I sent my 940 to California back in '89. They had it repaired and shipped
back in ten days. Problem was they shipped it to someone in Nebraska and I
live in Missouri. They sent me his two meter radio. Not an even trade.
The guy who got my radio didn't have a telephone so Kenwood sent him a letter
(not even a FEDEX). He wouldnt ship the 940 back unless kenwood sent him the
money for shipping in advance. Once that was worked out it was shipped UPS
from Nebraska to California, then back to Missouri. I got my radio back
almost three weeks after I received the two meter radio. Over a month in
total.
73 de Dave, N0IT
>From ni6t@scruznet.com (Garry Shapiro) Wed Jun 26 14:38:56 1996
From: ni6t@scruznet.com (Garry Shapiro) (Garry Shapiro)
Subject: Steve Mendelsohn's letter
References: <199606251936.MAA27495@desiree.teleport.com>
Message-ID: <31D13D70.644A@scruznet.com>
> My problem is the concept that Morse code AND NOTHING ELSE must be used to
> make a new licensee work hard to get his license. I am not even convinced
> that learning a "language" is the only way to instill a sense of value into
> someone seeking a degree or license. Surely there are other ways to do it
> that should be acceptable to both those of us who love the code and those
> who don't. I agree we need harder tests and more stringent requirements to
> maintain quality among our ranks. I just don't think Morse code HAS to be a
> mandatory part of the program.
>
> Stan w7ni@teleport.com
>
Stan:
I can see your point in the abstract. But the code is part of the fabric
and culture of ham radio. It is much more than "a language," just as
Shakespeare is much more than "some plays."
Garry, NI6T
Famous quotes #1233:
"It's not MY fault"--- San Andreas
>From ni6t@scruznet.com (Garry Shapiro) Wed Jun 26 15:08:27 1996
From: ni6t@scruznet.com (Garry Shapiro) (Garry Shapiro)
Subject: DC Tornado
References: <Pine.SUN.3.91.960625201748.8569A-100000@cappuccino.eng.umd.edu>
Message-ID: <31D1445B.65FB@scruznet.com>
De Syam wrote:
>
> The electric power just came back on after 26 straight hours of outage.
> In all my overseas postings in the "third world" (HI, HS, XV, HK, LU, YN)
> I never had undergone such a lengthy power outage.
Interesting. Here in the Golden Land (the fourth worls?), we have lost
power countless times for more than a day or two--and 8 days after the
Loma Prieta Earthquake in '89. The response of the local power company
(Pacific Gas and Electric) was to lay off thousands of workers, mostly
linemen. So, predictably, last year, they REALLY blew it--shorthanded
when the winter storms hit, they had to bring in repair troops from all
over the country. Then they blithely stated that we had had "unusually
severe storms." They weren't--they were the usual severe storms. So they
changed their tune, claiming they had done very well under the
circumstances. They had not--their performance was a scandal.
(However, we had the
> telephone and the water supply the whole time -- having lost the latter
> in the third world many times for extensive periods, I would say that
> it's better to be without power than without running water at least for a
> couple of days).
Absolutely. The earthquake heavily damaged our local water system--but it
was much worse around us, because we had upgraded, and our neighboring
community had not. Telephone is usually the last to go--the wires are
lower on the poles. Even after Loma Prieta, we had telephone, although we
lost it last winter. Life in a redwood canyon.
>
Measured at 76 mph at
> the local Air Force Base 3 miles away. (I know that's nothing for the
> likes of a W6QHS mountaintop, but down here in the valley this was a WIND).
Dave is a mile away horizontally---and a half-mile vertically. Big
difference--down here in the hole the wind rarely ever exceeds 60. I
think it hit 140 a few times at Dave's. There are no trees on Dave's
mountaintop.
>
> Thank goodness it didn't happen during a major CONTEST.
Yeah, be thankful for the important things! GLad you came through OK.
>
> Very 73,
>
> Fred Laun, K3ZO
Garry, NI6T
--
Famous quotes #1233:
"It's not MY fault"--- San Andreas
>From n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith) Wed Jun 26 11:41:24 1996
From: n4zr@contesting.com (Pete Smith) (Pete Smith)
Subject: Contesting, CW and the Rest of the Real World
Message-ID: <199606261041.DAA28928@dfw-ix11.ix.netcom.com>
Much of the discussion I've seen on the reflectors these last few weeks,
about CW and the future of ham radio, seems to suffer from a common weakness
-- reference only to the past history of amateur radio, when trying to
forecast our future or to propose strategies for managing it.
Sure, history is important -- as the old saw has it, people who don't
understand history are doomed to repeat its mistakes. but I would suggest,
as well, that our discussion could gain from putting it in a broader
context. A lot of us seem to be involved in more than just amateur radio,
and it might be that there are lessons to be learned from other fields.
Just to kick-start the discussion, let me suggest a couple of analogous
areas, and invite the experts in those fields to tell us whether there are
lessons to be learned:
1. Sailboating, and sailboat racing -- sailboaters, and sailboat racers,
coexist with everything from freighters to power boats. For the most part,
all of this takes place in the relatively limited space of lakes, rivers,
and coastal waters. Sail power is definitely the hard way to get anywhere --
sometimes you just can't get there from here -- yet hundreds of thousands of
people continue to prefer sail to any kind of engine power. How do the
sailboaters protect their right to continue to operate, and to put on their
competititions?
2. Private flying -- again, a relatively small group of enthusiasts,
coexisting in distinctly limited airspace with airlines. I suspect this is
a much less optimistic story than the sailboat analogy, judging from the
things I read from time to time about the decline of general aviation. On
the other hand, there is a strong public safety component in flying that is
missing from our "airspace."
How have the conflicts between the needs of private fliers and the public
carriers been resolved.
So what say, experts? Are there other parallels to be drawn?
73, Pete Smith N4ZR
n4zr@contesting.com
>From scott73@best.com (Scott Lieberman) Wed Jun 26 12:05:05 1996
From: scott73@best.com (Scott Lieberman) (Scott Lieberman)
Subject: FD & the generation gap
Message-ID: <199606261105.EAA04046@dns1.noc.best.net>
>My son s been reading an old faded copy an ARRL introduction to ham radio
>since we got home. He wants to get his no-code ticket. The code is "too
>hard", even though he s known half of the alphabet since he was six. I m
>still trying to explain to a 12-year old that CW is fun
>
> -- Rich K1CC
> assarar@utrc.utc.com
Get RUFZ and let him play with it. Perhaps you can compare it to a video
game. Unfortunately, the code it generates at speeds below 20wpm is very
weird sounding. Perhaps there is a similar program "on the market" with
better weighting/spacing for the 5-20wpm speeds?
--------------------------------------------
Scott Lieberman San Jose, California
Ham Radio: N1EE/6
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>From woffutt@davinci.netaxis.com (wallace offutt) Wed Jun 26 12:33:42 1996
From: woffutt@davinci.netaxis.com (wallace offutt) (wallace offutt)
Subject: RIP W6UQF
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.93.960626063517.14497B-100000@davinci.netaxis.com>
It was indeed sad to hear about the passing of W6UQF. Few calls have
appeared so regularly in my logs over the years as his. He was there for
just about every contest - he loved 'em all. He had a fondness for the
minor events as well as the big contests. I could always count on 10-20
contacts with him when operating mobile in the PA QSO Party, the Salmon
Run or the County Hunters Contest. After working a guy a couple hundred
times, you develop a special on-the-air friendship. I'm sure that many
had such a relationship with Chas. We could pick his call out of the
noise by hearing just one or two letters.
In a note I had from him 4-5 few years back, Chas (then age 53) said that
he used a TA33 at 55' and always ran just 100 watts. But with this modest
setup he had worked all countries. He was licensed in November 1952 and
had worked as a QA engineer for Caltrans since 1964. His wife Mary had
just graduated from college, having gone back at age 45. He was proud of
the fact that she had acheived a GPA of 3.49. Chas said that he hoped to
retire to West Virginia "in 5/6 years."
We'll miss you, Chas. Rest in peace, old friend.
Hal Offutt K8HVT
>From dippel@rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Dieter Dippel) Wed Jun 26 14:44:04 1996
From: dippel@rrze.uni-erlangen.de (Dieter Dippel) (Dieter Dippel)
Subject: BCC on Hamradio 1996 (2)
Message-ID: <77F14B1CD9@isis.rrze.uni-erlangen.de>
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BAVARIAN CONTEST CLUB (B.C.C.) on HAMRADIO 1996
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
June 28th to June 30th 1996
Also this year you will find the BAVARIAN CONTEST CLUB (B.C.C.)
on the HAMRADIO in Friedrichshafen
June 28 to June 30, 1996
All Contester and DXers of the world are welcome on our
booth 208 in hall 2.
Besides personal qsos you will find on our booth
*** the BCC - Preselektor - a weapon against qrm -
*** the qsls of BCC members and their expeditons
*** PP 1.5 a shortwave prediction program by Ben, DL6RAI
*** UKWTEST 4.07 a contest-program for VHF/UHF-contests by Peter, DL2NBU
usable from 144 MHz to 24 GHz - handling similiar to K1EA`s "CT"
*** CT by K1EA - version 9.27
*** RTTY by WF1B - version 2.50 - an effective RTTY Contest program
*** BV a qsl-program by Bernd, DF3CB
*** BEAM 1.0 by Ben, DL6RAI
this program is intended to give you a ability to see the world radio
wise and draw a beam chart from any QTH on the earth
*** DLCJ - Contest Journal for DL, results, background information, tips
*** Cluster manual
*** BCC almanac
*** BCC-T-Shirts, *** BCC-pennant
***************************************************************************
Additional highlights
CONTESTFORUM by DARC and BCC
Saturday, June 29th - hall 2 room B
09:30 responsible DARC Lothar, DL 5 ATD
10:30 responsible BCC - we are planning
contesting at 9A1A - by Petar, 9A6A ? -ex 9A2MP
contesting at IQ4A - by Claudio, I4VEQ
*******************************************
Now the possiblities for longer chats - please let`s meet each other:
The Bavarian Contest Club and the Rhine-Ruhr-DX-Association
invite you to come and join us:
Friday, 28.06.96 around 19:30 local time in the restaurant
"Beim Bene"
VfB-Stadiongaststtte
Teuringer Strasse 2
88045 Friedrichshafen
phone: 07541/54997
(situated very close to the fair ground)
** and **
Saturday, 29.06.96 around 19:30 local time in the restaurant
Gasthof "Adler"
Hauptstr. 57
88048 Ailingen
(telephone: 07541/6080)
(*** you know this restaurant from the last years ***)
On Saturday evening at 9 pm the B.C.C. presents
******* a new way of contesting *********
an alternative to low sunspot numbers and bad conditions
Don`t miss this one
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