Yaseau information
na2k at juno.com
na2k at juno.com
Thu Oct 31 10:32:42 EST 1996
Thanks for reading this message. I want to find out if the Yaseau FT 8500
is Mars capable and what is the frequency spread.
Thanks Harry, NA2K
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>From silver at ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira) Thu Oct 31 14:49:21 1996
From: silver at ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira) (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 12:49:21 -0200
Subject: First ARRL and CQWW Contests?
Message-ID: <199610311449.MAA07596 at ax.ibase.br>
>
>On Wed, 30 Oct 1996 19:08:22 -0600 kg5u at hal-pc.org (Dale Martin) writes:
>>On Wednesday, October 30, 1996 10:59 AM, Carlos Augusto S.
>>Pereira[SMTP:silver at ax.apc.org] wrote:
>>>Dear friends,
>>>
>>>Most of you might be older than me (I am 28 years-old) and
>>>I am curious to know when the first CQWW and the first ARRL
>>International
>>>Contests happened?
>>>
>>>At that time they already had SSB and CW? Or AM and CW?
>>
>>aren't they cute when they're that young?
>>
>>
>>Dale Martin, KG5U
>>kg5u at hal-pc.org
>>http://www.hal-pc.org/~kg5u
>
>I am also curious being 16 years old. I am a newbie to contesting I guess
>some would say.
>If anyone has the info I would be interested too.
>
> 73
> KT4LD
>
Yes! I just received jokes but unfortunately not funny ones. VERY informative anyway!
73,
Carlos - PY1CAS
>From saswel at unx.sas.com (Warren E. Lewis) Thu Oct 31 16:23:48 1996
From: saswel at unx.sas.com (Warren E. Lewis) (Warren E. Lewis)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 11:23:48 -0500 (EST)
Subject: November Sweepstakes Exchange
Message-ID: <199610311623.AA26775 at cardamom.unx.sas.com>
Gang,
A was explaining the Nov. Sweepstakes exchange to a friend of
mine and he asked me why is your callsign part of the exchange?
I didn't have a good answer for him. Does anybody know how the
Sweepstakes exchange came into being and why your callsign
is a part of it?
thanks - Warren
--
Warren E. Lewis saswel at unx.sas.com
Technical Support Division (919) 677-8001 x6542
SAS Institute Inc. PP-ASEL
Cary, NC AD4ZE QRP-L#78 DOD#0021
>From radio at rn3qo.voronezh.su (Sergey Popov) Thu Oct 31 16:21:54 1996
From: radio at rn3qo.voronezh.su (Sergey Popov) (Sergey Popov)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 19:21:54 +0300
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <AAY8DUoWb2 at rn3qo.voronezh.su>
HI ALL!!!
Maybe anybody know address which I can send my
contest log file for CQ WW SSB 96
Thanks to all.
Sergey RN3QO
radio at rn3qo.voronezh.su
>From k3ww at fast.net (Charles Fulp) Thu Oct 31 16:29:18 1996
From: k3ww at fast.net (Charles Fulp) (Charles Fulp)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 16:29:18 +0000
Subject: First ARRL and CQWW Contests?
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19961031162918.006605fc at pop.fast.net>
At 12:41 PM 10/31/96 -0200, you wrote:
>>> >Most of you might be older than me (I am 28 years-old) and
>>> >I am curious to know when the first CQWW and the first ARRL International
>>> >Contests happened?
>>> >
>>> >At that time they already had SSB and CW? Or AM and CW?
>>>
>>> aren't they cute when they're that young?
>>
>>Yeah, didn't you all still use spark gap back then?
>>
>>:-)
>>
>>-- Ray, WQ5L, age 28, CK 81
>>
>
>I was mentioneing about categories! Perhaps my english is not good enough.
No reason to make fun. Would you like to establish a conversation in Portuguese?
>It would be better (for me at least!).
>
>Hey! I still don't know when the first CQWW happened. I think you don't
either(HI!)
>
>73,
>
>Carlos - PY1CAS
>
WELL anything under 30 sounds REAL young to me.
I consulted the EXCELLENT 1996 CQ Amateur Radio Almanac, edited
by K1DG and WZ1R. They have done a great job for the most part.
CQWW first run in 1939 probably with phone and CW the same weekend
1940 event cancelled
the contest as we know it began both modes separate weekends
in 1948.
I suspect this is accurate information, although there are a few errors
in Gavels won by FRC in ARRL SS and ARRL DX contests, which I suspect
will be fixed in the 1997 issue.
73 Chas K3WW
>From bhorn at netcom.com (Bruce Horn) Thu Oct 31 16:44:44 1996
From: bhorn at netcom.com (Bruce Horn) (Bruce Horn)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 08:44:44 -0800
Subject: First CQWW
Message-ID: <v02140b01ae9e151b7382@[204.212.59.139]>
Since I haven't seen an answer to the first CQWW contest question posted on
the reflector, here it is.
Reference: CQWW Contest Handbook by Bob Cox, K3EST, 1994
Quote:
In the October, 1948, issue of CQ the announcement was made of "CQ's
World-Wide DX Contest" to be held on October 29 to 31 (phone) and November
5 to 7 (CW). The rules read just like the earlier Radio magazine
World-Wide DX Contest. The contest period was again from 0200 GMT Saturday
to 0200 GMT Monday. Only the 3.5, 7, 14 and 27/28 MHz bands were to be
used. The competition was separated into single and more-than-one
operator. No mention was made of all or single band categories. The
results were reported in the June, 1949 issue. It was reported that in
that first contest that all 40 zones were active! In the write-up, all the
scores were listed by zone. Under each zone the call area or country was
listed. Both single operator and multi operator were competing against one
another!
End of quote.
73 de Bruce, WA7BNM (bhorn at netcom.com)
>From ipra3cq%redline.ru at TGV.COM (Igor Ustimenko) Thu Oct 31 16:08:57 1996
From: ipra3cq%redline.ru at TGV.COM (Igor Ustimenko) (Igor Ustimenko)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 20:08:57 +0400
Subject: Master.dta for CT
Message-ID: <199610311608.UAA11262 at mac.redline.ru>
Hi all !
I've downloaded the US,VE master.dta file. But...
Does anyone know how to combine it with the existing one as I have quite a
big base already and do not want to miss it.
73! Igor RA3CQ / ER2CQ
RS3A/R3AA team
>From thompson at mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) Thu Oct 31 17:22:21 1996
From: thompson at mindspring.com (David L. Thompson) (David L. Thompson)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 12:22:21 -0500
Subject: CQWW & 7 MHz - A Suggestion
Message-ID: <199610311709.MAA01407 at itchy.mindspring.com>
Since there are no regulations about limiting SSB for DX in the 7.0 to
7.1Mhz, the CQ WW committee could only ASK that stations refrain from
operating or asking for replies below 7.04Mhz.
Hey, its only two or three weekends per year when this happens on a large
scale. Chasing off the illegal ops near 7.0Mhz (point to point?) is a
better use of time. The real solution is to give DX more of 40. Remember
the SSB ops are fighting the other digital modes between 7070 and 7095. Why
not put them between 7040 and 7050 and move SSB up?
Dave K4JRB
>From dave at egh.com (David Clemons) Thu Oct 31 18:39:17 1996
From: dave at egh.com (David Clemons) (David Clemons)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 13:39:17 -0500 (EST)
Subject: First ARRL and CQWW Contests?
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.91.961031133635.6000A-100000 at newman.egh.com>
Hi,
To the several who expressed interest in this question, I believe
that the Amateur Radio Almanac (published by CQ and authored by K1DG) has a
fairly informative writeup on these and other major contests (such as SS).
73, Dave Clemons K1VUT
>From seay at Alaska.NET (Del Seay) Thu Oct 31 18:14:32 1996
From: seay at Alaska.NET (Del Seay) (Del Seay)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 10:14:32 -0800
Subject: November Sweepstakes Exchange
References: <199610311623.AA26775 at cardamom.unx.sas.com>
Message-ID: <3278EC88.78D0 at alaska.net>
As is the case in most contests, the reason for their existence
was to better prepare operators for emergencies, etc.
The SS exchange was based on the NTS message preamble.
By the way - the original reason has gone by the way or else
the 5nn nonsense would be a broken 'Q'. (Rules were that you did not
interpret - put down only what you copied!)
de KL7HF
Warren E. Lewis wrote:
>
> Gang,
>
> A was explaining the Nov. Sweepstakes exchange to a friend of
> mine and he asked me why is your callsign part of the exchange?
> I didn't have a good answer for him. Does anybody know how the
> Sweepstakes exchange came into being and why your callsign
> is a part of it?
>
> thanks - Warren
>From radio at rn3qo.voronezh.su (Sergey Popov) Thu Oct 31 18:12:08 1996
From: radio at rn3qo.voronezh.su (Sergey Popov) (Sergey Popov)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 96 21:12:08 +0300
Subject: FOR K9JF/7
Message-ID: <ABulEUoWb2 at rn3qo.voronezh.su>
JIM K9JF please give me your e-mail
Sergey RN3QO
radio at rn3qo.voronezh.su
>From silver at ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira) Thu Oct 31 19:24:16 1996
From: silver at ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira) (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 17:24:16 -0200
Subject: contesting years ago
Message-ID: <199610311924.RAA06779 at ax.ibase.br>
I'd like to thank all these people who gave me good info and tips about contest history. After some jokes the good replies came up.
I like to think in the early days of ham radio. I don't see anything wrong with this.
73 to all of you,
Carlos - PY1CAS
>From jreid at aloha.net (Jim Reid) Thu Oct 31 19:40:52 1996
From: jreid at aloha.net (Jim Reid) (Jim Reid)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 09:40:52 -1000
Subject: Hy Tower
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19961031194052.00668ff4 at aloha.net>
Aloha and thanks to the many responding with info
about the Hy Tower by HyGain. Guess it is a bit
too much for me out here; must come by freight
as it includes three 8' sections of Rohn, and is to
be set in a 3' cube of concrete in the ground.
My neighbors would not aprove, as it would
probably not look much as a palm tree does to
them!! I anly got my trebndr permit after
doing h&w type stuff for all the neighbor
hood surrounding here after Iniki 4 years ago.
To not push my luck, will go with something
that might not look so large; maybe that German
antenna of which someone wrote that FW2EH
is using, the Titanex Antenna; a tall (20m, 60+'), thin
Aluminum and Titanium affair, maybe similar to the
Battlecreek Special?
Anyhow, thank you all again for the many pieces of info
sent along about the Hy Tower. Still priced as available
by both HRO and AES. Wonder if they ever have heard of
the Titanex?
73, Jim, AH6NB
PS: FCC computers seem up again; they processed over
1000 license apps yesterday(or rather last night); all new
licenses and upgrades, I think, no vanity stuff from any
of the three open gates.
>From n6bfm at avana.net (Bob Furzer) Thu Oct 31 20:15:05 1996
From: n6bfm at avana.net (Bob Furzer) (Bob Furzer)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 15:15:05 -0500
Subject: BOO
Message-ID: <2.2.32.19961031201505.006dbba4 at tiger.avana.net>
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>From Andrew at gi0nwg.demon.co.uk (Andrew Williamson) Thu Oct 31 14:29:27 1996
From: Andrew at gi0nwg.demon.co.uk (Andrew Williamson) (Andrew Williamson)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 14:29:27 +0000
Subject: First ARRL and CQWW Contests?
Message-ID: <33J5CDAHfLeyEwVm at gi0nwg.demon.co.uk>
In message <199610310222.UAA01999 at osh1.datasync.com>, Ray Rocker
<rocker at datasync.com> writes
>> >Most of you might be older than me (I am 28 years-old) and
>> >I am curious to know when the first CQWW and the first ARRL International
>> >Contests happened?
>> >
>> >At that time they already had SSB and CW? Or AM and CW?
>>
>> aren't they cute when they're that young?
>
>Yeah, didn't you all still use spark gap back then?
>
>:-)
>
>-- Ray, WQ5L, age 28, CK 81
>
What's AM ? (Tongue-in-cheek)
Andrew, GI0NWG, age 26
Andrew Williamson, GI0NWG/AC6WI
E-mail : andrew at gi0nwg.demon.co.uk
Please call me in CQWW CW when once
again I shall be operating from GI0KOW.
>From MARKV at SNC-LAVALIN.COM (Vitaly Markhasin) Thu Oct 31 20:31:44 1996
From: MARKV at SNC-LAVALIN.COM (Vitaly Markhasin) (Vitaly Markhasin)
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 1996 15:31:44 -0500
Subject: Info required
Message-ID: <s278c665.058 at SNC-LAVALIN.COM>
Hi All,
Is there any info Re. participation of the CY0's group in SS CQ?
Thank you.
Vitaly (VE6JO)
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