RE: [DX-CHAT] I wish to register a complaint!

Pete, If Monty Python sues, I know a good lawyer... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Dougherty Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 12:26 AM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] I wish to register a complaint! Yesterday afternoon a clust

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

Randy, The offending (and I do mean offending) party is of the opinion that since you, as a ham, have an email address, he has the right to send you his junk mail pushing his alleged "art" work. And he changes ISP's with enough frequency that simply blocking his address (or sending it to the bit

[DX-CHAT] OT: Bowie MD

I'm going to be in Bowie, MD (outside of DC) for the weekend. If anyone in the area is interested in getting together for an eyeball (I'll even buy the cup of coffee), or whatever, let me know. 73, ron w3wn Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a mes

RE: [DX-CHAT] Extra Class Exam

Well... without trying to come off as a smart-aleck or worse... Do it the "old fashioned" way. Learn the material, not the answers to the questions. If you know the material -- the theory, the practice, the rules & regulations -- then answering the questions is easy, because you know how to figu

[DX-CHAT] TS-480SAT

Anyone familiar with the Kenwood TS-480SAT? Would appreciate some feedback on the radio, as it's not one I'm familiar with... yet. [I've been going to the Breezeshooter's Hamfest for 28 years, on and off, and never won so much as a book of matches... until today. I'm still in shock!] 73, ron w3

RE: [DX-CHAT] Radio Procedure-on phone

Well, for one thing, QSL means "received and understood" whereas OVER means "back over to you" which are not the same thing. Regardless, use of the "Q" signals has crept into voice communications for longer than almost any of us have been alive. And... when communicating on voice with someone who

RE: [DX-CHAT] Anybody up for a Pacific trip?

Isn't this how we officially "lost" access to KP1 & KP5? You have to wonder what the real agenda here is. It's not like any of these islands are exactly tourist traps waiting for the next Norwegian Princess cruise. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Beha

[DX-CHAT] V51AS & QSL'ing

Gentle Folk: Before this gets further out of hand... let's tone this down or take it elsewhere. V51AS has a known mail theft problem. He is NOT a "well-known QSL deadbeat" because he answers every card he gets; I've certainly never had a problem getting cards from him. Has he been stubborn abou

[DX-CHAT] Dissed by Infoworld?

Nice little article on Infoworld's site today, about the 10 most under-reported tech stories of 2008.Of interest to us is #6: BPL is Back from the Dead (see http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/12/29/53FE-tech-underreported-powerline_1.html )Of note in the article is this paragraph: "And another

RE: [DX-CHAT] qsl info

Everything I've seen says via the JARL bureau. 73 -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org]on Behalf Of GEORGE GOLODICH Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 10:13 AM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Cc: GEORGE GOLODICH Subject: [DX-CHAT] qsl info DOES ANYONE HAVE ACCURATE QSL R

RE: [DX-CHAT] Amateur engineering at its finest.....

Hearing them on 160? Not a problem. Now, them hearing me... THAT will be impressive! 73 -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org]on Behalf Of DAVE WHITE Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 12:37 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] Amateur engineerin

RE: [DX-CHAT] Descheo Island

I'm with you on this one Harris. With my efforts currently concentrating on 17 and 160 meters (not that I'd turn down 12 meters if it ever opened), I wouldn't mind working the KP5 guys on those bands. Now if the weather and work will ever give me a break to go add some radials to my poor pathetic

[DX-CHAT] Whatever happened to...?

While doing a little research on the upcoming K4M Midway DXpedition, I stumbled on the site of the Midway/Kure DX Foundation's K7K & K4M operations circa 1997/8, at http://www.qsl.net/eudxf/stories/k7k.html  (The web page is undated, but refers to the "previous" 1996 Midway expedition & a 1997 su

[DX-CHAT] Time to get the 20 cards together!

Saw online this morning that my 15 meter DXCC app (turned in via field checking) was processed and posted over the weekend.I knew it was coming, it's still nice to see it!Only odd thing... I turned in 119 cards (should have been 120, but I grabbed the wrong Guam card -- right call, wrong band!), an

RE: [DX-CHAT] Logging, spotting PC

Check the thrift shops and such as well. I'm serious. My company just donated ~100 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 machines to Goodwill and one of the local YMCA's. The machines are going to be cleaned, fixed up (most are OK, a few need some TLC... like the one I dropped during the move, oops) and then sold t

[DX-CHAT] Mosley Manual

I was just given an old Mosley TA-36 beam (at least, it was described to me as such, it might actually be a TA-33!) However, unfortunately, no manual came with it. And even though it's listed as available on the BAMA site, when I try to download it, the server asks me for a user name & passwor

[DX-CHAT] Mosley Manuals

I was just given an old Mosley TA-36 beam (at least, it was described to me as such, it might actually be a TA-33!) However, unfortunately, no manual came with it.  And even though it’s listed as available on the BAMA site, when I try to download it, the server asks me for a user name & password (

RE: [DX-CHAT] Mosley Manuals

y. Again, my thanks to all. I knew I could count on you! 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of Ron Notarius W3WN Sent: Saturday, July 11, 2009 6:06 PM To: DX Chat Reflector (DX Chat Reflector) Subject: [DX-CHAT] Mosley Manuals I was

[DX-CHAT] G-20

Just out of idle curiosity, are any of the list members coming to Pittsburgh in some capacity for the G-20 summit at the end of September? I strongly suspect that I may have a couple of free days (considering that my office's building is well within the perimeter of the security zone) and would

[DX-CHAT] Re: [DX-NEWS] 7O1YGF Approved for DXCC Credit

Yup.  That's exactly right.  It took 9 years.   Why?  Because the ARRL DXCC Desk requests documentation of some form or another to confirm that an amateur or a group are authorized to operate from entities like this that are normally difficult to near-impossible to operate from.    Why is that? 

RE: [DX-CHAT] the sad story of South Sudan - a new country after 2011?

It's happened before (Western Sahara). We've also had new entities replace deleted ones (East Timor) when they weren't judged to be exactly the same. We can worry about it if and when the proper time to do so comes about. _ From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Be

RE: [DX-CHAT] 7O1YGF spots are redacted!

$12.50? Really? Just for 7O1YGF? When the ARRL's instructions tell you how to do it for free if you've already attempted the submission? There's got to be a little more to the story here. That doesn't make any sense -- since a single LotW credit would be well short of that. Now, if the submi

RE: [DX-CHAT] dx summit problem

There have been several reports of this on various contest, dx, and dx qsl reflectors. DX Summit is apparently at least partially if not completely down at the moment. All we can do is stand by until the problem is fixed. -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.or

[DX-CHAT] RE: [DX-NEWS] 7O1YGF

Have you notified Bill about this oversight? If you think you were charged when you shouldn't have been, I'm sure he'll look into the matter and get it straightened out. Human beings make mistakes. This sounds like a small one, easily understandable. Let's give other human beings a chance

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] msnbc.com: Family electrocuted putting up radio antenna

Thanks Dave, and thanks for posting this to the list (just saved me from duplicating the effort)   I also couldn't find any ham with the last name of Braham living in Florida.  I hadn't thought about them being at a relative's home.   Putting the city (Palm Bay FL) and street name (Alaska Avenue

RE: [DX-CHAT] WH0AA qth?

Did he send a QTH? QRZ or FCC won't be any help, the mailing address is listed as a NY State PO Box. QRZ adds that the QSL address is via JA8OLD, so that does indicate that a Pacific QTH is more likely. Buckmaster indicates that his previous call was KH0UE, which is of no help. But they d

RE: [DX-CHAT] Just curious ....

WSJT is a digital mode. If you are willing to accept a QSO on a digital mode that is present, but so weak as to be inaudible to the human ear, then I don’t think the band in question is a concern. So by extension, if WSJT is accepted as a digital mode for DXCC credit on 6 meters, one would thin

[DX-CHAT] Phew! 20 down, 40 & 80 to go

Just had the pleasure of seeing Steve KF2TI for a short time (he has relatives a hop skip & a jump from the QTH). Steve was kind enough to field-check my 20 meter DXCC cards. and razzed me severely for a few cards that got out of order (which I deserved!) That will make 4 single bands complet

[DX-CHAT] Warning-Get Ready: ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE

OK folks, before this gets out of hand...   DX Chat is supposed to be for the calm discussion of things Amateur Radio related.   The ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico does not fall within that scope.   In other words, this is not the correct forum for discussion of that disaster or collat

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] Warning-Get Ready

Again:  Please discontinue the political discussion as it does not fall within the scope of this reflector.   Thank you.   73, ron w3wn administrator, dx chatJun 16, 2010 11:07:27 AM, w7...@cox.net wrote:      ---To unsubscribe or s

[DX-CHAT] 20 M DXCC Received Today

In today's mail came confirmation from the League that my 20 meter DXCC has been processed. All things considered, that's pretty good time. Our own Steve #1 (of "Three Steves & a Kurt" fame) KF2TI field checked them for me the Saturday before Dayton, although he wasn't able to mail them until

RE: [DX-CHAT] What to do?

Not to worry. As soon as the check (from the US Treasury) arrives, I'll let you know. _ From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of leewi...@aol.com Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:05 PM To: joh...@nc.rr.com; bhw...@hughes.net; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT]

RE: [DX-CHAT] QSL reflector

DX-QSL mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dx-qsl Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:dx-...@mailman.qth.net -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of yardmast...@att.net Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 10:15 A

RE: [DX-CHAT] Deleted DXCC entities

Deleted entities do not count towards Honor Roll. Honor Roll is the top 10 of active entities, not all entities. I believe they count for everything else, since they were active entities at the time you worked them. Since we know that the two entities that comprise the existing Netherlands Ant

RE: [DX-CHAT] Deleted DXCC entities

I think the limitation on deleted entities being checked only at HQ was lifted, as was the "no older than 10 years" rule on cards, a short time ago. I will defer a definitive answer on that to the resident DXCC card checker on the reflector. Considering that when he was kind enough to stop b

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

All right guys, let's not lose our tempers over this. The original subject line was a little whimsical, and the article indicated was a serious problem. And yes, it is of some interest to DX'ers since it involves, potentially, the literal submergence of some if not all of the islands of a

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

Do we really want to make a Las Vegas casino an entity in it's own right? I mean, I know Vegas can be a world into and of itself, but stilll... 73, ron w3wn Dec 8, 2010 08:57:02 AM, t...@gm4fdm.com wrote: Cor, if its still a country can we ressurrect Atlantis?? Tom GM4FDM On 08/12/2010

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

Again, as I posted about an hour ago, this is getting political and tempers are flaring. Global warming and similarly politically correct "science" is out of bounds for this reflector. It may be OK elsewhere, but not here. Tempers are starting to flare, and I'm already getting a few PM'

RE: [DX-CHAT] QSL's

The "hold-up" is that Logbook of the World hasn't been updated for the new PJ entities yet. Which won't happen until the 2010 backlog on DXCC applications is taken care of. As the League has been saying for weeks if not months. Further, don't expect it for awhile. I know the League at

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] QSL's

tion submitted in 2010 is processed?  George (K8QM) On Jan 23, 2011, at 5:45 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: The “hold-up” is that Logbook of the World hasn’t been updated for the new PJ entities yet.   Which won’t happen until the 2010 backlog on DXCC applications is taken care of.   As the League

Re: [DX-CHAT] dx cluster usage

I don't know what's going on with this on the other email sources, but do we really need to hop into the middle of someone else's argument?   73, ron w3wnFeb 8, 2011 04:46:10 AM, la...@yahoo.no wrote: A DX Cluster Code of Ethics: now that has legs Andy < snip >

Re: [DX-CHAT] dx cluster usage

I really hate Verizon web mail sometimes... let's try that one again: I don't know what's going on with this on the other email sources, but do we really need to hop into the middle of someone else's argument? 73, ron w3wn

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re: [DX-NEWS] VK9C/G6AY interference (OT)

Well, don't be surprised if a few of those stations tell you to MYOB.  With a few choice epithets thrown in.   I've found that the worst practioners don't really care what you think, or what anyone else thinks.  They're in it for themselves, win place & show, and the heck with you.Feb 23, 2011 02

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] Continuous callers

I noticed a few of those during the contest.  What I found interesting is that it would be an almost continuous, non-stop CQ for a few minutes (most 4 -5, some as many as 10)... and then all of a sudden, there'd be a pause and then they'd hear and work you.   Let's call this what it is:  A sneaky

Re: [DX-CHAT] [Fwd: 70 Yeman (sorta)]

Just what I saw in The Daily DX this morning.   Many have tried to operate from Yemen in recent times.  Few have succeeded.  Fewer have made more than a handful of contacts.  I wish nothing but success on anyone trying, but considering all the politics and past history, I can't say I'd blame them

RE: [DX-CHAT] Continuous callers

e op steps away. Is it unethical? My opinion is "maybe." but no rules broken, FCC or otherwise. __ Ryan, N2RJ Via iPhone On Feb 23, 2011, at 4:33 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: I noticed a few of those during the contest. What I found interesting is that it would be an almost

RE: [DX-CHAT] Continuous callers

broadcasting. There is no time limit on a CQ, at least not in the USA. Working mults while holding the freq CQing *is* against contest rules in many contests for single op as you are allowed only one transmitted signal at a time. 73 Ryan, N2RJ On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:01 PM, Ron Notarius W3

RE: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

(Moving discussion to DX Chat) Cedric, When the US Fish & Wildlife Service decided to permit the Desecheo operation, the impression left was that groups would be permitted to land on & operate from both Desecheo and Navassa every few years. A lot of this going forward was dependent on how well

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] Bouvet and Navassa

;s one of the six I still haven't worked.> :-(>> 73, Zack W9SZ>>> On 3/1/11, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:>>>> (Moving discussion to DX Chat)>>>> Cedric,>>>> When the US Fish & Wildlife Service decided to permit the Desecheo>> operation

[DX-CHAT] Dayton, U Of

Just curious. Anyone else planning on staying at the University of Dayton dorms this year for Hamvention? Be nice to get together and shoot the breeze with some fellow DX'ers. especially over wings and such around the corner! 73, ron w3wn

[DX-CHAT] Fwd: Fwd: High School Students Need Your Votes!

Following message is being forwarded on behalf of Pat Palazzolo KB3NMS ex KA3WZP.  If you can help her students out, it would be greatly appreciated.   73, ron w3wn-- Forwarded message --From: Palazzolo Pat Date: Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 11:10 AMSubject: Hi

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] Sun's Spots Fading

That may well be Ryan, but a LITTLE propagation every now and then on the high bands is a good thing!  (Especially the 2nd full weekend in December) Personally, I just want to complete 12 meter DXCC (about 30 confirms to go) before the band dies out completely again! 73, ron w3wn  On 06/15/11, Ryan

RE: [DX-CHAT] South Sudan

Forgive me for being, ah, late to the party, but we were out of town for the weekend (anyone want to see pictures of my grandson?) and I'm just now getting caught up on my email. We had to work Germany again, after the reunification? I must have missed the memo on that one. I THOUGHT that si

RE: [DX-CHAT] South Sudan

That's not what I said. There's no reason to rework SUDAN again. But the new nation of Southern Sudan (or whatever name the country ultimately ends up with) is not, for DXCC purposes, the same entity as the now-deleted entity of the autonomous region of Southern Sudan. The fact that t

Re: [DX-CHAT] DXpedition calling practices

My observation is that going by the numbers has become less effective over time.  When I only have a limited time in the shack on a given evening or afternoon, I don't see the point anymore in waiting out what is more often than not a futile effort. I've also observed that some of the best DXpediti

Re: [DX-CHAT] used stamps

I have a local stamp collector  who works with school kids interested in collecting, and she is always looking for contributions.   Anything sent my way will be forwarded to her. She's a ham but she would prefer that I not mention her name or call.   73  On 08/15/11, Harris Ruben wrote:I've got a s

RE: [DX-CHAT] Billionaire funding creation of artificial libertarian islands

I wouldn't worry about it until and unless one of these actually gets built in truly international waters & gets a population living on it. Further considering though, purely as an intellectual exercise, the article states that these will be floating "islands". Logically, that would make them mo

Re: [DX-CHAT] Honor Roll (ST0R and checkers) For information

Why is this heated argument on someone else's list being dragged over to DX Chat?   On 09/15/11, ragnar otterstad wrote:We all know the reason Lionel.    Some Dxers like to screw the "deserving" for everypenny they can, hence the upsurge in the $5 OQRS etc.    If dxpeditions cant be fundedwithou ha

Re: [DX-CHAT] 4W6A Logs

I understand that they're having some significant problems uploading to the Internet, but that ALL logs are intact with them. Patience... I'm sure that everything will be uploaded correctly & in due course! 73On 09/23/11, Crownhaven wrote:I'm noticing that QSOs that show up on their log on one

Re: [DX-CHAT] Clublog/Leaderboiard run AMOK??

 As I said to a DX newsletter editor when this news broke the other day: Un - flippin' - believable. And "flippin" isn't exactly the precise wording I had in mind, but this is a family reflector. There is a certain mentality running around our ranks these days of "win at any and all costs", combine

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] Up

The automated posts from several stations, such as  W3LPL, are using their Skimmer setups to automatically post spots to the RBN and the Cluster based on CQ calls received. I believe the software in use is designed to pick up the call, but not neccesarily other information.   Which proves that the

RE: [DX-CHAT] Up

: [DX-CHAT] Up We can't blame skimmer for these problems. It might exacerbate them but the individual operator is at fault. Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: > > The automated posts from several stations, such as W3LPL, are using > their Skimmer setups to automatically post spots

RE: [DX-CHAT] LoTW Servers Down?

I was logged in to the server earlier this morning without a problem. But I've seen the same thing from time to time. Not usually a big deal. Server may have hiccupped, there may be too many users logged in, there could be an issue at the ISP. However, considering today's a holiday, it may not

RE: [DX-CHAT] LoTW Servers Down?

73, Bob W1YRC -Original Message----- From: Ron Notarius W3WN Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 2:44 PM To: d...@optonline.net ; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] LoTW Servers Down? I was logged in to the server earlier this morning without a problem. But I've seen the same thi

RE: [DX-CHAT] LoTW Servers Down?

Down? >From the error message it looks like they may be having database issues. I think I will just call it a night and upload tomorrow. Hopefully by then it will be fixed. 73 -- Ryan N2RJ via iPhone On Nov 24, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: > > I was logged in to t

RE: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?

I worked FR5DX four times, all contest QSOs, between 1998 & 2000. 2 QSOs on 15, 2 on 20. I QSL'd him once for each band & got those cards. According to my old notes, I did sent the requests using the "via France" address. So at least at the time, he was a good QSL'er. But I have to agree

RE: [DX-CHAT] ST0R-LOTW

uploaded to LOTW, what do you call that ? 73 Rag Fra: Ron Notarius W3WN Til: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sendt: Mandag, 19. desember 2011 22.04 Emne: RE: [DX-CHAT] ST0R-LOTW Not this old canard again. Nobody "has" to pay for a confirmation. Yes, I know there are individual case

RE: [DX-CHAT] ST0R-LOTW

tp://de.visittelemark.com/ or http://www.telemarkskanalen.no/nor/Kanalen where we are located "riverside". "Ubi Morsum verba tacent" Fra: Ron Notarius W3WN Til: la...@yahoo.no; dx-chat@njdxa.org Sendt: Mandag, 19. desember 2011 23.53 Emne: RE: [DX-CHAT] ST0R-LOTW Rag: I'm lookin

RE: [DX-CHAT] -LOTW

Oh yes Rag, you've made more than a few points. But let's stick to the important one. I am positive that the ST0R logs will be on Logbook of the World at some point. I'm not going to spend time combing their web site to find out when they plan to do that. The group has done several other tr

RE: [DX-CHAT] -LOTW (Long)

I think a few general comments on use of Logbook of the World are in order. Of course, first and foremost, this is my opinion only, YMMV. And by no means is this a criticism of LotW.  I am very much in favor of the entire concept.  If I have any gripe at all, it would be more of a lament that more

RE: [DX-CHAT] -LOTW

Oh, heck Rag, that's easy. Some people don't have computers in their shack. or even their home. May be hard to believe, but it's true (I know quite a few right here in my town). So Logbook of the World is not an option for them at all. Some people are old fashioned. They just plain like

RE: [DX-CHAT] VP6T Logs

Sorry, can't help you. The only QSO I made with them showed up online, although I didn't check right away. 73, ron w3wn -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of Crownhaven Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012 7:46 PM To: DX Chat Subject: [DX-CHAT] VP6T Lo

Re: [DX-CHAT] TU2T qsl's?

Mine arrived in Monday's mail. 73, ron w3wn On 02/01/12, Garth wrote: Greetings, What is status of your TU2T qsl card from late October & early November 2011 operation? Anyone else still waiting? Thanks for info, Garth, KW4MM ---

RE: [DX-CHAT] Republic of Wadiya - New Country?

I wouldn't worry about it until they get an ITU assigned prefix and phone block. Somehow, I don't think that's too likely. 73 -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of Gary K9GS Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 11:47 AM To: DX Chat Subject: [DX-CHA

RE: [DX-CHAT] Republic of Wadiya - New Country?

I'll bet. I hear Borat is going to interview the leader of the country as well. -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of AE5B Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 3:08 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Republic of Wadiya - New Country? Fu

RE: [DX-CHAT] Republic of Wadiya - New Country?

Not to worry! I'm sure that Wadiya will be admitted. Right about the same time Parador is. 73 -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of JIM Abercrombie Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 4:27 PM To: garyk...@wi.rr.com; DX Chat Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Re

Re: [DX-CHAT] LOTW Error ?

That may be an error in the certificate... that is to say, the wrong entity was put in when the certificate was applied for. So while the error is showing in LotW, this may be more of a case of GIGO 73 On 02/29/12, Mark Horowitz wrote: Did anyone work TI5/K2PLF ? When I received confirma

RE: [DX-CHAT] F Y I

Administrative note: Folks, this is an argument from another set of reflectors that was dropped in here. If you wish to reply, keep in mind that YOU may not have privileges on the other reflectors, so your comments won't be read by those intended to see it, AND you will get bounce backs.

RE: [DX-CHAT] F Y I

With all due respect to Roger, who's opinion I do respect. the comments quoted below from N1DG are taken out of context. If the context had been clearer, he might not have asked the question. Doug's presentation yesterday at the DX Forum, which led off all of the presentations, was on the cos

RE: [DX-CHAT] DX-PEDITIONS FOR US POOR FOLKS?

Lou, Once again, context is important. Don's presentation was not talking about the casual DXpedition that might cost one or two people a few thousand. Yes, this was mentioned, but it was not the main focus. And within THAT context only, if I can't afford to go on a vacation to the Car

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

Aw, c'mon Barry, can we please stop automatically blaming EVERYTHING on the ARRL? Even if the individual band certificates, or 5 Band, didn't exist... there would still be induhviduals who would just HAVE to work the DX on every possible band/mode combination they could operate on. There would s

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

I will admit that there are more than a few "big gun" DXpeditions, the last few years, that I have managed to work on band/mode combos that I didn't need. Most of those QSOs, though, came in the last week to 10 days. If I hear the station on, coming in strong, and not working anyone for minut

Re: [DX-CHAT] Since this really has nothing to do with DXing

Since many of our DX brethern are interested in county hunting as well, I disagree that this doesn't belong, even if it's not 100% on topic. And I don't see any bashing... simply an acknowledgement that the day-to-day County Hunters have their own way of doing things. 73, ron w3wn On 06/19

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] Since this really has nothing to do with DXing

OK, since I know what Duane is referring to, let me clarify... putting on the Admin cap first... The question was raised about why County Hunters objected to the use of phonetics on their net.  (And I have the feeling that it wasn't neccesarily handled in the best way possible, or the question migh

Re: [DX-CHAT] Craig Thomson

Via Pathfinder:QRZ & Buckmaster shows that KI0SO IS A35CT. QRZ shows his CO address under the A35 call. The IK3QAR database also shows the route for A35CT as via KI0SO.  And several notes from users that many have sent cards since February of this year but not yet received anything back.  Some of t

Re: Re: [DX-CHAT] LOTW cannot possibly catch up

No Ryan, the League is not a dictatorship. To answer more generically, and not specifically to you (or just you): However: If you want change, and are not happy with the current situation with the Logbook server... kvetching about it on this reflector will not accomplish anything. And I th

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: LOTW cannot possibly catch up

Don, I've been reading comments on the LotW situation for several weeks now -- on this reflector, on other email reflectors, and in the online forums for several web sites. Based on that overall picture, I think we can group the "critical comments" into two categories: The first category concer

RE: [DX-CHAT] LOTW cannot possibly catch up

Blaming the ARRL IT staff for the problem is pointless. I've dealt with them in the past on issues. They are doing the best they can with what resources they have been given. To use a poor analogy: This is akin to blaming the ditch digger for using a shovel, when a backhoe would be faster.

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