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>From pwalker@mbi.moody.edu (Paul D. Walker II) Tue May 30 16:11:49 1995
From: pwalker@mbi.moody.edu (Paul D. Walker II) (Paul D. Walker II)
Subject: Speaking of cover shots ...
I just gotta know ...
Did anybody notice the "room service" bell on the desk of the W6EEN shack -
front cover of the March 95 issue of CQ?
Why?
This might make a good top ten list: "Top ten reason to ring the bell during
a contest ..... "
Paul Walker, N9WHG
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>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM Tue May 30
>19:20:00 1995
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: CQ WPX -- The 5 Stages of Tequila
Message-ID: <2FCB6201@engineer.ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM>
A hot, balmy weekend....air conditioner dead in Radio Room....
Memorial Day....time for rest and parties......recovering from
AC4CS's Typhoid Ted Virus....
WPX this weekend? Sure, why not???
**************************************************************************
WB4iUX CQ WPX Summary:
The 5 Stages of Tequila
1. I can work CW (first margarita).
2. I can work CW WPX.
3. I can deal with 85 deg temp in Shack (more margaritas).
4. I can jump from CT Version 6.19 to Version 9.23 in 5 minutes.
5. Go to bed -- Tequila wins.
Apologies to AB6FO -- he received the worst bungled report
I sent all night (stage 4).
73, Tom WB4iUX
Tom.Skelton@ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM
>From Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> Tue May 30 17:08:58 1995
From: Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> (Trey Garlough)
Subject: Speaking of cover shots ...
Message-ID: <801850138.436157.GARLOUGH@TGV.COM>
> Did anybody notice the "room service" bell on the desk of the W6EEN shack -
> front cover of the March 95 issue of CQ?
>
> Why?
>
> This might make a good top ten list: "Top ten reason to ring the bell during
> a contest ..... "
When you work a new multiplier.
--Trey, WN4KKN/6
>From Daniel R. Violette" <Daniel_R._Violette@ccmail.anatcp.rockwell.com Tue
>May 30 18:22:00 1995
From: Daniel R. Violette" <Daniel_R._Violette@ccmail.anatcp.rockwell.com
(Daniel R. Violette)
Subject: FD & Emergency ops/park rangers
Message-ID: <9504308018.AA801851576@ccmail.anatcp.rockwell.com>
I have a similar story. Two of us went to a mountain top park to try
a VHF contest. The park ranger wanders up and asked us what are we up
to. We told him the story. Then he gets high and mighty with things
like, the nearby peak is full of radio towers and this is a radio
restricted zone. Also, we cannot damage any trees, mess up the
ground, etc. Then he says 'If there is problems, I'll shuts ya down,
and the FCC will shuts ya down'. The guy I was with made a comment to
the effect, 'since they gave the park rangers guns most of them act
like that.' The ranger left and we didn't see him again. This is a
fairly remote area so he doesn't get much activity.
One other VHF contest another guy and I took a tent and a generator
and plopped on a mound along the road. The rangers stopped by and
just said have fun and no campfires.
That is about the extent of my VHF contesting.
73,
Dan KI6X
e-mail: Daniel_R._Violette@ccmail.anatcp.rockwell.com
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: FD & Emergency ops
Author: thehalls@ix.netcom.com (Eric & Bonnie Hall ) at SMTPGTY
Hello Contest Gang:
Here is a little story that I thought was pretty interesting. Actually
relates to FD, new blood, and emergency operations...
I bought a Heathkit HW-9 in Jan 95, put together a G5RV antenna, got
some 12v batteries...went to the local Forest Perserve last weekend
(May 20 or 21) and operated from about 10am until 12 noon.
The funniest part of the whole thing was the Forest Perserve cop coming
by and asking what I was doing? (My wife had prep me with emergency
comm stuff, etc). He wanted to know what the THING in the trees was.
(HI) Never mind the radio junk on the folding table, I guess.
=> He said "In thirty years, I've never seen anything like this."
Good thing I was able to make analogies to his HT on his belt...
Has he had a sheltered life or what? hihi He doesn't know what CONTEST
fun he's missing!
73, Eric WD9GGY
thehalls@ix.netcom.com
P.S. - no ticket, just funny looks...Am I really that weird as their
faces seem to show? (hihi)
>From Bruce Sawyer <bsawyer@cylink.com> Tue May 30 18:34:14 1995
From: Bruce Sawyer <bsawyer@cylink.com> (Bruce Sawyer)
Subject: Info Request: Contest Locations on J3
Message-ID: <sfcae804.041@cylink.com>
Has anybody here on the reflector ever been down to Granada, J3?
Looking ahead to next winter's contest season, I'd really like to go down
there for either CQWW or ARRL-DX (CW, in either case). However, I
have absolutely no information on Granada and would have trouble
making an advance trip to reconnoiter. Are there any existing stations
that can be rented? Failing that, are there any good hotels with good
trees and permissive management? Any info would be very much
appreciated.
Bruce Sawyer
>From Floydjr <floydjr@nando.net> Tue May 30 17:43:34 1995
From: Floydjr <floydjr@nando.net> (Floydjr)
Subject: DUPE! KH7 Answer.
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950530123552.11396B-100000@merlin.nando.net>
I am sorry to send this to everyone but Mr. Luigi did so I will handle it
the same way. I am sorry that I forgot this question was asked in March.
I have a life besides Ham radio and Internet, unlike some people. I do
not appreciated being made to sound dumb by Mr. Luigi.
The question is March to me was different. The station in Washington was
working away from his home QTH which does make him a portable. This
satation was at home. I wonder how many time he signs KH7 when ragchewing
with his buddies. I know that the rules encourge this but I still have a
right for my opinion.
It is and always has been a problem to me with Alaska and Hawaii. In a DX
Contest they are country and in a stateside they are state. Just whatever
fits the contest. It is no fault of any operator in either location. I
think both ARRL and CQ need to address this. It seems unfair to the rest
of the country.
I do not mind getting flamed but I do not like being made to look dumb.
Again I am sorry this went to everyone but Mr. Luigi set the tone for
this. I do appreciate the constructive comments I go on this. It almost
makes me wonder if it worth the trouble to ask anything on this
refractor. I thought the DX police were bad!!!!!
73's Jim / WA4ZXA
>From ken silverman" <ken.silverman@ccmail.AirTouch.COM Tue May 30 07:28:48
>1995
From: ken silverman" <ken.silverman@ccmail.AirTouch.COM (ken silverman)
Subject: AG6D M/S WPX CW Score
Message-ID: <9504308018.AA801853786@ccmail.airtouch.com>
AG6D M/S WPX CW Score:
Ops: AG6D, N4TQO, K2MM, WM2C
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q PREFIXES
160 0 0 0.0 0
80 78 396 5.1 5
40 592 2556 4.3 151
20 813 1239 1.5 430
15 108 168 1.6 38
10 2 6 3.0 0
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Totals 1593 4365 2.7 624 = 2,723,760
West Coast Perspective:
Work as much DX as possible, work every JA station on during the
contest, and let the USA mults come to us (Why is this contest
different from any other?). We never made a point of running the USA
when we could still S&P on 40/20m to some DX location. But that said,
while running, we did double beam most of the time on 15, 20, and 40m.
For the bottom of the cycle, we were pleased to almost match last
years score.
Condx:
80m: Wide open to JA/Pacific, but only jumped there a few short times
around sunrise to clean out the band for Q's & mults for 6 point
stuff. We could run for about 10-20 minutes, but then it would dry
up. So we jumped back and fourth between 40 and 80. Not much heard
from EU, but why struggle? We would rather be on 40m running JA's at
EU sunrise anyway.
40m: In good shape. S&P to EU, but very limited EU contacts in the
log. Run JA/Pac like crazy as soon as the band permitted. While
squeezing out the very last JA on this band, it was fun to work a
bunch of ZS stations long path about 2 hours before their sunset (it
was about 1 hour after sunrise in CA). We would stay on 40 well past
sunrise. The only other band choice was 20m, but the points were on
40m. Why struggle on 20m when the east coast dominated at this time,
when we could be on 40m racking up 6 point QSOs a few hours past
sunrise? The morning (7-9 AM local) JA/Pac rate of 20/hr was more
points than the 20-40/hr rate we might have had S&Ping to EU/SA on
20m.
20m: We spent most of our day-time here (like everyone else!?). Nice
EU opening in the evenings, peaking around 0300-0400 GMT. We ran lots
of EU on the first night, but guess condx weren't as good the 2nd
night, or we worked everyone. Usually us west coasters pick up lots
of 20m EU on Saturday evening when the band thins out, but this time
Friday was the better night. Very few JA's worked on 20m, and they
were weak.
N4TQO should get an award for his S&P efforts on Saturday afternoon
before the band peaked. Steve spent around 4 hours methodically
S&Ping to EU at 20-25/hr, but that was the best way we could maximize
our score during that time (lots of mults, and all 3 point QSOs). It
was S&P at 15-25/hr to EU, or "run" USA at 40-50/hr with mostly 0
points and a few mults - which would you choose? (hint, if you want to
maximize your score, go for the points and not the rate)
15m: After we spent a 10 minute period on 15 in the beginning of the
contest, we realized the band was in bad shape. We occasionally went
to 15 to sweep for Q's and mults. On Sunday the band was in better
shape, and hit 15m as soon as the sun rose in Japan. 15m was our only
source of 3 pointers on Sunday afternoon.
10m: Ha. We did make one 10 minute excursion there when we heard a
few LU's on Sunday afternoon (worked 2 stations). We did hear some
east coast stations Sunday morning, but why bother spending time there
when we had worked everybody on 15 or 20m already?
I'm glad Monday was a holiday. Its nice to have a free day off to
recuperate!
73, Ken WM2C
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