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
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
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
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
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
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
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!
>
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Yes, there is no place for this part of the thread on this reflector.
Please discontinue further discussion of this.
73, ron w3wn
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of nick cominos
Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 10:20 PM
To:
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
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
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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
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
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of Ro
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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'
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
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
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of Charles Harpole
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 3:12 AM
To: dx-chat@njd
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [ma
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
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http:
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
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
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
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
So much for "neither rain, nor SNOW, nor gloom of night..."
73
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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
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
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
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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
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.
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
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
Best to ask Joe himself how to handle this.
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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
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 (
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
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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..
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
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
Ranks right up there with a handful who make repeated ads on the cluster for
their particular web sites or services. Irritating.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf
Of Barry
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 8:35 PM
To: Dx-Chat
Subject: [DX-CHAT] Don
V that you don't like? Do you
sit there getting angry? Durr?
Dave G0OIL
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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
Windows XP Service Pack 2 by default sets up a firewall on your computer.
Try turning that off or adjusting the settings.
73
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of
EA6BH "Bahia Azul"
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 4:27 AM
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Is this for real???Yup.
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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
Received yesterday:
6Y5WJ direct (~1 month turnaround)
Confirmed via Logbook of the World:
CT6A (CQ WW CW 2006)
RN6HZ (2002 QSO)
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This is the DX-CHA
Or T77NM?
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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
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
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To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
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
Gang:
This thread is bordering on getting nasty. Please keep it civil as per the
rules of the reflector.
Thank you.
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
new Lowe$ store!)
73
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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
of unchewed RG-8X, let me know!
73
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I do believe he's sitting in a California penal institution awaiting trial
on credit fraud.
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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
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
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
Palmyra was always privately held. It's just held now by a nature
preservation group instead of a family.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Joe Subich,
W4TV
Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2007 4:46 PM
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Subject:
Sounds like WorldRadio's Worked 100 Nations award.
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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
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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