Cable securing, etc.

Sun Mar 17 17:24:26 EST 1996

On Sun, Mar 17, 1996 7:21:58 AM, John Brosnahan wrote: 

>Which had been the rationale for silicon grease that 
>was supplied with many expensive connectors.  If the connector 
>is already filled with grease then there is no room left for water. 

Where is a good source to get silicon grease?  I have looked around some,
and can never find it in any quantity.  It's always been in a little TINY
paket (about 1/8 as much as cushcraft sends with their antennas), and I've
found it in the pluming section of the hardware store.  Let me know where I
can find this stuff in a descent quantity becuase I've got lots of
connectors to put it on this summer/fall. 

Al, KE6BER/1, KE6BER at usa.pipeline.com 

-- 

You can't learn if you don't ask.

>From Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.NET  Sun Mar 17 22:42:26 1996
From: Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.NET (Mr. Brett Graham)
Date: Mon, 18 Mar 1996 06:42:26 +0800 (HKT)
Subject: 3rd Asia-Pacific Sprint - REMINDER!
Message-ID: <199603172242.GAA21614 at is1.hk.super.net>

The Asia-Pacific Sprint Contest Committee would like to announce the third
running of this spectacular radiosporting event:

Objective: For stations outside the Asia-Pacific region to work as many
           Asia-Pacific stations as possible within the 2 hour time limit.

           For stations inside the Asia-Pacific region to work as many
           stations as possible, anywhere in the world, within the 2 hour
           time limit.

           (A complete list of the Asia-Pacific countries is defined below)

Winners:   Each DXCC country, each continent plus one overall.
           Winners receive a cool Asia-Pacific contest T-shirt.

           (Sponsorship of prizes is solicited - if interested, please
           send an e-mail to ap-sprint at dumpty.nal.go.jp)

Date:  24 March 1996 (future events will be held on the second Saturday of
       February [8 Feb 97], the second Saturday of June [8 June 96] & the
       third Saturday of October [19 Oct 96])

Time:  1230-1430 UTC

Bands: 20m & 40m only

Mode: CW only

Power limit: 150W output

Entry categories: Single operator, Single radio only

Contest exchange: RST + Serial number beginning with 001

Duplicate contacts: Same station may be worked only once on the per band

Multipliers: Prefixes per WPX rules (once only - not once per band)

QSY rule: Called station (usually CQer) QSYs at least 1 kHz after a QSO

Final Score: Number of QSOs x Multipliers

Asia-Pacific countries for this contest (coutries from Asia side Pacific
Rim to 180 degrees longitude):

3D2(all), 1S/9M0, 9M2, 9M6/8, 9V, BV, BV9(Pratas), BY, BS(Scarborough),
C2, DU, FK8, FW, H4, HL, HS, JA, JD1/Ogasawara, JD1/Marcus, KC6(Belau),
KH2, KH9, KH0, P29, T2, T30, T33, UA0, V6/KC6, V7, V85, VK1-9(all except
VK9X & VK9Y), VS6, XU, XV/3W, XX9, YB, YJ, ZL(all except Chatham & Kermadec)

Results will be posted to: CQ-CONTEST at TGV.com
                           AP-SPRINT at dumpty.nal.go.jp
                           CQ Contest Magazine

Rules and results will be distributed by an automated info-server.
Send a request e-mail to: info-contest at dumpty.nal.go.jp
with the command in the body:  #get ap-sprint.rule

All logs must contain complete QSO information plus a summary sheet
and your T-shirt size.  Electronic logs are gladly accepted by e-mail!  The
log & summary sheet must be in ASCII format (no binary files, please).
Sample entry format is shown below.

Post your entry to:

JAs - Tack Kumagai     non-JAs - James Brooks
      P O BOX 22                 15 Balmoral Road #03-08
      Mitaka                     Singapore 259801
      Tokyo 181                  SINGAPORE
      JAPAN

Email: 9v1yc at equator.lugs.org.sg

Log deadline:  E-mail - 72 hours after end of contest
               Post - Postmarked no later than 7 days after contest

Sample Summary Sheet
--------------------
                      ASIA PACIFIC CW SPRINT CONTEST

CALLSIGN USED:
OPERATOR:
COUNTRY:
DATE:

BAND    QSOs     POINTs     PREFIXES
 7
14
--------------------------------------
Total

SCORE:

Comments:

Signature:                                      Date:
____________________________________________________________________________

(TYPE or PRINT)
NAME                    CALL

Address:
City   :
Prefecture/State:
Postal Code:
Country:
____________________________________________________________

Sample Log

Any ASCII file output from CT/TRLOG/NA/ZLOG etc logging software
will be accepted.

BAND MM/DD/YY  HHMM  CALLSIGN      RSTNR    RSTNR   NEW   POINT
                                   SENT     RCVD    MULT
20   09/30/95  1310    JE1CKA      599001   59917   JE1   1
40   09/30/95  1312    9V1YC       599002   59916   9V1   1
40   09/30/95  1316    VS6BG       599003   59922   VS6   1
20   09/30/95  1317    JE1JKL      599004   59931         1
[END]

73, VS6BrettGraham aka VR2BG bagraham at hk.super.net