*********************CORRECTION CORRECTION CORRECTION********************
An error appeared in the rules of the kids contest otherwise known as
SquINT. In the section named QSO Points there was a contradiction in the
number of points per QSO. ALL QSOs ARE TWO(2) points each. Again, ALL
QSOs ARE TWO(2) POINTS EACH.
Sorry for the confusion. The response has been tremendous! Get a hold of
some kids and we'll see you Sunday.
Stu n2AUK
>From k8mr@barf80.nshore.org (Jim Stahl) Tue Jul 11 21:40:03 1995
From: k8mr@barf80.nshore.org (Jim Stahl) (Jim Stahl)
Subject: CQ VHF CONTEST SCORE
Message-ID: <gXD48c2w165w@barf80.nshore.org>
One of my basic premises of contesting is that the ones that
are the most fun are the ones that you go into with the least
idea of what will happen (provided of course that *something*
does indeed happen). Those who showed up for this year's IARU
were certainly rewarded under this principle.
I for one didn't plan to do anything for IARU - the kids
were at Camp Grandma and Grandpa until Saturday afternoon, at
which time we had to pick them up. And of course I expected a
boring time scratching for every HA on 20 meters. But when I
returned home at 2100Z from picking up the kids, I turned on the
six meter radio, and found that band going great guns to the
west. With no prior expectations I jumped into the CQ VHF
Contest and had quite a good time.
CQ VHF QSO CONTEST - K8MR - SINGLE OP - OHIO / EN91
50 169 84 TR-6 A50-5S @ 80 ft
144 52 17 TS-830S/TV-502/70W 13B2 @ 75 ft
432 18 13 TS-830S/DEM 432/28 17L @ 68 ft
TOTAL 239 114 30,552
There wasn't the serious activity of the ARRL contest, but the
great conditions largely made up for it. It's fun to imagine
what it would have been like if such conditions had been in place
for the June contest, or if the incredible openings of Friday
[which I missed ;-{ ] had occurred during the contest.
I'm still not sure that we need a second VHF contest 4 weeks
after the year's biggest, but I still had fun.
Jim K8MR k8mr@barf80.nshore.org
----------------------------
Jim Stahl
InterNet: k8mr@barf80.nshore.org
Basic Amateur Radio Frequency, BARF-80 +1 216/237-8208
"Totally devoted to Amateur Radio" - 24 Hrs a day 8/N/1 14.4k-300 baud
>From Felipe J. Hernandez" <0006627542@mcimail.com Wed Jul 12 03:21:00 1995
From: Felipe J. Hernandez" <0006627542@mcimail.com (Felipe J. Hernandez)
Subject: Move wpx cw
Message-ID: <35950712022153/0006627542NA3EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
Hola!
I think that a serious consensus should be made, regarding
the date change for wpx (havent heard anything in that matter)
As it is certainly true that the inmense majority of the amateurs
that operate wpx will not go to dayton, still the core of the
most serious contesters will. This will cause an impairement to the
actual activity at that date for reasons that are obvious to us all.
Could we get some strong comments from the amateurs so we can make
a final stand regarding this matter? Post serious comments here and
lets solve this issue in time.
73's
felipe
>From bhorn@netcom.com (Bruce Horn) Wed Jul 12 04:01:20 1995
From: bhorn@netcom.com (Bruce Horn) (Bruce Horn)
Subject: IARU Score
Message-ID: <199507120301.UAA26194@netcom12.netcom.com>
Call: WA7BNM
Mode: CW and SSB
Category: Single Operator
Band QSO QSO-Pts Zones HQ Stns
160 0 0 0 0
80 0 0 0 0
40 11 29 6 0
20 142 482 19 15
15 24 72 6 1
10 6 14 4 1
-----------------------------------------------
183 597 35 17
Score: 31,044 in 4 hours of operating time
Comments:
100% S&P operation
Didn't realize there was no low power category until I read
the rules after the contest (not that this was a serious effort)
My weekend schedule and the contest schedule didn't match very well
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn@netcom.com)
>From Kenneth G. Kopp" <0006485696@mcimail.com Wed Jul 12 04:25:00 1995
From: Kenneth G. Kopp" <0006485696@mcimail.com (Kenneth G. Kopp)
Subject: VP5PP QSL STATS
Message-ID: <53950712032535/0006485696PK5EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
As promised earler, here are the statistics for QSL's resulting
from my 1995 ARRL CW contest efforts as VP5PP:
3682 QSO's have so far netted 202 direct QSL's ... only 2
w/o SASE's (!) ... 12 dollar bills ... and 88 QSL's via
the VP5 bureau.
Perhaps the above is of interest to some who, like me, have wondered
about such things.
73! de Ken Kopp/K0PP
k0pp@mcimail.com
>From abraun@alb.med.itc.com (Alan Braun) Mon Jul 10 13:38:24 1995
From: abraun@alb.med.itc.com (Alan Braun) (Alan Braun)
Subject: IARU contest results
Message-ID: <95071045504@alb.med.itc.com>
IARU HF Championship -- 1995
Call: NS0B Country: United States
Category: Single Operator/mixed
BAND QSO QSO-PTS PTS/Q ZONES HQ STNS
160 4 6 1.50 2 0
80 18 48 2.67 6 1
40 71 225 3.17 16 7
20 218 772 3.54 26 18
15 43 151 3.51 14 5
10 6 16 2.67 2 1
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 360 1218 3.38 66 32
Score: 119,364 points
This was a lackluster performance for me for several reasons, partly
related to being on call for my job, partly the weather (a big storm at
2100 UTC shut me down for 4 hours) and partly due to the fact that a new
ham who got the contest bug on Field Day came over to watch/help for a few
hours in the afternoon. Conditions were surprisingly good for here in
the heart of the "black hole" with 20 being open most of the night in all
directions and more activity than I remember from my previous IARU
efforts. I like this contest due to its shorter time frame and the
mixed-mode option.
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
* Alan Braun MD, NS0B/V31EV * Internet: abraun@alb.med.itc.com *
* Jefferson City, MO * Packet: NS0B@N0LBA.#cemo.mo.usa.noam *
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
>From n3rr@cais.cais.com (Bill Hider) Wed Jul 12 05:41:57 1995
From: n3rr@cais.cais.com (Bill Hider) (Bill Hider)
Subject: More SO vs SOA
Message-ID: <199507120441.AAA28658@cais.cais.com>
At 06:42 PM 7/9/95 GMT, Barry Kutner wrote:
>> In SOA, I would go from packet spot to packet spot.
>>
>Kurt, don't take this personally, but in my opinion, that's not the way
>to operate SOA. I've tried the same thing at times, and I always get
>stuck "waiting in line" behind the same stations in the packet pileups.
>This is not productive! Single op has been around a long time, campared
>with SOA. Maybe we just haven't found the ideal strategy to take
>advantage of packet. It may be out there, but the scores speak for
>themselves.
>
>Are there any Top Ten types out there who have operated both SO and SOA
>who might want to comment?
>
>Barry N. Kutner, W2UP
Barry, optimized SOA stations go from packet spot to packet spot as the only
real way to enjoy the mode. I ran one contest (I think it was ARRL CW, 1989
or 90) with only one contact made by calling CQ (by mistake, before I
decided to work only packet spots). I made over 1 Million points working
only packet putouts.
My station at that time was an A-4S w/40M element @ 55ft. With inverted Vs
on 160 & 80 @ 52 ft. I used an IC-761 w/homemade KW amp (manually
bandselected).
I have since improved the automation of my station with an IC-761, IC-4KL
and used that combination in the tests in 1991 and 1993. This time
switching to the packet spot frequencies in less than 50 mSec or so, then
back to my run freq. That's the fun of SOA. That's where it's at. The
good op with average antennas can have a blast trying to be the first one to
the spot, no matter what band. That's where automation/digital control and
operator skill come in. Did I beat everyone in the pileups? No. Did I beat
most TO the pileups? Yes! That helped of course, since I still had only an
A-4S @ 55FT.
I am now in the process of upgrading my antenna system. This Summer I will
complete my Single-tower, SOA designed, antenna system with stacks on 40 and
20 and high 160 & 80 15M and 10M antennas. All connected via separate
hardline (coax on 160&80) cables to my IC-781/IC-4KL and #2 XCVR IC-761.
Can't wait 'til CQWW!!
BTW, I've operated SO Single band 20 CW in ARRL and have been in the top 10
in that contest. SO sure isn't as much fun for me as SOA. Like KE3Q put it
in a previous msg to this reflector, SOA is the best of both worlds:
Optimizing your station to jump to the putouts instantly, being able to use
the cluster TALK mode to chat with your buddies/competition, and having a
station all to yourself to operate as you see fit. It's a blast and being
first to a spot (actually 2nd 'cuz someone else put it out) and working it,
really is a thrill of SOA. Being in the first wave of spot-grabbers and
beating out the others in the inevitable pileup is THE thrill of SOA.
Notably absent from the above is a comment I should have made about K1EA/CT.
I started using version 5.xx and instantly knew that I should optimize my
hardware around one of the supported rigs in CT. That's how I selected the
761, and later the IC4KL and 781. CT Ver 9 (and now other similar programs)
and PacketCluster (tm) are the software keys to the SOA mode.
73...Bill
n3rr@cais.com
>From becker@shell.portal.com (Tony and Celia Becker) Wed Jul 12 03:19:36 1995
From: becker@shell.portal.com (Tony and Celia Becker) (Tony and Celia Becker)
Subject: Update: IFDC scores
Message-ID: <199507120520.WAA05505@nova.unix.portal.com>
Don't let these guys have all the fun, if your score is not here, hurry up
and send it to me before this Saturday's deadline! The NCJ article goes to
press Sunday night and you don't want to miss seeing your call in the next
issue, do you?
The new group lead by AD5Q, is far ahead of all competitors for the
prestigious Multi-Single plaque with only two HF transmitters. W8QLS is
coasting in for the Multi-Multi plaque with twice as many expert hours and
three rigs.
Neither even came close to the limit on expert operator hours. I sure pays
to get out there and join in with a big local group; just look at all the
extra help they got from the new operators!
NWT, where are you! The only clean sweep so far is by check log W6QHS.
(Where did they dig one up)?
Don't let these guys have all the fun, if your score is not here, hurry up
and send it to me before this Saturday's deadline! The NCJ article goes to
press Sunday night and you don't want to miss getting your call into the
mag, do you?
So without further ado, here are the standings. The numbers in parenthesis
indicate Expert Operators hours, where required.
CAT CALL CLASS SEC PWR CW PH MUL SCORE MISSED
M/S W5NN 2A STX 2 1425 1866 75 707400 NWT,VI
AD5Q(15.5),KB5YVT,WA5POK,KG5OW,AA6VO,KK5GJ,N5RBC,KC5BAK,KC5BAL,N5QVS,AB5KK,K
5CON,KC5AMA,KC5HTX,KC5IWP,N5WHA,KB5PSA,
M/S N2IC 1A CO 2 1091 684 75 429900 MAR,NWT
N2IC,AA0NC,KB0EBH,WA3TLF,AA0QS,N0LHW
M/S W8TK 1B OH 2 1415 32 74 423576
W8TK,WD8AUB
M/S K6TZ 3A SB 2 835 706 76 361152 NWT
AC6T(8),N4TQO(6),WA6VNN,AD6J,WB6HOZ,W6YJO,WA6MBZ,KE6JRR,KE6JRS,KO6TP,KA6EPF,
KC6VML,KD6HKR,KD6OVS,KC6DEA,WB6WRH,AH6NP,KE6KBV,KE6FKA,KE6HVN,WE6A,K7EZ,KE6N
TN,KE6KBW,KC7LGQ,KE6HVI,KE6JRZ,KE6UGY
M/S AA6KX 1B SF/SV 2 920 414 76 342608 NWT
AA6KX,AA6MC
M/S N9AU 1A WI 2 1049 0 76 318896 NWT
N9AU,WB9HGS,WA9KEC,K9GS
M/S K3II 2A EPA 2 585 1038 71 313536
ND,EWA,ID,NV,SJV,UT
K3II(4),K2PH(8),WB3ESS(6),NY3B,N3BDA,N3EHY,KR3I,N3MYM,WA3UGP,KB3BDU,N3MAV,N3
REB,N3RXJ,N3RXL,WB2VBR
M/S KR9U 1A IN 2 850 353 75 307950 NWT,PAC
KA9A,KC9LA,K9LA,K9UWA,KR9U,KR9V
M/S W6YL 1A EB 2 555 779 75 283350 NWT, VI
KK6NR,AA6FB,AD6E,WR6K,AE0M,N0BBS,AC6P,N6XVK,KD6VZQ,WB6ZLM
M/S W5DDL 1A LA 2 615 593 75 273450 HI,VI
N8RR(10),WA5TWL, KC5OAM, WB5LWP,AB5HD, N5RLM, NQ2V,N5OFF
M/S AD4TU 1A VA 2 77 975 70 158060
AK,EB,MB,NWT,SJV,SK,VI
KC4UCK, KQ4MY, AD4TU
M/S N4VYT 1A SC 2 360 202 64 118016
N4VYT,W4WAI,W8XY
M/S W4ZBB 2A NF 2 144 397 64 87680
MS,SV,SF,SB,NV,SDG,ID,WY,AK,NWT,MB,SK,VI
K2UVG(<24)
M/2 W8QLS 3A OH 2 1050 939 73 443694
AK,NWT,SK,VI
K8MP(20),KF8TY(19),WB8SMK, WB2CWJ, WA8SJV, KB8YCS, KB8SHW, WB8KQQ, N8UNQ,
WA8CQT, K8OMA, KB8ENJ, N8ZKT, W8RRB, N8AJ, KA8ZLA, K8ES, KB8YCL, N8TPY,
KB8SSE, N8MRU, N8TON
M/2 W9CCU 5A IL 2 1332 0 74 394272
AK.NWT,PAC
AA9JY,KD0AV,K0OAM,W9ZV,N1??
M/2 W5GB 2A NM 2 697 849 76 340936 NWT
AA5DF(10),N5UHB(12),AA5ZQ(10),KB5OKI
M/2 KO4EW 2B NC 2 535 722 74 265216
VI,YU,NV
KQ4HC,KO4EW
M/2 AA7DT 3A ID 2 607 369 73 231118
VI,MAR,ME,NWT
K7EFB(14),KW1K(16),KJ7LP, W3AS, AA7DT, KG7GO, KG7RQ
M/2 KN6OX 2A SV 2 296 591 72 170352
NV6O,KJ6TC,AA6WJ,KF6A,N6UXB,KE6LOE,KN6UV,KO6OU,KN6OX,WG6H,WB6IOK
CK W6QHS 1E SCV 1 77 239470 SWEEP
W6QHS, KK6QM, WN4KKN
AE0M, Tony Becker - becker@shell.portal.com - Silicon Valley, U.S.A.
>From Brian Short <ke7gh@PrimeNet.Com> Wed Jul 12 07:38:01 1995
From: Brian Short <ke7gh@PrimeNet.Com> (Brian Short)
Subject: Which Logging Program
Message-ID: <199507120638.XAA03129@usr3.primenet.com>
May I respectfully ask which contest logging program is recommended?
Presently I use CT/DVP and have several issues:
1. FT-890 CAT support does not work (my second/field day rig)
2. No support for Heath Intellirotor
3. No CW Paddle support
Personal replies are welcome.
BTW This does not really fit in CT group or NA group etc. Where else
could I post it? If it is inappropriate for this list, I am sorry.
73 de Brian
>From Peter Reed <P.L.Reed@sussex.ac.uk> Wed Jul 12 12:00:55 1995
From: Peter Reed <P.L.Reed@sussex.ac.uk> (Peter Reed)
Subject: To WB3LUI re DL9WVM
Message-ID: <24772.199507121100@solx1.central.susx.ac.uk>
Ulis - your mail to me didn't contain a reply e-mail address so will
have to reply here.
Had two offers of address for DL9WVM - the first seemed OK as my mail
to him didn't bounce.
dl9wvm@jpl-gw.w6vio.ampr.org
dl9wvm@db0mer.#saa.deu.eu OR dl9wvm@db0mer.deu.eu
GL...73...Peter, G4BVH
e-mail: P.L.Reed@sussex.ac.uk
>From Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham@HK.Super.Net Wed Jul 12 14:15:24 1995
From: Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham@HK.Super.Net (Mr. Brett Graham)
Subject: IARU high claims #1
Message-ID: <199507121315.AA28408@is1.hk.super.net>
>From left to right, call, Qs/Zs/HQs or Qs/(Zs+HQs), score & comments.
Additions or corrections to me, please.
Single-op CW:
N2IC 1766/130/43 1203734
K3ZO 1671/(157) 1003701
WX0B 1429/(154) 833872 op:NM5M
S50D 1466/104/55 772422 op:S57AD
K7SV 1119/(153) 640917
N6ZZ 1128/95/35 530140
WN3K 1059/73/41 436506
KR0Y 742/(139) 390000
N0BSH 1001/(122) 373198 @W9UP
WV5S 879/84/33 372294
WB0O 714/(121) 312906
N0DH 761/(115) 290835
N4OGW 567/55/31 151618
KK9W 407/46/23 90045
W3GOI 350/40/9 61299
VS6BG 271/48/11 58351
N7ENU 121/25/10 15295
WX9E 1352/85/35 ? B4 dupes
NG3K 104/32/15 ?
Single-op phone:
WB2K 1355/100/52 734312
WA7FOE 1310/91/23 486552
VE6JY 852/(139) 478438
N3ADL 1016/82/41 396798
JH5ZCP 844/78/28 384356 op:JR5JAQ
KQ4HC 718/81/38 240142
JH4RHF 298/48/30 95628
KG6LF ?/?/? 53463
Single-op both modes:
KF3P 2246/119/62 1530174 @W3LPL
AA4NC 1687/(159) 965522
KF0H 1745/(148) 941428
K3WW 1068/82/49 513520
KB2R 1030/71/46 405288 @K1KP
W6XR/2 815/59/19 204594
AA8OT 520/70/33 171392 @W8LT
N2MZH 584/60/37 160632
NS0B 360/66/32 119364
WA7BNM 183/35/17 31044
W9SZ 166/31/19 22900
K2YJL/M 93/(8) 1400
Single-op unknown:
N2BCC 1175/95/40 630585 @N2RM
W1INF 510/37/16 68476 op:KB1GW
W3CPB 228/34/33 47302
N3BDA 192/43/18 41480
Multi-op:
WX0X 1940/146/57 1382024 @K4VX ops:K4VX AG9A WX3N
K9SD 1327/(169) 814411 ops:KW0A WW9L KA0GGI KC9AL
NC0P 1577/(131) 692204 ops:NC0P WD0GVY WA0ETC WO0V WA0FLS WR0G
NF8R 1087/(140) 457940 ops:NF8R KA8D
N5EA 1010/(112) 411000
K6XO 1175/(80) 300000 ops:K6XO AB7GM KI7WX W0MHS
KX8D 564/67/38 168000 ops:N9DHN N9WHG
IARU HQ:
W1AW 9765/177/77 6898894 ops:K1ZZ K1KI K1TO W1OD K1CC W1RM AA2Z
K5FUV N6BV
S50HQ 8000/?/? ?
IARU HQ cheat sheet:
8J3XHQ JARL
DA0HQ DARC
EM5HQ UARL
ER7A ARM
GB5HQ RSGB
HB9A USKA
HG95HQ MRASZ
IY2ARI ARI
LT4E RCA
LY1RMD LRMD
LZ7A BFRA
OL1HQ CRK
OM5HQ SARA
OT5H UBA
R3HQ SRR
S50HQ ZRS
SK3HQ SSA
SP0HQ PZK
TM5M REF
W1AW ARRL
XE1LM FMRE
XJ7RAC RAC
YR0A FRR
YU0HQ SRJ
YV5AJ RCV
Z30RSM RSM
4V100RC RCH
73, VS6BrettGraham aka VR2BG bagraham@hk.super.net
>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM Wed Jul 12
>17:28:00 1995
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: FW: max length of RS-232 network link?
Message-ID: <3003F909@engineer.ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM>
<del>
Bob-
The maximum length of the RS-232 runs is not affected by the fact the
you are using the -LOOP mode of CT. It will solely be determined by
the robustness of the particular interfaces you are using, and the
RF integrity of the cables. Check me on this, but I think RS-232
is spec'ed to a max of 500 feet.
Things you can do to help it work:
1. Make all your cables out of coax. RG-58 should work fine.
2. Bring ferrite beads, just in case.
3. If you have trouble, try running the network at a lower baud rate.
4. Ultimately, you could go with optical fiber on the RS-232 links.
It's expensive, but it works. Talk to Rich, K5NA, who has done it.
-Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and.an.hp.com
<del>
---------
Tony has some good suggestions, but....the RS-232 spec is not
500 feet per se. l know some of you out there in radio land (tm) will
be able to find a copy of the latest version (I tore my office apart
and couldn't put my hands on it), but the maximum distance
that is generally spec'd is 50 (fifty) feet. I seem to remember that
lowering the data transfer rate would allow you to go to a longer
distance, but 50 ft is the general standard.
In the oh-by-the-way category, significant noise can be induced on
the serial comm line if you run the computers/terminals from different
AC systems (translate: different ground refs). This would not
normally happen in your home. However, in business installations
field engineers have been known to remove the braid/ground
connection in the cable, which effectively makes the line "work" out
to 500 ft. This removes the ground reference imbalance, but creates
a very nice antenna for radiated emissions and thus makes the computer/
terminal susceptible to other radiated emissions.
73, Tom WB4iUX
Tom.Skelton@ClemsonSC.ATTGIS.COM
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