Re: [DX-CHAT] Desecheo I. mess

2006-06-29 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I look at it this way: First, if anyone really wants to do a little digging, it may be possible to learn through the congress-gonif, er, person's office who instigated the complaints against the operation. Second, and more importantly, despite the unjustified and undignified and totally poli

Re: [DX-CHAT] Desecheo I. answers

2006-06-29 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Whoa! Until some solid information comes forth that the KP1-KP5 project had a connection with the last KP5 trip, let's NOT drag them into this! All we know is that someone, an amateur, complained. We do NOT know who it is. We do NOT know where she or he actually lives. We do NOT know their co

Re: [DX-CHAT] Desecheo I. answers

2006-06-29 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Is it a complete co-incidence? I doubt it. So OK, let's look at this one for a moment... We know little if anything about the political slant of Rep. Rahall. Nor do we know why he was the sponsor of the HR #5361. Was he (or his staff) convinced by good arguments from the KP1-5 Project? Was

RE: [DX-CHAT] License

2006-07-03 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Most ARRL VEC VE test sessions will process a renewal at no charge. Your renewal form goes in with the batch and on to the FCC. [Unless it's a Vanity call, in which case you have to pay the next 10 year Vanity fee, right now $21.90.] However: You can log on to the FCC ULS web site (I don't have

[DX-CHAT] Fw: CW operators needed.

2006-07-12 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Here's an interesting little email that just crossed by desktop. Not quite sure what to make of it... Incidently, this came to me via the WASH and WACOM club reflectors, where it got cross posted from the Skyview RS reflector, and apparantly it first went out to the Greater Pittsburgh VHF Society

RE: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T

2006-07-24 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
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 b

RE: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T

2006-07-24 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
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! >

Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T

2006-07-25 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
ears 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 PR

RE: [DX-CHAT] Why the new DXCC rule

2006-07-29 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Under the existing DXCC rules (aka DXCC 2000), there was originally a rule that permitted recognizing a new or existing entity if there was an existing IARU society. The purpose of that rule, IMHO, was to keep Hong Kong and Macau on the list once administration of those two territories were turned

RE: [DX-CHAT] Why the new DXCC rule

2006-07-29 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
e Atlantic Division DXAC rep, and I've been DX'ing for close to 30 years. That is another story. 73 -Original Message- From: David Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 2:38 PM To: Ron Notarius W3WN; Dx-Chat Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Why the new DXCC rule

RE: [DX-CHAT] How do we make better DXers?

2006-07-30 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Why do they do it? Two reasons: (1) Some don't know better. They were never shown the ropes, or they've learned by observing, and unfortunately, they've observed bad examples. (2) It works. I've been in too many pileups, over the years, where the DX has said "the Alpha Whiskey" or "the W N

RE: [DX-CHAT] Out of turn callers

2006-07-30 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Chuck,   While I agree with you that blacklisting is a little extreme (whether or not extreme measures are warranted being another issue), I disagre with you that it's pure competition.   When the DX calls "CQ" or "QRZ," that's one thing.  Free for all, may the best signal win.  Fair enough

Re: [DX-CHAT] Needed band-countries

2006-08-01 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Offhand, I don't know of anything... and it's something that may vary from DX'er to DX'er anyway. The closest thing that comes to mind is the DX Bulleting annual survey showing the 100 most wanted, overall and by regions. But by bands too? I don't recall if it shows that. Perchance the best

Re: [DX-CHAT] KH8SI news

2006-08-02 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Beam me up, Scotty? Perhaps the message was relayed via Japan? I'm sure we'll find out eventually. 73, ron w3wn From: John Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/08/02 Wed AM 10:33:26 CDT To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] KH8SI news From Bernie W3UR: >. The below email is from

Re: [DX-CHAT] 1B/G7PAF

2006-08-04 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Well, 1B is certainly not a normal prefix for Cyprus (but 5B is). So that's a warning flag right there. What entity is 1B/G7PAF claiming to be operating from? 73 From: Kenneth Sobel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/08/04 Fri AM 08:19:41 CDT To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] 1B/G7PAF Is i

Re: [DX-CHAT] 1B/G7PAF

2006-08-04 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
2006/08/04 Fri AM 10:44:51 CDT To: Ron Notarius W3WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] 1B/G7PAF That would be Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. I have several cards from previous operations there. I consider them novelty items. :-) 73, Zack W9SZ On Fr

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT]  How do we ma ke better international  DXers?

2006-08-04 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Gentlemen, Again, we're drifting way off topic here. While the current discussion may or may not be of interest, this reflector is not the place for it, OK? 73, ron w3wn, administrator dx-chat From: lmecseri -KE1F <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/08/04 Fri AM 11:17:48 CDT To: LA5HE Ragnar Otter

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

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
lting in a 404 error. Here it is again: http://www.computingunplugged.com/issues/issue200608/1818001.html . Back to work. 73 de Fred K2FRD At 10:50 AM -0500 14/8/06, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: >I no longer have any doubt that the editor of this publication is biased. > >The foll

Re: [DX-CHAT] DXpedition support

2006-08-23 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Didn't this used to be a pet peeve of KH2D's? Seems I've heard this complaint before... Problem is, there's DXpeditions and then there's DXpeditions. If someone is planning a nice two week jaunt around the Caribean or similar area, operating in between applications of sun screen at the hotel

RE: [DX-CHAT] QSL METHODS

2006-08-24 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
The confirmed perecentage for Logbook of the World will go up in time, as more amateurs use it.   There is a perception that signing up for LotW is extremely difficult, and certain parties berate everyone on this score.  (I think the biggest complaint is that signing up for LotW is consider

RE: [DX-CHAT] distaste for America especially after 9/11

2006-08-24 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Yes, there is no place for this part of the thread on this reflector. Please discontinue further discussion of this. 73, ron w3wn administrator, dx chat -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of nick cominos Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:20 PM To:

RE: [DX-CHAT] QSL METHODS

2006-08-24 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Ummm... Charles, I think you've put some words in my mouth here. I didn't address "difficulty of use," just alleged difficulty in signing up for it. Not the same thing. And as far as that goes, I've uploaded both via email and via the web, on dial-up, DSL, and FIOS... never had a problem. Even w

Re: [DX-CHAT] distaste for America especially after 9/11

2006-08-25 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Once again, this thread is crossing the line on what is considered acceptable on this reflector. Please discontinue further comments on it. Thank you. 73, ron w3wn administrator, dx chat Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related item

[DX-CHAT] LotW Certificate

2006-09-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Anyone in the group request an additional Logbook of the World certificate (specifically for an additional call) lately? I'm a little puzzled. When I renewed mine last year, the server automation took care of things in a relatively short time (about an hour or so, as I recall, but don't hold me t

RE: [DX-CHAT] LotW Certificate

2006-09-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I got my answer already... Certificates are "manually signed," so I won't get it back until sometime tomorrow. IE: The Human element strikes again! Thanks to all who replied! 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ro

RE: [DX-CHAT] LOTW second callsign

2006-09-16 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
You can apply for another certificate (using the TQSLCert program) for additional calls, old or new. Creating the actual request for the extra certificate is quick, simple, and once the cert request is generated, it can be uploaded or emailed to the server. And, as I found out last weekend, the r

[DX-CHAT] Administrivia

2006-09-25 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Just a quick reminder to all that your are kindly requested to NOT double-post the information to DX-NEWS and DX-CHAT. This is, and has been, against the rules of the reflector since day one. And there is a simple reason for that. News & information items belong on DX-NEWS, and discussion or

RE: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] and another new one... (or even two...)

2006-09-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Peter,   If this occurs as you suggest, I suspect that Saint Barthelemy would become a new entity, but Saint Martin would remain as the existing entity.    I think this may depend on exactly how politically separate they are as of the implementation date, and whether the separation is enou

Re: [DX-CHAT] W4PL

2006-09-29 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Might be. The Tennesse Valley DXA simply states in their March '06 newsletter "we now have a club call" but no further explanation. 73 From: Bill Hawkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/09/29 Fri AM 10:45:45 CDT To: DX Chat Reflector Subject: [DX-CHAT] W4PL I see postings for W4PL

RE: [DX-CHAT] [DX-NEWS] and another new one... (or even two...)...conclusion!!

2006-09-29 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Unless I'm mistaken, and if I am I'm sure I'll quickly be corrected, FS & FJ are currently one and the same DXCC entity, separate from FG for DXCC purposes. For DXCC purposes, what is the current "parent" entity? France or Guadeloupe? (Not that it has mattered until now since the current entity

Re: [DX-CHAT] IRC's For Sale

2006-10-06 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Bob's post on about-to-expire IRC's just got me thinking... How do QSL managers handle incoming IRC's & GS's? In other words, when I send a manager an envelope containing a request, is it opened right away and any cash or IRC's removed (and duly noted, of course), or are the $$ etc. left in pla

Re:[2][DX-CHAT] IRC's For Sale

2006-10-06 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
From: Jim Reisert AD1C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2006/10/06 Fri PM 12:04:08 CDT To: Ron Notarius W3WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] IRC's For Sale This is a great and timely question, since I'll be sending out a batch of the expiring IRCs some

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [DX-NEWS] Changes to FCC SSB allocations

2006-10-11 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I'd expect the DX Window to move, probably down 100 kHz. But will it even be neccesary, once the new rules take place? Part of the reason we had the DX Window was to provide a clear spot, but with the phone band expansion on 75/80, plus a bigger overlap between existing non-US allocations and

[DX-CHAT] Omnibus After Effects, or, The Day After

2006-10-12 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
OK, so now that the FCC has finally released the "omnibus," which will take effect sometime around the middle of November... where do things stand? You can't really get a good handle on that by reading the posts on eHam and especially QRZ, as the code/no-code and the pro/anti-ARRL groups have

Re: [DX-CHAT] After effects

2006-10-13 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Good question. Relatively Simple answers: (a) this 'omnibus' ruling combined a lot of petitions and NPRM's, and there are are many parts that some aren't aware of (b) the FCC did some things unexpected, such as expanding the 80/75 phone band all the way down to 3600 kHz, where most expected it

Re: [DX-CHAT] After effects

2006-10-13 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
eau Team (403) 251-6520 ve6lb (at) rac.ca www.qsl.net/ve6lb/ - Original Message - From: Ron Notarius W3WN To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Friday, October 13, 2006 7:52 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] After effects Good question. Relatively Simple answers: (a) this 'omnibus'

[DX-CHAT] Waiting on the Other Shoe

2006-10-13 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
In reviewing comments made about the FCC changes, one thing that kept popping up was that the FCC allocated more (sometimes much more) space for voice operations than was initially asked for. For example, the original ARRL proposal was for an extra 25 kHz of phone on 75. The original FCC NPRM

RE: [DX-CHAT] query quad companies adr

2006-10-16 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Yes, Lightning Bolt ceased operations about a year ago. We don't expect them back. And they made some great antennas, more's the pity. 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charles Harpole Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:12 AM To: dx-chat@njd

RE: [DX-CHAT] thanks for the replies

2006-10-18 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Jim is absolutely right. Too many people gripe about "the League" when they have a specific issue with a staffer or a department in Newington. [And some of those gripes are very legitimate, I'm not trying to put them down]. And then you have the induhviduals like W9WHE and W1WY and a few other t

[DX-CHAT] Off Base?

2006-11-01 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Bear with me a moment on this one, gang. I know some of you are also on the CQ-Contest reflector, where I've been involved the last few days (since the end of CQ WW) in a sometimes heated discussion over operating practices on 40 meters. The crux of the disagreement revolves around the actions of

RE: [DX-CHAT] DX Clubs in the Northeast?

2006-11-05 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Not all of them make that big a splash.   I know that you also have both the North Jersey & South Jersey DXA's -- SJDXA also covers part of SE PA (Philly area).  Both have web sites you can check into for more info.   The Western PA DXA start dissolving a little less than 2 years ago, for a

RE: [DX-CHAT] 3E1A qsl???

2006-11-27 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
There's an on-going discussion on this over on the DX QSL Reflector. A few people have indicated that they have received their 3E1A QSL, others are still waiting for that one and for others from DJ7AA. Those receiving cards indicate both direct and via buro cards were answered. In addition, it a

RE: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T

2006-11-28 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
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 ema

RE: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T

2006-11-28 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
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 Subjec

RE: [DX-CHAT] Make you log the VU7's correctly (don't trust DX spots)

2006-12-01 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I'd suggest putting the full call in the comments field to cover those packet nodes truncating spots. Of course, you really should copy the call yourself without need for the cluster... but we already all knew that, so I won't mention it. 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ma

[DX-CHAT] H8A

2006-12-15 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Anyone know offhand if DL6MYL is still issuing cards for the H8A debacle back in 2002? I've sent in direct requests twice now, plus one via WF5L, and to date, nada. Just hate to throw away more shekels if it's a black hole... 73, ron w3wn Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http:

RE: [DX-CHAT] Some hams just don't get it

2006-12-16 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Tell someone that they have tomato sauce on their face, and sooner or later, someone will take offense that you're making a derogatory remark about their character and/or background because they ate something from an Italian cuisine for lunch. It makes as much sense as if they were talking in Ishk

[DX-CHAT] FW: That Darn ARRL Did It Again!

2006-12-17 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
just as originally posted. 73 -----Original Message- From: Ron Notarius W3WN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 2:55 AM To: Subject: That Darn ARRL Did It Again! So, based on what I've been reading here, and actually for some time now since the phone band expansion was

[DX-CHAT] Portable Tower Antennas

2006-12-18 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
For the last year and a half, my local club (spearheaded by our incoming President N3ZK... go to www.n3sh.org for details) has been raising funds to purchase a mobile tower/trailer. We arbitrarily divided the project into three phases -- Phase 1 was for the tower itself (we got a really good price

RE: [DX-CHAT] VU7LD

2006-12-21 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Sorry you feel that way Lou. However, I think you're grossly mistaken. If anything, I think the opposite will occur. Those who continue to operate on CW will do so because they enjoy it, not because they're trying to get their code speeds up to pass a test. It follows then that if it is enjoyed

RE: [DX-CHAT] Orders for NEW IRCs

2006-12-23 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
So much for "neither rain, nor SNOW, nor gloom of night..." 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Charlie, W0YG Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 4:40 PM To: DX-Chat Subject: [DX-CHAT] Orders for NEW IRCs For those that have ordered IRCs from

RE: [DX-CHAT] VU7LD

2006-12-24 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
To: Norm Gertz Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ron Notarius W3WN; DX-Chat Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] VU7LD Correction that was David Popkin. Norm Gertz wrote: > Lou and Bill.I think that the FCC in those days hand picked the examiners.they were usually unsmiling and quite menacing

RE: [DX-CHAT] Merry Christmas

2006-12-25 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
And best of luck on your trip to C6 in a few weeks... gives me incentive to get up something for 160 before then! 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Dougherty Sent: Monday, December 25, 2006 9:25 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: dx-chat@nj

[DX-CHAT] "Fra - gee - lee... It Must Be Italian!"

2006-12-25 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
As we all enjoy, in one form or another, the day (and Merry Christmas to all, BTW), let us take a moment to remember a ham who's words led to a book which led to the movie that is once again running a 24 hour holiday marathon -- if not the best holiday picture of the season, certainly the funniest.

[DX-CHAT] Exam Memories

2006-12-25 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Story I heard from many of the Pittsburgh-area hams, after I moved here: The FCC used to give their exams in the Federal Courthouse/Main Post Office building on Grant Street downtown. (They later moved them to the now-gone Holiday House building in Monroeville). The exam room in use was located

RE: [DX-CHAT] The New York Times

2006-12-27 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
The New York TimesMuch better of an article than I expected. Thanks for the tip! What I don't understand, though, is this: Why is the dropping of the code element for testing automatically seen by so many as the imminent demise of our use of the code? Yes, testing will no longer be required, an

RE: [DX-CHAT] VU7LD

2006-12-27 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Best to ask Joe himself how to handle this. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Tom Wylie Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:17 AM To: DX-CHAT Subject: [DX-CHAT] VU7LD Am I reading the QSL info wrong? There is no mention of Buro cards and

[DX-CHAT] Don't Tell Me, It "Fell Off The Truck"

2006-12-27 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
How do you lose a tower? Seriously? My local club, the Wireless Association of South Hills, has spent the last 18 months plus raising funds to purchase a mobile tower (see www.n3sh.org for details). When we had enough funds for the tower itself, it was paid for and ordered from Tashjian Towers (

RE: [DX-CHAT] Don't Tell Me, It "Fell Off The Truck"

2006-12-27 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
time in creating the wooden callsign plaques that have helped fund it, and personally arranged for two of our big corporate donations. He could have walked away with his hands thrown up in the air in disgust, but he stuck to it, fought for it, SUCCEEDED... and now this? 73 -Original Message---

RE: [DX-CHAT] Don't Tell Me, It "Fell Off The Truck"

2006-12-28 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Just got off the phone with N3ZK. *phew* The tower showed up today. Thank goodness! Inspection (and yes, they very carefully inspected it) showed that some bolts were missing, and there's a question about the winch, but that's all being taken care of. The actual tower appears unscathed. But..

RE: [DX-CHAT] QSLing KH6

2006-12-30 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
It happens. Not often. While KH6 isn't exactly rare, it is sought after. There are many ops out there who for one reason or another hand the QSL duties over to someone else. I could come up with a laundry list of reasons, as can many on the list, and we still wouldn't cover all of the possibili

RE: [DX-CHAT] QSLing KH6

2006-12-30 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I have been privately blasted by a small number of amateurs over my reply comments earlier tonight. Apparantly these few feel that I am casting aspersions upon most or all KH6 amateurs because a number choose to use QSL managers. And an apology has been demanded by several of these. Now... I am

RE: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped operating suggestions?

2007-01-04 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Ranks right up there with a handful who make repeated ads on the cluster for their particular web sites or services. Irritating. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Barry Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:35 PM To: Dx-Chat Subject: [DX-CHAT] Don

RE: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped operating suggestions?

2007-01-05 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
V that you don't like? Do you sit there getting angry? Durr? Dave G0OIL - Original Message From: Ron Notarius W3WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Dx-Chat Sent: Friday, 5 January, 2007 2:06:28 AM Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] Don't you hate when guys use the Cluster for DXped o

RE: [DX-CHAT] DXTELNET

2007-02-09 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Windows XP Service Pack 2 by default sets up a firewall on your computer. Try turning that off or adjusting the settings. 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of EA6BH "Bahia Azul" Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 4:27 AM To: dx-chat@njdxa.o

RE: [DX-CHAT] Is this for real???

2007-02-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Is this for real???Yup. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of harris_ruben Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2007 11:19 AM To: dx-chat List Subject: [DX-CHAT] Is this for real??? Received today (via Google alert) Southgate Amateur Radio Cl

[DX-CHAT] Rcvd: 6Y5WJ + LotW

2007-02-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Received yesterday: 6Y5WJ direct (~1 month turnaround) Confirmed via Logbook of the World: CT6A (CQ WW CW 2006) RN6HZ (2002 QSO) 73, ron w3wn 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-CHA

RE: [DX-CHAT] T77NN QSL Rte

2007-02-28 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Or T77NM? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of RUSSELL KELLAM JR Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:04 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] T77NN QSL Rte What is the QSL Rte for T77NN? Hane been listening for 30 min since my QSO and hav

RE: [DX-CHAT] T77NN QSL Rte

2007-02-28 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Russ, Can find no listing for T77NN, not even on the T7 call book online. Could it be Tony T77C that you worked? 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of RUSSELL KELLAM JR Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2007 8:04 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org

RE: [DX-CHAT] V51AS

2007-02-28 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
This has been hashed out many a time on the DX QSL reflector. Yes, he responds to cards. When he gets them. Yes, he has a mail problem. Yes, many have offered to assist him in QSL'ing. Until recently, he declined. That may have changed, but again, the DX QSL reflector is the best place to get t

RE: [DX-CHAT] DX who QSL or not

2007-03-02 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Gang: This thread is bordering on getting nasty. Please keep it civil as per the rules of the reflector. Thank you. 73, ron w3wn administrator, dx chat Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is

[DX-CHAT] Administrivia: All DX Reflectors Are Not Created Equal

2007-03-05 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Once again, a gentle reminder to all that is against the reflector rules to post the same message to both DX NEWS and DX CHAT. NEWS is for just that: DX News and Information. CHAT is for discussion and commentary on News and Information. NEWS is for facts. CHAT is for opinions. Remember that th

RE: [DX-CHAT] DX who QSL or not

2007-03-06 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Well Jerry, until recently, I never knew I was a member of the "QSL Mafia" either... thank goodness THAT thread on eHam fell off the radar. I think we have a few things in play here. First, we seem to have something of a breakdown in the last few years of the passing on of traditions -- not every

RE: [DX-CHAT] DX who QSL or not

2007-03-06 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
take with my grandkids, and it remains to be seen how well it will work, but it feels like the right way to go about it. No matter what we do, things will change. We shouldn't fight that, it's only natural, but perhaps some of the old values and traditions can be incorporated into the new w

RE: [DX-CHAT] Repeating message

2007-03-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I've gotten those every now and then and am starting to get them on a more regular basis lately. The perpetrator is using his amateur radio status as an excuse to get you to go to his web site and purchase artwork. I've heard from others who've gotten this UCE over the years (I think there was ev

[DX-CHAT] RE: [DX-NEWS] and another new one... (or even two...)...next step

2007-03-13 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
It depends. If the existing entity is removed (remember, we don't add anything to the deleted list anymore) and replaced with two new entitites, all credits for the existing FS/FJ entity are gone, and we'd all have to work the two new ones. Think Czechoslovakia before, Czech Republic and Slovak R

[DX-CHAT] Denver in May

2007-03-19 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I've just found out that I'm going to be going to a work-related conference in Denver, CO May 22nd & 23rd. I'll actually be arriving in Denver the afternoon before, May 21st. Any chance of getting together with any of the BARC gang or the Mile High DX'ers that night? (Hmmm... wonder what prop

RE: [DX-CHAT] Radio-Amateurs+ART

2007-03-20 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Translation: It's our own fault that he's spamming us, because we had the audacity to make our email addresses available somewhere on the Internet where Google or another search engine can find them. And he has no control over it. So if you don't like it, trash it or don't post your email addres

[DX-CHAT] eHam Post

2007-03-23 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Just came across an interesting post on eHam. It's under the classifieds section titled "SCAM." In a nutshell, it's recounting an email received from CO8LY requesting monetary assistance for eyewear. I won't repeat the whole thing here, but you can find it by going to Classifieds and scanning

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

2007-04-07 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
All right. Let's put a stop to this right now. Folks, forgive me if I seem a little cranky, I just got back from a 12 hour stay at the hospital (the wife is fine, although her appendix was granted a trial separation around 0700 Z). Still, I see that a few tempers are starting to flare up, and be

RE: [DX-CHAT] QSL problems

2007-04-11 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
John, I don't know who you're alluding to as the greenstamp collector. But I've worked HC8N many, many times over the years, and the manager (W5UE) has always been reasonably prompt with a QSL card. I know he had some difficulties due to flooding around the time of Katrina, but my understanding i

RE: [DX-CHAT] N8S

2007-04-11 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Well Mike, look on the bright side... and remember, you can't make this stuff up... Friday evening my wife went into the hospital with appendicitis; all is well, and she came home late Sunday, but between one thing and another... Monday afternoon I came down with a bad stomach flu ("oh yes, it's

[DX-CHAT] Coax

2007-04-12 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Any suggestions on where to get good coax at a reasonable price without waiting 5 weeks for Dayton? Preferably Beagle-proof? The puppy destroyed my spliced in section today... and dug up and chewed up most of the ~60' RG8X run. I am not a happy camper. My daughter has pleaded for mercy, so I ha

RE: [DX-CHAT] Coax

2007-04-12 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
new Lowe$ store!) 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike(W5UC) & Kathy(K5MWH) Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 8:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DX Chat Reflector Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Coax At 05:57 PM 4/12/2007, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: >An

RE: [DX-CHAT] Coax

2007-04-12 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
of unchewed RG-8X, let me know! 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ron Notarius W3WN Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 6:58 PM To: DX Chat Reflector Subject: [DX-CHAT] Coax Any suggestions on where to get good coax at a reasonable price without wa

RE: [DX-CHAT] Coax

2007-04-12 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
4/12/2007, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: >Now, if anyone needs some short sections of unchewed RG-8X, let me know! OOPS, hold it, hold it, HOLE-DIT! There is the problem right there. I find the dog not guilty, and place all responsibility on your shoulders. For some unknown reason the squirrels fo

RE: [DX-CHAT] n8s logs

2007-04-14 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
There was a note on DL5NAM's site (if I recall correctly) last night to the effect that the N8S log had been taken out of the main list due to the demand, but there was a separate radio button on the left to bring that up. And it worked, I saw that my friends W3WH & KQ3DX both made multiple Q's wit

[DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Pete, If the ARRL or DXCC desk were to mandate LotW posting for DXCC approval, you would hear even more screaming from a certain small but vocal element of the DX community. And frankly, mandating it would probably backfire on the League. I just can't see them doing it. The continual increase i

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: U.S. Postal rates set to go up

2007-04-27 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Ah, but the DX manager wouldn't neccesarily have to. It is now possible to automate even the printing of the QSL cards, so that a DX Manager wouldn't have to sit there with thousands upon thousands of labels to process (just see the card I sent you for your C6A op as a perfect example). At the sa

Re: [DX-CHAT] BS7H

2007-05-02 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Let us not also forget that, sad to say, there are those amongst the licensed multitude who... shall we say don't have all of their ducks in a row? All of their marbles? A few bricks shy of a load? They either don't (or can't) know better; or due to some twisted logic that exists only in the

RE: [DX-CHAT] Best BS7H quote I have seen

2007-05-07 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Because of scheduling (I haven't been in the new job long enough to take a day or three off to work DX -- yet), I only had one shot at BS7H... Saturday morning. KQ3DX was kind enough to loan me his shack for about 2 hours, which was during their opening to the East Coast (the opening might have be

RE: [DX-CHAT] DXing pioneers

2007-05-07 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
About 4-5 years ago. He showed up at Dayton, attended the DX Forum, publicly apologized for his transgressions and to many that he had "wronged" way back when, and announced that he'd identified a "new one" and was working with some other DX'ers to activate it. Haven't seen or heard a word from h

RE: [DX-CHAT] DXing pioneers

2007-05-07 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I do believe he's sitting in a California penal institution awaiting trial on credit fraud. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of harris_ruben Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 3:47 PM To: dx-chat List Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] DXing pioneers O Romeo, where

RE: [DX-CHAT] "Stupid" countries" (formerly BS7H thoughts)

2007-05-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Barry, Let's not forget that rules changes in the last few years, including but not limited to the "DXCC 2000" rules rewrite, will prevent the equivalents of many of the "stupid" or questionable entities from ever coming into existance again. Until the next re-write or amendment, of course... and

RE: [DX-CHAT] BS7H thoughts

2007-05-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Well, here's the thing: As I recall (Bernie et al correct me if I'm wrong), there was a lot of discussion about what to do about "countries" and the very beginning of what became the DXCC 2000 rewrite. And there was a school of thought that strongly suggested starting everyone over on 1 Jan 2000

RE: [DX-CHAT] "Stupid" countries" (formerly BS7H thoughts)

2007-05-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Palmyra was always privately held. It's just held now by a nature preservation group instead of a family. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject:

RE: [DX-CHAT] "Stupid" countries" (formerly BS7H thoughts)

2007-05-10 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Sounds like WorldRadio's Worked 100 Nations award. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dan Zimmerman N3OX Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 8:45 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] "Stupid" countries" (formerly BS7H thoughts) Why do you

[DX-CHAT] RE: Mid-Atlantic QSO Party: 1600Z, May 12 to 0400Z, May 13

2007-05-11 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Sorry, you're going to have to count me out. I have something WAY more important to do... my boy's finally graduating from college on Saturday, and after all these years of heartburn and empty wallets, you'd better believe I'm going to be there to watch him get that piece of parchment! 73 -O

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