HF Launch Angles

[AA6KX at aol.com]

>Sounds like an article that belongs in NCJ. Too bad it didn't wind up 
>there. Does ARRL (or anyone else) sell individual copies of QEX?

HRO does.  But they're sold out of the July issue, at least in sunny
Sunnyvale.  I checked this morning after I saw K3LR's note.

AA6KX

>From Assarabowski, Richard" <AssaraR at utrc.utc.com  Wed Aug 16 22:26:00 1995
From: Assarabowski, Richard" <AssaraR at utrc.utc.com (Assarabowski, Richard)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 17:26:00 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Return of the Octopus
Message-ID: <3032628A at msgate.res.utc.com>


As an enhancement to the setup described below, at a late 70's K1VTM SS 
multi-single one year, in addition to the electro-mechanical counter and the 
foot switches, we had an "override" foot switch.  In "normal" operation one 
could only get control when the other operator let off on the key.  The 
override would grab control of the PTT line even if the other operator was 
transmitting.  The idea was that if you really needed it, you could 
interrupt the other guy's transmission (like to "roger" a received exchange 
or to dump your call in).  It was an interesting study in operating 
personalities -- Ron K1VTM and I rarely used the "override" switch in 
consideration for the other operator, while Clarke K1JX would very often 
grab control, very annoying when you were sending an SS exchange and part of 
it would get lopped off.  Made us sound like a real lids at times, but we 
held the New England record for quite a few years (and maybe still do?).

                         -- Rich K1CC
                             assarar at utrc.utc.com

PS The counters were confusing, we weren't always consistent in when we 
slapped the
button, resulting in a lot of corrections to the sent numbers.  It was a 
blast though!

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>Their set up had two operating positions on two desks that faced each
>other. They had two electro-mechanical counters that they could see
>that always had the next SS number to send on it. When one of them made
>a QSO, he would slap a button that would update the counter by one at
>both places. Their rigs were interlocked so that only one of them
>could transmit at a time. But the end result was that one of them was
>always transmitting.


>From scotty at iquest.com (scotty neustadter)  Wed Aug 16 22:45:07 1995
From: scotty at iquest.com (scotty neustadter) (scotty neustadter)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 16:45:07 -0500
Subject: new rigs
Message-ID: <199508162150.QAA10975 at vespucci.iquest.com>

>To: Srockn4sr at aol.com
>From: scotty at iquest.com (scotty neustadter)
>Subject: Re: new rigs
>
>>Hi All
>>
>>Reading the fine print on the description of both the new yaesu and icom
>>radios leads me to believe that both of these radios are using DSP techniques
>>in the AUDIO sections only.  Basically a timewave DSP unit added onto the
>>radio.  I have from a reliable source that the new Kenwood uses DSP in the IF
>>section.  Might be a good idea to hold off on buying that new wiz bang radio
>>till you see what all the mfgr's have to offer.
>>73 steve
>>
>>
>Yaesu Rig DSP is in the IF section per Kevin Karamanos, Yaesu Sales Manager
>
Scotty Neustadter, N4PYD
President, North Alabama DX Club
Huntsville Hamfest Chairman 
Internet: scotty at iquest.com
MCI Mail: N4PYD  Fax: 205 880 9530
 Nothing is more fairly distributed than common sense: no one thinks he
needs more of it than he already has. --Descartes


>From root at dl6rai.muc.de (Bernhard Buettner)  Wed Aug 16 20:42:53 1995
From: root at dl6rai.muc.de (Bernhard Buettner) (Bernhard Buettner)
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 1995 21:42:53 +0200
Subject: New DL2NBU sprint.exe released
Message-ID: <m0sioMY-000AnzC at dl6rai.muc.de>

Hello EU Contesters!

DL2NBU's EU Sprint program has been revised and updated recently.
This is a program specially designed for logging the EU Sprint 
Contests. It is very similar to K1EA's CT, can send morse code
via COM/LPT, allows generating ASCII files and is very comfortable
to woork with. It is a must for the serious EU Sprint Contester.

The software is available by ftp at gonzo.rrze.uni-erlangen.de
in the directory /PDS/FREEWARE/HAMRADIO/LOGBUCH/CONTEST and the
file is named spr113.zip.

The next EU Sprint contest will be held

     SSB:  7 October 1995, 15:00-18:59 UTC
     CW:  14 October 1995, 15:00-18:59 UTC

You better get it now.

73 Ben
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