callsigns

[n4si at pobox.com]

My friend Dave, now KW9KW after several excursions into the callsign
selection pool, once had the greatest callsign in the world... for
the single purpose of newsletter masthead: WO0G. He was the
president of the Society of Midwest Contesters and all his articles
in the newsletter were titled: 

     didahdahdahdahdahdahdahdahdahdahdahdahdit

The call was horrible for any other purpose.

73, Rod N4SI
    The DXer formerly known as N9AKE
         (c) 5 November, 1996

>From andriusi at siauliai.omnitel.net (Andrius Ignotas)  Tue Feb 11 19:30:56 1997
From: andriusi at siauliai.omnitel.net (Andrius Ignotas) (Andrius Ignotas)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 19:30:56 GMT
Subject: RSGB
Message-ID: <199702111930.TAA18240 at pikuolis.omnitel.net>

HOW TO COUNT POINTS IN RSGB mc TEST???

Total QSO pts+Total Bonus pts=SCORE  or   QSO pts + Bonus pts = SCORE????

ANDY LY2BTA


>From ocker at chasind.com (Charlie Ocker)  Tue Feb 11 17:30:55 1997
From: ocker at chasind.com (Charlie Ocker) (Charlie Ocker)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 11:30:55 -0600
Subject: SB-220 Power Output Decline
Message-ID: <9702111730.AA19193 at chasind.com>

Greetings,

I'm looking for information/advice/opinions to help me troubleshoot a SB-220 
amp.  It's output power is declining.  When I first put it into service in late 
November, 1996, it output a kW on 80-15.  Output on 10 was low, around 300 watts 
max.  It served me well in the CQWW CW.  Ocassionally, the amp will emit a loud 
POP! noise when turning on.  This POP! is an exception rather than a rule, and 
it has happened with the tune/cw - ssb switch in either position.  History of 
the amp is that it was built new in 1974, and has been in storage from 1985 to 
November, 1996.

Now, I notice that the output on 20 is down to 600 watts out max.  No output on 
10 or 15.  Still have full kW out on 80 and 40.

Antennas have not changed since November, and in-shack vswr measurements same as 
before.

Sorry for the reflector bandwidth if this is not an appropriate place for such a 
question.

Thanks in advance, and CU in ARRL DX cw this weekend, probably low power.

73,
Charlie  N9CO	ocker at chasind.com

>From lu6beg at canopus.com.ar (Ernesto Grueneberg)  Tue Feb 11 18:25:01 1997
From: lu6beg at canopus.com.ar (Ernesto Grueneberg) (Ernesto Grueneberg)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 15:25:01 -0300
Subject: Fw: WPX CW Weekend
Message-ID: <199702111957.PAA00419 at server2.cano.com.ar>

Here's the official word of N8BJQ.
Ernesto M. Grueneberg
LU6BEG
e-mail: lu6beg at canopus.com.ar

----------
> From: n8bjq at erinet.com
> To: Lugbeg
> Subject: RE: WPX CW Weekend
> Date: Domingo 9 de Febrero de 1997 02:08
> 
> Ernesto
> 
> We have given some thought to moving WPX to April.  At the moment, I've 
> been told the hamvention only has a 3 year contract for the May date(s). 
I 
> expect them to stay with May but want to make sure before we have a big 
> conflict.  Not sure the WPX could compete with Hamvention, but I could 
> probably get a lot of guest ops that weekend (hi).  I understand that
there 
> is also a fairly large domestic JA contest that sometimes falls on the
last 
> weekend of April and a VE has started a VE contest that weekend.  Don't 
> give up hope however.
> 
> 73
> 
> Steve, N8BJQ
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Ernesto Grueneberg [SMTP:lu6beg at canopus.com.ar]
> Sent:	Saturday, February 08, 1997 10:48 AM
> To:	cq-contest at tgv.com
> Subject:	WPX CW Weekend
> 
> Well, Some time ago I asked the same. I got 2 answers. 1 in favor and the
> other against (this op, I don't remember his call, has a good reason
since
> he went to Dayton, and then took off to his Dxpedition destination!)
> My vote is for!
> 
> Ernesto M. Grueneberg
> LU6BEG
> e-mail: lu6beg at canopus.com.ar
> 
> ----------
> > > Hi Y'all,
> > >
> > > Maybe it's time to move the WPX CW to the last weekend in April. 
Condx
> > > are usually better and now that Dayton's in May, then more of us in
the
> > > U.S. can be in the 'test instead of the ususal family gatherings and
> > > picnics.
> > >
> > > I know that with my limited time to be in the contests I have to
limit
> > > it to the "Big Ones" and WPX is a pretty big one.  As a very little
> > > pistol (100 watts, and wires in trees, subdivision lot) having
constant
> > > propagation to someplace makes the contest fun and I always regret
not
> > > being able to "go out and play".
> > >
> > > Steve, please let us know what the chances are of such a move.
> > >
> > > 73 from Lake Moneysgone, Dan, KW4T
> 
> 
> 

>From bernie.mcclenny at mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, W3UR)  Wed Feb 12 00:40:34 1997
From: bernie.mcclenny at mail.wdn.com (Bernie McClenny, W3UR) (Bernie McClenny, W3UR)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1997 16:40:34 -0800
Subject: Changing the date of the WPX CW contest
References: <373449 at mail.wdn.com>
Message-ID: <33011182.3DB0 at mail.wdn.com>

syam at Glue.umd.edu wrote:
> 
> On Mon, 10 Feb 1997, David L. Thompson wrote:
> 
> > Gang,
> >
> > Its nice to discuss changing the date of the CW WPX Contest, but unless you
> > get N8BJQ's ear
> > it will never happen.    CQ has a separate Director for each of the major
> > contests.   The Director must first be sold on the idea.   The Director has
> > considerable lattitude on internal changes, but requires CQ staff approval
> > on changing a "traditional" date.   This date is set for many reasons, but
> > the most important for a fairly new contest such as the CW WPX is the
> > current contest calendar.
> 
> Since the WPX is primarily a DX contest, it would also be interesting to
> see what contest now occupies the weekend being proposed as the new
> weekend for the WPX.  The sponsors of whatever contest it may be may not
> take kindly to usurpation of their long-held weekend in a gratuitous
> fashion by the WPX.  Need the reflector denizens be reminded once again
> that there are other countries in the world besides the USA?
> 
>                                          Very 73,
> 
>                                        Fred Laun, K3ZO

Fred has a good point.  I know many more US stations will be able to 
participate is this what the other countries want?  Will this interfer w/ any 
other Amateur Radio activities?  I think that N8BJQ should collect the data. 
 What say Steve?  de Bernie

-- 
Bernie McClenny W3UR (ex WR3E, WB3JRU)