FAQ and QSL info source...

[Mike Meehan]

Yep, I'm a new one on this list...Bet you've seen these
questions b4:

1) Is there a faq from this reflector (or other historical
mechanism)...

2) Aside from the QSL Information Database (the IK4LZH server)
what is the best source for QSL info? For example, I recently
worked TY8GUP on 7Mhz. Both IK4LZH and a Northern Calif. DX
Cluster could not supply any info...(Actually, I live in So.
Cal but I'm not sure of a Cluster I can get to from my location
near Thousand Oaks.)

Any alternatives/ideas newsletters etc?



Kindest Regards,
-Mike (AK6N)

>From Don Moman <ve6jy at freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>  Mon Oct 30 22:41:58 1995
From: Don Moman <ve6jy at freenet.edmonton.ab.ca> (Don Moman)
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 1995 15:41:58 -0700 (MST)
Subject: VE6JY M/S score
Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.951030153314.58831C-100000 at fn1.freenet.edmonton.ab.ca>

     VE6JY Multi-Single results: (initial)

     Callsign of Operators: VE6JY VE5MX VE6FR VE6LDX VE6BF VE6BMR

     band    QSOs   points    zones     ctys
     ----------------------------------------
     160       52       99        8        7
      75       86      142       17       27
      40      331      727       25       65
      20     1066     2778       36      116
      15     1631     3838       29      101
      10        2        3        2        2
     ---------------------------------------
     TOTAL   3168     7587      117      318         SCORE: 3,300,345
 
Equipment: 2 x FT-1000D, RF power by Alpha and Henry.
Antennas: 160: 2xVees, Delta and Dipole, at 145'
           80: Vee, 2xDelta, Bobtail
           40: 3 el 40' at 145'
           20: 5 el 48' at 145'
           15: 6 el 48' at 120'
           10: 7 el 40' at 50'
    Multiband: 2 x TH-6 at 85' and 75'
      4-30 log periodic at 92' All beams on separate towers.
      Receiving: 11 beverages, 600 to 2700' in various directions.

Comments: Great conditions on 15, our run station stayed there most of Saturday 
(1300+Q's before changing bands). 
Low bands were a little tough to be heard in the Carribean /SAm. Hrd only a 
couple Europeans but they were calling, not running. Zone 18 on 160 was a 
surprise, as was the JW on 80! 
Lots of zone 34 activity - SU2MT called us (worked on 2 bands!), and we also 
worked 5A1A, ET3AA, 3V8BB, FR5DX, VQ9IO and more in what can be some tough 
zones for us. 38 zones worked in total - missed 22 and 26.

Best last minute "MODIFICATION": adding a WX0B Stack Match box just before the 
contest. I haven't any x over x over x stacks (yet) but being able to run any 
one of the monobanders plus the log plus one of the TH-6's in various 
directions really helped our running.  

>From this far north, in the "even blacker hole", it was a pretty good
weekend. 


VE6JY is Don Moman               email: ve6jy at freenet.edmonton.ab.ca 
Box 127 Lamont, Alberta
T0B 2R0  (403) 895-2925