Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T
I have sent my card to YT6A (directly), and received the 4O3T-card last saturday. You can have a look at the card at http://www.dl5no.de/qsl_gallery.html 73, Georg, DL5NO - Original Message - From: harris_ruben [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx-chat List dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 2:15 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T It's 4 months now. Any word on cards from these guys? -- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message, however a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. 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 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] 4O3T
At 08:15 AM 28/11/2006 -0500, you wrote: It's 4 months now. Any word on cards from these guys? -- Received 2 cards confirming 6 bands on the 13/11/06 73 pete m1som 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] 4O3T
I've heard that some EU ops have received their cards, but to date, nothing reported received in NA. Hopefully they're not on the proverbial slow boat and are on their way... The only other thing I recall hearing or reading about 4O3T was some indirect comments regarding the operation in that email from YZ5W over on DX-QSL, back in early October, primarily concerned with the YU6AO DXCC eligibility questions. 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of harris_ruben Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:15 AM To: dx-chat List Subject: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T It's 4 months now. Any word on cards from these guys? -- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message, however a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. 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 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] 4O3T
Correction! Don W0DM had a post last night on DX QSL that he HAS received the 403T QSL card via PA5O! So there's at least one out loose in NA! 73 -Original Message- From: Ron Notarius W3WN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:00 PM To: dx-chat List Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T I've heard that some EU ops have received their cards, but to date, nothing reported received in NA. Hopefully they're not on the proverbial slow boat and are on their way... The only other thing I recall hearing or reading about 4O3T was some indirect comments regarding the operation in that email from YZ5W over on DX-QSL, back in early October, primarily concerned with the YU6AO DXCC eligibility questions. 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of harris_ruben Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 8:15 AM To: dx-chat List Subject: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T It's 4 months now. Any word on cards from these guys? -- No trees were harmed in the sending of this message, however a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. 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 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] 4O3T operation
I disagree with Linda. When the dx op calls a partial call, then s/he must keep trying until s/he works the station. This is the only way to control the pileup. The pileup needs to understand that continuing to call out of turn will only slow down the qso rate because no other station than the partial call will be worked. de Ken W3JJ From Linda KA1ZD: Often I catch part or even one letter of a call and try that person only to have no response or at least be unable to hear the response so I go on to whatever signal I can copy at that point. There's not much point to screaming shut up to all the other stations calling out of turn and it would be a waste of time. 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] 4O3T operation
I agree with Ken. The 4O3T operator on 10 meters the other day called N0O, I went back to him right away with my call again. Guess what? In the time that it took me to give my call again, he was giving somebody else a 59. I think they need to be more persistent. As you can imagine the smile left my face. Mac, N0OB I disagree with Linda. When the dx op calls a partial call, then s/he must keep trying until s/he works the station. This is the only way to control the pileup. The pileup needs to understand that continuing to call out of turn will only slow down the qso rate because no other station than the partial call will be worked. de Ken W3JJ From Linda KA1ZD: Often I catch part or even one letter of a call and try that person only to have no response or at least be unable to hear the response so I go on to whatever signal I can copy at that point. There's not much point to screaming shut up to all the other stations calling out of turn and it would be a waste of time. 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 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] 4o3T online log
Hi Barry My 30m QSO on that day took 4 days to appear in the on-line log. The 4O3T Webmaster has advised that some QSOs can take a few days to appear due to the process of combining Logs from several sites. Mind you, I think if more than a week, I'd be inclined to make a dupe if the chance arose! Gd Lk es 73 Dave - Original Message - From: Barry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dx-Chat dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:12 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] 4o3T online log I checked the 4O3T online log at http://www.yu6scg.cg.yu/log-book-search.html and my 30m QSO from 7/20 isn't there. I wonder if it's a glitch in the log or I need to work them again. Anyone else missing QSOs from that day? 73, Barry -- Barry Kutner, W2UP Newtown, PA 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 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] 4O3T
Ron: GL on the DSL. I had SBC DSL for one day last spring and they so messed up both my phone lines with the DSL hum or whatever it is that I had them take it out the next day and got 0 help from their technical service people, like somehow I caused the problem. They said if I wanted any filters I had to buy them they weren't going to do anything about it. Then after returning everything in THEIR return box and shipping label they tried to accuse me of stealing their modem, etc. I told them to check with their returns department because I sure as heck didn't have it and if they continued to send me letters, make accusations, put it on my monthly phone bill, etc. I would see them at the courthouse or at least file a complaint with the Public Utility Commission or the FCC.The PUC or FCC complaint probably wouldn't do any good, but at least one of their attorneys would have to answer it, maybe. 73 de Tom, WW5L Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: GL on your end of the trip Tom. With any luck, I'll have an antenna operational at the new QTH by then! That is, once I find where the coax was buried (in amongst the boxes, that is), get a desk cleared off, unbury the rig... ...hey, at least Verizon was here today to get my Internet connection back up running. Now, you could say the techs were lazy... instead of running an Ethernet line from the basement demark to the computer, they gave me a wireless USB adapter for the computer. OK, so it's Part 15 802.11b, but RF is RF, right? g 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Anderson Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 5:58 PM To: Russell Kellam Jr Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T Russell: I'm scheduled to be one of the 4O3T ops the last week of operation. 4O3T with a Texas accent hi hi. I'll try to listen well up in the general class band when I operate. Just listen for 4O3T with a Texus twang. Ghee haw! 73 de Tom, WW5L Russell Kellam Jr wrote: Nice of the 4O3T guys to stay outside thge General Class portion of the bands on 40 20 meters. Luckily I got them on 17 meters very easily. 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 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 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] 4O3T
DSL? Oh no, I'm sorry, I should have been more specific. I had DSL for a year 2 years ago. Then Verizon rewired the local area for fiber, so I've been on FIOS for the last year. Now Verizon has it's faults -- boy, does it have it's faults! -- but in my DSL package, I got 4 line filters. Come to think of it, when I installed Business DSL at a couple of insurance firms last year, they got a bunch of line filters too, even though they didn't end up needing them. Sounds like SBC doesn't have their act together. The line filters are needed for DSL because they piggyback (for lack of a better term) the DSL digital signal on your phone line. (Think of them as a low pass filter! g) Without the filters, you WILL have carrier hum on the phone line. Then there's a separate (high pass) filter that separates the data signal from the analog phone traffic. Actually, if you can do it, the best thing to do is to put the two filters at the demark box. That way, you can filter the DSL out of your phone system right at the start, and you can then run a separate data stream from the same point. The only advantage to doing it the other way -- ie a filter on each phone and at the data jack for the router -- is that you can easily move the computer to another room without major rewiring. Funny thing about the two Verizon techs yesterday. Both seemed to be nice guys, very knowledgable. I had DirecTV over at the same time to move that service, the Verizon guys bent over backwards to work with him -- even drilled him a new hole for the dual-RG6 feed cables, loaned him some drill bits, helped him route his cables. But they wouldn't run an Ethernet cable up to the computer. Also wouldn't mount the wireless router on the wall were I wanted, instead put it on a desk (that's moving as soon as I get a chance to rearrange the basement) about 3 feet lower and 4 feet farther than where I wanted. Oh well, I'll just have to move it myself! If SBC is being a pain, screw'em. But get a broadband connection as soon as you can. Compared to our old dial-up service (FYI Networks), the cost difference is roughly $10 a month, we get more mailboxes, faster connections, and 24/7 access. It's actually cheaper for the FIOS service than it was for a 2nd phone line, like we had at the old house years ago. Of course, they've had DSL capabilities for years, and could charge a heck of a lot less if they wanted to, but don't get me started on THAT rant! 73, ron w3wn From: Tom Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2006/07/25 Tue AM 08:20:53 CDT To: Ron Notarius W3WN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T Ron: GL on the DSL. I had SBC DSL for one day last spring and they so messed up both my phone lines with the DSL hum or whatever it is that I had them take it out the next day and got 0 help from their technical service people, like somehow I caused the problem. They said if I wanted any filters I had to buy them they weren't going to do anything about it. Then after returning everything in THEIR return box and shipping label they tried to accuse me of stealing their modem, etc. I told them to check with their returns department because I sure as heck didn't have it and if they continued to send me letters, make accusations, put it on my monthly phone bill, etc. I would see them at the courthouse or at least file a complaint with the Public Utility Commission or the FCC.The PUC or FCC complaint probably wouldn't do any good, but at least one of their attorneys would have to answer it, maybe. 73 de Tom, WW5L Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: GL on your end of the trip Tom. With any luck, I'll have an antenna operational at the new QTH by then! That is, once I find where the coax was buried (in amongst the boxes, that is), get a desk cleared off, unbury the rig... ...hey, at least Verizon was here today to get my Internet connection back up running. Now, you could say the techs were lazy... instead of running an Ethernet line from the basement demark to the computer, they gave me a wireless USB adapter for the computer. OK, so it's Part 15 802.11b, but RF is RF, right? g 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Anderson Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 5:58 PM To: Russell Kellam Jr Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T Russell: I'm scheduled to be one of the 4O3T ops the last week of operation. 4O3T with a Texas accent hi hi. I'll try to listen well up in the general class band when I operate. Just listen for 4O3T with a Texus twang. Ghee haw! 73 de Tom, WW5L Russell Kellam Jr wrote: Nice of the 4O3T guys to stay outside thge General Class portion of the bands on 40 20 meters. Luckily I got them on 17 meters very easily. 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
Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T
Russell Kellam Jr wrote: Nice of the 4O3T guys to stay outside thge General Class portion of the bands on 40 20 meters. Luckily I got them on 17 meters very easily. 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 They are going to be there for awhile. The idea is to stay in the advanced/extra portions until the pile thins and then go up. Pretty common if you think about it. Only $14 and a 50 question test and you have no complaints! 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] 4O3T
This is what drove me to get my Extra back in 1999... there were a bunch of good DXpeditions, every once and a while I'd be lucky and they'd be on 14.025 listening up, but mostly not. Montenegro is going to be as common as YU anyway, I expect... this isn't exactly a rare one. Dan 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] 4O3T
Russell: I'm scheduled to be one of the 4O3T ops the last week of operation. 4O3T with a Texas accent hi hi. I'll try to listen well up in the general class band when I operate. Just listen for 4O3T with a Texus twang. Ghee haw! 73 de Tom, WW5L Russell Kellam Jr wrote: Nice of the 4O3T guys to stay outside thge General Class portion of the bands on 40 20 meters. Luckily I got them on 17 meters very easily. 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 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] 4O3T
GL on your end of the trip Tom. With any luck, I'll have an antenna operational at the new QTH by then! That is, once I find where the coax was buried (in amongst the boxes, that is), get a desk cleared off, unbury the rig... ...hey, at least Verizon was here today to get my Internet connection back up running. Now, you could say the techs were lazy... instead of running an Ethernet line from the basement demark to the computer, they gave me a wireless USB adapter for the computer. OK, so it's Part 15 802.11b, but RF is RF, right? g 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Anderson Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 5:58 PM To: Russell Kellam Jr Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T Russell: I'm scheduled to be one of the 4O3T ops the last week of operation. 4O3T with a Texas accent hi hi. I'll try to listen well up in the general class band when I operate. Just listen for 4O3T with a Texus twang. Ghee haw! 73 de Tom, WW5L Russell Kellam Jr wrote: Nice of the 4O3T guys to stay outside thge General Class portion of the bands on 40 20 meters. Luckily I got them on 17 meters very easily. 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 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 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] 4O3T
At 11:36 PM 07/24/2006, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: GL on your end of the trip Tom. With any luck, I'll have an antenna operational at the new QTH by then! That is, once I find where the coax was buried (in amongst the boxes, that is), get a desk cleared off, unbury the rig... ...hey, at least Verizon was here today to get my Internet connection back up running. Now, you could say the techs were lazy... instead of running an Ethernet line from the basement demark to the computer, they gave me a wireless USB adapter for the computer. OK, so it's Part 15 802.11b, but RF is RF, right? g Actually, they probably did you a big favour, to be honest. Networks using unshielded Cat-5 can do some fun stuff to 20m, especially right around 14212 14273 at this QTH. If I ever get abmitious here I'll go 802.11g throughout the house and just hope I don't have to do massive file transfers any more. Cheers, Peter, W2IRT 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] 4O3T
Ummm... I'm not so sure. I never had problems on 20 (or any other band for that matter) at either of my past 2 QTH's from the network. Granted, at the old house, I was running 10Base-2 (that's supposed to be RG-58, as you know... I ran RG-8X, got more than one argument from some other IT pros that you can't do that, it can't possibly work but that's another story) from the shack upstairs and 10Base-T everywhere else. My TS-140 is a touch flaky on 20, but I think that's a rig issue, not a networking issue. Funny thing, they put the wireless router in the basement, about 15 feet diagonally away from the computer (the computer is in a 2 room addition on the back of the house, but the previous owners didn't bother to extend the basement). Granted, there's some walls and such there, but I'd still have expected better than a 42 throughput. N3ZK had offered to come over and help me do some wiring in the house. Had hoped to do it before the move-in, but neither of our schedules permitted. Randy doesn't have a problem with crawl spaces, unlike the Verizon guys. I'd rather run the wiring anyway... for that matter, almost all of my Ethernet cards are Etherlink III 10BaseT combo cards, so I can always go back to a coax run for the network. Now in which box did I stash those terminators and BNC T connectors? g 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Dougherty Sent: Monday, July 24, 2006 11:53 PM To: Ron Notarius W3WN; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T At 11:36 PM 07/24/2006, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: GL on your end of the trip Tom. With any luck, I'll have an antenna operational at the new QTH by then! That is, once I find where the coax was buried (in amongst the boxes, that is), get a desk cleared off, unbury the rig... ...hey, at least Verizon was here today to get my Internet connection back up running. Now, you could say the techs were lazy... instead of running an Ethernet line from the basement demark to the computer, they gave me a wireless USB adapter for the computer. OK, so it's Part 15 802.11b, but RF is RF, right? g Actually, they probably did you a big favour, to be honest. Networks using unshielded Cat-5 can do some fun stuff to 20m, especially right around 14212 14273 at this QTH. If I ever get abmitious here I'll go 802.11g throughout the house and just hope I don't have to do massive file transfers any more. Cheers, Peter, W2IRT 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 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
