V44 exchange or lack the...
N5RZ at aol.com
N5RZ at aol.com
Sun Feb 26 12:18:23 EST 1995
What is to prevent a DX station from making contacts during a contest without
actual participation in the contest??? Perhaps he was only giving power to
those who asked. I was only on a little, but I never heard this guy calling
"contest", but just working a deep pile up. Wait till Oct & see if the V44
submits a log. If you got his power, the contact is good pending
log-checking.
73 Gator ---------------------;--;<< N5RZ N5RZ at aol.com
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Forwarded message:
From: fisher at hp-and.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
Sender: owner-cq-contest at tgv.com
Reply-to: fisher at hp-and.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)
To: cq-contest at tgv.com
Date: 95-02-24 12:46:03 EST
I say as long as you get all the information contained in the exchange,
whether or not it is in the specifified format, the Q is good. I don't think
any rules state that you have to get all the info in one contiguous
transmission. What's the difference between saying:
"HI OM. WX HR COOL ES CLDY. WHATS UR PWR?"
and the more curt:
"PWR?"
If you have to get it all in one shot, then any Q where you have to ask
for a fill is bogus. And it certainly doesn't matter if the guy
"isn't in the contest".
-Tony, K1KP, fisher at hp-and.an.hp.com
>From barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) Sun Feb 26 17:36:17 1995
From: barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) (Barry Kutner)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 95 17:36:17 GMT
Subject: di-di-dah-dah-di-dit
Message-ID: <7e651c1w165w at w2up.wells.com>
WJ2O at aol.com writes:
>
> AMTOR on 7032 during a CW contest weekend?!?! T'aint fair!
>
Happened to me too. Thought it was kinda ironic, because during the RTTY
contests, I often call CQ on 7040 and get QRMed by the CW boys.
--
Barry N. Kutner, W2UP Usenet/Internet: barry at w2up.wells.com
Newtown, PA Packet Radio: W2UP @ WB3JOE.#EPA.PA.USA.NA
Packet Cluster: W2UP >K2TW (FRC)
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>From barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) Sun Feb 26 17:44:59 1995
From: barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) (Barry Kutner)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 95 17:44:59 GMT
Subject: Sprint/DX follow-up
Message-ID: <oT651c2w165w at w2up.wells.com>
To my surprise, I got many positive comments regarding the idea of a
Sprint catagory in the DX contest. Also surprised that there were no
negative comments from the 48 hour diehards (maybe they didn't take my
post seriously as many others did).
For the most popular question of how to come up with an equitable 4 hours
for all - how about a "pick your own"? Chose a 4 hour period, and operate
the 4 hours.
Comments?
--
Barry N. Kutner, W2UP Usenet/Internet: barry at w2up.wells.com
Newtown, PA Packet Radio: W2UP @ WB3JOE.#EPA.PA.USA.NA
Packet Cluster: W2UP >K2TW (FRC)
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>From Tim Totten, KJ4VH" <kj4vh at iglou.com Sun Feb 26 18:32:38 1995
From: Tim Totten, KJ4VH" <kj4vh at iglou.com (Tim Totten, KJ4VH)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 13:32:38 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Contest Exchanges
Message-ID: <Pine.SOL.3.91.950226132059.527B-100000 at iglou>
On Sun, 26 Feb 1995, Jon, AB4MT wrote:
> Maybe we should have a contest where the exchange is the
> serial number of the radio you're using. . .
Actually, I believe there is a domestic contest in the U.K. (maybe 80
meters only?) where you send your postal code on the first QSO, and on
subsequent QSOs you send the exchange rcvd on the previous QSO (a la
SprINT). It's effectively a random code group copying exercise.
Can any of the Gs lurking here cfm that I have this right, and
maybe provide a bit more accurate info?
73,
Tim Totten, KJ4VH | "In the quicksilver world of telecommunications,
kj4vh at iglou.com | the complacent, stupid or slow will not be
| tolerated long...." -- The Wall Street Journal
>From W0CP <wstinson at listenup.com> Sun Feb 26 19:26:32 1995
From: W0CP <wstinson at listenup.com> (W0CP)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 12:26:32 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Alpha 91B Amplifier
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9502261203.A4772-0100000 at teal.csn.org>
Steve, ETO has loaned me a 91 Beta and I am currently writing a review of
it for NCJ. I used it in ARRL DX CW and in CQWW 160. My advice - get on
the waiting list.
73, Walt - W0CP
<wstinson at listenup.com>
>From Kenneth G. Kopp" <0006485696 at mcimail.com Sun Feb 26 19:48:00 1995
From: Kenneth G. Kopp" <0006485696 at mcimail.com (Kenneth G. Kopp)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 95 14:48 EST
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <50950226194805/0006485696PK3EM at MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject: VP5PP SCORE
Hi Gang!
Back in Montana after week in VP5 at Jody's hamlet rental.
VP5PP score: 3682 Q's, 11,046 Pts, 286 Mults = 3,159,156 score.
As some of you already know, she's a lovely host ... Rose and
I enjoyed ourselves very much and we'll be returning.
Flew American from Portland and back ... the ONLY WAY TO FLY
to/from Provo. They REALLY performed when we emerged from Miami
customs (with baggage) and only a few minutes to make a Chicago
connection.
73! de Ken Kopp/K0PP
k0pp at mcimail.com
>From Kenneth G. Kopp" <0006485696 at mcimail.com Sun Feb 26 20:29:00 1995
From: Kenneth G. Kopp" <0006485696 at mcimail.com (Kenneth G. Kopp)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 95 15:29 EST
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <71950226202917/0006485696PK4EM at MCIMAIL.COM>
Subject: VP5PP SCORE
Hi Gang!
Back in Montana after week in VP5 at Jody's hamlet rental.
VP5PP score: 3682 Q's, 11,046 Pts, 286 Mults = 3,159,156 score.
As some of you already know, she's a lovely host ... Rose and
I enjoyed ourselves very much and we'll be returning.
Flew American from Portland and back ... the ONLY WAY TO FLY
to/from Provo. They REALLY performed when we emerged from Miami
customs (with baggage) and only a few minutes to make a Chicago
connection.
73! de Ken Kopp/K0PP
k0pp at mcimail.com
>From john.devoldere at eunet.be (John Devoldere) Sun Feb 26 20:53:14 1995
From: john.devoldere at eunet.be (John Devoldere) (John Devoldere)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 20:53:14 +0000
Subject: OT5T QRRL-CW MONO 80
Message-ID: <199502262052.VAA12410 at box.eunet.be>
ARRL CW CONTEST
---------------
CALL: OT5T
OPERATOR: ON4UN
STATION: ON4UN
CLASS: MONOBAND 80
QSO'S: 866
STATES/PROVINCES: 51
SCORE: 135.558 POINTS
RIG: FT1000D + KW LINEAR
ANTENNAS: 4 EL SQUARE, EACH WITH 1 ELEVATED RADIAL(AS IN MY NEW BOOK)+
BEVERAGES (100 FT LONG)
____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________
THE CONTEST STORY:
------------------
Before entering the contest I had carefully analyzed the high scores for the
low bands from Europe over the past 7 years. On 160, CT1AOZ holds
everything. No way you can beat him with his wonderful location to-wards
North America. So, 160 was quickly ruled out. On 40 meters I still hold the
Euro-pean record from 1992. On 80 meters, the European record dates from
1988 by I2UBI with 87 Kpoints. Last year OT4T was #1 in Europe but only with
68 K points, primarely due to extremely bad conditions. So there had to be
room for improvement!
It tuned out that indeed, conditions were much better than last year, but
not all that good either. Conditions to the East coast were excel-lent, both
nights long. The mid-west was rea-sonable, although the far mid-west was
scarce, with only 12 stations worked from Colorado and nobody from South
Dakota. California was reasonable, with 24 stations worked, but none of them
with really strong signals. Arizona was in there too, with about a half a
dozen stations. But the rest of the W7 territory was not there at all. One
Oregon sta-tion (NK7U), two B.C. stations (VE7SV and VE7CC), three Montana
stations (NM7L, W7LR and N7NG) and that's all! Not even N7UA (Wa)! Indeed
there was a black hole, but not in the mid-west this time.
It was a contest with few stories, except maybe that there was the regular
struggle, every now and then for the frequency. It took me twice almost 5
minutes to tell KY1H that he started up on a busy frequency. But he was the
only US station doing that. All other brute force guys were from over here
(OM3TPW, HG5A, OM3CW, S51IX, OK1RR, EA2AFN and 9H1CG...). One major problem
was a few East-European stations with horrible noise sidebands. Worst were
OM3DX and OM5DX. OM5DX was spreading over at least 3 KHz! When asked what TX
he used, the answer was "TS950"....
I almost doubled my 1994 score with 135.558 points, realised through 886
QSOs (vs. 519 last year) and 51 multipliers. That also is an improvement
over the old European record by nearly 60 %. I always enjoy the ARRL
contest, partly because I still consider the average US/Canadian CW operator
a very good opera-tor, and also because it's an "easy" contest. No switching
back and forth of antenna direc-tions. Not too much hassle. Nice and easy.
On Saturday night I enjoyed watching a movie on TV while operating the
contest. That's what I call "relaxing"..
73
John, ON4UN
PS Mark, ON4WW will operate OT5T at my station, again monoband 80 next
weekend. Please give him a hollor!
>From john.devoldere at eunet.be (John Devoldere) Sun Feb 26 20:53:18 1995
From: john.devoldere at eunet.be (John Devoldere) (John Devoldere)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 20:53:18 +0000
Subject: OT5T CQ 160 PHONE CONTEST
Message-ID: <199502262052.VAA12412 at box.eunet.be>
CQ WW 160 M PHONE CONTEST
--------------------------
CALL: OT5T
OPERATOR: ON4WW
STATION: ON4UN
CLASS: SINGLE OPERATOR
SCORE: 403 K POINTS
QSO'S: 755
COUNTRIES: 69
STATES: 24
RIG: FT1000D + KW LINEAR
ANTENNA: 1/4 WAVE VERTICAL + 12 1000FT BEVERAGES
____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
THE STORY:
----------
This is the very first time someone would take part in the 160m Phone
contest from my QTH. We obtained another special licence (OT5T) and Mark
would do the job. I had no idea how it would go. I had not even looked up
the scores from previous years. But a couple of hours into the contest, I
looked up all the January CQ Magazine issues listing the results from
previous contests.
YEAR CALL POINTS QSO CTRIES STATES
1989 RB5IOV 59 K 531 29 29
1990 LZ2DF 135 K 402 52 69
1991 RB5DX 75 K 659 35 35
1992 IV3PRK 78 K 304 45 52
1993 IR4T 187 K 474 61 74
1994 LY3BS 183 K 679 65 51
The first hour of the contest was as usual, with a very good QSO rate,
almost 120! But of course, no DX yet. As the night progressed, hope for a
good contest slimmed. Two good signals were heard from North America, W2GD
and W3BGN. There were lot's of weaker stations heard, and Mark spent hours
trying to raise them. AB4XA and VE3EJ were both quite loud, but no way Mark
could raise them. By sunrise only about 12 North American stations were
worked, in 8 states + provinces. TI4CF was (as always) loud, and was quite
easily raised. VE2AM was very readable, but unaccessible (it tuned out that
Mark never heard another VE2 the second night!). Other stations that were
called unsuccessfuly the first night include KP2A and V26AS. Despite the
very poor propagation to North America Mark went to sleep around 07:00z with
nearly 100 Kpoints.
Fortunately the second night made up for the first night, which was a total
loss. The first North American stations were worked as early as 21:30z. From
then on the band remained hot all night long, at least to the East coast.
The furthest West we got was Ohio (not a single W9 heard!), and Louisiana +
2 Texas stations. Not a single station was heard from the Mid-West, not even
WB9Z, and nothing from W0 either. This time there really was a sizeable
black hole! Approximately 100 W's and Canadian stations were eventually
worked, in 24 States/provinces. Already early in the night, it seemed that
it would be possible to break the old European record (187 K).
>From the Carribean area VP5JM, V26AS, KP2A and P49V were worked. From the
South American continent 2 PY's (PT7CB and PT7BZ) and YV2IF were worked. The
highlight from this contest was definately working ZL2JR via (so-called)
long path (which actually goes across Central/North America at this time of
the year) fourty minutes after sunrise in Belgium!
Of the more common European countries the following were not worked: EA6,
HA (!!!!), HB0, GJ and GD.
The final score is 402.876 Points, which is an improvement of over 100 % of
the standing European record.
73, John, ON4UN
PS. Mark, ON4WW, will operate my station next weekend as OT5T in the ARRL
Phone contest, MONOBAND 80 meter.
____________________________________________________________________________
_______________________
I ALSO HAVE THE FOLLOWING SCORE RUMORS (OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE STATIONS
CONCERNED):
IR4T: 320 K POINTS, 620 QSO'S, 66 CTRIES, 20 STATES, MULTI-OP
LX4A: 404 K POINTS, 875 QSO'S, 60 CTRIES, 22 STATES, MULTI-OP
7S3OWG: 156 K POINTS, 496 QSO'S, 59 CTRIES, 2 STATES, MULTI-OP
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
John.Devoldere at eunet.be Call us in all major 1995 contests: OT5T
John Devoldere (ON4UN-AA4OI)
POBOX 41
B-9000 Ghent (Belgium)
>From Wayne Mills <0006509309 at mcimail.com> Sun Feb 26 20:57:00 1995
From: Wayne Mills <0006509309 at mcimail.com> (Wayne Mills)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 95 15:57 EST
Subject: XX9TR
Message-ID: <75950226205757/0006509309NA3EM at MCIMAIL.COM>
Father & son duo, Petri, OH2KNB and Martti, OH2BH will be signing XX9TR,
operating from the newly established XX9X contest site during the ARRL SSB
DX contest. Petri is now 15 years of age and licensed as XX9TR as well as
KC6KOU and VR2EW.
QSL via KU9C
(via N7NG)
>From De Syam <syam at Glue.umd.edu> Sun Feb 26 21:11:12 1995
From: De Syam <syam at Glue.umd.edu> (De Syam)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 1995 16:11:12 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Kevin Mitnick
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950226160642.12279A-100000 at latte.eng.umd.edu>
The Buckmaster CD ROM for October 1992 has the following listing: CALL
SIGN: N6NHG LICENSE CLASS: GENERAL EXPIRATION DATE: 12/12/1999 YEAR OF
BIRTH: 63 NAME: Kevin D Mitnick STREET: 14744 Leadwell St
CITY/STATE/ZIP: Van Nuys, CA 91405 Non-pecuniary use only. (C) 1992
Buckmaster Publishing.
H A M C A L L (tm) -- (c) Buckmaster Publishing
However, the October 1994 Buckmaster CD ROM does not list him. Maybe his
license was pulled?
>From Nacho <ea1ak at GateRadio.Teleco.ulpgc.es> Sun Feb 26 21:32:01 1995
From: Nacho <ea1ak at GateRadio.Teleco.ulpgc.es> (Nacho)
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 95 21:32:01 GMT
Subject: EA1AK/EA8 ARRL DX CW Score
Message-ID: <8052 at GateRadio.Teleco.ulpgc.es>
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST 1995
Call: EA1AK/EA8 Country: Canary Islands
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator Single Band
BAND QSO QSO PTS STATES/PROV
160 0 0 0
80 962 2886 56
40 0 0 0
20 0 0 0
15 0 0 0
10 0 0 0
-----------------------------------
Totals 962 2886 56 = 161,616
All reports sent were 599KW , unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description: Kenwood TS-930S
Kenwood TL-922
Sloping dipole on a 22 meters tower
Keyer Kenpro KP-200
Comments: Great propagation, only missed ND from USA and some VE
provinces (Where were those VE4s and VE5s ?). Even with
this looooong callsign, I signed EVERY QSO, but still
many CL??. HI !
Look for us on ARRL DX SSB as EA8ZS Multi-Single.
Operators will be: EA8ZS, EA8BR and EA1AK.
73 de Nacho, EA1AK/8
ea1ak at gateradio.teleco.ulpgc.es
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