[POSSIBLE SPAM]:Re: [DX-NEWS] If you have this on File

2002-12-21 Thread Jennings
If I remember correctly, Steve has outlawed all virus messages on this reflector and suggested that everyone trust their own virus protection software. 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE In days of old, when radios were bold and transistors were not invented. The RF flew, the air was

[POSSIBLE SPAM]:Re: [DX-NEWS] ham DXpeditions also operating 11m?

2002-12-03 Thread Jennings
Hi all I was unaware of this activity and would agree with W3UR that operations such as this blurr the distinction between legal Amateur radio activity and illegal spectrum activity. Virus is perhaps not a strong enough word. It is a cancer that could destroy our hobby in years to come. We are

Re: [DX-NEWS] 3XY7C Website?

2002-11-06 Thread Jennings
Yes Go to http://www.qsl.net/dl7df/3x/ 73 de Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE, Pilot ZL7C October, 2002 DX is! . - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 07, 2002 4:43 PM Subject: [DX-NEWS] 3XY7C

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C CONTEST OPERATIONS

2002-10-27 Thread Jennings
ZL7C CONTEST OPERATIONS---ZL7C continues to operate both the CQWW SSB Contest, and also CW on otherBands for those seeking to obtain a QSO with ZL7C Dxpedition.ZL7C CQWW SSB Contest Logs are NOT included with the Dxpedition Logs.The Dxpedition Logs are still

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C Now QRT

2002-10-27 Thread Jennings
ZL7C NOW QRT! The team finished the CQWW and went QRT and the mad rush to pack up all the gear and antenna systems has started so that they can catch the plane back to NZ tomorrow. The flight from ZL7 to New Zealand with the gear totaling over a ton in the Convair 440 will take about 3 1/2

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C Final News release

2002-10-27 Thread Jennings
ZL7C Final News Release The Kermadec DX Association DXpedition has now completed operation with the final QSO being at 1015UTC on 27 October. The twelve operators have had a wonderful time and we would like to thank the DX community and our sponsors for the high level of support that we

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C 6M and Moonbounce results

2002-10-27 Thread Jennings
ZL7C on 6m An opening to JA lasting almost 2 hours, on the final day of operations, provided 136 JA operators with ZL7C 6m QSOs. In the days before this opening occurred there had been only 5 QSOs with ZL operators on meteor scatter, two on CW and three using the FSK441 mode of WSJT.

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C Logs

2002-10-25 Thread Jennings
Hi all The guys are all involved with the CQWW Contest and will not be uploading logs in the next few days so what you see is what you get until after the contest. The logs may be updated just before they leave the Island on Tuesday but don't count on it. There will be NO Log updates

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C DX Alert

2002-10-24 Thread Jennings
ZL7C Operators Newsletter #4Written by Murray ZL1CN on 24 October at 0030 UTC ZL7C, 24 Oct, 00:30 UTC... This evening Chatham Islands time, Oct 24, ZL7C will again be on 160m, 80m, and 40m CW. As there is only one aerial for 160/80m, operations will alternate between these two bands.

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C Moonbounce

2002-10-24 Thread Jennings
ZL7C on 2m Moonbounce On Thursday 24 October the first ever 2m EME QSO to ZL7 was made with W5UN at 10:10z followed by a QSO with KB8RQ at 10:34z. Equipment used at ZL7C was a single 12 element yagi and tx power 150W, the rig was a Yaesu FT100. The US stations both have large multi-yagi

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C Storm

2002-10-22 Thread Jennings
An severe electrical storm went through the Chatham's tonight at the time of their planned 80M and 160M operations and wiped out the bands. Very few QSOs resulted They will try again tomorrow nite. 73 de Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE, Pilot ZL7C October, 2002 DX is! .

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C 160M News

2002-10-22 Thread Jennings
ZL7C, 22 Oct, 21:00 UTC... A quick note to comment on our 160 m during 22 Oct 2002 UTC,possibly of interest to the top banders who tried to work us,during the past two days. A couple of hours before local sunset, the weather moved in.We came close to shutting everything down due to

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C Log Entries

2002-10-22 Thread Jennings
THE KERMADEC DX ASSOCIATION DXPEDITION TO CHATHAM ISLAND, ZL7C IN 2002. LOG ENTRIES A small number of DX stations are reporting incorrect Log entries for their call-signs. There are strict Rules and Guide-lines to preserve the integrity of any Dxpedition Log. It is not possible to amend

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C DX Alert #2

2002-10-21 Thread Jennings
News from ZL7C S 43 deg 57’ 13.9” W 176 deg 32’ 50.5” Maidenhead: AE16RB Sunrise 1645 Sunset 0616 As at 1700 UTC on October 21, the QSO count from ZL7C was around 41,000, with operations on SSB, CW, RTTY and SSTV. During the last 24 hours, we have been operating on 160m for the first

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C 160M 80M Alert

2002-10-20 Thread Jennings
ZL7C will be on in a few hours today as follows: 80M CW Operation commences AROUND 0800 - 1300 UTC or later 3505 - 3510 + - 160M CW 1826.5 0530 - 0630 UTC for Europe 0900- 10.30 Asia 10.30 - ? USA Good hunting guys! 73 de Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE, Pilot ZL7C

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C Operators Newsletter #1

2002-10-18 Thread Jennings
ZL7C Operators Newsletter Written by Murray ZL1CN on 18 October at 2100 UTC The operators here arrived in two contingents - one on Tuesday from Christchurch, and the other on Wednesday from Wellington. The first lot arrived to excellent weather on Tuesday and, beccause it was late in the day

Re: [DX-NEWS] 4U1ITU

2002-10-15 Thread Jennings
As you can see, it's a problem. Basically you need the call of the operator. If all else fails, you could contact Jun JH4RHF who is a member of the club there (QRZ.COM for address) and see if you can find out anything further. Hope this helps John! 73 de Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE,

[DX-NEWS] ZL7C DXPEDITION Bulletin #1

2002-10-15 Thread Jennings
THE KERMADEC DX ASSOCIATION DXPEDITION TO CHATHAM ISLAND, ZL7C IN 2002. The first group left New Zealand from Christchurch today and have been on Chatham Island for the past ten hours. The second contingent will leave from Wellington tomorrow andZL7C is expected on the air in about two

Re: [DX-NEWS] 4U1UN

2002-04-16 Thread Jennings
Hi The GO-List usually has the dates and the ops who operated at those times. It'sa matter of directing the QSL to the op who was operating at that time. I have several 4U1UN QSLs... all from different ops whose responsibility it is to look after them. BTW - thanks for the many QSLs you

Re: [DX-NEWS] VP8GEO

2002-01-30 Thread Jennings
No web site but via VE3GCO 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE If you want finite limits - Try WAS or WAZ. If you want a challenge - Try DXCC. The wall starts around 300 VP6/D is number 335! - Original Message - From: Gene Willis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [DX-NEWS]

2001-12-19 Thread Jennings
This appeared in the DX News #554 P5 - As of 9 December Ed, P5/4L4FN had logged 2248 SSB QSOs (436 on 20m, 1 on 15m and 1881 on 10m). He has received the Butternut vertical, which will allow him to operate on 15 metres, and the Bencher paddle. He

[DX-NEWS] JA Prefectures Needed

2001-11-29 Thread Jennings
Are there any JAs on this reflector in Yamanashi JP17 or Saga JP41 prefectures that would be willing to sked on any band? 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE If you want finite limits - Try WAS or WAZ. If you want a challenge - Try DXCC. The wall starts around 300 P5 is number 334!

[DX-NEWS] IOTA File

2001-11-25 Thread Jennings
Anyone know where I can go to download the latest IOTA file to import into my DX4Win? I have looked everywhere but can't spot it on the internet! Also TU2DX was active in the contest. Was he legit and does he have a mgr? Thanks for help 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE If you want

Re: [DX-NEWS] Working low bands from the West-Indies

2001-11-22 Thread Jennings
I heard the same thing on 30M tonight with ZK2MO. I cannot understand why they don't work split? He finally left for another band when frustrated customers QRMed him off the air and that's sad. He was immediately followed on the SAME freq by a VP8 who proceeded to do the same thing. I don't think

Re: [DXR] French Frigate Shoals ??? where what ?

2001-07-28 Thread Jennings
Has anybody got four long poles, and a bit of lumber for a platform? Oh yes... I'll need a boat for about two weeks! 73 de Lee ZL2AL - Original Message - From: ka5ejx [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX-News [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DX(qth.net) [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, July 29, 2001 7:44 AM

[DXR] Virus Problem

2001-05-30 Thread Jennings
About a week ago I opened an HTML paged email and I infected myself with W32 Badtrans virus. It's very nasty and behaves the same way as the Kak worm virus by sourcing addresses in your own mailbox, firing it off while you are not looking and sending itself to others. This thing probably sent

[DXR] Virus #2!

2001-05-30 Thread Jennings
the file and delete it from the Recycle Bin You should be safe The bad part is: You need to contact everyone you have sent ANY e-mail to since 23-4-01. Ivan May the fleas of a thousand camels infest the armpits of the SOBs that write virus worms! Leith Jennings 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI

[DXR] QSLs

2001-05-23 Thread Jennings
Here in sunny NZ, where the grass is green and the sun shines 24 hours a day we have just received cards from S07U, K5K, T32RD. Congrats to the K5K team for brilliant pix for the QSL layout! 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL7AA, ZL8RI, ZL9CI, VE3OE If you want finite limits - Try WAS or WAZ. If you want a

[DXR] Take it or leave it.

2001-05-03 Thread Jennings
Hi all With all the recent discussion on logging errors, I discovered this on one current operation's website. PLEASE NOTE: A number of stations have sent e-mails saying that their call is wrong 'by one letter' in the log, and could we change it. The short answer is no. Getting a good qso is

[DXR] Take it!

2001-05-03 Thread Jennings
Hi from the top of the world again (depends how you look at things!) I am been getting some wonderful private arguments and discussions on my Take it or leave it posting earlier. Sadly... no flames yet! If no one, including our very tolerant reflector moderator, has any objections I would like

Re: [DXR] a thought...

2001-05-01 Thread Jennings
Absolutely correct Steve! With a rate of 2-4 QSOs per minute in the heat of the moment, for hours and days on end, for thousands and thousands of QSOs during a DXpedition it's not a perfect world. It amazes me that they get it right so many times, especially when you mix in lack of sleep, unruly

Re: [DXR] ZL8RI

2001-04-30 Thread Jennings
The slim was not a ZL slim as beam headings were wrong for us. He pointed more up to the islands from here. A lot of us heard him at the time. He seems to come out of retirement every few years, probably making Slim DXCC the hard way! I called hi back a few years ago and soon as he heard the

Re: [DXR] DXCC Yearbook

2001-04-29 Thread Jennings
I asked the same question in late 1999 after ZL9CI and was informed that because there was so many worthy they wouldn't pick one in particular and haven't for a few years. 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL9CI, ZL8RI, ZL7AA Does anyone have a spare rocket for orbiting purposes?

[DXR] TX0C

2001-04-29 Thread Jennings
They are going hell bent on 18 mHz at this time with 20 over nine sigs into NZ (23.50 UTC 73 Lee ZL2AL - ZL9CI, ZL8RI, ZL7AA Does anyone have a spare rocket for orbiting purposes? Don Stoner, W6TNS CQ Magazine, April 1959