From adisin@sdb.ro Fri Feb 1 12:45:38 2002
From: adisin@sdb.ro (Adrian Sinitaru)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 14:45:38 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] Cabrillo converter
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Dear fellows,
Thank you all who responded my query regarding the Cabrillo converter =
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into the ARRL machine, my log for the ARRL RTTY Roundup.
Many thanks especially to those who responded straight to my e-mail =
address. I haven't seen any mailing through the reflector since 8th of =
January, because the delivery was turned off since then and I didn't =
know. I suspected that because the reflector was unusual quiet for so =
long and I became conscious of that as soon as I put my query through. =
However it is obvious that it made through very well.
Now I re-subscribed for RTTY reflector, as my e-mail address has been =
changed a bit in the meanwhile. I take this opportunity to inform you =
all about my ultimate e-mail address that is : adisin@sdb.ro
Thanks again for your kind willing to be of help to me. See you all in =
the next contest. 73!
With best wishes, Adrian YO3APJ =20
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From k0869565@tiscalinet.de Fri Feb 1 16:22:46 2002
From: k0869565@tiscalinet.de (DJ3IW Goetz)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 16:22:46 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] WriteLog-PCI3000 squelch
Message-ID: <003201c1ab3c$c592bc40$b028a2c2@meincomputer>
Hello RTTYers,
I have sent the following question to the WriteLog refelctor, but
maybe someone out of this group here could help too:
> When I activate the Rttyrite window and have the RX on, endless garbage
> is printed in the receive screen. The PCI-3000 has a print squelch
> function that needs to be activated and set properly. WF1B RTTY provides
> a "talk to TNC/TU" function for this purpose (and some other PCI-3000
> specific parameters). Where and how can I do this in WriteLog/Rttyrite?
> My guess is the WriteLog.INI - but how? Please answer direct to my email
> address.
73 de Goetz
k0869565@tiscalinet.de
From dhill@cprk.com Fri Feb 1 17:36:55 2002
From: dhill@cprk.com (Hill, Don)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 11:36:55 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] YA5T
Message-ID: <502418177AC4D511992400D0B79D93D718E9E5@pumba.cprk.com>
Does anyone know if the station signing YA5T today on
12 & 15M CW was real? The copy was extremely lite on
12M this morning short path. As he was calling for USA
I think I may have made a contact but the policemen,
tuner-uppers and jammers made it extremely difficult.
I don't know why people have to act this way.
The operator was sending pretty fast and the signal was
just above ESP level. If it was real, I'm guessing it
was Robert at the key.
There's been no update on the website and still no
word whether they will be on RTTY.
Thanks & 73,
Don AA5AU
From w1zt@mediaone.net Fri Feb 1 18:13:35 2002
From: w1zt@mediaone.net (George Johnson)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:13:35 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] YA5T
References: <502418177AC4D511992400D0B79D93D718E9E5@pumba.cprk.com>
Message-ID: <002a01c1ab4c$2b5d8d20$0100a8c0@mshome.net>
Don,
I believe it was Robert on 12m. He was later on 15m but I sure could
not copy due to the layers of jamming etc. It was his "style" on both
bands this morning. ... at least I hope I got the "real" one ... ;-))
George .. W1ZT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hill, Don"
To: "RTTY Reflector (E-mail)" ; "Digital DX
(E-mail)"
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 12:36 PM
Subject: [RTTY] YA5T
> Does anyone know if the station signing YA5T today on
> 12 & 15M CW was real? The copy was extremely lite on
> 12M this morning short path. As he was calling for USA
> I think I may have made a contact but the policemen,
> tuner-uppers and jammers made it extremely difficult.
> I don't know why people have to act this way.
>
> The operator was sending pretty fast and the signal was
> just above ESP level. If it was real, I'm guessing it
> was Robert at the key.
>
> There's been no update on the website and still no
> word whether they will be on RTTY.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Don AA5AU
> _______________________________________________
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From ve9dx@nb.sympatico.ca Fri Feb 1 18:34:55 2002
From: ve9dx@nb.sympatico.ca (Andy)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 13:34:55 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] YA5T
Message-ID: <200202011834.g11IYtVw018720@contesting.com>
As I sent directly to Don... YA5T should be fine... The operator at the
moment is Robert (S53R). They only had a dpole the last I heard but
have plan to improve on that. I am sure you can understand they are
very busy and do not have much time for radio.
The logs will be online before long... Watch my web pages:
http://www.ve9dx.com/logs.html for the proper link.
73 Andy (VE9DX)
http://www.ve9dx.com/telnet/sites.html Links to over 160 Open
DXclusters available via Telnet
From bernie@dailydx.com Fri Feb 1 19:04:16 2002
From: bernie@dailydx.com (Bernie McClenny, W3UR)
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 19:04:16 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [digital-dx.787] YA5T
References: <502418177AC4D511992400D0B79D93D718E9E5@pumba.cprk.com>
Message-ID: <3C5AE6B0.BF000CD@dailydx.com>
Yes it was Robert, S53R
Bernie, W3UR
"Hill, Don" wrote:
> Does anyone know if the station signing YA5T today on
> 12 & 15M CW was real? The copy was extremely lite on
> 12M this morning short path. As he was calling for USA
> I think I may have made a contact but the policemen,
> tuner-uppers and jammers made it extremely difficult.
> I don't know why people have to act this way.
>
> The operator was sending pretty fast and the signal was
> just above ESP level. If it was real, I'm guessing it
> was Robert at the key.
>
> There's been no update on the website and still no
> word whether they will be on RTTY.
>
> Thanks & 73,
> Don AA5AU
--
Bernie McClenny, W3UR
Editor of - The Daily DX - The Weekly DX - How's DX
3025 Hobbs Road
Glenwood, MD 21738
http://www.dailydx.com
From sparks@quik.com Fri Feb 1 19:52:40 2002
From: sparks@quik.com (Ronald A. Stunden)
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 11:52:40 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] VP8GEO
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020201115151.00b47bb0@mail.quik.com>
Anyone remember if the guys had a WEB site for the log book?? Tks Ron VE7YC
From w1zt@mediaone.net Fri Feb 1 22:03:51 2002
From: w1zt@mediaone.net (George Johnson)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 17:03:51 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] VP8GEO
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020201115151.00b47bb0@mail.quik.com>
Message-ID: <003801c1ab6c$5580b300$0100a8c0@mshome.net>
No on-line log for this operation. Logs are supposed to be emailed to
the QSL manager. The VP8THU logs may already be with VE3XN.
George .. W1ZT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald A. Stunden"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 2:52 PM
Subject: [RTTY] VP8GEO
> Anyone remember if the guys had a WEB site for the log book?? Tks Ron
VE7YC
>
>
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From sparks@quik.com Fri Feb 1 23:10:41 2002
From: sparks@quik.com (Ronald A. Stunden)
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2002 15:10:41 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] VP8GEO
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020201151011.00b219c8@mail.quik.com>
Thanks guys for the information...
From w7dpw@attbi.com Sat Feb 2 06:46:35 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 22:46:35 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] H44ZG
Message-ID: <001101c1abb5$5bde2540$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
Did anyone get the QSL Info from H44ZG on 20M ? I printed some garble.
Looked like DV7AFS and then something about www.qsl.net/ /$)7AFS ?
Thanks,
Dave W7DPW
From w7dpw@attbi.com Sat Feb 2 06:52:53 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 22:52:53 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] H44ZG
References: <001101c1abb5$5bde2540$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
Message-ID: <000601c1abb6$3cf0dbe0$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
To answer my own question..
Looks like it is DL7AFS
http://www.qsl.net/dl7afs
I saw it on the Cluster for H44LB
Dave W7DPW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave W7DPW"
To: "rtty"
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 10:46 PM
Subject: [RTTY] H44ZG
> Did anyone get the QSL Info from H44ZG on 20M ? I printed some garble.
> Looked like DV7AFS and then something about www.qsl.net/ /$)7AFS ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave W7DPW
>
>
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From aa5au@bellsouth.net Sat Feb 2 14:36:29 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 08:36:29 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
Message-ID: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
Anyone else hearing this?
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
From w5dg@arrl.net Sat Feb 2 14:49:21 2002
From: w5dg@arrl.net (Dennis Gabler)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 08:49:21 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <3C5BFC71.3449454E@arrl.net>
Yes I hear it here in IA, peaks to my NE also. It is S4 - S6 at the
moment, fairly loud signal.
Dennis - W5DG
Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> Anyone else hearing this?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
>
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From jon@praxisworks.org Sat Feb 2 15:04:29 2002
From: jon@praxisworks.org (Jon Harder)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 15:04:29 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <002401c1abfa$eba94fc0$0201a8c0@amd400>
Yes, pretty severe in Maine now. Peak seems to be between 21095 and 21100,
but width is just as you describe, Don...
BTW, even tried using my 850's never used Woodpecker blanker -- to no effect
though.
Jon K1US
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 14:36 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
| Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
| from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
| but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
| as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
|
| Anyone else hearing this?
|
| 73, Don AA5AU
| http://www.aa5au.com
|
|
|
|
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|
From w1zt@mediaone.net Sat Feb 2 15:08:07 2002
From: w1zt@mediaone.net (George Johnson)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 10:08:07 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <000d01c1abfb$6c46ba00$0100a8c0@mshome.net>
Yes I am hearing it also. My spectrum shows multiple energy peaks
spaced 5 KHz apart starting at 21089 and "sliding" up to 21111 then
repeating. It looks like a scanning radar.
George .. W1ZT
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 9:36 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same
direction
> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> Anyone else hearing this?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
>
>
>
>
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From w7ti@dslextreme.com Sat Feb 2 15:08:40 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 07:08:40 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
In-Reply-To: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2002 08:36:29 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
>from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
>but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
>as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
_________________________________________________________
About the same here in So Cal. Nulling it off the side of the beam, it
seems to be coming from about 30 degrees - somewhere in Europe most
likely, judging by the flutter.
73, Bill W7TI
From dk3vn@nexgo.de Sat Feb 2 15:16:17 2002
From: dk3vn@nexgo.de (Waldemar DK3VN)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 16:16:17 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <3C5C02C1.A53F3151@nexgo.de>
Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> Anyone else hearing this?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
>
Hi,
here I can copy it with little QSB S9 +10dB from the east.
73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
--
Check RWRL on http://www.qsl.net/dk3vn mailto:dk3vn@darc.de
RWRL Mirror on http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch
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Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low!
From ae9d@foxvalley.net Sat Feb 2 15:19:25 2002
From: ae9d@foxvalley.net (AE9D)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 09:19:25 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <002c01c1abfd$1878cc90$2d69fccf@radioroom>
I've got it here also, Don... a good S4 west of Chicago. The heading seems
wide, from 15 to 75 degrees.
73, Rick - AE9D
ARRL, SMC, CCC, AMA 676573
ae9d@foxvalley.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 8:36 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> Anyone else hearing this?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
>
>
>
>
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>
>
From n7us@arrl.net Sat Feb 2 15:20:57 2002
From: n7us@arrl.net (Jim McDonald)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 08:20:57 -0700
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don> <002401c1abfa$eba94fc0$0201a8c0@amd400>
Message-ID: <002a01c1abfd$36ed9520$0200a8c0@hhmpl>
S8 to S9 in Arizona using 2.4 kHz SSB filter, peaking at about 30 degrees,
same as Europe. The Mark V NB doesn't touch it, but narrower bandwidth
filters make a huge difference - S0 with cascaded 250s, but I still hear it.
Jim N7US
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jon Harder"
To: "Don Hill AA5AU" ; "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 8:04 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
Yes, pretty severe in Maine now. Peak seems to be between 21095 and 21100,
but width is just as you describe, Don...
BTW, even tried using my 850's never used Woodpecker blanker -- to no effect
though.
Jon K1US
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 14:36 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
| Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
| from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
| but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
| as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
|
| Anyone else hearing this?
|
| 73, Don AA5AU
| http://www.aa5au.com
|
|
|
|
| _______________________________________________
| RTTY mailing list
| RTTY@contesting.com
| http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
|
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From Serge UT2IO Sat Feb 2 15:29:10 2002
From: Serge UT2IO (Serge UT2IO)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 17:29:10 +0200
Subject: Re[2]: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
In-Reply-To: <3C5C02C1.A53F3151@nexgo.de>
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don> <3C5C02C1.A53F3151@nexgo.de>
Message-ID: <6427434528.20020202172910@ar.tr.dn.ua>
Hello All.
Saturday, February 02, 2002, 5:16:17 PM, you wrote:
>> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
>> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
>> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
>> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>> Anyone else hearing this?
>> 73, Don AA5AU
WD> here I can copy it with little QSB S9 +10dB from the east.
WD> 73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
59 +20 here from North.
--
73 de Serge UT2IO.
From w2up@mindspring.com Sat Feb 2 15:32:20 2002
From: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry )
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 15:32:20 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
In-Reply-To:
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <3C5C0684.24464.A18C14@localhost>
S-9 here in EPA. Looks like EU heading from here too.
Barry
On 2 Feb 2002 Bill Turner wrote:
> On Sat, 2 Feb 2002 08:36:29 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>
> >Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> >from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> >but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> >as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> About the same here in So Cal. Nulling it off the side of the beam, it
> seems to be coming from about 30 degrees - somewhere in Europe most
> likely, judging by the flutter.
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
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Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
From etienne.rosseel@pandora.be Sat Feb 2 15:40:26 2002
From: etienne.rosseel@pandora.be (ON7UI/Etienne)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 16:40:26 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <001c01c1abff$ef9ae300$7d0777d5@pandora.be>
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> Anyone else hearing this?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
It starts at about 21082 till 21111 with peaks s7 to s9 here. Nothing else
on 15m to hear.
Etienne/ON7UI
From etienne.rosseel@pandora.be Sat Feb 2 15:46:24 2002
From: etienne.rosseel@pandora.be (ON7UI/Etienne)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 16:46:24 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <002001c1ac00$c4d42720$7d0777d5@pandora.be>
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> Anyone else hearing this?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
Maximum signal on my TS850 is S9 +20dB coming in from the east .
Etienne/ON7UI
From jakers@ECE.MsState.EDU Sat Feb 2 15:51:35 2002
From: jakers@ECE.MsState.EDU (Dr. Jim Akers)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 09:51:35 -0600 (CST)
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
In-Reply-To: <002001c1ac00$c4d42720$7d0777d5@pandora.be>
Message-ID:
I get it here also about S6 at 45 degrees.
Location is Starkville, MS.
Using TS-850s and KLM beam.
Hey, it just stopped at about 1848Z.
73...Jim...W5VZF.
Dr. Jim Akers
Dept. of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Miss. State Univ.
From jakers@ECE.MsState.EDU Sat Feb 2 15:53:50 2002
From: jakers@ECE.MsState.EDU (Dr. Jim Akers)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 09:53:50 -0600 (CST)
Subject: [RTTY] NOISE
Message-ID:
Ah heck, I meant 1546Z not 1846Z.
Lets see now I have more than the usual number of thumbs this am...can't
count that high;-)
73...Jim...W5VZF.
Dr. Jim Akers
Dept. of Electrical
and Computer Engineering
Miss. State Univ.
From dk3vn@nexgo.de Sat Feb 2 15:51:30 2002
From: dk3vn@nexgo.de (Waldemar DK3VN)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 16:51:30 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <3C5C0B02.EA8261C0@nexgo.de>
Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>
> Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
>
> Anyone else hearing this?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
>
After turning around my beam several times, I am receiving this signal
from the east and on 21100 kHz +/- 5kHz it is S9 +10db with QSB down
to S9+5dB.
Uuuups .. at 15:49 UTC the woodpecker is gone!
73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
--
Check RWRL on http://www.qsl.net/dk3vn mailto:dk3vn@darc.de
RWRL Mirror on http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch
German DX Foundation #207 http://www.gdxf.de
Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low!
From k4ww@home.com Sat Feb 2 15:52:40 2002
From: k4ww@home.com (Shelby Summerville)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 10:52:40 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <004501c1ac01$a59c1920$e9710818@lusvil1.ky.home.com>
Don Hill AA5AU aa5au@bellsouth.net asked: "Anyone else hearing this?"
No hearing anything here,...the rig is turned off! :))
C'Ya
From etienne.rosseel@pandora.be Sat Feb 2 15:59:46 2002
From: etienne.rosseel@pandora.be (ON7UI/Etienne)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 16:59:46 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References: <000f01c1abf7$06d0bee0$6401a8c0@don> <3C5C0684.24464.A18C14@localhost>
Message-ID: <003d01c1ac02$a2c64760$7d0777d5@pandora.be>
It went away on 15:49 UTC. Band is normal/clear again here.
Etienne/ON7UI
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Sat Feb 2 16:05:41 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 10:05:41 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
References:
Message-ID: <001201c1ac03$7706d3a0$6401a8c0@don>
It appears to have stopped. Now if the bands would open
a bit we might have fun in the XE contest.
See y'all there!
73, Don AA5AU
>
> Hey, it just stopped at about 1848Z.
>
> 73...Jim...W5VZF.
>
>
>
> Dr. Jim Akers
> Dept. of Electrical
> and Computer Engineering
> Miss. State Univ.
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From N3SL@aol.com Sat Feb 2 17:00:36 2002
From: N3SL@aol.com (N3SL@aol.com)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 12:00:36 EST
Subject: [RTTY] YA and RTTY
Message-ID: <16d.8276042.298d7534@aol.com>
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I exchanged some email with Peter while he was home for Christmas. He
planned to take a TNC back with him to Kabul. However, he is currently in
NYC, and I've not heard from him in about 3 weeks. I don't know if he took
the TNC or not. He said he had "every intention" of putting YA on the air on
RTTY - and you know from experience he's the one to do it!
73,
Steve
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I exchanged some email with Peter while he was home for Christmas. He planned to take a TNC back with him to Kabul. However, he is currently in NYC, and I've not heard from him in about 3 weeks. I don't know if he took the TNC or not. He said he had "every intention" of putting YA on the air on RTTY - and you know from experience he's the one to do it!
73,
Steve
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From w7dpw@attbi.com Sat Feb 2 18:18:58 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 10:18:58 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] h44zg
Message-ID: <000501c1ac16$1543afe0$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
02-02-2002 18:15 H44ZG on 14.091 listening up
QSL Via DL7AFS
Dave W7DPW
From rstewart@paradise.net.nz Sat Feb 2 20:57:29 2002
From: rstewart@paradise.net.nz (Bob Stewart)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 20:57:29 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] ZL2AMI BARTG Thanks
Message-ID: <000901c1ac2c$508ad9a0$66454fcb@rstewart>
Hi All,
Thanks to BARTG for the certificate 1st palce Oceania HF RTTY Contest 2001.
Thanks to John GW4SKA and BARTG for running the contest.
Bob Stewart
Ph: 64+4+475 8448
Fax: 64+4+586 1211
Mob: 021 3666 41
From jduerbus@marz.com Sun Feb 3 00:41:51 2002
From: jduerbus@marz.com (k0bx@qsl.net)
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 00:41:51 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] K0BX Bartg Sprint Results
Message-ID: <3C5C874F.E9556DCE@marz.com>
I blew off this contest, but shouldn't. Conditions seems very good a
lot of activity.
Next time I will give it more attention.
Joe K0BX
BARTG RTTY Sprint
Call: K0BX
Operator(s): K0BX
Station: K0BX
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MO
Operating Time (hrs): 4
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts
---------------------
80: 0
40: 13 13
20: 55 55
15: 15 15
10: 18 18 Mults Continents
------------------------------------------
Total: 101 101 43 5 = 21,715
Club/Team: Mississippi Valley DX and Contest Club
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Sun Feb 3 02:59:29 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 20:59:29 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] XE FUN!
Message-ID: <002801c1ac5e$ccf81c00$6401a8c0@don>
There are literally thousands of XE RTTY signals on the bands
this weekend despite there only being a handful of actual XE stations.
Come join the fun & test your skills!
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Sun Feb 3 03:20:50 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sat, 2 Feb 2002 21:20:50 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] 160M RTTY frequency?
Message-ID: <003401c1ac61$c8211120$6401a8c0@don>
What's the 160M RTTY frequency? I forgot. Might try down there
since this band is valid for this test.
Thanks
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
From ekki@plicht.de Sun Feb 3 04:14:06 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 05:14:06 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] 160M RTTY frequency?
In-Reply-To: <003401c1ac61$c8211120$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID:
> What's the 160M RTTY frequency? I forgot. Might try down there
> since this band is valid for this test.
In IARU Region 1 it's 1838 to 1842.
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Sun Feb 3 05:04:41 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 21:04:41 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] h44zg
In-Reply-To: <000501c1ac16$1543afe0$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
References: <000501c1ac16$1543afe0$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
Message-ID:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2002 10:18:58 -0800, Dave W7DPW wrote:
>02-02-2002 18:15 H44ZG on 14.091 listening up
_________________________________________________________
I heard him the first few minutes of the contest and then he
disappeared. Guess we scared him away. :-)
73, Bill W7TI
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Sun Feb 3 05:07:53 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 21:07:53 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] 160M RTTY frequency?
In-Reply-To:
References: <003401c1ac61$c8211120$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID:
On Sun, 3 Feb 2002 05:14:06 +0100, Ekki Plicht wrote:
>> What's the 160M RTTY frequency? I forgot. Might try down there
>> since this band is valid for this test.
>
>In IARU Region 1 it's 1838 to 1842.
>
>73,
>Ekki, DF4OR
_________________________________________________________
That would be pretty unpopular in Region 2. I'd recommend around 1805
+/- here.
Split, maybe?
73, Bill W7TI
From ur5ffc@odessa.net Sun Feb 3 04:58:03 2002
From: ur5ffc@odessa.net (Kostiantyn Popandopoulo)
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 04:58:03 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
Message-ID: <200202030514.g135E0E64574@Tele.TM.Odessa.UA>
Hello!
----------
> Îò: Waldemar DK3VN
> Êîìó: RTTY Reflector
> Òåìà: Re: [RTTY] Noise on 15M RTTY band
> Äàòà: 2 ôåâðàëÿ 2002 ã. 15:16
>
> Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
> >
> > Hearing some noise on the upper end of the 15M RTTY sub-band
> > from about 21089 to 21111. It's like the old Russian woodpecker
> > but very rapid generation. Coming out of the Northeast (same direction
> > as East Coast USA & EU). It's anywhere from S1-S3 here.
> >
> > Anyone else hearing this?
> >
> > 73, Don AA5AU
> > http://www.aa5au.com
> >
>
> Hi,
>
> here I can copy it with little QSB S9 +10dB from the east.
>
> 73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
Same signal wich is almost every evening starting around
19:00 UTC on 40 m.
May be let us ask guys from ZC4DW? ~:)
On my position coming from South on 40.
73! de Kosta UR5FFC
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Sun Feb 3 05:24:27 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2002 21:24:27 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] XE FUN!
In-Reply-To: <002801c1ac5e$ccf81c00$6401a8c0@don>
References: <002801c1ac5e$ccf81c00$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID:
On Sat, 2 Feb 2002 20:59:29 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>There are literally thousands of XE RTTY signals on the bands
>this weekend despite there only being a handful of actual XE stations.
_________________________________________________________
Usually that's caused by overdrive... :-)
73, Bill W7TI
From dl1zbo@hrz1.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de Sun Feb 3 20:18:46 2002
From: dl1zbo@hrz1.hrz.tu-darmstadt.de (Rainer Hilgardt)
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 21:18:46 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] DL1ZBO , Mexico RTTY 2002 Score
Message-ID:
XE Mexico RTTY Contest 2002
Callsign : DL1ZBO
DXCC/Cont. : DL / EU
Category : Single Op. / All Band
Mode : RTTY
Power : LOW, 100 Watt
Contest Date : 03.02.2002
Default Exchange : 599
Operating Time : 6:50 h (Modem: defective)
Software : RCKRtty V2.14
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points DXCCs XE-States
10 30 30 91 10 1
15 23 23 69 17 0
20 45 45 134 20 0
40 3 3 9 2 0
80 1 1 3 1 0
160 0 0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------
102 102 306 50 1
Final Score: 306 * (50 + 1) = 15606
Equipment: ICOM IC-735, 100 W, Butternut vertical HF6V (10-80 m)
73, Rainer (DL1ZBO)
From k0869565@tiscalinet.de Sun Feb 3 22:11:22 2002
From: k0869565@tiscalinet.de (DJ3IW Goetz)
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 22:11:22 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] DJ3IW XE SOAB LP
Message-ID: <000901c1acff$d93bd6e0$4f28a2c2@meincomputer>
XE Mexico Contest
Callsign : DJ3IW
Loc./DXCC/Cont. : / DL / EU
Category : Single Op. / All Band
Mode : RTTY
Club Competition :
Power : LOW 75 Watt
Contest Date : 2./3.02.2002
Default Exchange : 599
Operating Time : 7:53 h
Software : RCKRtty V2.14
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points DXCCs XE-States
10 75 75 233 20 8
15 52 52 155 22 2
20 41 41 122 22 0
40 23 23 65 14 0
80 15 14 41 11 0
160 0 0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------
206 205 616 89 10
Final Score: 616 * (89 + 10) = 60984
Equipment: FT1000MP, 3el-10m, 2el-15/20m Yagi, 40/80m dipoles, SCS PTC-II
73 de Goetz
k0869565@tiscalinet.de
From ekki@plicht.de Mon Feb 4 00:32:06 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 01:32:06 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] XE-Test SOAB LP DF4OR Claimed Score
Message-ID:
Nice practice for WPX...
Not very much activity, mostly the usual suspects. I invested much more time
than i planned, had real fun. Some nice runs on 10 and 20m. That's the
benefit when you enter late - everybody calls you when you're new on a band.
Only one 5-bander (RA3WA, tnx Victor). Could barely hear Don AA5AU on 80m in
the first night, but no luck.
Lowlights:
Seeing 5NN as report many times.
M0... calling CQ on my freq two times, running RYs for minutes , obviously
deliberately. Oh my...
Thanks to the sponsors and all who contacted me.
See you in WPX as LX5A (team: Helmut, DF7ZS; Rainer, DL1ZBO; and me).
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
Callsign : DF4OR
Loc./DXCC/Cont. : HES / DL / EU
Category : Single Op. / All Band
Mode : RTTY
Club Competition :
Power : LOW 100 Watt
Contest Date : 03.02.2002
Default Exchange : 599
Operating Time : 21:51 h
Software : RCKRtty V2.13
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points DXCCs XE-States
10 63 62 185 26 2
15 39 39 117 23 0
20 72 72 212 25 0
40 32 32 96 18 0
80 20 20 58 14 0
160 0 0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------
226 225 668 106 2
Final Score: 668 * (106 + 2) = 72144
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 4 01:10:27 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 19:10:27 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] XE RTTY AA5AU SOAB HP
Message-ID: <000d01c1ad18$bbb66e00$6401a8c0@don>
Mexico RTTY International Contest
Call: AA5AU
Operator(s): AA5AU
Station: AA5AU
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: LA
Operating Time (hrs): 23
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts Mults
----------------------------
160: 0 0 0
80: 24 63 6
40: 60 175 27
20: 238 637 56
15: 249 679 57
10: 212 602 54
----------------------------
Total: 784 2158 200 = 431,600
Club/Team:
Comments:
What started out as a casual operation turned into an all-out performance.
Thanks to everyone who worked me. There were a lot of highlights.
New World Record?
See you in WPX next weekend!
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 4 02:06:12 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sun, 03 Feb 2002 18:06:12 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] W7TI XE test score
Message-ID:
First time for XE contest and first time using WriteLog software. Used
MMTTY plug in. Had a lot of fun with both. WriteLog is quite
impressive. Still learning the ins and outs.
Condx only fair to EU. No VK or ZL, but A45 answered my CQ. Nice!
Called CQ on 1805 several times, nothing heard.
The details:
_________________________________________________________
2002 -+- FMRE International RTTY Contest -+-
CALL: W7TI Country: USA
Single OP., All band
One radio
QSOs Pts DX State
160m: 0 0 0 0
80m: 18 43 2 3
40m: 29 67 3 2
20m: 163 430 30 12
15m: 136 357 28 9
10m: 101 269 20 6
Tot: 447 1166 83 32
Total multipliers: 115
Score: 134090
EQUIPMENT:
Rig: TS-870S
Amp: Command HF-2500
Ant: Cubex 4-el quad for 20/15/10
W9INN dipole for 40/80
Inverted vee for 160
S/W: Writelog ver 10.30b on 1st computer
RiTTY by K6STI on 2nd computer
From SP5UAF Mon Feb 4 02:07:16 2002
From: SP5UAF (SP5UAF)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 03:07:16 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] XE RTTY, BARTG, WPX
Message-ID: <12412118235.20020204030716@sp5zcc.waw.pl>
Hello,
This time I only "signed the list" in XE RTTY making some contacts in
the morning and then in the evening on 15 meters only. Thanks to all
who worked SN5Z (contest call of SP5ZCC). After my small activity on
15 meters I went home to make some contacts from my station. So I
signed the list again - making 42 QSOs on 20 meters. It was very nice
to meet all RTTY friends.
This year we have no so much time for contesting. In 2001 you could
meet SP5ZCC in almost all RTTY events. This year we must take care
about other things, HI.
We would like to send our thanks to BARTG Committee for the 2001 plate
for the 1st place in MultiOp. We are proud to place it among other
trophies in the club room.
In the same time we hope to meet all of you in WPX RTTY. This year we
will participate together with other Polish friends. Look for special
call 3Z0WPX in next week contest and one day before/after the contest.
73 to all
Tom SP5UAF
(SP5ZCC - Scouts Radio Club)
http://www.sp5zcc.waw.pl/
From salaca@asson.apollo.lv Mon Feb 4 09:30:58 2002
From: salaca@asson.apollo.lv (Vilnis Vosekalns)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 11:30:58 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] Mexico RTTY YL2KF claimed
Message-ID: <3C5E54D2.7090305@asson.apollo.lv>
2002 Mexico RTTY Contest
Call used: YL2KF
Location : Latvia
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band
QSOs
Pts
QTH
DX
160
3
9
0
2
80
70
210
0
26
40
114
342
0
36
20
179
541
9
38
15
201
612
6
42
10
156
475
10
34
723 2189 25 178 203
2189 X (25+178) =
Claimed Score: 444367
RTTY by WF1B v4.4f ,
and TU Timewave DSP-599zx .
Club Participation: Latvian Contest Club
Vilnis Vosekalns
P.O.Box 80
Salacgriva, LV-4033
Latvia.
--
Vilnis Vosekalns YL2KF
salaca@asson.apollo.lv
From dk3vn@nexgo.de Mon Feb 4 11:38:50 2002
From: dk3vn@nexgo.de (Waldemar DK3VN)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 12:38:50 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] XE RTTY DK3VN SOAB (LP)
Message-ID: <3C5E72CA.C56F98AA@nexgo.de>
Hi,
my first participation in the XE RTTY Contest and I was very
surprised about the high amount of activity .. but where are
the Mexicans? Worked 11 x different XE-stations with 7 different
Mexico States or Distrito Federal's only.
Was active the first hour on Saturday only, then went to a big
Carneval party, had a few hours of sleep only, continued in the
contest on Sunday morning (not very fresh ;-) In the afternoon
I had a 2 hour break for a german football game on TV (the W's
call it soccer, grrrr) .. and finished the contest at 23:59 UTC
with a mult on 80m.
Next weekend you will see me in the WPX, I hope. A few hours
after the WPX I have to take the plane for a one week vacation
to Tenerife (EA8); .. more Carneval .. :-)
73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
Mexico RTTY International Contest 2002
Class: SOAB (LP)
Operating Time (hrs): 15
BAND QSOs PTs MULTs
160 0 0 0
80 27 79 17
40 40 114 20
20 93 275 29
15 73 217 33
10 121 354 38
--------------------------
TOTAL 354 1039 137
CLAIMED SCORE: 142343
--
Check RWRL on http://www.qsl.net/dk3vn
German DX Foundation #207 http://www.gdxf.de
Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low!
From ux1il@pub.dn.ua Mon Feb 4 11:34:07 2002
From: ux1il@pub.dn.ua (Konstantin UX1IL)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 13:34:07 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] XE RTTY UX1IL claimed
Message-ID: <004201c1ad71$22f3d780$09342cc2@ipux1il>
XE RTTY International Contest 2002
Call used: UX1IL
Location: UR
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts QTH DX
80 22 63 0 14
40 83 242 0 32
20 64 189 0 28
15 92 274 0 29
10 77 230 0 22
--------------------------------
Total 338 998 0 125
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 124750
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02 + RITTY
TX/RX: TS-850s
Power Output: 200
ANT: Dipole for 40 m only hi-hi!
Club Participation:
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the Awards Committee."
Date:04.FEB.2002 Signature:Konstantin Morozov Call:UX1IL
From dhill@cprk.com Mon Feb 4 16:01:59 2002
From: dhill@cprk.com (Hill, Don)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 10:01:59 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] XE FUN!
Message-ID: <502418177AC4D511992400D0B79D93D718E9FD@pumba.cprk.com>
I want to apologize to the reflector for this message I sent
Saturday night during the contest. I was extremely frustrated.
I'm not sure how many of you participated in the contest and
saw what I was trying to elude to but in all my contesting years
I've never seen so many stations on at the same time with very
bad image signals all over the bands. I tracked each one down
and every one of them was from an XE station.
Several times I had to move my CQ frequency because of an image
signal coming on right on top of me. Being mostly a low power
contester, I'm used to moving frequencies, and on 10, 15 & 20
meters it's not that big of deal since there is plenty of room.
But on 40M, I could not find any clear frequencies down around
7040 with all the spurious signals and could not copy the weak
EU stations because of all the QRM. I finally snapped and
sent the message out in frustration. It was wrong of me to do so.
Of the 25-30 XE stations I worked, there were 12 that had
image signals. When you live just across the Gulf of Mexico
as I do, these signals can be VERY strong. Normally I don't hear
XE on 10 & 15 because we are so close, but propagation was
different this weekend and they were booming all weekend long,
which was good, or bad, depending on how you look at it.
I will mention something in my COMMENTS when I send in my
log. I shouldn't have expressed it here like I did.
See everyone is the WPX contest next weekend. I'm looking forward
to it.
73, Don AA5AU
-----Original Message-----
From: Don Hill AA5AU [mailto:aa5au@bellsouth.net]
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 8:59 PM
To: RTTY Reflector
Subject: [RTTY] XE FUN!
There are literally thousands of XE RTTY signals on the bands
this weekend despite there only being a handful of actual XE stations.
Come join the fun & test your skills!
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
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From Walter Dallmeier, DL4RCK"
XE Mexico Contest
Callsign : DL4RCK
Loc./DXCC/Cont. : BAY / DL / EU
Category : Single Op. / All Band
Power : HIGH 500 Watt
Default Exchange : 599
Operating Time : 5:38 h
Software : RCKRtty V2.14A
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points DXCCs XE-States
10 72 72 217 20 4
15 64 64 193 22 1
20 48 48 142 19 0
40 6 6 18 4 0
80 1 1 3 1 0
160 0 0 0 0 0
--------------------------------------------------
191 191 573 66 5
Final Score: 573 * (66 + 5) = 40683
Equipment: Kenwood TS-850SAT, Soundcard, SCS-PTC-II
11 El. LP for 10-40m; Full Size Dipol for 80m
73 de Walter
Walter Dallmeier, DL4RCK
E-Mail: dl4rck@t-online.de
http://www.rckrtty.de
http://www.rcklog.de
http://www.dallmeier.com
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 4 16:53:20 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 08:53:20 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
Message-ID:
Anyone using an optical mouse?
I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering if an
optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed? Do they need
a special pad?
There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is the more
precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for some
applications such as CAD it would be.
I'm interested in the one at:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
All comments appreciated.
73, Bill W7TI
From mdowning@wm7d.net Mon Feb 4 17:17:58 2002
From: mdowning@wm7d.net (Mark A. Downing)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 09:17:58 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID:
I use one at work, and one at home. Very happy with both...
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=286330
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=287304
No special pad required, and they seem to solve all the issues I
had with the ball.
--Mark (WM7D)
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Bill Turner wrote:
> Anyone using an optical mouse?
From FireBrick"
Message-ID: <00df01c1ada1$d800b730$0301a8c0@900AMD>
Optical is the best
And Wireless Optical is even better!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 10:53 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
> Anyone using an optical mouse?
>
> I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering if an
> optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed? Do they need
> a special pad?
>
> There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is the more
> precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for some
> applications such as CAD it would be.
>
> I'm interested in the one at:
>
> http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
>
> All comments appreciated.
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
> _______________________________________________
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> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
>
From Phil Cooper"
Hi all,
Well, I didn't intend to do much in this contest, other than try out
Writelog for the first time!
Everything seemed to work OK, although I am used to some of the WF1B
keyboard shortcuts that aren't available in this software, and that caused
me a few minor problems, such as having the focus in the wrong window, but I
got there! It was also odd to work in LSB, as the tones sound funny!
However, I did like the band-map, and also the S&P memories! That bit saved
me scribbling various notes down during the contest, and proved quite useful
on a couple of occasions.
I only operated from 0800 to 1830 in this one, but was pleased to see quite
a few XE stations, although I heard more than I worked.
Like Don, I too found quite a few stations that had strong images up and/or
down, and spent fruitless minutes trying to call some of them! I also
noticed some very bad operating practices by a few! One example was when I
was trying to reply to a CQ call, and I kept getting called by someone else.
This happened quite a bit, and got me quite annoyed!
On a brighter note, it was nice to see Jodie VP5JM again, and also FY5FU,
and it was a real surprise to get called by an EI station on 20m!
Anyway, here is what I ended up with:
GU0SUP SOAB(LP) FMRE RTTY Contest 2002
QSOs Points DX: State
160m: 0 0 0 0
80m: 0 0 0 0
40m: 0 0 0 0
20m: 38 116 22 2
15m: 52 155 31 0
10m: 64 195 28 3
========================================
Total: 154 466 81 5
========================================
Total multipliers: 86
Score: 40076
Station Description: Yaesu FT900, 60 watts
Antenna(s): half-size G5RV
Software: Writelog + MMTTY
Thanks to the sponsors, and to all who struggled with my poor
signals........
73 for now, and see you all in WPX
Phil GU0SUP
From wa9als@starband.net Mon Feb 4 17:44:07 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:44:07 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <000201c1ada3$934b61b0$1c050180@wa9als>
Bill, I have the Microsoft optical wheel mouse - it works perfectly. I
use a "regular" mouse pad, but it works fine on the bare table also.
Mine is attached via the USB port - It's hard to remember, but I think
it came with an adapter that lets you attach it to the usual PS/2 port
if needed. It says "USB and PS/2 compatible" right on it. When you're
bored, you can lift it up and shine the red light on the wall! So get
one of these things now so you won't have to clean your balls any more.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 11:53 AM
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
>
>
> Anyone using an optical mouse?
>
> I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering
> if an optical would be better. Do they really work as
> claimed? Do they need a special pad?
>
> There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is
> the more precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose
> for some applications such as CAD it would be.
>
> I'm interested in the one at:
>
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
All comments appreciated.
73, Bill W7TI
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From k4ik@subich.com Mon Feb 4 17:44:56 2002
From: k4ik@subich.com (Joe Subich, K4IK)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:44:56 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID:
Bill,
I'm using the Logitech optical wheel mouse. It has solved all the
"dirty ball" problems ... is quite smooth on any surface. I will
not go back to a standard mouse (particularly since the price
difference is < $10 from the cheapest standard mouse to the Logitech).
My favorite pointing device is still the old Logitech Trackman Marble
(the thumb operated optical trackball) since it doesn't require space
to move on the desk top ...
I've replaced the standard mice on all of the kid's machines with
opticals simply because of the cleaning problems!
73,
... Joe, K4IK
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-admin@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Bill Turner
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 11:53 AM
> To: rtty@contesting.com
> Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
>
>
> Anyone using an optical mouse?
>
> I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering if an
> optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed? Do they need
> a special pad?
>
> There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is the more
> precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for some
> applications such as CAD it would be.
>
> I'm interested in the one at:
>
> http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
>
> All comments appreciated.
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
> _______________________________________________
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> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
>
From jflanders2@home.com Mon Feb 4 17:43:37 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 12:43:37 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020204123641.02b37660@mail>
I have converted all my computers to the optical mouse. I bought several of
the "Microsoft Wheelmouse Optical" at the discount stores over time,
getting them for about $10-15 each after rebate. They don't seem to work
well on bare grainy wood desks (they skip as the eye crosses the "grains"),
but work fine on any pad. I use a white (non-glossy) piece of
paper/cardboard, but a conventional mouse pad works also.
Jerry W4UK
At 08:53 AM 2/4/2002 -0800, Bill Turner wrote:
>Anyone using an optical mouse?
>
>I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering if an
>optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed? Do they need
>a special pad?
>
>There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is the more
>precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for some
>applications such as CAD it would be.
>
>I'm interested in the one at:
>
>http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
>
>All comments appreciated.
>
>73, Bill W7TI
From ekki@plicht.de Mon Feb 4 18:47:08 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 19:47:08 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] XE FUN!
In-Reply-To: <502418177AC4D511992400D0B79D93D718E9FD@pumba.cprk.com>
Message-ID:
Hi Don,
I can understand your frustration very well.
It's not only an increasing problem in NA but EU also. With the advent of
soundcard based RTTY solutions it seems to me that the knowledge about
interfacing of AF signals to a transceiver has diminished.
During XE test I had several stations who had signals abt. 2 kHz wide,
spurious signals all over etc. Most of these stns seem to come from east EU,
but also Italy, Germany, Spain and other places.
What bothers me most is that when you point out the problem, you are most
regularly ignored, your receiver is blamed, you are yelled at and all.
So what can we do?
As experienced RTTYers all we should do is educate others in a polite,
unoffensive way. Someone wrote on this list that he tries to write to the
affected stations an email, telling them abt the problem. I think this is a
good idea, but will probably yield the a.m. results and more frustration.
Besides telling individuals, perhaps some of us can go out and educate
people before they start causing bad signals on the band. Hold speeches at
your local club, write an article for you club magazine, show on your
website what can be done etc.
I did most of that (speeches, articles, emailing) and was quite pleased with
the responses.
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
From jflanders2@home.com Mon Feb 4 18:49:18 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 13:49:18 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] W4UK SOAB(HP) XE Test
In-Reply-To: <003801c1ada2$5648bfc0$a781e2c3@pcooper>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020204134435.029fd670@mail>
2002 FMRE International RTTY Contest
CALL: W4UK Country USA
Single OP., All band
QSOs Points DX: State
160m: 0 0 0 0
80m: 0 0 0 0
40m: 46 113 3 6
20m: 187 490 37 11
15m: 157 423 33 12
10m: 119 351 31 10
Total: 509 1377 104 39
Total multipliers: 143
Score: 196911
Station Description: SO2R
Antenna(s): WIRE DIPOLES ONLY
Operators:
Remarks:
From ekki@plicht.de Mon Feb 4 19:22:07 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 20:22:07 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To: <000201c1ada3$934b61b0$1c050180@wa9als>
Message-ID:
> So get one of these things now so
> you won't have to clean your balls any more.
Sheesh, do you really think that's a good advice?
SCNR,
Ekki, DF4OR
From jflanders2@home.com Mon Feb 4 19:33:02 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 14:33:02 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Valid email address for XE logs?
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020204142720.026b7a00@mail>
Your logs get through OK to xe1j@ucol.mx?
I sent my log an hour ago, and got back:
"To: jflanders2@home.com Subject: Mail System Error - Returned Mail
This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:
Each of the following recipients was rejected by a remote mail server.
The reasons given by the server are included to help you determine why
each recipient was rejected.
Recipient:
Reason: 5.3.0 ... Open relay..."
Jerry W4UK
======================================================================
Rules on the FMRE web page
http://www.fmre.org.mx/concursos/rtty2002/rtty2002-ingles/rtty_eng.html
says:
"Send entries to: Jose Levy.- XE1J. Dirección de Concursos FMRE. Clavel
333. Colima, Col. 28030. MEXICO. Or via Internet: xe1j@ucol.mx "
From edlyn@california.com Mon Feb 4 19:44:18 2002
From: edlyn@california.com (Eddie Schneider)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:44:18 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Items 4 sale
Message-ID: <002701c1adb4$622699e0$a500a8c0@default>
Surplus to requirements:
1 PK232MBX with DSP board and LPK (low power kit) with manual
1 LPK (low power consumption) kit for PK232MBX
1 JPS NIR-10 with RTTY chip
1 MFJ Versa Tuner III (1.5kw) antenna tuner with maunal
1 MFJ Model 945E compact HF antenna tuner (ideal for DXpeditions)
1 Astron RS-35M PSU
1 RIGBlaster interface with Kenwood cable and manual (no psu)
1 GAP Titan 10-80m vertical
1 Azden 2m FM PCS-5000 w/manaul (tatty condx but ideal for packet)
1 International Radio 455kHz IF, 400Hz filter (K'wood
450/690/570/850/930/940/950
1 International Radio 8830kHz IF, 400Hz filter (K'wood as above)
S&H FREE to CONUSA buyers except for antenna(s). Check retail prices then make
me a reasonable offer :)
Eddie, G0AZT
From Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de Mon Feb 4 19:55:18 2002
From: Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de (Siegfried Semba)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 20:55:18 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] DJ3NG CLAIMED SCORES MEXICO RTTY
Message-ID: <000201c1adb5$df5a2fc0$c733a8c0@fritzweb>
2002
-+- FMRE International RTTY Contest -+-
Sponsored by Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores, A.C.
CALL: DJ3NG
CLASS: Single OP., All band
POWER: HIGH (500W)
CLUB: BCC
QSOs Points DX: States
160m: 0 0 0 0
80m: 40 117 18 0
40m: 61 181 28 0
20m: 107 322 33 3
15m: 115 349 30 5
10m: 77 232 22 3
Total: 400 1201 131 11
Total multipliers: 142
Score: 170542
Tnx v51/dj4so for first qso to Namibia and WH2DX (Writelog says Guam).
Last year I had no one xe-station. The activity this year was famous.
Look at the results of the last years. Congrats DON, AA5AU, for your
result. Tnx all for qso.
RTTY CONTEST SCENE
and claimed scores mexico
http://www.qsl.net/dj3ng
From yu7am@mail.com Mon Feb 4 20:08:23 2002
From: yu7am@mail.com (Sarkezi Arpad)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 20:08:23 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] YU7AM XE SOAB
Message-ID: <3C5EEA37.DBB06BE0@mail.com>
This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
--------------0A24A76EE7A017294DBC905D
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii;
name="YU7AM XE SOAB.txt"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline;
filename="YU7AM XE SOAB.txt"
CALL : YU7AM
Country: YUGOSLAVIA
A. Single OP., All band
QSOs Points DX: State
160m: 0 0 0 0
80m: 29 84 16 0
40m: 41 122 19 0
20m: 95 288 28 4
15m: 86 262 31 4
10m: 90 275 31 6
Total: 341 1031 125 14
Total multipliers: 139
Score: 143309
--------------0A24A76EE7A017294DBC905D--
From ekki@plicht.de Mon Feb 4 20:49:10 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 21:49:10 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Valid email address for XE logs?
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.1.20020204142720.026b7a00@mail>
Message-ID:
> Your logs get through OK to xe1j@ucol.mx?
>
> I sent my log an hour ago, and got back:
>
> "To: jflanders2@home.com Subject: Mail System Error - Returned Mail
> This Message was undeliverable due to the following reason:
> Each of the following recipients was rejected by a remote mail server.
> The reasons given by the server are included to help you determine why
> each recipient was rejected.
> Recipient:
> Reason: 5.3.0 ... Open relay..."
That does mean that the email adress itself may well be ok, but the host
where this email-account resides is blackholed.
This is done by various organizations to prevent spam mail. Your provider
has subscribed to such a service, and filters all mail to and from domains
which are blackholed.
The only solution is for the recipient to talk to his or her ISP and get
them to change their mailing policy (stop the open relay), then have them
(the ISP) talk to the organization(s) which has them blackholed to de-list
them.
Ok, another solution for the email recipient would be to get another account
with another provider.
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
From w5ben@arrl.net Mon Feb 4 21:12:24 2002
From: w5ben@arrl.net (Duane Budd)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:12:24 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID:
But you have to clean optical mice, too!
Duane Budd
w5ben@arrl.net
Johnson City, TN
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com]On
Behalf Of Bill Turner
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 11:53 AM
To: rtty@contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
Anyone using an optical mouse?
I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering
if an
optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed?
Do they need
a special pad?
There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is
the more
precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for
some
applications such as CAD it would be.
I'm interested in the one at:
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_cod
e=275758
All comments appreciated.
73, Bill W7TI
_______________________________________________
RTTY mailing list
RTTY@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From w0etc@ix.netcom.com Mon Feb 4 22:06:12 2002
From: w0etc@ix.netcom.com (Larry Lindblom)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:06:12 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
References:
Message-ID: <001901c1adc8$29584640$5688b23f@hppav>
I've been using a M$ Intelli mouse for over a year. Works better for me
than the rolling ball rodents of various brands I used in the past. At work
I bought a cheap ($20) Logitech optical mouse and it works just as good as
the pricier M$. No more jerky cursor movements. Believe me my desk is far
from clean and the optical mice don't seem to mind.
73 W0ETC
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 16:53
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
> Anyone using an optical mouse?
>
> I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering if an
> optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed? Do they need
> a special pad?
>
> There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is the more
> precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for some
> applications such as CAD it would be.
>
> I'm interested in the one at:
>
> http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
>
> All comments appreciated.
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From dhill@cprk.com Mon Feb 4 22:10:42 2002
From: dhill@cprk.com (Hill, Don)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:10:42 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Coming Soon - WPX RTTY buffers & more
Message-ID: <502418177AC4D511992400D0B79D93D718EA12@pumba.cprk.com>
I promise to have WPX buffers on the AA5AU WriteLog website soon,
hopefully by tonight.
I will also be adding screen shots of the changes I've made to
my WriteLog screen when using Dual Receive. I tried this screen
set-up in last weekend's XE contest and it was very functional.
I also want to add some suggestions on what to do when operating
SO2R on RTTY in those contests that require serial numbers in
the exchange. These suggestions may also work for CW & SSB.
Be looking for the changes, I'll announce them when I'm finished
with them all. However, some changes may become available before
I make the announcement.
I also will be adding an E-mail button on the front page if you
have any suggestions on things you'd like to see on the website.
It will be a different address other than my home & work addresses.
After 11 days of being on-call at work and operating both BARTG
RTTY Sprint and XE RTTY contests the past two weekends,
it's nice to finally have some "extra" time on my hands. I'm afraid
I might be burned out by the time WPX RTTY gets here this weekend though.
Three RTTY contests in 16 days is too much. Whoever suggested there
are too many RTTY contests is absolutely correct - even for a RTTY
junkie like myself.
73,
Don AA5AU @ work, ready to go home!
From w7dpw@attbi.com Tue Feb 5 00:47:46 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 16:47:46 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] W7DPW SOABHP XE 2002
Message-ID: <018f01c1adde$ba9a3da0$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
It was Fun when I found time to operate. I had to go out of town Early
Sunday.
Thanks to all those that gave me a Q..
Thanks to the sponsors.
Dave W7DPW
-.-.-.-.-.-.-.
RTTY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST (TYMEX)
SUMMARY SHEET
Name: David J. Drew Call Used: W7DPW
Country: USA
Multipliers
Band Total QSOs Points Dist Dx Total
160 Meters 0 0 0 + 0 0
80 Meters 0 0 0 + 0 0
40 Meters 0 0 0 + 0 0
20 Meters 38 104 4 + 17 21
15 Meters 20 50 3 + 5 8
10 Meters 52 143 10 + 8 18
--- ---- ----
Total 110 297 47
Claimed Score: 297 Points x 47 Mults = 13959 Final Score
Mexico States and Districo Federal Multipliers Worked
-----------------------------------------------------
160:
80:
40:
20: DF EMX JAL QTR
15: DF MIC NL
10: COL DF DGO EMX JAL MIC MOR QRO QTR ZAC
Software: RTTY v5.02 by WF1B (ARI International)
Scoring and Reports Created with Custom PERL Software by W7DPW
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Tue Feb 5 01:17:14 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 20:17:14 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020204201526.0166eca8@pop.ne.mediaone.net>
I have a Logitech iFeel Mouseman, the one with the tactile feedback. Using
one puts some of the old AR33 feel back into RTTY (sorry if I butchered the
model #).
73 - Jim AD1C
--
Season's Greetings 2001/2002 - http://www.ad1c.com/2001/
Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
From don.wsixffh@verizon.net Tue Feb 5 06:56:16 2002
From: don.wsixffh@verizon.net (Donald Eriksen)
Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 22:56:16 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [WriteLog] Coming Soon - WPX RTTY buffers & more
References: <502418177AC4D511992400D0B79D93D718EA12@pumba.cprk.com>
Message-ID: <000701c1ae12$35ef3cc0$6401a8c0@don>
Thanks for the reminder, Don. I looked in the latest issue of CQ at the
Contesting Calendar of Events, and the only contest listed for Feb. 9-10 is
the Dutch PACC contest. And this is a CQ co-sponsered event!!
Anyway the rules are available at the RTTY journal page,
http://www.rttyjournal.com/rules/wpx.html
Don W6FFH
----- Original Message -----
From: "Hill, Don"
To: "WriteLog (E-mail)" ; "RTTY Reflector (E-mail)"
Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 2:10 PM
Subject: [WriteLog] Coming Soon - WPX RTTY buffers & more
> I promise to have WPX buffers on the AA5AU WriteLog website soon,
> hopefully by tonight.
>
> I will also be adding screen shots of the changes I've made to
> my WriteLog screen when using Dual Receive. I tried this screen
> set-up in last weekend's XE contest and it was very functional.
>
> I also want to add some suggestions on what to do when operating
> SO2R on RTTY in those contests that require serial numbers in
> the exchange. These suggestions may also work for CW & SSB.
>
> Be looking for the changes, I'll announce them when I'm finished
> with them all. However, some changes may become available before
> I make the announcement.
>
> I also will be adding an E-mail button on the front page if you
> have any suggestions on things you'd like to see on the website.
> It will be a different address other than my home & work addresses.
>
> After 11 days of being on-call at work and operating both BARTG
> RTTY Sprint and XE RTTY contests the past two weekends,
> it's nice to finally have some "extra" time on my hands. I'm afraid
> I might be burned out by the time WPX RTTY gets here this weekend though.
> Three RTTY contests in 16 days is too much. Whoever suggested there
> are too many RTTY contests is absolutely correct - even for a RTTY
> junkie like myself.
>
> 73,
> Don AA5AU @ work, ready to go home!
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> WriteLog mailing list
> WriteLog@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Tue Feb 5 07:22:30 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 23:22:30 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To: <000201c1ada3$934b61b0$1c050180@wa9als>
References: <000201c1ada3$934b61b0$1c050180@wa9als>
Message-ID:
On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:44:07 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
>So get
>one of these things now so you won't have to clean your balls any more.
_________________________________________________________
After reading all the favorable comments, I went out and bought a M$
version.
Only had it about an hour, but I love it! I'm just using it on a plain
old black mouse pad, and it seems to work fine on the table top too.
Wish I'd gotten one years ago.
One neat thing with the M$ software is you can set it so when you start
typing, the cursor disappears. Wordperfect had this function years ago,
but now it works in any program. Cool!
Thanks again, guys. See you in the WPX this weekend.
73, Bill W7TI
From ok1ym@yahoo.com Tue Feb 5 14:00:34 2002
From: ok1ym@yahoo.com (Olda Linhart - OK1YM)
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 14:00:34 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] XW RTTY - J41YM
Message-ID: <3.0.32.20020205135910.006a10a8@pop.mail.yahoo.com>
2002 - MEXICO RTTY INTERNATIONAL CONTEST
SUMMARY SHEET
Name: Oldrich Linhart Call Used: J41YM
Address: K.V. Raise 350 Operator : OK1YM
City, State: Sendrazice 28002
Country: Czech Republic
email : ok1ym@yahoo.com
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Multipliers
Band Total QSOs Points Dist Dx Total
160 Meters 0 0 0 + 0 0
80 Meters 16 48 0 + 10 10
40 Meters 80 239 0 + 30 30
20 Meters 164 495 6 + 36 42
15 Meters 107 321 2 + 35 37
10 Meters 83 248 1 + 24 25
--- ---- ----
Total 450 1351 144
Claimed Score: 1351 Points x 144 Mults = 194544 Final Score
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Country Multiplier sheet for J41YM as worked with
-------------------------------------------------
10m - JA, DL, W, UA9, YV, UR, UA, YL, PA, ON, VE, SP, EA8, YO, GU,
OK, I, SV, G, F, OH, LY, OZ, Z3
15m - DL, SV, W, LA, EA, OH, G, ZS, UN, YV, EA9, VE, UA9, UR, SP,
JA, LY, UA, OK, HA, Z3, OE, F, I, 4J, EU, YL, 9G, SM, OZ,
GM, PA, PY, CT3, ON,
20m - DL, SM, LY, UA, OH, SP, EU, VP5, W, G, EA, SV, ON, CT3, VE, JA,
KL7, F, UN, UA9, 4J, UR, YL, EA8, OK, Z3, OZ, EI, HA, YV, OE, I,
GM, LA, OM, YU,
40m - UA, UR, G, DL, YU, I, SP, Z3, 4J, UN, GU, HA, CT3, UA9, W, EA8,
OD, ON, OK, S5, OH, ZC4, SM, YO. LZ, JA, EU, LY, SV, EA,
80m - DL, YL, UA, HA, UR, Z3, YU, SP, UN, ZC4,
160m not QRV
Mexico States and Districo Federal Multipliers Worked
-----------------------------------------------------
160:
80:
40:
20: CHS COL DF DGO EMX NL
15: DF MOR
10: DF
Equipment:
Kenwood TS 850 + PA
Halcomm - DXP 38
Software: RTTY v5.02 by WF1B (ARI International)
Scoring and Reports Created with Custom PERL Software by W7DPW
ANT 1 - 16 el. logperiodic fixly beaming to OK
ANT 2 - Dipole for 14, 21, 28 beaming to JA
Hi to all,
and thanks for all realized QSOs. I was QRV only for limited time - 11:49.
I cant remember one US call, SRI, for not QSLed contact from my side
because my PC freezed and I had to reboot which took a long time, SRI
Highlights : 9G1UW on 15m
I´d like to thanks to Dave W7DPW who recalculated the summary and log
sheet according to XE RTTY contest rules.
I got several NOT requested very long exchanges for eg.
( even if the signal was 599 for sure on both sides )
MY: CQ XE TEST DE J41YM J41YM J41YM TEST
HIS: J41YM J41YM J41YM DE XX1XX XX1XX XX1XX KN
MY: XX1XX UR 599 333 333 QSL ?
HIS J41YM J41YM J41YM DE XX1XX XX1XX XX1XX UR 599 123 123 123
J41YM J41YM J41YM DE XX1XX XX1XX XX1XX K
MY: XX1XX QSL TU DE J41YM TEST
HIS: J41YM J41YM J41YM DE XX1XX XX1XX XX1X 73 TU GL DE PAUL SK
The others send the exhcange without sending his call first.
for eg.
MY: CQ XE TEST DE J41YM J41YM J41YM TEST
HIS: UR 599 444 DE QQ1QQ K
In most of cases their signals wasn´t strong.
etc..
Some HAMS replaying my CQ 0,5-2 KHz up or down of my FQ !!
I thought that about 200-250 QSO will be enough during my limmited
time according to the last year result. CONDX were GOOD and a lot of
activity including new RTTY contesters surprised me.
BTW it was another friendly contest as always on RTTY mode
It was good time to train before WPX.
CU on the screen and GOOD LUCK to all of you - Olda
Please QSL only via OKDXF not via SV bureau
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the FMRE ContestsCommittee"
Date: 05-Feb-2002 Signature: Oldrich Linhart Call: J41YM
From deuxfox@earthlink.net Tue Feb 5 15:57:33 2002
From: deuxfox@earthlink.net (deuxfox)
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 15:57:33 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] H44ZG
Message-ID: <3C6000ED.5BFBE8E@earthlink.net>
Did anyone on the East coast ( CT, NY, NJ, PA) copy H44ZG this am-
(1230z-1530z 2/5?) He had said yesterday evening that he would be on
RTTY today. I saw spots on the cluster from Europeans but nothing from
NA. And naturally I need him badly on RTTY.
He'd be Rtty DX # 277 for me.
Don
KF2XF
From DidierBruriaud@aol.com Tue Feb 5 17:54:24 2002
From: DidierBruriaud@aol.com (DidierBruriaud@aol.com)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 12:54:24 EST
Subject: [RTTY] H44ZG
Message-ID: <14e.8685a1b.29917650@aol.com>
H44ZG goodd signal in Europe at 1600z at 1730z i heard some W in the pile
up...
DXCC 250 for me ..Good Job ..now waiting for s9 on RTTY but weak signal at
home on SSB ...
Didier
Email : f5nzo@qsl.net
Web master des pages ci dessous :
Home Page Photo : http://www.francephoto.fr.st/
Home Page Radio : http://www.f5nzo.com
Job Page : http://www.caodesign.net
Formation Page http://f5nzo.free.fr
add me on your ICQ : 8289095
http://www.qsl.net/f5nzo/
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Tue Feb 5 22:06:43 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 16:06:43 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] AA5AU WriteLog Website additions 2/5/02
Message-ID: <000901c1ae91$656fc800$6401a8c0@don>
Added examples of 2002 World Wide WPX RTTY Contest buffers.
Added a link to 2002 World Wide WPX RTTY Contest rules.
Added a sample screen shot of my 2002 World Wide WPX RTTY screen setup.
Added information on how to handle progressive serial numbers while
operating SO2R in those contest that require such exchanges.
Will add an E-mail button later today after I set up the new mail address.
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
From n7us@arrl.net Wed Feb 6 02:47:30 2002
From: n7us@arrl.net (Jim McDonald)
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2002 19:47:30 -0700
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
References: <000201c1ada3$934b61b0$1c050180@wa9als>
Message-ID: <005801c1aeb8$9fd47140$7314323f@AZ830429>
I just stopped at Costco and saw that they had the Logitech wireless optical
mouse and keyboard for either $70 or $80. I think the mouse is the wireless
version of the two-light one I have at work, and that is a premium,
allegedly more precise, mouse.
It's a good thing I'm out of town on business (Chicago area) so I wasn't
tempted to make an impulse purchase.
Jim N7US
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Turner"
To: "WA9ALS - John"
Cc:
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
> On Mon, 4 Feb 2002 12:44:07 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
>
> >So get
> >one of these things now so you won't have to clean your balls any more.
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> After reading all the favorable comments, I went out and bought a M$
> version.
>
> Only had it about an hour, but I love it! I'm just using it on a plain
> old black mouse pad, and it seems to work fine on the table top too.
> Wish I'd gotten one years ago.
>
> One neat thing with the M$ software is you can set it so when you start
> typing, the cursor disappears. Wordperfect had this function years ago,
> but now it works in any program. Cool!
>
> Thanks again, guys. See you in the WPX this weekend.
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From af4z@palmnet.net Wed Feb 6 03:06:52 2002
From: af4z@palmnet.net (Don Winn)
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 22:06:52 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020205215814.02f39460@pop3.norton.antivirus>
Bill,
One other comment about changing to the optical mouse.
I use to have problems running high power in the shack while using a
standard mouse on the PS2 port. The mouse would go crazy and pull up 3 or
4 windows with the slightest movement on the mouse. The only way to fix it
was re-boot.
After changing to the IntelliMouse, I have not had the problem
return. Perhaps the newer mouse has better RF filtering.
BTW, I switched to the optical mouse months ago and glad I did.
Don AF4Z
----------------------------------------------------------------------
At 08:53 AM 02/04/2002 -0800, you wrote:
>Anyone using an optical mouse?
>
>I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering if an
>optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed? Do they need
>a special pad?
>
>There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is the more
>precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for some
>applications such as CAD it would be.
>
>I'm interested in the one at:
>
>http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
>
>All comments appreciated.
>
>73, Bill W7TI
>_______________________________________________
>RTTY mailing list
>RTTY@contesting.com
>http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From raj@logicresources.com Wed Feb 6 03:34:19 2002
From: raj@logicresources.com (Raj)
Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2002 20:34:19 -0700
Subject: [RTTY] Optical mouse?
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020205215814.02f39460@pop3.norton.antivirus>
References: <5.1.0.14.0.20020205215814.02f39460@pop3.norton.antivirus>
Message-ID: <1s816uonv4mhf93dlmtl4889m28uoav5b1@4ax.com>
One other nice feature about some of these mice/mouses/meece is that
they have five buttons. Keeping the regular left button for it's
intended purpose, you can program the other four buttons for things
like F2, F3, Enter and Ctrl-Enter etc
73
Raj VE6RAJ
(Starting to tune up for WPX)
On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 22:06:52 -0500, you wrote:
> Bill,
>
> One other comment about changing to the optical mouse.
> I use to have problems running high power in the shack while using a
> standard mouse on the PS2 port. The mouse would go crazy and pull up 3 or
> 4 windows with the slightest movement on the mouse. The only way to fix it
> was re-boot.
> After changing to the IntelliMouse, I have not had the problem
> return. Perhaps the newer mouse has better RF filtering.
> BTW, I switched to the optical mouse months ago and glad I did.
>
> Don AF4Z
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> At 08:53 AM 02/04/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> >Anyone using an optical mouse?
> >
> >I'm getting tired of cleaning my standard one and wondering if an
> >optical would be better. Do they really work as claimed? Do they need
> >a special pad?
> >
> >There seem to be two versions made: 400dpi and 800dpi. Is the more
> >precise one any better for us contesters? I suppose for some
> >applications such as CAD it would be.
> >
> >I'm interested in the one at:
> >
> >http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=275758
> >
> >All comments appreciated.
> >
> >73, Bill W7TI
> >_______________________________________________
> >RTTY mailing list
> >RTTY@contesting.com
> >http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From z36w@mt.net.mk Wed Feb 6 07:48:01 2002
From: z36w@mt.net.mk (Venco Stojcev)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 08:48:01 +0100
Subject: Subject: [RTTY] H44ZG
Message-ID: <000801c1aee7$bd9ac600$19c2dc3e@venco>
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Hi Don
He come on my CQ during XE contest at sunday abt 13.00 z. on 15m.
Also he was active rtty yesterday on 17m. Big pile from JA's EU's.
73 Venco Z36W
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Hi Don
He come on my CQ during XE contest at =
sunday abt=20
13.00 z. on 15m.
Also he was active rtty yesterday on =
17m. Big pile=20
from JA's EU's.
73 Venco =
Z36W
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From DidierBruriaud@aol.com Wed Feb 6 16:11:09 2002
From: DidierBruriaud@aol.com (DidierBruriaud@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:11:09 EST
Subject: [RTTY] ZD9BVon RTTY
Message-ID: <178.32bb87a.2992af9d@aol.com>
This afternoon i have making QSO on 28.082 RTTY ZD9BV andrea
His first QSO on RTTY
He will be active during the cq WPX this week end...
Great Job a new multi.....
Best 73 from F5NZO
Didier
Email : f5nzo@qsl.net
Web master des pages ci dessous :
Home Page Photo : http://www.francephoto.fr.st/
Home Page Radio : http://www.f5nzo.com
Job Page : http://www.caodesign.net
Formation Page http://f5nzo.free.fr
add me on your ICQ : 8289095
http://www.qsl.net/f5nzo/
From lu6ef@yahoo.com.ar Wed Feb 6 20:49:48 2002
From: lu6ef@yahoo.com.ar (=?iso-8859-1?q?Raul=20iaz?=)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 17:49:48 -0300 (ART)
Subject: [RTTY] GACW DX CONTEST
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <20020206204948.55464.qmail@web14606.mail.yahoo.com>
Hello!
We are very happy to announce the first edition of
this international event.
It will come this year, 2002, together with the
conmemoration of our 25 years of life as a Group.
We will be very glad to find Your station in our
first event.
We also ask You to be kind enough as to spread the
announcement of this DX Contest to the best of You,
and we will be very happy for that time.
The rules are in our web site:
www.geocities.com/gacwar
Also, we will be glad if You wish to link our
website to Yours, just tell us, for our records,
where You linked it.
Again, many thanks in advance for Your support, and
see
You in the pile ups.
73 de
Raul/LU6EF
GACW Coordinator.-
Conectate a Internet GRATIS con Yahoo! Conexión:
http://conexion.yahoo.com.ar
From diverken@chaffee.net Wed Feb 6 23:11:14 2002
From: diverken@chaffee.net (Ken Eigsti)
Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2002 16:11:14 -0700
Subject: [RTTY] S9LA
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20020206161114.0113ab2c@pop3.norton.antivirus>
Hi
Has anybody heard when or if S9LA will be on rtty?
73
W0LSD
Ken
From w9hly@decaturnet.com Thu Feb 7 02:39:06 2002
From: w9hly@decaturnet.com (Vern)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 21:39:06 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] XE Mexico RTTY Contest 2002
Message-ID: <3C61A27A.25860.2B4C82C@localhost>
Call: W9HLY
Category: Single Op / All Band
Operating Time: A bunch
Radio: FT-1000MP Mk 5
Ant: TH6DXX, 40 Sloper, 80 dipole
Software: WriteLog / MMTTY
QSOs Points DX: State
80m: 7 16 1 1
40m: 20 52 2 3
20m: 140 384 32 7
15m: 125 354 36 8
10m: 152 454 39 8
Total: 444 1260 110 27
Total multipliers: 137
Score: 172620
Pleasant surprise to see all the activity.
From deuxfox@earthlink.net Thu Feb 7 03:34:03 2002
From: deuxfox@earthlink.net (deuxfox)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 03:34:03 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] S9LA
References: <3.0.1.32.20020206161114.0113ab2c@pop3.norton.antivirus>
Message-ID: <3C61F5AB.CF7848CD@earthlink.net>
The operator on 14.195 just (0330Z Thursday) gave out that he thought
there would be rtty this weekend. He also gave
http://www.qsl.net/s9la/News/news.html as a site where there was info
about the xpedition. I didn't see any times or dates there, only
frequencies.
don
KF2XF
Ken Eigsti wrote:
>
> Hi
> Has anybody heard when or if S9LA will be on rtty?
> 73
> W0LSD
> Ken
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Thu Feb 7 05:35:53 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:35:53 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
Message-ID: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don>
Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
From jflanders2@home.com Thu Feb 7 05:48:59 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:48:59 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
In-Reply-To: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020207004733.00adae60@mail>
Mine bounced the first time, but seems to have gone through a few hours
later (at least I didn't receive a bounce message the second time).
Jerry W4UK
At 11:35 PM 2/6/2002 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
>
>I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
>73, Don AA5AU
>http://www.aa5au.com
From w7dpw@attbi.com Thu Feb 7 06:08:46 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 22:08:46 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
References: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <000e01c1af9d$e7394160$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
I had no problems when I sent mine a few days ago.
dave W7DPW
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:35 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
> Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
>
> I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
From mobile.workshop@guernseytelecoms.com Thu Feb 7 08:30:01 2002
From: mobile.workshop@guernseytelecoms.com (Mobile Workshop)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 08:30:01 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Some good DX potentially in WPX!
Message-ID: <23380429303AD511B2F10002A550E0FB4F097F@SCRUMPY>
Hi all,
A quick look at the various DX news bulletins shows that there could well be
some very good DX participating in the WPX RTTY contest this weekend. A
great chance for a few new ones for some of us.
I found that there could well be :
S9LA (by the LA's)
5U (by I2UIY etc)
5T or S0 (by JA's)
H44 (by DL7AFS)
V7 (was reported, but dubious)
K8YU/KH2 by JH8KYU (for WPX)
And a few others as well.
Any of the above on even ONE band would make my day!
Lets hope that they all participate, and give us a chance of those new ones,
or even band-fills.
Just as an aside, I have received cards back from 9U5D (via SM5BFJ) and TI5U
(via JH8KYU, 4 bands from CQWW) this past week, so I am VERY happy already.
Looking forward to seeing you all there.......................
73 de Phil GU0SUP
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From ekki@plicht.de Thu Feb 7 10:32:33 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:32:33 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Some good DX potentially in WPX!
In-Reply-To: <23380429303AD511B2F10002A550E0FB4F097F@SCRUMPY>
Message-ID:
> A quick look at the various DX news bulletins shows that there
> could well be some very good DX participating in the WPX RTTY
> contest this weekend.
[...]
> S9LA, 5U, 5T or S0, H44, V7, K8YU/KH2
That's all very nice, but nothing against..
... LX5A ... !
run by the contest-team of DF7ZS (Helmut), DL1ZBO (Rainer), LX1RQ (Robert),
DF4OR (Ekki)
We will run Multi Op/Single Tx, HP with two FT-1000MP + linear, Beam,
various Verticals for 80/40.
Hope to see you all in WPX!
:-)
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
From mobile.workshop@guernseytelecoms.com Thu Feb 7 10:54:39 2002
From: mobile.workshop@guernseytelecoms.com (Mobile Workshop)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:54:39 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Some good DX potentially in WPX!
Message-ID: <23380429303AD511B2F10002A550E0FB4F0981@SCRUMPY>
Hi Ekki and the group,
Well, I did say "And a few others as well" at the end, and yes, there are
plenty of nice ones about for the contest.
Didier F5NZO reminded me that there will be ZD9BV as well!
I am always on the lookout for NEW ones for ME in contests, and the ones I
listed would be all-time new ones for ME.
I do have LX confirmed on several band, but will still look for you and the
team Ekki, for the multiplier.
I don't have ANY S9, 5U, 5T, or H4 on any bands, so would be pleased to work
them on even ONE band!
73 es CUL de Phil GU0SUP
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From w1to@adelphia.net Thu Feb 7 12:56:15 2002
From: w1to@adelphia.net (Tom Homewood)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 07:56:15 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
References: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <002d01c1afd6$d448fda0$0200a8c0@mbd>
What format are the logs supposed to be in? I went to the web site mentioned
in QST and it didn't really help since I don't read Spanish.
Thanks,
Tom, W1TO
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:35 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
> Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
>
> I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
> 73, Don AA5AU
> http://www.aa5au.com
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From scot@k9jy.com Thu Feb 7 14:34:50 2002
From: scot@k9jy.com (Scot Herrick)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 14:34:50 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
In-Reply-To: <002d01c1afd6$d448fda0$0200a8c0@mbd>
Message-ID:
There is another site for the XE rules in English. Cutting and pasting:
". REPORTING:
(A) Entries must be postmarked no later than 30 days after the end of
the contest (March 4, 2002). No late entries can be accepted. Use FMRE RTTY
International Contest forms. Look for forms Internet FMRE address:
www.fmre.org.mx. Link : Concursos.
(B) An official summary sheet or reasonable facsimile with a signed
contest participation disclaimer is required with all entries.
(C) Logs must indicate date, time in UTC, band, calls and complete
exchanges (sent and received), multipliers and QSO points. Multipliers
should be marked clearly in the log the first time they are worked. Send
entries to: Jose Levy.- XE1J. Dirección de Concursos FMRE. Clavel 333.
Colima, Col. 28030. MEXICO. Or via Internet: «xe1j@ucol.mx»"
I maintain a site for WriteLog users, but of interest to the RTTY reflector,
the site has direct links to the official contest sites of the sponsor.
These are listed by the month in which the contests occur. The definitive
rules site for RTTY contests, however, continues to be the site maintained
by The New RTTY Journal where all RTTY contest rules, records, and some
scores are maintained.
CU...Scot, K9JY
K9JY's WriteLog User Support Site at:
http://www.k9jy.com
mailto:scot@k9jy.com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtty-admin@contesting.com [mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Tom Homewood
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:56 PM
> To: Don Hill AA5AU; RTTY Reflector
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
>
>
> What format are the logs supposed to be in? I went to the web
> site mentioned
> in QST and it didn't really help since I don't read Spanish.
>
> Thanks,
> Tom, W1TO
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
> To: "RTTY Reflector"
> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 12:35 AM
> Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
>
>
> > Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
> >
> > I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
> > 73, Don AA5AU
> > http://www.aa5au.com
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > RTTY mailing list
> > RTTY@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
> _______________________________________________
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From wx4tm@mindspring.com Thu Feb 7 14:48:13 2002
From: wx4tm@mindspring.com (Tom Moore)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 08:48:13 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] CQ WPX ..points!!
Message-ID: <3C6293AD.FCD381B6@mindspring.com>
Hey folks, don't forget that 40 and 80M QSOs get the
'big' points for this contest.. so don't spend too much
time Fri and Sat nite on 20 and 15M.. SA should be good
at contest start time followed shortly by EU. Let's
'rack'em up' on 40 and 80M!!
And since I haven't seen any other WX4's on rtty, I should
be a good multi for everyone.. hi hi.. I'll be looking forward
to giving each of you that 'WX4' prefix multi.
Good Luck to all..
Tom/WX4TM ex kl7q
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Thu Feb 7 15:13:56 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 07:13:56 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
In-Reply-To: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don>
References: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID:
On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:35:53 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
>
>I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
>73, Don AA5AU
_________________________________________________________
Yes, in fact I just got confirmation from Pepe this morning. The
address above is correct, so try again.
He said I had the largest score he'd seen from the US in four years, so
I knew Don's score hadn't arrived yet.
73, Bill W7TI
From ve9dx@nb.sympatico.ca Thu Feb 7 15:23:55 2002
From: ve9dx@nb.sympatico.ca (Andy)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:23:55 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Web page...
Message-ID: <200202071523.g17FNtVw026911@contesting.com>
Greetings...
Just surfing a little bit this AM and thought I would take a minute
to point those interested in RTTY contesting to a Web page by:
Sigi, DJ3NG... Seems like an ideal spot to find upcoming RTTY
contests,submit claimed scores, watch claimed scores etc. Be
sure to check it out. http://www.qsl.net/dj3ng/index1.html
Hope to see a few of you this weekend in the WPX... 73 Andy (VE9DX)
Home page: http://www.ve9dx.com
Online Logs: http://www.ve9dx.com/logs.html
Telnet links: http://www.ve9dx.com/telnet/sites.html
(with links to over 160 Open DXclusters)
VE9DX Online logs: http://www.ve9dx.com/ve9dx2k/ve9dx2k.html
Email: ve9dx@rac.ca
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Thu Feb 7 15:42:21 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 07:42:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
Message-ID: <20020207154221.5094.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com>
Folks, please be respectful of the two contests that will be going on at the
same time this weekend: CQ/RJ WPX RTTY and NA Sprint CW. In the past, the
Sprinters have really trashed the RTTY guys on 40 meter CW around 7.040. The
other bands, where RTTY is usually high in the band, aren't as much of a
problem.
Sprinters, please try to refrain from 7.035 to 7.045 during the Sprint. We
RTTYers will really appreciate it.
Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C
=====
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USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
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From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Thu Feb 7 18:42:47 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:42:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [RTTY] Re: RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
In-Reply-To: <20020207182348.7001.cpmta@c002.snv.cp.net>
Message-ID: <20020207184247.39501.qmail@web13609.mail.yahoo.com>
It's not a RTTY sprint, it's the RTTY WPX contest (sponsored by the RTTY
Journal and CQ, not NCJ). The rules are found at:
http://www.rttyjournal.com/rules/wpx.html
They don't specify RTTY frequencies, but traditionally RTTY contests operate
around:
3.580
7.040 and 7.080
14.080
21.080
28.080
The DX tends to operate around 7.040 and stateside around 7.080. The 7.040
RTTY frequency is the one that tends to get trashed by the sprinters.
- Jim
--- Mike Gilmer - N2MG wrote:
> I'm no RTTY guy so I can't say where the RTTY guys REALLY hang out; maybe you
> can elaborate...
>
> The NCJ Sprint rules say:
>
> "Bands: 80, 40 and 20 meters only. Suggested frequencies are around 3540,
> 7040 and 14040 kHz on CW; 3850, 7225 and 14275 kHz on Phone; and 3580, 7080
> and 14080 kHz on RTTY. You may work the same station once per band."
>
> So, for the NA RTTY Sprint, they recommend a much higher frequency for RTTY
> operation on 40m than the 3540 you suggested below. In fact, NCJ recommends
> a 40m CW frequency smack-dab in the middle of the "no-fly zone".
>
> I'd love to comply, but with what?
=====
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USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
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From dk3vn@nexgo.de Thu Feb 7 18:45:46 2002
From: dk3vn@nexgo.de (Waldemar DK3VN)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 19:45:46 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
References: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <3C62CB5A.66A7909C@nexgo.de>
Bill Turner wrote:
>
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2002 23:35:53 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>
> >Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
> >
> >I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
> >73, Don AA5AU
>
> _________________________________________________________
>
> Yes, in fact I just got confirmation from Pepe this morning. The
> address above is correct, so try again.
>
> He said I had the largest score he'd seen from the US in four years, so
> I knew Don's score hadn't arrived yet.
>
> 73, Bill W7TI
Hello,
today I have sent my log and the summary and then received
this "Return receipt":
Reporting-MTA: dns; volcan.ucol.mx
Received-From-MTA: DNS; venus.ucol.mx
Arrival-Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 05:09:19 -0600 (CST)
Final-Recipient: RFC822; xe1j@volcan.ucol.mx
Action: delivered (to mailbox)
Status: 2.1.5
Last-Attempt-Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 05:09:48 -0600 (CST)
So, no problems!
Good luck and 73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
--
Check RWRL on http://www.qsl.net/dk3vn mailto:dk3vn@darc.de
RWRL Mirror on http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch
German DX Foundation #207 http://www.gdxf.de
Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low!
From W4EF@dellroy.com Thu Feb 7 18:47:38 2002
From: W4EF@dellroy.com (Mike)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:47:38 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
References: <20020207154221.5094.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <056a01c1b007$ea4b2f20$6401a8c0@1800XP>
This is right in the middle of the "meat" where the bulk of
CW sprint QSOs typically take place. I am not familiar with
the RTTY bandplan. How come it is so low in the band. I
thought RTTY was typically done from 7070 and up. Is this
to accomodate Europeans who have a phone band at the high
end of the spectrum?
Really sounds like we should switch the dates back so that
the CW Sprint is always on the first weekend. Of course then
we end up conflicting with the FOC contest :) Aarrrgh!
Mike, W4EF............
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert"
To: ;
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 7:42 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
>
> Folks, please be respectful of the two contests that will be going on at
the
> same time this weekend: CQ/RJ WPX RTTY and NA Sprint CW. In the past,
the
> Sprinters have really trashed the RTTY guys on 40 meter CW around 7.040.
The
> other bands, where RTTY is usually high in the band, aren't as much of a
> problem.
>
> Sprinters, please try to refrain from 7.035 to 7.045 during the Sprint.
We
> RTTYers will really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
> =====
> Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
>
> __________________________________________________
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>
>
From edlyn@california.com Thu Feb 7 18:54:05 2002
From: edlyn@california.com (Eddie Schneider)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:54:05 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY contest rules/results et al
References: <002701c1af99$4f1de1a0$6401a8c0@don> <002d01c1afd6$d448fda0$0200a8c0@mbd>
Message-ID: <001901c1b008$dfbb3720$a500a8c0@default>
For 90% of RTTY contest rules/results et al, may I suggest:
http://www.rttyjournal.com
For years,I've spent many hours chasing around the WWW for rules and results and
Jason, at the NRJ, does a fine job with keeping the site up to date, with the
feeds/urls I send him.
The 10% without data, are empty because the contest directors/managers don't
appear to want their contests publisized, despite requests to them by me, to be
put on their mailing list.
There are quite a few other sites which also provide RTTY rules/results and
hyperlinks, some are current, others are not.
Have fun in WPX, Eddie G0AZT
From kr6x@kr6x.com Thu Feb 7 18:55:26 2002
From: kr6x@kr6x.com (Leigh S. Jones, KR6X)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 10:55:26 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
References: <20020207154221.5094.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <019201c1b009$0232c340$963fca96@pacesetter.com>
This kind of request is a little like asking the CQWW SSB contest to stay
off of 20 Meters.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert"
To: ;
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2002 07:42
Subject: [CQ-Contest] RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
>
> Folks, please be respectful of the two contests that will be going on at
the
> same time this weekend: CQ/RJ WPX RTTY and NA Sprint CW. In the past,
the
> Sprinters have really trashed the RTTY guys on 40 meter CW around 7.040.
The
> other bands, where RTTY is usually high in the band, aren't as much of a
> problem.
>
> Sprinters, please try to refrain from 7.035 to 7.045 during the Sprint.
We
> RTTYers will really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks & 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
> =====
> Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
>
> __________________________________________________
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From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Thu Feb 7 19:00:09 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:00:09 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [RTTY] Re: RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
In-Reply-To: <20020207185626.19503.cpmta@c002.snv.cp.net>
Message-ID: <20020207190009.39060.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com>
NCJ Sprints are domestic contests (for the most part). The Europeans work RTTY
on 7.040 for some reason. I have only been around RTTY a few years, I don't
know if this is tradition or bandplan.
But it would sure be good to separate these two events onto separate weekends.
I'll make sure to do a lot of 40m the first night, when the Sprint QRM will be
gone.
--- Mike Gilmer - N2MG wrote:
> I know it's not a Sprint. I was comparing suggested frequencies, thinking
> that there'd be some consistency. IOW, if the NCJ recommends RTTY operation
> on 7.080, why not WPX?
>
> My personal experience, limited though it is, suggests the .080 frequency on
> all the bands. But 40m is a special beast up around there.
=====
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From edlyn@california.com Thu Feb 7 19:45:26 2002
From: edlyn@california.com (Eddie Schneider)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:45:26 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Brilliant move NCJ.
References: <20020207154221.5094.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com> <056a01c1b007$ea4b2f20$6401a8c0@1800XP>
Message-ID: <002b01c1b010$2f807e80$a500a8c0@default>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike"
> Really sounds like we should switch the dates back so that
> the CW Sprint is always on the first weekend. Of course then
> we end up conflicting with the FOC contest :) Aarrrgh!
Hmmm, it appears a great deal of thought went into changing the NAQP CW Sprint
dates, NOT.
The CQWW/NRJ RTTY WPX contest is the 2nd largest RTTY event of the year. It has
ALWAYS, since conception in 1995, been held on the 2nd full weekend in February.
To stuff a CW Sprint in amongst the RTTY folks is bordering on insanity! Get
real NCJ.
Just my 1/16 of a Euro's worth. Eddie, G0AZT.
From edlyn@california.com Thu Feb 7 19:54:14 2002
From: edlyn@california.com (Eddie Schneider)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 11:54:14 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] UK 40m IARU band plan.
References: <20020207190009.39060.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <003001c1b011$3a16f440$a500a8c0@default>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert"
Subject: [RTTY] Re: RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
> NCJ Sprints are domestic contests (for the most part). The Europeans work
RTTY
> on 7.040 for some reason. I have only been around RTTY a few years, I don't
> know if this is tradition or bandplan.
UK IARU band plan for 40m:
7.035-7.045 (Digi, CW, SSTV, Fax)
Amateur service is Primary but you wouldn't think so by the amount of Commercial
Broadcast stns running megawatts !
Eddie, G0AZT
From aa4lr@arrl.net Thu Feb 7 20:07:11 2002
From: aa4lr@arrl.net (Bill Coleman)
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2002 15:07:11 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
Message-ID: <20020207200829.MSMP4624.imf04bis.bellsouth.net@[192.168.0.21]>
On 2/7/02 1:47 PM, Mike at W4EF@dellroy.com wrote:
>This is right in the middle of the "meat" where the bulk of
>CW sprint QSOs typically take place. I am not familiar with
>the RTTY bandplan. How come it is so low in the band.
Easy. Region 1 (and much of Region 3) only has 7000-7100 kHz. SSB
operations typically go down to 7040 kHz. Then RTTY, then CW.
You'll also note that the QRP CW calling frequency is 7040. 7040 is the
RTTY DX calling frequency as well.
This problem could be solved if we had a world-wide allocation of 300 kHz
for 40m.
>I thought RTTY was typically done from 7070 and up.
Not for DX.
> Is this
>to accomodate Europeans who have a phone band at the high
>end of the spectrum?
Exactly.
>Really sounds like we should switch the dates back so that
>the CW Sprint is always on the first weekend. Of course then
>we end up conflicting with the FOC contest :) Aarrrgh!
So many contests, so little time.
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
From Uli_Stolz@t-online.de Thu Feb 7 21:36:42 2002
From: Uli_Stolz@t-online.de (Ulrich Stolz, DJ9XB)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 21:36:42 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] Re: RTTY WPX and NA Sprint CW this weekend
References: <20020207190009.39060.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <3C62F36A.5030708@t-online.de>
Hallo US-boys !
Jim Reisert wrote:
> The Europeans work RTTY on 7.040 for some reason.
... for some reason:
40m is only 7.000 - 7.100 mhz in Europe !
73
Uli, DJ9XB
From dk3vn@nexgo.de Thu Feb 7 21:49:26 2002
From: dk3vn@nexgo.de (Waldemar DK3VN)
Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2002 22:49:26 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Brilliant move NCJ.
References: <20020207154221.5094.qmail@web13607.mail.yahoo.com> <056a01c1b007$ea4b2f20$6401a8c0@1800XP> <002b01c1b010$2f807e80$a500a8c0@default>
Message-ID: <3C62F666.1636587F@nexgo.de>
Eddie Schneider wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike"
>
> > Really sounds like we should switch the dates back so that
> > the CW Sprint is always on the first weekend. Of course then
> > we end up conflicting with the FOC contest :) Aarrrgh!
>
> Hmmm, it appears a great deal of thought went into changing the NAQP CW Sprint
> dates, NOT.
>
> The CQWW/NRJ RTTY WPX contest is the 2nd largest RTTY event of the year. It has
> ALWAYS, since conception in 1995, been held on the 2nd full weekend in February.
> To stuff a CW Sprint in amongst the RTTY folks is bordering on insanity! Get
> real NCJ.
>
> Just my 1/16 of a Euro's worth. Eddie, G0AZT.
To our experience (on this side of the pond) we have learned, we should never
expect any intelligent decision from the NCJ; not in the last years and not in
the last decades! For them, the real world ends at the border of NA.
73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
--
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RWRL Mirror on http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch
German DX Foundation #207 http://www.gdxf.de
Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low!
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Fri Feb 8 15:29:31 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:29:31 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
References: <5.1.0.14.1.20020207004733.00adae60@mail>
Message-ID: <012901c1b0b5$680df980$6401a8c0@don>
I still have not been able to send my log to XE1J with my BellSouth
E-mail account. However, I tried my Yahoo account and it seems to
have gone through (been several hours and no bounce message).
For those still having problems, you can open a Yahoo mail account
for free by going to www.yahoo.com. You can then use this account
to send the log & summary sheet as an attachment even though the
account is web-based.
73, Don AA5AU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry Flanders"
To: "Don Hill AA5AU" ; "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 11:48 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Anyone get XE logs sent to XE1J via xe1j@ucol.mx???
> Mine bounced the first time, but seems to have gone through a few hours
> later (at least I didn't receive a bounce message the second time).
>
> Jerry W4UK
>
> At 11:35 PM 2/6/2002 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
> >Anyone get their logs through to xe1j@ucol.mx ?
> >
> >I've been blackholed... Gawd, I hate when that happens.
> >73, Don AA5AU
> >http://www.aa5au.com
>
>
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Fri Feb 8 18:05:10 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 12:05:10 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] aa5au_rtty.dta file Update 2/8/02
Message-ID: <002501c1b0cb$269604a0$6401a8c0@don>
I updated my aa5au_rtty.dta file to include new calls from the
BARTG RTTY Sprint & XE RTTY contests. This added 118
new calls such as 4K6DI, 4Z8EE, 7Z1ZZ, CT3EE, CT3FN,
HL4CEL, HL4CYG, TI2OY & YO4CIS to name a few.
You can download the file from the AA5AU WriteLog Website at:
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
73 & CU in the WPX RTTY contest this weekend!
Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
From w1to@adelphia.net Fri Feb 8 20:07:53 2002
From: w1to@adelphia.net (Tom Homewood)
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 15:07:53 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] WF1B
Message-ID: <000901c1b0dc$4b175ac0$0200a8c0@mbd>
I just added two serial ports to my old 486 computer. I am trying to get
WF1B to see my packet TNC on Com 3. Com 1 has the RTTY TNC and Com 2 the
radio. I can see the packet TNC using NA and Log-EQF in good shape.
When I start WF1B it initializes the RTTY TNC, it talks to the radio but
then I get
Runtime Error 216 at 0003:2464.
I have the Com3 info in place and have under
[Cluster}
ComPort=3
If I put a ; infront of ComPort=3 everything works as expected, except no
packet. Am I missing something?
Tom, W1TO
From w6knb@cox.net Fri Feb 8 21:35:39 2002
From: w6knb@cox.net (Glenn VanBlaricum, W6KNB)
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 21:35:39 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] Optoisolator problem
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020208212527.00af8dd8@mail.santab1.ca.home.com>
As usual, a few hours before a rtty contest, I'm trying once again to solve
an RFI problem.
I've been using identical resistor/transistor circuits to key both the PTT
and data line to my FT-1000. On 40 meters at power levels above about 200
W, the circuits lock on until I dial down the power. This doesn't occur on
other bands.
I thought I would try optoisolator circuits instead, so I wired up a 4N25
with an input line 1.2 k resistor only to discover that while it seems to
switch state when the input is toggled, the resistance in the output
collector-emitter is too high to switch my transceiver. I measure about 40
ohms in the "on" state for the optoisolator, but the transistor circuit
shows only about 3 ohms and works fine with the transceiver. I tried 4N33
optoisolators with the exact same results.
Has anyone experienced similar problems and found a solution? Obviously the
real solution is fixing the 40-meter RFI, but the antenna match is pretty
good, I have the coax coiled near the rig, and I have ferrites on every
line in sight. Any ideas?
Good luck to all in the WPX later. I'll be there, just with not much poop
on 40 meters.
Glenn W6KNB (putting the rare W6 prefix on the air)
From jflanders2@home.com Fri Feb 8 22:31:18 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 17:31:18 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Optoisolator problem
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.0.20020208212527.00af8dd8@mail.santab1.ca.home.co
m>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020208172652.01dfa8e0@mail>
If you have a different opto, try that. Or try reducing the resistance. The
opto will switch more reliably then. I had a problem like this one time and
reducing the resistance to increase the opto's LED current helped. Don't
know about the RFI.
Jerry W4UK
At 09:35 PM 2/8/2002 +0000, Glenn VanBlaricum, W6KNB wrote:
>As usual, a few hours before a rtty contest, I'm trying once again to
>solve an RFI problem.
>
>I've been using identical resistor/transistor circuits to key both the PTT
>and data line to my FT-1000. On 40 meters at power levels above about 200
>W, the circuits lock on until I dial down the power. This doesn't occur on
>other bands.
>
>I thought I would try optoisolator circuits instead, so I wired up a 4N25
>with an input line 1.2 k resistor only to discover that while it seems to
>switch state when the input is toggled, the resistance in the output
>collector-emitter is too high to switch my transceiver. I measure about 40
>ohms in the "on" state for the optoisolator, but the transistor circuit
>shows only about 3 ohms and works fine with the transceiver. I tried 4N33
>optoisolators with the exact same results.
>
>Has anyone experienced similar problems and found a solution? Obviously
>the real solution is fixing the 40-meter RFI, but the antenna match is
>pretty good, I have the coax coiled near the rig, and I have ferrites on
>every line in sight. Any ideas?
>
>Good luck to all in the WPX later. I'll be there, just with not much poop
>on 40 meters.
>
>Glenn W6KNB
From acurtis@andersoft.com Fri Feb 8 22:38:45 2002
From: acurtis@andersoft.com (Army Curtis)
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 16:38:45 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] NCJ RTTY Sprint
Message-ID: <200202081638450910.0202E59E@andersoft.com>
My thanks to NCJ and most especially to Wayne, K7WM for all of his hard work in putting together the NCJ RTTY Sprint this past October.
I just received a beautiful certificate for the top score in District 5 for this fun experience. Thanks to all who worked me.
For those of you who have not yet participated in one of the sprints, give it a try, its a LOT of fun.
73,
Army - AE5P
Nacogdoches, the oldest town in Texas
acurtis@andersoft.com
From martyt@pobox.com Sat Feb 9 00:39:00 2002
From: martyt@pobox.com (Marty Tippin)
Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2002 18:39:00 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Get those packet spots going!
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020208183520.023f12d8@smtp.pobox.com>
The RTTY WPX contest allows packet spotting in ALL entry classes - but I
see very few packet spots!
If you're using WriteLog and don't know how to spot stations you work, it's
easy:
Just do a Ctrl-T after you log them and it'll bring up the spot window -
just hit enter and away you go!
If you don't know what DX cluster to log in to, try k1ttt.net - it's open,
high capacity and has excellent coverage.
C'mon folks! Get those spots going!
-Marty NW0L
martyt@pobox.com
From glennvanb@home.com Sat Feb 9 07:38:54 2002
From: glennvanb@home.com (Glenn VanBlaricum)
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 07:38:54 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] Optoisolator problem resolved
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020209072843.071f47f8@mail.santab1.ca.home.com>
Thanks particularly to Jerry, W4UK, for a suggestion that led to a fix for
the my problem getting an optoisolator to key my FT-1000 off my computer's
serial port.
Apparently, I wasn't alone in having problems with optoisolators. The
standard suggestion is to use an input resistor of about 1 k ohm. However,
I discovered that such a resistor doesn't allow enough current to really
light up the LED when powered from my serial port. I measured the
short-circuit current from a line on my serial port at about 10 mA. Since
the voltage is around 12 V, the internal resistance must be about 1200
ohms. Since 10 mA is well below the maximum LED current (maybe 50 or 60
mA) for the 4N33 optoisolator, using a 1200 ohm input resistor would allow
only about 5 mA LED current.
The trick was just to eliminate the input resistor and it switches just
fine now. As I had hoped, the optoisolator fixed the 40-meter RFI problem
that I had had with transistor switching.
Glenn W6KNB
From pp2bt@terranet.com.br Sat Feb 9 12:57:44 2002
From: pp2bt@terranet.com.br (Julio Maronhas)
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 08:57:44 -0400
Subject: [RTTY] (no subject)
Message-ID: <200202091257.g19Cvij31349@ns2.terranet.com.br>
Indicativo de chamada: PW6AI (licença já obtida).
PT2GTI (Stucket), PT2HF (Lunkes) e PP2RON (Ron) estarão ativos
(80 à 6 metros, CW & SSB) como PW6AI do Arquipélago de Abrolhos
(SA-019, DIB 12, DFB BA-14) de 16 a 22 de Fevereiro de 2002.
Serão utilizadas preferencialmente as seguintes freqüências:
SSB - 50.105, 28.460, 21.260, 14.260, 7.055 e 3.755 kHz
CW - 50.105, 28.040, 21.040, 14.040, 7.025 e 3.530 kHz.
QSL via PT2GTI
Roberto F. Stuckert, QI 07, Conj. 12, Casa 14, 71515-120,
Brasília-DF, Brasil
A partida deverá ser no dia 13 ou 14 de Caravelas-BA, onde
embarcarão em um barco do IBAMA direto para Abrolhos.
Informações desta operação foram fornecidas por
PP2RON - Ronnan Werneck - CWGO Member
73 es DX
PP2BT Julio Maronhas
--
Emitido usando Web-Terra, produzido pela TerraNet.
http://www.terranet.com.br
From Tyler Stewart"
Message-ID: <001301c1b186$561909a0$6400a8c0@Home>
As an "all-mode" contester, I would have to say that the RTTY WPX is the
second or third largest RTTY contest of the year.
The XE RTTY contest is a very minor and shouldnt even be considered as an
obstruction.
Irregardless, I would not concern myself too much with trying to dodge RTTY
contests. The Sprints are only 4 hours on the second night of the DX
contest and there are other places the DX will go, even tho a lot of them
are supposed to stay between 7030 and 7040.
Since the RTTY WPX has 18 hours of off time in 48 hours, there are a lot of
guys off the air as well.
RTTY has been having to dodge all kinds of QRM in the lower section of the
band for years and years. They should be used to it by now. Perhaps the
Sprinters will want to avoid this window, staying above 7040 or below 7030.
However, there is already EU packet/pactor below 7040 to 7030 and SSB above
7040 which they still have to deal with on a regular basis.
If you want to move the Sprint or WPX that would be fine with me.
Personally I'd like to see the RTTY WPX move to the first weekend because
it's too close to the ARRL DX weekend for me to participate seriously. My
family will only tolerate so many adjacent contesting weekends and they are
quite tolerant as it is... The Sprints being only 4 hours long "dont count"
as contest weekends in my book! hi!
Just my humble opinions.
73, Ty K3MM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tree N6TR"
To:
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:43 AM
Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
>
>
> K4IK writes:
>
> > > The obvious "fix" is to move the RTTY and FOC contests on the same
> > > weekend because the FOCers don't go up above 7035 and have the
> > > NCJ CW Sprint on the other weekend.
> >
> > > I would be happy to move the CW Sprint to whichever weekend it takes
> > > to make this happen.
> >
> > What is the possibility of exchanging weekends for the FOC Marathon
> > and CW Sprint? RTTY WPX is between a rock and a hard place since
> > the Mexico International RTTY is the first full weekend of February
> > and the ARRL DX Contest (CW) is the third full weekend of February,
> > RTTY WPX has no place to move ...
>
> What? Another RTTY contest on the first weekend of February? This is
> starting to become pretty impossible.
>
> Also, I am probably not the best one to approach the FOCers about this.
>
> I am skeptical about moving the CW Sprint just so we can QRM a different
> RTTY contest AND the FOCers to boot.
>
> I am pretty amazed that there are two "international" RTTY contests on
> consecutive weekends. I think this needs to be fixed before any other
> solutions can be explored.
>
> 73 Tree N6TR/Moron
> tree@kkn.net
>
>
> --
> CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/
> Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
>
From w2up@mindspring.com Sat Feb 9 17:53:59 2002
From: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry )
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 17:53:59 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
In-Reply-To: <001301c1b186$561909a0$6400a8c0@Home>
Message-ID: <3C656237.30554.137D942@localhost>
As a "two mode" contester (CW and RTTY), I agree with Tyler one
hundred percent.
As I've said before on the RTTY Reflector, IMO, there are way too many
minor RTTY contests, and I would much rather see the activity of casual
(and not-so-casual) ops concentrated in the bigger contests. With no
disrepect intended to our XE friends, I'd like to see the XE RTTY
contest, and a bunch of others, just go away due to lack of interest.
I, too, would like to see the WPX RTTY moved further from ARRL CW. I
can't operate back to back weekends seriously. In years I have
operated the RTTY WPX, I've done ARRL CW part-time multi at N3RS
(to paraphrase Seinfeld, "not that there's anything wrong with that").
Some years, I like to operate ARRL CW from home, and in those years
I don't do the WPX test.
73,
Barry W2UP
On 9 Feb 2002 Tyler Stewart wrote:
> As an "all-mode" contester, I would have to say that the RTTY WPX is the
> second or third largest RTTY contest of the year.
>
> The XE RTTY contest is a very minor and shouldnt even be considered as an
> obstruction.
>
> Irregardless, I would not concern myself too much with trying to dodge RTTY
> contests. The Sprints are only 4 hours on the second night of the DX
> contest and there are other places the DX will go, even tho a lot of them
> are supposed to stay between 7030 and 7040.
>
> Since the RTTY WPX has 18 hours of off time in 48 hours, there are a lot of
> guys off the air as well.
>
> RTTY has been having to dodge all kinds of QRM in the lower section of the
> band for years and years. They should be used to it by now. Perhaps the
> Sprinters will want to avoid this window, staying above 7040 or below 7030.
> However, there is already EU packet/pactor below 7040 to 7030 and SSB above
> 7040 which they still have to deal with on a regular basis.
>
> If you want to move the Sprint or WPX that would be fine with me.
> Personally I'd like to see the RTTY WPX move to the first weekend because
> it's too close to the ARRL DX weekend for me to participate seriously. My
> family will only tolerate so many adjacent contesting weekends and they are
> quite tolerant as it is... The Sprints being only 4 hours long "dont count"
> as contest weekends in my book! hi!
>
> Just my humble opinions.
>
> 73, Ty K3MM
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tree N6TR"
> To:
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:43 AM
> Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
>
>
> >
> >
> > K4IK writes:
> >
> > > > The obvious "fix" is to move the RTTY and FOC contests on the same
> > > > weekend because the FOCers don't go up above 7035 and have the
> > > > NCJ CW Sprint on the other weekend.
> > >
> > > > I would be happy to move the CW Sprint to whichever weekend it takes
> > > > to make this happen.
> > >
> > > What is the possibility of exchanging weekends for the FOC Marathon
> > > and CW Sprint? RTTY WPX is between a rock and a hard place since
> > > the Mexico International RTTY is the first full weekend of February
> > > and the ARRL DX Contest (CW) is the third full weekend of February,
> > > RTTY WPX has no place to move ...
> >
> > What? Another RTTY contest on the first weekend of February? This is
> > starting to become pretty impossible.
> >
> > Also, I am probably not the best one to approach the FOCers about this.
> >
> > I am skeptical about moving the CW Sprint just so we can QRM a different
> > RTTY contest AND the FOCers to boot.
> >
> > I am pretty amazed that there are two "international" RTTY contests on
> > consecutive weekends. I think this needs to be fixed before any other
> > solutions can be explored.
> >
> > 73 Tree N6TR/Moron
> > tree@kkn.net
> >
> >
> > --
> > CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/
> > Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
> >
>
> _______________________________________________
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From k4ik@subich.com Sat Feb 9 22:06:59 2002
From: k4ik@subich.com (Joe Subich, K4IK)
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 17:06:59 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
In-Reply-To: <3C656237.30554.137D942@localhost>
Message-ID:
> From: Barry
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 12:54 PM
> To: cq-contest@contesting.com; RTTY Reflector
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
>
>
> As a "two mode" contester (CW and RTTY), I agree with Tyler one
> hundred percent.
>
> As I've said before on the RTTY Reflector, IMO, there are way too many
> minor RTTY contests, and I would much rather see the activity of casual
> (and not-so-casual) ops concentrated in the bigger contests. With no
> disrepect intended to our XE friends, I'd like to see the XE RTTY
> contest, and a bunch of others, just go away due to lack of interest.
The same "too many minor contests" argument could be made for all modes
... with all the QSO parties, Sprints, various national society DX
contests, and specialty band contests, I doubt there is a single weekend
lacking two or three operating events.
This year's XE International RTTU Contest was the third annual ... what
is the participation level?
> I, too, would like to see the WPX RTTY moved further from ARRL CW. I
> can't operate back to back weekends seriously. In years I have
> operated the RTTY WPX, I've done ARRL CW part-time multi at N3RS
> (to paraphrase Seinfeld, "not that there's anything wrong with that").
> Some years, I like to operate ARRL CW from home, and in those years
> I don't do the WPX test.
There wouldn't seem to be a problem swapping weekends for CQ WPX RTTY
and XE Int'l RTTY if the two sponsors could agree. Of course, to be
effective, NCJ would need to agree NOT to schedule CW Sprint on the
"Second Sunday UTC" when February 1 was a Saturday or Sunday .
From Phil Cooper"
Hi all,
Just in case some of you guys in W land don't realise, 20m has been blasted
with QRM most of the afternoon and evening here.
It looks as though it is Radio Portugal on 13660 causing the problem, and it
has been coming and going most of the time here.
I think they are aware of it, and may have even tried to do something, but
they haven't succeeded yet!
40m is hard work, as there is the PACC contest on both CW and SSB, and the
RTTY section is hemmed in by those guys.
Ah well, and early-ish night, and an early start tomorrow!
Had a few nice ones, such as 9U5B for an all time new one, plus ZF on 15,
and KH6ND on 10 as well as AH6OZ on 15.
Lets hope the QRM is gone by tomorrow!
73 for now
Phil GU0SUP
From ianmccloy@shaw.ca Sun Feb 10 00:11:50 2002
From: ianmccloy@shaw.ca (Ian McCloy)
Date: Sat, 09 Feb 2002 16:11:50 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] (no subject)
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From ve4coz@home.com Sun Feb 10 01:05:50 2002
From: ve4coz@home.com (VE4COZ)
Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2002 19:05:50 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] XE RTTY Contest SO/AB/LP - VE4COZ
Message-ID: <002701c1b1cf$15ade8b0$2102a8c0@ireks>
2002
-+- FMRE International RTTY Contest -+-
Sponsored by Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores, A.C.
CALL: VE4COZ Country: CANADA
_x_ A. Single OP., All band
QSOs Points DX: State
160m: 0 0 0 0
80m: 0 0 0 0
40m: 0 0 0 0
20m: 107 325 24 11
15m: 91 276 28 4
10m: 82 250 25 5
Total: 280 851 77 20
Total multipliers: 97
Score: 82547
Station Description: IC-756Pro, 75Watts
Antenna(s): 2el Quad at 48f
73, Irek
" The Life is for RTTY Contesting " ask my wife?
________________________________________________
R 73 de Irek VE4COZ ex SP6COZ
T Winnipeg, MB. The RF black hole and aurora zone.
T Noise, Noise. Solid noise even s9 sometimes !!!!
Y Email - ve4coz@qsl.net or ve4coz@rac.ca
Amateur Homepage - http://www.qsl.net/ve4coz
________________________________________________
From scot@k9jy.com Sun Feb 10 16:09:11 2002
From: scot@k9jy.com (Scot Herrick)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 16:09:11 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX Contest Operating Time
Message-ID:
All,
Can someone with greater wisdom enlighten me? The CW and SSB WPX contests
limit the single operator time to 36 hours of the 48. But in the CQ/RJ WPX
RTTY contest, single operators can only have 30 hours of operating time.
"Single Operator stations may operate only 30 hours of the 48-hour contest
period." I would have thought that the operating time would match the CW/SSB
operating time of 36 hours.
(Of course, I would have thought CQ would at least list the contest as one
of their sponsored contests on their web site, silly me. Let's change it to
the RTTY Journal WPX RTTY Contest and reflect which group is doing the real
work. But that's another story...).
This is my first WPX RTTY contest (I usually do the ARRL contest, but am not
this year) and wonder what the reasoning is for 18 hours of off time.
Especially when trying to promote activity on the low bands with extra
points.
Thanks...Scot, K9JY
K9JY's WriteLog User Support Site at:
http://www.k9jy.com
mailto:scot@k9jy.com
From Tyler Stewart"
Message-ID: <002e01c1b262$cf492120$6400a8c0@Home>
First off, CQ is pretty much hands-off on this contest. It probably wouldnt
exist without a lot of dedicated RTTY volunteers to do all the work.
As for 30 hours of off time, I think that has more to do with the makeup of
the average RTTY contester than anything else. If you think the average
CW/SSB contester is "geezin'", you havent looked at the RTTY group.
This was discussed several years ago on the reflector. I dont remember who
the principals behind the 30 hrs time were, but it wasnt me and I was pretty
disappointed with the decision. Perhaps with more new guys getting into
RTTY we'll be able to change things sometime soon. The activity levels keep
increasing which will help the argument. But it'll take a concerted effort
to change anything and I've got better things to do than try and lead this
charge against "city hall".
73 es GL!
Ty K3MM/KF3P
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scot Herrick"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 4:09 PM
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX Contest Operating Time
> All,
>
> Can someone with greater wisdom enlighten me? The CW and SSB WPX contests
> limit the single operator time to 36 hours of the 48. But in the CQ/RJ WPX
> RTTY contest, single operators can only have 30 hours of operating time.
> "Single Operator stations may operate only 30 hours of the 48-hour contest
> period." I would have thought that the operating time would match the
CW/SSB
> operating time of 36 hours.
>
> (Of course, I would have thought CQ would at least list the contest as one
> of their sponsored contests on their web site, silly me. Let's change it
to
> the RTTY Journal WPX RTTY Contest and reflect which group is doing the
real
> work. But that's another story...).
>
> This is my first WPX RTTY contest (I usually do the ARRL contest, but am
not
> this year) and wonder what the reasoning is for 18 hours of off time.
> Especially when trying to promote activity on the low bands with extra
> points.
>
> Thanks...Scot, K9JY
>
> K9JY's WriteLog User Support Site at:
> http://www.k9jy.com
> mailto:scot@k9jy.com
>
>
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From w7dpw@attbi.com Sun Feb 10 20:37:02 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 12:37:02 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] QSL Managers
Message-ID: <000d01c1b272$b243fae0$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
Any info on QSL Routing for VP8CPJ and ZF2QS ?
Dave W7DPW
From Uli_Stolz@t-online.de Sun Feb 10 21:55:02 2002
From: Uli_Stolz@t-online.de (Ulrich Stolz, DJ9XB)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:55:02 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] SOSBHP 10m DJ9XB
Message-ID: <3C66EC36.8050407@t-online.de>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: DJ9XB
Location:
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band High Power 10m
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 0 0 -
15 0 0 -
10 221 574 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 221 574 181
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 3 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 103894
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 300
From Phil Cooper"
Hi gang!
Well, that was great! Had an absolute ball here, and enjoyed this contest
more than I could imagine.
Conditions seemed very good generally, and the higher bands were open quite
late here.
Out of the 430 QSO's I made, I think I had about 375 actual mults, so not a
bad chase.
Highlights were working a few all-time new ones: 5U8B, JA6WFM/HR3 and
K8YU/KH2.
Also had some nice band-fills, namely AH6OZ and ZF2QS (tks Doug) on 15, and
KH6ND on 10.
Managed to bag T88XF as well on 20m, but not a new one for me this time.
Some very bad sportsmanship seen at times, though, and an abundance of
people not sending callsigns with their report, which on several occasions
led to my call being logged by someone else!
So, here is what me and Writelog managed:
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes
80m: 0 0 0
40m: 40 164 32
20m: 108 240 60
15m: 112 267 105
10m: 170 453 150
Totals: 430 1124 347
Claimed score: 390028
Station Description: WL 10.30b
Antenna: 1/2 size G5RV with about 60 watts
I also enjoyed working some of the W6/7's and also the VE6/7's that I don't
normally get to hear from this location. Raj had a booming signal on 10 and
on 15, so I worked him twice for the heck of it! Also nice to finally work
VE7CF! Thanks for the comment!
Great stuff! Thanks to all who copied GU0SUP, it was great fun.
Very best 73 to all,
Phil GU0SUP
From DidierBruriaud@aol.com Sun Feb 10 22:01:17 2002
From: DidierBruriaud@aol.com (DidierBruriaud@aol.com)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:01:17 EST
Subject: [RTTY] F5NZO WPX RTTY SOSB 15M
Message-ID: <141.947d77e.299847ad@aol.com>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: F5NZO
Location: F
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 0 0 -
15 540 1375 -
10 0 0 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 540 1375 342
TX KENWOOD TS850
POWER 80 WATTS
BEAM FRITZEL 3 ELEMENTS
PK232 AND WF1B
Didier
Email : f5nzo@qsl.net
Web master des pages ci dessous :
Home Page Photo : http://www.francephoto.fr.st/
Home Page Radio : http://www.f5nzo.com
Job Page : http://www.caodesign.net
Formation Page http://f5nzo.free.fr
add me on your ICQ : 8289095
http://www.qsl.net/f5nzo/
From DidierBruriaud@aol.com Sun Feb 10 22:21:57 2002
From: DidierBruriaud@aol.com (DidierBruriaud@aol.com)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 17:21:57 EST
Subject: [RTTY] F5NZO SOSB 15M WPX CORRECT
Message-ID:
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: F5NZO
Location: F
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 0 0 -
15 540 1375 -
10 0 0 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 540 1375 342
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: W4 - 9 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 470250
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 80
Didier
Email : f5nzo@qsl.net
Web master des pages ci dessous :
Home Page Photo : http://www.francephoto.fr.st/
Home Page Radio : http://www.f5nzo.com
Job Page : http://www.caodesign.net
Formation Page http://f5nzo.free.fr
add me on your ICQ : 8289095
http://www.qsl.net/f5nzo/
From w7dpw@attbi.com Sun Feb 10 22:53:26 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 14:53:26 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] SOABHP W7DPW WPX 2002
Message-ID: <000501c1b285$c093f100$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
Once again a lot of FUN. Couldn' operate too much time at one sitting as
arthritis was bothering me and I had to do something else.
Lots of activity and notice on ten meters on Sunday that some stations were
up has hight as 28.134 and as low as 28.065.
I printed some fairly high serial numbers 1400 and up.. Some people were
certainly busy.
Managed to work several new ones for me.
Dave W7DPW
.-.-.-.-.-.
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: W7DPW
Location: WA
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 5 12 -
40 43 112 -
20 42 85 -
15 51 106 -
10 159 337 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 300 652 179
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 8 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 116708
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
OMNI 6 +
Alpha 89 500 Watts
ST-8000
40 Meter Delta Loop
From gw4khq@btinternet.com Mon Feb 11 00:13:25 2002
From: gw4khq@btinternet.com (John Woodland)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:13:25 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] GW4KHQ SOABHP WPX
Message-ID:
This is my best score ever, so I guess conditions must have been good. Still
only running 400w into dipoles on all bands, look forward to getting the
beam up again in the summer. On the wrong side of the hill, so not much
contact made with NA. Picked up on a few new ones in ZF2, 5U8, V7 and 9G.
Cu all next time
John GW4KHQ
High Power Single Transmitter
Check one:
All bands 30hrs-operating time
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes Score: Rest periods (Single Operator
160m: Stations Only)
80m: 120 484 38 to
40m: 221 954 113 to
20m: 219 465 65 to
15m: 211 460 61 to
10m: 181 427 69 to
Totals: 952 2790 346
Total: 965340
Station Description: Kenwood 950SD, Hal P38 interface
Software Writelog 10.38B
Antenna(s): Dipoles all bands
Operators:
JOHN WOODLAND, GW4KHQ
BEECH COTTAGE
DRAETHEN
NEWPORT NP10 8GB
From yu7am@mail.com Mon Feb 11 00:12:03 2002
From: yu7am@mail.com (Sarkezi Arpad)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:12:03 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] YU7AM WPX SOABLP
Message-ID: <3C670C53.6D076F55@mail.com>
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WW RTTY WPX 2002.
CALL : YU7AM
Country: YUGOSLAVIA
Single OP AB LP
QSOs Points Pref
80m: 118 470 60
40m: 140 616 61
20m: 236 573 85
15m: 225 562 79
10m: 255 658 121
Total: 976 2879 406
Score: 1.168.874
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WW RTTY WPX 2002.
CALL : YU7AM
Country: YUGOSLAVIA
Single OP AB LP
QSOs Points Pref
80m:
118 470 60
40m:
140 616 61
20m:
236 573 85
15m:
225 562 79
10m:
255 658 121
Total: 976
2879 406
Score: 1.168.874
--------------686E7F2835D2CCED1701213B--
From fab1@uq.net.au Mon Feb 11 00:13:55 2002
From: fab1@uq.net.au (Graeme vk4dz)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:13:55 +1000
Subject: [RTTY] wpx 2002 vk4dz soab lp
Message-ID: <003e01c1b291$0146be20$bfe565cb@zzaandre>
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Call used: VK4DZ
Location:=20
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band Low Power
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 68 201 -
15 205 611 -
10 187 553 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 460 1365 272
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 27 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 371280
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02=20
Power Output: 100
Club Participation:=20
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the Awards Committee."
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CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: VK4DZ
Location:
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band Low Power
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 68 201 -
15 205 611 -
10 187 553 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 460 1365 272
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 27 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 371280
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 100
Club Participation:
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the Awards Committee."
Date ___/___/___ Signature ____________________________Call =
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From FireBrick"
As usual I did my laid back, just have fun contest. Was mainly looking to
get 5U on rtty for a new one.
I saw a comment that surprised me as I thought the operating was extremely
courteous this contest.
Even more than normal. I experience absolutely NO freq. war battles and for
the most part if the station I called came back to a partial call, there was
no "it COULD have been me" ops.
I enjoyed myself very much and thank you to all who called me or answered my
calls.
Looking forward to seeing you all come May.
------------------------------------------------------------
It is far more impressive when others discover your good qualities without
your help.
------------------------------------------------------------
Bill H. in Chicagoland
w9ol@billnjudy.com
From dk3vn@nexgo.de Mon Feb 11 00:27:03 2002
From: dk3vn@nexgo.de (Waldemar DK3VN)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 01:27:03 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] WPX SOABL DK3VN
Message-ID: <3C670FD7.186DB152@nexgo.de>
Hello,
the contest is gone; finished it around 23 UTC. In about 5 hours
I have to catch my plane to go on vacation to Tenerife (EA8) for
one week. No laptop, no internet, no company's mobile phone,
nothing, just relaxing. :-)
See you in the next contest and - I hope - in Dayton this year again.
73 de Waldemar, DK3VN
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 135 506 -
40 152 622 -
20 163 357 -
15 164 405 -
10 265 705 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 879 2595 381
Claimed Score: 988695
--
Check RWRL on http://www.qsl.net/dk3vn mailto:dk3vn@darc.de
RWRL Mirror on http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch
German DX Foundation #207 http://www.gdxf.de
Big antennas, high in the sky, are better than small ones, low!
From k4ww@home.com Mon Feb 11 00:31:24 2002
From: k4ww@home.com (Shelby Summerville)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:31:24 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] KY4AA SOSBLP
Message-ID: <001501c1b293$70269d40$e9710818@lusvil1.ky.home.com>
More of an experiment than a serious effort. I was curious if I could hold a
frequency below 21100 KHz using low power, and curious as to how many
stations actually operated or looked above 21100. I could not hold any
frequency below 21100 until after 2000Z, and even then High Power stations
seemed to be drawn within 20-30 KHz of that frequency, necessitating a move!
Suppose I'm going to have to learn the secret that allows other low power
stations to maintain their frequency? Approximently 95% of my contacts were
made calling CQ, which leads me to believe that many stations either are
calling, or at least checking above 21100. I found stations as high as
21135. 5U8B was calling on 21087 and listening 21135-21140. As I tuned the
band, about 10 minutes per hour, I was amazed that the number of US stations
that had the same signal strength below 21100 as they did above? I had some
fun, watched some basketball and NASCAR, so all is well. Thanks to all for
the contacts and to those that spend many hours to make the contest
available. If you aren't a plaque sponsor, now would be a good time to
start, and if you are, don't forget to send the check to W6OTC!
C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call: KY4AA
Operator(s): K4WW
Station: K4WW
Class: SOSB/15 LP
QTH: KY
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 0 0
40: 0 0
20: 0 0
15: 510 1262
10: 0 0
-----------------------------------
Total: 510 1262 329 = 415,198
Club: Kentucky Contest Group
From tom@gm4fdm.com Mon Feb 11 00:34:15 2002
From: tom@gm4fdm.com (Tom Wylie)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 00:34:15 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] GM4FDM SOAB WPX
Message-ID: <003101c1b293$d61324c0$28b6fd3e@tom>
Call used: GM4FDM
Location:
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 39 168 -
20 124 277 -
15 321 763 -
10 231 574 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 715 1782 347
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: OK2 - 10 QSO's
--------------------------------------
This was disastersville. We had a badstorm last Monday with over100mph
winds.
My antenna system took a battering but seemed OK - though I was home late
every night
during the week, from work, and it was dark...... Went to bed Friday night
and got up
early Saturday as my 40m dipole was still on the deck. Saturday morning
was slow
with many repeats and i couldnt quite figger what was wrong. I was using
WF1B on my
laptop with MMTTY onmy main PC. If it crashed once - it crashed 1000 times.
By the afternoon
I was ready to quit....I had only made 300 QSOs. Iwas having to repeat
each qso at least 3 times.
SWR seemed OK but RF was everywhere in the shack./ I ran out of clip on
ferrites as i
tried to tame the beast! Why did I not use my trusty PK232????? Modern
technology - bah - humbug!.
Went to bed on Saturday night puzzling what might be wrong. Arose on
Sunday 6am ready for war,
I wound down my tower and tilted it over to find that - my balun had been
damaged in the storm-and that
onlyone side of the balun was connected. 9am - quick visit to B &Q
(wallmart) couple of soldertags and
half an hour later was back in business. Although thingswere better on
Sunday I never got in a decent 20m
morning opening. 40m was confined toan hour on Sunday night - as we had
visitors drop in unexpected and stayed for dinner [ :-( ].
I'm not sure about WF1B and MMTTY as I had a few crashes on Sunday as well -
or lock ups.....when the screen on one or other computer froze. As I was
trying towork T88 - the wife called dinner and so ............
Well back to the drawing board............I think I much prefer the
simplicity of WF1B and the PK232.....
I neverhad anyRF problems with that set up.......or maybe i need to re-doo
my shack....
Ah well - see you in the next RTTY Test... Apologies to ZL2AMI as I
crashed during theQSO -
it was complete at MY end hihi
73 de tom
gm4fdm/vp8sadx/v26vg
Claimed Score: 618354
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5
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(("I love children - but I couldn't eat a whole one!"))
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-----
GM DX GROUP - Scotland's DX Association
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Mon Feb 11 00:36:13 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:36:13 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Re: Get those packet spots going!
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020208183520.023f12d8@smtp.pobox.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020210193452.01ae2648@pop.ne.mediaone.net>
At 06:39 PM 2/8/2002 -0600, Marty Tippin wrote:
>If you're using WriteLog and don't know how to spot stations you work,
>it's easy:
>
>Just do a Ctrl-T after you log them and it'll bring up the spot window -
>just hit enter and away you go!
While it's too late now, it's helpful to put RTTY in the comment field of
the spot, to help logging programs like DX4WIN to determine that the spot
is for RTTY (instead of default CW).
I tried to put out a few spots, but only for new mults that weren't in the
packet announce window already.
73 - Jim AD1C
--
Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
From nasfred@1bigred.com Mon Feb 11 00:18:18 2002
From: nasfred@1bigred.com (Mike)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:18:18 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] K4GMH WPX SOABHP
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20020210191818.00e7742c@mail.1bigred.com>
Enjoyed the contest and congratulations to the contest committee
having to put up with the NCJ's movable contest weekend. (No advanced
announcement of the WPX RTTY contest in QST!)
The scores have to be best ever in total. Not sure if any records will be
broken. However, the large number of stations with QSO count above 1000
with several hours to go was great to see. This means RTTY is benefiting
from the other digital modes, such as PSK, gaining in popularity. Will be
interesting to see the scores.
In general the bands were in good shape. Signals were down on 80 meters as
compared to last year which accounts for the reduced activity on 80
meters(looking at last years log). However, 10 and 15 meters made up for
it. Starting at 0000z 10 Feb, 10 meters followed by 15 meters was
exceptional to the Pacific and Asia. VR, VK, ZL, JAs, KH6, RW9, etc. were
all worked in about a two hour span on 10 meters. Moved to 15 and started
it all over again including V73,........ That four hour period was one of
the most enjoyable contesting periods I can remember. I know a bunch of
other guys were enjoying it as well. Thanks to all the stations that came
up and participated throughout the contest.
Results: Goal was to get 1500 QSOs - succeeded 1525 (no dupes); Beat my
score from last year (USA high score SOABHP) of 1.5 mill. - succeeded by
almost 700K. However, based on the excellent QSO numbers heard at the end
of the contest, I hope I can make it into the USA top five! Excellent
group of USA operators.
BAND QSOS PTS PRX
80m: 39 134 20
40m: 262 1180 165
20m: 359 858 53
15m: 448 1128 85
10m: 417 1130 175
Totals:1525 4430 498 2206140
73,
Mike, K4GMH
From jtolbert@gremlan.org Mon Feb 11 00:51:31 2002
From: jtolbert@gremlan.org (Jamie WW3S)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:51:31 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Re: Get those packet spots going!
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020210193452.01ae2648@pop.ne.mediaone.net>
Message-ID: <006b01c1b296$3fb2b740$0500000a@bedroom>
It would be nice to have the option to:
spot all search and pounce qso's
AND/OR
if its a rtty test the software automatically adds the "RTTY" in the comment
field
73 Jamie WW3S
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reisert AD1C"
To: "Marty Tippin" ; ;
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 7:36 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Re: Get those packet spots going!
> At 06:39 PM 2/8/2002 -0600, Marty Tippin wrote:
>
> >If you're using WriteLog and don't know how to spot stations you work,
> >it's easy:
> >
> >Just do a Ctrl-T after you log them and it'll bring up the spot window -
> >just hit enter and away you go!
>
> While it's too late now, it's helpful to put RTTY in the comment field of
> the spot, to help logging programs like DX4WIN to determine that the spot
> is for RTTY (instead of default CW).
>
> I tried to put out a few spots, but only for new mults that weren't in the
> packet announce window already.
>
> 73 - Jim AD1C
>
>
> --
> Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
> USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
>
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From k0869565@tiscalinet.de Mon Feb 11 01:13:40 2002
From: k0869565@tiscalinet.de (DJ3IW Goetz)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 01:13:40 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] WPX DJ3IW SOSB80
Message-ID: <001b01c1b299$72ec1720$4b74903e@meincomputer>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX 2002
Four RTTY contests in five weeks is a lot so I had not intended
to enter this one. But I couldn't resist some casual operating that
accumulated to almost 7 hours. 80m only was chosen, the points per
qso rule raising hopes for some interesting activity. No, no, not
for me - the usual stations from UA9 being almost absent and only
3 NA contacts. Even the Europeans seemed not to appreciate good
short skip 80m propagation that could have brought plenty of mults
at 4pt/qso. Highlight: Being called by 4Z4DX and 4X6UU.
Lowlight: The many stations giving their call and serial number
only ONCE, often even without leading/trailing CR necessitating
MANY requests for repeats. And there was again a vast amount of
spurious signals originating from too much soundcard power into SSB
modulators.
Here comes my result:
---------------------
Call used: DJ3IW
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults Dupes
80 165 638 123 1
----- ---- ---- ---- -----
Claimed Score: 78474
Operating time: 6h 42m
Most frequently worked prefix: OK2 - 5 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Equipment: FT1000MP, 75W, dipole, HAL PCI-3000
73 de Goetz
k0869565@tiscalinet.de
From ea3gip@ea3gip.net Mon Feb 11 01:26:39 2002
From: ea3gip@ea3gip.net (Fidel Leon)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 02:26:39 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] AN3GIP SOSB40
In-Reply-To: <009201c1b291$dbc35c20$0301a8c0@900AMD>
References: <009201c1b291$dbc35c20$0301a8c0@900AMD>
Message-ID: <200202110226390880.014600EB@smtpmail.activeisp.com>
AN3GIP SOSB40[LP]
80m: 0 0 0
40m: 248 1090 189
20m: 0 0 0
15m: 0 0 0
10m: 0 0 0
----------------------
Totals: 248 1090 189
Total: 206010 points
I would like to make some comments (not necessarily bad!):
-When a station comes back to you in a crooked band like 40, don't you hate having your own call three times, a 599, just one serial number exchange, and just one callsign? Murphy states clearly what happens in those situations: you copy 100% a callsing you already know (yours!), but the interesting part for you (exchange and even callsign) is QSBed just after the 599!
-Isn't it easier working dupes than trying to explain the dupe? Anyway, it could save you some points and/or multipliers!
-How many times do you use the RIT (or Clarifier) knob, just because you are calling CQ on a frequency, and you note (or see in the rig display), somebody has his TX freq really out of your filters?
-Why the Single Band category doesn't have HP and LP categories (snifffff)?
Needless to say, great time exploring 7025-7055 and the proximities of 7080!
73,
Fidel Leon - EA3GIP
ea3gip@ea3gip.net
From jflanders2@home.com Mon Feb 11 01:35:44 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 20:35:44 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] 1007 QSOs in WPX - YIPPEE!
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020210202734.00adfec0@mail>
I had hoped to make 1000, and just barely did. 1024 including 17 dupes.
This is the most QSOs I have ever had in a single contest as far as I can
recall.
Nice to make the 1000 goal. Maybe next year I can shoot for 1 million total
score (only 906k this year).
I will post the details in a day or so after the fingers have rested a bit
from all that button-pushing.
Jerry W4UK
From ka2d@arrl.net Mon Feb 11 01:30:37 2002
From: ka2d@arrl.net (Tom Carrubba KA2D)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 20:30:37 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] KA2D SOABLP
Message-ID: <003501c1b29c$f6074b40$6401a8c0@k550>
Call: KA2D
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: NY
Operating Time (hrs): 18.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 17 68
40: 53 196
20: 136 225
15: 162 396
10: 130 367
-----------------------------------
Total: 498 1282 296 = 379,472
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
From n5zm@arrl.net Mon Feb 11 01:51:31 2002
From: n5zm@arrl.net (Earl)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 19:51:31 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ RTTY WPX - N5ZM SOAB LP
Message-ID: <3C6723A3.5080102@arrl.net>
Still on the Writelog learning curve. I finally got the second RTTYwrite window
with the soundcard working. The only problem I had was clicking in the wrong
window. I had lost three QSO numbers before I realized what had happened. It
would be nice if you could turn the background a different color for those of
us that are as such impaired. (grin). I don't see how Don and the other SO2R's
keep all these windows straight and still keep up with what they are logging.
Didn't have a lot of time for this test but enjoyed it a bunch, especially
struggling with the DX on 40 mtrs. Thanks to all for the Q's. CUL..
Earl N5ZM..
----------------------
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call: N5ZM
Operator(s): N5ZM
Station: N5ZM
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: AR
Operating Time (hrs): 11
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 1 6
40: 53 210
20: 70 139
15: 70 171
10: 70 171
-----------------------------------
Total: 264 697 177 = 123,369
--
Earl F. Smith - N5ZM
PO Box 20065
White Hall, AR 71612-0065
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 11 02:02:52 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:02:52 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] W7TI WPX SO SB HP
Message-ID:
Some people say six meters is the "Magic Band", but I have to disagree.
For me, it's 20. Friday night, about three hours after sunset there
came one of those magic moments when 20 is seemingly open to the whole
world at the same time. In less than a half hour I worked all
continents except Antarctica, and no doubt could have worked that if
someone had been on. Perhaps these moments happen more often than I
know - they just become apparent during a contest. Anyway, it was
great! No offense intended to six meters - I spent the first years of
my ham career there and enjoyed it thoroughly. But 20 is in another
league.
Had to work the first 1.5 hours of the contest plus Saturday, so decided
to do something different. Single band. Came out pretty good for just
under 12 hours on the air. But NEXT time, work is going to have to
give.
One fellow I called told me I was a dupe, and despite lots of begging
and groveling, refused to work me again. First time that has ever
happened to me. Might have been a language problem. He's from one of
those countries way over there.
For those who haven't used RiTTY by K6STI with WriteLog, you ought to
give it a try. The later versions have an algorithm which looks back at
the previous characters and attempts to make sense out of the jumble by
checking for shifted case, missing or flipped bits, etc. Many times I
saw where the call was not recognizable, and about a half second after
the transmission stopped, up popped the call, correctly. I'm not a
programmer and I don't know what tricks Brian uses to make it happen,
but it works. Not 100%, but pretty close. The contester's friend.
The usual disclaimers apply. I count Brian as a friend, but have no
financial interest.
_________________________________________________________
2002 World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
CALL: W7TI
LOCATION: California, USA
CLASS: Single Operator
High Power
Single Band: 20m
One radio
HOURS OF OPERATION: 11h 47m
Band QSOs Pts Prefixes
80m: 0 0
40m: 0 0
20m: 391 801 257
15m: 0 0
10m: 0 0
Totals: 391 801 257
Score: 205857
Station Description:
Rig: Kenwood TS-870S
Amp: Command HF-2500
Ant: Cubex 4-el quad
S/W: WriteLog v. 10.30b + RiTTY by K6STI
From martyt@pobox.com Mon Feb 11 02:10:10 2002
From: martyt@pobox.com (Marty Tippin)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 20:10:10 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] NW0L SOABLP Semi-Effort
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020210195652.00b15b80@smtp.pobox.com>
Was planning to do the whole 30 hours from home, but somewhere about 4
hours into the contest, it dawned on me that there were a hundred things
I'd rather do than mess around in a RTTY contest. So I did.
Managed to go buy a basement full of new furniture, install a backup sump
pump system, rewire the home entertainment system so all wires are in the
walls, run a new phone outlet, pack several boxes for shipping after eBay
sales, and carry all the furniture out of my computer room in anticipation
of the carpet layers coming on Tuesday (all of this precipitated
(literally) by a basement flood last week during the Kansas City ice storm
and resulting power outage...)
I think I got spoiled on the 75+ QSOs/hr I had in the RTTY Roundup from
PJ2T last month - something about running a single radio and a tribander up
40 ft in the middle of the USA just doesn't result in the same rate... So I
just couldn't stay interested enough in this contest to stick with it for
30 hours.
Anyway, here's 5 hours worth of effort on my part:
NW0L
SOAB
Low Power
QSO Pts Pref
80 0 0 0
40 11 36 7
20 89 151 64
15 8 17 6
10 97 250 76
----------------------
205 454 153
Claimed Score: 69,462
73,
-Marty NW0L
martyt@pobox.com
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 11 02:15:47 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:15:47 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Asiatic Russia activity
Message-ID:
Lots of UA9's on lately. Worked 25 just on 20 meters. Wonder why all
the RTTY recently?
Russian mil surplus equipment suddenly available?
73, Bill W7TI
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 11 02:21:42 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:21:42 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] NW0L SOABLP Semi-Effort
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020210195652.00b15b80@smtp.pobox.com>
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020210195652.00b15b80@smtp.pobox.com>
Message-ID:
On Sun, 10 Feb 2002 20:10:10 -0600, Marty Tippin wrote:
>it dawned on me that there were a hundred things
>I'd rather do than mess around in a RTTY contest
_________________________________________________________
Funny, I can only think of one...
73, Bill W7TI
From w1zt@mediaone.net Mon Feb 11 02:42:38 2002
From: w1zt@mediaone.net (George Johnson)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:42:38 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] W1ZT CQ/RJ WPX RTTY SOABHP
Message-ID: <004f01c1b2a5$c4e6e9e0$0100a8c0@mshome.net>
Quick post and off to the airport. Great conditions on the high bands.
Better noise level on 80m on the second night. But not as many Qs on
40m as last year. Met my goal of 1500 Qs and 2 Meg. But there will be
bigger scores out there. Could not catch Mike, K4GMH, but it is always
fun to try. Took an hour off when S9LA was on 40m CW and finally got
him. Did not try to chase him on RTTY. Thanks to all for the contacts
and to 5U8B for making that new one available to so many of us in the
contest.
2002 World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
Sponsored by: Hal Communications, Corp.
CALL: W1ZT
CLASS: Single Operator
.
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes Score:
80m: 65 200 13
40m: 187 756 92
20m: 336 730 83
15m: 447 1091 147
10m: 498 1293 166
Totals: 1533 4070 501
Total: 2,039,070
73, George .. W1ZT
From w9hly@decaturnet.com Mon Feb 11 02:47:52 2002
From: w9hly@decaturnet.com (Vern)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:47:52 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Results WPX RTTY 2002
Message-ID: <3C66EA88.30919.1570EA1@localhost>
WPX RTTY 2002
op: W9HLY
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes
80m: 58 138 15
40m: 69 170 37
20m: 72 150 20
15m: 271 676 116
10m: 363 967 192
-----------------------------------------------------
Totals: 833 2101 380
Claimed score: 789,380
Station Description: FT-1000MP Mk 5 (70 w), WriteLog/MMTTY
Antenna: TH6DXX, 40 sloper, 80 dipole
Remark: Upper bands best on Sunday. Operated 29.5 hours.
Wasn't supposed to be. One call I did not see - GU0SUP!
Enjoyable, but tiring. All those hours without using the voice
makes for strange sounds when you do talk - here, anyway.
From w7dpw@attbi.com Mon Feb 11 02:59:03 2002
From: w7dpw@attbi.com (Dave W7DPW)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 18:59:03 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Re: QSL Managers
Message-ID: <009301c1b2a8$10069040$64dbe10c@attbi.com>
Thanks to several private replies I recieved, I'll answer my own
question.
ZF2QS was operated by Doug N6TQS.
Info from Luis XE1L abour VP8CPJ:
>VP8CPJ's QSL Manager is WA3HUP, Mary Ann Crider and Russ operated the WPX
>RTTY Contest from the Falkland Islands. WA3HUP will get that information
>in from February's log next month.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave W7DPW"
To: "rtty"
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 12:37 PM
Subject: QSL Managers
> Any info on QSL Routing for VP8CPJ and ZF2QS ?
>
> Dave W7DPW
>
From n3rdv@arrl.net Mon Feb 11 03:05:20 2002
From: n3rdv@arrl.net (Mark)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 22:05:20 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] WPX Effort - N3RDV
Message-ID: <3C6734F0.ACA6E6FC@arrl.net>
Had fun the little time I was able to operate. I hope to get cards out
for these contacts soon.
Thanks to all who made it into my log.
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: N3RDV
Location: PA
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 18 52 -
40 5 12 -
20 50 88 -
15 30 57 -
10 0 0 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 103 209 75
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: N2 - 4 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 15675
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
--
Mark n3rdv@arrl.net
Windows 95 (n) - 32-bit extensions and a graphical shell for a 16-bit
patch
to an 8-bit operating system originally coded for a 4-bit
micro-processor,
written by a 2-bit company that can't stand 1 bit of competition.
From gldc1090@netvision.net.il Mon Feb 11 03:21:25 2002
From: gldc1090@netvision.net.il (4X6UO)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 03:21:25 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] 4X6UO SOPAB LP WPX
Message-ID: <001001c1b2ab$30f1f6c0$3444410a@gc>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: 4X6UO
Location: DX
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band LP
Band QSOs Pts Mults
--------------------------
20 257 756 -
10 244 715 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 501 1471 279
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: OK1 - 9 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 410409
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 100
Club Participation: Qsl via WB3CQN
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the Awards Committee."
Date: 11/02/2002 Signature: Arie Surkiss Call :4X6UO
Arie Surkiss
P.O.BOX 5603
Herzliya 46100 46100
================================
E-mail :gldc1090@netvision.net.il
10x10 # 45820 VP # 2408
Phone : Res : +972 9 9554205
Mobile: +972 52 571521
ICQ # 31010989
============================
"Cigars are like beautiful Women - You fall in love with the
shape , and then you must WORK to keep the flame alive!"
Visit my HOME PAGE : http:// www.shape.co.il/4x6uo
From Bill Hellman"
Great contest. Appears to be a lot more interest in RTTY contesting in light
of the many new call signs worked. There was the usual deliberate CW QRM.
An idiot was sending strings of dots on top of ZL2AMI at 1143utc on 40 this
morning.
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call: NA2M
Mohegan Lake, NY
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 91 312 -
20 123 231 -
15 142 291 -
10 182 437 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 538 1271 292
Claimed Score: 371,132
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 500 watts to a 40-meter full-wave loop on all bands.
Club Participation: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
G. W. "Bill" Hellman
3713 Valleyview St
Mohegan Lake NY 10547
USA
From ve4coz@home.com Mon Feb 11 03:55:30 2002
From: ve4coz@home.com (VE4COZ)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 21:55:30 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] VE4COZ CQ/RJ RTTY WPX 2002 SO/AB/LP
Message-ID: <004101c1b2af$f4529bc0$2102a8c0@ireks>
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call: VE4COZ
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Winnipeg, MB.
Operating Time (hrs): 28
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 0 0 0
40: 81 302 19
20: 223 506 108
15: 295 691 86
10: 429 1139 206
-----------------------------------
Total: 1028 2638 419 = 1,105,322
Equipment Description:
Rig: IC-756Pro
Power Output: 75W
Antennas: 2el Quad at 48f, inverted V for 40m
Tnc: MMTTY, KAM Plus
Comments:
Finally I reached my goal of a 1000 QSOs.
I also passed the 1 million Total mark.
The propagation was OK but not the best at this location.
QSO rate wasn't to good, only once I passed the 60/hour.
Too many contests in last couple of months what do you think???
Only 4 dupes!
Thanks for all the contacts.
73, Irek VE4COZ
" The Life is for RTTY Contesting " ask my wife?
________________________________________________
R 73 de Irek VE4COZ ex SP6COZ
T Winnipeg, MB. The RF black hole and aurora zone.
T Noise, Noise. Solid noise even s9 sometimes !!!!
Y Email - ve4coz@qsl.net or ve4coz@rac.ca
Amateur Homepage - http://www.qsl.net/ve4coz
________________________________________________
From NCB02761@nifty.ne.jp Mon Feb 11 04:32:32 2002
From: NCB02761@nifty.ne.jp (7L4IOU)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:32:32 +0900
Subject: [RTTY] 7L4IOU WPX SOABLP
Message-ID: <20020211133232.45140ac9.20648@nifty.ne.jp>
Hi friends
condx was good.
much NA and EU on 40m this time.
thank you very much.
73'
Hisami 7L4IOU
----------------------------------
CALL: 7L4IOU
CLASS: SOABLP
Band QSOs PTS Prefixes
80m: 12 40 5
40m: 86 394 44
20m: 66 167 21
15m: 160 421 104
10m: 202 554 119
Totals: 526 1576 293 461768
TRX:IC-756PRO
ANT:80 Slooper, 40 2ele, 20/15/10 318C Tribander
S/W:WriteLog v. 10.30b + MMTTY
80M 40M 20M 15M 10M Total %
NA 1 17 12 49 103 182 34.6
OC 0 3 4 7 7 21 4.0
AS 8 37 21 41 34 141 26.8
SA 0 0 4 5 12 21 4.0
EU 3 29 25 56 45 158 30.0
AF 0 0 0 2 1 3 0.6
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 11 05:16:28 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 23:16:28 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX AA5AU SOAB LP
Message-ID: <00af01c1b2bb$42d0e760$6401a8c0@don>
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call: AA5AU
Operator(s): AA5AU
Station: AA5AU
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: LA
Operating Time (hrs): 30
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 89 212
40: 178 624
20: 374 741
15: 424 900
10: 439 1105
-----------------------------------
Total: 1504 3582 493 = 1,765,926
Club:
Comments:
The highlight of the weekend was working YA5T on 12M CW early Sunday morning
and hearing my call clearly! It pushed my regular restart time for the contest
back 15 minutes, but it was worth it.
I came a lot closer to last year's record than I thought possible. Condx were
not that great on Saturday. Sunday was much better. The low bands were great
Saturday night but there weren't a lot of DX stations to work. I couldn't seem
to get any real good runs going this year like I did last year. 40 and 80 were terrible
Friday night. Usually the problem is noise down here, but this time it was just
plain poor propagation. Signals had terrible flutter. The PK232 ended up pulling
out more copy than MMTTY (supporting Scot's earlier observation - the PK232
is still a worthy TNC).
This was the first time for using the MMTTY Plug-in for WriteLog as the main
RTTY engine for both radios/computers and it worked very well. On one radio
I did have dual transmit with MMTTY & a DXP-38 and that worked like a charm.
I used the WT4I Cabrillo Tools program to keep exact track of my off-time and
somehow, managed to work exactly 30 hours, 0 minutes - what a feat!
I guess the highlight of the contest had to be when EA8/DJ1OJ called me on 80M
and he was loud. I worked two EU on 80. I heard many more but they never heard me.
The biggest boost in the score was due to a feature in WriteLog that GU0SUP
enlightened me to Friday before the contest that allowed me to easier handle
sending serial numbers when in QSO with 2 stations at the same time (not to be
confused with transmitting at the same time!). It helped tremendously but still
didn't stop me from hitting the wrong keys a few times. Sorry about that!
The most amazing part of the contest was having only 11 dupes in 1515 total
QSO's. It was another great contest and I was glad to be a part of it. Thanks
to everyone who worked me. Thanks to RJ & CQ for sponsoring it.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
From vk4cej@hamsnet.net Mon Feb 11 09:25:24 2002
From: vk4cej@hamsnet.net (John - vk4cej)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:25:24 +1000
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002
Message-ID: <003b01c1b2df$88d20180$7aa7fea9@tower>
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Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band, High Power
Band QSOs Pts Mults
10 212 626 155
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 212 626 155
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Claimed Score: 97030
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Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Claimed Score: 97030
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From ux1il@pub.dn.ua Mon Feb 11 11:51:24 2002
From: ux1il@pub.dn.ua (Konstantin UX1IL)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:51:24 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] UX1IL SOSB 40m HP WPX RTTY claimed
Message-ID: <003601c1b2f2$a20d60a0$04342cc2@ipux1il>
TNX to ALL for very nice weekend!
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: UX1IL
Location: UR
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 371 1590 -
20 0 0 -
15 0 0 -
10 0 0 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 371 1590 229
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: SV1 - 9 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 364110
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02 + RITTY v.2.33
My toy's: Kenwood TS-850s + PA + Inv. Vee
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the Awards Committee."
Date 11.FEB.2002 Signature Konstantin Morozov Call UX1IL
From ke4kwe@mindspring.com Mon Feb 11 13:55:18 2002
From: ke4kwe@mindspring.com (Tom Burkhart)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:55:18 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] KE4KWE SOABLP WPX
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020211085346.02c18c00@pop.mindspring.com>
2002 World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
Sponsored by: Hal Communications, Corp.
CALL: KE4KWE LOCATION Alabama
CLASS: Single Operator Low Power All bands
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes Score
160m:
80m: 14 30 3
40m: 62 160 24
20m: 173 312 96
15m: 228 467 78
10m: 304 832 158
Totals: 781 1801 359 Total:646559
Station Description:FT-1000MP, Writelog V10.30
Antenna(s):A4S Cushcraft,80-40 Dipole,4-BTV Hustler,160 Skyloop
Remarks (Biggest thrill in contest, funniest story, comments, etc.):
Good contest. Some goofy props but survived. I would like to repeat someone
elses comment on callsigns as it would be nice if the callsign was given
after each
transmission to insure who is sending.
Tom Burkhart, KE4KWE
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 11 14:09:16 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:09:16 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Yahoo mail works for XE logs
Message-ID: <002b01c1b305$b10b4a00$6401a8c0@don>
Yahoo mail worked OK for sending my log to Pepe, XE1J.
I received my confirmation E-mail over the weekend.
If you are still having problems. Sign up for a free Yahoo
account at www.yahoo.com. It's good for stuff like this.
BTW, I sent my WriteLog "ASCII with no formatting by time"
file along with a summary sheet & dupe sheet. Pepe said
it was OK.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 11 14:19:28 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 06:19:28 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] KE4KWE SOABLP WPX
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20020211085346.02c18c00@pop.mindspring.com>
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020211085346.02c18c00@pop.mindspring.com>
Message-ID:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:55:18 -0500, Tom Burkhart wrote:
>I would like to repeat someone >elses comment on callsigns
>as it would be nice if the callsign was given
>after each transmission to insure who is sending.
_________________________________________________________
I used to think differently about sending my call at the end of each
transmission but I've slowly come around to Tom's way of thinking. I've
done it that way the last couple of contests and I think the number of
dupes has gone down a bit. When two stations are on the same frequency
but can't hear each other, it's easy for a third station to get the
exchanges mixed up. Sending one's call at the end of each transmission
seems to reduce the confusion.
73, Bill W7TI
From mobile.workshop@guernseytelecoms.com Mon Feb 11 15:06:06 2002
From: mobile.workshop@guernseytelecoms.com (Mobile Workshop)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:06:06 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] KE4KWE SOABLP WPX
Message-ID: <23380429303AD511B2F10002A550E0FB4F0992@SCRUMPY>
Hi all,
I think it might have been me that was "(ir)responsible for the comment
about callsigns, so I thought I might share the exact reasoning for saying
such a thing.
This is but ONE example of what happened, and was on 40m, but it occurred
later in the contest on other bands too.
At the time, I was doing the usual S&P on 40m when I noticed that I was
spotted on a particular frequency.
Replying to a CQ, I got the response : RGR UR 599 001 001 001 BK.
Now, I didn't respond to that immediately, thinking I may have missed the
callsign exchange at the beginning, but before anything else, I saw GU0SUP
DE RU3AT RU3AT, and then again came the transmission RGR UR 599 001 001 001
BK, (not the actual serial number of course!!), and then I see GU0SUP DE
RU3AT TKS. So, it would appear that RU3AT thinks he got me. After a few
goes, I finally did manage to get a reasonable response from the guy I
called in the first place.
I saw quite a few responding in the above manner, and feel that this is NOT
good practice. Maybe I'll have to try and find room for a buffer that goes :
"PLS EXCHANGE CALLS WID UR RPRT - THANKS" and see what happens!
It may also have been the reason why when I called 4X6UU, I was told SRI WKD
B4 ON THIS BAND, when that was the first time I had even seen that call.
I appreciate that it isn't practical to do KE4KWE DE GU0SUP UR 599 001 001
KE4KWE DE GU0SUP BK, and I usually do KE4KWE UR 599 001 001 QSL? DE GU0SUP
BK.
Unfortunately, it ain't practical to try and "educate" the person in the
above scenario, as by that time, they are being called by someone else.
As someone else said, there were calls for a lot of repeats, and I don't
think propagation was the entire reason, but was more likely due to the
large number of contestors around for this one. Plenty of folk must have
been using something other than contesting software, as the lack of
call-validation was quite evident at times.
I came up as GI0SUP and GU0SUN quite a few times, and it was hard work to
get the call corrected on occasions.
As Don has mentioned in the past, we need to educate some of these guys, but
I am not sure it is too practical in the midst of battle. It also doesn't
take into account the fact that there may be a problem with language either.
Anyone got any good ideas??
73 to all,
Phil GU0SUP
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From gord@kron.donetsk.ua Mon Feb 11 15:02:57 2002
From: gord@kron.donetsk.ua (Vladimir A. Gordienko)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:02:57 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] WPX RTTY - EO1I - SO 10m HP
Message-ID: <00f001c1b30d$5d8923e0$56c1b8c3@computer>
Hello guys,
Got just a great fun! Nice conditions
and a lot of stations!
CU next time, 73 !
"Bob" ut1ia = eo1i
----------------------------------------
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX 2002
Call used: EO1I
Operator: UT1IA
Location: UR
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band 10m HP
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 0 0 -
15 0 0 -
10 800 1953 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 800 1953 406
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 21 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 792918
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Equipment: TS-870S, PA 1kW, ANT 7 el.@40m;
Club Participation: Ukrainian Contest Club (UCC)
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 11 15:19:38 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:19:38 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Get those packet spots going!
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020208183520.023f12d8@smtp.pobox.com>
Message-ID: <020701c1b30f$856d51e0$6401a8c0@don>
There was less spotting going on this year than last for sure. I remember
last year chasing all kinds of new multipliers on Sunday. This year, very
few "new" ones came out on Sunday (unless I had already worked everything
that was spotted - which I doubt).
It doesn't pay to chase multipliers on Saturday in this contest. By the time
you go chase down a spot, you could work 3 or 4 other new mults just by
CQ'ing.
The problem with RTTY spots is that you never know what frequency the
spotter is spotting, mark tone (FSK), USB or LSB or low tones or whatever.
In the past, some have complained about this. I didn't like it when I go to a
spot and the station was not there. You have to tune up or down 2 khz to find
the station. Well, hey, that's part of the game and it doesn't bother me that
much. Everyone else has the same problem so it's not a disadvantage to anyone.
And there is another thing to consider, and why I didn't spot. Why let my
competition know where all the good stuff is? hi However, in contests where
I am not seriously competing, I spot everything I see.
I noticed W2GG spotted me several times and I appreciate that but he didn't
work me in the contest! Unless it was someone in the contest just using that
call for packet spots - that I don't know.
BTW, I bet I'm the only one that missed the AA5 multiplier!
But spotting seemed down this year.
73, Don AA5AU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Marty Tippin"
To: ;
Sent: Friday, February 08, 2002 6:39 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Get those packet spots going!
> The RTTY WPX contest allows packet spotting in ALL entry classes - but I
> see very few packet spots!
>
> If you're using WriteLog and don't know how to spot stations you work, it's
> easy:
>
> Just do a Ctrl-T after you log them and it'll bring up the spot window -
> just hit enter and away you go!
>
> If you don't know what DX cluster to log in to, try k1ttt.net - it's open,
> high capacity and has excellent coverage.
>
>
> C'mon folks! Get those spots going!
>
> -Marty NW0L
> martyt@pobox.com
>
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From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 11 15:31:59 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:31:59 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
References: <3C656237.30554.137D942@localhost>
Message-ID: <021b01c1b311$3f422540$6401a8c0@don>
I agree with both Tyler & Barry on this one. It would be better to
move the NA Sprint up to the XE RTTY weekend. There is not a
whole of activity in XE RTTY even though I did make nearly 800 Q's
this year but only 60 were on 40 meters. There is no incentive to operate
40 in the XE contest (except for me because I'm so close to Mexico,
I get all those nice mults on 40). There is incentive to work 40 in WPX
because of double points.
Last weekend, the smart CW ops stayed pretty much below 7040 and
the smart RTTY ops stayed above 7040 and even moved up as high as
7055 which was nice. However, it would have been much better to have
the whole RTTY DX window for those 4 hours of the Sprint. I ended
staying up in the "US" part of the band until the Sprint was over. When
I was down there, I only saw a couple of frequency battles going on, but
face it, who's dumb enough to have a frequency battle with someone on
another mode? Nobody wins.
Just my .02 worth. I would hope the NA Sprint will move up one weekend.
73, Don AA5AU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry "
To: ; "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 11:53 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
> As a "two mode" contester (CW and RTTY), I agree with Tyler one
> hundred percent.
>
> As I've said before on the RTTY Reflector, IMO, there are way too many
> minor RTTY contests, and I would much rather see the activity of casual
> (and not-so-casual) ops concentrated in the bigger contests. With no
> disrepect intended to our XE friends, I'd like to see the XE RTTY
> contest, and a bunch of others, just go away due to lack of interest.
>
> I, too, would like to see the WPX RTTY moved further from ARRL CW. I
> can't operate back to back weekends seriously. In years I have
> operated the RTTY WPX, I've done ARRL CW part-time multi at N3RS
> (to paraphrase Seinfeld, "not that there's anything wrong with that").
> Some years, I like to operate ARRL CW from home, and in those years
> I don't do the WPX test.
> 73,
> Barry W2UP
>
>
>
>
> On 9 Feb 2002 Tyler Stewart wrote:
>
> > As an "all-mode" contester, I would have to say that the RTTY WPX is the
> > second or third largest RTTY contest of the year.
> >
> > The XE RTTY contest is a very minor and shouldnt even be considered as an
> > obstruction.
> >
> > Irregardless, I would not concern myself too much with trying to dodge RTTY
> > contests. The Sprints are only 4 hours on the second night of the DX
> > contest and there are other places the DX will go, even tho a lot of them
> > are supposed to stay between 7030 and 7040.
> >
> > Since the RTTY WPX has 18 hours of off time in 48 hours, there are a lot of
> > guys off the air as well.
> >
> > RTTY has been having to dodge all kinds of QRM in the lower section of the
> > band for years and years. They should be used to it by now. Perhaps the
> > Sprinters will want to avoid this window, staying above 7040 or below 7030.
> > However, there is already EU packet/pactor below 7040 to 7030 and SSB above
> > 7040 which they still have to deal with on a regular basis.
> >
> > If you want to move the Sprint or WPX that would be fine with me.
> > Personally I'd like to see the RTTY WPX move to the first weekend because
> > it's too close to the ARRL DX weekend for me to participate seriously. My
> > family will only tolerate so many adjacent contesting weekends and they are
> > quite tolerant as it is... The Sprints being only 4 hours long "dont count"
> > as contest weekends in my book! hi!
> >
> > Just my humble opinions.
> >
> > 73, Ty K3MM
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tree N6TR"
> > To:
> > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:43 AM
> > Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
> >
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > K4IK writes:
> > >
> > > > > The obvious "fix" is to move the RTTY and FOC contests on the same
> > > > > weekend because the FOCers don't go up above 7035 and have the
> > > > > NCJ CW Sprint on the other weekend.
> > > >
> > > > > I would be happy to move the CW Sprint to whichever weekend it takes
> > > > > to make this happen.
> > > >
> > > > What is the possibility of exchanging weekends for the FOC Marathon
> > > > and CW Sprint? RTTY WPX is between a rock and a hard place since
> > > > the Mexico International RTTY is the first full weekend of February
> > > > and the ARRL DX Contest (CW) is the third full weekend of February,
> > > > RTTY WPX has no place to move ...
> > >
> > > What? Another RTTY contest on the first weekend of February? This is
> > > starting to become pretty impossible.
> > >
> > > Also, I am probably not the best one to approach the FOCers about this.
> > >
> > > I am skeptical about moving the CW Sprint just so we can QRM a different
> > > RTTY contest AND the FOCers to boot.
> > >
> > > I am pretty amazed that there are two "international" RTTY contests on
> > > consecutive weekends. I think this needs to be fixed before any other
> > > solutions can be explored.
> > >
> > > 73 Tree N6TR/Moron
> > > tree@kkn.net
> > >
> > >
> > > --
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From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 11 15:35:02 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:35:02 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX Contest Operating Time
References:
Message-ID: <021e01c1b311$ac1d45a0$6401a8c0@don>
I would be in favor to making it 36 hours to keep it in line with CW & SSB.
I hate taking off time in the middle of the day. If I'm going to spend
a whole weekend contesting, take the Friday before and Monday off
after to rest, I want to contest as much as possible!
Glenn, any way about going to changing it to 36 hours?
73, Don AA5AU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scot Herrick"
To: "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Sunday, February 10, 2002 10:09 AM
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX Contest Operating Time
> All,
>
> Can someone with greater wisdom enlighten me? The CW and SSB WPX contests
> limit the single operator time to 36 hours of the 48. But in the CQ/RJ WPX
> RTTY contest, single operators can only have 30 hours of operating time.
> "Single Operator stations may operate only 30 hours of the 48-hour contest
> period." I would have thought that the operating time would match the CW/SSB
> operating time of 36 hours.
>
> (Of course, I would have thought CQ would at least list the contest as one
> of their sponsored contests on their web site, silly me. Let's change it to
> the RTTY Journal WPX RTTY Contest and reflect which group is doing the real
> work. But that's another story...).
>
> This is my first WPX RTTY contest (I usually do the ARRL contest, but am not
> this year) and wonder what the reasoning is for 18 hours of off time.
> Especially when trying to promote activity on the low bands with extra
> points.
>
> Thanks...Scot, K9JY
>
> K9JY's WriteLog User Support Site at:
> http://www.k9jy.com
> mailto:scot@k9jy.com
>
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From jwiebe@telus.net Mon Feb 11 00:51:38 2002
From: jwiebe@telus.net (Jack Wiebe)
Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 16:51:38 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] 2002 WPX SOAB Hi claimed
Message-ID: <000901c1b296$434ddf60$703db742@bc.hsia.telus.net>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: VE7CF
Location: BC
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 8 28 -
40 108 412 -
20 274 640 -
15 215 556 -
10 94 223 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 699 1859 332
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: W0 - 14 QSO's
Claimed Score: 617188
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 400 (100W on 10M)
Soapbox:
Very enjoyable contest. Lots of real DX, like 5U8B, A45WD and CN8KD, etc.,
and some I missed, I'm sure. But working Phil GU0SUP, was the
highlight...Hi hi. Where was Eddie, G0AZT/W6, or is it the other way
around? Thanks to all contestants who gave me a "Q", and to the many new
calls.
Jack, VeE7CF
From k4ww@home.com Mon Feb 11 15:43:02 2002
From: k4ww@home.com (Shelby Summerville)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:43:02 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] KE4KWE SOABLP WPX
References: <23380429303AD511B2F10002A550E0FB4F0992@SCRUMPY>
Message-ID: <001101c1b312$ca8854c0$e9710818@lusvil1.ky.home.com>
GU0SUP mobile.workshop@guernseytelecoms.com wrote: "we need to educate some
of these guys, but I am not sure it is too practical in the midst of battle.
It also doesn't take into account the fact that there may be a problem with
language either. Anyone got any good ideas??"
As I have mentioned several times, I keep a log of (my definition) offending
stations, and "post contest", if they have email, send a "friendly" email
pointing out their "offenses"! I don't just use my ideas, but also refer
them to the "informative" RTTY sites for their own self-education and
improvment in their efficiency in RTTY contests! I also found out, in this
contest, that using a call that is not in the database, and not
"highlighted" is prone to multitudes of erronous copy, thus resulting in
multitudes of calls from "dupes"! I anxiously await a UBN, just to see how
many "NIL" will result from mis-copy? For those of you that believe in "post
contest" editing...it was KY4AA! We all have our own reasons for working/not
working "dupes", but when someone tells me I'm a dupe without telling me
exactly when we worked, I question their accuracy? My "B-4" buffer tells
time/band to allow their checking of their log. Usually, I don't get a
second request for another QSO.
C'Ya, Shelby
From Walter Dallmeier, DL4RCK"
WPX WW Contest
Callsign : DL4RCK
Loc./DXCC/Cont. : BAY / DL / EU
Category : Single Op. / All Band
Mode : RTTY
Power : HIGH 600 Watt
Operating Time : 16:27 h
Software : RCKRtty V2.14A
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points WPX
10 137 134 342 109
15 191 190 446 149
20 208 208 442 167
40 75 75 294 65
80 101 101 376 78
-------------------------------------
712 708 1900 321*
* = Counted only once (not once per band)
Final Score: 1900 * 321 = 609900
Equipment: Station 1:
Kenwood TS-850SAT, SCS-PTC-II, Swan-Mark II
11 El. LP for 10-40m; Full Size Dipol for 80m
Station 2:
Kenwood TS-440SAT, HAL-DXP38
GPA 50 for 10-80m
100 MBit Ethernet Network
73 de Walter
Walter Dallmeier, DL4RCK
E-Mail: dl4rck@t-online.de
http://www.rckrtty.de
http://www.rcklog.de
http://www.dallmeier.com
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Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 07:47:05 -0800
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From sford@arrl.org Mon Feb 11 15:44:33 2002
From: sford@arrl.org (Ford, Steve, WB8IMY)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:44:33 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] 5U8B QSL?
Message-ID: <125490A005E3D3118C9C00805FC743CC037624AD@KAHLESS>
Does anyone have a QSL route for 5U8B? I managed to work him in WPX over the
weekend and that's a new one for me.
73 . . . Steve, WB8IMY
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Mon Feb 11 15:53:43 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 07:53:43 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [RTTY] 5U8B QSL?
In-Reply-To: <125490A005E3D3118C9C00805FC743CC037624AD@KAHLESS>
Message-ID: <20020211155343.89855.qmail@web13603.mail.yahoo.com>
--- "Ford, Steve, WB8IMY" wrote:
> Does anyone have a QSL route for 5U8B? I managed to work him in WPX over the
> weekend and that's a new one for me.
I2YSB
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From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 11 15:44:48 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:44:48 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] 2002 WPX SOAB Hi claimed
References: <000901c1b296$434ddf60$703db742@bc.hsia.telus.net>
Message-ID: <025401c1b313$09768f80$6401a8c0@don>
> highlight...Hi hi. Where was Eddie, G0AZT/W6, or is it the other way
> around
Yeah, where the heck was that WQ6/G0AZT guy anyway this year?
Don AA5AU
From k0869565@tiscalinet.de Mon Feb 11 16:09:03 2002
From: k0869565@tiscalinet.de (DJ3IW Goetz)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:09:03 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
Message-ID: <002101c1b316$81cf8d80$9f29a2c2@meincomputer>
Hi all,
did anyone experience problems with the robot?
In my case it insists that
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M LOW
is an "Invalid Cabrillo category specification"
but it also offers me exactely the same writing as a correct entry.
I've tried it without the LOW - the rules say no power class for
single-op - but got the same error message again.
73 de Goetz
k0869565@tiscalinet.de
From k4bai@att.net Mon Feb 11 16:09:59 2002
From: k4bai@att.net (k4bai@att.net)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:09:59 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
Message-ID: <20020211161001.XHQI3965.mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net>
This discussion needs to keep in mind that moving the CW
Sprint one weekend earlier will mean changing the SSB
Sprint weekend also. I guess that would mean swapping
them. That would mean losing most of the FOC members
from most Feb CW Sprints (but not all of them). This
would put things back where they were before the change
a few years ago. I think the change was done for a good
reason and we would never have considered changing back
except for the start up of a new RTTY contest on what
had always been a Sprint (but a SSB Sprint) weekend.
73,
John, K4BAI.
>
> I agree with both Tyler & Barry on this one. It would be better to
> move the NA Sprint up to the XE RTTY weekend. There is not a
> whole of activity in XE RTTY even though I did make nearly 800 Q's
> this year but only 60 were on 40 meters. There is no incentive to operate
> 40 in the XE contest (except for me because I'm so close to Mexico,
> I get all those nice mults on 40). There is incentive to work 40 in WPX
> because of double points.
>
> Last weekend, the smart CW ops stayed pretty much below 7040 and
> the smart RTTY ops stayed above 7040 and even moved up as high as
> 7055 which was nice. However, it would have been much better to have
> the whole RTTY DX window for those 4 hours of the Sprint. I ended
> staying up in the "US" part of the band until the Sprint was over. When
> I was down there, I only saw a couple of frequency battles going on, but
> face it, who's dumb enough to have a frequency battle with someone on
> another mode? Nobody wins.
>
> Just my .02 worth. I would hope the NA Sprint will move up one weekend.
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barry "
> To: ; "RTTY Reflector"
> Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 11:53 AM
> Subject: Re: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
>
>
> > As a "two mode" contester (CW and RTTY), I agree with Tyler one
> > hundred percent.
> >
> > As I've said before on the RTTY Reflector, IMO, there are way too many
> > minor RTTY contests, and I would much rather see the activity of casual
> > (and not-so-casual) ops concentrated in the bigger contests. With no
> > disrepect intended to our XE friends, I'd like to see the XE RTTY
> > contest, and a bunch of others, just go away due to lack of interest.
> >
> > I, too, would like to see the WPX RTTY moved further from ARRL CW. I
> > can't operate back to back weekends seriously. In years I have
> > operated the RTTY WPX, I've done ARRL CW part-time multi at N3RS
> > (to paraphrase Seinfeld, "not that there's anything wrong with that").
> > Some years, I like to operate ARRL CW from home, and in those years
> > I don't do the WPX test.
> > 73,
> > Barry W2UP
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 9 Feb 2002 Tyler Stewart wrote:
> >
> > > As an "all-mode" contester, I would have to say that the RTTY WPX is the
> > > second or third largest RTTY contest of the year.
> > >
> > > The XE RTTY contest is a very minor and shouldnt even be considered as an
> > > obstruction.
> > >
> > > Irregardless, I would not concern myself too much with trying to dodge RTTY
> > > contests. The Sprints are only 4 hours on the second night of the DX
> > > contest and there are other places the DX will go, even tho a lot of them
> > > are supposed to stay between 7030 and 7040.
> > >
> > > Since the RTTY WPX has 18 hours of off time in 48 hours, there are a lot of
> > > guys off the air as well.
> > >
> > > RTTY has been having to dodge all kinds of QRM in the lower section of the
> > > band for years and years. They should be used to it by now. Perhaps the
> > > Sprinters will want to avoid this window, staying above 7040 or below 7030.
> > > However, there is already EU packet/pactor below 7040 to 7030 and SSB above
> > > 7040 which they still have to deal with on a regular basis.
> > >
> > > If you want to move the Sprint or WPX that would be fine with me.
> > > Personally I'd like to see the RTTY WPX move to the first weekend because
> > > it's too close to the ARRL DX weekend for me to participate seriously. My
> > > family will only tolerate so many adjacent contesting weekends and they are
> > > quite tolerant as it is... The Sprints being only 4 hours long "dont count"
> > > as contest weekends in my book! hi!
> > >
> > > Just my humble opinions.
> > >
> > > 73, Ty K3MM
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Tree N6TR"
> > > To:
> > > Sent: Saturday, February 09, 2002 5:43 AM
> > > Subject: RE: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > K4IK writes:
> > > >
> > > > > > The obvious "fix" is to move the RTTY and FOC contests on the same
> > > > > > weekend because the FOCers don't go up above 7035 and have the
> > > > > > NCJ CW Sprint on the other weekend.
> > > > >
> > > > > > I would be happy to move the CW Sprint to whichever weekend it takes
> > > > > > to make this happen.
> > > > >
> > > > > What is the possibility of exchanging weekends for the FOC Marathon
> > > > > and CW Sprint? RTTY WPX is between a rock and a hard place since
> > > > > the Mexico International RTTY is the first full weekend of February
> > > > > and the ARRL DX Contest (CW) is the third full weekend of February,
> > > > > RTTY WPX has no place to move ...
> > > >
> > > > What? Another RTTY contest on the first weekend of February? This is
> > > > starting to become pretty impossible.
> > > >
> > > > Also, I am probably not the best one to approach the FOCers about this.
> > > >
> > > > I am skeptical about moving the CW Sprint just so we can QRM a different
> > > > RTTY contest AND the FOCers to boot.
> > > >
> > > > I am pretty amazed that there are two "international" RTTY contests on
> > > > consecutive weekends. I think this needs to be fixed before any other
> > > > solutions can be explored.
> > > >
> > > > 73 Tree N6TR/Moron
> > > > tree@kkn.net
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/
> > > > Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
> > > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > RTTY mailing list
> > > RTTY@contesting.com
> > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
> >
> > --
> > Barry Kutner, W2UP Internet: w2up@mindspring.com
> > Newtown, PA Frankford Radio Club
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > RTTY mailing list
> > RTTY@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
>
> --
> CQ-Contest on WWW: http://lists.contesting.com/_cq-contest/
> Administrative requests: cq-contest-REQUEST@contesting.com
>
From k0869565@tiscalinet.de Mon Feb 11 16:17:42 2002
From: k0869565@tiscalinet.de (DJ3IW Goetz)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:17:42 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
Message-ID: <001501c1b317$be006080$6a74903e@meincomputer>
----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ3IW Goetz"
To: "RTTY"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 4:09 PM
Subject: Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
> Hi all,
> did anyone experience problems with the robot?
> In my case it insists that
> CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M LOW
> is an "Invalid Cabrillo category specification"
> but it also offers me exactely the same writing as a correct entry.
> I've tried it without the LOW - the rules say no power class for
> single-op - but got the same error message again.
^^^^^^^^^^
Sorry, it should read SINGLE-OP SINGLE-BAND
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 11 16:51:19 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:51:19 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] KE4KWE SOABLP WPX
In-Reply-To: <23380429303AD511B2F10002A550E0FB4F0992@SCRUMPY>
References: <23380429303AD511B2F10002A550E0FB4F0992@SCRUMPY>
Message-ID:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:06:06 -0000, Mobile Workshop wrote:
>As Don has mentioned in the past, we need to educate some of these guys, but
>I am not sure it is too practical in the midst of battle. It also doesn't
>take into account the fact that there may be a problem with language either.
>Anyone got any good ideas??
_________________________________________________________
I don't know how good these ideas are, but there are three things I do
to combat what you're talking about:
1. I never begin the exchange until I see my call print correctly. I
will accept my call with wrong shift characters (2U58 in place of W7TI),
but if I don't see that, I just keep sending my call until he gets it.
2. I have a buffer, Shift-F5, which says CALL CALL AGN PSE.
3. And another buffer, Shift-F3 which says MY CALL IS W7TI W7TI W7TI
BK.
Not a complete answer I'm sure, but I'm open to further suggestions.
73, Bill W7TI
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Mon Feb 11 16:58:06 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 08:58:06 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
In-Reply-To: <002101c1b316$81cf8d80$9f29a2c2@meincomputer>
References: <002101c1b316$81cf8d80$9f29a2c2@meincomputer>
Message-ID: <5utf6ugjqu4acmtfppa85kh5e9c8o02st9@4ax.com>
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:09:03 -0000, DJ3IW Goetz wrote:
>Hi all,
>did anyone experience problems with the robot?
>In my case it insists that
>CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M LOW
>is an "Invalid Cabrillo category specification"
>but it also offers me exactely the same writing as a correct entry.
_________________________________________________________
I sent mine in like this and it was accepted:
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 20M HIGH RTTY
Perhaps you need the "RTTY" at the end?
73, Bill W7TI
From wa9als@starband.net Mon Feb 11 17:17:45 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:17:45 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
References: <20020211161001.XHQI3965.mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net@webmail.worldnet.att.net>
Message-ID: <00cb01c1b320$0783fb60$3077fea9@jwf>
----- Original Message -----
From:
To: "Don Hill AA5AU"
Cc: ; "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:09 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
> I think the change was done for a good
> reason and we would never have considered changing back
> except for the start up of a new RTTY contest on what
> had always been a Sprint (but a SSB Sprint) weekend.
>
> 73,
> John, K4BAI.
Is there any chance that changing the title of this thread would help those
that make the decisions even pay any attention to the valid concerns? ;-)
From g4emt@hotmail.com Mon Feb 11 17:25:23 2002
From: g4emt@hotmail.com (JACK TAWN)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:25:23 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] List
Message-ID:
Getting all your e-mails through AOL now so could you stop send them
via g4emt@hotmail.com
Thanks Jack g4emt
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
From etienne.rosseel@pandora.be Mon Feb 11 17:35:43 2002
From: etienne.rosseel@pandora.be (ON7UI/Etienne)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:35:43 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] ON7UI SOSB15 WPX 2002
Message-ID: <008001c1b322$885de780$1c0777d5@pandora.be>
Worked 26 out of 30h. No need for a 36 h period for me hi.
As someone else asked, why no low power for single bands? As far as I know
only
SBLP is SARTG WW. I once asked a contest manager why and the answer was
there was no way to verify what power someone was using. Then packet/spot
assisted
should be dropped also because there is no way you can verify that. Aren't
we suppose to subscribe we "observed all rules etc.." for that contest?
Anyway had a nice weekend with this contest and would like to thank the
sponsors for that.My best WPX ever.
ON7UI SB 15m
QSO POINTS MP
722 1767 399
TOTAL : 705033
RIG : TS850 SAT
SOFT : WF1B / RITTY
ANT : 2EL quad at12m asl
BTW : changed my reply to 599 001 001-001 and can't remember needed to
reply.
73
Etienne/ON7UI
From jan.palmquist@mailbox.swipnet.se Mon Feb 11 16:12:10 2002
From: jan.palmquist@mailbox.swipnet.se (Jan Palmquist)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:12:10 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] 7S5ARA WPX SOHP Score
Message-ID: <200202111807.TAA03032@zeke.stahl.nu>
Call used: 7S5ARA
Location: Sweden
Operator: SM5FUG
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band, High power
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 129 516 - Delta loop
40 146 614 - Multiband vertical
20 237 555 - KT-34A
15 300 752 - KT-34A
10 300 799 - KT-34A
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 1112 3236 453
Most frequently worked prefix: IK2 - 14 QSO's
Claimed Score: 1465908
Equipment:
Radio: Kenwood TS-850S + PA
Power: 500 Watts output
Computer: Pentium 83 MHz
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Demodulator: AEA PK-232MBX
2nd decoder: RiTTY on another PC on the same audio
Comments:
I borrowed this anniversary call for the weekend to make
me more attractive. It will never be used again in a RTTY
contest as it is time limited and will expire soon. QSL
cards may be sent to SK5PZ via bureau or call book address.
I had to use my old PK-232 as main decoder as I have no license
for 7S5ARA for RiTTY. I noticed that RiTTY is much better than
my unmodified PK232, so I will be back on RiTTY with my own call
next contest.
Using a new uncommon call sign causes confusion among many
contesters, they don't belive what they see on screen so
I had to repeat the call more often than I use to do. There
was also more breakers than normal, I was so far I know
the only 7S5 active in the contest.
Activity was very good and I had lots of fun. Condx was good on
Saturday, Aurora wiped out all bands except 80 for a while
during Saturday evening but bands recovered later in the night
and Sunday condx was pretty good too.
Thanks you all for the QSOs and see you in BARTG.
73's de Jan/7S5ARA (SM5FUG)
From edlyn@california.com Mon Feb 11 18:19:45 2002
From: edlyn@california.com (Eddie Schneider)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:19:45 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
References: <002101c1b316$81cf8d80$9f29a2c2@meincomputer>
Message-ID: <003201c1b328$be08dc40$a500a8c0@default>
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The RTTY WPX robot appears to have a few crossed wires at the moment. If you get
a bounce or log rejection message, please be patient. Wait a few days then
re-submit. Trey, N5KO you kindly provides this robtic service for free, is aware
of the problems and once he has recovered from his Antartic trip, will no doubt
make some changes to the robot's "intelligence".
Eddie G0AZT (RTTY WPX log checker)
From Uli_Stolz@t-online.de Mon Feb 11 19:26:24 2002
From: Uli_Stolz@t-online.de (Ulrich Stolz, DJ9XB)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:26:24 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
References: <001501c1b317$be006080$6a74903e@meincomputer>
Message-ID: <3C681AE0.9070006@t-online.de>
Hi,
You read this from the rules:
no single-band in low power !
(b) Low Power: Same as 1(a) except that output power is 150
watts or less. Stations in this category compete with other low
power stations only. However, only all-band entries may be
classed as low power.
73
Uli
DJ3IW Goetz wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DJ3IW Goetz"
> To: "RTTY"
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 4:09 PM
> Subject: Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
>
>
>
>>Hi all,
>>did anyone experience problems with the robot?
>>In my case it insists that
>>CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M LOW
>>is an "Invalid Cabrillo category specification"
>>but it also offers me exactely the same writing as a correct entry.
>>I've tried it without the LOW - the rules say no power class for
>>single-op - but got the same error message again.
>>
> ^^^^^^^^^^
> Sorry, it should read SINGLE-OP SINGLE-BAND
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
>
From Bill Hellman"
The first filing of my Cabrillo file (NA2M.LOG) was rejected.
Per instructions, I corrected the contest name to: CQ-WPX-RTTY.
I deleted the ARRL-SECTION line 2, CATEGORY
OVERLAY line, and CLUB line.
I resubmitted the file and received successful confirmation.
73, Bill - NA2M
From raj@logicresources.com Mon Feb 11 18:48:22 2002
From: raj@logicresources.com (Raj)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 11:48:22 -0700
Subject: [RTTY] Get those packet spots going!
In-Reply-To: <020701c1b30f$856d51e0$6401a8c0@don>
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20020208183520.023f12d8@smtp.pobox.com> <020701c1b30f$856d51e0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <6o3g6u49apmn1oe7kkit201fshoqekdbcp@4ax.com>
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 09:19:38 -0600, AA5AU wrote:
>
> I noticed W2GG spotted me several times and I appreciate that but he didn't
> work me in the contest! Unless it was someone in the contest just using that
> call for packet spots - that I don't know.
>
I noticed that too. I never worked W2GG either. Maybe I'm just miffed
because I wasn't spotted. I formed the opinion that a lot of the spots
posted were for stations that were S&Ping not running the frequency. A
couple of times, that a spot was posted, I whipped over to the
frequency where the guy was supposed to be, only to find someone else
running the frequency. The T88 was spotted on packet, the VP8 wasn't,
I think it's more fun to find them on your own. My overall impression
of packet is that it is a waste of time and screen space, maybe you
guys down south hear more than we do up here.
73
Raj VE6RAJ
From tom@gm4fdm.com Mon Feb 11 19:09:43 2002
From: tom@gm4fdm.com (Tom Wylie)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:09:43 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Cabrillo or whatever you call it
Message-ID: <001401c1b32f$a9c3c9a0$28b6fd3e@tom>
Am I correct that cabrillo as suplied with WF1B wont work on WPX LOgs. If
it doesnt work - how to i change my log. Will they accept a .BIN or an
ADIF file?
73 de tom
gm4fdm
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----
(("I love children - but I couldn't eat a whole one!"))
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-----
GM DX GROUP - Scotland's DX Association
From k4ik@subich.com Mon Feb 11 19:36:17 2002
From: k4ik@subich.com (Joe Subich, K4IK)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 14:36:17 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
In-Reply-To: <021b01c1b311$3f422540$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID:
> I agree with both Tyler & Barry on this one. It would be better to
> move the NA Sprint up to the XE RTTY weekend. There is not a
> whole of activity in XE RTTY even though I did make nearly 800 Q's
> this year but only 60 were on 40 meters.
Swapping the sprint weekends is one approach. However, to put the
shoe on the other foot, how about exchanging the XE and WPX weekends?
This is something the RTTY people can do on their own without any
need for cooperation from NCJ ... other than an agreement to keep
CW Sprint on the Sunday of the second FULL weekend to avoid conflict
in those few years that February 1 is a Saturday or Sunday.
> Just my .02 worth. I would hope the NA Sprint will move up one weekend.
The only problem with that is the Sprint weekends were changed in 1995
to avoid a conflict between two CW contests (the FOC Marathon and the
Sprint CW) on the first weekend of February. At least the FOC Marathon
stays down around 7025 +/- 5 KHz.
73,
... Joe, K4IK
From chen@mac.com Mon Feb 11 20:54:16 2002
From: chen@mac.com (Kok Chen)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 12:54:16 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] QSL Routes for VP8THU/GEO
In-Reply-To: <020701c1b30f$856d51e0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID:
In case it is not clear earlier, this is what Trey, LU/N5KO, emailed
to the NCCC reflector:
> By the way, I saw someone ask earlier about the QSL routes -- it's
> VE3XN for VP8THU (Thule Island, SSI) and VE3GCO for VP8GEO (South
> Georgia Island).
For those lucky enough to have worked them (not me on RTTY, I never
even heard them on RTTY) this is from the horse's mouth.
When I worked LU/N5KO during WPX, he told me they had returned through
the Falklands, via Punta Arenas, via Santiago to Buenos Aires. 9V1YC
was supposed to have flown back last night (no more chewing gum, haw),
the Brits flying back on Thursday and Trey is enjoying the summer there
for a few more days.
Logs? They lost it (just kidding!).
73
Chen, AA6TY
From gord@kron.donetsk.ua Mon Feb 11 21:03:50 2002
From: gord@kron.donetsk.ua (Vladimir A. Gordienko)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:03:50 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] Fw: [1140.wpxrtty] Re: [2] EO1I - SO 10M HP - WPX RTTY 2002
Message-ID: <018e01c1b33f$bbd69b80$0100007f@localhost>
> WPX RTTY LOG WARNING MESSAGE REPORT FROM THE ROBOT
> ARRL-SECTION: DX
> Line 2 was discarded. 'ARRL-SECTION:' is not recognized as a
> valid field in a Cabrillo log file for the CQ WPX RTTY Contest.
> CATEGORY-OVERLAY:
> Line 5 was discarded. Invalid Cabrillo category overlay
> specification.
> CLUB:
> Line 6 was discarded. 'CLUB:' is not recognized as a
> valid field in a Cabrillo log file for the CQ WPX RTTY Contest.
Could somebody explain me what should I place to these lines ?
73 "Bob" ut1ia = eo1i
From edlyn@california.com Mon Feb 11 21:09:54 2002
From: edlyn@california.com (Eddie Schneider)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 13:09:54 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] WF1B Cabrillo.exe for WPX.
References: <001401c1b32f$a9c3c9a0$28b6fd3e@tom>
Message-ID: <00b701c1b340$812be160$a500a8c0@default>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Wylie"
To:
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 11:09 AM
Subject: [RTTY] Cabrillo or whatever you call it
> Am I correct that cabrillo as suplied with WF1B wont work on WPX LOgs.
To the best of my knowledge, WF1B's CABRILLO.exe dated 11th February, 2001
works.
Which brings me to another point. If you used RTTY by WF1B then use the
converter and send your logs to wpxrtty@kkn.net and NOT direct to ME.
>If it doesnt work - how to i change my log. Will they accept a .BIN or an ADIF
file?
Sorry, NO .bin and ADIF files. If and only if, your logging software DOES NOT
have a Cabrillo Converter utility, then only send your call sign.all and .sum
files to w6otc@garlic.com
It is MOST IMPORTANT that you put your CALL SIGN and RTTY WPX, in the e-mail
SUBJECT line.
Thank you, Eddie G0AZT (RTTY WPX log checker)
From FireBrick"
I really didn't see this happening but I did do this twice.
I THOUGHT I had clicked on the call sign which would have put it into my
buffer but obviously I missed.
Consequently when I hit the buffer key it sent
"TU UR 599-001 DE W9OL"
I would see it on the screen and corrected it.
Could this be what you saw?
------------------------------------------------------------
You May be a CheeseHead if: You know how to polka.
------------------------------------------------------------
Bill H. in Chicagoland
w9ol@billnjudy.com
From KS0M@ktis.net Mon Feb 11 21:46:24 2002
From: KS0M@ktis.net (Dick White)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:46:24 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] WPX
Message-ID: <002001c1b345$ad718d60$21bca341@ks0m>
It was difficult for me to think I had to sit out another RTTY contest and
watch all of you having so much fun. The Paragon still has a problem that I
have not solved. I can not complete the first exchange of a QSO before the
rig heats up and shuts down. A bunch of us have tried everything we know to
isolate the problem. It still exists and we are still looking. About 1400z I
was listening to all of you and decided to try and get on the air. I found
that if I lowered the power out to below 20 watts, I could complete a
contest exchange without the rig shuting down. So, I used 18 watts into my
amp and ran the contest. The only time it shut down was when I answered a CQ
and found he was not in the contest. By the time I told him about the
contest and gave him the RST/Name/QTH, the rig quit on me. I did S&P only to
keep my exchange short and rig cool. My thanks to George, W1ZT for his
comments about me being able to work the contest.
73....Dick - KS0M
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX CONTEST 9/10 February 2002
Call used: KS0M
Location: MO
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band, Low Power
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 69 130 -
15 82 183 -
10 83 197 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 234 510 164 Claimed Score: 83640
Richard C. "Dick" White ks0m@ktis.net
Fulton, MO. 65251-2215
From raj@logicresources.com Mon Feb 11 22:11:31 2002
From: raj@logicresources.com (Raj)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 15:11:31 -0700
Subject: [RTTY] VE6RAJ WPX SOAB LP
Message-ID:
CALL: VX6RAJ
CLASS: SOAB 150 WATTS
Time On: About 20 hours
Band QSOs Points Prfx
80m: 21 80 9
40m: 94 374 55
20m: 124 280 40
15m: 225 558 118
10m: 245 616 101
------------------------------
Totals: 709 1908 323
Claimed Score: 616284
Beat my previous best by 100K. Conditions poor on saturday and iffy on
Sunday. Still worked some good DX, met lots of old friends on the air
and had a good time. One of the best things I like about this contest
is the number of mults, and the fact that you are getting new mults
right up till the end of the contest. There were lots of JA stations
out and worked a few on 40 mtrs even.
Lots of hardware problems this time. First of all I bought a serial
cable that turned out bad. Couldn't get anything to work on the second
radio. Never had a moulded serial cable turn out bad, so it was the
last thing I suspected. Ended up having use another one (not bought)
and had to connect about 5 adapters/gender changers etc to get what I
needed. So I started 2 hours late. Sunday afternoon the FT-1000D
cooked. I think the fan quit, then shortly thereafter the rig quit. So
I have to grovel at my buddy Bob's feet and get it sorted out.
Nice to see Joe KB9SIZ, the head honcho at NRJ, playing in the contest
as well. If he keeps this up he will get an honorary membership in you
know what. Also saw lots of calls from days of old that I haven't seen
recently. Either my receiver is working again else nice to work you
all again. Thanks for all the contacts, and thanks to NRJ for a great
contest. See you all in the next one - probably with my trusty TS-830S
and full manual control.
73
Raj VE6RAJ
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 11 22:35:59 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 16:35:59 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] HV3SJ on RTTY now
Message-ID: <002d01c1b34c$7af2bf60$6401a8c0@don>
14082.0 mark listening up 5-10. Big signal at 2235Z 2/11/02.
Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
From ekki@plicht.de Mon Feb 11 22:55:58 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:55:58 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] LX5A MOST HP Claimed score
Message-ID:
WPX WW Contest
Callsign : LX5A
Loc./DXCC/Cont. : LX / LX / EU
Category : Multi Op. / All Band / Single TRX
Mode : RTTY
Power : HIGH 400 Watt
Contest Date : 09.02.2002
Default Exchange : 599
Operating Time : 48:00 h
Software : RCKRtty V2.14
Operators : DF7ZS, LX1RQ, DL1ZBO, DF4OR
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points WPX
10 396 394 1041 260
15 378 375 966 262
20 388 383 933 262
40 225 221 1016 167
80 207 206 850 146
-------------------------------------
1594 1579 4806 507*
* = Counted only once (not once per band)
Most often worked Prefixes:
RA3 (23)
W8 (16)
SP9, UA3, W1 (15)
Final Score: 4806 * 507 = 2.436.642
Soapbox:
About ten days before WPX we heard about DF7ZS, Helmut who was looking for a
crew for WPX at LX5A, because his initial plans didn't work out. So we
(Rainer, DL1ZBO and me, DF4OR) decided to go to LX instead of a SOAB effort
from home. Joined by Robert, LX1RQ we had a real fun weekend at the scout
camp in Wiltz near the ON/LX Border in the north of LX.
Arrived Friday noon and setup the 80/40m antennas on the camp (22mtr/77ft
vertical for 80m, 2x 10mtr/32ft phased array verticals for 40m, Dipole), the
TH6DX for 20/15/10 is permanently installed. Of course, antenna setup was
done in bad weather...
The two radio setup (2x FT-1000MP + 2x TL922) worked fine, the two notebooks
were using RCKRtty, one with a PTC-2pro TU, the other with MMTTY. The usual
screw-ups, things which worked nicely at home didn't work on site
(Transceiver control, PTT keying etc.), but were solved before contest start
at 01:00 am local.
After a slow start we got some nice runs on 40 and 80 during the night, good
openings continued on saturday. 20m stayed open well into the night, some US
signals were heard nearly all night. Condx improved on sunday, did some nice
DX (5U, KH2, KH6) but did not chase S9 or others.
A jammer on 40m (east Europe?) chased us between 7040 and 7080, very
annoying. Severe static on 80m made operation impossible at times.
MMTTY outperformed the PTC-2 quite often, and tuning is definetely easier
with the xy-display. Networking RCKRtty worked fine after some testing. The
phased array verticals on 40m were very good, if you have the space and
can't use a beam, go for it.
All in all we had a fantastic weekend, and are very pleased with the
results.
Thanks to the contest sponsors, thanks to Walter (DL4RCK) for sponsoring a
license of RCKRtty for the clubstation. Thanks to all who worked us. QSL
info: via LX1RQ, bureau or direct (see www.qsl.net/lx5a).
73,
Robert (LX1RQ), Helmut (DF7ZS), Rainer (DL1ZBO), Ekki (DF4OR)
From d.hulatt@thefreeinternet.co.uk Mon Feb 11 23:34:06 2002
From: d.hulatt@thefreeinternet.co.uk (Dave)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:34:06 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX G4WFQ SOAB LP
Message-ID: <000601c1b354$9b0f9900$57346dd5@dave>
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RTTY WPX G4WFQ SOAB LP
> CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
>
> Call: G4WFQ
> Operator(s):
> Station:
>
> Class: SOAB LP
> QTH:
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs Points Prefixes
> -----------------------------------
> 80: 22 88
> 40: 109 482
> 20: 218 472
> 15: 153 351
> 10: 204 529
> -----------------------------------
> Total: 706 1922 329 = 632,338
>
> Club:
>
> Comments:
>
> Thanks for all QSO's. Nice Contest.
>
> Thanks to contest sponsors/organizers.
>
> Best 73 Dave G4WFQ
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
From Tyler Stewart"
Message-ID: <003b01c1b355$cc3fa640$6400a8c0@Home>
That would get my vote!
73, Ty K3MM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Subich, K4IK"
To: ; "RTTY Reflector"
Cc: "Don Hill AA5AU"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 7:36 PM
Subject: RE: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
>
> > I agree with both Tyler & Barry on this one. It would be better to
> > move the NA Sprint up to the XE RTTY weekend. There is not a
> > whole of activity in XE RTTY even though I did make nearly 800 Q's
> > this year but only 60 were on 40 meters.
>
> Swapping the sprint weekends is one approach. However, to put the
> shoe on the other foot, how about exchanging the XE and WPX weekends?
> This is something the RTTY people can do on their own without any
> need for cooperation from NCJ ... other than an agreement to keep
> CW Sprint on the Sunday of the second FULL weekend to avoid conflict
> in those few years that February 1 is a Saturday or Sunday.
>
> > Just my .02 worth. I would hope the NA Sprint will move up one weekend.
>
> The only problem with that is the Sprint weekends were changed in 1995
> to avoid a conflict between two CW contests (the FOC Marathon and the
> Sprint CW) on the first weekend of February. At least the FOC Marathon
> stays down around 7025 +/- 5 KHz.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, K4IK
>
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>
From ik0yvv@libero.it Mon Feb 11 23:37:48 2002
From: ik0yvv@libero.it (IK0YVV Marco)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 00:37:48 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] WF1B file convert HELP ...
Message-ID: <003001c1b355$21721040$0a01a8c0@kein.org>
> Hi Guys ,=20
> I'd like to knwo how to convert ( ig it's possible ) a bin file from =
> wf1b 5.00 to wf1b 5.02 since the 5.02 produce the cabrillo format for =
> thw wpx while the 5.00 don't. I discovered that just after the contest =
> so my contest file is on the older version and i'm not able to generate =
> the cabrillo file for submission . Can somebody help me . Thank you in =
> advance . Seen u sn.
> 73s de :=20
> IK0YVV
>
> Marco
>
From wx4tm@mindspring.com Tue Feb 12 00:48:27 2002
From: wx4tm@mindspring.com (Tom Moore)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 18:48:27 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] CQWPX WX4TM SOABHP
Message-ID: <3C68665B.946940FE@mindspring.com>
CQWPX FEB 9,10 2002
Call: WX4TM
Class: SOABHP
Radio: YAESU FT990 @ 10-20 WATTS W/AMP
40 WATTS W/O AMP
Amp: 750 WATTS (till it smoked!)
Ants: Hy-Gain TH5MK5 tribander
80/40 inverted V's
40M vertical 'Z' experimental.. worked great!
Software: WRITELOG
Band QSOs PTS PRE
80M 8 18 2
40M 89 318 56
20M 279 607 97
15M 336 779 96
10M 431 1176 200
total 1143 2898 451
claimed score, 1,306,998
Soapbox:
Wow, what a contest! Started off great with a new AMP and a new
40M Ant and lots of great expectations. But Fri nite was a bust.
I could hear and work EU stations on 40M but it just seemed there
were only a few there. 80M was terrible with noise and flutter.
Then Saturday was really fantastic here. Had about the best run
ever on 10M that lasted for 4 hrs - during which I got a 75-80
QSO per hr rate for a good 2 hrs! Conditions stayed great all
day and I was predicting I'd hit the 1K Q mark by late evening.
But things started down hill at 2300Z when I made a bad (make
that dumb)decision to take my 1 hr break instead of going to 40M
which I noted was wide open. When I came back on at 0001Z, the
CW contest had started and it was just terrible. Maintaining
any rate at all was out of the question so I went back to 15M
which was still 'hot'. Then at 0130Z ..disaster. My brand new
amp smoked! What a let down!. Lost 30 mins trying to figure out
what had happened and then continued the contest with 40 watts
out of my FT990. I might as well have been running QRP. It
became impossible to get any kind of run going on any band from
then on. But I think I did pretty good at S&P which I still very
much enjoy. End result, however, was that I barely missed
equalling my last year's LP score. Not too shabby, I reckon. All
in all it was a great contest in which I had lots of fun. Many
many thanks to all who worked me; especially to the 'casual'
participants who seemed to be there when I needed them most
Sunday afternoon. Without you, there'd be no contest! And, of
course, a big thanks to the Contest Sponsor for a great event.
I like and am in favor of keeping the 30 Hr limit for SO (you'd
think I was in the 'over 60' crowd.. hi hi). IF the CW Sprint
test moved in on the CQWPX RTTY contest then why should the CQWPX
RTTY contest sponsor consider changing dates? And finally, again
raising that 'no, no SO2+R issue', I still strongly support
implementing a new SO2+R class for 'more equally defined'
competition.
73,
Tom WX4TM ex kl7q
From KK5OQ@BELLSOUTH.NET Wed Feb 13 00:36:42 2002
From: KK5OQ@BELLSOUTH.NET (kk5oq)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 18:36:42 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] WPX rough score
Message-ID:
First time using Writelog. Worked great during the contest.
Had one minor problem, suspect a setting not correct. Will
post the question to the Writelog reflector. Used Ritty as
the software tnc. I put up a 4E beam for 10m about a wavelength
up for SB class. Log needs to be cleaned up a bit. Check log
for the other 4 ctc's on 40m.
Rough score;
10m: 765 1968 402
Totals: 774 2000 406 812000
73
charles/kk5oq
From ekki@plicht.de Tue Feb 12 01:22:17 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 02:22:17 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Which Amp for RTTY?
Message-ID:
Hi list,
I am thinking of getting a decent amp for RTTY use (mostly).
750W out is the legal maximum in Germany, and that's what i would like to
have, 48hrs a weekend, continuously, without worrying about overload,
meltdown, smoke etc.
I personally tend to prefer solid state amps, but not sure if this is really
what I should get. Driver is currently an Icom, but shouldn't be limited to
that.
So what is it? Alpha? ETO? QRO Tech? Icom PW-1? What would you recommend?
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Tue Feb 12 02:57:53 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (by way of Jim Reisert AD1C )
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:57:53 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX AD1C SOAB LP
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020211215737.00bc4110@pop.ne.mediaone.net>
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call: AD1C
Operator(s): AD1C
Station: AD1C
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: MA
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 21 78
40: 80 310
20: 86 172
15: 128 259
10: 217 562
-----------------------------------
Total: 532 1381 321 = 443,301
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
Radio: ICOM 756pro
Antennas: G5RV at 35' (10m) high, HyGain AV-640 vertical, 15m 1-el delta loop
Software: Writelog 10.30 and MMTTY 1.62
My heart just wasn't in this one. Like NW0L, I was easily distracted. Worked
a few Europe on 80M, 3Z0WPX was loud but he couldn't hear me. The rest were a
struggle. Worked ZL2AMI easily on 40M Sunday a.m. but the JAs weren't that
loud. 10M to JA was terrific Sunday night, and snagged VR2BG on only one
call.
Could not hear S9LA when they were spotted, and 5U8B was rag-chewing Sunday
afternoon after he had run out of guys to work.
Highlights occurred outside the contest - YA on 12M Saturday a.m., XW0X on 40M
late Sunday afternoon.
Did pick up a couple new band/countries on 80m - thanks LX5A and ZF2QS.
73 - Jim AD1C
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Tue Feb 12 03:20:15 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:20:15 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Problems with WPXRTTY@KKN.NET robot
In-Reply-To: <003201c1b328$be08dc40$a500a8c0@default>
References: <002101c1b316$81cf8d80$9f29a2c2@meincomputer> <003201c1b328$be08dc40$a500a8c0@default>
Message-ID:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 10:19:45 -0800, Eddie Schneider wrote:
>Eddie G0AZT (RTTY WPX log checker)
_________________________________________________________
Eddie, your call looks naked without it's prefix!
73, Bill W7TI
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Tue Feb 12 03:26:38 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:26:38 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Cabrillo or whatever you call it
In-Reply-To: <001401c1b32f$a9c3c9a0$28b6fd3e@tom>
References: <001401c1b32f$a9c3c9a0$28b6fd3e@tom>
Message-ID:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:09:43 -0000, Tom Wylie wrote:
>Am I correct that cabrillo as suplied with WF1B wont work on WPX LOgs. If
>it doesnt work - how to i change my log. Will they accept a .BIN or an
>ADIF file?
_________________________________________________________
Tom, if it's any help, here's how the first few lines of my Cabrillo
file look. This was accepted by the robot. Your email program may show
a line wrap on some lines, but the original is just straight across.
START-OF-LOG: 2.0
CALLSIGN: W7TI
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 20M HIGH RTTY
CLAIMED-SCORE: 205857
CONTEST: CQ-WPX-RTTY
CREATED-BY: WriteLog V10.30B
NAME: Bill Turner
ADDRESS: PO Box 3946
ADDRESS: Landers, CA 92285
ADDRESS: USA
OPERATORS: W7TI
SOAPBOX:
QSO: 14083 RY 2002-02-09 0252 W7TI 599 1 AA5AU 599
221
QSO: 14083 RY 2002-02-09 0253 W7TI 599 2 W3MEL 599
059
QSO: 14084 RY 2002-02-09 0255 W7TI 599 3 AN9NA 599
048
73, Bill W7TI
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Tue Feb 12 03:29:13 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:29:13 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Fw: [1140.wpxrtty] Re: [2] EO1I - SO 10M HP - WPX RTTY 2002
In-Reply-To: <018e01c1b33f$bbd69b80$0100007f@localhost>
References: <018e01c1b33f$bbd69b80$0100007f@localhost>
Message-ID:
On Mon, 11 Feb 2002 21:03:50 -0000, Vladimir A. Gordienko wrote:
>> WPX RTTY LOG WARNING MESSAGE REPORT FROM THE ROBOT
>> ARRL-SECTION: DX
>> Line 2 was discarded. 'ARRL-SECTION:' is not recognized as a
>> valid field in a Cabrillo log file for the CQ WPX RTTY Contest.
>> CATEGORY-OVERLAY:
>> Line 5 was discarded. Invalid Cabrillo category overlay
>> specification.
>> CLUB:
>> Line 6 was discarded. 'CLUB:' is not recognized as a
>> valid field in a Cabrillo log file for the CQ WPX RTTY Contest.
>
>Could somebody explain me what should I place to these lines ?
>73 "Bob" ut1ia = eo1i
_________________________________________________________
Just remove each of the lines and don't replace them with anything. If
there's a blank space between two lines, remove the carriage return too.
Then re-send it. Should work ok.
73, Bill W7TI
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Tue Feb 12 03:44:30 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 19:44:30 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] Which Amp for RTTY?
In-Reply-To:
References:
Message-ID:
On Tue, 12 Feb 2002 02:22:17 +0100, Ekki Plicht wrote:
>I am thinking of getting a decent amp for RTTY use (mostly).
>750W out is the legal maximum in Germany, and that's what i would like to
>have, 48hrs a weekend, continuously, without worrying about overload,
>meltdown, smoke etc.
>
>I personally tend to prefer solid state amps, but not sure if this is really
>what I should get. Driver is currently an Icom, but shouldn't be limited to
>that.
>
>So what is it? Alpha? ETO? QRO Tech? Icom PW-1? What would you recommend?
_________________________________________________________
If money is no object, I'd recommend an Alpha 87A mainly for the
automatic band switching - very handy in a contest, but expensive, just
under $6,000 USD.
Otherwise, I'd suggest an amp with a pair of 3-500Z's. Replacement
tubes are inexpensive, and at 750 watts out, you'll probably never have
to replace them anyway. Ameritron makes one and there are older Kenwood
TL-922's for sale occasionally.
We'll be listening for that big sig from DL!
73, Bill W7TI
From steelgtr@iwaynet.net Tue Feb 12 04:08:48 2002
From: steelgtr@iwaynet.net (John W. Tipka)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:08:48 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX W8UL SOAB LP
Message-ID: <5.0.2.1.0.20020211224137.00ab9ac8@pop.iwaynet.net>
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call : W8UL
Operator: W8UL
Station: W8UL
Class: SOAB LP
QTH: Reynoldsburg OH
Operating Time (hrs): 27
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 0 0 0
40: 92 313 54
20: 133 278 54
15: 141 349 60
10: 206 549 135
-----------------------------------
Total: 572 1489 303 = 451,167
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Equipment Description:
Rig: IC-756Pro
Power Output: 75W
Antennas: Cushcraft A3S w/A743 for 40 m
Software: MMTTY 1.62
Comment: I am one of the new old guys back into the RTTY mode after a
hiatus of 30
years..A real learning experience for me after being out of the RTTY mode
for so long.
A far cry from the TTL/2 and 28ASR days...My QSO production was very
poor..Now to
work on corrective action for the next one, especially logging, beam
heading and contest
scoring software....
Learning points: Macros need to be made in advance and not on the
fly..Search and Pounce
isn't as productive as Running mode. It seems like you need to stake a
claim and try to
hold your ground..
Also, I was pleased to work 5U8B, JY9NX and CN8KD and others.. Thanks to
all contest
participants for a quick baptism of fire!!!!
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the Awards Committee."
Date ___/___/___ Signature ____________________________Call __________
73,
John W8UL
From k3gp@arrl.net Tue Feb 12 04:17:54 2002
From: k3gp@arrl.net (George Proudfoot K3GP)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 04:17:54 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX RESULTS - K3GP SOABHP
Message-ID:
The best laid plans often go astray. My plans for this contest were to work
all 30 hours, exceed 1,000 Qs and break the million mark.
All was on target until my out-of town daughter, her husband, and my two
grandkids decided this was a good weekend to visit. So Thirty hours was
reduced to just under 26 hours (and those hours were not all optimal, I
enjoyed time with my granddaughters then), I barely missed making the
thousand Q goal.... but I did manage to break the million mark for the first
time ever! C'est la vie...
Friday night and Saturday night propagation here was average at best -
Sunday morning on ten was MUCH improved, as was the rest of the final day.
It was a pleasure to run into a high percentage of skilled RTTY ops, along
with plenty of eager newcomers. Lots of unusual prefixes popped up for this
one, along with being called by some neat DX "surprises" [BV2WM, CN8KD,
ER6A, V73UG and A45WD come to mind].
Above all, this contest is FUN.....
QSO PTS PFX
80m: 50 126 10
40m: 137 432 64
20m: 215 446 100
15m: 194 481 81
10m: 374 1028 163
Totals: 970 2513 418
Total claimed score: 1,050,434 [At least until the UBN Robot has its way
with me]
Club Affiliation: North Coast Contesters
333-3333
George K3GP
CU In Dayton [Flea Market Space 2269 near Mendelson's tent]
From Rfmandmpm@aol.com Tue Feb 12 04:45:13 2002
From: Rfmandmpm@aol.com (Rfmandmpm@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 23:45:13 EST
Subject: [RTTY] VE6YR WPX RTTY SOAB LP
Message-ID: <128.c5dbc1f.2999f7d9@aol.com>
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CQ WW RTTY WPX CONTEST
Call used: VE6YR
Location: AB
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band Low Power
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 5 20 -
40 67 256 -
20 172 394 -
15 325 828 -
10 294 723 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 863 2221 379
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 19 QSO's
Claimed Score: 841759
----------------------------------------------------
A great contest, where your callsign counts as a multiplier, same as everyone
else.
My Force12 antenna and a replaced rotator helped improve my results, compared
to my last few attempts at contesting. Bands were crowded and other operators
moved in very, very close. I got squeezed out several times. Noise was
minimal, but sometimes I received three different serial numbers in the same
exchange. I saw several new variations of my callsign during exchanges. All
in all, it was fun. Thank you for your QSO and thanks to the sponsors.
73 Bob VE6YR
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CQ WW RTTY WPX CONTEST
Call used: VE6YR
Location: AB
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band Low Power
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 5 20 -
40 67 256 -
20 172 394 -
15 325 828 -
10 294 723 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 863 2221 379
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 19 QSO's
Claimed Score: 841759
----------------------------------------------------
A great contest, where your callsign counts as a multiplier, same as everyone else.
My Force12 antenna and a replaced rotator helped improve my results, compared to my last few attempts at contesting. Bands were crowded and other operators moved in very, very close. I got squeezed out several times. Noise was minimal, but sometimes I received three different serial numbers in the same exchange. I saw several new variations of my callsign during exchanges. All in all, it was fun. Thank you for your QSO and thanks to the sponsors.
73 Bob VE6YR
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From eu1sa@belsonet.net Tue Feb 12 06:41:55 2002
From: eu1sa@belsonet.net (Vladimir V. Sidorov)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:41:55 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] EU1SA SO SB 20 M WPX RY 2002
References: <002d01c1b34c$7af2bf60$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <001801c1b390$929538c0$3c04fea9@oemcomputer>
Hi all,
Recently a windstorm broke my 2 ele Delta for 15 m, acc'ly no chance for the
All Band entry. Than Mr Murphy striked my PA, acc'ly no High Power. So I
could only go Single band, and 20 m was taken this time. Well, it's rather
pitty, there is no Single Band LP entry, but OK.
The very first impression was, it is much colder in my shack when doing
LP...
Anyway, it was pretty nice. Highlights: V73UG and T88XF as new band
countries.
Lowlights: enormous splatter QRM (S9+20) from a broadcast station right
below the 20 m covered the band Saturday night and made the operation almost
impossible for a few hours.
Thanks you all for working me and see you in a next one. To be honest, I'll
do my best to return to the HP team the next time...
---
That's what was done with 100 W and a vertical and 20 hrs of activity.
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: EU1SA
Location: EU
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band 20 m
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 510 1127 -
15 0 0 -
10 0 0 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 510 1127 297
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: DL5 - 9 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 334719
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 100 IC-756
Antenna: 20 m Single Band elonged vertical @45 m up.
Club Participation: Belarus Contest Club
...
Vladimir V. Sidorov
P.O.Box 474
Minsk Belarus 220050
From ok1ym@yahoo.com Tue Feb 12 08:47:17 2002
From: ok1ym@yahoo.com (Olda Linhart - OK1YM)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:47:17 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] CQ RJ RTTY WPX - J41YM - SOAB HP
Message-ID: <3.0.32.20020212084237.0069e1e0@pop.mail.yahoo.com>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: J41YM
Location: ATHENS - GREECE
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band HP
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 41 168 -
40 274 1220 -
20 344 854 -
15 352 829 -
10 250 602 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 1261 3673 464
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: UA9 - 19 QSO's
------------------------
Claimed Score: 1704272
------------------------
Equipment:
Main station TS-850S + PA 300 W
The 2nd radio TS-940S ( for checking bands and searching for mult. )
ANT 1 - 16 el. log periodic fixly beaming to US
ANT 2 - Tribander dipole beaming to JA / South America
ANT 3 - dipole for 80 m ( 100 W on this band only )
MODEM : DXP 38
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
COMMENTS:
My goal was to broke 1000 QSO´s barrier in SO category.
I setup my score for 1050 QSO - 3255 point s & 410 mult = 1334550 points
Unfortunately all local DX clusters were not working
( without connection to other DX cluster ) so I had to use
( from time to time ) DX cluster via internet ( OH2BUA DX summit ).
It was impossible to be connected all the time for two reasons.
First the connection fall down due EMI ( phone line is too
close to my coaxial cables ).The second - local connection
is paid ( SRI not like in U.S ).
There were 3 best hours in the contest.
1. Sunday morning about 04.00 UTC on 40m good signals from
U.S.
2. Sunday afternoon ( after lunch ) 11:00 - 12:00 UTC
I worked 72 QSO on 15m with 19 new mult. Being called by 9G1UW
TK5MH, HL1AQ and V73UG and a lot of JA´s with never ending
different prefixes
3. The last hour. I begun on 40m for better point and
found clean fq on 7050. Thanks VK6HD who called me on
40m as always. For last 30m I QSYed to 20m for a short
pileup to US.
Thanks for all realized QSO. It was my last RTTY WPX from
Greece. I hope to see you next year from OK with a vertical
or LW and 100 W hi.
Highlights: 5U8B, V73UG, 9G1UW, TF3VS, VR2BG,
The strongest signal from US by AF4Z
Olda - J41YM
P.S.
I agree with Goetz DJ3IW who wrote
Lowlight: The many stations giving their call and serial number
only ONCE, often even without leading/trailing CR necessitating
MANY requests for repeats. And there was again a vast amount of
spurious signals originating from too much soundcard power into SSB
modulators.
From ok1ym@yahoo.com Tue Feb 12 08:55:25 2002
From: ok1ym@yahoo.com (Olda Linhart - OK1YM)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:55:25 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] OK DX RTTY result
Message-ID: <3.0.32.20020212085518.006b7804@pop.mail.yahoo.com>
Hi to all,
I just got info about result of OK DX RTTY Contest 2001
Olda
From wa9als@starband.net Tue Feb 12 11:50:30 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 06:50:30 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Which Amp for RTTY?
References:
Message-ID: <00d901c1b3bb$7c30e540$1c050180@wa9als>
Ekki, which rig do you have? If it will work automatically with the PW-1,
it's an easy decision for you! It runs 1000W (or 750) all weekend, and the
case doesn't even feel warm to the touch! That's right, the metal still
feels cool to the touch after a long run.
If you have several antennas, the built-in 4-position antenna switch is
wonderful. When you add in the built-in automatic antenna tuner, the
Icom-driver and PW-1 combination becomes an all band, 1-KW transceiver.
Just click on a bandmap or type in a freq and hit your favorite buffer and
you're there with 1000W and a cool to the touch amp! The meter/control
console is remoteable too.
I always dreamed of an 87A, but after discovering the PW-1 and it's acclaims
from friends, I could never go back to a tube amp. Some would, for the
extra 500W to get the legal 1500 here, but not me - the automatic functions
are too nice.
Good luck!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ekki Plicht"
To: "_Rtty"
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 8:22 PM
Subject: [RTTY] Which Amp for RTTY?
> Hi list,
> I am thinking of getting a decent amp for RTTY use (mostly).
> 750W out is the legal maximum in Germany, and that's what i would like to
> have, 48hrs a weekend, continuously, without worrying about overload,
> meltdown, smoke etc.
>
> I personally tend to prefer solid state amps, but not sure if this is
really
> what I should get. Driver is currently an Icom, but shouldn't be limited
to
> that.
>
> So what is it? Alpha? ETO? QRO Tech? Icom PW-1? What would you recommend?
>
> 73,
> Ekki, DF4OR
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
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> RTTY@contesting.com
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From k8vt@ameritech.net Tue Feb 12 12:24:52 2002
From: k8vt@ameritech.net (Carter Grabarczyk)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 07:24:52 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] CQWPX WX4TM SOABHP
References: <3C68665B.946940FE@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <3C690994.DFC00BD7@ameritech.net>
Tom Moore wrote:
> And finally, again
> raising that 'no, no SO2+R issue', I still strongly support
> implementing a new SO2+R class for 'more equally defined'
> competition.
>
> 73,
>
> Tom WX4TM ex kl7q
AMEN!!!!!
From jwittmer@halcomm.com Tue Feb 12 14:24:47 2002
From: jwittmer@halcomm.com (Joe Wittmer)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:24:47 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] VE6RAJ WPX SOAB LP
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20020212082447.00f5ed78@hal_server>
>Nice to see Joe KB9SIZ, the head honcho at NRJ, playing in the contest
>as well. If he keeps this up he will get an honorary membership in you
>know what.
Thanks Raj!
I was quite pleased to see you and several familiar calls on the screen.
You through me off with the VX call...;-)
For the record... Jason Allen has been doing all of our great layout work
now while I am busy *trying* to write software. I give a minor hand when I
can... but... Bill Henry K9GWT, Dale Sinner W6IWO, and Jason Allen deserve
all of the credit for our fine RTTY publication. BTW, it is obvious when
Jason took over the layout (look for nice graphics ;-)
73
Joe KB9SIZ
-------------------------
HAL Communications Corp.
1201 W. Kenyon Road
Urbana, IL 61801
Web: www.halcomm.com
Phone: (217) 367-7373
FAX: (217) 367-1701
From jwittmer@halcomm.com Tue Feb 12 15:03:50 2002
From: jwittmer@halcomm.com (Joe Wittmer)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 09:03:50 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] KB9SIZ SOABLP
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20020212090350.009696f0@hal_server>
CALL: KB9SIZ
CLASS: SOABLP < 10 Watts
RADIO: Elecraft K2
TNC: HAL DXP38
SW: WriteLog (w/ homebrew waterfall tuner)
Band QSOs Pts Pre
80m: 18 36 2
40m: 51 130 34
20m: 104 167 53
15m: 54 83 21
10m: 33 69 22
------------------------------
Totals: 260 485 132
Claimed Score: 64020
Thanks to all everyone for working the weak signal from Illinois!
Wow what fun. The highlight for me was seeing lots of familiar calls on the
screen - looking forward for the eyeball qso at Dayton. Propogation was
really something on 40m last weekend - logging HG1S and KH7U. And, when 10
and 15 were open... wow! Thanks also to US ops for the patience I now doubt
were hitting some 180 degrees. It is still amazing to me to see a DX
contact come back first try after working so long to get through a US contact.
Will post complete log to http://joe.wittmer.com soon (tonight?) for those
interested in QRP RTTY ;-)
Thank you for the support by CQ and The New RTTY Journal. Special thanks to
Glen, Eddie, and Dottie!
THANKS ES 73
Joe KB9SIZ
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Standard disclaimer... I have the pleasure of being financially
// involved with one or more companies mentioned... Please, support
// our ham manufacturers, software developers, and magazines.
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-------------------------
HAL Communications Corp.
1201 W. Kenyon Road
Urbana, IL 61801
Web: www.halcomm.com
Phone: (217) 367-7373
FAX: (217) 367-1701
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Tue Feb 12 15:09:12 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 07:09:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [RTTY] Please post your WPX score to 3830 reflector
Message-ID: <20020212150912.3482.qmail@web13602.mail.yahoo.com>
Owing to the controversy of scheduling CW and RTTY contests in the same
weekend, it might be a good idea to post your WPX score to the 3830 reflector
if you have not done so already, using this form:
http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Let's show the CW/SSB contesters a representative level of RTTY activity for
what is arguably the 2nd biggest RTTY contest of the year.
73 - Jim AD1C
=====
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USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
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From Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de Tue Feb 12 15:50:25 2002
From: Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de (Siegfried Semba)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:50:25 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] DJ3NG SOABHP WPX RTTY 2002
Message-ID: <000601c1b3dc$fd557de0$c733a8c0@fritzweb>
2002 World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
Sponsored by: Hal Communications, Corp.
CALL: DJ3NG
CLASS: SOAB HIGH POWER
CLUB: BCC
BAND QSO POINTS PREFIX
80m: 98 372 26
40m: 165 654 57
20m: 200 451 78
15m: 216 544 117
10m: 139 351 76
Totals: 818 2372 354 839688
RTTY CONTEST SCENE
http://www.qsl.net/dj3ng
From Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de Tue Feb 12 15:56:28 2002
From: Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de (Siegfried Semba)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:56:28 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY TOPLIST AFTER FINAL RESULTS OKWW
Message-ID: <000701c1b3dd$d5821160$c733a8c0@fritzweb>
Hi RTTY-friends,
RTTY-TOPLIST 2001 after final-result ok ww rtty is updated.
DON´T FORGET:
ENTER YOUR CLAIMED SCORES FOR
BARTG SPRINT RTTY
MEXICO RTTY
WPX RTTY
and see the result!
http://www.qsl.net/dj3ng
or
http://www.beraterzentrum.de/claim_erfassung.asp
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Tue Feb 12 16:28:04 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 10:28:04 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY TOPLIST AFTER FINAL RESULTS OKWW
References: <000701c1b3dd$d5821160$c733a8c0@fritzweb>
Message-ID: <003301c1b3e2$3f613300$6401a8c0@don>
Thanks Sigi,
You are doing an excellent job on your website and for keeping
up on the results.
Others - If you haven't seen his Claimed Scores pages, you should
check them out. It's a great automated way to having Claimed Scores.
I know Roy does an excellent job, but Sigi's program is totally
automated.
Anyone know when the results of CQWW, JARTS, WAE or TARA
2001 will be out?
Off to the Mardi Gras now - it's FAT TUESDAY in New Orleans.
Thanks,
Don AA5AU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Siegfried Semba"
To: ;
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 9:56 AM
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY TOPLIST AFTER FINAL RESULTS OKWW
> Hi RTTY-friends,
>
> RTTY-TOPLIST 2001 after final-result ok ww rtty is updated.
>
> DON´T FORGET:
> ENTER YOUR CLAIMED SCORES FOR
>
> BARTG SPRINT RTTY
> MEXICO RTTY
> WPX RTTY
> and see the result!
>
> http://www.qsl.net/dj3ng
> or
> http://www.beraterzentrum.de/claim_erfassung.asp
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
From z36w@mt.net.mk Tue Feb 12 16:37:04 2002
From: z36w@mt.net.mk (Venco Stojcev)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 17:37:04 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Z36W - XE RTTY SOAB
Message-ID: <000d01c1b3e4$04ead9e0$ebccdc3e@venco>
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Mexico RTTY contest - 2002
Call used: Z36W
Location: Stip, Macedonia
Entry Class: Single OP, All Band
Band QSO's Pts DX XE
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160 0 0 0 0
80 39 115 19 0
40 75 223 29 0
20 207 620 42 11
15 144 430 37 3
10 196 587 43 6
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Total: 661 1974 170 20
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Claimed Score: 370.060
Rig: FT-920 + PA 500 w.
Ant: 2 el. Quad 10-15-20 m.
Dipoles 40-80 m.
SofTware: MMTTY & WF1B
Thanks to all who worked me. =20
see you in the next RTTY contest
73 Venco, Z36W
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Call used: Z36W
Location: Stip, Macedonia
Entry Class: Single OP, All =
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620 42 11
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587 43 6
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Rig: FT-920 + PA 500 =
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Dipoles =
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SofTware: MMTTY & =
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From kc4saw@arrl.net Tue Feb 12 17:45:01 2002
From: kc4saw@arrl.net (John Morrison)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:45:01 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] WPX EFFORT KC4SAW SOPABLP
Message-ID:
WPX WW Contest
Callsign : KC4SAW
Category : Single Op. / All Band
Mode : RTTY
Power : LOW 100 Watt
Contest Date : 09.02.2002
Software : RCKRtty V2.14
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points WPX
10 72 72 197 67
15 122 122 278 111
20 109 109 221 96
40 40 40 100 35
80 11 11 26 10
-------------------------------------
354 354 822 208*
* = Counted only once (not once per band)
Final Score: 822 * 208 = 170976
Equipment: TEN-TEC OMNI SIX PLUS, TNC PK-900,
SOFTWARE RCKRTTY VER 2.14, FORCE 12 C-4 BEAM, 40/80 METER DIPOLE,
BUTTERNUT HF-6V.
LOTS OF FUN, LOOKING FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.
JOHN
From rmaull@citynet.net Tue Feb 12 17:43:01 2002
From: rmaull@citynet.net (Roy Maull)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:43:01 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores - I
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020212124046.00a18080@mail.citynet.net>
CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores
CALL CLASS PWR QSO PNT MLT SCORE
JE4VVM MO2T HP 1576 4480 520 2,329,600
KJ7TH MOST HP 1337 2975 449 1,335,775
VX9TTY MOST LP 399 1068 236 252,048
RN6BN SB10 HP 915 2217 460 1,019,820
S50C SB10 HP 823 2096 413 865,648
EO1I SB10 HP 800 1953 406 792,918
KK5OQ SB10 HP 765 1968 402 791,136
RA0ALM SB10 HP 634 1721 329 566,209
DJ9XB SB10 HP 221 574 181 103,894
S57IIO SB15 HP 890 2222 478 1,062,116
ON7UI SB15 HP 722 1767 399 705,033
ZC4DW SB15 LP 588 1698 323 548,454
F5NZO SB15 LP 540 1375 342 470,250
KY4AA SB15 LP 510 1262 329 415,198
W7TI SB20 HP 391 801 257 205,857
F6FJE SB20 LP 412 874 256 223,744
HB9DTM SB20 LP 160 347 120 41,640
UX1IL SB40 HP 371 1590 229 364,110
AN3GIP SB40 LP 248 1090 189 206,010
W3SE SB40 LP 218 730 140 102,200
DJ3IW SB80 LP 165 638 123 78,474
K4GMH SOAB HP 1525 4430 498 2,206,140
W1ZT SOAB HP 1533 4070 501 2,039,070
K8YU/KH2 SOAB HP 1197 3652 439 1,603,228
VA7XX SOAB HP 1194 3276 462 1,513,512
7S5ARA SOAB HP 1112 3236 453 1,465,908
K3GP SOAB HP 970 2513 418 1,050,434
GW4KHQ SOAB HP 952 2790 346 965,340
S56A SOAB HP 802 2370 375 888,750
K3WW SOAB HP 729 2028 328 665,184
GM4FDM SOAB HP 715 1782 347 618,354
VE7CF SOAB HP 699 1859 332 617,188
EA5DFV SOAB HP 610 1678 322 540,316
N2AM SOAB HP 538 1271 292 371,132
W7CT SOAB HP 600 1267 290 367,430
K3SV SOAB HP 271 749 177 132,573
W7DPW SOAB HP 300 652 179 116,708
VK4WPX SOAB HP 212 626 155 97,030
AA5AU SOAB LP 1504 3582 493 1,765,926
N2WK SOAB LP 1227 3186 462 1,471,932
YU7AM SOAB LP 976 2879 406 1,168,874
VE4COZ SOAB LP 1028 2638 419 1,105,322
K9MOT SOAB LP 1052 2533 436 1,104,388
ON4ADZ SOAB LP 956 2723 404 1,100,092
DK3VN SOAB LP 879 2595 381 988,695
UA9M,A SOAB LP 762 2272 371 842,912
N9CK SOAB LP 883 2068 387 800,316
W9HLY SOAB LP 833 2101 380 798,380
ES1QV SOAB LP 834 2164 345 746,580
KE4KWE SOAB LP 781 1801 359 646,559
G4FWQ SOAB LP 706 1922 329 632,338
VX6RAJ SOAB LP 709 1900 323 613,700
DL4RCK SOAB LP 712 1900 321 609,900
AD1C SOAB LP 532 1681 321 539,601
KE5OG SOAB LP 751 1490 324 482,760
ES2NA SOAB LP 625 1599 297 474,903
7L4IOU SOAB LP 526 1576 293 461,768
W8UL SOAB LP 572 1489 303 451,167
4X6UO SOAB LP 501 1471 279 410,409
GU0SUP SOAB LP 430 1124 347 390,028
KA2D SOAB LP 498 1282 296 379,472
VE3IAY SOAB LP 517 1484 255 378,420
VK4DZ SOAB LP 460 1365 272 371,280
VA3PC SOAB LP 458 1233 254 313,182
N1MGO SOAB LP 4669 1035 257 265,995
N0AC SOAB LP 422 870 233 202,710
G6UQ/P SOAB LP 311 871 191 166,361
VE9DX SOAB LP 257 867 182 157,794
XE2AC SOAB LP 300 749 185 138,565
N5ZM SOAB LP 264 697 177 123,369
KS0M SOAB LP 234 510 164 83,640
WA6BOB SOAB LP 278 591 140 82,740
NW0L SOAB LP 205 454 153 69,462
K4RO SOAB LP 204 427 141 60,207
K3FH SOAB LP 189 459 117 53,703
K6RIM SOAB LP 204 386 137 52,882
W4/VE3BUC SOAB LP 142 348 112 38,976
WD5GSL SOAB LP 16,896
N3RDV SOAB LP 103 209 75 15,675
73.. Roy N8YYS
Keep West Virginia Beautiful.. Grow ALUMINUM!!
From w1to@adelphia.net Tue Feb 12 17:47:14 2002
From: w1to@adelphia.net (Tom Homewood)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:47:14 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] W1TO SO AB Low Power
Message-ID: <055101c1b3ed$4ea8f040$0200a8c0@mbd>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: W1TO
Location: MA
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 30 88 -
40 58 228 -
20 101 205 -
15 124 298 -
10 160 418 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 473 1237 254
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: ON4 - 8 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 314198
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 75
Club Participation: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
"I have observed all competition rules as well as all regulations
established for amateur radio in my country. My report is correct
and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree to be bound by the
decisions of the Awards Committee."
Date ___/___/___ Signature ____________________________Call __________
Tom Homewood
1610 Wells Road
Cheshire MA 01225
From walt@hawaii.rr.com Tue Feb 12 18:49:24 2002
From: walt@hawaii.rr.com (Walt Niemczura)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 08:49:24 -1000
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX Contest Operating Time
References: <021e01c1b311$ac1d45a0$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <3C6963B4.299342B6@hawaii.rr.com>
We would be in favor of making it 36 hours long just to improve the
activity the last six hours of the contest.
A lot of M/S, M/2, M/M and SOSBs are left out there with nobody to
work but each other. It's much worse if you are M/something but we
all know how dead the bands are at the end and this year it seemed
worse. I guess folks and the casual ops were glued to the TV sets ;-)
We (again the "we", KH6ND, KH7U, AH7R and I) were talking about this
on Sunday as we cleaned up during out four hours of 6 Qs/Hr. The easiest
thing might be to go to an "unlimited" category. Either 48 hrs operation
or bump it up to the 36 hrs the other two contest use. That way the old
records and results would be comparable in the future and those that are
gluttons for fun (punishment) can push it a bit more.
This would be good for this event. It would increase activity and not
force those to change their operating habits unless they wanted.
Just a thought and a vote.
73 and Aloha,
Walt
AH6OZ
Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>
> I would be in favor to making it 36 hours to keep it in line with CW & SSB.
> I hate taking off time in the middle of the day. If I'm going to spend
> a whole weekend contesting, take the Friday before and Monday off
> after to rest, I want to contest as much as possible!
>
> Glenn, any way about going to changing it to 36 hours?
>
> 73, Don AA5AU
>
From ec2adr@wanadoo.es Tue Feb 12 19:22:12 2002
From: ec2adr@wanadoo.es (Roberto)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 20:22:12 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 EC2ADR SOSB 15M LP
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WPX WW Contest
Callsign : EC2ADR
Loc./DXCC/Cont. : IN82PU / EA / EU
Category : Single Operator / Single Band / 15m
Mode : RTTY
Club Competition : RadioClub Foronda
Power : LOW 100 Watt
Contest Date : 09.02.2002
Default Exchange : 599
Operating Time : 26:20 h
Software : RCKRtty V2.14
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points WPX
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Date: 10.02.2002 Sign: Call: EC2ADR
FILLOY GARCIA ROBERTO
BOX 647
01080 VITORIA ALAVA
SPAIN
EMail : ec2adr@wanadoo.es
Web: http://www.ec2adr.com
WPX: http://www.ec2adr.com/wpx2002.htm
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From sholton@optonline.net Tue Feb 12 21:11:33 2002
From: sholton@optonline.net (Steve Holton)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:11:33 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 N1NB SOAB LP
Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20020212153518.02d95c28@pop3.norton.antivirus>
2002 CQ WPX RTTY Contest
N1NB SINGLE-OP ALL LOW RTTY
Band QSO Pts Mult
80M 36 98 8
40M 134 528 77
20M 96 208 59
15M 123 277 49
10M 197 503 111
Total 586 1614 304
Claimed Score = 490656
FT100MP MkV 100watts
Two wires: Carolina Windom 80 @ 65' and Superloop 40 @ 70'
Writelog with MMTTY and DXP38 - dual receive
Operating time approx. 24 hours - though not completely full-time then
First time for me in this one - every other QSO a mult. !
Finally got dual receive working Friday morning - thanks to Don AA5AU for
very timely help. Seems that Writelog is quite happy to some things on COM
ports sharing IRQs, but very unhappy doing others - subject of a separate
posting for WL.
RTTY Contesting certainly getting more popular..... thought I'd get to 6
Meters before I stop seeing RTTY on 10M !! Well actually did see signals
above 28145.
For me some firsts/successes: Worked some EU stations on 80 meters Sat
night. Had modest run of JAs late Sunday afternoon. During about a 15
minute interval on 21M at dusk Saturday worked 5U8B, CN8KD, AH6OZ,
CE6/DM5TI, several JA's, oh and course Don AA5AU slipped in there as
well..... Thanks for being there! Had a terrific run on 40M for about 30
minutes during in the last hour - gave me a real work out including 20 6
pointers - lot's of folks trying to pile up those 6 point QSOs.
Only 2 Dupes. One was probably a 3/4 way cross-talk - not enough call signs
in the exchanges guys! The second is a tad more foreboding for the other
chap. Guy calls me on Sunday morning on 10M. Say back worked before at
13xxZ. He comes back worked on 15M. So I work him again. Go scroll back and
look at "transcript" in Rttyrite window. Clearly worked him, but I hadn't
been on 15M yet that day - only 10M . Sounds like someone changed band on
rig and not in logger - who knows how many QSOs are busted in that log??
73
Steve Holton N1NB
From ekki@plicht.de Tue Feb 12 22:16:16 2002
From: ekki@plicht.de (Ekki Plicht)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:16:16 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] Which Amp for RTTY? - Feedback -
In-Reply-To: <001601c1b3f4$6c16a4e0$28b6fd3e@tom>
Message-ID:
Thanks to all who replied, I got many useful insights.
Many proposed to go for the Icom PW-1, as I have an IC-756Pro as driver.
This is a good argument as long as I use Icom equipment... and I guess I
will do so for a long time.
Acom and Ameritron got some favorable mentions, as did some other
manufactuers.
Lots of good arguments (price, stability) pro tube amps, vs. solid state.
Again thanks, now I will have to talk to my bank, hi.
73,
Ekki, DF4OR
From w0etc@ix.netcom.com Wed Feb 13 00:13:04 2002
From: w0etc@ix.netcom.com (Larry Lindblom)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 00:13:04 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] W0ETC WPX RTTY
Message-ID: <014501c1b423$352d49a0$2888b23f@hppav>
2002 World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
Sponsored by: Hal Communications, Corp.
CALL: W0ETC LOCATION: IA
CLASS: Single Operator Multioperator
High Power X Single Transmitter
Low Power (100W or less) Multi-Transmitter
QRP/p (5W or less). .
Check one:
All bands
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes Score: Rest periods (Single Operator
160m: Stations Only)
80m: 52 118 6
40m: 92 276 36
20m: 303 610 94
15m: 432 1001 153
10m: 383 980 169
Totals: 1262 2985 458 1367130 Total:
Station Description: IC 775 & AL800H
Antenna(s): Stacked TH-7s at 123, 96, & 63 ft
4 square lazey V arrays on 40 & 80
Operators: Me
Remarks (Biggest thrill in contest, funniest story, comments, etc.):
I wanted to do than this but an Iowa location combined with an A index of 10
meant this was about the best I could do. I knew it wasn't going well when
the high TH-7 copied better than the others when 10 & 15 were wide open. As
always 80 was too noisy for any EU QSOs from here. A TA3 calling me along
with getting 5U8B were the biggest thrills. WriteLog performed 100% except
for the occasional operator error.
Club Competition: TCG
This is to certify that in this contest I have operated my
transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
Signature____________________________________________
Call .
LARRY LINDBLOM, W0ETC
7051 SE 6th Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50327
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Wed Feb 13 03:43:36 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 21:43:36 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] BARTG Spring RTTY Contest Buffers
Message-ID: <000d01c1b440$9eb8c3a0$6401a8c0@don>
Examples of BARTG Spring RTTY Contest Buffers are
now available on the AA5AU WriteLog website:
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
Because of the nature of this contest, more buffers are used
than in most other contests.
Also, I've noticed that WriteLog handles serial numbers differently
when operating SO2R on a single computer than it does on when
using separate networked computers. The write-up I did before
WPX only applies to operating SO2R on separate networked computers
and not on a single computer. I made that distinction in the title and
will be updating that page soon with more information concerning
the use of %I in a buffer to insert the next available serial number.
If there is enough interest, I may try to put something concerning
setting-up for the NA RTTY Sprint. That contest is not directly
supported by WriteLog, but there are other modules that can be used.
The best module to use is the RTTY Internet Sprint module (I think).
Is there any interest in seeing the set-up for this contest?
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
From w9hly@decaturnet.com Wed Feb 13 04:26:51 2002
From: w9hly@decaturnet.com (Vern)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:26:51 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] silly robot
Message-ID: <3C69A4BB.17309.1D6CCD7@localhost>
Submitted log for WPX. Below is the robot's response. This borders on childs play.
Vern
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
WPX RTTY LOG WARNING MESSAGE REPORT FROM
THE ROBOT
ARRL-SECTION: IN
Line 2 was discarded. 'ARRL-SECTION:' is not recognized as a
valid field in a Cabrillo log file for the CQ WPX RTTY Contest.
CLUB: -NONE-
Line 6 was discarded. 'CLUB:' is not recognized as a
valid field in a Cabrillo log file for the CQ WPX RTTY Contest.
From n6oj@sbcglobal.net Wed Feb 13 05:27:04 2002
From: n6oj@sbcglobal.net (Chuck)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 21:27:04 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] CQ WPX 2002
Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.2.20020212212425.009f7e70@pop.sbcglobal.net>
Hi Guys:
here is my score after a few gremlins got
to me and my system
Chuck
N6OJ
N6OJ SOABLP
CQWPXRTTY Score Summary Sheet
Band Contacts Mults Score
3.5 16 4 152
7 68 12 1944
14 245 125 63250
21 325 122 83570
28 270 128 73856
Total 924 391 769488
From rkolarik@neb.rr.com Wed Feb 13 05:57:38 2002
From: rkolarik@neb.rr.com (Ron Kolarik)
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2002 23:57:38 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX K0IDT SOAB LP
References: <00af01c1b2bb$42d0e760$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <02cf01c1b453$9a4e6a00$6401a8c0@ron>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: K0IDT
Location: NE
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 67 162 -
40 122 302 -
20 125 192 -
15 166 344 -
10 195 442 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 675 1442 291
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: VE3 - 16 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 419622
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
Power Output: 50
Highlights:
ZL2AMI and CT3BX on 40.....
LX5A and 5U8A on 15....
V73UG on 10....
and a bunch of others I can't remember right off.
Thank you!!
Heard on around 14.102 on Sat..."take the brown zipper
from the blue bowl". Please tell me someone else heard this.
Lost a half hour looking for that damn zipper :).
Saturday turned nasty with 70 mph winds and rain, snow, ice.
Had to wait until things thawed on Sunday...everything stayed
up including the SWR.
WXXX WXXX WPX....took awhile to figure out this was
a CQ!
The unruly behavior of a few late Sunday sent me off to S&P
instead of trying to run. In one instance someone actually
resent my exchange to JH1OAI with a different serial number.
Kinda weird to see my info going out and being in receive....
maybe related to the zipper thingy. JH1OAI if you are reading
this the first number was correct as you acknowledged.
See you all next month
Ron K0IDT
From RogWard@fsbdial.co.uk Wed Feb 13 07:52:12 2002
From: RogWard@fsbdial.co.uk (Roger Ward)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 07:52:12 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX MW2I SOHP
Message-ID: <000801c1b463$d0fa2160$aab959c3@rogergw5nf>
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2002 World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
Sponsored by: Hal Communications, Corp.
CALL: MW2I LOCATION
CLASS: Single Operator X Multioperator
High Power X Single Transmitter
Low Power (100W or less) Multi-Transmitter
QRP/p (5W or less). Power used:400w .=20
Check one:
All bands X
Single Band: .
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes Score: Rest periods (Single Operator
160m: Stations Only) =20
80m: 44 180 20 to
40m: 163 716 88 to
20m: 111 270 52 to
15m: 70 174 41 to
10m: 93 261 66 to
Totals: 481 1601 267 427467 Total:
Station Description:Kenwood TS570D + Amp=20
Antenna(s): 10-40 Force 12 4CXL 80 Inverted V all @ 45ft due too high =
winds.
Operators: GW5NF
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From Robert Webb"
2002 World-Wide RTTY WPX Contest
Sponsored by: Hal Communications, Corp.
CALL: G0URR
CLASS: Single Operator, Low Power, all Bands.
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes Score:
80m: 5 20 1
40m: 64 264 22
20m: 183 404 60
15m: 256 611 141
10m: 328 850 186
Totals 836 2149 410 Total: 881090
Station Description: Yaesu FT1000MP, MMTY (FSK)
Antenna(s): Cushcraft A3S, Dipoles N/S-E/W on 40M, Inv L on 80M.
Operators: Me.
Remarks. Well I had the whole weekend to play in this one, and wow was it
fun. The score shows how busy it was in
24 hours of operating time. The off-times seemed to be the key to this one,
but again the high winds here changed all
my plans. I couldn't start until the wind died down at 7am Saturday, and
finished at 9pm Sunday for the same reason.
Boy did I want to make 1000Qs or a million points but Mother Nature just
wouldn't let me. There are greater forces at
work here than me. I love Writelog more and more every time I use it, and
laughed when I think how Don learnt something
from Phil the newbie, now what else hiding away in there? Biggest lesson
learnt was that when you
work RU3AT on you're run frequency you don't move as he always spots on the
cluster and the following run is well worth
staying put for. I have noticed the thread about people seeing their call
sent back to them several times
during the exchange, but then I am cautious about commenting on it as we
need these new people and the longer
exchange doesn't matter that much does it ! If they fall in love with the
mode and become as passionate as some of
us are then they will come on the reflector, they will visit the great
website resources that we have, and they will see
that there is another way to send the exchange. Now I am off the old
soapbox, thanks to all of you for the support
before during and after the test that you all give away so freely. Thank
You, De Robert.
This is to certify that in this contest I have operated my transmitter
within the limitations of my license and have observed fully the rules and
regulations of the contest.
Signature____________________________________________ Call
.
From vk4cej@hamsnet.net Wed Feb 13 10:31:16 2002
From: vk4cej@hamsnet.net (John - vk4cej)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:31:16 +1000
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
References: <3C656237.30554.137D942@localhost> <021b01c1b311$3f422540$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <00a801c1b47a$8e86e720$7aa7fea9@tower>
while on the subject of XE rtty contest.... I was led to believe that I
won the Oceania section of this contest in the year 2001 (and if not
Oceania, at least 1st place Australia) but have yet to receive anything,
notification or otherwise about this. So as not to be "led up the garden
path" any further than I have already been, can someone point me to their
results pages, damned if I can find them........
Thanks in advance
John - vk4cej / vk4wpx
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU"
To: ; "RTTY Reflector"
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:31 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] Re: [CQ-Contest] Morons at the NCJ
> I agree with both Tyler & Barry on this one. It would be better to
> move the NA Sprint up to the XE RTTY weekend. There is not a
> whole of activity in XE RTTY even though I did make nearly 800 Q's
> this year but only 60 were on 40 meters. There is no incentive to operate
> 40 in the XE contest (except for me because I'm so close to Mexico,
> I get all those nice mults on 40). There is incentive to work 40 in WPX
> because of double points.
>
PS I agree, lets move it.....................
From nt6k@thevision.net Wed Feb 13 11:52:12 2002
From: nt6k@thevision.net (Dave)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 03:52:12 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] NT6K SOSB28HP
Message-ID: <3C6A536C.E8B97A39@thevision.net>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: NT6K
Location: CA
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 0 0 -
15 0 0 -
10 751 1668 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 732 1668 393
(Duped)
Claimed Score: 655524
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 27 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Thanks goes to Dave KA6BIM for the use
of the station.
Will I never work another RTTY contest with a single
demodulator! Dave had two PK-232s hooked and receiving
at the same time, I must say the copy was 85% better
between the two than my single KAM. Called CQ 95% of
the time, S&P 5% on VFO B.
Highlight: 14 new countries on RTTY, and a lot of fun.
Dave NT6K
From blazej@blazej.demon.co.uk Wed Feb 13 15:13:37 2002
From: blazej@blazej.demon.co.uk (Blazej Muraszko)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 15:13:37 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] Hotmail works as well
Message-ID:
Dear all,
I have read a message few days ago that submitting logs for xe test
was a problem and another that yahoo account works fine.
I also had a problem with sending my log from my demon account.
Just to let you know that my hotmail account was accepted and Pepe
xe1j@ucol.mx replied that he received my log.
All the best
Blazej
M0CFV/SP4XKA
From rmaull@citynet.net Wed Feb 13 18:04:55 2002
From: rmaull@citynet.net (Roy Maull)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:04:55 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores - II
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020213130306.00a10dd0@mail.citynet.net>
CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores
CALL CLASS PWR QSO PNT MLT SCORE
JE4VVM MO2T HP 1576 4480 520 2,329,600
LX5W MOST HP 1579 4806 507 2,436,642
KJ7TH MOST HP 1337 2975 449 1,335,775
VX9TTY MOST LP 399 1068 236 252,048
RN6BN SB10 HP 915 2217 460 1,019,820
S50C SB10 HP 823 2096 413 865,648
EO1I SB10 HP 800 1953 406 792,918
KK5OQ SB10 HP 765 1968 402 791,136
RA0ALM SB10 HP 634 1721 329 566,209
DJ9XB SB10 HP 221 574 181 103,894
S57IIO SB15 HP 890 2222 478 1,062,116
ON7UI SB15 HP 722 1767 399 705,033
ZC4DW SB15 LP 588 1698 323 548,454
EC2ADR SB15 LP 630 1484 368 546,112
F5NZO SB15 LP 540 1375 342 470,250
KY4AA SB15 LP 510 1262 329 415,198
S52SK SB15 LP 261 639 198 126,522
W7TI SB20 HP 391 801 257 205,857
7K4QOK SB20 HP 223 595 193 114,835
EU1SA SB20 LP 510 1127 297 334,719
F6FJE SB20 LP 412 874 256 223,744
HB9DTM SB20 LP 160 347 120 41,640
HG4I SB40 HP 488 2218 295 654,310
UX1IL SB40 HP 371 1590 229 364,110
AN3GIP SB40 LP 248 1090 189 206,010
W3SE SB40 LP 218 730 140 102,200
DJ3IW SB80 LP 165 638 123 78,474
K4GMH SOAB HP 1525 4430 498 2,206,140
W1ZT SOAB HP 1533 4070 501 2,039,070
J41YM SOAB HP 1261 3673 464 1,704,272
K8YU/KH2 SOAB HP 1197 3652 439 1,603,228
VA7XX SOAB HP 1194 3276 462 1,513,512
7S5ARA SOAB HP 1112 3236 453 1,465,908
W0ETC SOAB HP 1262 2985 458 1,367,130
K3GP SOAB HP 970 2513 418 1,050,434
GW4KHQ SOAB HP 952 2790 346 965,340
S56A SOAB HP 802 2370 375 888,750
DJ3NG SOAB HP 818 2372 354 839,688
K3WW SOAB HP 729 2028 328 665,184
GM4FDM SOAB HP 715 1782 347 618,354
VE7CF SOAB HP 699 1859 332 617,188
DL4RCK SOAB HP 712 1900 321 609,900
EA5DFV SOAB HP 610 1678 322 540,316
NA2M SOAB HP 538 1271 292 371,132
W7CT SOAB HP 600 1267 290 367,430
N4CW SOAB HP 358 855 218 186,390
K3SV SOAB HP 271 749 177 132,573
W7DPW SOAB HP 300 652 179 116,708
VK4WPX SOAB HP 212 626 155 97,030
AA5AU SOAB LP 1504 3582 493 1,765,926
N2WK SOAB LP 1227 3186 462 1,471,932
YU7AM SOAB LP 976 2879 406 1,168,874
VE4COZ SOAB LP 1028 2638 419 1,105,322
K9MOT SOAB LP 1052 2533 436 1,104,388
ON4ADZ SOAB LP 956 2723 404 1,100,092
DK3VN SOAB LP 879 2595 381 988,695
UA9M,A SOAB LP 762 2272 371 842,912
N9CK SOAB LP 883 2068 387 800,316
W9HLY SOAB LP 833 2101 380 798,380
ES1QV SOAB LP 834 2164 345 746,580
KE4KWE SOAB LP 781 1801 359 646,559
G4FWQ SOAB LP 706 1922 329 632,338
VX6RAJ SOAB LP 709 1900 323 613,700
SN5N SOAB LP 622 1756 316 554,896
AD1C SOAB LP 532 1681 321 539,601
KE5OG SOAB LP 751 1490 324 482,760
ES2NA SOAB LP 625 1599 297 474,903
7L4IOU SOAB LP 526 1576 293 461,768
N1NB SOAB LP 586 1514 304 460,256
W8UL SOAB LP 572 1489 303 451,167
4X6UO SOAB LP 501 1471 279 410,409
GU0SUP SOAB LP 430 1124 347 390,028
KA2D SOAB LP 498 1282 296 379,472
VE3IAY SOAB LP 517 1484 255 378,420
VK4DZ SOAB LP 460 1365 272 371,280
W1TO SOAB LP 473 1237 254 314,198
VA3PC SOAB LP 458 1233 254 313,182
N1MGO SOAB LP 4669 1035 257 265,995
N0AC SOAB LP 422 870 233 202,710
KC4SAW SOAB LP 354 822 208 170,976
G6UQ/P SOAB LP 311 871 191 166,361
VE9DX SOAB LP 257 867 182 157,794
XE2AC SOAB LP 300 749 185 138,565
N5ZM SOAB LP 264 697 177 123,369
VE6YR SOAB LP 863 221 379 83,759
KS0M SOAB LP 234 510 164 83,640
WA6BOB SOAB LP 278 591 140 82,740
NW0L SOAB LP 205 454 153 69,462
KB9SIZ SOAB LP 260 485 132 64,020
K4RO SOAB LP 204 427 141 60,207
K3FH SOAB LP 189 459 117 53,703
K6RIM SOAB LP 204 386 137 52,882
W4/VE3BUC SOAB LP 142 348 112 38,976
WD5GSL SOAB LP 16,896
N3RDV SOAB LP 103 209 75 15,675
73.. Roy N8YYS
Keep West Virginia Beautiful.. Grow ALUMINUM!!
From rmaull@citynet.net Wed Feb 13 18:07:05 2002
From: rmaull@citynet.net (Roy Maull)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 13:07:05 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] XE RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores - I
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020213130458.009fb7c0@mail.citynet.net>
XE RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores
CALL CLASS PWR QSO PNT MLT SCORE
AA5AU SOAB HP 784 2158 200 431,600
Z36W SOAB HP 661 1974 190 375,060
ZC4DW SOAB HP 533 1599 140 223,860
W4UK SOAB HP 509 1377 143 196,911
J41YM SOAB HP 450 1351 144 194,544
W8HLY SOAB HP 444 1260 137 172,620
DJ3NG SOAB HP 400 1201 142 170,542
YU7AM SOAB HP 341 1031 139 143,309
W7TI SOAB HP 447 1166 115 134,090
UX1IL SOAB HP 338 998 125 124,750
WA8RPK SOAB HP 249 671 66 44,286
DL4RCK SOAB HP 191 573 71 40,683
YL2KF SOAB LP 723 2189 203 444,367
VE9DX SOAB LP 398 1204 125 150,500
DK3VN SOAB LP 354 1039 137 142,343
VE4COZ SOAB LP 280 851 97 82,547
W8UL SOAB LP 2260 732 100 73,200
DF4OR SOAB LP 225 668 108 72,144
DJ3IW SOAB LP 205 616 99 60,984
VA3PC SOAB LP 200 610 93 56,730
GU0SUP SOAB LP 154 466 86 40,076
SV1XV SOAB LP 120 358 75 26,850
DL1ZBO SOAB LP 102 306 51 15,606
W7DPW SOAB LP 110 297 47 13,959
VA3XRZ SOAB LP 1224 262 52 13,624
XE2AC SOAB LP 46 157 25 7,222
K3FH SOAB LP 67 174 30 5,220
73.. Roy N8YYS
Keep West Virginia Beautiful.. Grow ALUMINUM!!
From deuxfox@earthlink.net Wed Feb 13 19:13:56 2002
From: deuxfox@earthlink.net (deuxfox)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 19:13:56 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] KF2XF CQWW SOSB 10M
Message-ID: <3C6ABAF4.637FC493@earthlink.net>
Call Used: KF2XF
Entry Class: Single OP, Single Band High Power 10M
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes
80m: 0 0
40m: 5 12 1
20m: 44 84 43
15m: 3 8 3
10m: 297 745 199
Totals: 349 849 246
Claimed Score 10 meters 170605
After about 50 Q's I had a machine crash and was not able to fully
recover the QSO data. So I put in a half hearted effort of about 14
total hours on ten meters and it was all fun. Writelog performed well
provided the operator fatique did over-ride.
From ka4rru@erols.com Wed Feb 13 20:35:45 2002
From: ka4rru@erols.com (Michael Trowbridge)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 20:35:45 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX KA4RRU M/M HP
Message-ID:
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call: KA4RRU
Operator(s):
Station: KA4RRU
Class: M/M HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 45.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Points Prefixes
-----------------------------------
80: 149 450
40: 284 1054
20: 536 1171
15: 573 1407
10: 532 1423
-----------------------------------
Total: 2074 5505 581 = 3,198,405
Club: Woodbridge Wireless
Comments:
ops - ka4rru, w4mgm, w4dav, wa4tk, n4dxs
Three radios - ft1000+ pk232(+amp) ic756 pro +Hal pci 3000(+amp) and knwd
930 +
Hal pci 3000 (two with amps at around 500 watts) writelog software.
th6 at 90 and 50 feet
10 meter 5 el beam fixed to eu
40 meter 2 el beam at 100 feet
80 meter dipole at 80 feet
73 Mike ka4rru
From luther@mail.mdt.net.au Thu Feb 14 03:36:45 2002
From: luther@mail.mdt.net.au (Martin Luther)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 03:36:45 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] 30 hours in WPX
Message-ID: <000301c1b508$d3458900$81d926cb@martinl>
I notice this one has come up in RTTY.
The SSB test used to also be 30 hours out of 48. This was changed after much
lobbying by those who go to "other places to win from." It was turned into
36. I assume as a compromise because those who operate from propogationally
advantaged locations wanted 48 but others were equally keen to keep the 30.
In RTTY we can still see someone winning from their home location. However,
propogation favors those who travel to a location which is close to the
equator and equidistant from two of the three major ham population centres
of Europe, USA and Japan. Thus the majority of top twenty scores in the
major SSB and CW contests meet the criteria of being just in South America,
just in Africa, just in Asia, or just in Oceania. Try HC8, EA8, KH6 etc..
Don't misunderstand, I have a lot of respect for these people that stretch
their arms carrying Alpha 87's onto airplanes as hand luggage! Furthermore
in contests needing lots of countries they help the rest of us with
multipliers.
I do think that we need variety in contests and having to take time out is a
strategic decision. Get it wrong and you will dramatically affect your
score. Of course some prefer not to have this extra challenge and just run
til they drop!
The shorter period also allows those like VK/ZL, and the many others who
are propogationally challenged, who do not generally get 48 hours of
propogation to anywhere, a chance to remain competitive.
The strategy is especially appropriate for the WPX type of contest. Prefixes
generally come, these days, from just running stations. The leading stations
will rarely do much search and pounce. Then only on the second radio. This
makes it into just a run fest with little or no challenge other than speed.
The time off makes for some intellectual involvement in the contesting
process!
The CQWW type tests with zones and countries do still mean that most of us
must do a minimum of S&P. Hence we must continually make choices of what
band to run, what band to search, when to run and in what direction, what
direction to search etc. Apart from those sitting on the very best island
locations, there is a need to do more than hit the CQ key!
You will know that RTTY contesting has reached the big time when Don AA5AU
has to go to PJ8 or EA8 to stay in the top twentyl!!
73
Martin VK5GN
From rmaull@citynet.net Thu Feb 14 04:36:37 2002
From: rmaull@citynet.net (Roy Maull)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 23:36:37 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores - III
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020213233430.00a103b0@mail.citynet.net>
CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores
CALL CLASS PWR QSO PNT MLT SCORE
JE4VVM MO2T HP 1576 4480 520 2,329,600
LX5W MOST HP 1579 4806 507 2,436,642
KJ7TH MOST HP 1337 2975 449 1,335,775
VX9TTY MOST LP 399 1068 236 252,048
RN6BN SB10 HP 915 2217 468 1,037,556
S50C SB10 HP 823 2096 413 865,648
EO1I SB10 HP 800 1953 406 792,918
KK5OQ SB10 HP 765 1968 402 791,136
NT6K SB10 HP 732 1668 393 655,524
RA0ALM SB10 HP 634 1721 329 566,209
DJ9XB SB10 HP 221 574 181 103,894
S57IIO SB15 HP 890 2222 478 1,062,116
ON7UI SB15 HP 722 1767 399 705,033
ZC4DW SB15 LP 588 1698 323 548,454
EC2ADR SB15 LP 630 1484 368 546,112
F5NZO SB15 LP 540 1375 342 470,250
KY4AA SB15 LP 510 1262 329 415,198
S52SK SB15 LP 261 639 198 126,522
W7TI SB20 HP 391 801 257 205,857
7K4QOK SB20 HP 223 595 193 114,835
EU1SA SB20 LP 510 1127 297 334,719
F6FJE SB20 LP 412 874 256 223,744
HB9DTM SB20 LP 160 347 120 41,640
HG4I SB40 HP 488 2218 295 654,310
UX1IL SB40 HP 371 1590 229 364,110
AN3GIP SB40 LP 248 1090 189 206,010
W3SE SB40 LP 218 730 140 102,200
DJ3IW SB80 LP 165 638 123 78,474
K4GMH SOAB HP 1525 4430 498 2,206,140
W1ZT SOAB HP 1533 4070 501 2,039,070
J41YM SOAB HP 1261 3673 464 1,704,272
K8YU/KH2 SOAB HP 1197 3652 439 1,603,228
VA7XX SOAB HP 1194 3276 462 1,513,512
7S5ARA SOAB HP 1112 3236 453 1,465,908
W0ETC SOAB HP 1262 2985 458 1,367,130
K3GP SOAB HP 970 2513 418 1,050,434
GW4KHQ SOAB HP 952 2790 346 965,340
S56A SOAB HP 802 2370 375 888,750
DJ3NG SOAB HP 818 2372 354 839,688
K3WW SOAB HP 729 2028 328 665,184
GM4FDM SOAB HP 715 1782 347 618,354
VE7CF SOAB HP 699 1859 332 617,188
DL4RCK SOAB HP 712 1900 321 609,900
4Z8BB SOAB HP 615 1890 293 553,770
EA5DFV SOAB HP 610 1678 322 540,316
MW2I SOAB HP 481 1601 267 427,467
NA2M SOAB HP 538 1271 292 371,132
W7CT SOAB HP 600 1267 290 367,430
N4CW SOAB HP 358 855 218 186,390
K3SV SOAB HP 271 749 177 132,573
W7DPW SOAB HP 300 652 179 116,708
VK4WPX SOAB HP 212 626 155 97,030
AA5AU SOAB LP 1504 3582 493 1,765,926
N2WK SOAB LP 1227 3186 462 1,471,932
YU7AM SOAB LP 976 2879 406 1,168,874
VE4COZ SOAB LP 1028 2638 419 1,105,322
K9MOT SOAB LP 1052 2533 436 1,104,388
ON4ADZ SOAB LP 956 2723 404 1,100,092
DK3VN SOAB LP 879 2595 381 988,695
G0URR SOAB LP 836 2149 410 881,090
UA9MA SOAB LP 762 2272 371 842,912
N9CK SOAB LP 883 2068 387 800,316
W9HLY SOAB LP 833 2101 380 798,380
N6OJ SOAB LP 924 391 769,488
ES1QV SOAB LP 834 2164 345 746,580
KE4KWE SOAB LP 781 1801 359 646,559
G4WFQ SOAB LP 706 1922 329 632,338
VX6RAJ SOAB LP 709 1900 323 613,700
SN5N SOAB LP 622 1756 316 554,896
AD1C SOAB LP 532 1681 321 539,601
KE5OG SOAB LP 751 1490 324 482,760
ES2NA SOAB LP 625 1599 297 474,903
7L4IOU SOAB LP 526 1576 293 461,768
N1NB SOAB LP 586 1514 304 460,256
W8UL SOAB LP 572 1489 303 451,167
K0IDT SOAB LP 675 1442 291 419,622
4X6UO SOAB LP 501 1471 279 410,409
GU0SUP SOAB LP 430 1124 347 390,028
KA2D SOAB LP 498 1282 296 379,472
VE3IAY SOAB LP 517 1484 255 378,420
VK4DZ SOAB LP 460 1365 272 371,280
W1TO SOAB LP 473 1237 254 314,198
VA3PC SOAB LP 458 1233 254 313,182
N1MGO SOAB LP 4669 1035 257 265,995
N0AC SOAB LP 422 870 233 202,710
KC4SAW SOAB LP 354 822 208 170,976
G6UQ/P SOAB LP 311 871 191 166,361
VE9DX SOAB LP 257 867 182 157,794
XE2AC SOAB LP 300 749 185 138,565
N5ZM SOAB LP 264 697 177 123,369
VE6YR SOAB LP 863 221 379 83,759
KS0M SOAB LP 234 510 164 83,640
WA6BOB SOAB LP 278 591 140 82,740
NW0L SOAB LP 205 454 153 69,462
KB9SIZ SOAB LP 260 485 132 64,020
K4RO SOAB LP 204 427 141 60,207
K3FH SOAB LP 189 459 117 53,703
K6RIM SOAB LP 204 386 137 52,882
W4/VE3BUC SOAB LP 142 348 112 38,976
WD5GSL SOAB LP 116 192 88 16,896
N3RDV SOAB LP 103 209 75 15,675
73.. Roy N8YYS
Keep West Virginia Beautiful.. Grow ALUMINUM!!
From rmaull@citynet.net Thu Feb 14 04:39:37 2002
From: rmaull@citynet.net (Roy Maull)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 23:39:37 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] BARTG RTTY SPRINT 2002 Claimed Scores - II
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020213233724.00a137d0@mail.citynet.net>
BARTG Sprint 2002 Claimed Scores
CALL CLASS PWR QSO MLT SCORE
UT9F MOST HP 907 104 564,096
9A5W SOAB HP 1072 600 643,200
KW4DA SOAB HP 815 92 420,540
KE5OG SOAB HP 552 84 278,208
KK5OQ SOAB HP 506 93 264,132
DJ3NG SOAB HP 549 61 243,756
LP7H SOAB HP 434 92 233,944
W7WW SOAB HP 502 74 222,888
J41YM SOAB HP 448 88 220,416
GW4KHQ SOAB HP 525 71 204,750
GW5NF SOAB HP 475 77 202,350
DL4RCK SOAB HP 458 75 189,612
VE5CPU SOAB HP 421 76 176,820
G4FWQ SOAB HP 329 76 116,795
DJ9XB SOAB HP 298 71 116,220
VE7CF SOAB HP 290 68 107,880
K3SV SOAB HP 265 67 82,150
WA8RPK SOAB HP 236 60 57,448
W7DPW SOAB HP 120 47 25,200
W5BEN SOAB HP 125 51 23,500
KC4SAW SOAB HP 100 47 21,000
NA2M SOAB HP 20,500
K4RO SOAB HP 73 24 6,789
ZC4DW SOAB LP 634 76 289,104
OH5HCK SOAB LP 622 81 279,900
DF4OR SOAB LP 498 80 221,112
VE4COZ SOAB LP 486 81 218,700
W9HLY SOAB LP 444 88 218,448
DL1ZBO SOAB LP 464 80 206,016
G3WYW SOAB LP 180 99 192,060
DK3VN SOAB LP 421 171,810
VE6YR SOAB LP 405 420 170,100
WK6I SOAB LP 378 81 170,100
KE4KWE SOAB LP 436 70 141,700
EC2ADR SOAB LP 355 71 138,450
DJ3IW SOAB LP 331 75 137,034
VE9DX SOAB LP 309 73 124,218
K0IDT SOAB LP 347 71 114,510
GU0SUP SOAB LP 265 78 114,480
W8UL SOAB LP 265 71 103,350
N1NB SOAB LP 318 68 100,170
KF2XF SOAB LP 256 65 99,840
ZL2BR SOAB LP 240 76 85,200
N3FR SOAB LP 279 61 85,095
VK4DZ SOAB LP 200 76 84,000
M0BEX SOAB LP 244 63 83,448
MM0BQI SOAB LP 239 69 76,480
7L4IOU SOAB LP 239 68 75,285
WN1OTV SOAB LP 250 63 71,250
WA6BOB SOAB LP 221 46 54,366
SV1XV SOAB LP 143 63 54,054
K4QD SOAB LP 156 59 49,608
VA4XRZ SOAB LP 173 53 48,786
W4AUI SOAB LP 202 40 40,400
LA5TFA SOAB LP 344 41 40,248
DL9NEI SOAB LP 186 54 37,200
K2GZ SOAB LP 126 46 34,776
OE5XRL SOAB LP 107 43 27,606
K0BX SOAB LP 101 48 21,715
N0AC SOAB LP 111 25 19,536
N4BP SOAB LP 120 41 17,760
G3URA SOAB LP 114 32 17,328
N3RDV SOAB LP 92 40 13,248
VE9TTY SOAB LP 117 35 11,232
W4/VE3BUC SOAB LP 92 40 11,040
MU3EFB SOAB LP 137 40 5,480
9H0A SOEX HP 1298 104 763,224
K4GMH SOEX HP 1012 102 582,912
WX4TM SOEX HP 623 97 340,158
AA5AU SOEX HP 600 88 316,800
YU7AM SOEX HP 589 87 286,254
LA7CL SOEX HP 595 81 267,750
N2WK SOEX HP 352 79 154,176
W4UK SOEX HP 398 62 148,056
K4WW SOEX HP 170 59 54,060
G0URR SOEX LP 572 92 295,152
4Z8EE SOEX LP 513 73 206,226
G3YJQ SOEX LP 376 80 171,456
N1MGO SOEX LP 302 56 84,560
W1ZT SOEX LP 68 35 10,200
I5/1990 SWL QP 289 49 14,161
73.. Roy N8YYS
Keep West Virginia Beautiful.. Grow ALUMINUM!!
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Thu Feb 14 05:58:24 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 21:58:24 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] VK9NS
Message-ID:
Now on - 0557z, 599 in CA.
Bill, W7TI
From diverken@chaffee.net Thu Feb 14 12:52:39 2002
From: diverken@chaffee.net (Ken Eigsti)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 05:52:39 -0700
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 Score
Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.20020214055239.010fa1e0@pop3.norton.antivirus>
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX CONTEST
Call: W0LSD
Class: SOAB HP
Opertating time: 25 hours
SUMMARY:
Band QSO's Points Prefixs
___________________________________________________
80: 20 48 8
40: 65 192 34
20: 104 205 44
15: 213 428 99
10: 210 472 114
Total: 612 1345 299
Score: 402,155
Club: Grand Mesa Contestors of CO
Station: IC 756Pro, DXP38, Laptop, Writelog soft., Alpha 91B
Antennas: C36XR @ 75', T-8 log at 40'
HFV2 for 80 meters.
Another part time effort..one of these contests I will get to spend the
full time. Better condx on Sunday..
73 Ken W0LSD
From Phil Cooper"
Hi all,
Just received a very nice QSL card for 9G5KW (W0SD) toaday for a RTTY QSO on
15m.
Thanks to W0SD for that.
73 de Phil GU0SUP
From ha3li@matavnet.hu Thu Feb 14 18:06:09 2002
From: ha3li@matavnet.hu (Alajos Nagy)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 18:06:09 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] HA3LI SOSB 15m WPX RTTY
Message-ID: <005f01c1b582$4839ad80$02000003@ha3li>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: HA3LI
Location: Siofok
Entry Class: Single Op, Single Band 15m
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 0 0 -
40 0 0 -
20 0 0 -
15 696 1759 -
10 0 0 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 696 1759 398
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: JA1 - 11 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 700082
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02 + RITTY
Power Output: 800
Thanks all, who worked me.
73 & DX
Ali, HA3LI
From faunt@panix.com Thu Feb 14 19:05:01 2002
From: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 14:05:01 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [RTTY] RTTY WPX Score for ZF2QS- SOABHP
Message-ID: <200202141905.g1EJ51Q17707@panix1.panix.com>
It looks as if I didn't do quite well enough.
My score for RTTY WPX as ZF2QS:
Q's Pt's Mult
80 2 8 0
40 153 746 75
20 398 1006 147
15 342 847 63
10 634 1740 212
Totals 1529 4327 497 Claimed score: 2,160,459
But, I had fun.
Station: ZF2NT's location
FT1000MP
ACOM 2000 at 500-800 watts
KAM+
Bencher Skyhawk at 80 feet, and dipoles.
Writelog
73, doug
From Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de Thu Feb 14 19:32:22 2002
From: Siegfried.Semba@t-online.de (Siegfried Semba)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 20:32:22 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] TOPLIST AFTER FINAL SCORES JARTS RTTY 2001
Message-ID: <000201c1b58e$5375d820$c733a8c0@fritzweb>
Hi RTTY-Friends,
JARTS results are published and TOPLIST is updated.
73/GL de Sigi, DJ3NG
RTTY CONTEST SCENE
http://www.qsl.net/dj3ng
DON'T FORGET: ENTER CLAIMED SCORES!
From Phil Cooper"
Hi gang,
Just bagged V73UG in the log on 20m..............
He was just on 14.086 USB AFSK.
Oh yes! And on Valentines day as well!!!
Oh boy, what a happy bunny!
73 de Phil GU0SUP
From faunt@panix.com Thu Feb 14 20:29:19 2002
From: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 15:29:19 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [RTTY] V73UG!
In-Reply-To: <000701c1b591$920a04a0$6a81e2c3@pcooper>
References: <000701c1b591$920a04a0$6a81e2c3@pcooper>
Message-ID: <200202142029.g1EKTJs07738@panix1.panix.com>
And I just got MD/DL5AAX on 15M, so that's a good one for me.
It breaks my streak of not working places I've operated.
73, doug
From: "Phil Cooper"
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 19:54:53 -0000
Hi gang,
Just bagged V73UG in the log on 20m..............
He was just on 14.086 USB AFSK.
Oh yes! And on Valentines day as well!!!
Oh boy, what a happy bunny!
73 de Phil GU0SUP
From ve5cpu@sk.sympatico.ca Fri Feb 15 01:31:37 2002
From: ve5cpu@sk.sympatico.ca (Bart Ritchie (VE5CPU))
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 19:31:37 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] VE5CPU WPX RTTY SOABHP
Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20020214193034.00b4b100@mailhost.sk.sympatico.ca>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: VE5CPU Location: SK
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band
Power Output: 300 Hours on 25.5
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 14 52 -
40 89 340 -
20 172 364 -
15 231 528 -
10 295 689 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 801 1973 307
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Claimed Score: 605711
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02
73, Bart - VE5CPU
.................................................................
. B.R. (Bart) Ritchie Internet: ve5cpu@sk.sympatico.ca .
. Regina, SK Canada .
.................................................................
From on5mf@qsl.net Fri Feb 15 06:47:24 2002
From: on5mf@qsl.net (on5mf)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 07:47:24 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 Score OP0GS
Message-ID: <001501c1b5ed$72d01280$2410fea9@jurgen>
CQ/RJ WW RTTY WPX
Call used: OP0GS
Location: Kortrijk
Entry Class: SOAB LP
Band QSOs Pts Mults
80 57 232 -
40 153 642 -
20 214 454 -
15 278 674 -
10 287 753 -
----- ---- ---- ----
Total 989 2755 420
Prefixes counted only once (not once per band)
Most frequently worked prefix: YU7 - 12 QSO's
--------------------------------------
Claimed Score: 1157100
Software: RTTY by WF1B v5
Power Output: 100
Station : FT990
Antennas : 3 elt tribander + dipoles
TNC : PTC IIe
Club Participation: KTK Golden Spur
Our club station received the special call OP0GS for the entire year 2002.
As there didn't seem to be too many volunteers to help me participate in
this
contest as a Multi Single, I decided to go for SOAB LP.
Due to some work and family obligations I could only participate for about
27 hrs.
73
Jo ON5MF
From SP5UAF Fri Feb 15 19:51:54 2002
From: SP5UAF (SP5UAF)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 20:51:54 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] WPX RTTY 3Z0WPX MO2T HP
Message-ID: <775173088.20020215205154@sp5zcc.waw.pl>
CALL: 3Z0WPX
CLASS: Multi Operator/2Tx, High Power
----------------------------------
Band QSOs Points PX
80m: 245 998 111
40m: 385 1796 90
20m: 544 1310 111
15m: 693 1780 134
10m: 651 1731 170
Totals: 2518 7615 616
Prefixes counted only once per all contest, not once per band
Score: 4690840
Station Description: 2 x FT-1000MP + 2 x Homemade PA
Antenna(s):
80 meters: Vertical (20 m high), dipole, some beverages (pointed to
various directions) and K9AY loops
40 meters: Dipole, 2el Quad, beverages and K9AY loops on receiving
side (from time to time)
20 meters: 2 el Quad, 4 el Quad and 2x4el Quad
15 meters: 2 el Quad, 4 el Quad and 2x4el Quad
10 meters: 2 el Quad, 5 el Quad and 4x5el Quad
Computers: - Desktop Pentium II with HAL interface and WriteLog
- Compaq Armada notebook with Writelog, Maestro soundboard
and MMTTY plug-in
Operators: Chris SP7GIQ, Paul SP7PS, Mark SQ5BPM,
Donata (YL - SWL), Tom SP5UAF
Last year I thought about joining our club (SP5ZCC) team with other
Polish HAMs interested in RTTY. After some time, and some arrangements
we in the end met at the wonderful QUAD-station of Chris SP7GIQ to
participate in WPX RTTY. Two weeks before we had received a special
call: 3Z0WPX - just for the contest.
It was our first effort of this kind. None of us operated in Multi-Two
before. At first we had some problems with the network, then with one
of our computers, during the contest we had a break because electric
current was switched off - problem at the power station: fortunately
"only" 35 minutes...
But in the end we had a great fun and worked so many RTTY friends...
What more: for some of us it was the first time to use WriteLog. Only
Paul SP7PS is an experienced user to say the truth.
Our goal was to make at least 2500 contacts and beat last year record
in that category (by YL4U), in the same EU record. And we did it!!!!
40 meters Quad helped us to make many DX contacts on this band - many
DX and of course many rich-pointed QSOs. In the end a little bit more
than 50% contacts are with DX stations:
80M 40M 20M 15M 10M Total %
EU 211 243 308 288 203 1253 49.8
AS 11 46 66 157 136 416 16.5
NA 22 86 156 227 285 776 30.8
AF 1 4 4 11 5 25 1.0
SA 0 2 6 4 16 28 1.1
OC 0 4 4 6 6 20 0.8
The biggest thrill: Our station was called three times by V73UG
himself. And we worked HR3 in tremendous pile-up after only one call
on 10 meters - well... 4x5el Quad stacker on ten meters is just what
we needed in such situations. It is like a sniper - one shot and new
multiplier is in the log. During the last hour we were called by a
station from Cuba - this gave us very worthy multiplier.
We could hear JA on 80 meters on Sunday but in the end decided not to
switch the antennas. The main station was running on 40 then and had
quite nice DX contacts. JAs on 80m were not new multipliers so in the
end we decided not to switch the antennas. Working DX on 80 or on 40
was giving us the same points - on 40 meters we were able to work more
DX in that time.
Great thanks goes towards Chris SP7GIQ who let us use his wonderful
station and was a great, great host for us.
We do hope to meet you again from our home stations or perhaps in the
future we join our teams again for one of the RTTY events.
73 to All
from Tom SP5UAF
and all of 3Z0WPX team
From sford@arrl.org Fri Feb 15 19:52:34 2002
From: sford@arrl.org (Ford, Steve, WB8IMY)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 14:52:34 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] DCC--Call for Papers
Message-ID: <125490A005E3D3118C9C00805FC743CC0376253A@KAHLESS>
Call for Papers
Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 21st Annual ARRL and
TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 13-15, 2002 in
Denver, Colorado, and publication in the Conference Proceedings. The
Conference location is the Denver Marriott Southeast Hotel, 6363 E. Hampden
Ave., Denver, CO 80222. Annual conference proceedings are published by the
ARRL. Presentation at the conference is not required for publication.
Submission of papers is due by August 5th, 2002. Conference registration
details and updates are available at http://www.tapr.org/dcc.
The ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference is an international
forum for radio amateurs to meet, publish their work, and present new ideas
and techniques. Presenters and attendees will have the opportunity to
exchange ideas and learn about recent hardware and software advances,
theories, experimental results, and practical applications. Topics include,
but are not limited to:
- Software defined radio (SDR)
- Digital voice
- Digital satellite communications
- Global position system
- Precise Timing
- Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS)
- Short messaging (a mode of APRS)
- Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
- HF digital modes
- Internet interoperability with Amateur Radio networks
- Spread spectrum
- Amateur Radio use of 802.11 technologies
- Using TCP/IP networking over Amateur Radio
- Mesh and peer to peer wireless networking
- Emergency and Homeland Defense backup digital communications
- Using Linux in Amateur Radio
- Updates on AX.25 and other wireless networking protocols
E-mail your paper in electronic format to Maty Weinberg at ARRL HQ at
maty@arrl.org.
From w5ben@arrl.net Fri Feb 15 21:20:37 2002
From: w5ben@arrl.net (Duane Budd)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 16:20:37 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] W5BEN SOAB HIGH RTTY WPX
Message-ID:
WPX WW Contest
Callsign : W5BEN
Loc./DXCC/Cont. : TN / K / NA
Category : Single Op. / All Band
Mode : RTTY
Club Competition :
Power : HIGH 400 Watt
Contest Date : 09.02.2002
Default Exchange : 599
Operating Time : 15:27 h
Software : RCKRtty V2.14
BAND QSOs Valid QSOs Points WPX
10 164 164 452 129
15 173 173 409 140
20 62 62 118 56
40 1 1 2 1
80 0 0 0 0
-------------------------------------
400 400 981 242*
* = Counted only once (not once per band)
Final Score: 981 * 242 = 237402
Equipment: Icom IC-756PRO, Hercules II amp, PK-900, 4-el
beam at 50 ft.
Call: W5BEN
Duane Budd
191 Keene Road
37601 Johnson City
USA
EMail : w5ben@arrl.net
Duane Budd
w5ben@arrl.net
Johnson City, TN
From wa9als@starband.net Fri Feb 15 22:39:17 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:39:17 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY x 2
Message-ID: <001001c1b671$a0e534a0$1c050180@wa9als>
Last night I thought I had MMTTY going in 2 instances using the
computer's integrated sound and a Soundblaster card. However, the audio
on one rig appeared to be out of the passband. I've experimented some
more now with MMTTYx2. To show this graphically, I've made the
following screenshots:
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/rig1.gif
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/rig2.gif
Sorry for the large screenshots, but I have 2 monitors and I wanted all
the settings to be readdable. BPF is not set in one instance of MMTTY,
but that's not the problem.
If you look at the first one above, rig1, you see the PROII transmitting
and the 706 receiving on the same frequency. However, you see that the
RTTY signal is not centered in the passband. Both rigs are using a
filter width of 350 Hz - the PROII set with DSP and the 706 using an
FL-232.
Conversely, the second shot above, rig2, shows the 706 transmitting, and
the received signal in the PROII's spectrum (on the left) is more like
it should be.
Several have suggested that MMTTY was not set for 2125 and 170, but
that's not the problem. Neither is it a problem with the settings on
the 706. By mixing and matching this afternoon, I've determined that
the problem only is apparent if the audio is passing through the
computer's INTEGRATED SOUND system. (I have integrated sound for one
"soundcard" and a Soundblaster Live Value card as the other.)
If I put the PROII's audio through the INTEGRATED SOUND instead of the
Soundblaster, I have the same problem. Thus it's something about the
integrated sound system that's throwing the audio out of where MMTTY is
looking. WHAT WOULD DO THAT?? I can't find any settings of the
integrated sound that have any apparent pertinence or effect. I could
get another Soundblaster card, but it seems like the integrated sound
should work OK (AC'97 codec). Any ideas about this weird freq shift
only seen when using the integrated sound?
THANKS!
From vk4cej@hamsnet.net Fri Feb 15 22:50:51 2002
From: vk4cej@hamsnet.net (John - vk4cej)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:50:51 +1000
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
References:
Message-ID: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower>
I have seen discussion in this reflector regarding the lack of logs being
submitted for rtty contests.... and no wonder. I have had my WPX 2002 log
returned by the robot 2 times so far. The frustration of having to do this
over and over is obviously one reason why logs submission rates are down. I
will submit my log one more time and, if the robot returns it again, I too
will join the ranks of those who do not bother. To those people who are
the "log checkers" I say .... please take note and please do away with these
damn robots
John - vk4cej
From faunt@panix.com Fri Feb 15 23:30:24 2002
From: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:30:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
In-Reply-To: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower> (vk4cej@hamsnet.net)
References: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower>
Message-ID: <200202152330.g1FNUOL05217@panix1.panix.com>
From: "John - vk4cej"
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:50:51 +1000
I have seen discussion in this reflector regarding the lack of logs being
submitted for rtty contests.... and no wonder. I have had my WPX 2002 log
returned by the robot 2 times so far. The frustration of having to do this
over and over is obviously one reason why logs submission rates are down. I
will submit my log one more time and, if the robot returns it again, I too
will join the ranks of those who do not bother. To those people who are
the "log checkers" I say .... please take note and please do away with these
damn robots
Perhaps if you gave more information about why your log was rejected,
others could help you get it right, and the log checkers and robot
experts could do their jobs more to your satisfaction.
Personally, I'd rather have the robot tirelessly help me correct
deficiencies, then have a human waste their time making sure I can
follow directions.
I think Cabrillo and the robot are GREAT!!!!
73, doug
From edlyn@california.com Sat Feb 16 01:12:10 2002
From: edlyn@california.com (Eddie Schneider)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:12:10 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
References: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower>
Message-ID: <001b01c1b687$0a70f660$a500a8c0@default>
----- Original Message -----
From: "John - vk4cej"
To:
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:50 PM
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
> I have seen discussion in this reflector regarding the lack of logs being
> submitted for rtty contests.... and no wonder. I have had my WPX 2002 log
> returned by the robot 2 times so far. The frustration of having to do this
> over and over is obviously one reason why logs submission rates are down. I
> will submit my log one more time and, if the robot returns it again, I too
> will join the ranks of those who do not bother. To those people who are
> the "log checkers" I say .... please take note and please do away with these
> damn robots
Admittedly there have been a few minor glitches with the RTTY WPX robot.
However, the kind person, Trey N5KO, who set up the robot, for free, in order to
relieve the amount of e-traffic going to the log checker, ME, was shivering his
arse off and getting covered in penguin poop, in an attempt to give you guys
both VP8/SSI and VP8SGI on RTTY.
Therefore he was not available to uncross some of the robot's wires.
As N6TQS aka ZF2QS so aptly put it, quote:
"Perhaps if you gave more information about why your log was rejected,
others could help you get it right, and the log checkers and robot
experts could do their jobs more to your satisfaction.
Personally, I'd rather have the robot tirelessly help me correct
deficiencies, then have a human waste their time making sure I can
follow directions." unquote.
If anyone wants to take over the job of receiving robotic logs and checking
them, PLEASE let me know.
fyi, VK4WPX's log HAS been accepted!
Next? Eddie W6/G0AZT
From k4sb@mindspring.com Sat Feb 16 02:03:16 2002
From: k4sb@mindspring.com (K4SB)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:03:16 +0000
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
References: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower> <200202152330.g1FNUOL05217@panix1.panix.com>
Message-ID: <3C6DBDE4.445325A3@mindspring.com>
I agree with Doug's perception and am sure it makes it easier for the
log checkers, but I'd like to know why the damn robot can tell me what
the errors are, but is incapable of correcting them.
If it knows the problem, it should know the solution.
73
ed
From k0869565@tiscalinet.de Sat Feb 16 02:30:47 2002
From: k0869565@tiscalinet.de (DJ3IW Goetz)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:30:47 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
References: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower> <001b01c1b687$0a70f660$a500a8c0@default>
Message-ID: <002901c1b692$09c57320$5074903e@meincomputer>
And the robot keeps rejecting mine..... tried again yesterday (UTC).
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M LOW
is an "Invalid Cabrillo category specification"
but it also offers me exactely the same writing as a correct entry.
73 de Goetz
k0869565@tiscalinet.de
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddie Schneider"
To: "RttyReflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John - vk4cej"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:50 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
>
>
> > I have seen discussion in this reflector regarding the lack of logs being
> > submitted for rtty contests.... and no wonder. I have had my WPX 2002
log
> > returned by the robot 2 times so far. The frustration of having to do
this
> > over and over is obviously one reason why logs submission rates are down.
I
> > will submit my log one more time and, if the robot returns it again, I too
> > will join the ranks of those who do not bother. To those people who are
> > the "log checkers" I say .... please take note and please do away with
these
> > damn robots
>
> Admittedly there have been a few minor glitches with the RTTY WPX robot.
> However, the kind person, Trey N5KO, who set up the robot, for free, in
order to
> relieve the amount of e-traffic going to the log checker, ME, was shivering
his
> arse off and getting covered in penguin poop, in an attempt to give you guys
> both VP8/SSI and VP8SGI on RTTY.
> Therefore he was not available to uncross some of the robot's wires.
>
> As N6TQS aka ZF2QS so aptly put it, quote:
> "Perhaps if you gave more information about why your log was rejected,
> others could help you get it right, and the log checkers and robot
> experts could do their jobs more to your satisfaction.
>
> Personally, I'd rather have the robot tirelessly help me correct
> deficiencies, then have a human waste their time making sure I can
> follow directions." unquote.
>
> If anyone wants to take over the job of receiving robotic logs and checking
> them, PLEASE let me know.
>
> fyi, VK4WPX's log HAS been accepted!
>
> Next? Eddie W6/G0AZT
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
From faunt@panix.com Sat Feb 16 02:37:28 2002
From: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 21:37:28 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
In-Reply-To: <3C6DBDE4.445325A3@mindspring.com> (k4sb@mindspring.com)
References: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower> <200202152330.g1FNUOL05217@panix1.panix.com> <3C6DBDE4.445325A3@mindspring.com>
Message-ID: <200202160237.g1G2bS128080@panix1.panix.com>
From: K4SB
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:03:16 +0000
I agree with Doug's perception and am sure it makes it easier for the
log checkers, but I'd like to know why the damn robot can tell me what
the errors are, but is incapable of correcting them.
If it knows the problem, it should know the solution.
The message I got back said in essence, "these two lines are not
applicable to this contest, so they have been deleted and your log
accepted". That's a fix where it knows what to do, and does it.
Other errors may indicate ambiguous or missing information, and I
certainly wouldn't want the robot making things up. In my former
life, I've used and abused defaults, but there's a long learning
process there, and I've also been burned by those defaults.
I will say, I didn't submit my log until yesterday, since I was
traveling and wanted the log to come from my home system. The log
preprocessor may have been updated to correct its behavior as previous
logs came in and problems were spotted, so I may be seeing a late
revision of the thing. Users can come up with more wierdness then a
rational, knowledgeable personal can imagine without MUCH analysis.
73, doug
From faunt@panix.com Sat Feb 16 02:47:14 2002
From: faunt@panix.com (Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 21:47:14 -0500 (EST)
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
In-Reply-To: <002901c1b692$09c57320$5074903e@meincomputer>
(k0869565@tiscalinet.de)
References: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower> <001b01c1b687$0a70f660$a500a8c0@default> <002901c1b692$09c57320$5074903e@meincomputer>
Message-ID: <200202160247.g1G2lE828978@panix1.panix.com>
An example of why it shouldn't correct things itself. "LOW" and "80M"
are mutually exclusive according to the rules. Which one do you want?
Its suggested fix is wrong, according to the rules.
73, doug
From: "DJ3IW Goetz"
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:30:47 -0000
And the robot keeps rejecting mine..... tried again yesterday (UTC).
CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M LOW
is an "Invalid Cabrillo category specification"
but it also offers me exactely the same writing as a correct entry.
73 de Goetz
k0869565@tiscalinet.de
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eddie Schneider"
To: "RttyReflector"
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 1:12 AM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John - vk4cej"
> To:
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 2:50 PM
> Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
>
>
> > I have seen discussion in this reflector regarding the lack of logs being
> > submitted for rtty contests.... and no wonder. I have had my WPX 2002
log
> > returned by the robot 2 times so far. The frustration of having to do
this
> > over and over is obviously one reason why logs submission rates are down.
I
> > will submit my log one more time and, if the robot returns it again, I too
> > will join the ranks of those who do not bother. To those people who are
> > the "log checkers" I say .... please take note and please do away with
these
> > damn robots
>
> Admittedly there have been a few minor glitches with the RTTY WPX robot.
> However, the kind person, Trey N5KO, who set up the robot, for free, in
order to
> relieve the amount of e-traffic going to the log checker, ME, was shivering
his
> arse off and getting covered in penguin poop, in an attempt to give you guys
> both VP8/SSI and VP8SGI on RTTY.
> Therefore he was not available to uncross some of the robot's wires.
>
> As N6TQS aka ZF2QS so aptly put it, quote:
> "Perhaps if you gave more information about why your log was rejected,
> others could help you get it right, and the log checkers and robot
> experts could do their jobs more to your satisfaction.
>
> Personally, I'd rather have the robot tirelessly help me correct
> deficiencies, then have a human waste their time making sure I can
> follow directions." unquote.
>
> If anyone wants to take over the job of receiving robotic logs and checking
> them, PLEASE let me know.
>
> fyi, VK4WPX's log HAS been accepted!
>
> Next? Eddie W6/G0AZT
>
>
>
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> RTTY mailing list
> RTTY@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
_______________________________________________
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http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From w7ti@dslextreme.com Sat Feb 16 02:48:09 2002
From: w7ti@dslextreme.com (Bill Turner)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 18:48:09 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
In-Reply-To: <002901c1b692$09c57320$5074903e@meincomputer>
References: <001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower> <001b01c1b687$0a70f660$a500a8c0@default> <002901c1b692$09c57320$5074903e@meincomputer>
Message-ID:
On Sat, 16 Feb 2002 02:30:47 -0000, DJ3IW Goetz wrote:
>And the robot keeps rejecting mine..... tried again yesterday (UTC).
>CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 80M LOW
>is an "Invalid Cabrillo category specification"
>but it also offers me exactely the same writing as a correct entry.
>
>73 de Goetz
_________________________________________________________
I think it wants to see "RTTY" at the end of the above statement. I
sent mine in like this: CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP 20M HIGH RTTY
and it was accepted.
73, Bill W7TI
From rmaull@citynet.net Sat Feb 16 03:20:06 2002
From: rmaull@citynet.net (Roy Maull)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:20:06 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] XE RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores - II
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020215221817.009f9e10@mail.citynet.net>
XE RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores
CALL CLASS PWR QSO PNT MLT SCORE
AA5AU SOAB HP 784 2158 200 431,600
Z36W SOAB HP 661 1974 190 375,060
M0SDX SOAB HP 640 1950 192 374,400
W4UK SOAB HP 509 1377 143 196,911
J41YM SOAB HP 450 1351 144 194,544
W8HLY SOAB HP 444 1260 137 172,620
DJ3NG SOAB HP 400 1201 142 170,542
YU7AM SOAB HP 341 1031 139 143,309
W7TI SOAB HP 447 1166 115 134,090
UX1IL SOAB HP 338 998 125 124,750
WA8RPK SOAB HP 249 671 66 44,286
DL4RCK SOAB HP 191 573 71 40,683
YL2KF SOAB LP 723 2189 203 444,367
ZC4DW SOAB LP 533 1599 140 223,860
VE9DX SOAB LP 398 1204 125 150,500
DK3VN SOAB LP 354 1039 137 142,343
VE4COZ SOAB LP 280 851 97 82,547
W8UL SOAB LP 2260 732 100 73,200
DF4OR SOAB LP 225 668 108 72,144
DJ3IW SOAB LP 205 616 99 60,984
VA3PC SOAB LP 200 610 93 56,730
GU0SUP SOAB LP 154 466 86 40,076
SV1XV SOAB LP 120 358 75 26,850
M0BEX SOAB LP 103 237 74 17,538
DL1ZBO SOAB LP 102 306 51 15,606
W7DPW SOAB LP 110 297 47 13,959
VA3XRZ SOAB LP 1224 262 52 13,624
CT3EE SOAB LP 84 250 51 12,750
XE2AC SOAB LP 46 157 25 7,222
K3FH SOAB LP 67 174 30 5,220
73.. Roy N8YYS
Keep West Virginia Beautiful.. Grow ALUMINUM!!
From rmaull@citynet.net Sat Feb 16 03:18:13 2002
From: rmaull@citynet.net (Roy Maull)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:18:13 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores - IV
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20020215221457.009f60e0@mail.citynet.net>
CQ/RJ WPX RTTY 2002 Claimed Scores
CALL CLASS PWR QSO PNT MLT SCORE
JE4VVM MO2T HP 1576 4480 520 2,329,600
KA4RRU MOMT HP 2074 5505 581 3,198,405
LX5W MOST HP 1579 4806 507 2,436,642
M0SDX MOST HP 712 4529 492 2,228,268
KJ7TH MOST HP 1337 2975 449 1,335,775
OK6A MOST LP 1233 3723 437 1,626,951
J43BSF MOST LP 1289 3530 442 1,560,260
VX9TTY MOST LP 399 1068 236 252,048
RN6BN SB10 HP 915 2217 468 1,037,556
S50C SB10 HP 823 2096 413 865,648
EO1I SB10 HP 800 1953 406 792,918
KK5OQ SB10 HP 765 1968 402 791,136
NT6K SB10 HP 732 1668 393 655,524
DL4MCF SB10 HP 657 1679 390 654,810
RA0ALM SB10 HP 634 1721 329 566,209
KF2XF SB10 HP 349 849 246 208,854
DJ9XB SB10 HP 221 574 181 103,894
HG5C SB10 LP 601 1549 370 573,130
S57IIO SB15 HP 890 2222 478 1,062,116
ON7UI SB15 HP 722 1767 399 705,033
HA3LI SB15 HP 696 1759 398 700,082
ZC4DW SB15 LP 588 1698 323 548,454
EC2ADR SB15 LP 630 1484 368 546,112
F5NZO SB15 LP 540 1375 342 470,250
KY4AA SB15 LP 510 1262 329 415,198
S52SK SB15 LP 261 639 198 126,522
W7TI SB20 HP 391 801 257 205,857
7K4QOK SB20 HP 223 595 193 114,835
EU1SA SB20 LP 510 1127 297 334,719
F6FJE SB20 LP 412 874 256 223,744
HB9DTM SB20 LP 160 347 120 41,640
HG4I SB40 HP 488 2218 295 654,310
UX1IL SB40 HP 371 1590 229 364,110
AN3GIP SB40 LP 248 1090 189 206,010
W3SE SB40 LP 218 730 140 102,200
OK2CLW SB80 LP 279 1118 181 202,358
DJ3IW SB80 LP 165 638 123 78,474
K4GMH SOAB HP 1525 4430 498 2,206,140
ZF2QS SOAB HP 1529 4327 497 2,150,519
W1ZT SOAB HP 1533 4070 501 2,039,070
WW7OR SOAB HP 1579 3863 526 2,031,938
J41YM SOAB HP 1261 3673 464 1,704,272
K8YU/KH2 SOAB HP 1197 3652 439 1,603,228
VA7XX SOAB HP 1194 3276 462 1,513,512
7S5ARA SOAB HP 1112 3236 453 1,465,908
DK0EE SOAB HP 1109 3232 441 1,425,312
W0ETC SOAB HP 1262 2985 458 1,367,130
WX4TM SOAB HP 1143 2898 451 1,306,998
K3GP SOAB HP 970 2513 418 1,050,434
GW4KHQ SOAB HP 952 2790 346 965,340
S56A SOAB HP 802 2370 375 888,750
DJ3NG SOAB HP 818 2372 354 839,688
K3WW SOAB HP 729 2028 328 665,184
GM4FDM SOAB HP 715 1782 347 618,354
VE7CF SOAB HP 699 1859 332 617,188
DL4RCK SOAB HP 712 1900 321 609,900
VE5CPU SOAB HP 801 1973 307 605,711
4Z8BB SOAB HP 615 1890 293 553,770
EA5DFV SOAB HP 610 1678 322 540,316
MW2I SOAB HP 481 1601 267 427,467
W0LSD SOAB HP 612 1345 299 402,155
NA2M SOAB HP 538 1271 292 371,132
W7CT SOAB HP 600 1267 290 367,430
N4CW SOAB HP 358 855 218 186,390
K3SV SOAB HP 271 749 177 132,573
W7DPW SOAB HP 300 652 179 116,708
VK4WPX SOAB HP 212 626 155 97,030
AA5AU SOAB LP 1504 3582 493 1,765,926
N2WK SOAB LP 1227 3186 462 1,471,932
YU7AM SOAB LP 976 2879 406 1,168,874
OP0GS SOAB LP 989 2755 420 1,157,100
VE4COZ SOAB LP 1028 2638 419 1,105,322
K9MOT SOAB LP 1052 2533 436 1,104,388
ON4ADZ SOAB LP 956 2723 404 1,100,092
DK3VN SOAB LP 879 2595 381 988,695
G0URR SOAB LP 836 2149 410 881,090
UA9MA SOAB LP 762 2272 371 842,912
VE6YR SOAB LP 863 2221 379 841,759
N9CK SOAB LP 883 2068 387 800,316
W9HLY SOAB LP 833 2101 380 798,380
N6OJ SOAB LP 924 391 769,488
ES1QV SOAB LP 834 2164 345 746,580
HA9OA SOAB LP 708 2090 339 708,510
KE4KWE SOAB LP 781 1801 359 646,559
G4WFQ SOAB LP 706 1922 329 632,338
VX6RAJ SOAB LP 709 1900 323 613,700
SN5N SOAB LP 622 1756 316 554,896
AD1C SOAB LP 532 1681 321 539,601
KE5OG SOAB LP 751 1490 324 482,760
ES2NA SOAB LP 625 1599 297 474,903
7L4IOU SOAB LP 526 1576 293 461,768
N1NB SOAB LP 586 1514 304 460,256
W8UL SOAB LP 572 1489 303 451,167
K0IDT SOAB LP 675 1442 291 419,622
4X6UO SOAB LP 501 1471 279 410,409
GU0SUP SOAB LP 430 1124 347 390,028
KA2D SOAB LP 498 1282 296 379,472
VE3IAY SOAB LP 517 1484 255 378,420
VK4DZ SOAB LP 460 1365 272 371,280
W1TO SOAB LP 473 1237 254 314,198
VA3PC SOAB LP 458 1233 254 313,182
N1MGO SOAB LP 4669 1035 257 265,995
N0AC SOAB LP 422 870 233 202,710
KC4SAW SOAB LP 354 822 208 170,976
G6UQ/P SOAB LP 311 871 191 166,361
VE9DX SOAB LP 257 867 182 157,794
N6MW SOAB LP 279 778 190 147,820
XE2AC SOAB LP 300 749 185 138,565
VA6RA SOAB LP 303 714 184 131,376
N5ZM SOAB LP 264 697 177 123,369
CT3EE SOAB LP 217 751 162 121,662
KS0M SOAB LP 234 510 164 83,640
WA6BOB SOAB LP 278 591 140 82,740
W4LC SOAB LP 269 772 105 81,060
MU3EFB SOAB LP 186 186 143 74,932
NW0L SOAB LP 205 454 153 69,462
KB9SIZ SOAB LP 260 485 132 64,020
K4RO SOAB LP 204 427 141 60,207
K3FH SOAB LP 189 459 117 53,703
K6RIM SOAB LP 204 386 137 52,882
W4/VE3BUC SOAB LP 142 348 112 38,976
WD5GSL SOAB LP 116 192 88 16,896
N3RDV SOAB LP 103 209 75 15,675
73.. Roy N8YYS
Keep West Virginia Beautiful.. Grow ALUMINUM!!
From rstewart@paradise.net.nz Sat Feb 16 03:49:18 2002
From: rstewart@paradise.net.nz (Bob Stewart)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 03:49:18 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] ZL2AMI CQ/RJ WPX SOAB HP
Message-ID: <001601c1b69d$0e189fa0$c5454fcb@rstewart>
Hi All,
I was visited by a Tropical Storm at the Quartz Hill site that caused
precipitaion static that wiped out several hours on the last day.
High light - working AN1AKS on 80m, missed them on 10m for an all band
sweep.
I note the report of CW jamming of my sig in the US. I was opertating on
7047 at the time so I do not know how I upset the Morse Police!
I was pleased to have a good number of 40m contacts. I also worked several
new countries.
Thanks to the log checkers and contest organizers.
CQ WPX RTTY Contest
ZL2AMI SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH RTTY
Band QSO Pts Mult
80M 2 12 0
40M 65 388 24
20M 259 773 149
15M 172 511 93
10M 153 457 81
Total 651 2141 347
Claimed Score = 742927
Total Off Time: 17 hour(s) 41 minutes(s)
Bob Stewart ZL2AMI
Ph: 64+4+475 8448
Fax: 64+4+586 1211
Mob: 021 3666 41
From no2t@arrl.net Sat Feb 16 03:52:37 2002
From: no2t@arrl.net (Jerry)
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 22:52:37 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] NO2T SOABHP
Message-ID: <3.0.32.20020215225230.006b1be8@mail-hub.optonline.net>
CQ WPX RTTY Contest
NO2T SINGLE-OP ALL HIGH RTTY
Band QSO Pts Mult
80M 88 278 23
40M 178 676 87
20M 244 556 119
15M 251 603 71
10M 264 675 127
Total 1025 2788 427
Claimed Score = 1201850
This was a tough one. Lost my rotatable KT34XA Saturday morning. Stuck
with wire dipoles for the remainder of the contest. Looking up the tower I
think the coax is pinched as it goes around the rotor. It rotates, but the
SWR is high and the antenna is deaf.
After the poor condx at the start, very high "K" and "A", things got
better all weekend. Even without the beam had 80+ hours. These new
soundcard programs are sure producing a lot of newcomers. Wonderful!
Used Writelog with P-38 and MMTTY on one radio (80, 20,10 meters).
Writelog with PCI-3000 and MMTTY for the second radio(40,15 meters). The
sequential numbering is still poor. In addition the insert key method of
grabbing calls has changed in this last version (10.30b). Many times I
found myself sending just the report with no call after hitting the insert
key!! I don't know what is different. But with previous versions of
Writelog I have pushed the insert key many thousands of times without
problems. Will ah ve to set up some test conditions to figure out the
differences,
Thanks to all of you for the Q's. Sorry if I seemed to stumble coming back
to you some of the time.
73 de Jerry NO2T
From vk4cej@hamsnet.net Sat Feb 16 04:17:02 2002
From: vk4cej@hamsnet.net (John - vk4cej)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 14:17:02 +1000
Subject: [RTTY] Comparisons ???
Message-ID: <005d01c1b6a2$004ba840$7aa7fea9@tower>
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I have recently been given what appears to be a fairly old RTTY/CW =
'system' which consists of an Info-Tech model 300 keyboard, a b&w =
monitor and an Info-Tech Model 200-E "box".
I have not as yet connected it all up and thought I might save =
considerable time by finding out if anyone already knew how these =
devices performed on RTTY compared to the PK-232
John - vk4cej
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I have recently been given what appears =
to be a=20
fairly old RTTY/CW 'system' which consists of an Info-Tech model 300 =
keyboard, a=20
b&w monitor and an Info-Tech Model 200-E "box".
I have not as yet connected it all up =
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might save considerable time by finding out if anyone already knew how =
these=20
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From DieselCar@aol.com Sat Feb 16 09:29:11 2002
From: DieselCar@aol.com (DieselCar@aol.com)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 04:29:11 EST
Subject: [RTTY] 2002 WPX RTTY W4UEF SOABLP claimed score
Message-ID: <141.9a14b90.299f8067@aol.com>
Hello,
Mani thanks to contest sponsor and all participants.
Hope to see you in the next one.
ue Rick W4UEF
CALL: W4UEF
CLASS: SOABLP
Band QSOs QSO points Prefixes Score:
80m: 61 166 25
40m: 94 470 33
20m: 161 359 108
15m: 194 439 67
10m: 265 677 108
Totals: 775 2111 341 719851 claimed score
WriteLog/MMTTY
FT-1000MP abt 75w
short (want-to-be) rhombic up 15 meters and 43 meters on each side for all
bands
From w5ben@arrl.net Sat Feb 16 11:39:02 2002
From: w5ben@arrl.net (Duane Budd)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 06:39:02 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY x 2
In-Reply-To: <001001c1b671$a0e534a0$1c050180@wa9als>
Message-ID:
"RTTY signal is not centered in the pass band. Both rigs
are using a
filter width of 350 Hz - the PROII set with DSP and the 706
using an
FL-232."
If I understand correctly what you are saying, you are using
HIGH TONES and a filter width in the PRO of 350 Hz. You do
not say what the I.F. SHIFT is. I have not been able to set
a pass band width lower than about 750 Hz, keeping the
signal within the pass band with the PRO using high tones.
For that reason, I use LOW TONES. How do you do that?
Duane Budd
w5ben@arrl.net
Johnson City, TN
-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-admin@contesting.com
[mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com]On
Behalf Of WA9ALS - John
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 5:39 PM
To: Writelog@contesting.com; rtty@contesting.com
Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY x 2
Last night I thought I had MMTTY going in 2 instances using
the
computer's integrated sound and a Soundblaster card.
However, the audio
on one rig appeared to be out of the passband. I've
experimented some
more now with MMTTYx2. To show this graphically, I've made
the
following screenshots:
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/rig1.gif
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/rig2.gif
Sorry for the large screenshots, but I have 2 monitors and I
wanted all
the settings to be readdable. BPF is not set in one
instance of MMTTY,
but that's not the problem.
If you look at the first one above, rig1, you see the PROII
transmitting
and the 706 receiving on the same frequency. However, you
see that the
RTTY signal is not centered in the passband. Both rigs are
using a
filter width of 350 Hz - the PROII set with DSP and the 706
using an
FL-232.
Conversely, the second shot above, rig2, shows the 706
transmitting, and
the received signal in the PROII's spectrum (on the left) is
more like
it should be.
Several have suggested that MMTTY was not set for 2125 and
170, but
that's not the problem. Neither is it a problem with the
settings on
the 706. By mixing and matching this afternoon, I've
determined that
the problem only is apparent if the audio is passing through
the
computer's INTEGRATED SOUND system. (I have integrated
sound for one
"soundcard" and a Soundblaster Live Value card as the
other.)
If I put the PROII's audio through the INTEGRATED SOUND
instead of the
Soundblaster, I have the same problem. Thus it's something
about the
integrated sound system that's throwing the audio out of
where MMTTY is
looking. WHAT WOULD DO THAT?? I can't find any settings of
the
integrated sound that have any apparent pertinence or
effect. I could
get another Soundblaster card, but it seems like the
integrated sound
should work OK (AC'97 codec). Any ideas about this weird
freq shift
only seen when using the integrated sound?
THANKS!
_______________________________________________
RTTY mailing list
RTTY@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From k0869565@tiscalinet.de Sat Feb 16 12:00:18 2002
From: k0869565@tiscalinet.de (DJ3IW Goetz)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 12:00:18 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] ARRL CW-contest and 80m activity
Message-ID: <000901c1b6e1$9a3bed40$b175903e@meincomputer>
How comes that the ARRL CW contest produces so much stateside
activity on 80M? Each and every one of my calls to cqing USA stations
brought an immediate response with just 100watts into a simple dipole
at 30ft on my side!
Wish I could see the same level of stateside 80m activity in RTTY contests!
73 de Goetz, DJ3IW
k0869565@tiscalinet.de
From wa9als@starband.net Sat Feb 16 13:31:30 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 08:31:30 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY calibration with screenshots
Message-ID: <000701c1b6ee$44c6b770$1c050180@wa9als>
This didn't fix my problem, but it's interesting nevertheless. These will
be posted sometime this weekend on the web for future reference.
First I calibrated my Soundblaster Live! Value card. In MMTTY, click
Options|Setup MMTTY|MISC and then the clock ADJUST button. Your default
should be 11025. The instructions for calibration appear on the waterfall,
but eventually scroll off, so print them. I found them confusing at first,
but eventually figured it out. The radio is set to 10.00000 MHz in USB
mode.
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/cal1.gif - This shows the Sounblaster set at
11025. You can tell from the "slant" that the clock speed is off a little.
The green line really serves no purpose other than to remind you what
vertical looks like! First you click on a tick mark near the bottom of the
screen (and let go). This will then produce a yellow line dragging from the
mouse pointer, which you can move around. You should position it on one of
the tick marks near the top of the page and then left-click again. This
will then enter the new clock speed - you will get a msg that you need to
restart MMTTY to be using the new clock speed. It shouldn't matter whether
you use the middle, left, or right part of the ticks for the calibration -
it's the slope that's important. (There's a reason this might remind you of
correcting the "slant" on SSTV!) Although I always thought my MMTTY was
working great, it's obvious from this screenshot that the clock speed wasn't
calibrated as well as it could be! *Also note that there are 2 columns of
tick marks, just as it should be as explained in the calibration
instructions.
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/cal3.gif - This shows the Sounddblaster
calibration window -after- I calibrated and restarted MMTTY. The tick marks
are obviously much more vertical now! Note that the clock speed is only 2
different - 11027 instead of 11025!
Now let's move on to calibrating the Integrated Sound on my Dell PW330:
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/cal10.gif - HOLY COW! This is obviously "way
off", right? Besides the obviously slanted lines, look at how many traces
there are! Anyone know what that means? Anyway, I went through the same
steps as above. http://wa9als.mystarband.net/cal20.gif - This shows the
intermediate step of using the yellow line to line up the slanted tick
marks, and also shows that the new speed is going to be about 11010.9.
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/cal30.gif - This shows the new calibration
screen after MMTTY was restarted with the new clock speed of 11011. The
tick marks are now vertical as they should be, but I still don't know why
there are so many columns represented when the instructions say there should
only be 2.
So, now we wonder if calibrating the Integrated Sound will bring my signal
into the desired MMTTY range. Of course not! I played with this yesterday
before actually doing the calibrations. Using wildly different clock
speedds has no effect on where the signal appears in the MMTTY spectrum.
http://wa9als.mystarband.net/filt250.gif shows the signal with the filter at
250 Hz and http://wa9als.mystarband.net/filt1k.gif shows the filter at 1000
Hz.
Any elucidating comments and commiserations are welcome! Before offering
suggestions though, please remember that this doesn't have anything to do
with how the radios are set. Either of my radios, when played through the
Soundblaster, work fine with the signal in the passband where it should be.
However, EITHER of the radios, using any filter, have the signal outside the
MMTTY range when played through the Integrated sound. 73 - John (WA9ALS)
From wa9als@starband.net Sat Feb 16 14:28:14 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 09:28:14 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY vs MixW
Message-ID: <000101c1b6f6$32f06570$1c050180@wa9als>
Gee, with 2 radios and 2 soundcards, you can sure do some interesting
things! http://wa9als.mystarband.net/mixwin.gif - This shows
transmitting with the 706 and MMTTY via the Soundblaster and receiving
with the PROII and MixW via the Integrated Sound! Although the signal
was outside the expected passband at the default MixW setting, it was
easy to shift it up to where the 706's signal was, then turn on AFC to
lock on. However, there was still no print, as seen before with MMTTY.
If the shift (170) is also being altered by the Integrated Sound, it's
only slightly visually apparent.
It's interesting to note that MixW has more versatility in setting up
the souncard. In the first place, it lets you choose which
Windows-recognized sound card you want to use, BY NAME as opposed to the
MMTTY choice of DEVICE ID - this is really nice! Then you can choose a
sampling frequency and a "clock adjustment" in ppm. There are also 4
DSP filter choices on the Soundcard Settings screen.
I gotta go - I think I've been talking to myself too long! ;-)) At
least I haven't blown a front end talking to myself. Sure hope there
are some REAL signals on the air later today! 73
From jflanders2@home.com Sat Feb 16 16:18:20 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 11:18:20 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Re: [WriteLog] MMTTY calibration with screenshots
In-Reply-To: <000701c1b6ee$44c6b770$1c050180@wa9als>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020216110225.02ef1b60@mail>
John, I think you should drop back to a simple one radio, one soundcard
configuration with writelog+MMTTY+PLUGIN and get it working. then
substitute the second radio into this same setup, noting any special
settings required at each stage. Then go with the two simultaneous radios
and make sure all settings are correct. Make sure AFC is off on MMTTY, or
this will add confusion.
Don't forget that you can move the MMTTY passband over to where the audio
is with the MMTTY control, or move the radio's passband over to where MMTTY
wants it with the radio's passband control. Check the MMTTY control
carefully. I forget what it is called, but it lets you move the passband
around.
Good Luck
Jerry W4UK
At 08:31 AM 2/16/2002 -0500, WA9ALS - John wrote:
>This didn't fix my problem, but it's interesting nevertheless. These will
>be posted sometime this weekend on the web for future reference.
>
>
>Any elucidating comments and commiserations are welcome! Before offering
>suggestions though, please remember that this doesn't have anything to do
>with how the radios are set. Either of my radios, when played through the
>Soundblaster, work fine with the signal in the passband where it should be.
>However, EITHER of the radios, using any filter, have the signal outside the
>MMTTY range when played through the Integrated sound. 73 - John (WA9ALS)
>
>
>_
From jflanders2@home.com Sat Feb 16 16:31:31 2002
From: jflanders2@home.com (Jerry Flanders)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 11:31:31 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY x 2
In-Reply-To:
References: <001001c1b671$a0e534a0$1c050180@wa9als>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.1.20020216112534.02ef33c0@mail>
Duane, I use high tones on my 756PRO and can use 350 BW TPF, 350 BW
flat-top, or any other BW in the RTTY mode. If you are not using high tones
with one of the special RTTY filters (the pushbutton along the left side of
the display) you also cannot get RTTY decoding on the PRO screen. It all
works for me AOK. Maybe you are using AFSK and one of the SSB modes??
The TPF (twin peak filters, I assume) is pretty nice. I use the TPF for
almost everything RTTY.
Jerry W4UK
At 06:39 AM 2/16/2002 -0500, Duane Budd wrote:
>"RTTY signal is not centered in the pass band. Both rigs
>are using a
>filter width of 350 Hz - the PROII set with DSP and the 706
>using an
>FL-232."
>
>If I understand correctly what you are saying, you are using
>HIGH TONES and a filter width in the PRO of 350 Hz. You do
>not say what the I.F. SHIFT is. I have not been able to set
>a pass band width lower than about 750 Hz, keeping the
>signal within the pass band with the PRO using high tones.
>For that reason, I use LOW TONES. How do you do that?
>
>
>Duane Budd
>w5ben@arrl.net
>Johnson City, TN
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: rtty-admin@contesting.com
>[mailto:rtty-admin@contesting.com]On
>Behalf Of WA9ALS - John
>Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 5:39 PM
>To: Writelog@contesting.com; rtty@contesting.com
>Subject: [RTTY] MMTTY x 2
>
>
>Last night I thought I had MMTTY going in 2 instances using
>the
>computer's integrated sound and a Soundblaster card.
>However, the audio
>on one rig appeared to be out of the passband. I've
>experimented some
>more now with MMTTYx2. To show this graphically, I've made
>the
>following screenshots:
>
>http://wa9als.mystarband.net/rig1.gif
>http://wa9als.mystarband.net/rig2.gif
>Sorry for the large screenshots, but I have 2 monitors and I
>wanted all
>the settings to be readdable. BPF is not set in one
>instance of MMTTY,
>but that's not the problem.
>
>If you look at the first one above, rig1, you see the PROII
>transmitting
>and the 706 receiving on the same frequency. However, you
>see that the
>RTTY signal is not centered in the passband. Both rigs are
>using a
>filter width of 350 Hz - the PROII set with DSP and the 706
>using an
>FL-232.
>
>Conversely, the second shot above, rig2, shows the 706
>transmitting, and
>the received signal in the PROII's spectrum (on the left) is
>more like
>it should be.
>
>Several have suggested that MMTTY was not set for 2125 and
>170, but
>that's not the problem. Neither is it a problem with the
>settings on
>the 706. By mixing and matching this afternoon, I've
>determined that
>the problem only is apparent if the audio is passing through
>the
>computer's INTEGRATED SOUND system. (I have integrated
>sound for one
>"soundcard" and a Soundblaster Live Value card as the
>other.)
>
>If I put the PROII's audio through the INTEGRATED SOUND
>instead of the
>Soundblaster, I have the same problem. Thus it's something
>about the
>integrated sound system that's throwing the audio out of
>where MMTTY is
>looking. WHAT WOULD DO THAT?? I can't find any settings of
>the
>integrated sound that have any apparent pertinence or
>effect. I could
>get another Soundblaster card, but it seems like the
>integrated sound
>should work OK (AC'97 codec). Any ideas about this weird
>freq shift
>only seen when using the integrated sound?
>
>THANKS!
>
>_______________________________________________
>RTTY mailing list
>RTTY@contesting.com
>http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>RTTY mailing list
>RTTY@contesting.com
>http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/rtty
From w1zt@mediaone.net Sat Feb 16 17:37:02 2002
From: w1zt@mediaone.net (George Johnson)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 12:37:02 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] W1ZT XE RTTY 2002 SOABHP
Message-ID: <000b01c1b710$8b9bfc60$0100a8c0@mshome.net>
2002
-+- Mexico RTTY International Contest -+-
Sponsored by Federacion Mexicana de Radioexperimentadores, A.C.
CALL: W1ZT
Country: USA
___ A. Single OP., All band
QSOs Points DX: State
160m: 0 0 0 0
80m: 12 26 2 0
40m: 53 145 13 10
20m: 131 359 32 11
15m: 51 147 22 7
10m: 68 201 27 7
Total: 315 878 96 35
Total multipliers: 131
Score: 115018
Thanks for all the contacts and activity,
73,
George .. W1ZT
From wa9als@starband.net Sat Feb 16 19:36:41 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 14:36:41 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] RE: [RITTY] MFJ 1278B
In-Reply-To:
Message-ID: <000e01c1b721$45fe9300$1c050180@wa9als>
Did you really mean to send this to the R-I-TTY list? I only get about
1 post per 6 months on that list. I would recommend the -RTTY- list,
which is now at rtty@contesting.com
I'll take the liberty of posting your question to the RTTY list.
****Any replies please to n5itn@attbi.com*******
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ritty-admin@mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:ritty-admin@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Robert Bailey
> Sent: Friday, February 15, 2002 1:50 AM
> To: ritty@mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [RITTY] MFJ 1278B
>
>
> I have lost my floppy containing the software for my 1278B.
> Does anyone have a copy that you can send me?
>
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From Jim Martin"
CQ/RJ RTTY WPX Contest
Call: MM0BQI
Class: SO LP
QTH: Edinburgh, SCOTLAND
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Comments: Soapbox : As with many others the best laid plans.... Too much
time spent
repairing storm damage, rescuing the family from a muddy field at Scout Camp
and a six hour visit to the emergency department of the local hospital.
Between times worked some great RTTY contacts and two all time new
countries.
Thanks to all for making it a great weekend. Better planning for next time
will yeild more operating time I am sure ! N1MMLogger with MMTTY worked a
treat.
Band Contacts Mults Score
---- -------- ----- -----
7 105 88 40128
14 62 38 5168
21 112 65 16705
28 54 39 5343
Total 333 230 226780
Rig : FT1000MP, N1MMLogger, MMTTY
Antennas : 40m Dipole at 6m AGL 120 watts
Club: GMDX Group
Jim
MM0BQI
***** MM0BQI HomePage at www.qsl.net/mm0bqi *****
Member of the GMDX Group - Scotlands DX Association - www.gmdx.org.uk
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From wa9als@starband.net Sun Feb 17 02:40:29 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:40:29 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Spectrograms of the 2 systems
Message-ID: <000001c1b75c$7ddd3d90$1c050180@wa9als>
The spectrograms of the AFSK from the Soundblaster and Integrated sound
is crudely shown at http://wa9als.mystarband.net/spectra.gif
I tried to line them up so that the frequency shift would be more
obvious.
From wa9als@starband.net Sun Feb 17 02:47:28 2002
From: wa9als@starband.net (WA9ALS - John)
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2002 21:47:28 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] Here's a recording of AFSK
Message-ID: <000101c1b75d$732c9e30$1c050180@wa9als>
I've made a crude recording of the Soundblaster card and of the
Integrated Sound system doing AFSK RTTY. I had to record the sounds
from the computer speakers on my iPAQ and then transfer back to the
computer using the iPAQ and computer mic - all things considered, you'll
get the point. Goldwave will let you choose different devices for
recording and playback, so at first I thought maybe I could use the
Soundblaster to directly record the output of the Integrated Sound, but
I never figured out how to make that work. The recording is about 0.5
MB and is at http://wa9als.mystarband.net/soundcards.mp3. The AFSK is
being generated by MMTTY. I rarely use AFSK anymore, but this was
another way to look at the wierdness of the Integrated Sound system -
thanks Chen.
As someone suggested, I think it's time to ditch the Integrated Sound
and get a 2nd Soundblaster card!
From etienne.rosseel@pandora.be Sun Feb 17 10:49:16 2002
From: etienne.rosseel@pandora.be (ON7UI/Etienne)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 11:49:16 +0100
Subject: [RTTY] WT4I cabrilloconvertor and WF1B *.log files
Message-ID: <000d01c1b7a0$bf78cd20$e40777d5@pandora.be>
Hi,
I used the WT4I cabrilloconvertor to make my wpx log.
The software let me choose to import several kind of files and I imported
the *.all
file from the WF1B software. the *all files looks like this :
Band Date Time Call RST Ser# RST Ser# Prefix Pt
15 020209 0634 JA6JAP 599 0001 599 0021 JA6 3
15 020209 0654 ZC4DW 599 0002 599 0066 ZC4 3
importing it with the cabrilloconvertor makes it like :
QSO: 21000 RY 2002-02-09 0634 ON7UI 599 0001 JA6JAP 599
0021 J
QSO: 21000 RY 2002-02-09 0654 ON7UI 599 0002 ZC4DW 599 0066
Z
it also takes the first letter of the prefix coloumn with the received
exchange. Within the CC software
those two fields are merged into one.
Anyone knows how to make that just one coloumn with the received exchange?
BTW I removed the letter by importing the cabrillo *log file again and then
they were in two separated coloums.
Renaming all the coloums gave a correct log file.
Etienne/ON7UI
From k8vt@ameritech.net Sun Feb 17 12:56:23 2002
From: k8vt@ameritech.net (Carter Grabarczyk)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 07:56:23 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] ARRL CW-contest and 80m activity
References: <000901c1b6e1$9a3bed40$b175903e@meincomputer>
Message-ID: <3C6FA877.EE838967@ameritech.net>
DJ3IW Goetz wrote:
>
> How comes that the ARRL CW contest produces so much stateside
> activity on 80M? Each and every one of my calls to cqing USA stations
> brought an immediate response with just 100watts into a simple dipole
> at 30ft on my side!
> Wish I could see the same level of stateside 80m activity in RTTY contests!
> 73 de Goetz, DJ3IW
A possible explanation could be the propagation condition known as
"multipath" which can be prevalent on 80. Our CW decoder (the brain) is
quite immune to multipath and we can usually copy the CW just fine.
However, many RTTY decoders perform very poorly in the presence of
multipath, making each contact a real struggle.
73/Carter/K8VT
From w1zt@mediaone.net Sun Feb 17 14:19:59 2002
From: w1zt@mediaone.net (George Johnson)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 09:19:59 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] ARRL CW-contest and 80m activity
References: <000901c1b6e1$9a3bed40$b175903e@meincomputer>
Message-ID: <001401c1b7be$2fa07a40$0100a8c0@mshome.net>
Goetz,
The band QRN was very low last night and all signals were very strong.
I would love to hear that in an RTTY contest :-)
I finally worked KL7Y on 80m this morning for the first time.
73, George .. W1ZT
----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ3IW Goetz"
To: "RTTY"
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2002 7:00 AM
Subject: [RTTY] ARRL CW-contest and 80m activity
> How comes that the ARRL CW contest produces so much stateside
> activity on 80M? Each and every one of my calls to cqing USA stations
> brought an immediate response with just 100watts into a simple dipole
> at 30ft on my side!
> Wish I could see the same level of stateside 80m activity in RTTY
contests!
> 73 de Goetz, DJ3IW
> k0869565@tiscalinet.de
>
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From jan.palmquist@mailbox.swipnet.se Sun Feb 17 17:29:58 2002
From: jan.palmquist@mailbox.swipnet.se (Jan Palmquist)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 19:29:58 +0200
Subject: [RTTY] Result SARTG New Year Contest
Message-ID: <200202171925.UAA11940@zeke.stahl.nu>
The results from 2002 New Year Contest
are now on:
http://home.swipnet.se/sm5fug/sartg/ny02resu.htm
73's de Jan/SM5FUG
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 18 00:41:07 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:41:07 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] AA5AU RTTY File Update 2/17/02
Message-ID: <014e01c1b814$f4881420$6401a8c0@don>
A huge thanks to Ed, K4SB, for going through the AA5AU
RTTY file and eliminating busted, bad & old USA/VE calls
by creating a program to work with the latest Buckmaster database.
This process eliminated 1341 USA/VE calls. Unfortunately, it also eliminated
callsigns such as KI6DY/0 & W2JGR/0 when USA stations are required
to sign portable in some RTTY contests when not operating in the designated
call area (such as the upcoming BARTG). This is because in some
RTTY contests, USA.VE call areas are multipliers.
I hope to add these calls back in eventually along with more calls from
WPX RTTY. At present there are 19,530 calls in the database. DX calls
were unaffected.
You can download the file from www.geocities.com/writelog. The file is in
.dta form for use with WriteLog's Super Check Partial utility. The file you
download will be a zip file, so you must unzip it first, then put it into your
c:\ham\program folder for use with WriteLog.
If you do not find your call in the database, or you live in a USA district
other than the one specified by your call, let me know by replying to this
E-mail and I will add your call or portable call to the database.
73, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
From aa5au@bellsouth.net Mon Feb 18 00:56:28 2002
From: aa5au@bellsouth.net (Don Hill AA5AU)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 18:56:28 -0600
Subject: [RTTY] H40T
Message-ID: <015601c1b817$1952cd20$6401a8c0@don>
H40T is on 28083 (or about) working split up. Their transmit frequency
keeps changing a little bit like they are hitting the VFO by accident.
0056Z on 2/18/02
GL, Don AA5AU
http://www.aa5au.com
http://www.geocities.com/writelog
From nt6k@thevision.net Mon Feb 18 01:40:25 2002
From: nt6k@thevision.net (Dave)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 17:40:25 -0800
Subject: [RTTY] H40T
Message-ID: <3C705B89.DE7AFABF@thevision.net>
ON now 28.083.5 up wrkd 085.3
From w0etc@ix.netcom.com Mon Feb 18 02:25:32 2002
From: w0etc@ix.netcom.com (Larry Lindblom)
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 02:25:32 -0000
Subject: [RTTY] WPX Exchange
Message-ID: <00b801c1b823$8aadd9e0$4687b23f@hppav>
Did anyone else notice that several stations in WPX RTTY sent a serial
number with no RST for the exchange. I know that sending 599 seems trivial,
but I thought the rules still require it.
W0ETC
Larry L
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Mon Feb 18 03:36:07 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 22:36:07 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] H40T
In-Reply-To: <015601c1b817$1952cd20$6401a8c0@don>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020217223358.0219b8a8@mail.attbi.com>
At 06:56 PM 2/17/2002 -0600, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
>H40T is on 28083 (or about) working split up. Their transmit frequency
>keeps changing a little bit like they are hitting the VFO by accident.
Oh no, not again! They had this problem Friday a.m. on 17m RTTY. I think
the are using a fixed Rx/Tx shift, so the Tx moves by the same amount when
they tune in a new caller "up". They came back to me but I didn't realize
it until too late, and we never made contact. Same happened to W1JR a few
minutes later. I wish the could figure this out! The VP8 guys seemed to
have the same problem at times.
73 - Jim AD1C
--
Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA +978-251-9933, , http://www.ad1c.com
From jjreisert@alum.mit.edu Mon Feb 18 03:39:53 2002
From: jjreisert@alum.mit.edu (Jim Reisert AD1C)
Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 22:39:53 -0500
Subject: [RTTY] WPX 2002 log submissions and the damn robot
In-Reply-To: <3C6DBDE4.445325A3@mindspring.com>
References:
<001201c1b673$3b7fa580$7aa7fea9@tower>
<200202152330.g1FNUOL05217@panix1.panix.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20020217223802.00b66480@mail.attbi.com>
At 02:03 AM 2/16/2002 +0000, K4SB wrote:
>I agree with Doug's perception and am sure it makes it easier for the
>log checkers, but I'd like to know why the damn robot can tell me what
>the errors are, but is incapable of correcting them.
It's a case of "Do as I mean, not as I say." The robot can't figure out
what you intended, so it returns the log. I'd rather computers let me
correct mistakes instead of assuming they know what I meant.
73 - Jim AD1C
--
Jim Reisert AD1C, 7 Charlemont Court, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
USA +978-251-9933,