[VHFcontesting] VHFcontesting Digest, Vol 37, Issue 15

frank bechdoldt k3uhf at earthlink.net
Sat Jan 21 00:19:27 EST 2006


I have no idea where I am going yet. However you can ask me where I'm going
next.  
I bet I wont be anywhere near Seattle for the NFC traffic jam.
Go Carolina!!!
It is unnatural for the seahawks to get this far.
K3uhf

frank bechdoldt


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>    1. K3EGE and W3EFH on 6 bands for the contest (K3EGE at aol.com)
>    2. W4TXS Roving for VHF Sweepstakes (Dave Agsten)
>    3. Re: NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC (frank bechdoldt)
>    4. Re: NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC (Eric Smith)
>    5. This weekend (Robert Tucker)
>    6. Re: This weekend (Eric Smith)
>    7. Re: NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC (Eric Smith)
>    8. ARLB002 Joel Harrison, W5ZN,	elected ARRL'S 14th president
>       (Kenneth E. Harker)
>
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:17:10 EST
> From: K3EGE at aol.com
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] K3EGE and W3EFH on 6 bands for the contest
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com, rover at mailman.qth.net
> Message-ID: <1f1.4a094b24.31029f46 at aol.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII"
>
> K3EGE and W3EFH (Son and Father family station) will be operating using 
both 
> calls in the contest this coming weekend from FM29ix near Philly with 6  
> meters thru 1296 plus light. 
>  
> If any rovers are in the area and you have laser capability,  please 
feel 
> free to stop by for a laser contact. 
>  
> Good luck to all and see you on the bands.
>  
> 73,
> Bill - K3EGE
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:44:36 -0800 (PST)
> From: Dave Agsten <w4txs at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] W4TXS Roving for VHF Sweepstakes
> To: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <20060120234436.65927.qmail at web50712.mail.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> I'll be on both Saturday and Sunday. The plan is to start up at a high
altitude from FM08. From there I will run through FM09 and FM19. Then I'll
be heading south. I'll pick up FM18, then FM17 and FM07. On Sunday I should
make it to the corner of EM96, EM97, FM06 and FM07. I may be able to catch
FM16, along with FM17, FM07, FM08 and FM18 on the way home.
>    
>   I'll be on 6, 2, 222, 432, and 1296. I'd like to get 903 running but
probably not enough time. As Bill always said "listen for the weak ones"
and rotate those beams to other than the Northeast.
>    
>   73 es GL
>   Dave W4TXS/R
>
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>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:56:14 -0800
> From: "frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC
> To: "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net>, vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <410-2200615202356140 at earthlink.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII
>
> Perhaps we should boycott Seattle and rove Idaho. They have no TV in Idaho
>
> frank bechdoldt
>
>
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Eric Smith <kb7dqh at donobi.net>
> > To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> > Date: 1/20/2006 4:02:27 AM
> > Subject: [VHFcontesting] NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC
> >
> > On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:26:02 -0800
> >  "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net> wrote:
> > > 
> > > It has  come to my attention that there may be a
> > > significant reduction in the number of participants in
> > > this
> > > year's ARRL January VHF sweepstakes, caused by a certain
> > > National Football Championship game to be played here in
> > > Seattle.  At least during the period of  time televised
> > > coverage of the game occurs.
> > > 
> > > What I propose is a mechanism of enhancing  participation
> > > in the Janury contest during this period.
> > > 
> > > During this period of time during the NFC Championship
> > > game, one takes the points and multipliers worked  and
> > > DOUBLES them.   Essentially one takes the final score
> > > before the televised game coverage begins and records
> > > that
> > > separately.  Take the score at the point coverage ends,
> > > subtract the game start score from the game end score,
> > > multiply by two, and there you go... the ARRL January VHF
> > > sweepstakes NFL NFC Championship Challenge.
> > > 
> > > I suspect it would be a challenge trying to find anyone
> > > on
> > > the air during  the game, especially here in the PNWVHFS
> > > club territory, where the home team, if they win will in
> > > the first time in its history play in the superbowl.
> > > 
> > > To further enhance the rover experience during this time
> > > period the exchange would be augmented by the game score
> > > at
> > > the time the exhange takes place, or something like 
> > > W1NFC/Rover here is K2NFL, You are 5-9 in CM88, 23-10,
> > > Seahawks, 4th Quarter, five minutes on the clock, 73 and
> > > good luck in the contest.
> > > 
> > > Rover bonus: Complete score reports copied count as bonus
> > > point.
> > > 
> > > Whaddya think???
> > > Eric
> > > KB7DQH
> > > 
> >
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>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:15:25 -0800
> From: "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC
> To: k3uhf at earthlink.net, "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net>,
> 	vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <web-136363714 at donobi.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
>
> That thought has crossed my mind, or just keep heading
> South and work all the rovers and mountaintoppers in
> Califronia.  Hear there will be lots of stations out and
> doing microwave stuff too... Once in the big ditch running
> down the middle of the state, there is lots of stuff that
> can be worked.
> True, the big ditch in Southern Idaho looks like a
> fantastic rover playground, but one would need a half dozen
> or more to run around with to make it worthwhile I think.
>  Maybe only 3 or 4 weak signal types down there, and they
> don't much do contests.
> Hopefully the diehards in the PNW will ignore the game and
> stay by the radio otherwise it looks like us rovers will
> just have to circle grids to get any points during the
> game.
> Eric
> KB7DQH- Captain of the KB7DQH Unlimited Multioperator Super
> rover!!!
>
>
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:56:14 -0800
>  "frank bechdoldt" <k3uhf at earthlink.net> wrote:
> > Perhaps we should boycott Seattle and rove Idaho. They
> > have no TV in Idaho
> > 
> > frank bechdoldt
> > 
> > 
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Eric Smith <kb7dqh at donobi.net>
> > > To: <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> > > Date: 1/20/2006 4:02:27 AM
> > > Subject: [VHFcontesting] NFL threatens Contest...CWAC
> > CWAC
> > >
> > > On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:26:02 -0800
> > >  "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net> wrote:
> > > > 
> > > > It has  come to my attention that there may be a
> > > > significant reduction in the number of participants
> > in
> > > > this
> > > > year's ARRL January VHF sweepstakes, caused by a
> > certain
> > > > National Football Championship game to be played here
> > in
> > > > Seattle.  At least during the period of  time
> > televised
> > > > coverage of the game occurs.
> > > > 
> > > > What I propose is a mechanism of enhancing
> >  participation
> > > > in the Janury contest during this period.
> > > > 
> > > > During this period of time during the NFC
> > Championship
> > > > game, one takes the points and multipliers worked
> >  and
> > > > DOUBLES them.   Essentially one takes the final score
> > > > before the televised game coverage begins and records
> > > > that
> > > > separately.  Take the score at the point coverage
> > ends,
> > > > subtract the game start score from the game end
> > score,
> > > > multiply by two, and there you go... the ARRL January
> > VHF
> > > > sweepstakes NFL NFC Championship Challenge.
> > > > 
> > > > I suspect it would be a challenge trying to find
> > anyone
> > > > on
> > > > the air during  the game, especially here in the
> > PNWVHFS
> > > > club territory, where the home team, if they win will
> > in
> > > > the first time in its history play in the superbowl.
> > > > 
> > > > To further enhance the rover experience during this
> > time
> > > > period the exchange would be augmented by the game
> > score
> > > > at
> > > > the time the exhange takes place, or something like 
> > > > W1NFC/Rover here is K2NFL, You are 5-9 in CM88,
> > 23-10,
> > > > Seahawks, 4th Quarter, five minutes on the clock, 73
> > and
> > > > good luck in the contest.
> > > > 
> > > > Rover bonus: Complete score reports copied count as
> > bonus
> > > > point.
> > > > 
> > > > Whaddya think???
> > > > Eric
> > > > KB7DQH
> > > > 
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > VHFcontesting mailing list
> > > VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> > >
> >
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
> > 
> > 
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:19:06 -0800 (PST)
> From: Robert Tucker <rit001 at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] This weekend
> To: VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <20060121031906.87297.qmail at web31801.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> the correct simplex freq:
>    
>   50.125 fm
>    
>   50   AM ??
>       
>   70cm   ??
>    
>    
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:23:45 -0800
> From: "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] This weekend
> To: Robert Tucker <rit001 at yahoo.com>, VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <web-136364580 at donobi.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
>
> On Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:19:06 -0800 (PST)
>  Robert Tucker <rit001 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > the correct simplex freq:
> >    
> >   50.125 fm    Well, this works for SSB/CW... 52.525 is
> the FM simplex....
> >    
> >   50   AM ??   50.400!
> >       
> >   70cm   ??    432.1 USB/CW,  446.000 FM
> >    
> >    
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> >
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:31:26 -0800
> From: "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net>
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] NFL threatens Contest...CWAC CWAC
> To: "Eric Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net>, k3uhf at earthlink.net,	"Eric
> 	Smith" <kb7dqh at donobi.net>, vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <web-136365338 at donobi.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"
>
> Oh by the way... Reporting... Figure out what your "NFC
> Championship Challenge" score is and send it my way...
>  Then I can figure out who won, and I will let you all know
> just as soon as I get back from the rove and look over the
> results.
> Eric
> KB7DQH
>
>
>
>
> > > > > 
> > > > > It has  come to my attention that there may be a
> > > > > significant reduction in the number of participants
> > > in
> > > > > this
> > > > > year's ARRL January VHF sweepstakes, caused by a
> > > certain
> > > > > National Football Championship game to be played
> > here
> > > in
> > > > > Seattle.  At least during the period of  time
> > > televised
> > > > > coverage of the game occurs.
> > > > > 
> > > > > What I propose is a mechanism of enhancing
> > >  participation
> > > > > in the Janury contest during this period.
> > > > > 
> > > > > During this period of time during the NFC
> > > Championship
> > > > > game, one takes the points and multipliers worked
> > >  and
> > > > > DOUBLES them.   Essentially one takes the final
> > score
> > > > > before the televised game coverage begins and
> > records
> > > > > that
> > > > > separately.  Take the score at the point coverage
> > > ends,
> > > > > subtract the game start score from the game end
> > > score,
> > > > > multiply by two, and there you go... the ARRL
> > January
> > > VHF
> > > > > sweepstakes NFL NFC Championship Challenge.
> > > > > 
> > > > > I suspect it would be a challenge trying to find
> > > anyone
> > > > > on
> > > > > the air during  the game, especially here in the
> > > PNWVHFS
> > > > > club territory, where the home team, if they win
> > will
> > > in
> > > > > the first time in its history play in the
> > superbowl.
> > > > > 
> > > > > To further enhance the rover experience during this
> > > time
> > > > > period the exchange would be augmented by the game
> > > score
> > > > > at
> > > > > the time the exhange takes place, or something like
> > 
> > > > > W1NFC/Rover here is K2NFL, You are 5-9 in CM88,
> > > 23-10,
> > > > > Seahawks, 4th Quarter, five minutes on the clock,
> > 73
> > > and
> > > > > good luck in the contest.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Rover bonus: Complete score reports copied count as
> > > bonus
> > > > > point.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Whaddya think???
> > > > > Eric
> > > > > KB7DQH
> > > > > 
> > > >
> > > > _______________________________________________
> > > > VHFcontesting mailing list
> > > > VHFcontesting at contesting.com
> > > >
> > >
> >
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/vhfcontesting
> > > 
> > > 
> > 
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 19:57:26 -0800
> From: "Kenneth E. Harker" <kenharker at kenharker.com>
> Subject: [VHFcontesting] ARLB002 Joel Harrison, W5ZN,	elected ARRL'S
> 	14th president
> To: VHF Contesting <vhfcontesting at contesting.com>
> Message-ID: <20060121035726.GA7881 at kenharker.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
>      W5ZN enters lots of VHF+ contests and has been a member of the ARRL's
> Ad Hoc VHF/UHF Contest/Awards Study Subcommittee that is being converted
into
> a standaing VHF/UHF Advisory Committee.
>
> > ZCZC AG02
> > QST de W1AW
> > ARRL Bulletin 2  ARLB002
> >  From ARRL Headquarters
> > Newington CT  January 20, 2006
> > To all radio amateurs
> > 
> > SB QST ARL ARLB002
> > ARLB002 Joel Harrison, W5ZN, elected ARRL'S 14th president
> > 
> > ARRL First Vice President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, of Judsonia,
> > Arkansas, will be the League's president for the next two years.
> > He'll succeed Jim Haynie, W5JBP, who chose not to run for a fourth
> > term in the uncompensated, volunteer post. Gathering in Windsor,
> > Connecticut, for its annual meeting, the Board voted 10 to 5 to
> > choose Harrison over ARRL Central Division Director Dick Isely,
> > W9GIG, the only other nominee. Harrison, 47, said he believes
> > Amateur Radio is looking at a different society--and pool of
> > potential licensees--in the 21st century than in the past.
> > 
> > ''One of the things we need to do over the next few years is realize
> > that Main Street USA is not the Main Street USA it was years ago,''
> > Harrison commented after the vote. ''We all remember those days when
> > we became interested in radio and the magic that it provided to us.
> > The magic is still there, but Main Street has changed.''
> > 
> > Harrison says this means that the League needs to focus on doing a
> > better job of attracting the average person on the new Main Street
> > of today ''into the magic of Amateur Radio.''
> > 
> > First licensed in 1972 as WN5IGF, Harrison says he's interested in
> > virtually all aspects of Amateur Radio, from HF DXing and contesting
> > to VHF/UHF/microwave and moonbounce. He's an ARRL Life Member. His
> > wife, daughter and son all are Amateur Radio licensees. He'll become
> > the League's 14th president since its founding in 1914.
> > 
> > Harrison said the ARRL's initiative to create an improved
> > entry-level license also will be among his top priorities as he
> > assumes office.
> > 
> > ''It is imperative for the Amateur Radio Service that we have an
> > entry-level license that provides a wide variety of privileges for
> > an individual to get into radio and learn a little bit about all of
> > it,'' Harrison said, adding that the League believes this approach
> > will keep new licensees interested in ham radio.
> > 
> > Harrison also says he will promote the League's Petition for Rule
> > Making (RM-11306) to have the FCC regulate Amateur Radio allocations
> > by bandwidth. ''Right now we do that by mode, and we're one of the
> > few countries in the world that does that,'' he pointed out. ''We need
> > to change that and move forward with this initiative of regulation
> > by bandwidth instead of mode.''
> > 
> > Harrison said he will continue and build upon the League's emphasis
> > on Amateur Radio's emergency communication role--especially in
> > improving its response to catastrophic disasters like Hurricane
> > Katrina--and on Haynie's ''The Big Project'' initiative to get ham
> > radio into schools, known formally as the ARRL Education and
> > Technology Program (ETP).
> > 
> > ''Whether or not it generates a large number of radio amateurs, it
> > provides an introduction to Amateur Radio to kids,'' Harrison said of
> > the ETP. ''Having that awareness of Amateur Radio and what it
> > provides is vital,'' because it imparts a broad-based knowledge of
> > the service to tomorrow's citizens and policymakers.
> > 
> > The ARRL Board also elected Vice President Kay Craigie, N3KN, as
> > First Vice President, succeeding Harrison, and Delta Division
> > Director Rick Roderick, K5UR, to Vice President, succeeding Craigie.
> > Both were unopposed.
> > 
> > ARRL Delta Division Vice Director Henry Leggette, WD4Q, will become
> > Division Director. A new Delta Division Vice Director will be
> > appointed.
> > 
> > In addition, the Board re-elected ARRL CEO and Executive Vice
> > President David Sumner, K1ZZ, COO Harold Kramer, WJ1B, Chief
> > Development Officer Mary Hobart, K1MMH, Chief Financial Officer
> > Barry Shelley, N1VXY, Treasurer Jim McCobb, K1LU, Chief Technology
> > Officer Paul Rinaldo, W4RI, and International Affairs Vice President
> > Rod Stafford, W6ROD.
> > 
> > All those elected will officially begin their new terms when the
> > Board of Directors adjourns its current session.
> > 
> > The Board of Directors annual meeting is expected to conclude
> > January 21. The Board will meet again in July.
> > NNNN
> > /EX
>
> -- 
> Kenneth E. Harker WM5R
> kenharker at kenharker.com
> http://www.kenharker.com/
>
>
>
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