V26B QSL TROUBLES

KA2AEV at aol.com KA2AEV at aol.com
Wed Feb 21 20:02:28 EST 1996


Hi all!  For those of you who are wondering where your QSL from
the past CQWW Multi/multi SSB Operation of V26B/Team Antigua
are.  Well to say it simply as possible.  We are having some troubles with
one of our sponsors. He had promised us extremely nice looking 
Photo QSls and so far. We haven't heard abything from the guy, let alone
anything about or promised QSls!

I know from the messages that some of the Team Antigua members
have received. That we are holding up your applications for various awards.

All I can say is:  PLEASE BE PATIENT!

Once we get this mess straightened out with the sponsor.
The cards will be coming out very quickly!!!

Once again, the members of Team Antigua thank you for your support and
patience.  We are very sorry for any inconvience 
that anyone who is awaiting a V26B QSL is encountering.

If there is any questions I can answer. Please don't hessitate to ask!

Team Antigua  "V26B"

73 de Mike  KA2AEV/V26R
KA2AEV at AOL.COM

>From james.mollica at compudata.com (JAMES MOLLICA)  Wed Feb 21 23:23:00 1996
From: james.mollica at compudata.com (JAMES MOLLICA) (JAMES MOLLICA)
Date: Wed, 21 Feb 96 19:23:00 -0400
Subject: Help with coil for 5/8 wave on 160.
Message-ID: <8BB348B.01F403450B.uuout at compudata.com>



I am planning to put up a 5/8 wave vertical for the 160 meter
contest this week and could use some advice.  The vertical will be
suspended from a helium balloon.  The vertical element has been
calculated as 325 feet.  I plan to use as many radials as possible.
The radials will all be 1/2 wavelength long.  Question?  I gather
that a base coil will be required.  If you can, please advise as
to the size in diameter of the coil material, wire size and type,
number of turns etc.  Also... is the coil required.
Your assistance will be deeply appreciated.
Pse advise.  Best 73, Jim

Listen for K2OWE in the test this weekend.

 * 1st 2.00 #1439 * N2NRD @ AMSAT.ORG

>From Tyler Stewart <kf3p at cais.cais.com>  Thu Feb 22 09:07:14 1996
From: Tyler Stewart <kf3p at cais.cais.com> (Tyler Stewart)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 01:07:14 -0800
Subject: Keeping the frequency clear
References: <199602211424.WAA11181 at is1.hk.super.net>
Message-ID: <312C3242.255D at cais.com>

Mr. Brett Graham wrote:
> 
> G4DQW asked:
> 
>  Is it common practice among the big contest stations to keep
>  competitors away like this?
> 
> Certainly is!  I think the best example of this was at W7RM's old QTH on
> The Bluff.  On the higher bands we could transmit with the big beams on the
> towers up top, while listening on relatively puny beams down on the beach
> some 90m below.  A 90m tall pile of dirt & rock did wonders to those pesky
> W5s off the back who couldn't seem to figure out why 7RM could keep running
> 'em despite, in some cases, blatant attempts to steal the frequency.
> Unless it was someone like N5AU, you couldn't even tell they were there
> unless the JAs you were running told you.
> 
> For those with more pedestrian stations - say a simple stack - the most
> overlooked capability is the ability to swing the lower beam around at your
> competition, transmitting into both & receiving only on the upper one.
> Again from W7, this can be handy with those bloody W5s.
> 
> Luckily, out here in VS6, we're still a few years away before such
> techniques will be required with the BYs!
> 
> 73, VS6BrettGraham aka VR2BG bagraham at hk.super.net

Heh hehh  works on them pesky 5's from the EAST coast as well! hi hi!

We just dont talk about it much...

73, Tyler kf3p at cais.com



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