September/October NCJ and October QST out

[HENRYPOL at aol.com]

Was out of town on business eariler this week so am not sure when these
arrived.

9/10 NCJ

Cover photo of K8MR operating from W9OCF, plus (drum roll!) a feature article
by K8MR about that operation.  Good Job NCJ staff!

Feature articles:  For The Record - KE2PF at N2RM in 96 CW WPX Contest; Band
Switching Stubs for the Single-Op Two-Radio Station; Contest Genetic
Engineering - Sweepstakes Roving; "Field Day" at Jaggard School; Memories of
the 1996 IARU HF Contest; Winning an ARRL DX Contest Single-Band Plaque from
the Midwest; Review of the Heil Pro-Micro Boomset; The Band Isn't Closed
Until the Contest is Over!; Charlie's Contesting Hints; and Work Those Dupes!

Regular Columns:  NCJ Profile - KM9P; Propagation - reviews of MINIPROP Plus
2.5 and CAPMan 3.0 & CAPMap; Contest Tips, Tricks, & Techniques - Split
Frequency Operation; VHF-UHF Contesting - 96 June VHF Contest data and
contest review of MFJ-9406; International Contests - results from 95 CWC, 95
WAGC, 4th A-PS, 95 VIC, 95 BDXC, and 95 JIDXC Phone; Contest Advisory
Committee Report; Upcoming Contest Expeditions; and more pictures from
Dayton.

Scores:  96 WRTC; 96 KCDXC CW Pileup Contest; Second Annual Collegiate
Championship; and Rumors - 96 IARU HF Championship.

Plus several "Shorts" items, a full page editiorial, and several letters. 

October QST

Front cover photo of a Scandinavian shack that is in two countries, right on
the border of Sweden & Norway.  Does this mean that when you work it in a DX
contest it counts as a double multiplier?

Contest-related articles:  Heavy-Duty HF Propagation-Prediction/Analysis
Software, Part 2 (SKYCOM 2.0 & HFx); The ABCs of CC&Rs; "Antenna Here Is A
Full-Size Rhombic at 170 Ft."; Breaking the Sound Barrier (cracking the
pileups); Hints & Kinks - MFJ-432 voice keyer, Omni VI, and CMOS Super Keyer
mods; Technical Correspondence - Off-center-fed Dipole Comments; and Results
- 96 ARRL Int'l DX Phone Contest. 

Other interesting articles:  SWR Analyzer Add-On; Homebrew, Light-Duty Metal
Brake; An Antarctic DXpedition, JOTA 96; Don't Look Down! (1000 ft up on a
tower); Product Review - MFJ 9406 six meter SSB transceiver; Lab Notes - Here
Comes the Sun!; Spectrum Challenges Ahead; plus more .....

Up Front in QST has an interesting photo of a way to hide your tower in those
neighborhoods with CC&Rs.  New ad from Ten -Tec has their new Centaur amp.

73 and good reading,

Henry Pollock - WB4HFL
henrypol at aol.com


>From km9p at contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P)  Fri Sep 20 04:02:26 1996
From: km9p at contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P) (Bill Fisher, KM9P)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:02:26 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: N4RJ Tour
Message-ID: <199609200302.XAA12383 at paris.akorn.net>

        
Just done with tour of N4RJ on the web site.

http://www.contesting.com

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>From rfpwr at linknet.net (Charles Young)  Fri Sep 20 04:40:45 1996
From: rfpwr at linknet.net (Charles Young) (Charles Young)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 22:40:45 -0500
Subject: Resolutions
Message-ID: <9609200340.AA00714 at popalex1.linknet.net>

Tree:

Thanks for the reply to my reflector posting.

So that there is no misunderstanding about what I mean't by the statement 'A
true masochist works high power CW in Louisiana in SS" let me give my
definition of masochist:

A masochist is one who works high power CW knowing that in order to win a
section certificate he must beat a station (W5WMU)  and operator who will
come in  #1, #2 or #3 in the USA (and probably #1), instead of entering low
power, QRP, or multioperator where a certificate would be easier to win. 

Anyone in LA who competes against W5WMU's station with a decent operator
(and especially with a superior op like you or K5GA) qualifies as a
masochist :-) 
But high power CW SS is fun and I don't have to win LA in order to have a
good time!! And I could get lucky....maybe you will oversleep during an off
period and miss an hour or two of prime conditions, or Pat's power might go
off etc. etc. 

As for the offer of 4 hours training in Lafayette on Friday so I can learn
all the tricks: I am never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, so I will
be glad to take you up on the offer. Maybe I can meet you at Pat's place (
or somewhere for dinner if you like). 

As for changing my call.....no way. This was my second choice and it has
proven effective in getting through DX pileups for nearly 19 years. There
are a lot of RR's around, and I sometimes get mistaken for someone else, but
I can live with it. 

CU in November, 73
Chas N8RR  


>From nf1j at juno.com (Warren C Stankiewicz)  Fri Sep 20 04:54:41 1996
From: nf1j at juno.com (Warren C Stankiewicz) (Warren C Stankiewicz)
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 23:54:41 EDT
Subject: Need Astron RS-20 Power supply schematic.
Message-ID: <19960919.190139.7799.0.nf1j at juno.com>

>I am looking for a schematic for this supply so I can RF proof it 
>before the contest season starts ! Can anyone out there help ??? A fax
copy 
>is ok or one by snail mail.

The Astron supplies are all based on the IC 723 regulator chip. As such,
they're normally pretty noise free.

Two techniques that work beyond the .01 hunt-and-pounce methods are to
try ferrite beads on the wires to the 3771 (or equivalent) power
transistors;

Or best of all (but real expensive) is to replace the internal reference
voltage (which is around 7.01 volts, and I *think* is on pin 6) with an
external, low noise zener diode.

This should reduce your P-P ripple from roughly 10-20 mv to around 4 uv.
At least it did when the company I worked for built the power supplies
for Polarad...

Warren (nf1j at juno.com)

>From foggie at dtx.net (foggie)  Fri Sep 20 05:41:43 1996
From: foggie at dtx.net (foggie) (foggie)
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 1996 04:41:43 -0000 (GMT)
Subject: Resolutions
Message-ID: <XFMail.960920044452.foggie at dtx.net>


On 19-Sep-96 rfpwr at linknet.net wrote:
>>Tree:
>
>Thanks for the reply to my reflector posting.
>
>So that there is no misunderstanding about what I mean't by the statement 'A
>true masochist works high power CW in Louisiana in SS" let me give my
>definition of masochist:
>
>A masochist is one who works high power CW knowing that in order to win a
>section certificate he must beat a station (W5WMU)  and operator who will
>come in  #1, #2 or #3 in the USA (and probably #1), instead of entering low
>power, QRP, or multioperator where a certificate would be easier to win. 
>
>Anyone in LA who competes against W5WMU's station with a decent operator
>(and especially with a superior op like you or K5GA) qualifies as a
>masochist :-) 
>But high power CW SS is fun and I don't have to win LA in order to have a
>good time!! And I could get lucky....maybe you will oversleep during an off
>period and miss an hour or two of prime conditions, or Pat's power might go
>off etc. etc. 
>

Running any power down here in LA aint all that fun to be sure. :) I guess that 
makes us ALL masochists. 

>As for the offer of 4 hours training in Lafayette on Friday so I can learn
>all the tricks: I am never one to look a gift horse in the mouth, so I will
>be glad to take you up on the offer. Maybe I can meet you at Pat's place (
>or somewhere for dinner if you like). 

You mean big guns actually come here to LA? :) Sometimes I feel like La is a 
rare section. At least by the QSY requests I get.

73,
Al - kk5zx
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