Re: [DX-CHAT] Best Practices for DXpedition Operating

2012-12-21 Thread Tom Wylie
Sorry - maybe am missing the point - but what does the subject have to do with QRZ.COM? GM4FDM On 21/12/2012 13:00, WX5L wrote: ** ** *Hello,* ** *I just did a callsign look-up on qrz.com and the format is totally different. It’s cluttered and frankly a mess.* *Anyone elese?*

Re: [DX-CHAT] call signs

2012-06-20 Thread Tom Wylie
I ALWAYS use my full call and phoenetically.In Scotland we have GM4FDM GM4FAM GM4FVM GM3FDN so it not uncommon for a wrong callsign to be logged if WE dont give our callsigns phoenteically.Basically its a no brainer.. If you want to be in the log, make sure the DX heard your call

Re: [DX-CHAT] Spotting Etiquette

2012-06-08 Thread Tom Wylie
I hate it when you get 6 sequential spots saying something like P5AAA tnks QSO 9 bands It contains no usefult information to the reader apart from My dog's bigger than your dog! GM4FDM On 08/06/2012 01:49, Gary K9GS wrote: Yes Barry! Kinda along the same lines are people that use the

Re: [DX-CHAT] Leaderboards and Tom's yardstick

2012-06-06 Thread Tom Wylie
Disraeli alluded, interpretation of statistics can be dangerous cheers Dave G0OIL - Original Message - *From:* Tom Wylie mailto:tgwy...@virginmedia.com *To:* list...@ve1dx.net mailto:list...@ve1dx.net *Cc:* NJDXA DX Chat mailto:dx-chat@njdxa.org *Sent:* Tuesday, June 05, 2012

Re: [DX-CHAT] Leaderboards - good or bad?

2012-06-05 Thread Tom Wylie
One of my personal yardstick of the goodness of an expedition is NOT the total number of QSOs made as that depends entirely on the number of operators, stations and the duration but I like to look at the TOTAL QSOs made by the NUMBER of OPERATORS and the NUMBER of DAYS taken into account

[DX-CHAT] Expedition Funding

2012-05-21 Thread Tom Wylie
I think some of us are getting confused over the topic of Expedition Funding. I'm sure there is much data out there concerning it. I can remember years ago when the major expeditions were expected to provide accounts to show how the money raised was spent and we (the punters) could clearly

Re: [DX-CHAT] F Y I

2012-05-21 Thread Tom Wylie
: it makes no difference to anything, in my experience anyway. 73 de Roger/G3SXW. From: Tom Wylie Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2012 12:06 PM To: Trevor Dunne Cc: Roger Western ; c...@yahoogroups.com mailto:c...@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [CDXC] 3C6A and 3C0E Doesn't sound exactly right to me, becuase

Re: [DX-CHAT] FW: [DX-NEWS] DXpedition calling practices

2011-07-27 Thread tom wylie
I dont count myself as a top notch DXer, but I have been on a few expeditions including the last major trip to Banaba T33C in 2004. I have never resorted to calling by numbers as I feel that this is the least fair way of doing things.When doing the numbers, WHY do we always start at ONE?

Re: [DX-CHAT] If a country sinks beneath the sea, is it still a country?

2010-12-08 Thread Tom Wylie
Cor, if its still a country can we ressurrect Atlantis?? Tom GM4FDM On 08/12/2010 13:18, Don Berger wrote: There isn't one factual statement in the message below nor has it anything to do with DX, ham radio, electronics, etc. Does anyone filter this crap? Don K1VSK - Original

Re: [DX-CHAT] Warning-Get Ready

2010-06-16 Thread tom wylie
What - only Britain? Thats not fair.. Tom GM4FDM Bill Hawkins wrote: Nasa warns solar flares from 'huge space storm' will cause devastation Britain could face widespread power blackouts and be left without critical communication signals for long periods of

Re: [DX-CHAT] Most memorable QSO

2009-02-12 Thread Tom Wylie
Yea - memorable can mean a lot of things to different people. I never did manage to work JY1 but I did have a QSO with EA0JC... However, my most memorable QSO which in the greater scheme of things is pretty insignificant was a QSO with a VK8 station and a P29 station way back about 2

Re: [DX-CHAT] Descheo Island

2009-01-29 Thread Tom Wylie
Thats why God gave us 2 ears and 1 mouth - so we can listen twice as much as we talk... Tom GM4FDM Larry Van Horn wrote: As a little pistol, who works some good DX from time to time, I find the biggest problem is that those who appear to act like idiots when DX appears, simply aren't

Re: [DX-CHAT] LOTW

2008-08-15 Thread Tom Wylie
] http://www.qsl.net/ve6lb/ - Original Message - From: Tom Wylie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX-CHAT dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2008 1:22 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] LOTW Sometime back somebody posted a message about how to retrieve logs from LOTW by sending them some form

[DX-CHAT] LOTW

2008-08-14 Thread Tom Wylie
Sometime back somebody posted a message about how to retrieve logs from LOTW by sending them some form of request - I cant remember... Anybody here have any info? Tom GM4FDM -- So I met the bloke who invented crosswords today. I can't remember his name, it's P something T something R. ---

[DX-CHAT] PSK is a terrible mode

2008-04-05 Thread Tom Wylie
or perhaps I should say that some of the people who operate it are very poor operators. It does not happen to the same extent on ssb or CW, but on PSK i find that even simple manners seem to have gone out of the window. I call CQ DX outside of Europe yet get bombarded with European Calls,

Re: [DX-CHAT] Country definition ...

2008-04-01 Thread Tom Wylie
Whilst not wanting get embroiled in a is it or isn't it situation - I'd venture to suggest it does need a look at. In NO way, shape or form is Scarborough Reef an entity. It is a rock, or to be more specific a collection of rocks. There are many others out there too that need some

[DX-CHAT] Re: Ungrateful

2008-02-11 Thread Tom Wylie
Gentelmen This is one of my pet subjects. How I hate it when all you ARMCHAIR DXERS criticise others who are out there busting a gut so that YOU can tick a box on 80m or RTTY or whatever. Why don't you put you're destructive thoughts to better use. The next time they are looking for

[DX-CHAT] TI9KK

2008-02-11 Thread Tom Wylie
You can find a picture of the operators including the YL who has been on 20mssb at: http://www.ti9.eu.com 73 de Tom GM4FDM 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

[DX-CHAT] DXCC et all

2008-01-12 Thread Tom Wylie
I note all the whining over the FJ expedition and QSL cards. I hope that all those submitting their FJ card(s) to keep them on Honor Roll No 1 or whatever, will NOT be processed before MY application which has been outstanding since 4 October. Applications should be dealt with in strict

Re: [DX-CHAT] DXpedition radios

2007-09-24 Thread Tom Wylie
When we went to T33C (Banaba) we use exclusively the Elecraft K2.The resuklts speak for themselves.I believe the Voodoo Contest Group now use the Elecraft K2. Its light and portable. Has nice filters and does everything that you would want an expedition radio to do. Last year we

[DX-CHAT] DF8AN/HV

2007-09-01 Thread Tom Wylie
Anybody know if this was accepted for DXCC September 87?? Tom GM4FDM 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] 7O

2007-08-11 Thread Tom Wylie
Why don't you all just get off the guy's case. Yemen is a difficult place well know that. We also know you can't just step off a plane with ham radio gear and start transmitting or you land in jail or worse. Why don't you just work the guy or don't work the guy - your choice, then wait

[Fwd: Re: [DX-CHAT] 7O]

2007-08-11 Thread Tom Wylie
- N7TK -- Original message -- From: Tom Wylie [EMAIL PROTECTED] Why don't you all just get off the guy's case. Yemen is a difficult place well know that. We also know you can't just step off a plane with ham radio gear and start transmitting or you

Re: [DX-CHAT] Fw: cqsong

2007-05-06 Thread Tom Wylie
Oh- God! have we come to this???bring back BS7 Tom - GM4FDM nick cominos wrote: *Subject:* cq song A good Ham friend sent this along to me.quite amusing but really fun to listen to..enjoy. GL/DX vy 73, Nick W9UM..CQ CQ CQ

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: N8S Online Logs

2007-04-06 Thread Tom Wylie
It always amazes me how the armchair dxer who has bought every gadget on the planet can never quite understand why every desert island in the world doesn't have broadband. Come on guys - get a life.Some of you should get off your butt and trying DXing for yourself and you will find that

[DX-CHAT] BS7H

2007-03-01 Thread Tom Wylie
How does a European donate via Paypal. It wont let me past as it does not recognise my telephone number not post code (we dont do zip codes)..Nor do I have a State? Tom GM4FDM - T33TW - TY4TW Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message,

[DX-CHAT] [Fwd: Expeditions and Japanese Sponsorship]

2006-12-27 Thread Tom Wylie
Original Message Subject:Expeditions and Japanese Sponsorship Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:18:15 + From: Tom Wylie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX-CHAT dx-chat@njdxa.org I was just looking at the list of sponsors of the forthcoming VU7RG expedition. I can

[DX-CHAT] VU7LD

2006-12-27 Thread Tom Wylie
Am I reading the QSL info wrong? There is no mention of Buro cards and there only appears to be 3 QSOs per card? Kindly include a robust self addresssed envelope and enclose a MINIMUM of 2 IRCs (NEW BLUE ONES ONLY) or 1 green stamp (U$D) per card and help support the DXpedition. 3 QSO's can

Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] SWL QSL

2006-12-09 Thread Tom Wylie
The QSL softaware BV7 makes a special label for SWL cards so its very easy to print them. Its by DF3CB and is easily available on the net. You can have as many as 20 logs open at the same time and is VERY user firendly uses ADIF for import. No fiddling about with text or formats Tom

Re: [DX-CHAT] 5A7A

2006-11-18 Thread Tom Wylie
Thwey are there for 2 weeks, once all the big guns have gone and the qrmers get fed up they will be begging for QSOs. Its not all that rare actually. You will however have a problem with VU7 its almost your antipode. Tom GM4FDM lmecseri -KE1F wrote: In NE FL 5A7A is loud on 40 meter

Re: [DX-CHAT] EU RF mass

2006-10-30 Thread Tom Wylie
I absolutely agree. I spent some time trying to call XX9 and DU amongst others on 40m ssb at the weekend to no avail. A couple of time I thought the XX9 had come back to me but a German station just kept calling and calling timing his calls to prevent me from making the QSO which was

Re: [DX-CHAT] will this help?

2006-10-09 Thread Tom Wylie
How much did that cost on K7C Bob? Tom GM4FDM (part of the VU7 team) Robert Schmieder wrote: Pirating is not very extensive, but it is a problem for DXpeditions, because those unfortunate DXers who work a pirate often blame the DXpedition for sloppy work. The K7C DXpedition is a good case

Re: [DX-CHAT] new rule??

2006-06-16 Thread Tom Wylie
Oh, I care passionately about working them all, especially as I have only TWO to get. My initial point, appears to have been missed, that how can a rock sticking out of the Ocean a few feet ever be classified as a Country or Entity? It just makes the whole thing stupid, like working light

Re: [DX-CHAT] new rule??

2006-06-16 Thread Tom Wylie
Why dont they move it to a rock - like Alcatraz - would that make it a cell-phone? Groan :-[Tom / GM4FDM Ron Notarius WN3VAW wrote: All kidding aside, if I lived out in that part of the West, I would be very tempted to visit the former site. I don't know how rare that county is, but

Re: [DX-CHAT] new rule??

2006-06-15 Thread Tom Wylie
Does this mean we loose Scarborough Reef and other stupid rocks tom Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: Quoting from ARRL: -- quote -- The new text at Section II, Paragraph 1(c) shall read: The Entity contains a permanent population, is administered by a local government and is located at least 800 km

Re: [DX-CHAT] Mail

2006-05-20 Thread Tom Wylie
Well when I way building my K2 I got a guy in the states to get some bits for me and send them over. I sent him a dollar check which disappeared in the mail system and has never been cashed. Then I sent him another dollar check registered delivery which was tracked as far as New York but

Re: [DX-CHAT] PSK-31 on DXPeditions

2006-03-04 Thread Tom Wylie
I will second that, third it and even fourth it. I lovbe RTTY but hate PSK with a vengance for the reasons Bill says. I will be TY4TW from 15 - 30 March but dont look for me on PSK Tom GM4FDM Bill wrote: PSK-31 takes up too much time. I am sure most people on DXPeditions want to

Re: [DX-CHAT] C6 - suffix or prefix?

2006-02-24 Thread Tom Wylie
ITU Regs say (I believe) that it sould be a PREFIX - C6/W2IRT, but personally, I'd go with what it written on the licence... 73 de tom gm4fdm Peter Dougherty (W2IRT) wrote: Hi, just wondering. When I operate from C6 in just over a week, I'll be doing so with a reciprocal Bahamian license

Re: [DX-CHAT] Future DXpeditions

2006-02-21 Thread Tom Wylie
I am just about to go on an expedition to Benin TY with three friends - 15 - 31 March. I have previously been to VP8, V2, OY, 3D2, T30, T33, W7, VE7, VK6, 9V1, HL and a few others. I go on these trips because I want to.I really dont care what other people think.When out there, I

Re: [DX-CHAT] Logs Closing

2006-01-27 Thread Tom Wylie
Just have to ask Tom GM4FDM Bernie McClenny wrote: Ref - 7Q7RM logs G0IAS does not want to forward them on to someone else. A real shame indeed as there is the QSL Manager Society http://www.qsl.net/qslmanagers/ who will gladly find someone to take over. Bernie Bernie McClenny, W3UR

Re: [DX-CHAT] KC6DY Location?

2005-12-05 Thread Tom Wylie
Anybody ever get a card from ZK2QQ??? Tom GM4FDM Mike Kroh wrote: Trying to clean up my log and wonder where KC6DY was in Feb, 1981? Thanks for any info. Mike NW7E Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only,

Re: [DX-CHAT] QSL'ing JT1CO

2005-11-30 Thread Tom Wylie
I ahve about 8 cards from Mongolia - all sent and received via the buro. Tom GM4FDM Bernie McClenny wrote: Edward, The thinking is those from the US mailing to just “Mongolia” get routed through Russia and many don’t make it to their intended recipient. Sending it to “Mongolia via

[DX-CHAT] K7C

2005-10-02 Thread Tom Wylie
What do the coloured rings mean on the propagation chart? tom gm4fdm www.visitscotland.com

Re: [DX-CHAT] EMP

2005-07-22 Thread Tom Wylie
I think we have a little american paranoia here! Tom GM4FDM - Original Message - From: Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 3:41 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] EMP Salve ur EMP fears: save ur tube radios! Use them when

Re: [DX-CHAT] one more no buro manager

2005-07-18 Thread Tom Wylie
If you read the back side of an IRC it clearly states: THIS COUPON IS EXCHANGABLE IN ANY COUNTRY OF THE UNIVERSAL POSTAL UNIONFOR THE MINIMUM POSTAGE FOR AN UNREGISTWERED PRIORITY ITEM OR AN UNREGISTERED LETTER SENT BY AIR TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY Therefore 1 IRC should suffice for an air mail

[DX-CHAT] SV2ASP/A

2005-07-17 Thread Tom Wylie
I dont understand the problem here. Almost all Contest CW is Computer Sent. On the receiving end how do you know what/who is sending the code? Do we care? Hey, if you disapprove - then dont work the guy. I already have his card on CW. 73 de tom gm4fdm / T33C www.visitscotland.com

[DX-CHAT] Rockall EU-189

2005-06-16 Thread Tom Wylie
If this indeed an activation of Rockall I take my hat off and salute the team involved. Over the past 20 years I have activated almost all of the Scottish Offshore Islands and have gone to great lengths to study Rockall including maps and photographs and I know just how difficult this

Re: [DX-CHAT] undocumented operations

2005-03-06 Thread Tom Wylie
I cant for the life of me imagine anybody importing fradio equipment into either Yemen or North Korea, and operating without the knowledge or consent of somebody in authority. Otherwise, they still be languishing in jail.. Tom - Original Message - From: Charles Harpole [EMAIL

[DX-CHAT] What price a piece of paper??

2004-12-26 Thread Tom Wylie
At least 20 persons were killed and over 100 injured after a powerful earthquake hit the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Sunday morning. The quake was followed by tidal waves. There is a possibility of the figure going up. Rescue operations are on, Inspector General of Police S B Deol told PTI.

[DX-CHAT] Fw: CQ WPX RTTY

2003-12-30 Thread Tom Wylie
- Original Message - From: Tom Wylie [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 8:58 PM Subject: CQ WPX RTTY What is date of the 2004 contest - is it 14/15 Feby or 7/8 Feby i have seen both posted?? 73 de tom gm4fdm Subscribe/unsubscribe

Re: [DX-CHAT] REPOST OF A QUESTION-TO4WW

2003-12-26 Thread Tom Wylie
Yea - right! 73 de tom gm4fdm - Original Message - From: Scott Manthe [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 4:35 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] REPOST OF A QUESTION-TO4WW I'm sure the U.S. contesters who worked TO4WW above 21.100 never exceeded the

[DX-CHAT] LOTW

2003-10-18 Thread Tom Wylie
About 2 weeks ago I sent to ARRL using their procedure to get a certificate for my submissions to LOTW. I have had no response to my initial submission. Should I re-submit or wait longer. I have had no e-mail in response. 73 de tom gm4fdm Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems

Re: [DX-CHAT] New Q Signal Need

2003-09-10 Thread Tom Wylie
I think we have enough jargon already - too many codes!! :0( Tom GM4FDM - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Tony Martin W4FOA [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [DX-Chat] [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Zack Widup [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 7:02 PM

Re: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] difficult to work AH3D?

2003-02-03 Thread Tom Wylie
Difficult - I found it impossible.Due to work committments during the week, I was only able to listen on Saturday and Sunday. All of the cluster spots showed them to be on either 160m or 80m working the USA. The only time I heard them was on Sunday around 1730z for about 30 minutes they

Re: [DX-CHAT] DX cluster spots - some questions

2002-11-09 Thread Tom Wylie
But what is rare DX. What is NOT DX to you - might be DX to somebody else. Not the first time I have worked a new one, from a spot issued by a stateside station for somebody who was NOT dx to them, but one that I needed Spot the lot is my motto 73 de tom gm4fdm

[DX-CHAT] K1B

2002-09-24 Thread Tom Wylie
I was surprised today to find my latest submuission to DXCC - that K1B has not been credited - shiown on the applications as Documents pending. Does this mean that I will be automatically credited or do I have to reclaim it next submissions. I assume there is no problem in K1B being accepeted?

[DX-CHAT] Oslo - Norway

2002-09-12 Thread Tom Wylie
Any clubs meeting in Oslo on Friday 20th September? 73 de tom gm4fdm ((I love children - but I couldn't eat a whole one!)) - GM DX