sprINT Suggestion - Old Call for Name

Thu Nov 7 20:53:31 EST 1996

Why don't we try to get a handle on call sign changes by using your old call
for the name in the next Internet sprINT? Aren't we do for one soon, Tree?

73. Ken, K6LA - Ken Six Los Angeles, KWIDELITZ at DELPHI.COM
ex-AB6FO

>From wrt at eskimo.com (Bill Turner)  Fri Nov  8 01:34:57 1996
From: wrt at eskimo.com (Bill Turner) (Bill Turner)
Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 01:34:57 GMT
Subject: All the new-fnagled contest calls
References: <Pine.LNX.3.91.961107153002.4021B-100000 at newman.egh.com>
Message-ID: <32858dae.5050570 at mail.eskimo.com>

On Thu, 7 Nov 1996 15:52:14 -0500 (EST), you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>	How do you pick which call to answer when two or three people=20
>answer your cq?  If I guess correctly, it is partially determined by =
your=20
>ability to recognize one or more of those calls as belonging to an=20
>experienced contester.  Do you answer the one who is likely to be a=20
>newcomer first, and hope that the experienced contester will wait around=
=20
>for awhile?  Or do you answer the contester whose call you recognize and=
=20
>assume the newcomer will wait around?  (I don't need an answer for this
>question...)=20
<snip>
-----------------------------------------------
Assuming all the multipliers are the same, I'd answer the loudest one =
first.
The exchange will probably go the quickest and I can go on to the ones =
which
may need some repeats. =20

73, Bill W7TI (ex-W7LZP)
wrt at eskimo.com

>From oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills)  Fri Nov  8 02:11:51 1996
From: oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) (Derek Wills)
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 20:11:51 -0600
Subject: sprINT Suggestion - Old Call for Name

	>Why don't we try to get a handle on call sign changes by 
        >using your old call for the name in the next Internet sprINT? 
        >Aren't we do [sic] for one soon, Tree?    73. Ken, K6LA 

Well, (a) I'm not doing another SprINT until the results of the last one 
are posted, (b) in the SprINT the names get passed around and there would 
be little point in doing that with the new calls, and finally (c) this 
would all be very boring for the "silent majority" who have no urge to 
change their callsigns and are suffering through all this excitement in 
a rather bemused state.

Someone has a .sig that says opinions are like [censored], in that
everyone has one and nobody's interested in the other fellow's, and
perhaps the new callsigns are a little like that....

Christmas must be coming, I'm getting grouchy already -

Derek AA5BT (formerly AA5BT 
and shortly to become AA5BT)
oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu

>From k0wa at southwind.net (Lee Buller)  Fri Nov  8 02:35:59 1996
From: k0wa at southwind.net (Lee Buller) (Lee Buller)
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 1996 20:35:59 -0600
Subject: RG-8 as Capacitor
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19961108023559.006c35a0 at southwind.net>

Several weeks ago, there was a discussion on the reflector as to feeding a
inverted-L antenna on 160,  Mine works great now, but my variable tuning
capacitor is a little light for the KW.  Someone was talking about making a
capacitor out of RG-8.  

Can some one point me in the right direction to find the information to do
that?  I guess you can use the coax's dielectric between the shield and
inner conductor.  Anyone have any sucess at doing this???  

Your help is appreciated  TU

lee
k0wa at southwind.net

>From tomf at neca.com (Tom Francis)  Fri Nov  8 02:49:10 1996
From: tomf at neca.com (Tom Francis) (Tom Francis)
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 21:49:10 -0500 (EST)
Subject: EMF es Newsweek magazine
Message-ID: <199611080249.VAA24973 at orion.neca.com>

Not EXACTLY contest related, but it
is interesting...

Read an article in this weeks Newsweek 
concerning near-field EMF (pg 68) - apparently 
the  National Research Council released a study 
of all the near-field EMF studies that have 
been done over the past few years. 

Their conclusion was that EMF alone is not
a primary vector for cancer or other
ailments....

Wonder how this will affect the FCC's 
approach to the new EMF restrictions
they recently imposed?

Think the League will push for an amateur
excemption to the rule based on this study
of studies??

73

Tom, NM1Q (tomf at neca.com)

>From AD1C at tiac.net (Jim Reisert AD1C)  Fri Nov  8 02:03:31 1996
From: AD1C at tiac.net (Jim Reisert AD1C) (Jim Reisert AD1C)
Date: Thu, 07 Nov 96 22:03:31 -0400
Subject: Vanity callsigns and CT country file
Message-ID: <199611080303.WAA07003 at mailnfs0.tiac.net>

I know a lot of you guys got vanity callsigns whose number does *not*
match the call area you are living in.  For example, N5KO in California,
or N9GG in Delaware.

In the past I have added these callsigns into the CT country file, with
zone over-rides so that the proper zone gets logged.  This is useful a) if
you're spotted on packet, CT will determine the proper zone in case it's a
new one, and b) you won't show up in the bad zones (.ZON) file.

If you fit the description in the first paragraph, please send me your
CALLSIGN and your CQ and ITU zones.  If you don't know, just send me your
STATE and I'll do the rest.

I will be updating the CT country files the weekend of November 16/17.  I
need the data by then.

Thanks - Jim AD1C

--
Jim Reisert <AD1C at tiac.net>                    http://www.tiac.net/users/ad1c/

>From k3lr at telerama.lm.com (k3lr)  Fri Nov  8 03:04:45 1996
From: k3lr at telerama.lm.com (k3lr) (k3lr)
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 22:04:45 -0500
Subject: New NA 10.11 on BBS
Message-ID: <199611080304.WAA08988 at rallyx.lm.com>

Sorry for the post here. The NA reflector is being repaired.
Version NA 10.11 is on the NA BBS aat 412-528-8877.
New SECTIONS.MLT, UPDATE.DOC, NA.REV, MASTER.DTA and COUNTRY.DAT are
also posted.
73!
Tim K3LR

LTA at contesting.com

>From oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills)  Fri Nov  8 03:08:11 1996
From: oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu (Derek Wills) (Derek Wills)
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 1996 21:08:11 -0600
Subject: EMF es Newsweek magazine

	Read an article in this weeks Newsweek concerning near-field 
        EMF (pg 68) - apparently the  National Research Council 
        released a study of all the near-field EMF studies that have 
	been done over the past few years. Their conclusion was that 
        EMF alone is not a primary vector for cancer or other ailments....
	                                     Tom, NM1Q (tomf at neca.com)

I read an article recently in The International Journal of Neuroscience
to the effect that low-level EMFs are actually beneficial in certain
neurological disorders.   In short, "picotesla flux EMFs applied extra-
cerebrally may influence nigrostriatal DA transmission at pre- and post-
synaptic DA D2 receptor sites".  Of course, it might not be that simple...
And other investigators may CONTEST these findings.

Derek AA5BT, G3NMX
oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu