On Wisconsin!
oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu
oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu
Tue Dec 21 18:25:39 EST 1993
WB2EKK says, re Fred K3ZO:
Fred can remember the call of every station he has ever worked
in any contest. Fred is an amazing guy.
In my younger days I thought I had worked HH on CW when I heard
something like HH3TW, QSL via K3ZO. Of course it was 5H3TW (I
still maintain that he sent HH...). Fred sent my card back and
told me to correct the call. I did it, sent my card back, and
then he told me I wasn't in the log. How I did laugh - not.
Derek AA5BT
>From Rich K2WR <72407.1262 at CompuServe.COM> Wed Dec 22 00:00:28 1993
From: Rich K2WR <72407.1262 at CompuServe.COM> (Rich K2WR)
Date: 21 Dec 93 19:00:28 EST
Subject: Univ. Club trivia
Message-ID: <931222000028_72407.1262_FHG43-3 at CompuServe.COM>
Here's a quick quiz question:
W2CXM is well known as the amateur club call of Cornell Univ.
What educational institution's ham club holds the call W2CXN ?
( No callbook / Buckmaster lookup allowed.)
I attended neither of the institutions referred to above.
Any other W1YU alumni on the reflector?
de Rich K2WR
>From jlgiasi at umassmed.UMMED.EDU (John L. Luigi Giasi) Wed Dec 22 00:16:00 1993
From: jlgiasi at umassmed.UMMED.EDU (John L. Luigi Giasi) (John L. Luigi Giasi)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 19:16:00 EST
Subject: VHF-Limited Multi-op Category - NO stay in single op
Message-ID: <9312220016.AA00921 at umassmed.UMMED.EDU>
In the message from WEBSTER_KER at CSUSYS.CTSTATEU.EDU........
->
->>From Mark (AA1AK):
->
->I am in the process of building up my VHF/UHF station. I currently have 50,
->144, and 432 Mhz with hopes of adding 222 Mhz soon, and I have no immediate
->plans to add any capabilites above 432.
->Without those additional bands, I can't
->compete against the single op's who do.
Stay in single-op:
The single-ops also compete on a band-by-band basis.. (note the bold
ABCD9 etc etc on some single-op logs...)..
You can still win for any band that you are tops in...
73 de Luigi, AA1AA
--
John L. Luigi Giasi, AA1AA jlgiasi at umassmed.ummed.edu
System Programmer
Scientific Computing, IRD
University of Massachusetts Medical Center ..._._
>From Doug Grant <0006008716 at mcimail.com> Wed Dec 22 00:00:00 1993
From: Doug Grant <0006008716 at mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 19:00 EST
Subject: College Daze
Message-ID: <15931222000051/0006008716NA1EM at mcimail.com>
OK...another one...
Lowell Tech (later Univ. of Lowell), little state-run engineering school in Mass...club call WA1JUY:
K1RX EE 73
K1DG EE 75
K1AR EE 77
we passed the torch to K1TA (at one time destined to be EE 79), but he flunked out and the torch went dead. Last I heard, someone stole the Drake-line.
And another W2CXM (Cornell) alum: KQ2M, opr of KM1H a lot. I think he graduated,
but the number of credits may have been reduced in the log-checking...
KC1F also spent a semester or so at CXM.
Doug K1DG
>From George Cutsogeorge <0006354141 at mcimail.com> Wed Dec 22 03:41:00 1993
From: George Cutsogeorge <0006354141 at mcimail.com> (George Cutsogeorge)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 93 22:41 EST
Subject: The Dark Knights Table
Message-ID: <85931222034158/0006354141PK4EM at mcimail.com>
It is beyond my comprehension how my message
about the IC-751A made it's way to TDKT.
If I have offended anyone with my comments
I am sorry.
George, W2VJN
>From Doug Brandon <dab at kaiwan.com> Wed Dec 22 05:17:36 1993
From: Doug Brandon <dab at kaiwan.com> (Doug Brandon)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 21:17:36 -0800 (PST)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <199312220517.VAA04720 at kaiwan.kaiwan.com>
review
quit
/*-------------------------------------*/
Doug Brandon Amateur Radio: NF6H
dab at kaiwan.com Placentia, California
>From Danny Eskenazi <0005720561 at mcimail.com> Wed Dec 22 05:08:00 1993
From: Danny Eskenazi <0005720561 at mcimail.com> (Danny Eskenazi)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 00:08 EST
Subject: Greetings from the hated PAC 10....Let me just begin a list of
Message-ID: <02931222050820/0005720561PK2EM at mcimail.com>
The University of Washington is proud to be the alma mater of the following:
W7WA
K7SS
W7XR
K7JA
N7UA
and others to be announced
nuff said.....
>From Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH at TGV.COM> Wed Dec 22 05:41:03 1993
From: Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH at TGV.COM> (Trey Garlough)
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1993 21:41:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: The Dark Knights Table
Message-ID: <756538863.183668.GARLOUGH at TGV.COM>
> It is beyond my comprehension how my message
> about the IC-751A made it's way to TDKT.
>
> If I have offended anyone with my comments
> I am sorry.
Don't take this Dark Knights stuff too personally. These messages were
generated automatically by a robot on a machine that three people had
CQ-Contest subscriptions through. I dropped these three guys from the
distribution as soon as it happened.
--Trey, WN4KKN/6
>From Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH at TGV.COM> Wed Dec 22 14:15:28 1993
From: Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH at TGV.COM> (Trey Garlough)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 1993 06:15:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FAQ list
Message-ID: <756569728.578669.GARLOUGH at TGV.COM>
CQ-CONTEST at TGV.COM Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List
Revised: December 10, 1993
What is CQ-CONTEST?
CQ-CONTEST at TGV.COM is an electronic mail reflector dedicated to hams
interested in all types of amateur radio contesting. This is a good
place for score reports, expedition rumors, and other contest-related
discussion or announcements. This forum is more like the NCJ than
QST; INFO-HAMS at UCSD.EDU and rec.radio.amateur.misc are good places to
look for a more rounded discussion of the hobby.
Although there is overlap between contesters and DXers, CQ-CONTEST is
not a DX-oriented group. DX at UNBC.EDU is an electronic mail mailing
list dedicated to the discussion of DXing. To "get on the list" for
the DXing discussion, send mail to DX-REQUEST at UNBC.EDU.
Each message you send to CQ-CONTEST at TGV.COM will be sent out to all
the other subscribers, kinda like a 2-meter repeater that has a
coverage radius of 12,000 miles or so. Think of sending mail to the
list as the equivalent of an ANNOUNCE/FULL message on PacketCluster.
Use regular email to send a message to a specific individual.
Electronic mail is also different from packet radio, in that many
subscribers receive their email through commercial services such as
CompuServe and MCImail. In essence, many people are paying for each
byte of every message sent to CQ-CONTEST. In order to minimize
spurious messages, follow the operating hints detailed below.
How do I join CQ-CONTEST?
Subscription management is handled automatically by a program that
answers mail send to CQ-CONTEST-REQUEST at TGV.COM. Send a message to
CQ-CONTEST-REQUEST at TGV.COM that says SUBSCRIBE if you wish to join the
group, or UNSUBSCRIBE if you want to drop out. The Subject: line is
ignored. Messages sent to CQ-CONTEST at TGV.COM are broadcast to *all*
readers, so don't send subscription requests there.
What are the suggested "operating practices" for CQ-CONTEST?
Put your name and call sign on every message you send. We don't all
know everyone by just a call or a nickname.
Use a subject line that indicates the true subject of your message.
Wait a while before answering someone's question. Six other people
have probably answered it already. Many (if not most) answers should
go directly to the person who posed the question, rather than to the
list.
Unlike PacketCluster, many people pay $$$ when they receive messages.
Some people pay per message, some per byte. Therefore, please take
this into consideration when writing a response. Would you pay $0.50
to read the message that you just wrote?
Eschew flamage. If someone sends a flame to the list and you can't
bite your tongue, send your flaming reply directly back to the flaming
individual, not back to the list. No one wants to pay $1.00 to read
these messages (the original flame + your reply). Treat flamers the
way you would 2-meter repeater jammers - ignore them.
Make sure there is something of value in each message you send to the
list. Avoid messages that are a complete reprint of someone else's
message, with nothing but "I agree" or "Me too" added to the bottom --
not much value there.
Some people pay by the byte, so when following up to someone else's
message, be sure to include only the essential pieces of thread of
note. Don't include those 20 extra header lines that your mail
gateway tacked onto the original message.
How can I find out the email address of a particular contester?
John Pescatore, WB2EKK (pescatore_jt at ncsd.gte.com), and George Fremin,
WB5VZL (geoiii at wixer.bga.com), maintain fairly current lists of
contester email addresses. Send a note to them asking for their
lists. You can also get a list of registered CQ-Contest subscribers
by sending a message to CQ-Contest-Request at TGV.COM that says REVIEW.
How can I find out more about the Internet?
Pick up a copy of the book _The Internet Companion_ by Tracy LaQuey,
Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-201-62224-6. If your local technical book
store doesn't carry it, you can order from Computer Literacy,
2590 North First Street, San Jose, CA 95131. Their phone number is
408-435-0744.
73, The Wouff Hong
>From John Dorr K1AR" <p00259 at psilink.com Wed Dec 22 16:10:50 1993
From: John Dorr K1AR" <p00259 at psilink.com (John Dorr K1AR)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 11:10:50 -0500
Subject: Contest Universities
Message-ID: <2965662525.0.p00259 at psilink.com>
OK...and there was WA1JUY (Lowell Technological Institute...aka U Mass @
Lowell) who graduated at the amazement of many: K1AR, K1DG, K1RX.
>From Jay Kesterson K0GU x6826 <jayk at hpxxx.fc.hp.com> Wed Dec 22 20:05:00 1993
From: Jay Kesterson K0GU x6826 <jayk at hpxxx.fc.hp.com> (Jay Kesterson K0GU x6826)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 13:05:00 MST
Subject: Another propagation program
Message-ID: <9312222005.AA09799 at hpxxx.fc.hp.com>
Another propagation program that may be of interest is called 'signal'.
According to its doc file its based on IONCAP, MINIMUF and some ITU
raytracing algorithms (whatever that is). It predicts signal arrival
strength and signal arrival angle. You create a file that has the
gain of a antenna from 0 to 45 degrees and it computes the signal
strength. Its a interesting program but I don't know how accurate. Like
some other propagation programs its very pessimistic on its MUF predictions.
The program has a documentation file 'signal.doc' that should get you up
and running.
The source file is named sigpax.tar.Z. It is available via anonymous ftp
from w6yx.stanford.edu in the directory pub/sigpax.
I got the program ready to run on a HP UN*X workstation by the following
method:
uncompress sigpax.tar.Z
tar xfv sigpax.tar
cc -Aa -o signal signal.c -lm
I'm no expert so if you have a problem getting the program compiled etc
talk to your local system admin.
I have a antenna file for the program that is the gain profile of a
204BA from 30 feet to 240 feet above ground in 30 foot increments. If
anybody is interested I will Email it to you. Will be out of the plant
from 10AM tomorrow till Jan 3. Not sure if I will be able to check my
Email before the 3rd.
73, Jay K0GU
>From Danny Eskenazi <0005720561 at mcimail.com> Wed Dec 22 17:47:00 1993
From: Danny Eskenazi <0005720561 at mcimail.com> (Danny Eskenazi)
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 12:47 EST
Subject: University of Washington Contest types
Message-ID: <92931222174729/0005720561PK1EM at mcimail.com>
How about; W7WA W7XR N7UA K7JA K7SS KY7X KR7G K7UU K7RA N6TJ
KA7MCX (vhf)......... allfrom the premier school of the "hated PAC 10"
.....the REAL U.W. !!! nuff said
>From DKMC" <dkmc at chevron.com Wed Dec 22 22:45:57 1993
From: DKMC" <dkmc at chevron.com (DKMC)
Date: 22 Dec 93 14:45:57 PST
Subject: College Club Grad List 1
Message-ID: <CPLAN065.DKMC.0817.1993 12 22 14 44 14 44>
Microsoft Mail v3.0 IPM.Microsoft Mail.Note
From: McCarty, DK 'David'
To: OPEN ADDRESSING SERVI-OPENADDR
Subject: College Club Grad List 1
Date: 1993-12-22 16:39
Priority:
Message ID: F7520269
Conversation ID: F7520269
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First Pass.
I think some notes are being flushed by the soft switch between my mail
server and the portal, so please proof the list.
Thanks to all posting input:
AD1C, K1AR, KI, TR, ZX
WB2CPU, EKK, K2MM, WK, KB2R, W2SC
WX3N, K3RA, KM3T
KE4GY, KI4HN, WN4KKN
K5TM, KT5V, W5VX
N6KL
K7SS
K8CH, N8ET, WA8YVR{q
W9IP, W9NQ
Gig 'em, Aggies]
Dave, K5GN
dkmc at chevron.com
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>From Fred Hopengarten" <jjmhome!uunet.uu.net!k1vr%k1vr.UUCP at transfer.stratus.com Fri Dec 24 05:25:54 1993
From: Fred Hopengarten" <jjmhome!uunet.uu.net!k1vr%k1vr.UUCP at transfer.stratus.com (Fred Hopengarten)
Date: Fri, 24 Dec 1993 00:25:54 EST
Subject: Stacking Tribanders
Message-ID: <2d1a7d67.k1vr at k1vr.UUCP>
On Tue, 14 Dec 93 10:24:00 PST, mhs.elan.af.mil!selbredb.csc
(W9NQ/6) wrote:
> Does anyone have any direct experience stacking 2 or
more tribanders and making it actual work? I am under the
impression that making them work decently on all three bands
is next to impossible.
K1VR: I have a stack of TH6's, which I fondly refer to as a
TH12DXX. N6BV (who has something bigger on top and two
TH7's below) and I have written an article on the subject
which will appear in the February 1994 QST, which you will
get in just 30 days. KM9P has a stack of two.
AB6FO is about to try. K3WW has a TH19 (TH6/TH7/TH6) and
was #1 USA SOA CQWW CW.
Here are your basic tips:
1. Can you borrow a Time Domain Reflectometer to equalize
feedline lengths? If not, start with a big role of one type
of feedline and make two equal lengths.
2. Decide if you wish to switch indoors or out.
3. It is more expensive, but you'll be happier: Buy a TIC
RingRotor for the lower one.
4. Use Amidon 2:1 un uns, or build your own.
5. Harass N3RD, operating under the guise of Top Ten
Devices, into building a low SWR switch box. My system took
three iterations to get the SWR down. Note however that
N6BV takes the position that striving for a low SWR switch
is an over-rated goal.
> I am considering stacking 2 TH6DXX's about 60-70 feet
apart on the same tower.
K1VR: Yeah, but what will the absolute heights be? If you
want a REALLY good answer to how YOUR stack will perform,
buy N6BV's book and K6STI's program, along with a fast
computer.
Does my stack of TH6's work? Here are some selected
results:
1990 ARRL DX CW M/S #2 USA (to W3BGN)
1991 ARRL DX CW M/S #2 USA (to W3BGN)
1992 ARRL DX CW M/S #2 USA (to W3BGN)
1993 WAE CW (by DL1SBR) #2 USA (to W3BGN op.,
K2TW)
1993 CQ WW PH SOA (by AA2DU) #2 USA (to K2WK)
1993 CQ WW CW SOA (by AA2DU) #4 USA
The question is NOT, do stacked tribanders work. The
question is: What does a fella have to do to get a piece of
hardwood?
--
Fred Hopengarten K1VR
Six Willarch Road * Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
home + office telephone: 617/259-0088 (FAX on demand)
"Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low."
>From fred.kleber at atlas.ccmail.PacTel.COM (fred kleber) Thu Dec 23 11:05:01 1993
From: fred.kleber at atlas.ccmail.PacTel.COM (fred kleber) (fred kleber)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 03:05:01 PST
Subject: 160M Antennas
Message-ID: <9311237566.AA756644701 at atlas.ccmail.pactel.com>
Message Creation Date was at 22-DEC-1993 15:59:00
Would appreciate some advice from any 160 meter aficionados on the
reflector. I have a 200 foot self supporting lattice tower located on
a 600 foot bluff overlooking the Pacific ocean at my disposal for the
160 meter contest at the end of January.
I'm leaning toward putting up 3 half wave slopers pointed at JA,EU and
SA for the contest. Another friend of mine suggested that we just put
up an inverted vee at the top of the tower. I've used the sloper
configuration before and it played very well. I've also pondered
putting up a delta loop but think the tower is too low.
We'll have beverages w/appropriate terminations & preamps so we can
hear all of the 10 watt OL stations calling - HI. (Not quite from the
west coast...)
Any other types of antennas I should be considering? Comments,
suggestions?
Fred, K9VV
>From Jim Reisert AD1C 23-Dec-1993 1045 <reisert at wrksys.enet.dec.com> Thu Dec 23 15:40:56 1993
From: Jim Reisert AD1C 23-Dec-1993 1045 <reisert at wrksys.enet.dec.com> (Jim Reisert AD1C 23-Dec-1993 1045)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 10:40:56 EST
Subject: CT-BBS Status?
Message-ID: <9312231540.AA08068 at us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
Tim, KU4J asked:
>Anyone know the status of CT-BBS (508)-460-8877? No answer in the last
>3-4 days. I wanted to update from CT8.44 to ??
to which Ken, K1EA replied:
Msg #989 From: K1EA Date: 22-Dec 1415Z Subj: Re: CT BBS down?
Dick sometimes takes it down to use the modem. About half the time he
forgets to put it back up. I've been out of town, but will put it online
again today. - Ken
73 - Jim AD1C
>From Richard Hallman <0006135537 at mcimail.com> Thu Dec 23 14:36:00 1993
From: Richard Hallman <0006135537 at mcimail.com> (Richard Hallman)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 09:36 EST
Subject: College and KI3V....
Message-ID: <51931223143615/0006135537NA1EM at mcimail.com>
WOW!! I feel like I should have a Degree to be on the Reflector
now. Maybe If I stayed at Penn State, I too could be a Successful
Contester.
KI3V 2 1/2 Years @ Penn State.
Happy Holidays! Rich KI3V Portable Seven!
KI3V at mcimail.com
>From George Cutsogeorge <0006354141 at mcimail.com> Thu Dec 23 15:18:00 1993
From: George Cutsogeorge <0006354141 at mcimail.com> (George Cutsogeorge)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 10:18 EST
Subject: Stacking Tribanders
Message-ID: <52931223151825/0006354141PK3EM at mcimail.com>
No need to harass N3RD, as TOP TEN already sells a low vswr
relay box. It has six outputs from one input, operates on
12 volts and is available as a bare board or in a 5x7x2 box.
(Designed by yours truly.) George, W2VJN
>From blunt at arrl.org (Billy Lunt KR1R) Thu Dec 23 19:54:03 1993
From: blunt at arrl.org (Billy Lunt KR1R) (Billy Lunt KR1R)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 14:54:03 EST
Subject: RTTY Roundup
Message-ID: <4554 at bl>
There has been some confusion on which weekend the ARRL RTTY Roundup
is scheduled for. The correct weekend is: January 8-9, 1994.
Starts 1800 UTC Jan 8 and ends at 2400 UTC Jan 9. All stations
operate no more than 24 hours. Two rest periods, for a combined
total of six hours, must be taken in two single blocks of time,
and clearly marked in thee log.
Modes: Baudot RTTY, ASCII, AMOTOR, and packet (attended operation
only).
For complete rules see December QST page 127.
Within 30 days after the contest, send your entries via:
INTERNET - ASCII summary sheet and ASCII log file
(following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
to contest at arrl.org
ARRL BBS - ASCII summary sheet and ASCII log file
(following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
BBS up to 14.4-k baud
telephone: (203) 665-0090
DISK - Paper summary sheet and ASCII log file
(following the ARRL Suggested File Format)
3.5 or 5.25 inch diskettes (high or low density)
PAPER ENTRY - Official forms or reasonable facsimiles
Summary sheet, logs, dupe sheets
Mailing Address: ARRL Contest Branch
225 Main Street
Newington, CT 06111
73,
Billy
Contest Guru....."we check 'em all"
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+
| Billy Lunt, KR1R | Voice: 203-666-1541 |
| Contest Manager | FAX: 203-665-7531 |
| American Radio Relay League | ARRL BBS: 203-666-0578 |
| 225 Main Street | BBS Uploads: 203-665-0090 |
| Newington, CT 06111 | Internet: blunt at arrl.org |
+--------------------------------+---------------------------------+
>From DKMC" <dkmc at chevron.com Thu Dec 23 20:16:55 1993
From: DKMC" <dkmc at chevron.com (DKMC)
Date: 23 Dec 93 12:16:55 PST
Subject: College Club Grad List 2
Message-ID: <CPLAN065.DKMC.7240.1993 12 23 12 12 12 12>
Microsoft Mail v3.0 IPM.Microsoft Mail.Note
From: McCarty, DK 'David'
To: OPEN ADDRESSING SERVI-OPENADDR
Subject: College Club Grad List 2
Date: 1993-12-23 14:05
Priority:
Message ID: 2A2A1A05
Conversation ID: 2A2A1A05
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Sorry about the extraneous characters; hope this one is cleaner. Thanks for
corrections and updates.
Merry Christmas to all; remember the real reason for the season.
David K. McCarty, K5GN
dkmc at chevron.com
Thanks to:
AA1AA, AD1C, K1AR, DG, KI, TR, VR, ZX, W1XE, WU1F
K2MM, TNO, WK, KB2R, N2AA, W2SC, PA, WB2CPU, EKK
K3RA, KI3V, KM3T, WX3N
KE4GY, KI4HN, WN4KKN
K5TM, TU, KB5NFN, KE5FI, KT5V, W5VX, WB5VZL
AA6KX, N6KL, XI, WA6BXH
K7SS, WA7VYJ
K8CH, N8ET, WA8LLY, YVR
AG9A, K9MA, KA9EKJ, W9IP, NQ
N0GOS
K1AD
Brown University
?
W1AF
Harvard University
W1CF (BSEE)
W1ETH (BA)
K1VR (HBS MBA '72)
NZ1W/G0UHK (HBS MBA, PhD)
K3UOC/YV5 (a.k.a. 4M5A) (Ed. D. cand.)
W6OAT (HBS MBA)
W0ZV (HBS MBA)
KH6IJ (Ed. M. '61)
WA1JUY
Lowell Technological Institute
(a.k.a. University of Massachusetts at Lowell)
K1AR/2 ('77)
K1DG ('75)
K1RX ('73)
W1XE (MSEE '80)
W1MX/W1XM
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology
(a.k.a. MIT)
AD1C
K1PR
KA1R
K1RT
W2JU
K3KU
K3TW (MSEE)
W6OAT
W6QHS
N6XI
W0ZV
W1PR
Boston College
K1VR (BC Law '70)
WA1???
Boston University
N1EE/6
K1ZX/4
W1YK?
Worcester Polytechnic Inst.
W1FEA
N6AA (K2PHF)
W6XD
?
Southeastern Mass. Univ.
W1XE (BSEE '75)
W2CXM
Cornell University
K1EA
N2AU
WB2CPU
KQ2M
W2PA (PhD '84)
WA2SRQ(EE '71)
W2SQ (dng)
K3NA
K3RV
AC6T (PhD '74)
N8ET
K2MFF
Newark College of Engineering
N2AA (EE '71)
K3TW (EE '71)
WA2NPP
Rutgers University
N2BA
K2BMI
N2EA
W2PA (BSEE '77)
W2VT ('77)
K2WK ('77)
WA2NPQ
University of Buffalo
N2IC ('77)
W2SZ
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
(a.k.a. RPI)
AA1AA
K1RU
WA2AAU
K2MM (dng)
W2SC('81)
K2SS (EE)
K2TR (grad?)
W2UP
K2VV
K2ZWI
University of Rochester (NY)
KB2R
?
Albany Medical School?
K2SS (PhD)
K3CR ?
Pennsylvania State University
(a.k.a. Penn State)
KI3V (dng)
WA3EPT/W3GQF
Johns Hopkins University
K2TNO/5
K3CU
AI3M (W3WZL)
K3RA (K3GJD)
N4AR (K4GSU)
WB6FZJ
W8KIC
TI2CF (HR1CF)
N3KZ (W3ABT)
University of Pennsylvania
WA2BFW
KR2Q
WN3A
N3HW
N3JT
KM3T
W3XU
KH6CP
?
United States Naval Academy
K0DQ
W4AQL
Georgia Institute of Technology
(a.k.a. Georgia Tech)
K2GL
ND3A
AA5UO
?
Memphis State University
KE4GY('78)
?
North Carolina State University
W1NJM
W2SQ
KE4GY('80)
W5AC
Texas A & M University
WU1F ('72)
N5BA (WB2HEY)
K5GN ('80) (WB2GAV,WB5OOW,WB5UZA/0)
WM5K (PhD, '79) (WB5YOT)
N5TC
KT5V ('85) (WN5PKH)
W5VX ('66) (K5TSR)
W5EHM
The University of Texas
(a.k.a., t.u.)
WA4D (does he count???)
WN4KKN
KE5CV (Really?)
KE5FI
KB5NFN (vhf)
N5TR
K5TSQ
WB5VZL
KA5WSS
K5ZD (WB5QDW)
9V1YC
WB5FND
The University of Houston
NT5D
N5DU
N5EA
KN5H
NZ5I
NM5M
WB5N
K5TU
W5YG ?
Rice University
W5ASP (ZF2NE)
W5ZM
New Mexico Military Institute
KE5FI
?
Texas Tech.
KE5FI
W6BB
University of California, Berkeley
K2MM
N6IG
N6IP
N6KL
KI6P
AC6T (BS '67)
WB6ZQZ
W6RFU
University of California, Santa Barbara
(AC6T, faculty advisor)
W6YL
San Jose State University
AD6E
WA6BXH/7J1ABV
W6YX
Stanford University
W2SQ
K5RR
W6QHS
?
California State University, Sonoma
(a.k.a. Sonoma State College)
K1KI
W7OHR
Brigham Young University
WA7VYJ (BS Physics '88)
?
University of Washington
N6TJ
KR7G
K7JA
KA7MCX
K7RA
K7SS
N7UA
K7UU
W7WA
KY7X
W7XR
W8SH
Michigan State University
K1ZZ
W4QM
K5TM (WB5IZN)
K7GM (grad?)
K7NHV
K8CH (K8UDJ)
K8MFO
NA8V
W8UM
University of Michigan
K1GQ
K1TR
N2IC
W2PA (MSEE '78)
W3FJ
N4KG
N8UM
WA8YVR
W8ZF
W8PGW
UM South Quadrangle ARC
WA8LLY/6
K9IU
Indiana University
?
W9YB
Purdue University
W2RQ
K4VX/0
W9YH
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
AG9A
K9GL
W9IP
K9VV/6
K9PW
W9YOL
University of Western Illinois
WX3N
N6RJ
KA9EKJ (BS Ind. Tech. '82) (future big gun?)
W9YT
University of Wisconsin
W3XU
K3ZO
K5TA
AA6KX
K6NA
N6ZZ
AA9A
AC9C
K9CAN
NA9D/VS6WO
K9MA
W9NQ(dng)
W9WI
W9XT
N9XX
N0GOS (MSEE '69)
K0TK
W0EEE
University of Missouri--Rolla
KI4HN ('83)
N0AX/7
W0YC
University of Minnesota
?
W0ZLN
University of Missouri--Columbia
KR0Y/5
?
Colorado School of Mines?
Missouri School of Mines?
N1GL/4 (P40A)
W0UN
>From k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> Thu Dec 23 20:28:09 1993
From: k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> (k3lr)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1993 15:28:09 -0500
Subject: Late Contest Bits
Message-ID: <199312232028.PAA20355 at telerama.lm.com>
Season's Greetings to All:
Been off line for several weeks and thought a change of bandwidth
would be welcome.
SS Phone at K3LR--- Who would ever think that you could make the top
10 let alone the top 5 in single op in SS Phone from Western PA???
K3UA was guest op. He was very intense. I don't think anyone has
ever been 3rd from W.PA. in SS phone before!
Band Breakdowns:
80- 623 qsos
40- 558
20- 858
15- 6
10- 116
Total 2161 x 77
Phil had several hours over 160/hr on 20 meters. The new 20 meter 3
high stack really played well. With all antennas on their own rotor
(on the same tower) he could point each one in a different direction
to create a somewhat omni pattern. The condx on 20 were very good for
the east and poor for the W6's at the start.
Congrats to #2 and #1 KM9P and KI3V!
CQ WW CW K3LR Multi-Multi
160 Meters----W3YQ and W5ONL ops
The 4 element inverted wire array from the 190 foot 40 meter tower
really worked well. The band condx were super! YQ had good runs both
days into Europe. Worked VK, ZL, ZS9 and JA. Being .5 miles from the
Ohio border means that we don't get good EU runs. This time it was
different! K1AR worked 111 EU stns. K3LR worked 104.
192 qsos 22 zones 72 countries.
80 Meters----NI8L op
The HyTower four sqare was broken during the phone contest, but
repaired in time for great 80 meter condx on CW. NI8L ran 60+ JAs
on Saturday.
784 qsos 34 zones 148 countries
40 Meters----K3LR op
The band seemed flat, but every other top multi did better. Called
lots of CQs, not many answers. With 2 full size 3 element beams at
190' over 100' you'd think our score would be better here. Time to go
back to PED school. Like KR0Y said "Who was the schmuck on 40?"
1187 qsos 38 zones 148 countries
20 meters----NA8V op
Great score from the eastern midwest! Wore a stocking hat the whole
time to keep his head warm! Shack temp was 80 degrees.....
Antennas are 5 over 5 over 5 at 170'/110'/50'
1587 qsos 38 zones 155 countries
15 meters----WR3G op
Best 15 meter score of the top 4 USA multis! Scotty had the best band
rates for K3LR both days. Must have been the secret cookies!
Antennas are 6 over 6 over 6 at 120'/80'/40'
1263 qsos 35 zones 141 countries
10 meters----K8CX op
Tom operates 10 meter single band from home every year but this year.
Poor condx, with long path, go figure! Best part was seeing K8CX's
face when VS6 and YB called...
Antennas 7 over 7 over 7 at 100'/66'/33'
6 elements at 200'
209 qsos 24 zones 75 countries
3rd time out as a multi multi and we have been 4th each time.
We are getting closer....
See you in ARRL DX, multi-multi both modes.
73,
Tim K3LR k3lr at telerama.lm.com (new adr)
>From k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> Thu Dec 23 20:31:21 1993
From: k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> (k3lr)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1993 15:31:21 -0500
Subject: Penn State Grads
Message-ID: <199312232031.PAA20416 at telerama.lm.com>
OPs from Penn State University K3CR
WR3G
K3UA
W3YQ
N3BJ
K3LR
WA3FET
K3OO
K3ANS
WA3LRO
W3AS
KB8I
We're still rounding them up!!!
Who will win this contest?
73,
Tim K3LR
>From k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> Thu Dec 23 20:34:54 1993
From: k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> (k3lr)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1993 15:34:54 -0500
Subject: Contest Expeditions
Message-ID: <199312232034.PAA20450 at telerama.lm.com>
I wonder how many guys feel that the number of Contest Expeditions
would increase in the ARRL contests if these scores would count for
your club totals? (Like CQ....)
Do you like the idea?
How do you hadle guest/host situations?
How do you split multis with several ops from different clubs?
Sure would be nice to see people flying all over the place for the
ARRL contests. (Like CQ...)
73,
Tim K3LR
>From k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> Thu Dec 23 20:39:25 1993
From: k3lr <k3lr at telerama.lm.com> (k3lr)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1993 15:39:25 -0500
Subject: Single op status
Message-ID: <199312232039.PAA20493 at telerama.lm.com>
Recently overheard a comment that sinle op and single op assisted
should be combined into one.
In the ARRL DX contest the assisted guys are not beating the single
ops. Why is this?
These guys felt that single ops are watching packet anyway. So
bringing the classes together would make things whole again.
What do you think?
73,
Tim K3LR k3lr at telerama.lm.com
>From Not a paperless office <young at young.enet.dec.com> Thu Dec 23 21:18:58 1993
From: Not a paperless office <young at young.enet.dec.com> (Not a paperless office)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 16:18:58 EST
Subject: Contest Expeditions
Message-ID: <9312232117.AA27137 at us1rmc.bb.dec.com>
I don't think counting DXpeditions scores for clubs in the ARRL
contests would make that big a difference. From outside the US
the ARRL DX is very different from the CQ WW. If I want to run
lots of W stations I'll operate Sweepstakes.
Paul, K1XM
>From Bruce Sawyer" <sawyer at twg.com Thu Dec 23 22:08:24 1993
From: Bruce Sawyer" <sawyer at twg.com (Bruce Sawyer)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 93 14:08:24 PST
Subject: Contest Expeditions
Message-ID: <9312232208.AA08052 at eco.twg.com>
K3LR posted the following suggestion to the reflector:
>I wonder how many guys feel that the number of Contest Expeditions
>would increase in the ARRL contests if these scores would count for
>your club totals? (Like CQ....)
>
>Do you like the idea?
>How do you hadle guest/host situations?
>How do you split multis with several ops from different clubs?
>
>Sure would be nice to see people flying all over the place for the
>ARRL contests. (Like CQ...)
>
I don't think anybody would argue that this kind of change would not hurt
the level of expedition activity and it might even encourage it. As it
stands today, a club score is really diminished twice when a member goes on
the road for an expidition: the club doesn't get the score the guy got in
the remote spot and then again by not getting the score the guy would have
earned if he had stayed at home.
However, this simple observation doesn't tell the whole story. The rules
would need to be rewritten to promote expedition activity without having any
negative side effects which would detract from the spirit of club
competition as we have it today. The danger I fear is in weakening the
current concept of what counts as a club. As it stands now, a club score is
determined by the set of members who both reside and operate within 175
miles of the club's center. If you start weakening that by allowing
operation outside of the 175 mile circle, then you may tilt the balance
toward clubs which are most aggressive in getting the country's top
contesters to agree to count their score toward their total rather than the
clubs which are able to obtain the highest level of participation by their
membership. I have already been embroiled in bitter and divisive conflict
over attempts to redefine "reside" in creative ways (doesn't residing
overnight at the point of operation count for establishing residency in club
territory?) and so fear that relaxing the point of operating location would
leave too little constraint on the concept of "club membership".
Bruce, ZF8BS/AA6KX
>From Peter Hardie <hardie at herald.usask.ca> Thu Dec 23 23:57:41 1993
From: Peter Hardie <hardie at herald.usask.ca> (Peter Hardie)
Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1993 17:57:41 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Single op status
Message-ID: <Pine.3.88.9312231742.A1383-0100000 at herald.usask.ca>
On Thu, 23 Dec 1993, k3lr wrote:
>
> Recently overheard a comment that sinle op and single op assisted
> should be combined into one.
> In the ARRL DX contest the assisted guys are not beating the single
> ops. Why is this?
Simple. *REAL* contesters don't need assistance :-)
73 de Pete
ve5va.qrp at usask.ca
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