KP4TQ WALU's and WW

Mon Dec 12 13:57:12 EST 1994

                       ARRL TEN METER CONTEST  1994
      Call: KP4TQ(op KP4TK)          Country:  Puerto Rico
                                     Category: Single Operator Low Power
      MODE      QSO    QSO PTS  STATES  COUNTRIE
      CW       424     1696       48       22
      SSB        0        0        0        0
      -----------------------------------------

      Totals   424     1696       48       22  =   118,720

Equipment Description:
        Kenwood TS-940s @ 100W
        5 el Mono Band @ 50ft
Comments:
        - What a lot of LU's ! I think they have the switch
          of the band.
        - Loudest sig: N4XR wow the s meter needle hit the
          the right edge of meter. over 60dB's over s9. 
        - Also KB9S was readable throgh all the afternoon times.

Here is a late CW WW result from my friend Jimmy.

                   CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST  1994
      Call: KP4TQ                    Country:  Puerto Rico
      Mode: CW                       Category: Single Operator Single Band
                                               Low power, 15m
      BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/QSO   ZONES COUNTRIES
       15     1619     3830     2.37     24      84
     ---------------------------------------------------

     Totals   1619     3830     2.37     24      84  =>  413,640

All reports sent were 599 8, unless otherwise noted.

Equipment Description:
        Kenwood TS-940s @ 100W
        5 Element Mono Bander @ 40ft

73's Eric M. Guzman, KP4TK
ericm at rmece02.upr.clu.edu

>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton at engineer.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM  Mon Dec 12 21:05:00 1994
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton at engineer.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 94 13:05:00 PST
Subject: Highlight of 10 meter contest
Message-ID: <2EECBB42 at admin.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>

In spite of crummy conditions, and being the eternal optimist, I
found a bright spot in the 10 meter contest.  With the cold rain
pouring outside, and the house unusually quiet with my wife and
2 of the 3 children out of town, (well, the Quiet was OK!),  I
casually tuned up and down the band using my 40M beam to
make a few random contacts.  There was a small pile-up on an
HK3 station, and he was doing a good job working through them.
Some "operator" kept yelling YANKEEE LEEEMA  ...
YANKEEEE LEEEMA... in the pileup. No call, just
YANKEEE LEEEMA ....

Being the nosy S.O.B. that I am and thinking there's a story in
there someplace, I stopped to observe.  After a few minutes,
the YANKEE LEEMA just started a continuous string of
YANKEEE LEEEMA, YANKEEE LEEMA, YANKEEE LEEEEMA,
almost without regard to whether the HK3 was working anyone
or not.  Finally, the HK3 heard our "operator" and said:

 "the Yankee Lima, you're 59  ###."

The YANKEEEE LEEEEMA came back and actually gave
his full call and the report.  The HK3, God Bless His Soul,
said "Roger Roger Yankee Leeema, and tell the Net
Control you're in the log with a good contact!!"

I really thought I would die! Life is One Great Big Hoot!

73 Tom WB4iUX
Tom.Skelton at ClemsonSC.NCR.COM

>From James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71" <JBWOLF at most.ss3.magec.com  Mon Dec 12 18:16:39 1994
From: James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71" <JBWOLF at most.ss3.magec.com (James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 13:16:39 -0500 (EST)
Subject: HDR-300 comments
Message-ID: <941212131640.1faca at most>

Date:	12-DEC-1994 13:14:25.77
Name:	James B. Wolf D611 x4638 MS25-71
From:	MOST::MRGATE::"MRS::SN_L=HOSTNODE::SN_U=JBWOLF"
To:	MOST::INTERNET
Subj:	HDR-300 comments                    

From:	NAME: Wolf            <SN_U=JBWOLF at SN_L=HOSTNODE at MRS@MOST>
To:	NAME: INTERNET.MAGNAVOX <INTERNET at MOST@MRGATE at MOST>

DATE : December 12, 1994          
TO   :    M.   INTERNET                    
FROM : J.B. Wolf                  
SUBJECT : HDR-300 comments                   

smtp%"cq-contest at tgv.com"
I have been using the HDR-300 for about 6 years. It turns a TH6, a 40-2CD
2-el 40, and a few long-boom VHF yagi's.
It took only 2 years before I had to replace the 1/4" key that prevents
the platform from turning on the rotor shaft. After that it's down hill.
At this point the shaft no longer has a true key shaft, therefore the new
key is loose from the start.
Since my rotor shaft, platform, and the large inner gear were worn
from these 1/4 keys trying to take the load from all that metal up
there that is trying its best to twist it off, I was looking at a
VERY large repair bill, about 1/2 of the cost of a new one.
Since I didnt have much to loose, I welded the shaft to the inner gear,
That took care of that problem, then welded a Torque lock to the bottom
of the platform. The torque lock has a 1/4 in key in it to prevent it
from slipping and the compression from the torque lock keeps it tight
against the shaft.  I did replace the shaft though.
By the way, if I remember correctly, the potentiometer is a 3 turn pot
and if it is installed correctly  you probably cant damage it unless your
way-way past the stops.
Jim - KR9U
jbwolf at most.magec.com

      James B. Wolf               