From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Sat Jul 1 17:36:43 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 09:36:43 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] The ARRL Letter, Vol 19, No 25 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000701093420.0094f4a0@MAIL.CYOU.COM> --=====================_943000==_.ALT Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed FYI ------------------------- >FLORIDA TOWER RULING DISAPPOINTS LEAGUE > >The ARRL is expressing disappointment at a recent US Appeals Court ruling in >a four-year-old Florida Amateur Radio tower case. The US Court of Appeals >for the Eleventh Circuit on May 31 affirmed a lower-court ruling against >Lenard Persin, WB4HZQ, in his efforts to erect an 80-foot repeater and HF >remote base tower in his side yard in Seminole County. > >"We are disappointed with the Court's ruling, which runs contrary to the >clear and unambiguous meaning of the FCC's PRB-1 preemption decision," said >ARRL Executive Vice President David Sumner, K1ZZ. The Eleventh Circuit >ruling was doubly troubling because the ARRL had agreed to fund Persin's >appeal in the case. > >In a six-page, unpublished decision, the Eleventh Circuit decided that the >US District Court had not erred by applying "a balancing test rather than >the reasonable accommodation test required by PRB-1." > >Sumner said that by letting stand the US District Court's reliance on the >"balancing of interests" approach, the Appeals Court took a regulatory >direction that the FCC has expressly labeled "not appropriate." He called it >"incomprehensible" that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals could have >failed to follow the lead of the Eighth Circuit, which reaffirmed the >"reasonable accommodation" and "minimum necessary regulation" principles of >PRB-1 in a landmark 1994 case. > >Seminole County's ordinance restricts Amateur Radio towers to 35 feet >without a special exception. The lower court agreed with Seminole County >that Persin's request for a taller structure would be detrimental to the >character and not consistent with the development trends of his >neighborhood. Persin said one neighbor in particular fought his application >on that basis. In District Court, Persin had presented--to no avail--expert >testimony that a 35-foot tower would be ineffective and that the taller >tower he requested would not change the character of the neighborhood nor >affect property values. > >Persin says he believes the decision dealt "a fatal blow" to PRB-1 and that >other jurisdictions will copy Seminole County's approach to dealing with >Amateur Radio towers "since they now know it will hold up in court." The >county's ordinance, Persin says, "was particularly designed to thwart >PRB-1." He called for protection stronger than that offered by PRB-1. > >Sumner and ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, note, however, that, >because the Eleventh Circuit opinion was not published, it will not serve as >a precedent in future cases. Sumner says that, under PRB-1, municipalities >continue to have "an absolute obligation" to reasonably accommodate Amateur >Radio communication and to impose "the minimum practicable regulation to >accomplish its legitimate purpose." --=====================_943000==_.ALT Content-Type: text/html; charset="us-ascii" FYI
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FLORIDA TOWER RULING DISAPPOINTS LEAGUE

The ARRL is expressing disappointment at a recent US Appeals Court ruling in
a four-year-old Florida Amateur Radio tower case. The US Court of Appeals
for the Eleventh Circuit on May 31 affirmed a lower-court ruling against
Lenard Persin, WB4HZQ, in his efforts to erect an 80-foot repeater and HF
remote base tower in his side yard in Seminole County.

"We are disappointed with the Court's ruling, which runs contrary to the
clear and unambiguous meaning of the FCC's PRB-1 preemption decision," said
ARRL Executive Vice President David Sumner, K1ZZ. The Eleventh Circuit
ruling was doubly troubling because the ARRL had agreed to fund Persin's
appeal in the case.

In a six-page, unpublished decision, the Eleventh Circuit decided that the
US District Court had not erred by applying "a balancing test rather than
the reasonable accommodation test required by PRB-1."

Sumner said that by letting stand the US District Court's reliance on the
"balancing of interests" approach, the Appeals Court took a regulatory
direction that the FCC has expressly labeled "not appropriate." He called it
"incomprehensible" that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals could have
failed to follow the lead of the Eighth Circuit, which reaffirmed the
"reasonable accommodation" and "minimum necessary regulation" principles of
PRB-1 in a landmark 1994 case.

Seminole County's ordinance restricts Amateur Radio towers to 35 feet
without a special exception. The lower court agreed with Seminole County
that Persin's request for a taller structure would be detrimental to the
character and not consistent with the development trends of his
neighborhood. Persin said one neighbor in particular fought his application
on that basis. In District Court, Persin had presented--to no avail--expert
testimony that a 35-foot tower would be ineffective and that the taller
tower he requested would not change the character of the neighborhood nor
affect property values.

Persin says he believes the decision dealt "a fatal blow" to PRB-1 and that
other jurisdictions will copy Seminole County's approach to dealing with
Amateur Radio towers "since they now know it will hold up in court." The
county's ordinance, Persin says, "was particularly designed to thwart
PRB-1." He called for protection stronger than that offered by PRB-1.

Sumner and ARRL General Counsel Chris Imlay, W3KD, note, however, that,
because the Eleventh Circuit opinion was not published, it will not serve as
a precedent in future cases. Sumner says that, under PRB-1, municipalities
continue to have "an absolute obligation" to reasonably accommodate Amateur
Radio communication and to impose "the minimum practicable regulation to
accomplish its legitimate purpose."

--=====================_943000==_.ALT-- From K4PI@ATT.NET Sun Jul 2 01:26:08 2000 From: K4PI@ATT.NET (MIKE GREENWAY) Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 20:26:08 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] FORWARD FROM N4XMX Message-ID: <001701bfe3bc$40cb8620$e9004d0c@default> My XYL Martha is now N4MMG, ex KG4EHB. She found that the old call was = too much in the pileups! Just made the FCC database this morning. MMG = happens to be her intials so maybe we can remember this one! -73 Rick N4XMX From rickglisson@hotmail.com Sun Jul 2 01:09:44 2000 From: rickglisson@hotmail.com (Rick Glisson) Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 20:09:44 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] just a test, delete Message-ID: <20000702001045.19529.qmail@hotmail.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01BFE398.4C5C1320 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable ------=_NextPart_000_0065_01BFE398.4C5C1320 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
 
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------=_NextPart_000_00AB_01BFE398.FFA1EF40-- From wb4znh@erols.com Sun Jul 2 03:17:31 2000 From: wb4znh@erols.com (Carl D. Henson) Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 22:17:31 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] iota Message-ID: <395EA63B.4B2B5790@erols.com> For the IOTA fans: Ramon, YV5EED, and Grupo DX Caracas are going to operate from Los Frailes (pronounced Fry-lace) Island from July 12 thru the 16th. The callsign will be YW5LF. This is IOTA SA059. Qsl via W4SO. 73, Carl From rglisson@smyrnacable.net Mon Jul 3 23:47:49 2000 From: rglisson@smyrnacable.net (Rick Glisson) Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2000 18:47:49 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] Anyone get a 4W6GH card? Message-ID: <014501bfe540$b75daae0$7969f018@smyrnacable.net> Anyone get a 4W6GH card?? From K4PI@ATT.NET Wed Jul 5 05:31:06 2000 From: K4PI@ATT.NET (MIKE GREENWAY) Date: Wed, 5 Jul 2000 00:31:06 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] FIELD DAY 2000 Message-ID: <000901bfe63a$23d95300$45364d0c@default> Jim , AD4J, has put the 2000 FD pix on the web site. Take a look at them and a few other changes we have made. Any suggestions considered. Remember no meeting this month... From thompson@mindspring.com Wed Jul 5 04:44:27 2000 From: thompson@mindspring.com (thompson@mindspring.com) Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2000 23:44:27 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] FIELD DAY 2000 References: <000901bfe63a$23d95300$45364d0c@default> Message-ID: <001d01bfe633$51fcb620$9c1045cf@default> Hope the guys worked W5KHB on field day. This is my old club from Mississippi. From 1958 to 1972 they placed 1st 4 times, and 2nd 3 times and finished in the top 10 scores in all but 1 year. This is their first time back on for several years and the first use of W5KHB since 1970. Still class 3A. I still remember running the pile on 15AM with the old Gonset twins or finding out the KWM1 stopped at 14.300 just after the band was expanded to 14.350 (we still placed 2nd). Or watching K5IIN swing his head using the Mon-Key on 40 CW at 5AM.(and smoke a cigarette at the same time). Hope the W4NT group had fun. Dave K4JRB >Mike K4PI said: > Jim , AD4J, has put the 2000 FD pix on the web site. Take a look at them > and a few other changes we have made. Any suggestions considered. Remember > no meeting this month... > From K4PI@ATT.NET Thu Jul 6 19:43:28 2000 From: K4PI@ATT.NET (MIKE GREENWAY) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 14:43:28 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] Fw: 3W2B and New IOTA Message-ID: <003501bfe77a$640d8fe0$89034d0c@default> Dear DXer To day, I got new license with call sign 3W2B. I am going to Danang city central Vietnam on 7 JUL and if i go to new IOTA island amed Hon Tam after Danang, I will use call sig 3W2B/HT for IOTA. All QSL send to P.O.Box 2659 Vientiane Laos 2IRC please. Hroo 3W2B Saigon From wa4imc@knology.net Fri Jul 7 00:40:34 2000 From: wa4imc@knology.net (WA4IMC) Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 18:40:34 -0500 Subject: [SEDXC] IARU Contest/WRTC In-Reply-To: <003501bfe77a$640d8fe0$89034d0c@default> Message-ID: The Florida Contest Group will be operating 6 stations on all band and modes around the State of Florida this weekend during the IARU/WRTC as W1AW/4. WA4IMC and N4PN (both SEDXC members) are operating one of the stations from N4PN's beach house at St. George Island, FL near Apalachicola on 40 SSB and 10 SSB. If you are in the area, come by and see us...just come to the island and turn left and go down about 1/2 mi and look for the tower on the Gulf side of the road. Work us if you hear us!! 73 Charlie WA4IMC From N4NX@aol.com Sat Jul 8 19:10:41 2000 From: N4NX@aol.com (N4NX@aol.com) Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 14:10:41 EDT Subject: [SEDXC] Something to think about.... Message-ID: --part1_e6.7d1868e.2698c8a1_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit --part1_e6.7d1868e.2698c8a1_boundary Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (rly-yd04.mail.aol.com [172.18.150.4]) by air-yd04.mail.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Sat, 08 Jul 2000 11:06:03 -0400 Received: from pro-usa.net (mail.pro-usa.net [208.243.164.253]) by rly-yd04.mx.aol.com (v75.18) with ESMTP; Sat, 08 Jul 2000 11:05:32 -0400 Received: from oola.fyi.net [204.179.80.9] by pro-usa.net with ESMTP (SMTPD32-6.03) id A2931ED02FA; Sat, 08 Jul 2000 11:02:43 -0400 Received: from carnegie134.fyi.net ([206.80.139.134] helo=wn3vaw-p75) by oola.fyi.net with smtp (Exim 3.12 #4) id 13Aw0q-00077V-00 for dx-news@pro-usa.net; Sat, 08 Jul 2000 10:55:25 -0400 Message-ID: <021301bfe8ed$c3fe9d80$868b50ce@wn3vaw-p75> From: "Ron Notarius WN3VAW" To: Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2000 11:02:15 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_020C_01BFE8CB.FA238460" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.1 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 Subject: Re: [DXR] Something to think about.... Precedence: bulk Sender: DX-News-owner@pro-usa.net ------=_NextPart_000_020C_01BFE8CB.FA238460 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable While I'm sure this was an unintentional oversight somewhere down the line,=20= in all fairness to the original author it should be noted that this piece is= actually entitled "A Thousand Marbles." The author is Jeff Davis N9AVG, pr= eviously pubished in the Delta Amateur Radio Club's SPARKS newsletter and wa= s posted on the ARRL WebExtra web site as a Feature Article on July 7th, and= very probably copyrighted by N9AVG, ARRL, Delta ARC or some combination the= reof. =20 It's no fun to read something you wrote suddently converted into an "anonymo= us" posting and pasted all over the Internet with no credit, no matter how v= alid the message is. And if indeed the previous poster received this from a= non-ham friend, then that's exactly what's happening to this excellent piec= e of writing. =20 73=20 -----Original Message----- From:=20 To: dx-news@pro-usa.net ; DX-list Date: Saturday, July 08, 2000 8:31 AM Subject: [DXR] Something to think about.... =20 =20 While you're DX'ing, Contesting, or such, here's something to think abou= t....balance is an important aspect. I received this the other day via email from a non-ham friend. =20 =20 =20 The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday mornings. Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the first to rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at work. Eith= er way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are most enjoyable. =20 A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the basement shack with a steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper in the other. What began as a typical Saturday morning, turned into one of those lesso= ns that life seems to hand you from time to time. Let me tell you about it. I turned the dial up into the phone portion of the band on my ham radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swap net. Along the way,= I came across an older sounding chap, with a tremendous signal and a golde= n voice. You know the kind, he sounded like he should be in the broadcast= ing business. He was telling whoever he was talking with something about "a thousand marbles". =20 =20 I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he had to say. "Well Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with your job. I'm sure they pay y= ou well but it's a shame you have to be away from home and your family so m= uch. Hard to believe a young fellow should have to work sixty or seventy hour= s a week to make ends meet. Too bad you missed your daughter's dance recita= l." He continued, "let me tell you something Tom, something that has helped=20= me keep a good perspective on my own priorities." =20 And that's when he began to explain his theory of a "thousand marbles." =20 "You see, I sat down one day and did a little arithmetic. The average pe= rson lives about seventy-five years. I know, some live more and some live less, bu= t on average, folks live about seventy-five years." =20 "Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. =20 Now stick with me Tom, I'm getting to the important part." =20 "It took me until I was fifty-five years old to think about all this in=20= any detail", he went on, "and by that time I had lived through over twenty-eight hundred Saturdays. I got to thinking that if I lived to be seventy-five, only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy." "So I went to a toy store and bought every single marble they had. I ended up having to visit three toy stores to round-up 1000 marbles. I t= ook them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic container right here in the shack next to my gear. Every Saturday since then, I have ta= ken one marble out and thrown it away." =20 "I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more on the really important things in life. There is nothing like watching your time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities straight." =20 "Now let me tell you one last thing before I sign-off with you and take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This morning, I took the very la= st marble out of the container. I figure if I make it until next Saturday=20= then I have been given a little extra time. And the one thing we can all use is a little more time." "It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope you spend more time with your family, and I hope to meet you again here on the band. 73 Old Man, this= is K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good morning!" =20 You could have heard a pin drop on the band when this fellow signed off. =20 I guess he gave us all a lot to think about. I had planned to work on the antenna that morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few ham= s to work on the next club newsletter. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up with a kiss. "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids to breakfast." =20 "What brought this on?" she asked with a smile. "Oh, nothing special, it's just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together w= ith the kids. =20 Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out? I need to buy some marbles." =20 HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND MAY ALL SATURDAYS BE SPECIAL! =20 ------=_NextPart_000_020C_01BFE8CB.FA238460 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
While I'm sure this was an unintentional= =20 oversight somewhere down the line, in all fairness to the original author it= =20 should be noted that this piece is actually entitled "A Thousand=20 Marbles."  The author is Jeff Davis N9AVG, previously pubished in=20= the=20 Delta Amateur Radio Club's SPARKS newsletter and was posted on the ARRL WebE= xtra=20 web site as a Feature Article on July 7th, and very probably copyrighted by=20 N9AVG, ARRL, Delta ARC or some combination thereof.
 
It's no fun to read something you wrote=20 suddently converted into an "anonymous" posting and pasted all ove= r=20 the Internet with no credit, no matter how valid the message is.  And i= f=20 indeed the previous poster received this from a non-ham friend, then that's=20 exactly what's happening to this excellent piece of writing.
 
73 
-----Original Message-----
From:=20
To: dx-news@pro-usa.net <dx-news@pro-usa.net>; DX-list= =20 <dx-list@egroups.com>
Da= te:=20 Saturday, July 08, 2000 8:31 AM
Subject: [DXR] Something t= o=20 think about....

While you're DX'ing, Contesting, or such, here's som= ething=20 to think about....balance is an important aspect.
I received this the other day via email from a non-h= am=20 friend.
 
 
 
The older I get, the more I enjoy Saturday=20 mornings.
Perhaps it's the quiet solitude that comes with being the f= irst=20 to
rise, or maybe it's the unbounded joy of not having to be at=20 work.  Either
way, the first few hours of a Saturday morning are= =20 most enjoyable.
 
A few weeks ago, I was shuffling toward the base= ment=20 shack with a
steaming cup of coffee in one hand and the morning paper= in=20 the other.
What began as a typical Saturday morning, turned into one=20= of=20 those lessons
that life seems to hand you from time to time.  Le= t me=20 tell you about
it.  I turned the dial up into the phone portion=20= of=20 the band on my ham
radio in order to listen to a Saturday morning swa= p=20 net.  Along the way, I
came across an older sounding chap, with=20= a=20 tremendous signal and a golden
voice.  You know the kind, he sou= nded=20 like he should be in the broadcasting
business.  He was telling=20 whoever he was talking with something about
"a thousand=20 marbles". 
 
I was intrigued and stopped to listen to what he= had=20 to say.  "Well
Tom, it sure sounds like you're busy with yo= ur=20 job.  I'm sure they pay you
well but it's a shame you have to be= =20 away from home and your family so much.
Hard to believe a young fello= w=20 should have to work sixty or seventy hours a
week to make ends=20 meet.  Too bad you missed your daughter's dance recital."
H= e=20 continued, "let me tell you something Tom, something that has helpe= d=20 me
keep a good perspective on my own priorities."
 
And that's when he began to explain his theory o= f a=20 "thousand
marbles."
 
"You see, I sat down= one=20 day and did a little arithmetic. The average person lives
about=20 seventy-five years.  I know, some live more and some live less, but= =20 on
average, folks live about seventy-five years."
 =20
"Now then, I multiplied 75 times 52 and I came up with 3900 whi= ch=20 is the
number of Saturdays that the average person has in their=20 entire
 lifetime.
 
Now stick with me Tom, I'm getti= ng=20 to the important part."
 
"It took me until I was=20 fifty-five years old to think about all this in any
detail", he=20= went=20 on, "and by that time I had lived through over
twenty-eight hund= red=20 Saturdays.  I got to thinking that if I lived to
be seventy-five= ,=20 only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy."
"So I wen= t to=20 a toy store and bought every single marble they had.  I
ended up= =20 having to visit three toy stores to round-up 1000 marbles.  I=20 took
them home and put them inside of a large, clear plastic containe= r=20 right
here in the shack next to my gear.  Every Saturday since t= hen,=20 I have taken
one marble out and thrown it away."
 =20
"I found that by watching the marbles diminish, I focused more=20= on=20 the
really important things in life.  There is nothing like watc= hing=20 your
time here on this earth run out to help get your priorities=20 straight."
 
"Now let me tell you one last thing=20 before I sign-off with you and
take my lovely wife out for=20 breakfast.  This morning, I took the very last
marble out of the= =20 container.  I figure if I make it until next Saturday then
I hav= e=20 been given a little extra time.  And the one thing we can all
us= e is=20 a little more time."
"It was nice to meet you Tom, I hope y= ou=20 spend more time with your
family, and I hope to meet you again here o= n=20 the band.  73 Old Man, this is
K9NZQ, clear and going QRT, good=20 morning!"
 
You could have heard a pin drop on the band= =20 when this fellow signed
off.
 
I guess he gave us all a l= ot=20 to think about.  I had planned to work
on
the antenna that=20 morning, and then I was going to meet up with a few hams
to work on t= he=20 next club newsletter.  Instead, I went upstairs and woke
my wife= up=20 with a kiss.  "C'mon honey, I'm taking you and the kids=20 to
breakfast."
 
"What brought this on?" s= he=20 asked with a smile.  "Oh, nothing
special, it's just been a= =20 long time since we spent a Saturday together with the
kids.
 = =20
Hey, can we stop at a toy store while we're out?  I need to buy= =20 some
marbles."
 
HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND AND MAY ALL=20 SATURDAYS BE SPECIAL!
 
------=_NextPart_000_020C_01BFE8CB.FA238460-- --part1_e6.7d1868e.2698c8a1_boundary-- From w4ru@arrl.org Mon Jul 10 22:20:23 2000 From: w4ru@arrl.org (Sandy Donahue) Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 14:20:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SEDXC] Fwd: ARLX011 K1TO and N5TJ repeat as WRTC winners Message-ID: <20000710212023.7378.qmail@web116.yahoomail.com> --- ARRL Members Only Web site wrote: > CC: recipient list not shown: ; > Subject: ARLX011 K1TO and N5TJ repeat as WRTC winners > Organization: American Radio Relay League > Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 17:15:20 EDT > From: "ARRL Members Only Web site" > > SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX011 > ARLX011 K1TO and N5TJ repeat as WRTC winners > > ZCZC AX11 > QST de W1AW > Special Bulletin 11 ARLX011 > From ARRL Headquarters > Newington CT July 10, 2000 > To all radio amateurs > > SB SPCL ARL ARLX011 > ARLX011 K1TO and N5TJ repeat as WRTC winners > > World-champion contesters Dan Street, K1TO, and Jeff Steinman, N5TJ > (ex-KR0Y), retained its title at the World Radiosport Team > Championship 2000 competition in Bled, Slovenia. Street and Steinman > topped the field of 53 WRTC-2000 two-operator teams from around the > world in off- and on-the-air operating events designed to test their > contesting skills. Using the call sign S584M, K1TO-N5TJ racked up > 969 points. > > The competition included the 24-hour on-air event, concurrent with > the IARU HF World Championship Contest held over the weekend as well > as off-air pileup tape competition held last week prior to the > contest. > > During the 24-hour IARU/WRTC event, K1TO and N5TJ managed to put > 2234 contacts into the log--1277 of them on CW--and collected 364 > multipliers. Street and Steinman also topped the field of > competitors at the last WRTC, held in 1996 in the San Francisco Bay > area. Teams from the US took four of the top ten finishing slots in > WRTC-2000. > > Finishing in second place with 910 points was the Russian team of > RA3AUU and RV1AW, operating as S587N. Coming in at number 3 with > 870.34 points was the US wildcard team of Doug Grant, K1DG, and CQ > magazine contest editor John Dorr, K1AR. Grant and Dorr operated as > S582A. > > Other US teams in the top 10 included the S519I team, Bob Shohet, > KQ2M, and Daniel Handa, W7WA--at number 8, and the S531R combo of > Jeff Briggs, K1ZM, and Andy Blank, N2NT--at number 10. > > During this third WRTC, operators competed using modest stations > running 100 W on CW and SSB on 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. All > sites were equipped with three-element Yagis for 10, 15, and 20 > meters, and Windom antennas for 80 and 40 meters, both mounted just > under 40 feet above ground. > > Sponsoring WRTC-2000 was the Slovenia Contest Club. The ARRL's David > Sumner, K1ZZ, served as chief referee. > NNNN > /EX __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail – Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/ From bobfuss@bellsouth.net Tue Jul 11 14:19:02 2000 From: bobfuss@bellsouth.net (Bob Fuss) Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 09:19:02 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] Tower Message-ID: <396B1EC6.F9F5F2B9@bellsouth.net> Am looking for 70+ feet of tower in the Atlanta area. Would prefer Rohn 45 but will look at other options. If you know of any please let me know. Thanks, Bob W4OWY From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Wed Jul 12 14:22:23 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 06:22:23 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] 6M Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000712062121.009715f0@MAIL.CYOU.COM> >> > This message comes from the Montgomery Amateur Radio Club (MARC-L) list. >> > >> > The W4AP 6 meter repeater was put on the air Saturday. This first signal >> > heard on it was a local mobile and the second signal was VE3AXW, Tony, in >> > Ontario. He has checked in a couple of morning since when the band was >> > open. >> > >> > Output is 53.35 and the offset is minus 1M with a 100 cycle tone. At >> > present, for testing purposes, the tone is not needed, and may be left >> > off if conditions permit. If you have 6m equipment, give it a try. From wb4znh@erols.com Thu Jul 13 03:12:43 2000 From: wb4znh@erols.com (Carl D. Henson) Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 22:12:43 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] Los Frailes delayed Message-ID: <396D259B.EDA46D2B@erols.com> For the IOTA fans, Los Frailes, YW5LF, has been delayed until August. The Venezuelan Navy ship that was to take the Hams there has been delayed, probably by another mission. Obviously, Ham Radio is a low priority for them. 73, Carl From gary@noblepub.com Thu Jul 13 20:29:10 2000 From: gary@noblepub.com (Gary Breed) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:29:10 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] Antenna wanted Message-ID: <003f01bfed00$9f074560$0f0210ac@gary> Does any area ham have a small tribander available for sale? Preferences: A4S, KT34A, Explorer 14, TH5, log periodic. I also would consider 20 and 15M monobanders no bigger than 3 elements on 20, 4 el. on 15. I'd like to keep the boom length to 16-18 ft. maximum for my small tubular crankup and HAM III. Passed up some deals in the last year that I should've taken! 73, Gary K9AY gary@noblepub.com home: 770-554-8236 work: 770-908-2320 From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Thu Jul 13 23:57:57 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:57:57 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] ARLD029 DX news Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000713155638.009769f0@MAIL.CYOU.COM> >ARLD029 DX news > >This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by >Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, The Daily DX, DXNL, 425DXnews and >Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. > >SOVEREIGN MILITARY ORDER OF MALTA, 1A0. Operators Ugo, I0CUT, >Frabrizio, I0HCJ, Luciano, I0JBL, Sergio, IK0FTA, Francesco, IK0FVC, >and Roberto, IK0PRG, are QRV as 1A0KM until July 23. Activity is on >80 to 10 meters including VHF/UHF using all modes. QSL via IK0FVC. > >MONACO, 3A. Look for 3A/OH2TA or 3A/OH9MM on 20 meters from around >2200 to 0300z. Check 14028 kHz on CW and close to 14195 kHz on SSB. >QSL via operator's instructions. > >VIETNAM, 3W. Hiroo, JA2EZD, has been issued the callsign 3W2B. QSL >via XW2A. > >EAST TIMOR, 4W. Antonio, 4W6GH, has been QRV using RTTY on 15 >meters from 1400 to 1500z. Activity on Atauro Island, a new IOTA, >is expected. QSL via CT1EGH. > >TANZANIA, 5H. 5I3A has been QRV using CW on 14008 kHz around 0315z. >QSL via A47RS. > >LESOTHO, 7P. 7P8AA is usually QRV on 3505 kHz after 1800z. QSL via >DL7VRO. > >TONGA, A3. Andy, G4PIQ, is currently QRV as A35IQ from Tongatapu, >IOTA OC-049, for 2 to 3 weeks. He may also be QRV from Vava'u, IOTA >OC-064. QSL to home call. > >CORSICA, TK. Serge, F6AUS, is QRV as TK/F6AUS until July 31. He >will try to be active from IOTAs EU-100 or EU-164 in the IOTA Test. > >MIDWAY ISLAND, KH4. W4JKC/KH4 has been QRV on 14005 kHz just before >1000z. QSL to home call. > >GREECE, SV. Look for SV8/ON5CT from Samos Island, IOTA EU-049, >until July 25. QSL to home call. > >DODECANESE ISLANDS, SV5. Nenad, SV5/VE3EXY, has been QRV using RTTY >on 14084 kHz just before 2000z. QSL to home call. > >PALAU, T8. Nob, JA7AYE, will be active as T88AY from Koror, IOTA >OC-009, from July 19 to 23. QSL to home call. > >CHAD, TT. TT8JLB has been QRV on 14018 kHz just around 0400z. QSL >via F5BAR. > >MARSHALL ISLANDS, V7. Al, K3VN, is active in his free time as V73GI >for one to two weeks. QSL to home call. > >ROMANIA, YO. Pit, YO3JW, is active as YP1W from Sacalinu Mare >Island, IOTA EU-183. QSL to home call. > >VENEZUELA, YV. YW5LF is QRV on 160 to 10 meters using CW and SSB >from Los Frailes, IOTA SA-059, until July 16. QSL via W4SO. > >SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, ZK1. Gerard, ZK1AXU, has been QRV on 20 meters >around 0600z. QSL via PA3AXU. > >THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Six Club Six-Meter Sprint, Pacific >160-Meter Contest and the North American RTTY QSO Party will >certainly keep contesters busy this weekend. Please see July QST, >page 100 for details. From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Fri Jul 14 15:03:33 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2000 07:03:33 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] Aurora Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000714070248.00973230@MAIL.CYOU.COM> >>Well, folks, there is a high chance of Mid-latitude and >>High-latitude Visual Aurora tonight through tomorrow night. Around >>11pm to 12am local time is the best time to check.. though I've >>seen them earlier. >> >>And, of course, with this comes the Aurora that enables good >>VHF/UHF propagation... ever work Aurora? Listen for echoes and >>flutter. Watch for TV signals from other Grids, etc. >> >>10 meters? These are the same conditions that we had last >>Fall/Winter when I saw a LOT of Aurora-mode 10 meter work. >> >>Enjoy! >> >>73 de NW7US, Tomas >> >>NW7US@n7fsp.#sea.#wwa.wa.usa.noam >>nw7us@hfradio.org From thompson@mindspring.com Sun Jul 16 01:52:23 2000 From: thompson@mindspring.com (thompson@mindspring.com) Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 20:52:23 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] 2 meter status Message-ID: <001701bfeec0$1b3bd220$821045cf@default> I finally got a new 2 meter base with tones and was wondering about the status of "DX Alert AKA Melvin". I tried to reach NU4D several times as last heard he had a problem with the software. If "Melvin" is not working is there any chance that the DX machine 147.195 might carry manual DX alerts. I use DX Summit and eHam but find many of the spots are from Europe and wish we could have another source of closer to home spots. I would be willing to put out my spots (after I work im!). If Melvin is still down does anyone use 147.51 ..if so I will keep my brick amp to reach the other side of metro. 73 Dave K4JRB From wb4sqq@yahoo.com Mon Jul 17 00:13:34 2000 From: wb4sqq@yahoo.com (Gary McConville) Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2000 16:13:34 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [SEDXC] Quad HELP! Message-ID: <20000716231334.20050.qmail@web6001.mail.yahoo.com> Are there any quad pros out there. Finding out that tuning is not an easy feat! Fairly close on the swr but the directivity doesn't seem to be there. HELP!!! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! 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P(%(-+U)E Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20000718134000.00ae7690@imap.arches.uga.edu> I guess I am still a bit burned out from last year's heat -- and I know it was hotter down below the gnat line. Most of north Georgia seems to be well covered, so I will most likely be at home in DeKalb county for this one. But I may get in the car and make a few QSOs from other counties nearby. 73, - Jay/K4OGG From K4BAI@worldnet.att.net Wed Jul 19 18:26:24 2000 From: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III) Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:26:24 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] [Fwd: GA QSO] Message-ID: <3975E4C0.23BE@worldnet.att.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------28AC2F9C21A2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here is a message from Don, K4PK, about his and WB5RYB's mobile activities this weekend. If anyone has any suggestions for Don or info about your own plans that might overlap his, please reply directly to him and copy the reflectors. Thanks and 73, John, K4BAI. --------------28AC2F9C21A2 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from maynard.mail.mindspring.net ([207.69.200.243]) by mtiwgwc23.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with ESMTP id <20000719010602.SWGF25633.mtiwgwc23.worldnet.att.net@maynard.mail.mindspring.net> for ; Wed, 19 Jul 2000 01:06:02 +0000 Received: from oemcomputer (user-38lcjk4.dialup.mindspring.com [209.86.78.132]) by maynard.mail.mindspring.net (8.9.3/8.8.5) with SMTP id VAA06904 for ; Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:06:01 -0400 (EDT) From: "Don Aldridge" To: Subject: GA QSO Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 21:05:02 -0400 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Hi John, Just checking in on the plans of mobile operators this coming weekend. I have not been able to get back on the reflector, and am curious who will be out, and the routes being taken. Billy WB5RYB and I will be out on Saturday, and are planning our route. We will be on both CW and Phone. I am not sure of the plan on Sunday, as family commitments will occupy most of the day. I will make another attempt to get back on the reflector tonight. Thanks for your help. 73, Don Aldridge K4PK --------------28AC2F9C21A2-- From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Fri Jul 21 16:02:49 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 08:02:49 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] ARLD030 DX news Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000721080117.00979e50@MAIL.CYOU.COM> >ARLD030 DX news > >This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by >Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, QRZ DX, The 599Rpt, The Daily DX, >425DXnews and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. > >VIETNAM, 3W. Hans, WA1LWS, is QRV as 3W2LWS until July 30. He has >been granted permission to operate on 20, 15 and 10 meters, and >plans to use mostly CW. QSL to home call. > >ZAMBIA, 9J. Bob, W6RJ, is QRV as 9J2RA. He is usually found on 15 >meters SSB from 1500 to 1800z. QSL via K6SLO. > >MADEIRA ISLANDS, CT3. Ben, DJ8FW, will be active, probably as >CT3/DJ8FW, from Madeira, IOTA AF-014, until August 20. QSL to home >call. > >PALESTINE, E4. Gunter, OE1GZA, will be active as E4/OE1GZA from >Ramallah on an almost regular basis. QSL to home call. > >IRAN, EP. Yar, EP3SP, has been showing up on the bottom end of 20 >meters CW around 1900 to 2000z. QSL via IZ8BRI. > >FRANCE, F. The Council of Europe Radio Club will be active using >CW, SSB and RTTY as TP2000CE from July 21 to 23. QSL via F6FQK. > >HUNGARY, HA. Memorial radio station HG100BAY, named after Dr. >Zoltan Bay, who conducted successful moon echo experiments in 1946, >will operate on 144, 432 and 1296 MHz from July 22 to 30. QSL via >operators' instructions. > >SARDINIA, IS0. Simone, IV3NVN, will operate on 160 to 6 meters, >using mostly CW, as IM0/IV3NVN from Maddalena Island, IOTA EU-041, >from July 21 to 31. QSL to home call. > >SVALBARD, JW. Look for Unni, LA6RHA, to operate as JW6RHA from July >21 to 26. Unni will only operate 20 meters and will probably use >14222 to 14248 kHz or 14288 kHz in the mornings and late evenings. >QSL to home call. > >MIDWAY ISLAND, KH4. NH6M/KH4 has been QRV on 15 meters around 2000z >and then around 0300z. QSL to home call. > >SWEDEN, SM. Special event station SI9AM is active from Utanede >until July 23. QSL via SM3CVM. > >POLAND, SP. Special event station SN0EMK is QRV from Krakow until >July 30. QSL via SP9PLR. > >SUDAN, ST. Jeff, ST0P, has been QRV on 20 meters around 0200 to >0400z. QSL via 5B4YY. > >BELAU, T8. T88ME has been QRV on 15 meters around 0930z. QSL via >7N1RTO. > >EUROPEAN RUSSIA, UA. A group of UA6 operators will be active as >UE6AAA from Sudzhuk Island in the newly created Krasnodarskiy Kray, >Black Sea Coast group, from July 22 to 23. No IOTA number has as >yet been issued. QSL via UA6AF. Also, Yuri, UA3BZ, Dmitry, RX3DCX, >and Alex, RW3DP, will be active as R1NWS and R3ARC/1 from Kondostrov >Island, IOTA EU-147, from July 25 to August 2. They will use CW, >SSB, SSTV and PSK31. QSL both calls via UA3BZ. > >AUSTALIA, VK. Steve, VK8AM, will be operating as AX8AM, mainly on >CW, from Darwin Northern Territory until November 2. He has been >spotted on 20 meters CW around 0630z to 1300z. QSL to home call. > >HONG KONG, VR. Fernando, 4S7OF, is active as VR2OS. His length of >stay is unknown. QSL to home call. > >SOUTH COOK ISLANDS, ZK1. Andy, ZK1AND, is active from Raratonga, >IOTA OC-013, for one month. QSL via AB7FS. > >THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The Georgia QSO Party is on tap for this >weekend. Please see July QST, page 100 for details. From rglisson@smyrnacable.net Sun Jul 23 18:39:03 2000 From: rglisson@smyrnacable.net (Rick Glisson) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 13:39:03 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] Phil Latta, W4GTS OK Message-ID: <000901bff4cc$e58b98a0$284ef018@smyrnacable.net> I talked to Phil last night, he is doing OK, still weak from surgery. He is at his daughter's house in Athens and will be moving out of the Marietta house. He can be reached at (706) 548-2796 and the address he gave was: 115 Tamarck Dr. Athens, GA 30605 He says hi to everyone and will keep in touch. -73 Rick N4XMX From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Mon Jul 24 01:42:45 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 17:42:45 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] FO0MOT - 160 MTR. Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000723173633.0097bb30@MAIL.CYOU.COM> I had a FB QSO with Mike FO0MOT on 12 mtr CW and He sez will wrap up his operation tonight on 160 mtr on 1832mhz @ 02:45z. Those interested might start tuning up!! 73 & Gud DX - Dave - WD4RCO From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Mon Jul 24 18:55:47 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:55:47 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin #471 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000724105112.0095cf00@MAIL.CYOU.COM> >> >>July 24, 2000 >> >>4X85, ISRAEL (Special Event). Look for special event station 4X85FUK to >>be on the air celebrating the "85th Esperanto Congress" in Tel Aviv >>between now and August 1st. Suggested frequencies are: 7066, 14266, 21266 >>and 28766 kHz. >> >>A5, BHUTAN. Charly, K4VUD, is looking for all/any radio amateurs from >>any country who may wish to join him in an effort to activate Bhutan >>during the first week in December. He can arrange your air travel from >>your home or from Kathmandu, or you can arrange your own travel. He expects >>to arrive in A5 about December 1st. He has a Bhutan contact person to >>arrange passage of rigs, licenses, and hotel rooms. This is not a cheap >>trip. The license alone may cost 300 USD EACH! If interested, contact >>Charly at: k4vud@hotmail.com >> >>A9, BAHRAIN. The "DX News Letter" reports that Gus, KH2/K4SXT, has shut >>down his activities from Nimitz Hill, Guam, and will be active from A9 in >>September. Gus prefers the lowbands, especially 160 meters. >> >>AP2JZB CW-PIRATE. Apparently a station signing AP2JZB on CW (on July 21st >>at 0230Z) has been active. AP2JZB's QSL Manager Leon, K2EWB, reports that >>this is a SLIM and AP2JZB does not now, nor has he ever operated CW! As a >>matter of fact he's up in Northern Pakistan on vacation at this time. >> >>C6, BAHAMAS. Joe Pater, W8GEX, reports the team is ready to be active from >>Berry Island (IOTA NA-054) for the IOTA contest next weekend. The team will >>be active July 27th through August 2nd as C6AJR and C6DX during the contest. >>They will have four stations on the air. The team consists of Mike, K9AJ, >>a veteran of many DXpenditions including Heard Island. Mike, N9NS, was >>part of the recent Clipperton Island team. Jim, W9VNE, a FOC member, has >>worked many CW contests from VP5. Rick, K8WWA, is a very active dxer from >>the Cincinnati area and making his first DXpedition. Joe, W8GEX, has been >>on many DXpeditions and contest groups. This experienced team will be on >>6m to 40m, CW, SSB, PKS and RITTY. QSL C6AJR and C6DX to W8GEX. SASE PLEASE. >> >>DU, PHILIPPINES. Joe, DU1/K7JOE (ex-BV/N0IAT, 7J1AOF, etc), is now active >>for the next two years from Manila, Philippines. Joe is a high speed CW >>operator who tends to favor the WARC bands. 17 meters is his preference. >>QSL to the W7 QSL bureau. >> >>FO0, FRENCH POLYNESIA. Phil, KH7FQ, is now active from Huahine Island >>(OC-067) as FO0MCC. He was heard last week on 17 meters SSB on or around >>18145 kHz between 0230 and 0330z. Reports state that he will be there >>until September and be active on 80-10 meters. >> >>FS, SAINT MARTIN. By the time you read this, Brian, N3OC, will be active >>from here as FS/N3OC between July 24th and Aug 2nd. Activity will be on >>SSB/CW/RTTY and all bands including 6 meters, the WARC bands and the IOTA >>Contest. QSL via N3OC. >> >>GM, SCOTLAND (Hebrides IOSA/IOTA Expedition). Andre, GM3VLB, will team >>up with Lorraine/MMOBCR, Alex/G(M)0DHZ and Andre's son Niall (recently >>VP8NJS) to activate a few Scottish island between July 21st and August >>4th. The team will be based on Harris/Lewis. Weather permitting, they >>will activate Killegray (OH-20) and Ensay (OH-21) Islands during the >>period of July 21st (PM) through July 26th (AM). Their next target will >>be St. Kilda (OL-02/EU-059) bewteen July 28-31st (WX permitting). During >>the IOTA Contest they will use the callsign GM5K (Courtesy Pabay Radio >>Club, GM0PNS). Alex/G(M)0DHZ will be their "No. 1" CW operator with >>GM0VLB providing relief. At other times individual callsgns will be used. >>Following the St. Kilda operation further "surprise" operations may >>take place. The St. Kilda DXpedition will involve high costs due to its >>very remote/distant location out in the Atlantic. Currently, the team >>reports that so far no sponsorship has been offered/received as of this >>writing. QSL cards for contacts other than St. Kilda (via GM3VLB) should >>go to the respective operators. QSL cards without adequate return postage >>will not be replied to. For those unfamiliar with GM3VLB's QSL - reply >>system, please refer to his web site at: http://www.IOSA.co.uk >> >>IOTA NEWS................ >> AS-NEW. A group of Sakhalin amateurs (RA0F...) will activate a new >> IOTA at the end of July from the Island of Moneron. Their >> activity will be on 20/15/10 meters and the WARC bands only. >> They are expecting to use the callsign RK0FWL/p. QSL via the >> RK0FWL CBA address, but in any event all QSOs will be confirmed >> through the bureau. ADDED NOTE: Eugene, RA0FF, reports that >> in the July/August of 1998, RK0FWL/p has already been worked >> from the Island of Moneron, but back then the island was not >> yet separate from Sakhalin (AS-018). Now that Moneron Island >> is a NEW IOTA, all relationships with RK0FWL/p for 1998 >> will be considered as NEW IOTA. >> >> AS-066. Look for Alex, RU0LL, to be active from Putyatini Island >> between July 24th and August 1st. They will also be active >> during the upcoming IOTA Contest using the special callsign >> R0L. Activity will be on HF (including the WARC), CW, RTTY >> and PSK. Other operators present will be RW0LZ, RW0LV, UA0CAL, >> RU0LL, RZ4HF and UA0LST. Check out Alex's WEB site for this >> event at: http://www.qsl.net/r0l >> >> AS-104. Six Taiwanese Ops and two Japanese Ops will team-up and be >> active from Kim Men Island, Taiwan, from July 28-30th. They >> will use the callsign BO0K in the IOTA Contest and use >> BO2/homecall before and after the contest. The JA Op are >> JR7TEQ and JA1EFO, and they will fly to Kim Men Island via >> Taipei, Taiwan on the morning of the 28th. >> >> EU-073. Look for the Taranto A.R.I. Section members to sign IJ7IJU >> from San Pietro Island (IJ7) during the last week of July. >> They will be operating on 80-6 meters, CW/SSB/RTTY and VHF/ >> UHF-SSB. Also, they will operate in the IOTA Contest. QSL via >> IK7AFM, direct CBA or via the bureau or via E-mail: >> < roccoafm@libero.it > confirming via ARI bureau. >> >> EU-091. Operators IK7JWX/P, IK7FPX/P and IK6CAC/P are expected to >> be active now from Capezzone Island (I.I.A. LE 004) on CW/SSB >> 10/15/20/40 meters. QSL via the bureau or direct (QRZ.COM >> addresses). >> >> EU-092. Operators (probable) Jim/MM0BQI, David/GM4WLL and Colin/GM0CLN >> are planning an expedition to the Summer Isles from September >> 1-3rd. The site will be on the island of Tanera Mor for which >> the various references are: IOTA - EU092, IOSA - SC10, WAB - >> NB90 and Maidenhead - IO78HA. They hoped to operate on both >> HF and VHF (hopefully all bands from 160m to 2m). They plan >> to be active during both the HF SSB Field Day and 144MHz Trophy >> contests. Callsigns to be use are: MM0BQI/P on or near usual >> IOTA/IOSA frequencies; All HF CW and SSB on the WARC bands by >> GM0CLN/P; and SSB Field Day Contest MM0BQI/P. The special >> VHF callsign, GB4XS, has been applied for. If for any reason >> this callsign is not available they will use GM4WLL/P. OPDX >> InterNet Subscribers will receive the long press release as >> an additional bulletin. >> >> EU-115. EI1DD will be activated by the members of the Dalkey Island >> Contest Group during the IOTA Contest. Operators will include >> EI2CA, EI4FBB, EI5DI,EI5HD,EI6EW, EI7CC, EI7CD and EI8CE, and >> will be active from Enniskerry, Co. Wicklow. QSL is via the >> EI Bureau. >> >> EU-128. DF8QJ and Ray/DL6YFB will stay on Fehmarn Island for the IOTA >> Contest from July 29-30th. They will be active on 80-10 meters >> as DL6YFB/p. QSL via the German Amateur Radio Bureau or direct >> to DL6YFB's callbook address or E-mail at: rlehmann@Cityweb.de >> >> EU-132. Adam/DJ0IF, Zbig/SP6AZT, Big/SP6CZ and Andy/SP6ECA will be >> active from Wolin Island in the RSGB IOTA Contest as a >> Multi-Multi entry, callsign SN6F/1. Before the contest, SP6CZ/1 >> will be active from this location on RTTY until the end of the >> month and SP6ECA/1 on SSB. QSL via home callsigns, SN6F/1 via >> SP6ECA. All cards for SN6F/1's contest activity '98 and '99 were >> sent via the bureau. >> >> EU-148. A group from the Framingham Amateur Radio Association will >> participate in the IOTA Contest from George's Island as a >> Multi-Operator entry signing AA1IZ. QSL via AA1IZ. >> >> EU-153. Vlad/RZ1OA and Dima/UA1OLM will be active as RZ1OA/A and >> UA1OLM/A from Lyasomin Island between July 25th and August 1st. >> QSL via RZ1OA: Vlad Sadakov, P.O. Box 48, Arkhangelsk, 163040, >> Russia. >> >> EU-170. Milan/OK1DJG, Martin/OK1FLM, Martin/OK1FUA, OK1PAT, Jaroslav/ >> OK1TC, Petr/OK1UCI, Svetozar/OK1VEY and Nikola/9A9AA will be >> active as 9A0A from Vir Island (IOCA CI-141) through the IOTA >> Contest. QSL via OK1FLM. They will operate as 9A/homecall >> before the contest from July 24th. >> >> EU-183. Pit, YO3JW, reports that the YP1W operation for next weekend >> has been cancelled! This is due to a quarantine in Danube >> Delta. The operation will be scheduled latter. >> >> NA-065. Caleb, AD7U, will be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest as N7U >> from Whidbey Island (USI WA-001S). His category will be Single >> Op/24-hour/IOTA Island Permanent station. QSL to AD7U via bureau >> or direct to: Caleb Skurdal, 1015 N Custer St, Oak Harbor, >> WA 98277-8201 USA. >> >> OC-033. FK8GM, FK8HC and VK4FW (all Life members of Oceanai Amateur >> Radio DX Group) will be operational from Lifou Island. Their >> callsign will be TX8ISL. QSL Manager is VK4FW, P.O. Box 929, >> GYMPIE, 4570, Australia. They will be on all bands on CW/SSB. >> Eric, FK8GM, reports that they will also be active with their >> home call, FK8GM and FK8HC from OC-033 on all bands when they >> are not operating in the contest. >> >> SA-020. FY5FU and FY/F5AEG will be active from the Phare de l'ile Royale >> in French Guyana during the International Lighthouse/Lightship >> Weekend August 19-20th. QSL manager F5AEG. >> >> SA-024. Look for ZV2S and PW2S to be active from Comprida Island (DIB >> 21) July 25-30th. QSL Manager PY2ZY: POB 45.436, Sao Paulo-SP, >> 00479-970, Brasil. Suggested frequencies: >> CW - 28040, 24920, 21040, 18098, 14040, 101114, 7030 and 3530 >> SSB - 28560, 28460, 24950, 21260, 18128, 14260, 7-055 and 3765 >> Checkout the Web site: http://dxpedition.cjb.net >> >>ISLAND CHASERS WEB PAGE. Chris, NK1K, informs OPDX that the "Islands on the >>Web" website has opened a new web discussion forum specifically for the >>RSGB's IOTA contest. This forum will be used to make announcements regarding >>islands that will be active during the contest. Additionally, the forum >>will give the IOTA community a place to post claimed scores for all to see >>following contest. The Web page is at: http://www.islandchaser.com >> >>KH5, PALMYRA. Mike, KH6ND, has returned here and is again operating as >>KH6ND/KH5. His operating schedule is not yet known as Mike is again >>assisting "The Nature Conservency" in its operation on the atoll. His >>length of stay has yet to be determined. He is expected to be active >>everyday on several bands. Activity so far has been on 20/15 meters CW >>generally between 1100 and 1230z (there was some activity around 0830z). >>QSL K4TSJ CBA. Tom, N4XP, also reports that it should be noted that some >>pirate activity did take place after Mike's departure from the atoll last >>month. >> >>QSL INFO AND NEWS.............. >> As reported last week, the "GOLIST" now has a new Web domain at: >> http://www.golist.net >> John, K1XN, reports this past week that coming soon will be a Windows >> Golist search program for accessing the "Golist Online QSL Manager Look >> Up Page". This Online database is updated daily with new/changed QSL >> routes. >> >> QSL Manager change for DX station RZ9OU. QSL to KF4OBL via the Bureau >> or direct to: Susan Driggers, 129 New Grade Road, Moncks Corner, South >> Carolina, 29461, USA ( http://home.sc.rr.com/simplyinfo/kf4obl/ ) >> Please Notes: Please send SASE, SAE and 1 IRC, or 2 IRC's. Cards via >> the Bureau are OK. 100% Return QSL. Stamps of any country are accepted >> as donations. >> >> Vlad, RZ1OA, reports that he has received the RZ1OA/P and UA1OLM/P QSL >> cards, for their EU-066 operation from the printer and has started >> processing the direct requests. >> >> QSL the S50E club station to: Radio club Cerkno, P.O. BOX 16, >> 5282 Cerkno, Slovenia. To see lots of photos of the S50E clubs site >> that were taken during/after WRTC2000 in Bled, Slovenia (along with >> photos of all locations used by the other competitors) check out the >> S50E Web page for more information and details on how to receive two >> special WRTC2000 stamps at: http://lea.hamradio.si/~s50e/eng/photos.htm >> >>SPECIAL EVENT. Look for the special event station SN600UJ to be active >>from July 20th through October 20th. The station will be celebrating the >>600th anniversary of refounding of "Jagiellonian University" in Cracow. >>They are expected to operate on all bands CW, SSB and RTTY. QSL via SP9PKZ. >> >>SPECIAL EVENT. Special event station AX3OLY has been allocated to the >>WIA Victoria by the Australian Communications Authority to commemorate the >>Olympic Games being held in Sydney, Australia. WIA Victoria members will >>be sporadically operating the station on DX bands over the next three >>weeks. The band of operation being chosen to coincide with the best pro- >>pagation at the time. AX3OLY is being activated for the first time this >>week to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame in VK3 which is half way >>through its 100 day torch relay around Australia. The special event station >>will later highlight the holding of Olympic soccer games in the VK3 capital >>city of Melbourne, Australia, which also hosted the 1956 Olympic Games. >>A commemorative QSL card will be available. QSL is to VK3WI via the Bureau >>or the Callbook address. >> >>VE0NWP STATION. The ship "Simon Fraser" is recreating the voyage of the >>ship "St. Roch" through the North West Passage. It was heard on Saturday >>at 0521z (band was not mentioned) from the Aleutians Islands. Check >>out the Web page: http://www.stroch.org >> >>XU7, CAMBODIA. Jani, YB0US, has left Vietnam (3W2US) as of July 19th and >>is active as XU7AAP through July 27th. Watch for Jani on SSB and RTTY. He >>was spotted on 15/20 meters RTTY (14083 kHz as early as 1100z and as late >>as 1700z and 21083 kHz between 2230z and 0100z). QSL via N2OO. >> >>ZD8, ASCENSION ISLAND. "The 59(9) DX Report" reports that Chris, G3WOS, >>will sign ZD8SIX starting October 30th on 6 meters. >> >>ZK1, SOUTH COOK. Andy, ZK1AND, is active from Rarotonga (OC-013) for the >>next month. His activity has been mainly on 20 meters SSB around 14260 >>kHz between 0300 and 0500z, and again around 1030z. QSL via AB7FS. >> >>-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- >> >>Hi There, >> >>I am writing to inform you of an expedition to the Summer Isles from the >>1st to >>the 3rd of September 2000. >> >>The site will be on the island of Tanera Mor for which the various references >>are... >> IOTA : EU092 >> IOSA : SC10 >> WAB : NB90 >> Maidenhead : IO78HA >> >>The operators will probably be Jim Martin MM0BQI, David Dodds GM4WLL and >>Colin >>Smith GM0CLN. It is hoped that both HF and VHF operation (hopefully all >>bands >>from 160m to 2m) will begin by approximately lunchtime on Friday 1st >>September >>and will cease at approximately 1700UTC on Sunday 3rd September. During the >>weekend we plan to be active during both the HF SSB Field Day and 144MHz >>Trophy >>contests. >> >> >>HF OPERATION, CALLSIGNS AND EQUIPMENT >>1.8/3.5/7/14/21/28MHz SSB by MM0BQI/P on or near usual IOTA/IOSA frequencies >>All HF CW and SSB on the WARC bands by GM0CLN/P >>SSB Field Day Contest MM0BQI/P >> >>Focus will be on IOTA/IOSA activities outwith the contest and we hope to give >>many people EU-092/SC-10 as a new one! We plan to be able to run two high >>power stations almost continually during our stay. We should have a >>FT1000MP, a TS850SAT and two amps. Antennas will include various wires, a >>vertical and a 3 ele tribander. HF QSLs should be via MM0BQI and GM0CLN as >>appropriate (see above). >> >> >>VHF OPERATION, CALLSIGNS AND EQUIPMENT >> 50.200MHz GB4XS : 100W, 6 ele Yagi >> 70.030MHz GB4XS Personal Beacon : 160W, 6 ele Yagi >> 70.190MHz GB4XS Skeds/Tropo etc >>144.385MHz GB4XS All Operation : 400W, 2 x 17ele (or 2 x 14ele) >>144MHz Trophy Contest GM4WLL/P >> >>The special callsign GB4XS has been applied for. If for any reason this >>callsign is not available we will use GM4WLL/P. Can anyone interested >>in a 4m >>QSO please E-mail GM4WLL at : gm4wll@talisman.u-net.com >> >>We hope to be able to give as many people as possible IO78 for a new >>square and >>EU-092 for a new VHF IOTA! Although we will take some tropo skeds we regret >>that Meteor Scatter operation is very unlikely. We also pray for good tropo >>or a big aurora! All VHF QSLs should be via GM4WLL. >> >> >>Our mobile telephone number (ONLY DURING THE TRIP PLEASE!!) >>will be 07946283449 (outside UK dial 44 + 7946283449) If you hear us >>and need the QSO dont hesitate to call at any time. >>(We know this phone works as it has previously been used from the site!) >> >>If anyone requires further info please contact Jim Martin Tel. 0131 661 4686 >>or E-mail : mm0bqi@compuserve.com >> >>We look forward to hearing you on the bands. >> >>Regards >>Colin Smith (GM0CLN) >>On Behalf Of The EU-092 Team From K4BAI@worldnet.att.net Tue Jul 25 18:20:45 2000 From: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III) Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2000 10:20:45 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] [Fwd: Re: [SECC] N6MU GQP SOHP] Message-ID: <397DCC6D.4A61@worldnet.att.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------708C39AE6463 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Here are some comments on our GQP from one of our biggest out of state supporters, John, N6MU. Food for thought for next time. 73, John, K4BAI. --------------708C39AE6463 Content-Type: message/rfc822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Return-Path: Received: from imo-r07.mx.aol.com ([152.163.225.7]) by mtiwgwc23.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with ESMTP id <20000725010752.IKZI25633.mtiwgwc23.worldnet.att.net@imo-r07.mx.aol.com> for ; Tue, 25 Jul 2000 01:07:52 +0000 Received: from N6MU1@aol.com by imo-r07.mx.aol.com (mail_out_v27.12.) id c.50.88db2bc (3930) for ; Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:07:48 -0400 (EDT) From: N6MU1@aol.com Message-ID: <50.88db2bc.26ae4263@aol.com> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 21:07:47 EDT Subject: Re: [SECC] N6MU GQP SOHP To: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Windows sub 109 My pleasure, John, but do you guys have to do this in July??? With lousy conditions and high QRN it isn't fun like it should be. I was really disappointed in the poor GA activity as well. You owe Norm, W3DYA, a pat on the back at least. He was the only reason I stuck around Sunday. He is one of the best mobile ops there is and I really enjoy Qs with him in the Parties he does. I checked ten a lot with some of the loud fixed stations but never heard a peep except for Norm very weak early Sunday morning. That's another reason I hate July, hi. I was hoping this year would put GA on a par with FL, TX, PA and CA. You've still got a ways to go. 73... John, N6MU --------------708C39AE6463-- From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Fri Jul 28 00:00:55 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 16:00:55 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] ARLD031 DX news Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000727155920.0097ed00@MAIL.CYOU.COM> > > >ARLD031 DX news > >This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by >Tedd, KB8NW, the OPDX Bulletin, The 599Rpt, The Daily DX, 425DXnews >and Contest Corral from QST. Thanks to all. > >MAURITIUS, 3B8. Piero, F4AUT, has a new callsign of 3B8CO. > >ZAMBIA, 9J. Bob, W6RJ, and his son Robert, W6KR, are QRV as 9J2RA >using CW and SSB on 20 and 15 meters until August 3. QSL via K6SLO. > >PAKISTAN, AP. Hasnat, AP2HA, has been QRV using RTTY on 21085 kHz >around 1330z. Look for him from 1300 to 1500z. > >PHILIPPINES, DU. Joe, DU1/K7JOE, is now active for the next two >years from Manila. He is a high speed CW operator who tends to >favor the newer bands. QSL to home call. > >FRENCH POLYNESIA, FO. Phil, KH7FQ, is very active signing FO0MCC >from Huahine, IOTA OC-067, until September. QSL to home call. > >SCOTLAND, GM. Bill, M0BNN, will be active from Skye, IOTA EU-008, >signing MM0BNN/p until August 2. QSL to home call. > >ST. LUCIA, J6. Juha, OH1HX, will be active from August 1 to 6 as >J6/OH1HX on 20, 15 and 10 meters, using CW and SSB. QSL to home >call. > >MIDWAY ISLAND, KH4. W8MV will be QRV as W8MV/KH4 from July 30 to >August 5. Activity will be primarily on CW on the newer bands. QSL >to home call. > >BRAZIL, PY. Look for ZV7I to be QRV on July 29 and 30 from >Itamaraca Island, IOTA SA-046. Activity will be on 40, 20, 15 and >10 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via PR7SD. Meanwhile, ZV2S and >PW2S are QRV until July 30 from Comprida Island, IOTA SA-024, using >CW and SSB on 80 to 10 meters, including the newer bands. QSL via >PY2ZY. > >GREECE, SV. Roberto, SV8/IK7XIV, is QRV from Zante, IOTA EU-052, >using CW with some activity on 6 meters until August 28. QSL to >home call. > >DODECANESE, SV5. J45W is active from IOTA EU-001 until August 2. >QSL via I2WIJ. > >UKRAINE, UR. Special event call EM500E will be QRV from August 1 to >31 on all bands and modes to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the >Cossack's Glory in Ukraine. QSL via UR4EYN. > >CAYMAN ISLANDS, ZF. Jim, KD3YK, will be QRV as ZF2JM from August 1 >to 11. QRP activity can be found on 40 and 20 meters, using CW and >SSB. QSL to home call. > >THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The RSGB Islands-On-The-Air Contest and >the Flight of the Bumblebees QRP Contest are all on tap for this >weekend. Please see July QST, page 100 for details. From WD4RCO@CYOU.COM Fri Jul 28 17:26:46 2000 From: WD4RCO@CYOU.COM (Dave) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 09:26:46 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] OPDX Special Bulletin #471.1 Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.20000728092419.0097d310@MAIL.CYOU.COM> >>The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster >>Special DX Bulletin No. 471.1 >>July 27, 2000 >> >> >>Hello, >> >>I'd like to remind you that the RSGB's most popular contest, the Islands on >>the Air Contest, takes place on 29/30 July from 1200Z till 1200Z. >> >>The object of the contest is to promote contacts between stations in >>qualifying Island groups and the rest of the world and to encourage >>expeditions to IOTA Islands. Many IOTA Islands are very accessible and it is >>relatively easy for small groups of amateurs or individuals to mount Island >>expeditions for the contest. >> >> Exchange - report, serial, and IOTA reference (if appropriate) >> >> Bands: 3.5 -> 28 MHz >> >> Categories: >> >>Island Single Op 12 Hr (Mixed, Phone or CW) >>Island Single Op 24 Hr (Mixed, Phone or CW) >>World Single Op 12 Hr (Mixed, Phone or CW) >>World Single Op 24 Hr (Mixed, Phone or CW) >>Island Multi Op (mixed mode only) >> >> There is no world multi-op section. >> >>Sections: IOTA Island permanent station, IOTA Island DXpedition, IOTA >>Island 100w DXpedition, World, SWL. >> >>You can find the full rules on the RSGB HF Contests' Committee website at >>http://www.g4tsh.demon.co.uk/HFCC/Rules-2000/iota.htm >> >>The contest in the last few years has attracted around 1000 entrants, the >>leaders making around 3000 QSOs in the 24 hours. The increased activity >>has also meant it is possible to work the 100 different IOTA references >>needed for the basic award in a single weekend. See >>http://www.rsgbiota.org for more details. >> >> Also in the separate IOTA Millenium award scheme many European islands >>count for premium points in July which will aid chasing of the certificates >>available. See http://www.cdxc.org.uk/iota2000.htm for more details here. >> >> Entrants may wish to know that a purpose written IOTA Contest logging >>program, which produces a correctly scored and formatted log, is available >>as freeware. This is SDI (Super Duper for IOTA) by Paul EI5DI - it can be >>downloaded from EI5DI's website at www.ei5di.com >> >>Please send in any photographs and stories you have from your IOTA contest >>activities with your contest entry. >> >> 73, >> >> Lee G0MTN >>Birmingham UK >>g0mtn@qsl.net >> From K4BAI@worldnet.att.net Sat Jul 29 01:14:34 2000 From: K4BAI@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III) Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 17:14:34 -0700 Subject: [SEDXC] IOTA contest this weekend Message-ID: <398221EA.4028@worldnet.att.net> Just a quick reminder that a popular activity occurs this weekend, 12Z Sat to 12Z Sunday. It is the IOTA contest and there will be a lot of activity on CW and SSB. You may work any and all other stations, but island operations count more points. Have fun! 73, John, K4BAI. From k4bai@worldnet.att.net Mon Jul 31 01:53:46 2000 From: k4bai@worldnet.att.net (John T. Laney, III) Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2000 20:53:46 -0400 Subject: [SEDXC] 2000 GQP - K4BAI Message-ID: <3984CE1A.609A985E@worldnet.att.net> Hello all: Thanks to everyone for your activity and support of the 2000 GQP. As always, it would have been better to have more activity and more mobiles, but it was a respectable showing and I hope everyone had a good time. Something that Ben, NJ8J, posted last week is so very true. Those in Ga who called CQ got a number of callers. If some just answered others CQs (search and pounce), they may have been a bit bored since not too many stations outside Ga called CQ GQP. Conditions were generally not real good, especially for DX, but there were number of DX stations who hung in there and made a lot of GA QSOs, like LY3BA and ON6NL. I hope next year I can do the mobile bit again, maybe with my own mobile setup. Here is the claimed score for K4BAI: Single op, All bands, high power, Muscogee County. About 17 hours. (about 1 1/2 hours off due to a thunderstorm Sunday afternoon and another 1 1/2 hours for church.) Band CW QSOs Phone QSOs 80 28 1 40 127 35 20 163 338 15 56 60 10 9 28 TOTAL 383 462 = 845 x 100 mults = 122,800 points final score. FT1000MP, AL811H, 500 watts, TH6DXX, dipole, inverted vee.