[SCCC] Spectrum

Fri May 29 14:46:41 EDT 2020

My question is what do you mean by "blew away"? Did you break the modem or
just knock it out of service for a time?

Thanks
73
Kent
N6WT

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 11:32 AM Dr. Howard S. White <drpaper at kleega.com>
wrote:

> I have spectrum With a
> 9 TV sets .2 DVR- 4 phone lines and 500 Mb/s Internet  With multiple
> routersWith multiple routers  I run QRO
>
> No issues
> __________________________________________________________
> Howard S. White Ph.D. P. Eng., VE3GFW/K6  ex-AE6SM  KY6LA
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> "No Good Deed Goes Unpunished"
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> On May 29, 2020, at 10:04 AM, rick darwicki via SCCC <sccc at contesting.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
> I had Uverse TV and 1 KW on 160 and 80 blew away their modem, anyone
> operating QRO using Spectrum for TV, Phone and Internet ?
> I assume would have a box with DVR and WIFI.  Any problem with any feature
> being blown away or hash in recorded programs?
> If it works better than my ATT and DirecTV I might go for my second 100 on
> Topband hi hi
> Thanks
>
>
>
> Rick N6PE
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>   1. Re: XE2SI (Tree)
>   2. Re: XE2SI (Tree)
>   3. Re: XE2SI (Marty Woll)
>   4. Re: XE2SI (Marty Woll)
>   5. Re: XE2SI (Dennis Younker NE6I)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 20:18:40 -0700
> From: Tree <tree at kkn.net>
> To: Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net>
> Cc: Dennis Younker NE6I <NE6I at cox.net>, SCCC <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
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> Found the N6NB stuff - think Dennis already had a link to this somewhere:
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> http://www.n6nb.com/xe2si.htm
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> > On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 8:16 PM Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net> wrote:
> >
> > Thank Tree. Neat pictures.
> >
> > Contest, Cope Exuberantly,
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> > Hank, W6SX
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 20:20:32 -0700
> From: Tree <tree at kkn.net>
> To: Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net>
> Cc: Dennis Younker NE6I <NE6I at cox.net>, SCCC <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
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> One funny story I remember - this is back in the day where there was a 2
> meter FM DX repeater - or perhaps simplex frequency for alerting people
> when DX showed up.
>
> We actually had a good enough shot to the North to announce ourselves!  :-)
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> Tree
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> > On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 8:18 PM Tree <tree at kkn.net> wrote:
> >
> > Found the N6NB stuff - think Dennis already had a link to this somewhere:
> >
> > http://www.n6nb.com/xe2si.htm
> >
> >> On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 8:16 PM Hank Garretson <w6sx at arrl.net> wrote:
> >>
> >> Thank Tree. Neat pictures.
> >>
> >> Contest, Cope Exuberantly,
> >>
> >> Hank, W6SX
> >>
> >
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> Message: 3
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 21:28:09 -0700
> From: "Marty Woll" <n6vi at socal.rr.com>
> To: "'Tree'" <tree at kkn.net>,    "'Dennis Younker NE6I'" <NE6I at cox.net>
> Cc: <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
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> Yes; here's the link: http://n6nb.com/xe2si.htm
>
> I have several fun stories about that operation that I incorporate into my
> "Tales of a Contest DXpeditioner" talk for clubs and conventions.
>
> Maybe I'll write them up and offer them to Dennis for a Web article.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tree
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 7:57 PM
> To: Dennis Younker NE6I
> Cc: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
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> N6NB, Wayne Overbeck, used to have a pretty nice writeup and pictures of
> the XE2SI operations on his web page.  I can't seem to find it - but maybe
> someone else knows where it is (Marty?).
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> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 28 May 2020 21:49:27 -0700
> From: "Marty Woll" <n6vi at socal.rr.com>
> To: "'Dennis Younker NE6I'" <NE6I at cox.net>,    <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
> Message-ID: <006f01d63574$88cf6520$9a6e2f60$@socal.rr.com>
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> I'm pretty sure that hiding under that facial hair (or any hair, in some
> cases) were Dave Hodge, Kurt Andress, Glenn Rattmann, Tom Hoyne and Mark
> Beckwith in addition to N6ND and me.
>
> Marty N6VI
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCCC [mailto:sccc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dennis
> Younker
> NE6I
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 6:40 PM
> To: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: [SCCC] XE2SI
>
> . . . One such picture is captured here:
>
> http://www.ne6i.com/sccc-pictures/CQWWSSB-1984-XE2SI-TEAM.jpg
>
> I'm sure you will recognize some those cool cats. . . .
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> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 08:01:32 -0700
> From: "Dennis Younker NE6I" <NE6I at cox.net>
> To: <sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
> Message-ID: <004201d635ca$0bfbb700$23f32500$@cox.net>
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> Wow, those are some great pics, Tree!
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> From: Tree <tree at kkn.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 7:57 PM
> To: Dennis Younker NE6I <NE6I at cox.net>
> Cc: sccc at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
>
>
>
> N6NB, Wayne Overbeck, used to have a pretty nice writeup and pictures of
> the XE2SI operations on his web page.  I can't seem to find it - but maybe
> someone else knows where it is (Marty?).
>
>
>
> Also - some pictures here:
>
>
>
> https://www.kkn.net/n6tr/misc_pictures/OldScannedSlides/
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>
> Page down to the files starting with XE2SI.
>
>
>
> Tree N6TR
>
>
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> On Thu, May 28, 2020 at 7:30 PM Dennis Younker NE6I <NE6I at cox.net <mailto:
> NE6I at cox.net> > wrote:
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> That is freaking hilarious, Jim!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SCCC <sccc-bounces at contesting.com <mailto:
> sccc-bounces at contesting.com> > On Behalf Of Jim Neiger
> Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2020 7:28 PM
> To: sccc at contesting.com <mailto:sccc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [SCCC] XE2SI
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> Fond memories, indeed, Dennis.  I was in on the first one, October
> 1983.  Rick ND and I shared 20 meters.  Noteworthy was Tree N6TR signing
> " XE2Sensual Intercourse" but it was a different version of the word
> "sensual".  Others as I recall were N6NB N6AA K6NA N6ZZ; I'm sure I
> missed someone.
>
> Jim  N6TJ
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> > On 5/28/2020 6:39 PM, Dennis Younker NE6I wrote:
> > Some SCCCers will remember (and participated in) 1980s operations in
> Mexico
> > for CQWW DX contests using Juan's call, XE2SI. Our club did very well
> from
> > Tijuana in those efforts operating Multi-Multi. I was fortunate to be
> > invited and operate one in of those contests south of the border on CW.
> On
> > the weekend that I was down there, Juan did not actually operate as part
> of
> > the team but visited us one afternoon to see how we were doing (as I
> > recall.I think there were armed Mexican guards or police with him as
> well in
> > case we were out of line? A little unnerving to this relative youngster
> at
> > the time!). I had nothing to do with the organization of that particular
> > "ContestExpedition," and as I recall, I met up with Marty, N6VI and rode
> > down with him into TJ. But first, we stopped by Wayne's place (N6NB) and
> > picked up a trailer/tower rig. Wayne wasn't able to go with us that
> weekend
> > but was more than happy to lend his rig to the SCCC effort.
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyway, I very occasionally run across XE2SI on the air. The most recent
> > occasion was this week on 6 meter FT8, of all places. I am often
> monitoring
> > the band on 50.313 waiting for those elusive Sporadic-E openings, hoping
> to
> > add to my WAS totals on the magic band. And perhaps snag a JA or KH6 (I
> have
> > yet to do so but have heard them a time or two!).
> >
> >
> >
> > I saw Juan's call pop up a few days ago during a pretty healthy opening
> on
> > the band. Yesterday, he was back at it, calling CQ on 6. The band wasn't
> > really cooperating with any good Sp-E so I gave him a quick call and put
> him
> > in the log. It was nice to get an LOTW QSL from him today.
> >
> >
> >
> > If anyone has more info, stories, background, etc. on the old 1980s XE2SI
> > SCCC operations, and especially pictures, I'd love to see and read about
> > them.
> >
> >
> >
> > One such picture is captured here:
> >
> >
> >
> > http://www.ne6i.com/sccc-pictures/CQWWSSB-1984-XE2SI-TEAM.jpg
> >
> >
> >
> > I'm sure you will recognize some those cool cats. (I am guessing the N6ND
> > tee shirt says "39 and holding." As a side note, Rick used to host many
> M/M
> > operations from his place in Ramona.
> >
> >
> >
> > --Dennis NE6I
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