that the Canadian zone overrides don't work, now you know
why.
73 - Jim AD1C
>From Ward Silver <hwardsil@seattleu.edu> Thu Dec 2 02:58:59 1993
From: Ward Silver <hwardsil@seattleu.edu> (Ward Silver)
Subject: Subject: Contest entries
Message-ID: <Pine.3.03.9312011854.A12104-9100000@sumax.seattleu.edu>
A cheaper way to get confirmation (including other things like receipt of
resumes, etc.) is to just put a 19-cent self-addressed postcard in the
package with some statement like "Contest XXX logs received on date _____".
Works everytime I've used it, and cheaper than registered mail, plus no
extra trip to P.O.
73, Ward N0AX
>From Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> Thu Dec 2 04:27:20 1993
From: Randy A Thompson <K5ZD@world.std.com> (Randy A Thompson)
Subject: K5ZD coming to EWA/WWA
Message-ID: <Pine.3.87.9312012320.A9184-0100000@world.std.com>
I will be in Pascoe, WA on Dec 13/14 and in Seattle on Dec 15/16. What
is there to do in these never before visited towns?
Randy
>From Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> Thu Dec 2 04:17:00 1993
From: Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Subject: CQWW CW Scores
Message-ID: <94931202041749/0006008716NA4EM@mcimail.com>
Sorry for the long delay getting these posted...been real busy at work...
will add in the new scores this weekend.
DG
CQ WW DX CW Score Rumors
taken on 3.830 by WZ1R.
Single-Operator (No Packet)
K1KI 2927-153-523 5.7 M
K5ZD 3043-146-485 5.6 M
N2NT 2759-155-480 5.01 M
K3ZO 2750-161-478 5.0 M
N6BV 3074-135-430 4.94 M
K4VX 2065-167-490 3.8 M WX3N op.
KT3Y 2263-140-427 3.7 M
K5GN 2204-160-433 3.5 M
N5RZ 2137-152-411 3.3 M
W1WEF 1990-??8-406 3.0 M
K8GL 1654-148-462 2.86 M
W6EEN 2068-141-313 2.42 M
W2HPF 1554-125-377 2.2 M
NN7L 1377-146-??? 1.77 M
N1CC 965-107-310 1.13 M
WB5VZL 1148-117-251 1 M
DX Single-Operator
VP5RX 5.1 M K1RX op.
CH2ZP 2317-122-336 2.6 M VE2ZP op.
KV0Q 192- 21- 43 32 K 160M
W9LT 598- 29- 98 204 K 80M
W8UVZ 472- 34-102 175 K 80M
N4CC 410- 29- 93 140 K 80M
WA4PGM 307- 30- 96 80M
W1RR 1433- 36-142 727 K 40M
N6RO 1147- 39-118 512 K 40M
KH2F 1147- 38-132 40M
K4JPD 728- 38-143 380 K 40M
KM1H 1956- 39-143 1.01 M 20M KQ2M op.
KP2A 2681- 32-112 958 K 15M KW8N op.
K1ZZ 1210- 35-133 574 K 15M
WZ3Q 1003- 34-112 413 K 15M
W6QHS 759- 33-102 15M
K2MT 667- 32-127 303 K 15M
Single-Operator Low Power (No Packet/150W)
K2ZJ 1292-137-416 2.03 M
K2SG 1581-108-325 1.97 M
KC1SJ 1101-121-353 1.4 M
WS1E 924-110-324 1.26 M
N8II 770- 30-144 323 K 15M
Single-Operator QRP (No Packet/ 5W)
K1CGJ 595- 88-252 557 K
KA1CZF 436- 73-196 316 K
Single-Operator Assisted
K3WW 2535-160-547 5.12 M
K1DG 2307-157-551 4.6 M
K5NA 2129-168-582 4.57 M
AA2DU 1989-139-484 3.54 M @ K1VR
K2WK 1703-151-505 3.18 M
KC1F 1787-137-480 3.18 M
K2ONP 1070-122-368 1.47 M
K8JP 915-139-397 1.3 M
WE1F 915-111-316 1.1 M
KF2O 580-136-378 815 K
DX S/O/Assisted
VE3EJ 3232-173-592 6.2 M
Multi-Single
KC1XX 3391-177-643 7.99 M
K1TR 3235-173-617 7.4 M
K8AZ 3116-175-622 7.13 M
K2WI 2739-171-616 6.1 M
WD8LLD 2122-170-570 4.38 M
KS9K 2144-166-546 4.16 M
K9KDX 1769-160-516 3.34 M
K8LX 1660-156-476 2.9 M
K9UWA 2.6 M
WX0B 1802-152-395 2.45 M
K2QMF 2.14 M
K3DI 1220-122-405 1.8 M
WE1B 804 K
DX Multi-Single
J6DX 7338-159-528 12.1 M
VP9AD 6113-152-507 9.8 M
VP9MZ 3.09 M
Multi-Multi
W3LPL 6417-188-706 16 M
K1AR 5798-198-720 15.4 M
N2RM 5716-186-699 14.2 M Lost A.C. Power for 4Hrs!
K3LR 5222-190-702 13.2 M
KY1H 4192-174-627 9.03 M
>From Tim Totten <kj4vh@coplex.com> Thu Dec 2 04:58:32 1993
From: Tim Totten <kj4vh@coplex.com> (Tim Totten)
Subject: Tnx Ken!
Message-ID: <Pine.3.88.9312012355.C504-0100000@coplex>
Kudos to K1EA for jumping on the /MM bug with release 8.49! I just did
some testing with it, and it appears to have licked all the problems with
counting the multipliers correctly. It still assigns QSO points based on
the home country (I still get zero points for AA5DX/MM), but this can be
rather easily corrected by editing the ASCII log. At least now I don't
have to change the callsign to try to "trick" the .BIN file!
Tnx Ken!
73, Tim
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Tim Totten, KJ4VH Home tel +1-502-239-6486
kj4vh@coplex.com Home fax +1-502-239-7766
Kentucky Contest Group
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