[DXR] DX and ESP ?

2001-04-13 Thread Charles Harpole
At the risk of a lot of jokes, I gonna ask the following anyway. Have any DXers (or just ordinary hams, if there are any) had the experience of feeling that any radio contact you made resulted from any form of ESP ? I say this because of recent readings in the subject (remote viewing is

[DXR] calling DX

2001-05-06 Thread Charles Harpole
Please consider posting the following message where many many hams who want to be DXers can read it: 1. Please sign your WHOLE call signs when calling a DX station. The last two habit wastes time. DX may not get your total call sign and only give a portion in calling you, but give the DX the

[DXR] HS lat/long tnx

2001-05-07 Thread Charles Harpole
Tnx all replies re HS lat/Long... appears I am at somewhere between 13 N even and 13'44 N and 100 E to 110 E. Very good. Now I can set my CT SETLAT for Bangkok. I will use 13'44 N and 100'30 E. THANKS ALL. Man, is it hot over here!!! 73, Charly HS0ZCW

[DXR] HS0ZCW goint to Laos

2001-05-13 Thread Charles Harpole
Hello DXers... I am departing HS tonight and going to XW-land. I will be searching for the correct license there to satisfy ARRL DXCC. Hope to be on the air on 20 and 15 with 100 watts (CW abt 20kc up from bottom of band, plus or minus Asian pirate QRM) and SSB usual freqs. 73, Charly K4VUD

Re: [DXR] FW: 20 meter DX window

2001-05-15 Thread Charles Harpole
Most times if a real DX comes up on 14.195 and calls CQ, any other rag chewers are welcome to try to bear the presence of hundreds of other callers if they wish. Anyone trying to enjoy a ragchew and at the same time is the holder of a sound mind and generous heart would immediately QSY.

[DXR] 40 m sked w. HS0ZCW wanted

2001-05-17 Thread Charles Harpole
Hello... over the next four or so days, I am seeking skeds on 40 meters. CW about 7.015 to 7.020 and SSB 7.044 or .046 and I will listen up at about 7.187 if necessary. Send to me your best times and dates. I set the freqs, you set the time/dates. No RTTY nor other data modes. No WARC at

[DXR] XW HS and VU4 update

2001-05-17 Thread Charles Harpole
Here is my update on my Asia trip, de K4VUD Charly: 1. XW...I put in license application in person in Vientienne. Told may take months to approve if at all. Was told by Freq. manager man that I can not guest operate at Hiro's Laos DXShack unless I have my own license and maybe not even

[DXR] More on 40M HS0ZCW

2001-05-21 Thread Charles Harpole
Tnx to many who have tried to make contact with me in Thailand. The window to stateside is very narrow in time, it appears. This Bangkok morning, I did hear two stateside sigs but the ops did not know how to do weak sig workand spent all their time sending my call sign. A little later I did

Re: [DXR] HS0ZCW on WPX

2001-05-28 Thread Charles Harpole
Pse relay this report to contesting.com for me... WPX CW 2001, single op, low power, all band, not assisted, HS0ZCW. B QP 80 3 0 40 19 7 20 133 57 15 258 134 10 201 106 614 304for score of 551,760. I hope the fact that I am DX will not anger

[DXR] XW licensing efforts

2001-07-29 Thread Charles Harpole
Hello DXers from HS land... I have had to abandon my efforts to oftain an XW license this summer. The process is rather difficult, but the personnel in Lao PDR are very friendly and responded to email from me in quite a timely manner. For me, I would have had to travel to Laos, find a

Re: [DXR] HS0ZCW on air Aug. 13

2001-08-05 Thread Charles Harpole
the contacts and the stand by-s when requested CU from K4VUD by Aug. 18 (taking the long way home). 73, Charly HS0ZCW Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com

Re: [DXR] Dx Summit via search engine

2001-08-27 Thread Charles Harpole
I can only get into DX Summit via the search engin iWon.com error message otherwise. 73, K4VUD back in Florida agn. Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

[DXR] shut down DX R

2001-09-14 Thread Charles Harpole
Due to the rising level of non-ham-like comments here, I recommend that you shut down the DX Reflector for a set time period in the same spirit that all the ball games were cancelled. No one needs more conduits for more hate. DE K4VUD Charles Harpole

[DX-NEWS] Radio xmit out of ham bands: reasons

2001-11-01 Thread Charles Harpole
Reasons for out-of-band capability on one's ham rig: 1. have permission for other freq. usage (like my 5Meg. group) 2. live in country that permits such freqs. 3. want emergency ability to move to emergency freqs. 4. participate in MARS-like activities. 5. want to use the radio with a license for

[DX-NEWS] Pse QSY 40m emergency freqs.

2001-11-04 Thread Charles Harpole
neighbor. Thanks, 73, Charly K4VUD Charles Harpole _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp --- Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ

[DX-NEWS] one ACTIVE QSL Manager

2001-11-27 Thread Charles Harpole
for direct mail responses or some postage help. 73, K4VUD Charly Charles Harpole 3100 N. Hwy. 426 Geneva, FL 32732-9761 USA _ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp

[DXR] A note to JA ops abt QSL adr

2001-10-08 Thread Charles Harpole
Please spread the following to all QSLers, especially JA ops. Looking at a DX address in qrz.com has led some ops to mistakenly address their QSLs to me. I operated in Thailand, but my QSL address is in the USA. However, qrz.com shows my address correctly in the USA but the line of information

[DXR] Carrying radios via airlines??

2001-10-09 Thread Charles Harpole
DXers... could you email your method ...now after fateful day of 9-11... of carrying ham radios via commercial airliners? I. E.: 1. hand carry-on now too difficult? 2. checked luggage carrying radio worked out ok or was radio stolen from bags or was it damaged? 3. any success in

[DXR] Travel with radios...Answers

2001-10-09 Thread Charles Harpole
To date, several responses... all positive. Couple of guys traveled in Carribean ok with no hassles at check in with radios in carry ons. One famous DXer traveled ok with carry-on with lots of wire and batteries, etc. Another made bright suggestion of checking with the airline before

[DXR] Need adr for DX spots on Web

2001-10-14 Thread Charles Harpole
Hello DXers... Please tell me the Web adr of a real-time listing of current DX on the air that comes primarily from USA sources. I find DX Summit too oriented to EU to be most helpful to a Fla resident. Where should I connect? Thanks, Charly K4VUD

[DXR] Getting DX spots...answers

2001-10-14 Thread Charles Harpole
DXers: Many thanks to all who responded to my query for DX spoting sources. Here is a sum of the responses: MASTER LISTING OF LISTINGS: www.cestro.com/pcluster/telnet.html SOURCE: eham.net DOWNLOAD SOMETHING: http://members.tripod.com/dxtelnet/download.htm A TELNET ADR: 156.46.191.191

[DX-NEWS] IRC cash-in story

2002-02-03 Thread Charles Harpole
Hello DXers... I took 293 IRC coupons to my local Post Office (USA) and cashed them in for stamps (no cash refund allowed) with very little delay. The clerks huddled about proper procedure, but then gave me stamps, fully redeeming my IRCs. The clerks confirmed that these old IRCs may not be

[DX-NEWS] IRC cash-in MORE of the story

2002-02-03 Thread Charles Harpole
Yep, I received .80 cents for each IRC in the form of stamps of my choice of face values. (Even those IRCs dated before the price increase of them!!!). This is really better than my stocks' performances! I must say the P. O. clerks really got into the fun of counting all those IRCs. PS

[DX-NEWS] Rig help for VU3GTF pse

2002-02-21 Thread Charles Harpole
Hello, Is there a DXer out there who can assist Karan, VU3GTF, obtain the parts to repair his ICOM 751 ? If so, please contact him at [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have met him and saw that his need is legitimate... he is a great guy and good ham. Thanks, de VU3CHE Charly K4VUD Charles Harpole

Re: [DX-NEWS] qsl ink

2002-03-28 Thread Charles Harpole
in it, but good results can be expected from a Flair or Sharpie permanent ink versions. Typewriter ribbon inks are also usually very long lasting because they have metal in them to avoid rusting the keys. But. Nothing lasts forever, not even good ole paper and ink QSLs. 73, Charly Charles

[DX-NEWS] New band at 5 Meg de one op already there

2002-05-13 Thread Charles Harpole
I was lucky to be one of the USA hams chosen and licensed to test out the 5 Meg. band for possible ham use. I have operated it and can say it will be a good band especially to take pressure on USA rag chewing, I HOPE, off of squeezed old 40M. 5 Meg has the usual QRN but remarkably few other

[DX-NEWS] BQ9P freq alert

2002-06-04 Thread Charles Harpole
Pse be alert to the fact that BQ9P was transmitting a half to a whole KC below 14.195 and was listening 14.235-240 and later up 5 or so. Morale: tune tune tune, listen listen etc de K4VUD _ Get your FREE download of MSN

[DX-NEWS] VU7 1989 op query

2002-09-09 Thread Charles Harpole
DXers... Can anyone tell me the month(s) and day(s) of the operation on the Laccadives of the VU7APR and VU7NRO 1989 DXpedition? Did either call operate exclusively on one mode... CW or SSB ? The operators were VU2: SU, URX, BL, MY and JOS, I think. Tnx, 73, K4VUD Charles Harpole [EMAIL

[DX-NEWS] VU7 spot bogus or not?

2002-09-17 Thread Charles Harpole
VU7ACJ was spotted today by an S5 station. What gives? Real? 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

[DX-NEWS] 14.325 Emergency Net now

2002-09-19 Thread Charles Harpole
Please pass the word, especially in Europe, that the USA Hurricane Watch Net is now active on 14.325, handling potentially emergency messages. Some prop. from EU is current on that freq. A clear freq. will be very helpful in this important work. 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED

[DX-NEWS] Question 3 ltr suffix in 9N

2002-09-27 Thread Charles Harpole
instead. Further, only native citizens now can get a 9N1 call. Anyone know what is going on? Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com

[DX-NEWS] Hurricane Net agn in operation

2002-09-30 Thread Charles Harpole
in any other way and greatly supplement the air flights and other observation technologies. All that gives us good path predictions. Thanks for your help. 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Chat with friends online, try MSN

[DX-NEWS] Beginner DX tips

2002-10-08 Thread Charles Harpole
at NEW times. 2. Sign into dx-central.com and get free custom spots sent to ur email adr. There is where u can see you have to be awake at different times! 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Join the world’s largest e-mail

[DX-NEWS] The sad passing of W1CW

2002-11-25 Thread Charles Harpole
us, your key will never truly be silent. 73 sir Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

[DX-NEWS] E21EIC QSLing

2002-11-30 Thread Charles Harpole
E21EIC is very dependable and will QSL his Lao operations, I am sure. 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Tired of spam? Get advanced junk mail protection with MSN 8. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

[DX-NEWS] XW0X

2002-12-02 Thread Charles Harpole
do not. 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail --- Subscribe

[DX-NEWS] HS0ZCW news

2003-01-05 Thread Charles Harpole
stations in 10 meter contest!!! Wked all I heard. 73 u DXers Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

[DX-NEWS] Pirate my call

2003-01-28 Thread Charles Harpole
My call was mis used and pirated around 4000-530 Z Wed on 40 CW calling AH3D. Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

[DX-NEWS] difficult to work AH3D?

2003-02-02 Thread Charles Harpole
, then just shut off your American rig 'cause it is over for you for the night. I have never complained abt a DX effort before because I do believe, to some extent, that it is the DX's show to run. However, as Roger Rabbit said, Plleeasse. Maybe I am the Lone Ranger on this one? Charles

[DX-NEWS] Hugo in 9N QRO

2003-03-09 Thread Charles Harpole
Can someone tell Hugo now back in Nepal that it is likely that he can borrow the Yaesu 2100B linear I left with 9N1AA for use. It may need the RF input coils correctly adjusted to get it to drive properly. Happy DXing. Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED

[DX-NEWS] HS0ZCW on 15 CW now

2003-05-30 Thread Charles Harpole
Hello, I am on 21.025 plus or minus qrm calling cq can u hear me? 73, HS0ZCW Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

Re: [DX-NEWS] [DX-CHAT] Deleted vs Expunged

2003-06-16 Thread Charles Harpole
roll. Maybe? Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail --- Subscribe/unsubscribe

[DX-NEWS] DX Central will not take 60m posts?

2003-07-03 Thread Charles Harpole
I can not get DX Central web site to take 5.403.5 posts. is it just me? Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail

[DX-NEWS] Start of 60 m ops?

2003-07-03 Thread Charles Harpole
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[DX-NEWS] DX pwr and rigs

2003-07-31 Thread Charles Harpole
(including ERP). Just say roger and take your requisite grain of salt in hand (and your compassion) . 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic