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Subject: This Reflector is going QRT
From: w9sz@prairienet.org (Zack Widup)
Date: Thu Dec 7 08:42:28 1995

>
>>Good Morning, Bill...I assume that your comment regarding logging programs
>was aimed at me. Somehow, I thought there might be some interest (I guess I
>got about 150 replies to my query...at least 20 asked me to publish the
>results). I really believe that rather than this reflector dying, CONTESTING
>is dying, somewhat due to a few self-proclaimed 'contest elitists', like you
>and some of your friends. Also, there is diminishing interest in DXing and
>Contesting due to the ageing of the ham population, no-code licensing and,
>heaven forbid, computers, Email, etc. I had 3 teen-age visitors in the shack
>during my G0/AA4V CQWW Phone CONTEST effort in October. They were fascinated
>by what was going on but one of them did ask 'why bother with radio? Why
>don't you just call them on the phone?' Starting a closed contest reflector?
>Yes, that will be the death of CONTESTING, not this reflector. We'll miss
>you, Bill.
>As K3ZO says...very 73   Steve AA4V 

I have been definitely a "little pistol" in contests and haven't had any 
hopes of ever winning one (except the one I got by accident, by default, 
when there were no other W9 entries in the ARRL VHF QSO Party in the 
QRP-portable category!) But I have enjoyed every contest and I have 
enjoyed just about every posting to this reflector. I haven't had any 
complaints about anything posted here.

Making 2000 phone calls to EU, AF, ANZO, N and S America, Asia etc would get 
pretty expensive!  :-)

I think one of the best things we can do is invite some new hams over to 
see a contest station in operation ... it can't help but spark some 
interest in at least a few of them!

73, Zack W9SZ


>From Bruce Herrick" <bdh@mixcom.com  Thu Dec  7 15:20:31 1995
From: Bruce Herrick" <bdh@mixcom.com (Bruce Herrick)
Subject: Cops
Message-ID: <199512071520.JAA00585@mixcom.mixcom.com>

Occasionally, when working split, someone will screw up and transmit on the
wrong vfo.  For a few seconds, he usually obliterates the DX.  Then, for the
next minute, the contest/dx police come on the same frequency to remind him
of the error of his ways.

A few weeks ago, someone posted an (inappropriate) for sale message to this
reflector.  Immediately, four reflector cops jumped on his case, each
repeating in its entirety his message.  As a result, I saw his for sale
message not once, but 5 times.

The same thing seems to be happening again re:the ARRL's latest money grab.

The only messages I find truly inappropriate are the ones from the reflector
police (not including Trey, who has to attempt to maintain some sort of
order occasionally).

Lighten up, guys.

73, Bruce WW1M
-- 
Bruce D. Herrick               bdh@mixcom.com      Home:   414.462.1270
Pryon Corporation                                  Office: 414.253.5678
N93 W14575 Whittaker Way                           Fax:    414.253.2772
Menomonee Falls, WI  53051                         PacketCluster: WW1M > NB9C

>From Randy Thompson <k5zd@iconics.com>  Thu Dec  7 15:14:39 1995
From: Randy Thompson <k5zd@iconics.com> (Randy Thompson)
Subject: K5ZD 160m Antenna
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.951207100237.3696E-100000@genesis.iconics.com>

I got several requests for details on my 160m antenna set-up.  It's 
nothing too exotic, and for that reason may be of interest to many of you.

I use a full size 1/4-wave ground plane with 4 elevated radials.  Feed 
point is about 15' off the ground.

Wow!  That's pretty big...  Yes, but it is all done off of a 100' tower 
(this is all K1KI's idea).  Here's how.

The vertical runs down from the top of my 100 ft tower.  The feed point 
is about 100' away from the tower (so it is about a 45 degree slope).  I 
get some help from the fact that the ground slopes down away from the 
tower about 20' (making the tower appear to be 120' high). 

 The antenna is to the NNE away from the tower.  As well as it does to 
Eu, and only fair in other directions, the tower must be providing some 
reflector effect.

Per K3LR's suggestion, I feed this through a bead balun to make sure no RF
flowing back down the feedline.  I also have a 1/4-wave shorted piece of
coax T-connected at the feed point (basic 160m band pass filter).  This
reduced the amount of power coming back down my 80m coax when transmitting
on 160m from about 8W to 0.5W.  Tim also suggested this as a way to
prevent the 160m antenna from interacting with the 80.  [80m ant is an Inv
Vee off the 100' tower.]

When building the antenna, I cut 5 wires 135' long.  Once it was up, I 
just trimmed the vertical element to make it resonant.  The resonant 
frequency did move a little when I pulled the radials from just laying on 
the ground to their final height of about 10'.  So pull the radials out a 
bit before you start trimming.  I have never adjusted the length of the 
radials. 

My location is extremely quiet.  I do most of my listening on the 
vertical.  The Beverage really only helps when there are storms to the SW.

Comments from you antenna modeling experts out there?  

Randy Thompson, K5ZD
k5zd@iconics.com


>From floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd)  Thu Dec  7 15:36:51 1995
From: floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) (jim floyd)
Subject: ARRL 160 Meter 95 Scores III
Message-ID: <199512071546.KAA08383@moe.infi.net>

ARRL 160 METER CONTEST 95
RAW SCORES


Compiled by
WA4ZXA

Date Posted:12/07/95


CALL/OP                    SCORE     QS0'S     PTS   SECTS   DX   HRS
_____________________________________________________________________

Single/OP/QRP/Q

AA9AX                      40,120     340              59     0
KX4V                       21,200      ?       528     38     2     9
WB8RUQ                     17,200     215      430     40     0     9
NG3K                        4,320      80      160     27     0     5


Single/OP/Low Power/Unassisted

KE2PF                     118,917     795              62    11    14
N4YOS                     100,944     692     1402     66     6
KO4EW                     100,030     710              67     3
NA4K                       83,708     608              68     0
WF3T                       69,552     462      966     59    13
K4IQJ                      60,928     467      952        64       12
WT1O                       47,168     346      737     53    11
WO1N                       27,401     287      583     44     3    13
WA5JWU                     27,324     253      506     54     0
NW8F                       26,900     260      538     49     1
WD0T                       25,816     229                 56        6
KG6VI                      15,840     174              44     0
KN6EL                      11,395     128      265     41     2
KK7A                       10,100     135      273     37     1
VE6FR                       9,592     103              41     3
KA8D                        8,750     125      250     35     0
WA7VNI                      7,308     114      252     29     4
WX9E                           40       5               4     0
KM9P                          ?       485                 50        7
V47NLR                        ?        80              29     0

Single/OP/High Power/Unassisted

WZ3Q @N4ZC                274,680    1188              73    32
AA4NC                     248,880    1151                102       26
WA2SRQ                    242,600    1078              67    33    27
K5ZD                      240,308     931              71    36    17
W9UP (N0BSH)              220,000    1000              74    28
WB1GQR                    208,196    1046     2263        92
KE9I                      204,166    1093              73    16
K3JT                      160,341     878              68    19
K0EJ                      135,594     813              70    11    15
K3ZO                      138,510     717              67    23
K0EJ                      137,594     813              70    11
AI7B                      125,000     770                 81       18
NW6N                      124,583     725                 83
WE9V @KS9K                111,026     575     1291     66    20    10
W1IHN                     103,305     711     1455     60    11
NS0B                      102,179     656     1327     72    16
AA5B                       97,000     585              74     4     8
K1IU                       96,760     506     1180     57    25    11
W7RM  (AA7NX)              96,064     572              72     4
AA6KX                      93,708     549              69     7
N4BP                       93,480     537     1140     66    16
N0DH/7                     91,561     546              72     7
K4SB                       79,476     575              66     8
W2UP                       69,864     450      984     59    12     4
K9JF/7                     67,000     414              72     7
K4XU                       64,308     463              67     2     6
NI6T                       60,236     350              67     7
K8HVT                      57,664     437              64     9     7
XE2/WV5S                   57,528     423              68     0     8
K3LTX                      55,836     402              56    10    12 
AA4V                       53,516     383      787     62     6     5
KR0Y                       52,930     320              70     9     3
ON4UN                      48,760     460      920     53     0
KJ1N                       30,686     226      458     65     2     4
AD4TU                      25,020     275      586        45       15
VE6JR                      14,672     112              54     2
KE2VB                      12,578     161              35     3     4
W5ASP                      11,524     131                 43
W6XR/2                      9,810     103              41     4     5
KM0L                        8,778     103      209     41    18     3
AC5CT                       2,364      44                 28
AA7TF                       1,716      39       78     22     0     2
VS6BG                           5       1        5      1     0


Multioperator

K2WI                      437,120    1379              74    54
AB4RU                     407,277    1538              74    43    36
WB9Z                      336,552    1384              75    36
W9RE                      306,592    1360     2948     74    30
KC8MK                     265,874    1280                 98
NC0P                      241,650    1308                 90
WD9INF                    223,192    1129                 92
K3WW                      189,786     957              71    23
W2CRS/0                   174,335     985                 85
W0SD                      174,000    1071                 80
WB9CIF                    162,951     911     1873     73    14
NI8G                      160,439     938              71    12
KG4W                      159,887     826     1757     67    24    19
KG8CW                      98,192     719              66     2
W6GO                       91,166     541     1154     74     5    28
N8RR                       85,050     444              74    16     9
K6XO/7                     81,326     527              72     2
AB7GM                      63,600     424                 75
AA8SM                      41,416     328      668     58     4    12
K3SA                       25,844     235              45     7
JA3ZOH                      7,820     115      230     34     0
W9RE                         ?       1358              74    30

Operator List for Multi-Op

Call         Ops
WB9CIF       WB9CIF,N9AG,N9XBM
WD9INF       WD9INF,N8AAT,N8ABL,W8IQ,WA8SAE
NI8G         NI8G,KF8TM,N8RFK,W8CAR
AB4RU        AB4RU,AA4GA
W6GO         W6GO,N6IG
KC8MK        NZ4K,KU8E,KC8MK,K8ES,WD8KNC,WR8C,N8MFQ
NC0P         NC0P,WD0GVY,WA0FLS,WO0V
W0SD         W0SD,K0TPF,NS0N,W7XU/0
K6XO/7       K6XO/7,N5CT,K0FX
KG8CW        KG8CW,KG8PE,KB8YFT
W2CRS/0      W2CRS,KF7MD
AB7GM        W0MHS/7,AB7GM
W9RE         W9RE,KO9Y,WA8YVR
K2WI         KZ2S,N2NU,K2WI,WW2Y
JA3ZOH       JG3MRT,JG3WON,JH3PRR

*********************************************************************

Just a reminder of the 10 Meter contest this weekend. Not sure how the
band will be but will be there trying. Looking forward to do the scores
for that one so look forward to getting yours

This is the first 160 Meter contest I have done. From reading QST these
are the classes that are used. If you do not put a class, you will be
put in Single HP/Un. Let me know of any corrections. When you see the
number in between Sect and DX, that means whoever submitted the score
added together their multis.

73's Jim 

Amateur Call:  WA4ZXA
       Email:  floydjr@nr.infi.net
 Packet Node:  N4ZC   


>From w7ni@teleport.com (Stan Griffiths)  Thu Dec  7 16:26:57 1995
From: w7ni@teleport.com (Stan Griffiths) (Stan Griffiths)
Subject: TAILTWISTER and ROHN 25G
Message-ID: <199512071626.IAA22867@desiree.teleport.com>

>A friend of mine (AB5NG) requested that I ask the contest crowd
>whether or not a Tailtwister will fit OK in a Rohn 25G tower without
>any strange modifications to the rotor plate.  If not, how about
>in a 45G?
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>
>73  KC5DVT   Wayne     email...ehayes@vnet.ibm.com
>Austin, Texas

The simple answer to this used to be "yes" to both questions.  However, I
understand that the control terminal strip on new Ham IVs has been changed
to a plug that comes out the bottom where the terminal strip used to be.  If
they did it on a Ham IV they could have done it on Tailtwister, too.  Better
check on it.

This brings two new problems to the surface:

1.  The rotator plate cutout is no longer the right size and shape for the
new plug.  You will need to enlarge it.  This is best done on the ground so
you should remove the plate if it is installed in an existing tower and
bring it down to make sure everything fits before you take it back up for
installation.

2.  Where the old terminal strip was flush with the bottom of the rotator,
the new plug protrudes from the bottom by some amount.  (I have not actually
seen it.)  This means that if you have an existing mast installed and held
in a fixed vertical position by a thrust bearing, you can probably slip an
old style rotator in and out easily, but a new one will require raising the
mast or lowering the rotator plate to make enough clearance available to
install the new rotator.  Lowering the rotator plate may be impossible if it
is resting on the horizontal cross members of the tower and raising the mast
with the load of all the antennas on it will be pretty tough also.

If you are doing a new installation, you had better give some thought about
how you intend to remove the new rotator when it fails without having to
rebuild your whole antenna installation.  I would suggest mounting the
rotator plate an inch or two above the tower horizontal members so you can
lower it to clear the plug to remove the rotator in the future.

How come it seems like the designer of this modification has never used a
rotator on a tower . . . ?  (Why didn't he use a recessed plug????)

Stan  W7NI@teleport.com



>From Pete Smith <n4zr@ix.netcom.com>  Thu Dec  7 16:41:22 1995
From: Pete Smith <n4zr@ix.netcom.com> (Pete Smith)
Subject: 610-V straight skinny
Message-ID: <199512071641.IAA28936@ix4.ix.netcom.com>

OK, I talked with the person at FCC who is herself responsible for 610-V
form distribution by fax-back and WWW page, and whose name is given on the
WWW page for this purpose.  Key points:

1.  Until about 2 weeks ago, the word was that the form would not be
available until mid-January.  She was surprised when she was instructed to
put it out by fax-back and WWW.  

2.  But she verified with Gettysburg that even though the gates haven't been
established yet AND NO 610-V FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED AT THIS TIME, FCC has
decided to make the forms widely available in advance.  Hence forms
distributed by ARRL, or downloaded from the fax-back server or from the WWW
page are all good and will ultimately be acceptable to FCC (with one caveat
- see below).

3.  Because the WWW page's 610-V file is a collection of .PCX files, and the
shareware viewer/printer FCC is offering (WinJPEG 2.7) is a Windows program,
there may be some confusion about the proper format.  FCC advises
specifically that 610-V forms printed in "landscape" (long axis horizontal)
format will not be acceptable when it's time to file.  In addition, some
other file viewer programs (like LView) may produce a slightly-reduced
version of the image.  But I have just printed out all 6 pages (2 pages of
610-V instructions, 2 pages of the form itself, and 2 pages using WinJPEG
2.7 with the "portrait" layout and the "fit to page" print option, and the
resulting forms are just fine.

4.  Note that in the 610-V instructions, a crucial instruction is buried
about half-way down the first page, where it says:

"The vanity call sign system is being implemented using a series of five
starting gates.  Each gate will be announced by a public notice.  As each
gate opens, more amateur operators become eligible for a vanity call sign.
DO NOT file this form until such time as the gate opens for which you are
eligible, otherwise, your application will be dismissed.  The gates are:..."

I hope this helps clarify things.

73,

Pete N4ZR (n4zr@ix.netcom.com)


>From vbendeb@jdo.fore.com (Vadim Bendebury)  Thu Dec  7 17:00:16 1995
From: vbendeb@jdo.fore.com (Vadim Bendebury) (Vadim Bendebury)
Subject: CQWW log forms
Message-ID: <9512071700.AA00793@uhuru.jdo.fore.com>

Hello everybody,

could anyone tell me, please, where are we
supposed to get the forms for contest logs?


Specifically, the forms for CW CQWWDX wich was held
a couple of weeks ago.

I would appreciate it very much if someone could
send me a soft copy of the required forms, or directed
me to an FTP site where the forms could be found.

Thanks a lot,

Vadim Bendebury, VE3KKI
 

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