[DX-CHAT] flying w. radios

2006-08-14 Thread Charles Harpole
Gerry at base I agree with you, I think carry on should be a purse sized thing and that is all. BUT, my experience with checked luggage is the reverse of yours I had a laptop and camera and other valuables stolen in Delhi airport and Delta refused to honor my request for reimburseme

[DX-CHAT] said to Unplugged

2006-08-14 Thread Charles Harpole
A magazine named UNPLUGGED is aptly named. Here is what I wrote to the editor: Hey man, did u get it wrong! Too bad you write without knowing what u are writing about. Try not to embarrass yourself so easily. You miss the main points of ham radio. Ham radio is: 1. a function that allow

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Tim Heger
Why would anyone need any more info than callsign, band, & mode in an online log to tell if you made the contact? Maybe to try & get credit for one they really didn't work? If you made the contact, then the date & time is in your log. I sure don't see anything wrong with trying to make it hard

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Mike\(W5UC\) & Kathy\(K5MWH\)
Pete, you are speaking in terms of a true democracy. That may be practical for small organizations, but as in the case of the US Government that is impractical. That's why we have a Republic(a representative form of government) rather than a true democracy. The League is structured similarly.

RE: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Peter Penta
Exactly.. so if everyone would not make a DXCC submission for 1 year and also not renew their membership for 1 year they would maybe finally realize that the membership is the ARRL and they need the MEMBERSHIP for them to function as a whole. ALL the members should have say in a vote to make rules

Re: [DX-CHAT] Computing Unplugged Magazine BPL Article

2006-08-14 Thread Fred Stevens K2FRD
The the moment, I'm giving the editor the benefit of the doubt and will wait to see how he treats my article, presuming it gets published. I lean toward this attitude since, as I mentioned in my incomplete run-on sentence in my last post that he is active in Boy Scouting as am I, and also an Eag

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Carl
I think a couple key words below are "may be considered". I think they could have said "will be sufficient" ! Looks like wiggle room to me. 73, Carl K8AV To complete the contest of the DXCC rule: and may be considered sufficient reason to deny ARRL award credit for contacts with any statio

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Mike\(W5UC\) & Kathy\(K5MWH\)
- Original Message - From: "Urb LeJeune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "If the League is going to administer DXCC, or any other awards, let them deal with the cheaters, and not censor information used by the rule keepers." ***

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Urb LeJeune
Urb, the premise of your statement is false. You may post anything you wish. However, you must remember that it's THEIR program(DXCC). Mike, with all respect, I think your premise is wrong. The program belongs to the members not to the ARRL as such. I also may be overlookin

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Gerry Hohn
To complete the contest of the DXCC rule: and may be considered sufficient reason to deny ARRL award credit for contacts with any station for which such presentations have been made. One can publish whatever one chooses on one's WEB site but one will have to live with the consequence of one's ac

[DX-CHAT] Coax wanted

2006-08-14 Thread Charlie, W0YG
This is DX related as it goes to my antennas! I am looking for 500 foot rolls of RG8X and RG-213. The RG8X will end up on Cocos-Keeling, VK9CGG. Anyone have any of this stuff? I realize shipping will be expensive but still looking around before going full bore! 73, Charlie, W0YG..>> Subs

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread W2AGN
Urb LeJeune wrote: Am I the only one who is concerned that the ARRL is determining what others may put up on their website? I understand their position but don't we all have the right to post legal information on our websites without censure or repercussions by a third party? Urb, W2DEC If th

RE: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
At 05:30 PM 8/14/2006, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: I don't know that ARRL is determining what you may or may not post on your web site. I think they are. The language is pretty specific: "Presentation of such information in any public forum by the station operator, operators or associated parti

Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Mike\(W5UC\) & Kathy\(K5MWH\)
Urb, the premise of your statement is false. You may post anything you wish. However, you must remember that it's THEIR program(DXCC). If you choose to post information that, in the eyes of those managing the program, negates the efforts of those who organized and carried out a DX-Pedition you

RE: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Dave
Organizations can establish rules governing the behavior of their members so long as those rules are not discriminatory. Its not illegal to put a decimal point between the 1 and the 8 of an 18 mHz QSL either, but submit that card to the DXCC desk for credit and you'll also lose your membership.

[DX-CHAT] Otrona 8:16 Attache' Computers

2006-08-14 Thread kosh
Is there still a market for the Otrona portable computers? I have used one for computer CW and it seems to work fine. Has anyone else tried it? Thanks, Jim, K8OZ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa

RE: [DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
Urb writes, > Am I the only one who is concerned that the ARRL is determining > what others may put up on their website? I understand their position > but don't we all have the right to post legal information on our > websites without censure or repercussions by a third party? I don't k

[DX-CHAT] ARRL

2006-08-14 Thread Urb LeJeune
Am I the only one who is concerned that the ARRL is determining what others may put up on their website? I understand their position but don't we all have the right to post legal information on our websites without censure or repercussions by a third party? Urb, W2DEC Subscribe/unsubs

Re: [DX-CHAT] Computing Unplugged Magazine BPL Article

2006-08-14 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Well, it is early in the day yet. I plan on writing something to the editor; I just don't want to do it right now while my dander is up. Can't very well expect the editor/author to stick to "fair and balanced" reporting unless I try to do it myself... What's really sad is the implication, on f

Re: [DX-CHAT] HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH????

2006-08-14 Thread harris_ruben
I really was hoping for some opinions, not sarcasm. -- 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-cha

Re: [DX-CHAT] Computing Unplugged Magazine BPL Article

2006-08-14 Thread Fred Stevens K2FRD
The "Follow The Money" section incensed me and was the basic inspiration for my long email to the Editor. His innuendoes and insinuations were way out of line, so I answered them point by point and took him to task for making such accusations which border on libel. As it turns out, the Editor r

[DX-CHAT] how much is expected these days?

2006-08-14 Thread harris_ruben
I'm getting my cards ready to send out for Swain's and Montenegro. I have about 4 or 5 Q's for each. In the old days a buck or two was fine. What's the going rate now, especially since Swains was probably a much more difficult and expensive trip? 5 for Swains? 3 for Mentenegro? More? Less?

Re: [DX-CHAT] Help

2006-08-14 Thread Tom - KE1JF
N1GNV has an eBay store with replacement power cords & connectors for most any make or model rig. http://stores.ebay.com/Quicksilver-Radio-Products eMail; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tom, KE1JF Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related ite

[DX-CHAT] Help

2006-08-14 Thread Anil
Hello, Kindly suggest me any site for power cord used in ICOM IC 725 6 pin male connector. Anil VU2TRI 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

Re: [DX-CHAT] Computing Unplugged Magazine BPL Article

2006-08-14 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I no longer have any doubt that the editor of this publication is biased. The following paragraph was on the page right after the comment box ""... willing to look at, and print, both sides. Fair reporting at its best."" And I quote [see "Why are we giving BPL all this coverage" from http://w

Re: [DX-CHAT] Computing Unplugged Magazine BPL Article

2006-08-14 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Fred, I got errors on the complete link you showed, but once I went to the "home" page itself [http://www.computingunplugged.com/], I could see all the articles, including the one you cited. Interesting. Nice op-ed piece from N3OH explaining the "other" side of things, too. Of course, in the

[DX-CHAT] Computing Unplugged Magazine BPL Article

2006-08-14 Thread Fred Stevens K2FRD
I think any ham who is concerned about the future of our hobby should read this article in Computing Unplugged Magazine on Broadband Over Powerline (BPL). http://www.computingunplugged.com/issues/issue200608/1818001.html . Be sure to click onto "home" http://www.computingunplugged.com/ to

[DX-CHAT] homeCall/p from some of Lecce Islands

2006-08-14 Thread Oreste IZ8EDJ
EU-091. Operators Giovanni/IW7DOL, Marco/IZ7DOK, Luigi/IW8EQS, Oreste/IZ8EDJ, Salvatore/IZ8GGF and other friends will be active as homeCall/p from some of Lecce Islands (several IIA references). QSL via their home callsigns. See photos and info on: http://www.strangeradioteam.com Greetings O