]; 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 to the young
applicants.
Most of the time the field
So much for neither rain, nor SNOW, nor gloom of night... g
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
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
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
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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 announced a few months back, let me
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
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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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
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
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From: Ron Notarius W3WN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 6:00 PM
To: dx-chat List
Subject: RE
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
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
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
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
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:
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
www.qsl.net/ve6lb/
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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' ruling combined a lot of petitions and NPRM's
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
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
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
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
: 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 sometime this month. That gives the manager only a couple of
months to cash them
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 dx-chat@njdxa.org
Subject: [DX-CHAT] W4PL
I see
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 is
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 enough
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
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
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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Of 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
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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
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
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
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
.
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 following paragraph was on the page right after the comment box ...
willing to look at, and print, both sides. Fair reporting at its best
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
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 3
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
Division DXAC rep, and I've been DX'ing for close to
30 years. That is another story.
73
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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
This rule has been
, and could charge a heck of a
lot less if they wanted to, but don't get me started on THAT rant!
73, ron w3wn
From: Tom Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: 2006/07/25 Tue AM 08:20:53 CDT
To: Ron Notarius W3WN [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T
Ron:
GL on the DSL. I
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
W3WN; dx-chat@njdxa.org
Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] 4O3T
At 11:36 PM 07/24/2006, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
GL on your end of the trip Tom.
With any luck, I'll have an antenna operational at the new QTH by then!
That is, once I find where the coax was buried (in amongst the boxes, that
is), get a desk
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
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
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
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