I have received some interesting comments about my 'dream' logging
program. Thanks to all who replied and sent encouraging comments.
I have done some more thinking and have convinced myself that the
concept is sound even if lots of questions about implementation
remain.
To move this along i will start a section of my web site devoted to
the design and implementation. It would be nice if someone else
could set up a mail reflector. (my isp told me a while ago that
if i wanted one it could be set up, but last month my web pages
were generating 7% of their web server activity and i don't want
to push them too hard) I think a mail reflector would be a better
medium for an ongoing discussion, where the web pages would be useful
for capturing and distributing the current status.
--
k1ttt@berkshire.net or robbins@berkshire.net
http://www.berkshire.net/~robbins/k1ttt.html
>From john.lash@yale.edu (John Lash) Mon Nov 11 22:24:53 1996
From: john.lash@yale.edu (John Lash) (John Lash)
Subject: DVP Board ordering info
Message-ID: <n1364389151.48395@QuickMail.Yale.edu>
Subject: Time: 16:57
Since I'm sure I'll start giving out my old call once the contest incoherence
sets in, I've decided to let a DVP board do the talking while my fingers are
doing the walking in this year's Phone SS, but I don't know where to get one. I
called the number K1EA software gave me for LZ Engineering, (617) 646-7490, but
got a voice mail system. I tried leaving a message, but haven't gotten a call
back. Is this the right place to call?
Thanks,
W2EQ
formerly We Aspire 2 Stop This Madness
>From oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) Mon Nov 11 22:35:30 1996
From: oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) (Derek Wills)
Subject: Auto-speed CW
>>- CQ at a speed (eg. 30 wpm) that most everyone can get your
>>call after >a time or two.
>I think this is part of the problem. You are assuming that
>neophyte contesters can "get" a call sent at 30 wpm. I'm here
>to tell you this is incorrect. Getting the callsign of a fast
>CW station is probably the hardest part for a slow CW op.
>The exchange is slightly more predictable. The callsign could
>be just about anything. [AA4LR]
I dunno how you learned to copy Morse code, but the first thing I ever
copied after starting to learn it was a callsign, one letter at a time -
i.e. get the first letter, then try for the second one the next time it
was sent, and so on. Turned out to be the guy in the next street, but
it was a major thrill to decode it.
Same thing with the CW Sprints. I made 7 Qs the first time I tried,
(it scared me - well, it still does...). If I'd never heard CW faster
than 20 wpm, there would never have been any incentive to go faster
than that. I did get one "QRS" in the CW SS, I slowed down, and then
had to try to lead the op through the whole exchange. After several
minutes of this, I had to abandon the attempt.
I realize that some people are discouraged rather than challenged when
they hear 'fast' CW. After hearing a good violinist, I feel more like
jumping up and down on my violin than going home to practise. So I
don't mind slowing down for a slower op, but I'm not sure that I'd want
a computer to do it for me, and to assume that the op hasn't made any
progress since the last time we worked.
True story - when Tree worked our campus station in CW SS last year, he
assumed that I was the op and cranked his speed way up. But at the time,
the op was someone who's happier at a much slower speed and wondered what
he had done to deserve this burst of machine gun fire.
As usual, some sort of compromise probably works....
Derek A + A + 5 + B + T, G + 3 + N + M + X
oo7@astro.as.utexas.edu
>From ik0hbn@isa.it ( IK0HBN ) Mon Nov 11 23:52:36 1996
From: ik0hbn@isa.it ( IK0HBN ) ( IK0HBN )
Subject: Trouble with E-mail
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19961112005107.19871a6c@net.isa.it>
Hi everybody.
For a reason I cannot explain to myself, all the reflectors messages of
today 11 Nov. went lost. I saw Eudora downloaded them, but at the end,
nothing was written on hard disk.
As I saw a message concerning ORION 2800 rotator, I pray whom sent it to me,
to send it again. Of course it's the same for all the others who wrote
something to me in this last day.
thankfully....Sante.
Sante LILLO (IK0HBN)
Localita' Saineta, 3
01030 Bassano in Teverina (VT) Italy
home telephone: +39 (0) 761-407543 (FAX on request)
E-mail: ik0hbn@isa.it
packet adr: IK0HBN@I0INU.IUMB.ITA.EU
DX cluster : IK0HBN > I0JBL-6
>From k4wa@mindspring.com (Steven R. Schmidt) Mon Nov 11 23:52:26 1996
From: k4wa@mindspring.com (Steven R. Schmidt) (Steven R. Schmidt)
Subject: Amplifier information
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19961111235226.00663680@pop.mindspring.com>
Someone recently directed my to a web site that had a rather nice summary of
amplifiers, and I've lost the address. If you know where it is, could you
please send me the address? Thanks in advance and sri for the bandwidth.
73,
Steve K4WA (ex KR4DL)
>From hlserra@pwa.acusd.edu (H. L. Serra) Mon Nov 11 23:57:02 1996
From: hlserra@pwa.acusd.edu (H. L. Serra) (H. L. Serra)
Subject: FCC Consumer RFI Guide
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9611111519.A8058-0100000@pwa.acusd.edu>
Anyone know where I can quickly get ahold of 2 copies of the FCC RFI Guide?
73, Larry N6NC
>From phil@zl2tze.mlb.planet.gen.nz (Phillip Conza) Sun Nov 10 21:40:04 1996
From: phil@zl2tze.mlb.planet.gen.nz (Phillip Conza) (Phillip Conza)
Subject: Help DX Reflector @ VE7TCP
Message-ID: <32879d92.zl2tze@zl2tze.mlb.planet.gen.nz>
Hi Guys,
Thanks for the Info .. Looks like we could see the reflector back
soon..
73 Phillip ZL2TZE
--
Phillip Conza
AX25 ZL2TZE @ ZL2TZE.#73.NZL.OC
E-Mail private phil@zl2tze.mlb.planet.gen.nz
>From wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner) Tue Nov 12 01:39:52 1996
From: wrt@eskimo.com (Bill Turner) (Bill Turner)
Subject: Why park on the band edge?
References: <32867130.2117710@mail.eskimo.com>
Message-ID: <328ad1ba.3250857@mail.eskimo.com>
Thanks to all who responded to my queston about parking on the lower band=
edge
during phone contests. Of the 20 responses, most observed that it =
happens
mostly in DX contests where it does indeed make sense, but that even in
domestic contests like SS there are some who do it. The main reason =
given was
to eliminate QRM from one side - a good point. Several also pointed out =
that
many operators have a habit of tuning from the lower edge up, which makes=
the
"parked" station first, of course. A couple of fellows pointed out that =
it
might be done intentionally to slow things down a bit, although anywhere =
in
the Extra band would do it, not just on the edge.
Again, thanks fellows. Food for thought.
73, Bill W7TI (ex-W7LZP)
wrt@eskimo.com
>From ac1o@gate.net (Walter Deemer) Tue Nov 12 01:45:59 1996
From: ac1o@gate.net (Walter Deemer) (Walter Deemer)
Subject: New Links On KM9P's Site
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19961112014559.00e02f14@pop.gate.net>
You might want to check out the six new links I've just added to the lists
on the Contesting On-line (KM9P) site at:
http://www.contesting.com
Included are links to M6T and VB9DH, who did such a phenomenonal job in the
CQ WW SSB contest -- and who have web sites to match (with lots of really
neat photos!) Pennsylvania QSO Party fans will also want to check out the
link to that contest in the Contest Club section.
Suggestions for the list are, of course, always welcome; we're always
looking for more hard-core contest sites for the lists!
73, Walt, KN4T (ex-AC1O)
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WWW: http://www.4w.com/deemer; amateur radio, news, weather & financial info.
>From km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P & K4AAA) Tue Nov 12 03:51:38 1996
From: km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P & K4AAA) (Bill Fisher, KM9P &
K4AAA)
Subject: Contester Email Addresses
Message-ID: <199611120351.WAA24048@paris.akorn.net>
After some help from George (N5TR?) and Jim (AD1C), and a few frustrating
hours of programming I have put the contester email addresses on the WWW.
You can now edit the database yourself when your email address, callsign, or
name changes. You can also search for stations individually instead of
looking through the entire list.
There is a link to it at http://www.contesting.com.
Oh... If you have a new callsign, add a new entry for it. There is a field
for old callsign too. And as always... let me know if you break it.
73
Bill Fisher, KM9P & K4AAA
http://www.contesting.com
>From WW1E@WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Thomas Thibault) Tue Nov 12 11:27:36 1996
From: WW1E@WORLDNET.ATT.NET (Thomas Thibault) (Thomas Thibault)
Subject: cqww log via email
Message-ID: <32885F28.30EF@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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Thomas Thibault DE WW1E
Packet Mail @ KC1XX
Email @ WW1E@worldnet.att.net
YCCC = WOOF
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Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline; filename="CQWWLOGS"
After cqww ssb contest I requested help, with where I could
send contest log submission to via email. Several requested
I forward the address to them well here they are thanks to
Bob Cox k3est's reply with the address for cqww ssb and
cqww cw. Send cw log to cw@cqww.com and ssb to
ssb@cqww.com.
Several have asked what to send to cq when submitting logs
via email. For ct it's the bin file it must be named with
the call used in the contest ( ww1e.bin ). Thats all they
need. It's the same as sending it on 3.5 disk.
Thankyou Bob I appreciate the help.
Thomas Thibault
Packet @ WW1E @ kc1xx
Email @ WW1E@WORLDNET.ATT.COM
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