SSTV Window
k4sb at avana.net
k4sb at avana.net
Wed Nov 20 00:10:44 EST 1996
One of the Captains I used to fly for when I was a co-pilot had a card, that went something
like this.
VYIZIT ZERRZO MINIMOR ORZESAZZEZ ZAN ORZES?
He used to give it out to particularly nasty passengers who thought it great fun to make life
miserable for the flight attendents.
Translated, "Why are there so many more horses asses than horses?"
Don't have a solution unless it's to buy SSTV gear, id the suckers, and then wait until after
the contest to see how they like 3KW cw at about 60 wpm pushed down their throats.
Best
Ed
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Name: Ed Sleight
E-mail: k4sb at avana.net
Date: 11/20/96
Time: 12:10:44 AM
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>From foggie at dtx.net (foggie) Tue Nov 19 23:31:11 1996
From: foggie at dtx.net (foggie) (foggie)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 17:31:11 -0600 (CST)
Subject: SSTV Window
Message-ID: <XFMail.961119173157.foggie at dtx.net>
Actually you can build an interface for about $10.00 and programs are available
for free... :)
73,
Al - kk5zx
On 19-Nov-96 HWDX09A at prodigy.com wrote:
>>Isn't it wonderful that an SSTV'r could come on, warn you, then take
>over the frequency.
>
>With everything else, times and technology change. SSTV is in the
>phone portion only because of the bandwidth it occupies. As a
>functional item it should be relegated to a seperate area such as
>RTTY, Packet and Amtor.
>
>SSTV operators have for many years shown a lack of respect for Part
>97 by starting up transmissions as QRM to SSB signals. To expect
>respect from an SSTV operator is a joke.
>
>I wonder the responce at the FCC to a proposal to restrict SSTV to
>the higher less active bands especially VHF. We now have almost
>double the amateur population from when SSTV started. Some form of
>control is needed as respect obvisouly doesn't work.
>
>I've often thought of buying SSTV gear just to create a closed loop
>tape telling SSTV'rs just my opinion of their actions.
>
>____
>
> 73, Bob Reed, W2CE, ex WB2DIN
> 1991 Route 37 West - Lot 109
> Toms River, New Jersey 08757
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>From k8dd at contesting.com (Hank Kohl) Tue Nov 19 23:39:23 1996
From: k8dd at contesting.com (Hank Kohl) (Hank Kohl)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 23:39:23 +0000
Subject: SSTV Window
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19961119233923.006a8148 at tir.com>
At 15:34 11/19/96 -0500, you wrote:
>Had this problem several times when running on 14226 or so...intentional
>malicious interference...Wonder how much qrm the DVK on repeat mode would
>cause on SSTV? ;-) 73 de Doug // N3ADL
>
>
Naw....Just send a dit - about a 25 wpm dit - every now and then between
the SSTV sync pulses. That'll drive 'em up a wall and most of them will send
their equipment back for re-alignment because they will think it's broke.
73 Hank
>From Bill.Gallier.KQ4GC at postoffice.worldnet.att.net (Billy R. Gallier) Wed Nov 20 00:30:14 1996
From: Bill.Gallier.KQ4GC at postoffice.worldnet.att.net (Billy R. Gallier) (Billy R. Gallier)
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 1996 00:30:14 +0000
Subject: [Fwd: ARLB084 Vanity program on hold]
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>From: "John R. Moore" <w4ue at pobox.com>
>To: bill.gallier.kq4gc at worldnet.att.net
>Subject: [Fwd: ARLB084 Vanity program on hold]
>Date: Wed, 20 Nov 96 05:02:56 +0000
>
>For your information Bill
>John
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>SB QST @ ARL $ARLB084
>ARLB084 Vanity program on hold
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>ZCZC AG64
>QST de W1AW
>ARRL Bulletin 84 ARLB084
>>From ARRL Headquarters
>Newington CT November 19, 1996
>To all radio amateurs
>
>SB QST ARL ARLB084
>ARLB084 Vanity program on hold
>
>The FCC has confirmed reports that no more Gate 2 vanity call sign
>applications will be processed until Commission personnel deal with
>complaints from several hams whose vanity applications arrived too
>early and were dismissed. An FCC spokesman in Washington said the
>affected hams all had used the same express service and had
>requested delivery on Saturday, September 21, so they would be in
>the queue for the opening day of Gate 2 on September 23. Instead,
>all of the applications arrived on Friday, September 20, were
>designated as ''untimely filed'' and dismissed by the FCC.
>
>The affected applicants are seeking to have their applications
>reinstated. The FCC spokesman said he had ''no idea'' when a
>decision would be made in the matter. ''The irony of it is, in many
>cases, the call signs they would like have already been assigned,''
>he said. The affected applicants were not aware that their
>applications had been dismissed until a week or so after the opening
>of Gate 2. The FCC spokesman said the issue is under review. At
>best, the applications could be included with the day-two
>applications; at worst, they could stay dismissed, he said.
>
>Meanwhile, an FCC spokeswoman said personnel at the Gettysburg
>office were ''a little more than halfway'' through the stack of up
>to 550 day-one vanity applications that needed some kind of special
>handling--which the FCC calls WIPS for ''works in process.'' As many
>as 550 first-day applications ended up in WIPS, either because the
>FCC was unable to match one of the applicant's call sign choices or
>because the application contained ''inconsistencies''--some as
>simple as a date of birth on an application that was missing or
>failed to match one already in the FCC's database.
>NNNN
>/EX
>
>
>
Bill Gallier
KQ4GC
bill.gallier.kq4gc at worldnet.att.net
>From srichard at aldus.northnet.org (Richard Sherman) Wed Nov 20 03:43:10 1996
From: srichard at aldus.northnet.org (Richard Sherman) (Richard Sherman)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 19:43:10 -0800
Subject: How to S&P?
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Hi All,
After a successful, (for me) Sweepstakes, I have come to the
conclusion
that my operating skills leave a lot to be desired. I know I need to get
my CW speed up. Hopefully by next year I'll be in the 40-50wpm
conversational category. I also know I need to practice. But the
question is, what do I need to practice to reach the mythical 50-60 Q
hours while S&Ping? What are some specific things you do to keep the
rate up while S&Ping? Obviously, this would not be limited to only
operating skills, rig setup etc, seems to also be appropriate to this
question.
Any help would be appreciated. A summary will be posted if
there's
interest.
Please send replies to srichard at northnet.org
Thanks in advance,
73 de Rick Sherman WZ2T NNY
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Hi All,
After a successful, (for me) Sweepstakes, I have come to the conclusion
that my operating skills leave a lot to be desired. I know I need to get
my CW speed up. Hopefully by next year I'll be in the 40-50wpm
conversational category. I also know I need to practice. But the
question is, what do I need to practice to reach the mythical 50-60 Q
hours while S&Ping? What are some specific things you do to keep the
rate up while S&Ping? Obviously, this would not be limited to only
operating skills, rig setup etc, seems to also be appropriate to this
question.
Any help would be appreciated. A summary will be posted if there's
interest.
Please send replies to srichard at northnet.org
Thanks in advance,
73 de Rick Sherman WZ2T NNY
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>From floydjr at Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) Tue Nov 19 15:50:01 1996
From: floydjr at Interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Date: Tue, 19 Nov 1996 11:50:01 -0400
Subject: SS vs Kidney Stones - WA4ZXA Story
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19961119155001.2ff71e60 at interpath.com>
I will be posting this one to the contest reflector also because I think
it does hold some worth to the contest community.
Started off SS on 15 as I do about every year. Found the band very long.
Could never really get a run going at all. Worked some 6's and 7's is
all.
So went to 20 meters, Yuck. Darn I hate that band, not as bad as 75 but
there is just no room to operate for a Low Power station. I did finally
find a freq above 14.300. The lucky thing about operating from NC in SS
is that I usually have the beam in the NW. Well lo and behold who calls
me but VY1JA. Glad to get that one out of the way. About 20 minutes later
a KL7 called. Nice to get those out of the way quick. Then about an hour
later a KH6 called. My eyes were really getting wide now. The freq was
getting harder and harder to hold so at 2300 I went to 75. Went by 40 and
it was a rat race. Thought I would come back later to it. Did find a freq
and started some running. About 0700 got a phone call I had to answer and
it took 20 minutes. Thought it would be a good time to grab a bite to eat.
After coming back from eating I found a quite freq. I know that is hard to
believe but I did. I started my run. For three hours I was over 100 q's
and only had on person complain. I was on 3.911 and some guy came down
and said I was messing a QSO up on 3.913. I explained that I had allowed
them the 1.5kc room which I always try to give. After that I receieved
several carriers and all. I am an EX Marine and a retired Firefighter
Paramedic. I am very hard headed and if you do that to me I will not move
if I never make another contact. So with the notch filter I was able to
keep my run going. I went ahead and worked till about 0700. Time for my
sleep period. Planned on getting up 4 1/4 hours later. With the eating
time earlier that would have gave me 5 hours off.
I have a couch in my shack for sleeping during contests. Laid down and
about 0900 woke up with this terrible pain. Being a paramedic I assessed
it as a kidney stone. Never had one in my life. I just laid there and
fought the pain till my wife got up. I told her to take me to ER. It was
a kidney stone and the doctor was going to give me some pain medicine. I
asked him not to make it to strong. I am sure everyone knows why.
So I came back home after loosing two hours of operating and set down to
go at it again. So before anyone says anything, Yes I was under the
influence of drugs and darn good ones to. I worked the rest of the contest
with pain pills and kidney stones.
I am well satisfied with my score considering everything. It really seems
that all the hard work on the new tower and antennas are paying off. I
was wanting to break 200K but maybe next year.
I do think that I should win the IronMan SS award this year. As I have
said before you have to dedicate yourself to a contest to make a big
score and that is the only way I do it. It will make for a good contest
story around the lounge at Dayton next year.
Thanks to everyone who called me and for your patience while I did my best
to hear you. Hurry back Sunspots so we can spread out in contests.
73 Jim
BTW It is Tuesday and still have the stone!!
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* Jimmy R. Floyd (Jim) Thomasville, NC *
* *
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