[CQ-Contest] Traveling for contests or Dxpeditions

Mon Sep 22 12:57:56 EDT 2014

Hello Ed, VE4EAR,

I have done many foreign operations over the years, and never encountered a 
 problem, but "the times are a changin'."  Please contact me off net and 
let  me know where you plan to go.  

73, George.

George  Wagner, K5KG
Sarasota, FL 
941-400-1960 cell  

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Today's Topics:

1. CWops  Tests Wednesday/Thursday (Hank Garretson)
2. Public LOGs  (Saulius Zalnerauskas)
3. NAQP August SSB Logs  (AC0W)
4. NAQP Logs (AC0W Bill)
5. Re:  Travelling for Contests or Dxpeditions (Roberts,  Will)

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Message:  1
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2014 13:32:01 -0700
From: Hank Garretson  <w6sx at arrl.net>
To: "CW Operator's Club"  <cwops at yahoogroups.com>,    CQ Contest
<cq-contest at contesting.com>,     NCCC Reflector  <nccc at contesting.com>, NS
<nccc-blue at kkn.net>,    SCCC  <sccc at contesting.com>,
"bishoparc at yahoogroups.com"  <bishoparc at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] CWops Tests  Wednesday/Thursday
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CWops Tests this Wednesday at 1300Z and 1900Z  and Thursday at 0300Z. You
don't have to be a CWops member--everyone  welcome.

http://www.cwops.org/cwt.html

Exchange is NAME and  CWops Number. Or, if not (yet) a CWops member, your
STATE/PROVINCE/DX  PREFIX.

CWops Test suggested frequencies are 28 to 38 kHz up from band  edges. If
activity warrants, please expand up. As always, please be  particularly
considerate of ongoing QSOs, DXpeditions, and W1AW portable  operations.

Lots of Qs or just a few, please submit your results for  each session at
http://3830scores.com/ .

*The first rule of  CW is to have fun and to share the fun. *
CW Exuberantly,

Hank,  W6SX

CWops Tests Manager

Mammoth Lakes,  California

Elevation 8083 feet in John Muir's Range of  Light

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Message: 2
Date:  Mon, 22 Sep 2014 13:19:43 +0300
From: Saulius Zalnerauskas  <ly5w.sam at gmail.com>
To: w0yk at cqww.com, Cq-Contest  <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Public  LOGs
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Hi,

http://www.cqwwrtty.com/publiclogs/

where  are they? 2013?

Sam  LY5W

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Message: 3
Date: Sun,  21 Sep 2014 16:14:15 -0400 (EDT)
From: AC0W <ac0w at charter.net>
To:  cq-contest at contesting.com, NAQP- K4RO Kirk RULES  <k4ro at k4ro.net>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] NAQP August SSB  Logs
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First I need to apologize  for some of the continuing issues we are 
experiencing with receiving logs  for the August NAQP SSB Contest.

Early during the log submission period  the server the log receiving 
robot resides on developed problems. As many  found it it was difficult 
to submit your log when this occurred. After  this was fixed we 
discovered that some logs did not get forwarded to the  proper locations. 
The log was not lost, it just was not entered into the  working folder. 
Then last week when I was reviewing the round of I  discovered some calls 
missing from the results. Investigate I found that  some logs received 
after 0600 UTC on Aug 20 did not get copied to the log  checkers working 
folder.

This morning to correct that issue we  copied 173 logs over into the log 
checkers working folder. The saga  continues. I now find that some of 
these logs had the "END OF LOG"  statement removed from the log in the 
transfer.

Trust me I am  painstakingly working on this to make sure everyone's 
score makes it into  the results and that it is accurate.

Again, I'm sorry about these  continued problems.

Bill
AC0W
NAQP SSB  Manager

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Message: 4
Date:  Sun, 21 Sep 2014 16:03:48 -0500
From: AC0W Bill  <ac0w at charter.net>
To: cq-contest at contesting.com, K4RO  <k4ro at k4ro.net>
Subject: [CQ-Contest] NAQP Logs
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I should have added, for those getting  messages such as " Missing "END OF 
LOG:" statement; please so not attempt to  resend the log. We have the 
correct original log and will get this into the  log checking process. When we do 
this it may generate another confirmation  email. Just ignore the part 
about being after deadline.

Again I'm sorry  for the confusion this is creating. Just be assured the 
NAQP team is working  hard to make sure we complete and accurate  results.

Bill
AC0W

Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE  DROID

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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 22  Sep 2014 12:53:45 +0000
From: "Roberts, Will"  <Will.Roberts at duke-energy.com>
To: "cq-contest at contesting.com"  <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Cc: "ed_richardson at shaw.ca"  <ed_richardson at shaw.ca>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Travelling for  Contests or Dxpeditions
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Ed,

I  have found that arrival personnel don't care much about licenses, CEPT  
permits, etc. Your biggest problem travelling with radio gear is going to be 
 customs. I'd advise you to seek out a local baggage handler to help with 
your  bags when you get them off the plane. Having a local seems to "breeze" 
the  luggage through without as many questions. It's no guarantee, but it's 
usually  worth the cost of a few bucks per bag. If customs does start asking 
questions,  don't lie about the value of your radio. They are now using the 
internet to  look up the values. In my opinion, it's best to offer to pay a 
bond up front  with the understanding you will be taking the equipment when 
you leave. They  will give you lots of official looking papers with stamps 
and signatures.  Often they will make notes in your passport of what you 
brought in. There are  times that it has taken me days to jump through all of 
the hoops.

I  would advise that you run your itinerary of countries that you plan to 
visit  by this group or a similar forum. Chances are, someone has been to 
that  location recently and can advise you. I've also found that customs 
experiences  can be very different based on time of day, your attitude, and random 
 luck-of-the-draw. Just be prepared for problems, and hope you can avoid  
them.

I am concerned about the new regulations that our own beloved TSA  has put 
into place in the past few months. Supposedly we now have to  demonstrate 
that the gear will power up to prove it is not a terrorist device.  If we 
can't power it up to their satisfaction, it gets confiscated. It's  happened to 
cell phones and computers. I haven't heard of any problems YET  with ham 
stuff. At the very least, I will have to stop my usual practice of  packing a 
transceiver and power supply in different  cases.

73,

Will  AA4NC

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Date:  Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:31:15 -0600 (MDT)

From: Ed Richardson  <ed_richardson at shaw.ca<mailto:ed_richardson at shaw.ca>>

To:  CQ-Contest at contesting.com<mailto:CQ-Contest at contesting.com>

Subject:  [CQ-Contest] Travelling for Contestest or Dxpeditions

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I am just getting ready to leave on  my first mini Dxpedition and started 
to wonder, and worry, how many problems  will I face traveling with all sorts 
of radio equipment and  electronics?

For those that routinely make these treks either  for contests or 
DXpeditions, are you faced with grueling questions on why you  have this equipment 
and do you have to explain the whole DXpedition idea.  Should I expect that "I 
am traveling for pleasure purposes and will be using  amateur radio while 
here" should suffice? Of course having the necesary travel  documenst and 
copies of radio licenses goes without  saying?

With contest and DXpedition season about to kick off,  is there any other 
travel advice from the veterans out  there.

Regards

Ed.  VE4EAR

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