Pennsylvania QSO Party Results

[DougHDH at aol.com]

The Results of the Pennsylvania QSO Party are now complete.  Top scores have
been posted on the Web Site 

(http://members.aol.com/doughdh/paqsoparty/narcweb.htm)

Printed results will be in the mail by March 1 (as soon as we can get some
volunteers to fold and stuff) .  If you want a  copy, sent me a note through
the web site.  

The Pa. QSO Party banquet will be on July 5, in Harrisburg Area.  Awards and
plaques will be presented for those attending.  More on the Web Site as
details become available!

73,  Doug Maddox, W3HDH

>From slazar19 at sgi.net (Spike Lazar)  Mon Feb  3 23:26:50 1997
From: slazar19 at sgi.net (Spike Lazar) (Spike Lazar)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 18:26:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Cheap Airfares
Message-ID: <199702032326.SAA17545 at orion.bv.sgi.net>

Contesters,

A number of airlines are offering e-flier discount tickets, simply
set your web browser to the following e-mail addresses. Once you
register, each Wednesday they will e-mail you specials for the
vacant seats they have for that weekend! It's a great way to get
rid of the family for a weekend, then you can finally operate your
favorite contest.

For you newbee's you can drop in on K4OJ, K5ZD or W5WMU during
the cw sweepstakes weekend!

USair        http://www.usair.com
Norhtwest    http://www.nwa.com
American     http://www.americanair.com
Continental  http://www.flycontinental.com

Unrelated to the following is that Jerry K9MY (WN9JAT) saw his shadow 
on groundhog day, so there will be 6 more weeks of contesting. Speaking
of Jerry, he has a nice web site, with Dayton Pictures and much more
stuff!  http://www.qth.com/k9my/index.html , while your visiting
why not cast a vote for his sight by clicking on the "starting point"
logo!

73, Spike W9XR


>From rbowen at iglobal.net (Ralph Bowen)  Mon Feb  3 23:56:13 1997
From: rbowen at iglobal.net (Ralph Bowen) (Ralph Bowen)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 17:56:13 -0600
Subject: VHF/UHF TV Propagation Computer Pgm?
Message-ID: <19970203235612453.AAA219 at rbowen.iglobal.net>

At 02:53 PM 2/3/97 EST, K1VR wrote:
>I represent (i.e., as attorney) a major contester who is trying to erect
>a tower in a town hostile to towers.
>


There was an interesting article in today's (2/3/97) Wall Street Journal
(front page) about the Polish Radio LW (2100') tower which collapsed in
1991;  the public radio station has yet to be able to put it back up because
of a lady who claims the radio wave radiation killed her husband (she lives
1 mile away) and has tied it up in the court system since that time.

If a public broadcast station can't do it, what about us "darned contest"
stations.!?

73,  Gator  N5RZ   rbowen at iglobal.net


>From ea7wa at arrakis.es (Angel M. Claus)  Tue Feb  4 00:16:54 1997
From: ea7wa at arrakis.es (Angel M. Claus) (Angel M. Claus)
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 1997 01:16:54 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Restructure es contesting
Message-ID: <199702040016.BAA06468 at arrakis.es>

At 09:23 3/02/97 -0500, Tom, NM1Q  wrote:

>As long as CW is "officially" dead as a mode,

>From Heard Island operation:
Summary of All Contacts:
  Mode   SAT    10    12    15    17    20    30    40    80   160 Total
    CW   144   110   574  5362  5149 11977  7111 11079  2789  1241 45536 *******
   SSB   490   118   174  4456  4542 16318     0  4479  2504     0 33081

Do you really think that CW is a dead mode ???

73 de Angel,  EA7WA / EA7CEZ 

E-mail : ea7wa at arrakis.es
Fidonet: 2:345/702.2
BBS    : ea7wa at ea7urc.eaco.esp.eu


>From km9p at contesting.com (Bill Fisher, N4VJ / K4AAA)  Tue Feb  4 00:53:52 1997
From: km9p at contesting.com (Bill Fisher, N4VJ / K4AAA) (Bill Fisher, N4VJ / K4AAA)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 19:53:52 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Towers & the future
Message-ID: <199702040053.TAA14175 at paris.akorn.net>


My wife and I are looking for a new house right now.  She wants to live in a
subdivision that has a pool, playground for the youngster, and people her
age to socialize with on occasion.  Who can blame her?  

Well I'm here to tell you...   If I didn't have my contest station in the
mountains I'de probably be forever a guest-op or just plain QRT.  You simply
can not buy a house (in Atlanta anyway) in a new subdivision without
restrictive covenants.  It's pretty depressing and I personally think it
doesn't say much for the future of radio'ing.

Who said life was fair?

73


Bill Fisher, N4VJ & K4AAA (EX KM9P)
http://www.contesting.com 






>From tbic at juno.com (Thomas L. Bickley)  Tue Feb  4 00:56:08 1997
From: tbic at juno.com (Thomas L. Bickley) (Thomas L. Bickley)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 18:56:08 cst
Subject: Restructuring Comments
Message-ID: <19970203.185616.7271.0.tbic at juno.com>

Requiring a sending test and 1 minute solid cpy fer any cw examinee may
create a problem for some volunteer examiners. I know an examiner who
got his Extra code credit using a medical waiver. Several other Extras
who help him give exams also are medical waiver Extras.
This would be a terrible hardship on these guys, don't u think? : )

>From bschwerdlin at hlb.com (Bob Schwerdlin)  Tue Feb  4 01:27:08 1997
From: bschwerdlin at hlb.com (Bob Schwerdlin) (Bob Schwerdlin)
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 19:27:08 -0600
Subject: Available for ARRL CW contest (USA & Abroad)
Message-ID: <19970204012708339.AAA138 at ast2.hlb.com>

Re-transmitting this message...

Due to low funds available this year (cash is tight), I am asking around to
see if anyone is in need of another high speed CW operator for the ARRL DX
CW contest next month.

I was part of the V31EV team last year.  2nd place North America in M/S
catagory.  4300+ Q's.   -  I was asked to go again this year, but airfare to
Belize was over $700 USD not counting food and lodging, that would put me
over $1000 USD and I just can't afford that much this time around.

I am willing to travel to most anywhere in USA or cheap airfare to Europe or
Carribian.  But I must know pretty quickly if you need me, so I can make
arrangements, etc...

Let me know A.S.A.P.

Bob Schwerdlin,  WG9L, V31RC, FP/WB9VLV

bschwerdlin at hlb.com    (work - daily)
WG9L at axon.axnet.com    (home)
WG9L at aol.com           (home, alternate)
847-965-5922           (Niles, IL - near Chicago, IL  -  home)
312-454-1116 x 326     (work - Chicago,IL)