cq-contest-digest batch 23137-23140

AD6E at aol.com AD6E at aol.com
Wed Feb 19 07:53:07 EST 1997


In a message dated 97-02-17 06:08:23 EST, you write:

<< 
 Just a thought....
 
 73, Alex D25L 
 (The most busted callsign in the world! There is a 'dit' after the 'H')
 
  >>
Alex, try adding a space (or another space) after the 5.  That will reduce
the busted call problems.  A lot of computer loggers (esp CT) tend to run
characters too close for comfort.  At higher speeds, I double or even triple
space my call... and add extra spaces between words:     CQ--TEST---A-D-6--E
It really helps.

73,  Al  AD6E   (W6TI/50 this last weekend)


>From VK1FF at contesting.com (Jim Muller  VK1FF/WB2FFY)  Wed Feb 19 12:55:20 1997
From: VK1FF at contesting.com (Jim Muller  VK1FF/WB2FFY) (Jim Muller  VK1FF/WB2FFY)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 97 23:55:20 +1100
Subject: Comments on ARRL CW Contest
Message-ID: <9702191255.AA11381 at csc.canberra.edu.au>

                                        
Call:           VK1FF
Category:       Single Op, Single Band - 40m, Unassisted
Rig/Ant:        Kenwood TS-520 (100W) / Dipole @ 50'

Score: 29484    Hours: 4.5    QSOs: 234    Mult: 42

- QSO Distribution:  As usual, the bulk of my contacts came from the 
  North East with particular thanks to W2.

26 CA    
23 PA 
22 NJ 
21 NY 
17 MA 
12 CT 
11 TX 
 9 OH  
 8 CO  
 7 FL  
 6 MD, VA, NH, WA 
 5 MI, OR, IL 
 3 WI, VE3, TN  
 2 OK, MO, IN, UT, RI, AZ, GA, WV 
 1 SC, NM, AR, AL, IA, LA, VE4, DE, NC, PEI, NS, MN, KY, KS

- Unfortunately I could only put in a modest effort this year (4.5hrs).
  Family vacation plans placed me 3 hours away at a beach resort on the 
  VK2 coastline (without a radio) the first day and most of the second.  
  Band conditions seemed good and signal strength very reasonable on
  the second day from 09z-13z.

- Didn't have any trouble with someone trying to take my freq (as 
  mentioned by ON4UN).   Operated almost exclusively up around 7.045-7.050
  looking for General/Advance class ops.   Worked a few calls I didn't
  recognize which may have been Gen/Adv, but most of stations worked 
  were the usual extra class calls.

- Didn't have any trouble with SSB down on the lower end which was nice
  for a change.   Had some minor problems up around 7.050 where I was
  operating, but at least they left the low end alone.   The digital
  guys on 7.040 tied up some needed bandwidth, but were accomodated.

- Through a series of unfortunate keystrokes I managed to replace my 
  logs and backups tonight with empty files.   Had difficulty using 
  the undelete program because the new filenames were the same as 
  the orginal data files.  Fortunately I was able to use Norton Utilities 
  to search the disk for unique text strings to find and subsequently 
  restore the data.  I can now relate to comments made by other 
  contesters who've lost logs and what it feels like to think that all
  that effort has just gone out the window.  I've certainly learned my 
  lesson and won't let that happen again.

- Had a good time as usual and will be back next year with a bigger
  effort.  

73, Jim VK1FF (WB2FFY)



>From n4kw at citrus.infi.net (Pete Raymond)  Wed Feb 19 13:23:36 1997
From: n4kw at citrus.infi.net (Pete Raymond) (Pete Raymond)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 08:23:36 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Com2 Problem
Message-ID: <199702191323.IAA31601 at mh101.infi.net>

I have a receive only problem when using com2 with DXBASE on packet.

It had been running trouble free for about five years when my 2meter
rig developed a problem last October.  I recently had the rig repaired
and attempted to log onto the packet cluster only to find out I had no
receive.  The only thing that I have done with com2 in the meantime was 
to use com2 to key the rig during the cw contest.  Todate here is what
I have tried.

I have a dumb terminal that I use with an A/B switch to switch my TNC
either into the computer or into the dumb terminal.  The dumb terminal works
great into the TNC.  So TNC is probably OK.

I replaced the cable run from the TNC to Com2
I replaced the serial interface board thinking the uart had gone bad.
I then checked the IRQ's thinking there might be a conflict.
Com1 Mouse using IRQ4.
Com2 DXBASE using IRQ3.
Com4 internal modem using IRQ5.
I removed the internal modem.
I have checked to see if by chance I might have a TSR running, none.

Com1 on my serial card is wired to a DB9 connector for my mouse.  The wiring
for Com2 and Com1 is via small flat ribbon cable and little connectors.  I
reversed these which now put my com1 on the DB25 connector and everything
worked fine.  My next step was to normalize
everything and place the serial interface board into another physical
slot, same result no receive on com2.

I called the folks at DXBASE and they worked with me for about 30min
trying to figure what was going on.  They were unable to come up with 
a reason or a fix.

Today I plan on buying a db9 to db25 adapter and trying my mouse on com2.
In the meantime any suggestions would be appreciated.  Transmit
side of Com2 works fine with either CT or DXBASE.  Anyone have any thoughts.
Thanks you in advance  73 Pete N4KW

n4kw at citrus.infi.net 


>From cshinn at connect.net (Charles D. Shinn)  Wed Feb 19 13:59:53 1997
From: cshinn at connect.net (Charles D. Shinn) (Charles D. Shinn)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 07:59:53 -0600
Subject: ARRL CW
Message-ID: <01BC1E3A.FD400920 at a1p42.connect.net>

Does anyone know who was at ZD8Z in ARRL CW? Was it Jim? Tks fer the B?W.....de Chuck W7MAP.
P.S. Pse answer direct.

>From fisher at hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher)  Wed Feb 19 14:51:55 1997
From: fisher at hp-and2.an.hp.com (Tony Brock-Fisher) (Tony Brock-Fisher)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 09:51:55 -0500
Subject: A plug for Ameritron
Message-ID: <9702191451.AA09996 at hp-and2.an.hp.com>


Something happened last night which I thought was most unusual and worth
reporting....

This belongs on the amplifier reflector, but it isn't up yet as far as I know...

The Ameritron company called me personally last night around dinner time,
to let me know that the warranty on my almost-one-year-old AL-1200
was going to run out at the end of the month. They wanted to know
if everything was working OK, and remind me that if there was anything
wrong they would be happy to fix it before the warranty expired!

When was the last time anything like that happened to you??

-Tony, K1KP, fisher at hp-and2.an.hp.com


P.S> No, I have no connection with Ameritron. But if they treat customers
     like this, I wish I did!!

P.P.S> And even if I did, so what!


>From RANSOM at FOLEY.GONZAGA.EDU (Dan Ransom)  Wed Feb 19 15:17:45 1997
From: RANSOM at FOLEY.GONZAGA.EDU (Dan Ransom) (Dan Ransom)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 07:17:45 PST
Subject: Com2 Problem
Message-ID: <760004A1A5A at FOLEY.GONZAGA.EDU>

Pete, 

I had a similar problem here at K7MM.

I found the difficulty when I closely examined the flat cable from 
the serial card to the D25 jack on the computer case.  One of the 
traces had been zorched!  Apparently, there had been an over current 
condition some time in the past!!!

I replaced the flat cable, IDC connector, and "molded" D25 male 
serial jack with a junk box spare . . . only to find that it would 
not work!

I replaced all kinds of components in the serial chain (the "I put" 
method) with no success.

Finally, I tried another flat cable, IDC connector, and "molded" D25 male 
serial jack.  Bingo!  Everything began working, and the serial COM2 
is working fine to this day.

The moral of the story:  Beware of "flat cable, IDC connector, and
"molded" D25 male serial jack" assemblies!  Not all are wired
equally! 

Pete, at N4KW, wrote:
> I replaced the cable run from the TNC to Com2 > I replaced the
> serial interface board thinking the uart had gone bad. > I then
> checked the IRQ's thinking there might be a conflict. > Com1 Mouse
> using IRQ4. > Com2 DXBASE using IRQ3. > Com4 internal modem using
> IRQ5. > I removed the internal modem. > I have checked to see if
> by chance I might have a TSR running, none.
> 
> Com1 on my serial card is wired to a DB9 connector for my mouse.  The wiring
> for Com2 and Com1 is via small flat ribbon cable and little connectors.  I
> reversed these which now put my com1 on the DB25 connector and everything
> worked fine.  My next step was to normalize
> everything and place the serial interface board into another physical
> slot, same result no receive on com2.
>
> 
Dan Ransom K7MM
RANSOM at FOLEY.GONZAGA.EDU
(509) 328-4220 X3825 Voice
(509) 324-5904 Fax  

>From seay at Alaska.NET (Del Seay)  Wed Feb 19 15:12:45 1997
From: seay at Alaska.NET (Del Seay) (Del Seay)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 07:12:45 -0800
Subject: A plug for Ameritron
References: <9702191451.AA09996 at hp-and2.an.hp.com>
Message-ID: <330B186D.49BA at alaska.net>

That was me. I was on my run of obscene phone calls and to my surprise,
I not only got a man on the other end, but a ham. So--I winged it!
de KL7 Hillary's Fantasy

Tony Brock-Fisher wrote:
> 
> Something happened last night which I thought was most unusual and worth
> reporting....
> 
> This belongs on the amplifier reflector, but it isn't up yet as far as I know...
> 
> The Ameritron company called me personally last night around dinner time,
> to let me know that the warranty on my almost-one-year-old AL-1200
> was going to run out at the end of the month. They wanted to know
> if everything was working OK, and remind me that if there was anything
> wrong they would be happy to fix it before the warranty expired!
> 
> When was the last time anything like that happened to you??
> 
> -Tony, K1KP, fisher at hp-and2.an.hp.com
> 
> P.S> No, I have no connection with Ameritron. But if they treat customers
>      like this, I wish I did!!
> 
> P.P.S> And even if I did, so what!

>From floydjr at interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd)  Wed Feb 19 22:41:53 1997
From: floydjr at interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 18:41:53 -0400
Subject: ARRL DX CW 97 Scores III
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970219224153.3637c42a at interpath.com>

ARRL DX CW CONTEST 1997
RAW SCORES

Compiled by WA4ZXA
<floydjr at interpath.com>

Date Posted: 02/19/97 


CALL                   HRS          SCORE       QSO'S       DX
_________________________________________________________________________


QRP

N1TM                              184,800        385       160
N1AFC                             157,320        380       138
K4HQ                     8        142,839        269       177
K1RC                              131,109        319       137
KG5U                    18        120,012        292       137
N4IJ                               87,530


SO/HP/AB

P40W (W2GD)             44      5,278,650       5414       325
F6FGZ                           1,808,001       2727       221
9G5BQ (PA3GBQ)                  1,253,376       2176       192
LY1DS                   16        194,040        616       105
ZS6SA                    4         77,958        366        71
7Z5OO (K3UOC)                      19,656        168        39

W1KM                            3,200,000       2915       366
K5ZD                            3,100,000       2975       350
KQ2M                            2,710,000       2699       335
N6BV                            2,530,000       2493       325
K3ZO                    41      2,428,056       2498       324
KT3Y                            2,050,000       2270       306
K5GN                            1,780,000       1824       333
W9RE                            1,775,604       1874       316
N2IC                            1,730,000       1884       307
NN4T                    40      1,572,732       1659       316
NJ2L                    39      1,522,800       1802       282
K4AB                    41      1,260,840       1580       266
K3MD                            1,258,752       1416       298
N4AF                    25      1,223,100       1511       270
W6XR                    26      1,139,175       1525       249
K5YA                    36      1,117,695       1385       269
K1ZR (@KB1SO)           33      1,083,105       1695       213
WC6H (NU6S)             39        861,513       1361       211
VO1MP                   30        833,940       1130       246
W2VJN/7                 26        823,200       1225       224
KC7V                              781,140       1129       235
K7BG                              773,721       1167       221
K9AN                              771,144       1013       254
K9MA                    39        759,303       1059       239
N6ZZ                              753,300        934       270
W4ZYT                   24        549,696        822       224
N5LZ                              467,115        745       209
WB0O                              414,735        643       215
W3HVQ                   19        411,450        650       211
K3SA                    11        370,872        608       204
K4RO                    20        209,034        441       158
K7FR                              153,090        405       126
WA6CTA                  11        144,960        320       151
W6MVW                             139,854        326       143
W9PT                    20        135,432        303       152
WK6C                               99,216        319       104
N6TW                               87,696        232       126
N9ITX/7                 10         23,856        112        71
W7VJ                    26                      1201       194


SO/LP/AB

HP2/N6NT                        3,076,363       3703       277
S53G                    30        198,450        544        55
C31LJ                    6        121,200        505        80 
ZL1ANJ                   8         56,916        306        62

K2SG                            1,260,285       1495       281
K7SV                    40      1,089,018       1206       301
KN4T                    41      1,025,793       1167       293
NA2U                              710,424       1012       234
WT1O                              596,000        884       225
KC6CNV                  44        588,096       1021       192
WD4AHZ                  38        515,508        722       238
WO4O                    37        416,070        603       230
W1SA                              390,897        771       169
W1ZZ                              345,462        559       209
W1EQ                    16        246,753        481       171
N9CO                    20        230,328        459       168
N1RJF                   18        181,770        415       146
WN6K                              170,235        487       117
K4OGG                             166,992        392       142
K3PP                    18        161,352        324       166
W3CP                    14        142,728        318       152
K8GT                              140,430        310       151
N5NU                    28        139,200        320       145
WA8YRS                  17        115,632        292       132
W0HSC (KB0O)            21        106,605        348       103
K7JJ                    20         95,508        379        84
W4UE                     8         69,375        185       125
K1EP                               62,160        185       112
K5WO                    29         57,873        192       101
KB9KWL                                396         36        11


SO/HP/ASSISTED

LY2BIL                            138,225        475        97

K1NG (KI1G)                     3,334,548       2597       428
K3WW                    46      2,871,255       2423       395
W0AIH                   48      2,129,169       1862       360
K2WK                    25      1,835,928       1780       344
W6GO (N6IG)             44      1,827,306       1781       342
AA3B                    39      1,708,854       1769       322
W2UP                    19      1,522,410       1637       310
WA8ZDT                  36      1,451,154       1394       347
N2TX                            1,155,777       1171       329
K2ONP                           1,112,859       1249       297
K3KO                            1,107,078       1227       301
WE9V (@KS9K)            29      1,044,684       1139       306
W4NF                    32        665,742        917       242
VE9AA                             438,075        693       225
W7OM                              383,520        682       188
K1SM                    14        338,928        616       184
N8TR                              333,564        418       266
N1CC                    14        329,157        501       219
KM0L                    17        326,559        547       199
K6XX                    17        298,908        722       138
N4ZR                    10        223,329        500       151
K3AR                              167,904        318       176
K0MP                              121,044        308       131
W1UK                     8        119,928        527        76
K8SM                     4         20,703        105        67
N9YXA                                             53        41


SO/LP/ASSISTED

ZZ2Z (PY2YP)            14        318,402        798       133
F6IFY                   12         62,601        271        77

K7ED (WA0RJY)           29        246,420        555       148
N0AX                    24        234,468        476       167
N3ADL                   14        207,270        331       210
N5HRG                             157,257        303       173
WA4ZXA                  25        154,548        324       159
K7NPN                             154,224        378       136
AB5SE                   10         55,776        166       112


SINGLE BAND

160 METERS
GW0GEI                  19         31,110        305        34
9A2TW                    7         14,760        164        30

W4ZV                    25         44,823        223        67
WB9Z                               25,488        145        59
AA8U                               20,988        134        53
NX5M                     4          2,700         37        25

80 METERS
HH2AW (9A3A)                      222,666       1258        59
OT7T (ON4UN)                      182,616       1087        56
SN3A (SP3HLM)                     146,832        874        56
DK2OY                   15        101,250        625        54
OK2FD                              70,242        509        46
S57AD                              51,282        407        42

W1MK                              278,000       1021        91
W1UK                              119,928        527        76
K9JF/7                             45,822        268        57
N2NFG                              36,744        231        54
N8RR                     5         24,462        151        54

40 METERS
EA7WA                             105,987        721        49
ZS6CAX (JM1CAX)                    93,750        625        50
VK1FF                    5         29,484        234        42
DL4YAO                             25,200        210        40

N7DD                              390,060       1183       110
W7GG                              331,158       1142        97
W0UN (W0UA)                       329,472       1056       104
W4PA (@K4FW)            33        241,947        783       103
NJ6D                              189,288        753        88
WW5DX (@K7UP/OP KN5H)             143,664        584        82
W4ZW LP                  4         24,255        147        55

20 METERS
DL2CC                   16        132,048        786        56
OH8BQT                             46,800        312        50
LZ7Y                               28,386        249        38
G4UOL QRP                3          3,960         60        22

NI8L                    26        470,496       1510       104
K9NW (W9UP)                       280,155        983        95
K9BG                    18        212,352        802        92
S58A                              198,165       1201        55
W9WI LP                           111,627        471        79
W1VT QRP                12         31,017        211        49
WB0OLA                             11,094         86        43

15 METERS
LU6ETB (LU6BEG)                   342,942       1874        61
TI7/N4MO LP                       270,864       1584        57     

N5LT                               61,608        310        68
WA7BNM                  13         27,234        178        51

10 METERS
LU8AQE (LU9AUY)                    63,000        458        46

W4YV                                1,053         27        13


MULTI/SINGLE

IQ4T                            1,404,486       2517       186
T9DX                    34      1,225,440       2220       184

W3BGN                           3,400,000
K4AAA                           2,711,250       2410       375
AA4NC                           1,700,000       1719       326
N8NR                            1,029,000       1100       312
KO7X                              213,624        520       138


MULTI/TWO

6Y4A                            6,500,000       7250       299
XE2L                            5,961,480       6580       302

KC1XX                           5,899,275       4178       471
K1RX                            3,263,571       2813       387
W4WA                            3,208,104       2621       408
KL7Y                            2,299,011       3029       253
W8AV                            2,441,559       2273       359
WX0B                    48      2,210,022       2084       354
KB1H                            1,993,410       1927       345
N3AD                            1,846,440       1787       345
W3PP                    36      1,830,000       1822       335


MULTI/MULTI

W3LPL                   48      7,326,720       4788       512
N2RM                            7,117,416       4292       498 
N3RS                            6,457,620       4423       487
K1KI                            6,101,739       4225       483
W1VE                            4,965,144       3746       443
W3EA                            4,848,238       3639       445
K4OJ                            3,600,000       3000       401
K5RT                    48      1,250,000       1424       300


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
OPERATORS LIST

Call      Ops

M/S
K4AAA     N4VJ,K4BAI
T9DX      T93M,T93Y,T97M
N8NR      N8NR,N8BJQ,N9AG,W8QID
AA4NC     AA4NC,N4CW
KO7X      NG7M,KO7X

M/2
W4WA      W4WA,AA4GA,KB4GID,NX9O,AA4S
W8AV      AF8A,W8RZ,W8WTS,KU8E,W8AV,K8LR,K4LT
KC1XX     KC1XX,KM3T,KC1F,K1DG,K1LZ
W3PP      NW3Y,NX3A,W3PP
K1RX      K1RX,KF1V,K1EPJ
WX0B      N4YGP,W5XJ,K5GA,NM5M,WX0B
6Y4A      JE3MAS,K2KW,N6BT,N6TV,W4SO
XE2L      XE2DV,XE2IO,XE2BEY,XE2BGD,XE2BRL,XE2ENG,K6LL,K6LA,N6HC,N6WS,
          N6NC,W7ZR
KL7Y      KL7Y,N7DF,NL7GP,WL7KY,
KB1H      KB1H,K1EBY,AA1CE,NB1U,WA1RLV,N1RR,W3TB
N3AD      N3AD,N9GG

M/M
K5RT      K5RT,N5KM,W5AM,N5JR
N2RM      WT3Q,WW2Y,K2WI,KA2AEV,N2NC,N2RM,N2NL,K2WI,N2AA,N2NU,K2BM
W1VE      W1VE,KB1W,N1BB,W1FJ,WG9L,NS1M,W1IX,NU1P,WA1ZAM
W3EA      K3MQH,WF3T,WU3M,W3FV,K3OX,K3NW
K4OJ      K4OJ,W1CW,K1TO
K1KI      K1CC,K1KI,K1PI,K2KQ,KM1P,NQ1K,W1RM,W2EQ

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

NO ATTACHEMENTS !!!! They will not be posted !!!

THESE ARE NOT OFFICIAL SCORES!! DO NOT SEND ME ANY LOGS!! 

PLEASE DO NOT POST ANY SCORES TO THE CQ-CONTEST REFLECTOR!!!!
Send scores to the 3830 reflector or to me direct.

IF I GET SCORES WITH ONLY SOAB, NO POWER OR NOTHING AS FAR AS CLASS GOES,
YOU WILL BE PUT IN UNLIMITED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

These scores are put in the classes by what the person submitted them. 
Please do not email me and tell me there is no such class or it should
be called something else. I only go by what the individual sends me.

If I only get Single/OP and nothing else you are going in the Unlimited
class.


73 Jim

           ********************************************************** 
           * Jimmy R. Floyd  (Jim)   Thomasville, NC                *
           *                                                        *
           * Amateur Call:              >> WA4ZXA <<                *
           * Internet Address:          >> floydjr at interpath.com << *
           **********************************************************


>From floydjr at interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd)  Wed Feb 19 22:41:59 1997
From: floydjr at interpath.com (Jimmy R. Floyd) (Jimmy R. Floyd)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 18:41:59 -0400
Subject: ARRL DX CW 97 Breakdowns II
Message-ID: <2.2.16.19970219224159.27bfb21c at interpath.com>

ARRL CW DX CONTEST 97
SCORE BREAKDOWNS

Compiled by WA4ZXA
<floydjr at interpath.com>

Date Posted: 02/19/97


CALL        160      80      40       20       15      10      SCORES
________________________________________________________________________

QRP
N1TM      10/10   38/ 28  114/ 44  178/ 51   47/ 27   0/  0    184,800


SO/HP/AB
P40W     430/57  932/ 59 1084/ 59 1297/ 59 1544/ 59 127/ 32  5,278,650
F6FGZ    162/31  251/ 42  832/ 55 1151/ 59  331/ 34   0/  0  1,808,001
9G5BQ     34/17  199/ 36  333/ 38 1066/ 56  538/ 40   6/  5  1,253,376
LY1DS     11/ 7  140/ 27  122/ 26  349/ 45    0/  0   0/  0    194,040
7Z5OO      0/ 0    0/  0   21/  3   66/ 19   81/ 17   0/  0     19,656

W1KM     126/51  507/ 73  733/ 78 1300/ 95  240/ 65   9/  4  3,200,000
K3ZO      51/31  518/ 71  704/ 80 1058/ 84  162/ 56   5/  2  2,428,056
W9RE      42/32  170/ 58  456/ 85 1051/ 84  148/ 55   7/  2  1,775,604
NN4T      44/37  168/ 58  301/ 80 1077/ 88   60/ 46   9/  7  1,572,732
NJ2L      48/32  276/ 56  303/ 66 1108/ 84   67/ 44   0/  0  1,522,800
K4AB      31/25  145/ 46  343/ 66  929/ 80  127/ 45   5/  4  1,260,840
N4AF      19/18  147/ 45  225/ 63  918/ 84  198/ 59   4/  1  1,223,100
W6XR      20/16  136/ 40  413/ 72  835/ 72  121/ 49   0/  0  1,139,175
K5YA      16/14  119/ 47  443/ 70  679/ 76  116/ 56  12/  6  1,117,695
K1ZR      18/16  250/ 50  326/ 51 1061/ 77   40/ 19   0/  0  1,083,105
WC6H      15/ 8   76/ 24  466/ 59  647/ 76  143/ 39  14/  5    861,513
VO1MP     44/31  149/ 48  309/ 55  485/ 58  143/ 54   0/  0    833,940
W2VJN/7   21/12   69/ 32  546/ 64  500/ 76   83/ 75   6/  5    823,200
KC7V      33/19   77/ 33  459/ 67  417/ 69  124/ 37  19/ 10    781,140
K7BG      21/16   62/ 38  174/ 55  859/ 85   49/ 25   2/  2    773,721
K9AN      19/18  124/ 48  243/ 67  552/ 76   77/ 43   7/  2    771,144
K9MA      31/27  140/ 54  107/ 47  714/ 78   67/ 33   0/  0    759,303
N6ZZ      23/21  129/ 57  395/ 76  284/ 67   90/ 45  13/  4    753,300
W4NF      17/14   97/ 44  151/ 61  551/ 75   97/ 46   4/  2    665,742
KC6CNV     3/ 2   58/ 27  559/ 67  330/ 66   68/ 28   3/  2    588,096
N5LZ       9/ 8   61/ 34  150/ 50  412/ 69  102/ 43  11/  5    467,115
VE9AA     43/30  131/ 48  101/ 47  358/ 70   59/ 29   1/  1    438,075
K4RO      10/10   50/ 27   34/ 25  278/ 61   67/ 33   2/  2    209,034
K7FR       9/ 5   27/ 17   81/ 28  250/ 59   31/ 13   7/  4    153,090
WA6CTA     0/ 0    6/  5   70/ 38  180/ 69   50/ 31  14/  8    144,960
W6MVW      0/ 0   47/ 25  137/ 52  119/ 50   23/ 16   0/  0    139,854
WK6C       0/ 0    0/  0  125/ 41  137/ 39   51/ 23   6/  1     99,216
N6TW       0/ 0   27/ 16  104/ 49   48/ 30   49/ 26   9/  5     87,696
ZS6SA      0/ 0    0/  0    1/  1  169/ 34  196/ 36   0/  0     77,958
N9ITX/7   19/16   28/ 17   41/ 26   24/ 12    0/  0   0/  0     23,856


SO/LP/AB
HP2/N6NT 132/34  562/ 55  747/ 56 1033/ 55 1131/ 53  98/ 24  3,076,363
C31LJ      0/ 0  159/ 30  326/ 37   20/ 13    0/  9   0/  0    121,200

K2SG      45/30  145/ 52  408/ 73  738/ 71  153/ 52   6/  3  1,260,285
K7SV      44/33  113/ 57  281/ 69  642/ 79  119/ 60   7/  3  1,089,018
KN4T      16/15  114/ 45  355/ 76  464/ 78  189/ 66  29/ 13  1,025,793
NA2U      23/20   73/ 34  311/ 64  501/ 68  101/ 45   3/  3    710,424
WT1O      16/15  134/ 44  189/ 48  424/ 66  117/ 50   4/  2    596,000
WD4AHZ    10/10   82/ 42  121/ 52  366/ 70  124/ 54  19/ 10    515,508
WO4O      19/17   78/ 41  104/ 51  280/ 73  106/ 40  16/  8    416,070
W1EQ       0/ 0   50/ 30   75/ 35  257/ 62   98/ 43   1/  1    246,753
N9CO      11/10   66/ 36   83/ 43  260/ 55   39/ 24   0/  0    230,328
N1RJF      5/ 5   69/ 36   68/ 37  253/ 51   20/ 17   0/  0    181,770
K4OGG      0/ 0   31/ 23   78/ 30  203/ 52   79/ 36   1/  1    166,992
K3PP       2/ 2   38/ 28   41/ 26  167/ 66   72/ 42   4/  2    161,352
K8GT       0/ 0   44/ 30   65/ 38  157/ 57   44/ 26   0/  0    140,430
N5NU       0/ 0   16/ 13   61/ 35  143/ 48  113/ 49   0/  0    139,200
WA8YRS     4/ 4   43/  2   51/ 29  155/ 48   39/ 22   0/  0    115,632
W0HSC      0/ 0    1/  1   19/ 17  276/ 60   50/ 24   2/  1    106,605
K7JJ       0/ 0    0/  0  235/ 36  122/ 33   20/ 14   2/  1     95,508
K1EP       0/ 0   34/ 23   51/ 30   70/ 37   30/ 22   0/  0     62,160


SO/HP/U
LY1BIL     3/ 3   99/ 20  126/ 33  247/ 41    0/  0   0/  0    138,225

K1NG     108/55  351/ 78  711/104 1117/ 97  297/ 85  13/  9  3,334,548
K3WW      83/51  364/ 79  662/ 95 1116/ 93  193/ 73   5/  4  2,871,255 
K2WK      70/45  160/ 61  290/ 81 1100/ 91  157/ 63   3/  3  1,835,928
W6GO      23/20  147/ 65  729/104  675/ 92  186/ 51  21/ 10  1,827,306
AA3B      35/32  310/ 68  503/ 80  815/ 86  100/ 52   6/  4  1,708,854
W2UP      31/30  237/ 57  368/ 69  845/ 88  154/ 64   2/  2  1,522,410
N2TX      42/32  210/ 66  258/ 82  538/ 85  116/ 62   7/  2  1,155,777
WA8ZDT    41/35  155/ 63  226/ 83  824/ 97  137/ 63  11/  6  1,451,154
K2ONP     45/34  218/ 67  340/ 76  589/ 79   57/ 41   0/  0  1,112,859
WE9V      34/28  162/ 62  139/ 67  684/ 86  108/ 56  12/  7  1,044,684
W4NF      17/14   97/ 44  151/ 61  551/ 75   97/ 46   4/  2    665,742
W7OM       7/ 4   58/ 20  226/ 59  326/ 74   60/ 28   5/  3    383,520
K3SA      10/10   31/ 28   78/ 49  440/ 78   47/ 37   2/  2    370,872
N8TR      44/40   94/ 58   57/ 54  151/ 68   71/ 45   1/  1    333,564
N1CC       5/ 5   63/ 38   90/ 55  273/ 76   70/ 45   0/  0    329,157
KM0L       9/ 7   38/ 27  132/ 56  297/ 69   64/ 35   7/  5    326,559
K3AR       6/ 6   28/ 24   63/ 40  154/ 63   66/ 42   1/  1    167,904
K0MP       2/ 2   32/ 19   74/ 34  151/ 52   49/ 24   0/  0    121,044


SO/LP/U
F6IFY      0/ 0   17/  9   82/ 23  155/ 36   17/  9   0/  0     62,601

K7ED       3/ 3   49/ 19   63/ 33  398/ 66   42/ 24   4/  3    246,420
WA4ZXA    10/ 9   33/ 27   34/ 26  162/ 57   80/ 36   5/  4    154,548
AB5SE      6/ 5   16/ 13   30/ 24   73/ 41   38/ 26   3/  3     55,756


M/S
T9DX      20/11  366/ 39  645/ 49  976/ 56  213/ 29   0/  0  1,225,440

K4AAA     72/43  358/ 71  616/ 88 1140/ 93  208/ 69  16/ 11  2,711,250
AA4NC     47/38  154/ 58  724/ 88  683/ 82  108/ 57   3/  3  1,680,204
N8NR      27/23  128/ 57  209/ 73  569/ 88  151/ 64  16/  7  1,029,000


M/2
XE2L     557/54 1152/ 60 1752/ 60 1694/ 59 1379/ 60  46/  9  5,961,480

KC1XX    129/60  852/ 94 1002/112 1739/104  441/ 92  15/  9  5,899,275
K1RX      85/48  408/ 75  780/ 91 1346/ 98  187/ 73   7/  2  3,263,571
W4WA      88/47  392/ 76  634/ 94 1024/ 96  460/ 82  23/ 13  3,208,104
W8AV      58/37  205/ 62  700/ 96 1108/ 90  193/ 67   9/  7  2,441,559
KL7Y     249/48  672/ 54  622/ 53 1168/ 58  317/ 39   1/  1  2,299,011
WX0B      45/32  154/ 60  699/ 94  973/ 96  191/ 61  22/ 11  2,208,960
KB1H      54/32  235/ 70  356/ 80 1096/ 92  182/ 67   4/  4  1,993,410
W3PP      65/46  163/ 55  586/ 88  800/ 80  196/ 64  12/  6  1,830,000


M/M
W3LPL    262/68 1053/ 96 1172/119 1758/120  513/ 97  32/ 12  7,326,720
N2RM     226/73  912/ 89 1327/116 1672/112  625/100  16/  8  7,117,416
N3RS     174/62  807/ 93 1164/116 1859/113  402/ 97  17/  6  6,457,620
K1KI     242/65  818/ 94 1124/114 1689/112  336/ 90  16/  8  6,101,739
W1VE     127/54  700/ 84  951/103 1574/103  379/ 90  15/  9  4,965,144
W3EA     157/57  773/ 86  924/105 1398/106  376/ 87  11/  4  4,848,238


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
73 Jim

           ********************************************************** 
           * Jimmy R. Floyd  (Jim)   Thomasville, NC                *
           *                                                        *
           * Amateur Call:              >> WA4ZXA <<                *
           * Internet Address:          >> floydjr at interpath.com << *
           **********************************************************


>From wylie at colloquium.co.uk (Tom Wylie)  Wed Feb 19 19:06:15 1997
From: wylie at colloquium.co.uk (Tom Wylie) (Tom Wylie)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 19:06:15 GMT
Subject: RSGB 7 MHz CW Contest
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970219190611.248fadc0 at ms.colloquium.co.uk>

takes place this weekend.  1500z on Saturdayt until 0900z on Sunday.
Exchange RST + Serial number....... Pse lookout for GB Stations and
give us a call.

Full rules etc to be found on the Diary Page at:
http://users.colloquium.co.uk/~wylie.home.htm

73 de Tom
GM4FDM

I will be active during the Contest as G M 6 M D.



>From wylie at colloquium.co.uk (Tom Wylie)  Wed Feb 19 19:06:15 1997
From: wylie at colloquium.co.uk (Tom Wylie) (Tom Wylie)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 19:06:15 GMT
Subject: RSGB 7 MHz CW Contest
Message-ID: <1.5.4.16.19970219190609.248fb336 at ms.colloquium.co.uk>

takes place this weekend.  1500z on Saturdayt until 0900z on Sunday.
Exchange RST + Serial number....... Pse lookout for GB Stations and
give us a call.

Full rules etc to be found on the Diary Page at:
http://users.colloquium.co.uk/~wylie.home.htm

73 de Tom
GM4FDM

I will be active during the Contest as G M 6 M D.



>From silver at ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira)  Wed Feb 19 19:55:56 1997
From: silver at ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira) (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 16:55:56 -0300
Subject: ARRL CW and TVI
Message-ID: <1.5.4.32.19970219195556.006813c8 at ax.apc.org>

Dear friends,

I am sorry for the bad QSD during the ARRL CW but for the first time I used
the CT for a CW contest. It was a little hard to use the keyboard and keyer
at the same time. However with all the problems I finished with 500 qsos
most of them on 15 meters (prop was good on this band), 40m was pretty bad
due to strong TVI in a neighbor's television. When I thought he was already
sleeping (3:00 am local time) I tried to increase the power to 500w, in 5
minutes he called me up to say beautiful words. I have had this problem for
5 years and that's the reason I don't operate 40m too much. There is a lack
of shielding in his TV set but he refuses to believe (he lives 300ft from my
QTH), nobody complains only him. I even installed a core in his TV power
cable and it allowed me to increase the output power from 20W to about 200W
(not more). But a KW? never!

In Brazil the ham is always guilty. What a nightmare!

73 and see you all again during the ARRL SSB,

Carlos - PY1CAS


>From vole at primenet.com (Joe Gervais)  Wed Feb 19 22:37:18 1997
From: vole at primenet.com (Joe Gervais) (Joe Gervais)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 15:37:18 -0700 (MST)
Subject: CONTEST: FYBO Winter Field Day
Message-ID: <199702192237.PAA07366 at usr11.primenet.com>


Howdy Folks,

Apologies if this is a repeat - first attempt to send
this to the List seems to have failed.

Interested in a contest with a twist? We're pleased to
announce the FYBO ("Freeze Your B____ Off") Winter QRP
Field Day, the first contest we know of with a temperature
multiplier.

Don't let the QRP requirement turn you away. We hope 
folks will give QRP a try and see what can really be done 
with it. One of my biggest thrills in ham radio was last 
Fall when I worked a ham on 40m who was running a mere
250 milliwatts in NC. Not bad from AZ! I have that QSL up 
on my wall now. Right next to last June's VK on 30m w/ 
4 watts. All on Hamstick verticals no less. :-)  So it can 
be done. And it's *very* addicting. You may be pleasantly
surprised.

Should be fun, and a nice way to give your finals a
break until the next "big" contest. 

Please let me know if you have any questions/comments.
Thanks! This Saturday (Feb 22) is the day. Apologies
for the late notice, but I just discovered this list.
Hope to hear you out there!

Cheers de AB7TT,

-Joe, vole at primenet.com, AZ ScQRPions



-------------- QRP CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT --------------

FYBO (Freeze Your B____ Off) Winter QRP Field Day

Sponsored by the Arizona ScQRPions


** SAFETY FIRST! Please respect the weather and your own limitations. **


When: 1700Z Feb 22 - 0500Z Feb 23

QRP Only (5W max CW, 10W max SSB).

Modes: CW, Phone.

Bands: HF, standard QRP calling freqs (no WARC). For Novice portion of 
bands, suggest 3.710, 7.110, 21.110, 28.110.

Work stations once per band.

Exchange: RS(T), state/province/DXCC country, power output, and temperature 
(Fahrenheit) at OPERATOR'S POSITION. Indoor stations must report INDOOR 
temperature. Example: "RST 579 AZ 2W 58F". Novices sign with /N, Techs 
sign with /T. 

Points:
- 5 pts/QSO with a U.S. Novice/Tech ham (i.e. work a Novice/Tech, get 5 pts).
- 2 pts/QSO in U.S. Novice portion of bands with General class or higher ham.
- 1 pt/QSO all other.

  Example: W1AW (Extra) completes QSO with KD6PRD/N (Novice). 
           W1AW gets 5 pts. KD6PRD/N gets 2 pts and a pileup. :-)

Multipliers:
- States/provinces/DXCC countries  (each counts only once)
- Field Location = x 4  (ARRL Field Day definition of "in the field" apply)
- Alternative Power Source (battery/solar/wind/etc) = x 2
- QRPp (less than 1w) = x 2
- Lowest temperature recorded at OPERATOR'S POSITION while on the air
  (Indoor stations must use INDOOR temperature):

	60+ F = x 1
	50-59 F = x 2
	40-49 F = x 3
	30-39 F = x 4
	20-29 F = x 5
	Below 20 F = x 6

Final Score:
	QSO points x Multipliers.

Categories:
- Single Op
- Multi Op (single xcvr)
- Novice/Tech+

Awards/Prizes:
- Lowest operating temperature.
- Most Novice/Tech stations worked.
- Highest score (single op, multi op/single xcvr, Novice/Tech).
- Random drawing from logs received (5 US/Canada QSOs minimum to qualify).

Send logs by Mar 21 to Joe Gervais (AB7TT), PO Box 1822, Goodyear, AZ 85338.

Include power, rig, callsign, operator(s), number of Novice/Tech 
stations worked, and lowest operating temperature at OPERATOR'S
POSITION while on the air.

Email vole at primenet.com for more information, or see the full
announcement at http://www.dancris.com/~ki7mn/fyborule.html.
Log and Summary sheets will be available there as well.




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