QSLs Deter Contest Operation
RHILTO at acxiom.com
RHILTO at acxiom.com
Fri Nov 10 08:44:13 EST 1995
Dick N6AA sez:
>>The recent posts on SS QSLing bring to mind several thoughts.
>>Seems the guys with interest in operating in contests don't have
>>equal enthusiasm for answering QSLs afterward.
I'll second that!!!! There are some CONTESTERS on this reflector who
seem to dislike answering QSL requests... even when I include an SASE!
Bob ki5ez
>From Kurt Pauer <0006743923 at mcimail.com> Fri Nov 10 14:54:00 1995
From: Kurt Pauer <0006743923 at mcimail.com> (Kurt Pauer)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 95 09:54 EST
Subject: "The Battle of the Hams" Sports Illustrated
Message-ID: <92951110145429/0006743923ND3EM at MCIMAIL.COM>
Jeff, K0OD and a few other gray-haired (or no haired) people may be
interested. Bill Leonard, W2SKE, wrote the article in the June 30,
1958, issue of Sports Illustrated. It was a great article. For
years, I remembered reading it and in 1980 or so I started searching
for it in public libraries on my layovers. I found it at the Omaha
Public Library and made a copy of it which I still have. I have
submitted it twice to two different editors of the NCJ, but I guess
my nostalgic interest was much greater than theirs. If anyone has
an interest in it, I can make copies for you. Or I might try
resubmitting it to the current editor. I have a feeling that it
is rarer than a Wrangell Island QSL (remember when that was a DXCC
country?) 73, Kurt, W1PH (Check 55)
>From Allan Cameron, N7UJJ" <acameron at hayden.edu Fri Nov 10 14:56:53 1995
From: Allan Cameron, N7UJJ" <acameron at hayden.edu (Allan Cameron, N7UJJ)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 07:56:53 -0700
Subject: Mailing list or file server error
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CARL HAYDEN COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL declares itself a COLLEGE
In order to be eligible to compete in the second annual Collegiate contest
to be held during the ARRL sweepstakes, Allan Cameron, Ph.D., N7UJJ, OM, ET2
and other pompus sounding initials, declares that our school does, in fact,
meet several definitions of a college,
Webster's New Collegiate Dictionary, 1973 (Sure its old, but it stll works)
College:
2: a building used for an educational or religious purpose;
3b: a preparatory or high school;
3e: an institution offering instruction usu. in a professional,
vocational, or technical field.
Thus we declare ourselves a college:
Carl Hayden Community High School & College
Now that we are a college, our students will be spending the weekend at
school to participate in the SS phone contest, at our club station, KC7KFF,
in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. We may be an inner city public school, but
I'll bet we are the higest scoring college in the southwest! I know we can
beat Arizona State University!
Our amateur radio club president, sixteen year old James McDonald, KC7EFP
(an extra class, yet), and a few others who have participated in contests
before (school roundup, field day) will be joined by new students in our
club.(potentisl new contesters). We will have two stations set up (only one
on the air at a time) and a computer network with CT and extra kids as
"spotters". Although no beer will be consumed, we expect to consume a large
number of pizzas, Mountain Dew, and have a ball. We also will do our best
to outscore all the other colleges and universities.
BTW we have a web page: www.hayden.edu
You might be interested not only in our ham club (an ARRL Special Service
club), but our computer science department, and our electric race car
program that is displayed on the home page.
We will be listening for ya
"CQ test CQ test Kilo Charlie Seven Kilo Fox Fox.."
**************************************
* Allan Cameron, N7UJJ *
* Carl Hayden Community High School *
* 3333 W. Roosevelt Ave *
* Phoenix, Arizona 85009 *
* (602)271-2413 Fax(602)271-2469 *
* acameron at hayden.edu *
**************************************
>From David C. Patton" <mudcp3 at uxa.ecn.bgu.edu Fri Nov 10 14:57:06 1995
From: David C. Patton" <mudcp3 at uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (David C. Patton)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 08:57:06 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Guest ops
Message-ID: <199511101457.IAA04269 at ecom1.ecn.bgu.edu>
Gary W5VSZ makes good points about guest ops in the SS, and his
personal opinion is that a guest op doesn't earn much of his respect
because the station owner is generally "wealthy" and the guest op has
"all the spare time in the world."
In my case as a most often hired gun:
(1) I have operated as a guest at many stations, but for the
last ten years at K4VX almost exclusively. K4VX is not a wealthy
man, but rather an ingenious man with enough resources to keep the
conglomeration of scrounged and donated parts and equipment running
from contest to contest. He is wealthy in knowledge. He is
mechanically adept--as his body ages (he is in the last half of the
60s) he relies on mechanics to work on towers and antennas. He runs
on enthusiasm more than anything else--and more often now, the
enthusiasm wanes.
(2) As a guest op, I imagine I am similar to others: Free
time?? Come on. Nobody has available free time anymore. Now,
operating a contest means foregoing something else.
(3) Most guest ops spend a GREAT deal of their time at the
host station--WORKING. The guest ops who come back more than once
generally contribute large amounts of time, effort and money to the
host station. I have been to the top of all 9 of VX's towers. I
have bought equipment, chairs, accessories, and supplies for the
station. I do QSLs, I house sit, I have lived at VX. And I am not
alone. Every guest op who feels good about operating another station
contributes to it. An even better way to look at the guest op
philosophy is as a "partnership." And it usually isn't just one guy
who is the partner. At VX LOTS of guys have contributed a great deal
to the station: N9JF, K9FD, KM9P, K9ZO,NB9T, KD9Q, K9BGL--all these
guys spent many many hours climbing and building. I am sure it is
the same at W3LPL, N2RM, WW2Y, anyplace.
(4) And after saying all this, I still have the greatest
respect for guys who DO build and operate their own stations and
actually win or place highly in contests. These winners have few
peers: N2LT, W3BGN, W9RE, WB9Z, K1ZM, K4XS, K3ZO, and probably
several others who compete at a high national level with their own
station, fixing their own breakdowns, climbing their own towers,
making the commitments of land, time, money, and loss of personal
time with their families to do what they do. They are the best.
Guest ops? Well, we're down there somewhere a little later, but I
certainly won't feel bad about kicking butt because I know that I AM
NOT JUST A GUEST OP!
(5) Plus, heh heh, wait till all of us guest ops build our
own stations! We have the experience of our mentors to build on--and
expert advice readily at hand. KR0Y and KM9P show how guest
operating can/will pay-off as they build their own stations.
(6) Thanks to my mentors over the past for allowing me to
learn/operate/work! K9HMB, K9XR, K4VX, KG6DX, KD7P, VS6WO et al
Sorry for length. How do these end-up so long?
73, Dave Patton, WX3N
>From Gerry Hohn <Gerry.Hohn.0285711 at nt.com> Fri Nov 10 13:12:08 1995
From: Gerry Hohn <Gerry.Hohn.0285711 at nt.com> (Gerry Hohn)
Date: 10 Nov 1995 08:12:08 -0500
Subject: FWD>CQWW 9A1A Story
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Mail*Link( SMTP FWD>CQWW 9A1A Story
1995 CQWW SSB 9A1A
Contest overview
----------------
160 M ------------------- EQUIPMENT -------------------
Sloopers NW, NE, S KENWOOD TS-930 AL-1200
Still wihout beverage. Maybe this year was to noisy.
Second day loose few hours beacuse of the election.
Final score was same as last year.
80 M ------------------- EQUIPMENT -------------------
2 Verticals KENWOOD TS-950 Alpha
---------------------- OPS ----------------------
9A9A Emil, 9A3NR Pop
First night was excellent. Almost reach DXCC in 4 hours.
Second night was half good as first but still good score.
40 M ------------------- EQUIPMENT -------------------
4 el. KLM beam KENWOOD TS-950 Alpha
This is our most value band as always. Why KLM work so
good we do not know. Have feeling that beverages could
help us but problems with road and houses left us
without them .
20 M ------------------- EQUIPMENT -------------------
6 over 6 KENWOOD TS-950 Alpha
At the beginning of contest we feel that band will
be rushly. The final score show that. We broke our
best 20 M score. First morning we realize that ring
rotator is turning in empty. We spent 3 hours to
repair that, but second day again problem with
instrument direction and real antenna direction.
That we did not repair but just counted different in
our heads.
15 M ------------------- EQUIPMENT -------------------
8 over 6 over 6 KENWOOD TS-950 Alpha
What say except if this is worst year what will
happen in two years.This is only band were all
equipment worked OK . Just our hunters failed their
job.
10 M ------------------- EQUIPMENT -------------------
6 ov 6 ov 6 ov 6 KENWOOD TS-950 Alpha
With 4 antennas in different direction and broken
rotator it is very difficult to work something but
still very suprised with quite good condition.
OPERATORS : 9A2DQ Zeljko, 9A9AA Nikola, 9A2NJ Zeljan, 9A2LJ Vlado,
9A6D Darko, 9A5W Nikola, 9A7R Braco, S58KW Igor,
9A2EU Zlatko, 9A2PA Franjo, 9A3NR Pop, 9A9A Emil & 9A3GW
Robert
Our total score will be showndown after checking.
See you in CW part.
9A3GW Robert <Robert.Orehoci at public.srce.hr>
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>From Gerry Hohn <Gerry.Hohn.0285711 at nt.com> Fri Nov 10 13:12:40 1995
From: Gerry Hohn <Gerry.Hohn.0285711 at nt.com> (Gerry Hohn)
Date: 10 Nov 1995 08:12:40 -0500
Subject: FWD>Canadian Scores - CQ WW
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Mail*Link( SMTP FWD>Canadian Scores - CQ WW DX SSB
Here are some Canadian claimed scores from the CQ WW DX SSB contest. If
you
know of som other scores, or if you can correct the information I have
here,
please send me a message at:
Packet: VE2ZP at VA3TCP.#EON.ON.CAN.NOAM
E-Mail: ve2zp at va3tcp.ampr.org
I write a monthly column on contesting in "The Canadian Amateur", the
journal of
the Radio Amateurs of Canada, and I would like to include as many
claiemd scores
as possible in the magazine.
Thanks for your help.
73,
Dave Goodwin VE2ZP/VE9CB
Contest Columnist, TCA
RAC HF Contest Manager
CQ WW DX SSB
Canadian Claimed Scores
XM3EJ A VE2QRZ A XJ3ZC/2 A VE6JY MS VE3RM MS
QSOs Zon DXc QSOsZon DXc QSOs ZonDXc QSOs ZonDXc QSOs Zon DXc
160m 311 11 20 54 5 5 113 5 5 52 8 7 165 12 22
80m 525 14 59 303 12 37 427 12 51 86 17 27 388 19 58
40m 679 27 90 286 17 46 105 18 44 331 25 65 145 19 65
20m 1382 37 115 1027 27 77 1026 29103 1066 36116 666 30 104
15m 1658 29 115 1016 24 82 362 21 67 1631 29101 769 27 96
10m 86 12 26 84 7 8 7 4 4 2 2 2 26 7 12
Tot 4641 130 425 2770 92 255 2040 89274 3168 117318 2159 114 357
6,710,505 2,424,489 1,806,288 3,300,348 2,591,913
VA3SK MS VA9DH MM VG6FI MM VE5RI MM
QSOs Mul DXc QSOsZon DXc QSOs ZonDXc QSOs ZonDXc
160m 162 8 10 283 13 44 103 6 5 37 6 5
80m 584 15 38 834 19 88 394 16 21 45 8 7
40m 331 17 57 1297 29 103 585 27 52 198 22 35
20m 992 32 111 3114 38 145 1175 27 76 1300 29 91
15m 413 25 82 1526 27 125 969 23 56 293 18 23
10m 4 3 4 271 12 31 2 2 2 0 0 0
Tot 2486 100 302 7324138 529 3228 101212 1873 83161
2,336,424 12,230,779 2,135,286 996,984
VE3EL A 130q 32z 62c 27,918
VE7NKI AA 1675q 53z 121c 697,956
CG2GSX 28 59q 9z 18c 4,226
VE3HX 28 42q 8z 14c 2,508
XM7NTT 21 1755q 32z 78c 400k
XM7SBO 21 1193q 28z 79c 346,038
VA3KA 21L 291q 22z 84c 86,920
XJ3MG 14 2535q 32z 126c 1,058,126
VA7A 14 (VE7XR op)
XJ3MM 14L
XM7SZ 3.5 600q 15z 26c
VE7ZZZ MS 2.035Meg
VE6SV MS
VE6AO MS
Key:
A=Single Op All Bands
AA=Assisted (+packet)
L=Low Power (100w max)
28=Single op Single Band
MS=Multi-op, Single transmitter
MM=Multi-op, Multi-tx
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Subject: Canadian Scores - CQ WW DX SSB
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>From David C. Patton" <mudcp3 at uxa.ecn.bgu.edu Fri Nov 10 15:46:14 1995
From: David C. Patton" <mudcp3 at uxa.ecn.bgu.edu (David C. Patton)
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 09:46:14 -0600 (CST)
Subject: CQWWCW-Zone5-LowPower
Message-ID: <199511101546.JAA13690 at ecom4.ecn.bgu.edu>
Here are the Top 25 scores from Zone 5 in the Single
Operator Low Power All Band class in the CQWW CW!
Note: Zones 3,4, and 5 are divided between the US and
Canada, and Zone 5 DX.
73, and GL in 1995 de WX3N
1. N8II 2008982 1419 135 368 92
2. W2TZ 1986240 1617 121 359 92
3. K2ZJ 1904654 1230 135 412 93
4. K2SG 1845006 1524 106 320 93
5. K7SV/4 1335780 1005 136 356 92
6. KC1SJ 1326332 1059 120 349 93
7. W2UP/3 1298650 1044 114 361 94
8. KM1X 1266515 1044 117 322 92
9. KG1D 1200600 1156 117 297 92
10. K1EBY 1195821 1005 114 309 92
11. W1PH 1182216 1007 100 334 94
12. W2TZ 1159128 1029 101 307 91
13. K7GM/4 1149528 967 114 340 94
14. NM2L 1107635 939 109 306 91
15. N4YDU 1095578 994 110 308 92
16. WS1E 1085750 900 109 321 93
17. WA1FCN 1060575 938 109 286 92
18. KX3Y 1019151 810 118 206 92
19. K2SG 1017620 934 103 307 94
20. WS1E 1003408 826 121 313 92
21. K1YRP 998010 900 109 281 92
22. W3UJ 992670 823 105 301 92
23. WA2SRQ 975460 890 98 286 93
24. W3HVQ 963200 966 96 254 92
25. KB3MP/4 963022 970 99 283 92
>From k3knh at ix.netcom.com (Irwin Miller ) Fri Nov 10 16:03:41 1995
From: k3knh at ix.netcom.com (Irwin Miller ) (Irwin Miller )
Date: Fri, 10 Nov 1995 08:03:41 -0800
Subject: Repeating 775-DSP Problems
Message-ID: <199511101603.IAA28423 at ix12.ix.netcom.com>
Problems With The Icom 775-DSP.
During the CQWW SSB contest. The second day of orperating my VFO
became tight & rough to the feel. I finely had to use the second VFO to
work the rest of the contest. I took the radio back to HRO, they in
turn called Icom. They sent a red tag over night & want'd the radio
back ASAP. I also told them of four other problems.
1. The VFO problem (as mention above)
2. The CW keying is very hard and their are complaint of key
clicks. (the rise time at 30wpm is almost zero, the 781 is almost 5 ms
& cleaner)
3 In the split mode with dualwatch off, if there was a strong
signal(S9+20db.) especialy on 80 & 160 meters, there is signal bleed
through on the sub receiver. If u move the sub VFO around u can hear
stron signal.(There also has been complaints that in trans. a low level
signal is being put out)
4 The LO bright Dims (when the backlight display is set to LO, it
flickers on trans.
5 Transmitter shutdown when listening through receive jack(over
500watt on a beverage ant.
They corrected all the problems except the beverage problen and that
can be solved with a relay to ground or diodes & cap. They turned it
around in a week & I expect the radio today. All radio being ship now
are being modified. They also claim they had some bad VFO and that has
been corrected. The bleedthrough has been fixed with some additional
shielding around the mixers. I like the radio and found the receiver
held up very during the contest especialy on 40 $ 80 meters. I'll say
this for Icom they broke there back's to strighten these problems out.
73' K3KNH Irv
>From David O. Hachadorian" <74752.115 at compuserve.com Fri Nov 10 17:04:06 1995
From: David O. Hachadorian" <74752.115 at compuserve.com (David O. Hachadorian)
Date: 10 Nov 95 12:04:06 EST
Subject: K6LL SSCW Score
Message-ID: <951110170406_74752.115_EHL147-1 at CompuServe.COM>
K6LL CW Sweepstakes Report
Category : Single operator, high power
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults
__________________________________________________
80CW 39 39 78 1
40CW 573 573 1146 10
20CW 694 693 1386 65
15CW 120 120 240 1
__________________________________________________
Totals 1426 1425 2850 77
Final Score = 219450 points.
Rates for first few hours:
HOUR 80CW 40CW 20CW 15CW TOTAL ACCUM
---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ----- -----
21 0 0 104 0 104 104
22 0 0 109 0 109 213
23 0 0 105 0 105 318
0 0 12 75 0 87 405
1 0 79 0 0 79 484
2 0 77 0 0 77 561
3 0 74 0 0 74 635
4 0 68 0 0 68 703
5 0 61 0 0 61 764
6 0 57 0 0 57 821
7 31 16 0 0 47 868
8 3 26 0 3 32 900
Highest QRate: 2210-2309Z = 113 qso's (all 20m, single radio run)
Radio 1: TS-850 (500/500) + SB-220
Radio 2: TS-830 (IRC 400/400) + SB-220
Tower: Single Rohn 25 48' foldover on a 70x110 city lot
Antennas: KT-34XA @ 49'
40-2CD @ 55' (aligned with XA)
80m half sloper, with a switch for 3/4 wave 20m S&P
3 el 15 @24' fixed on 060 for S&P
The above combination provides a good run ant + a decent S&P
antenna on any two adjacent bands.
Interesting similarity to KR0Y's setup.
Other: TRLog v.5.51, Dunestar single band filters
Band changes: 128 band changes, 66 2nd radio qso's, no second band cq's.
Top 10 sections:
1. OH 70
2. MI 60
3. IL 57
4. VA 56
5. WNY 50
6. WWA 49
7. MDC 44
8. EP 42
9. WI 42
10. STX 40
Observations:
Due to lack of confidence, I didn't use the second radio until Sunday
morning. By the end of the contest, I felt very comfortable with it, and wish
I had started sooner, especially after seeing how closely grouped most of the
top ten high claimed scores are. I've got to write the procedure down in
extreme detail, so I don't have to keep worrying about it and relearning it.
With the stock Kenwood 500 hz filters in radio 1, and the IRC 400 hz
filters in radio 2, it was very apparent that the IRC's were _much_ sharper,
but required precise twiddling of the RIT. Almost _too_ sharp for the fuzzy
zero beating frequently encountered. Not a trace of someone calling off-
frequency until they are accurately centered in the passband.
Encountered big line noise on 80! Something new. Gotta find/fix it
by next weekend, or try one of those K6STI loops from Sept. QST.
Found that I really didn't need coax stubs, even with high power
and all the antennas so close.
Almost everyone was quite courteous, using qrl? or at least qsy'ing
after one surprise cq. Only one baked potato refused to budge. I always
interrupted the other guy's exchange to answer a qrl?. I think it's faster
to ask for a repeat than to enter a frequency war.
The high rates for the first few hours were a blast! It always seems
that if you get off to a bad start in this contest, it's impossible to make
it up, for some reason.
With the tribander pointed northwest, RF got into the computer and
erased my qso with VY1JA! Fortunately, I remembered the info and typed it
in after a quick reboot. Tense moments.
I finally tracked down something I've been doing wrong with TRLog.
When someone answers your cq, never send his call with the paddle. It screws
up the automatic cw sequence for the entire qso. Concentrate on typing at
least a fragment of the call into the callsign window and pressing ENTER, or
enough to autostart sending.
Thanks to everyone for all the q's. See you next weekend, but
probably no top ten from here this year without the hordes of ten meter
novice/techs.
Dave, K6LL
74752.115 at compuserve.com
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