ARRL 160

Mon Dec 5 13:45:25 EST 1994

                             ARRL 160 SUMMARY SHEET

    Callsign Used : AA5ZQ
         Operator : AA5ZQ

         Category : SO LOW POWER

   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults   Countries   
 ______________________________________________________________

  160CW      505         493       1014      68         3 
 ______________________________________________________________

 Totals      505         493       1014      68         3 

    Final Score = 71994 points.

 Soapbox Comments
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 FIRST TRY AT LOW POWER, IT WAS INTERESTING AND I THINK I WILL DO IT AGAIN.
 RIG IS AN FT-1000 AT 150 WATTS AND A 1/4 SLOPER FROM TOER WITH 20 & 40 METER
 BEAMS AT ABOUT 90 FEET.

 Date ______________   Signed _____________________________  Call ___________

William Osborne, AA5ZQ            wosborne at nmsu.edu       
The Klipsch Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering           
New Mexico State University   

>From Joel B Levin <levin at BBN.COM>  Mon Dec  5 18:58:20 1994
From: Joel B Levin <levin at BBN.COM> (Joel B Levin)
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 94 13:58:20 -0500
Subject: ARRL 160M score - KD1ON
Message-ID: <2447.786653900 at bbn.com>

          QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/QSO    SECTIONS  COUNTRIES
Totals    143     286     2.00         39          0    =   11,154

I didn't think I was going to get anywhere, but I sat down to see
what I could hear and wound up spending maybe six hours during two
evenings/nights to see what I could hear.  I was very surprised.

Yaesu Ft990 via external tuner (MFJ 941E) to random length (well, 147
feet or so) dipole at heights varying from 30 to 75 feet maybe.

The antenna length is disastrous for the MFJ tuner.  If I use the
maximum inductance and maximum antenna capacitanc, I can get 3:1 or
so at 1800 khz to maybe 1.5:1 at 1890.  If I try full power, at least
near the low end, I hear the arcing in the tuner, so in the past I
have run only about 15-20 watts (got maybe 10 or 15 contacts last
year trying this out).

This year I used the rig's internal tuner to match the rig towhatever
the MFJ was presenting on that side and was able to feel comfortable
running from about 40 watts at the low end to maybe 60-75 watts
around 1880 khz.  This made the radio perfectly happy; I don't
imagine it was particularly good for the tuner (its meter action was
quite exciting, though meaningless).

But it worked well beyond my expectations; my state count on 160 went
from 7 to 31 (and I added two more states worked for CW-WAS);
furthest reach I guess was two WY stations, and Jay and another in
CO.  I colored in all sections in districts 1, 2, 3, 8 and 9.

Any comment on using two tuners in a row (given that I know it's
just a quick hack to get on the air with an inappropriate antenna)?

Now I keep thinking about all that electric fence out back -- should
I run a wire to the receive antenna post on the radio?  (I'd have to
remember to pull the fuses on the fence charger while I operated,
though!)

	/JBL  KD1ON

>From fabio.schettino at galactica.it (FABIO SCHETTINO)  Mon Dec  5 18:57:00 1994
From: fabio.schettino at galactica.it (FABIO SCHETTINO) (FABIO SCHETTINO)
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 94 19:57:00 +0100
Subject: ARRL 10m from Europe
Message-ID: <89F14AD.0001009D47.uuout at galactica.it>

Hello Guys,

We are ready to be on the ARRL 10 m, no the two by one IR4T callsign due lack
of autorization, but only my own callsign I4UFH in the multi single category.
Please look for us, beam to Europe, we will be 28.025 or 28.495 from 14.00Z
to 16.00Z looking for US.

We are transmitting from the TOP of a WaterTower of 200 feet, with a 5 el Yagi
wide spaced, not to bad in US direction !!!

Hope to enjoy you in the Contest.

73 de Fabio I4UFH one of IR4T Contest Group.

PS for ON6TT we will try to be on 80m, 3775 Khz for Score Rumors around 19.00Z
of Sunday evening, or may be one hour later if we engaged a W6 and W7 pile-up
on 10 !!!!! Please Confirm I will read the messages friday evening, just before
the Contest.

fabio.schettino at galactica.it

>From Kurszewski Chad" <kurszewski_chad at macmail1.csg.mot.com  Mon Dec  5 13:20:33 1994
From: Kurszewski Chad" <kurszewski_chad at macmail1.csg.mot.com (Kurszewski Chad)
Date: 5 Dec 1994 13:20:33 U
Subject: ARRL 160 (better story)
Message-ID: <199412051919.AA19546 at pobox.mot.com>

_______________________________________________________________________________
From: Richard L. King on Mon, Dec 5, 1994 1:08 PM

> I tried to avoid the area from 1830-1835 as a DX window, choosing to 
> crowd in as close above 1835 as I could.
> ... I don't think you will EVER have a DX window honored by 
> all participants during a contest weekend.

Especially when ARRL asks for everyone to stay out of the window, which
they state as 1830 - 1850 kHz.  That doesn't leave much of the band,
especially for people using narrow bandwidth antennas.

I think things would go over better if they (ARRL) only asked for 5 kHz,
not 20.

But in the meanwhile.....

Chad  WE9V

>From jerry wald <jerry.wald at sheridanc.on.ca>  Mon Dec  5 20:25:32 1994
From: jerry wald <jerry.wald at sheridanc.on.ca> (jerry wald)
Date: Mon, 05 Dec 1994 15:25:32 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Dayton
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.941205151931.8540A-100000 at hubble.sheridanc.on.ca>

On Mon, 5 Dec 1994, Leonard J Popyack, Jr. wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Nov 1994 16:15:11 -40975532, Bruce Herrick wrote:
> 
> >For those who haven't heard, starting in 1996, the Dayton Rainvention will
> >be held the 3rd weekend in May.
> >
> >Bruce WW1M
> 
> BOOOOOO HISSSSSSSSS....
> 
> THIS SOUNDS LIKE IT INTERFERS WITH THE ROCHESTER NY HAMFEST/CONVENTION.
> ROCHESTER HAS BECOME ONE OF THE LARGEST HAMFESTS IN THE NORTHEAST US
> OUTSIDE OF DAYTON.  COUNT ME OUT FOR DAYTON STARTING IN 1996....
> 
> LEN WF2V
> 
I went to the Rochester Hamfest last May and found it to be a mere shadow 
of what it was like the last time I went (about 15 years ago). Perhaps 
Dayton chose the third weekend in May because it is a long weekend here 
in Canada and more VE's will now go to Dayton. Maybe the folks at 
Rochester could:
(a) improve their hamfest
(b) reschedule

Incidentally, the "Lilac Festival" in Rochester was far more enjoyable 
for my XYL (a new ham) and I than the hamfest was.

Anyway, its just my opinion.

Jerry, VE3ESN

>From jholly at hposl42.cup.hp.com (Jim Hollenback)  Mon Dec  5 20:34:34 1994
From: jholly at hposl42.cup.hp.com (Jim Hollenback) (Jim Hollenback)
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 1994 12:34:34 -0800
Subject: TARA RTTY sprint
Message-ID: <9412051234.ZM20465 at hpwsmjh.cup.hp.com>

Haven't seen much in the way of an announcement. Is the sprint still on
this weekend?

73, Jim, WA6SDM
jholly at cup.hp.com