[DX-CHAT] QSL Routes
Does anyone have he QSL routes for JX5J and OM7M from the ARRL SSB contest. Never heard them give it and I do not like to slow down contesters by asking. Many tnx 73 Russ W4UBC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] Any budding poets out there?
As some of you may remember, I edit my club's newsletter. For several years, tried to run an annual humor article in the April issue, and tried to do so as an ode to the old DX Hoggery Poetry Depriciation Society columns that Rod W9BRD ran (almost every May, I know) in QST. (BTW, Rod is alive, well as of the last time I wrote him, married to a VE living way up north... and still uses the same mill to correspond with. But I digress) For a variety of reasons, I haven't run one of these for the last few years, but recent events have tempted me once again. But I need your help. First off, I need limericks. Sorry, that is the accepted format for these. No haiku, to iambic pentameter, no free verse. Pretty much if you're going to do it, you've got to do it right. Second, they need to be ham related, and somewhat funny. Most of the traditional (and best) ones involve a rotten operator and how s/he gets their comeuppance. Third, and I wish I didn't have to say this, they can't be personal or nasty in spirit. I've gotten some submissions in the past that were basically spit and bile aimed at an individual, or a company, or an organization, or a dxpedition. Can't and won't run them. This isn't the place for sour grapes, but to poke a little fun at ourselves. Finally, those of you who remember the original columns know that in most cases, the person reciting the limerick at the DXHPDS meeting also met with some misfortune, often due to a rettysnitch or wouf hong or other semi-lethal contraption. Any limericks used will be credited to the author in this way, so if you have a prefered demise, just let me know. Deadline will be the Monday after the CQ WPX SSB. If I have enough, it will be a fun article to write. (I need about a half dozen or so). Thanks in advance for all your help! 73, ron wn3vaw Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] Still more from old QST's
I hope some of you are enjoying these as much as I have reading them again after all these years. From April 1970 QST How's DX? by Rod Newkirk, W9BRD: And now in response to irrepressible demand (our own) we close out the DX Test questionnaire series instigated by reminiscences of W2GP. Having already covered subject matter of forty years ago, then some suggested material for contemporary use, we now provide samples of interrogatory transmissions for forty years hence, ARRL's International/Intergalactic DX Competition in the year 2010 ... D-14 What is your QSO-per-second DX contest average? M-4 Are your front feet higher than your back feet? E-32 Do you like the new mint-flavored QSO tapes? B-24 Does your joy light blink red or green when you hook a new one? H-7 How do you keep people from fiddling with your feedback loops? Z-2 Do magnetic storms ever give you colds and fever? R-9 Are chrome sideburns the style in your country? N-18 Do you have any painfully tight knobs? D-23 Have you ever been (a) scratched, or (b) dented? G-8 Do you know any three-footed transceivers? I-35 How would you avoid collecting fungus in the tropics? Y-17 Do you rather enjoy your trips to the factory? R-14 Does your present owner keep you dusted and well-polished? C-20 Do you eject QSL's during or after QSO's? Y-19 How many operators can you test consecutively? M-15 What type of lid really turns you off? Obviously, Rod and others failed to predict the advent of computers and internet but may not be that far off! Notably missing from April 1970 QST was an article by the infamous Mr. Larson E. Rapp, WIOU. I don't know when the famous Rapper stopped writing articles for April issues of QST. Does anyone know if the true identity of the Rappster was ever revealed? The May QST How's DX? column featured the annual DXHPDS meeting (that's DX Hoggery and Poetry Depreciation Society, to any young squirts.) How I miss that! 73, Zack W9SZ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] More old QST's
Some more prizes from old QST's I've been perusing: From March 1970 How's DX? by Rod Newkirk, W9BRD: Anyone who has the least familiarity with wizened editorial minds knows perfectly well what the subject of this month's intro will be. Dern tootin', an up-dated sample of those questions transmitted in the first ARRL DX Contest some forty years ago (last month's How's). Oh, just in case somebody wants to try it that way again in the interest of more meaningful QSO's or something. Might even bring us back closer to our craft ... C-13 How many scratches are on your transceiver? L-3 Are you insured against loose knobs? D-31 How high are the front feet on your transceiver? A-23 Are your chrome strips panel-mount or breadboard? G-6 Do you know who scratched your transceiver? Y-1 How many dB over S9 can your S-meter read? Q-8 Do your house lights blink when you cough? H-34 Do your neighbors' house lights blink when you cough? M-17 How do you level uneven transceiver feet? C-22 Do you get good factory service on loose knobs? F-7 What is the best amount of chrome on a linear? X-16 Is your keyer paddle bright red or bright green? Q-3 Does your mic cord reach the refrigerator? B-19 Do you ever use spaces with your new keyer? X-18 How many mics can you test consecutively? L-14 Does the family pop your VOX from the kitchen? Oh, enough on the technical. Most of us are said to be appliance ops anyway, and we wouldn't want to discourage contest participation by being overly scientific. How about something along this line to fit other vital topics of the day? E-5 Scratches aside, what do you hate most about ham radio? W-16 Did you have difficulty financing your station? Z-12 What's the resale value of an unscratched '68 Zupersparker? A-7 How many clubs and societies have you resigned from? C-38 Which radio regulation is easiest to ignore? J-1 How do you chase others off your favorite frequency? Say, this is a FUN game! ... * - * - * - * Still more to come ... 73, Zack W9SZ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] Old QST's
I've been looking at some old QST's I had stashed away. Some great stuff therein ... From February 1970 How's DX? by Rod Newkirk, W9BRD: Here we go again - your annual ARRL DX Test coming up! Rare operating sport for one and all whether you go for score or just poke around a bit to swap 73 with some overseas friends. The world-wide wireless frolic now has forty years of tradition behind it. W2GP fondly recalls the very first. 'Did better in that contest than any since,' he says. No. 1 ran a couple weeks and required formal registration of intended participation. The League's Communications Department issued serial numbers to entrants, along with several sheets of questions of sentence length. QSO's in that one were really QSO's! The specified queries, which had to be transmitted along with said serials, are interesting in themselves. They etch an image of 1920's hamdom. A few examples show what DX men of yore had on their minds: D-14 How many binding posts do you have on your receiver? G-17 Is your transmitter panel-mounted or breadboard? L-22 Do you use Vernier dials and what ratio are they? Z-11 Please describe the insulators in your antenna. I-21 How do you control oscillation in your receiver? U-33 Please describe grid-leak and condenser in your receiver. W-11 Do you believe in radio frequency amplification for shortwaves? Y-13 What is the best number of tubes to use in shortwave receivers? H-22 Do you use C battery on either receiver or transmitter? M-24 How many plates are in your antenna condenser, and what metal? X-36 Please give all meter readings in your transmitter. Those jobs were fairly simple. Others got more complex. How would you like to have to get rogers from Asia on THESE propositions, even with 1970 equipment and technique? ... E-15 Name a delegate of your country who attended the International Radiotelegraph Conference. Q-28 Was your country represented by a delegate at the 1927 International Radiotelegraph Conference? E-16 What do you think of the results of the International Radiotelegraph Conference held at Washington, D.C. in 1927? Some things never change, though. A good number of the recommended test transmissions concern topics of interest today as then, such as I-19 What wavelength do you consider best for working the U.S.? M-25 Are you troubled with power leaks at your station? C-16 What do you think of work on or near ten meters? J-23 What is the proper way to use CQ? Gee, no questions on sex, religion or politics. Possibly hams of those days were more concerned with their craft. ... * - * - * - * More to come ... 73, Zack W9SZ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] Any budding poets out there?
Limericks have certain rules and rhythm associated with them. May I reword it a bit? A list moderator named Shane Never got nuthin' but blame Some members were bad Got deleted, so sad But that was their price for defame (Well, I tried!) :-) 73, Zack W9SZ On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Fred Stevens K2FRD wrote: Ron, I'm no limericist, but this one's for you, Steve, Urb, and all the rest of us who own/moderate groups (lists, reflectors): A LIST'S MODERATOR IS PART OF THE GAME, HE'S GONNA GET NOTHIN' BUT BLAME. WHEN A MEMBER IS BAD, HE'S DELETED, SO SAD, BUT THAT'S THE PRICE WHEN YOU DEFAME. Pretty bad, huh? (Feel free to use it if nothing else comes in.) 72 de Fred K2FRD Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] Any budding poets out there?
Ac! I'm mortified! :'( (Not that it was all that great shakes to begin with.) =D Too bad one of the moderators doesn't have a name that rhymes with ane or ame. Maybe Urbane? (For Urb, maybe... just a thought ... OK, I'll stop thinking...) Zack, I think the gist of the comments we get back are gonna be along the lines, Don't give up your day jobs.. :-D Well, it was fun for a few moments. Now back to some rare DX. Maybe California or New York... Always 73! Fred K2FRD At 14:27 -0600 06/03/2006, Zack Widup wrote: Limericks have certain rules and rhythm associated with them. May I reword it a bit? A list moderator named Shane Never got nuthin' but blame Some members were bad Got deleted, so sad But that was their price for defame (Well, I tried!) :-) 73, Zack W9SZ On Mon, 6 Mar 2006, Fred Stevens K2FRD wrote: Ron, I'm no limericist, but this one's for you, Steve, Urb, and all the rest of us who own/moderate groups (lists, reflectors): A LIST'S MODERATOR IS PART OF THE GAME, HE'S GONNA GET NOTHIN' BUT BLAME. WHEN A MEMBER IS BAD, HE'S DELETED, SO SAD, BUT THAT'S THE PRICE WHEN YOU DEFAME. Pretty bad, huh? (Feel free to use it if nothing else comes in.) 72 de Fred K2FRD -- 73 de Fred Stevens K2FRD, VO2FS http://homepage.mac.com/k2frd/K2FRD.html Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] my error
Please disregard the previous post. My old digits hit the wrong shortcut Tom Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] Anyone traveling to VU4 Hamfest?
Hello traveling DXers I am searching for anyone who is planning to attend the Andaman Island VU4 Hamfest in April. I want to try to book a flight from Bangkok directly to Port Blair r/t which is certainly an easier route for me (because I live in Bangkok) and maybe also for other travelers who may be using Bangkok as one stop on their trip to Port Blair. It may be possible to reserve a charter flight BKK/Port Blair/BKK if enough people want this route. Yes, I know the usual flights are from Chennai India or other India city to Port Blair, but I want to skip the trip to India mainland and then back to Andaman if possible. Any help is appreciated. de HS0ZCW/VU3CHE Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
