[DX-CHAT] Leaderboards - good or bad?
G7VJR's point of view (ClubLog creator and T32C participant): http://g7vjr.org/2012/06/expedition-leaderboards-good-or-bad/ 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-CHAT] 9N7MD QSLs rec'd
Sent by on-line request system on 11/30/2011 and received cards today. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
RE: [DX-CHAT] VP6T Logs
At 10:15 PM 1/30/2012, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote: 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 Logs I noticed that they claim to be continually uploading their logs to LOTW. None of my QSOs have matched yet. Anyone seeing the same issue Steve, N4JQQ I have made 15 QSOs with them, and they all are verified by LoTW. The pattern seems to be that whenever they update their on-line logs, they also upload them to LoTW. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Most Wanted
At 10:17 PM 1/27/2012, Don Berger wrote: Longevity and persistence pays.Yet others like Turkmenistan (EZ) have disappeared from the airwaves. If it were easy, it wouldn't be as fun or as rewarding. Absolutely and I am happy it is difficult, otherwise, there would be do challenge nor a feeling of accomplishment. By the way EZ8BP was on 10M last week. I assume he is good as he is quite active. K1VSK Unfortunately not. Amateur radio is still banned in Turkmenistan. Some locals are getting on with their old licences or with made up calls, but it is officially banned by the government. So while he may well have been in EZ, it is technically an illegal operation and will not be counted by the DXCC desk. Amateurs in Turkmenistan are reportedly trying to get this restriction removed, but so far they have been unsuccessful. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?
At 12:27 PM 12/2/2011, Jack Shirley wrote: FR5DZ knows him and told me he is still residing in Reunion. If you hear him on, you may ask... N8DX To be a bit positive, he was my first FR on a number of bands and I did get QSL cards from him for all contacts. I recall all of the negativity, and I think I sent at least twice for some of them. However, I do have FR5DX QSLs. If I recall correctly, he was a police officer or in the militia . . . something to do with law and a uniform, anyhow. I also heard that one of the reasons he is now QRT is because of discussions like this. Deserved or not, I heard he became disgusted with Ham radio because he was constantly being insulted left and right on the Internet for not QSLing. Maybe the mail to/from Reunion, at the time, was rife with theft. Maybe he was getting it all and only answering 1 out of 10. We will never know. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] What ever happened to FR5DX?
At 01:29 PM 12/2/2011, DAVE WHITE wrote: From my understanding, much of the mail that went to Reunion Island, Indian Ocean or similar was pilfered, especially once his name got known and locals cottoned onto the fact that there would be dollar bills in the envelope. In contrast, *ALL* the mail I sent to Reunion VIA FRANCE or Reunion, France as if it was just a normal French address was received by Herik and I got replies. No-one seemed to listen to that bit and just sat there slagging Herik off instead. I don't know why he never used a QSL manager such as the excellent F6FNU who always ensured that (a) the service didn't cost wither him or the DX station money to run and (b) always, but always returned cards with sufficient postage. If I were Herik I'd change my callsign, say I was called Fred and use a QSL manager Dave G0OIL Maybe that was the secret, Dave. All of the big gun locals advised me to write Via France on the envelope. I did, and as I indicated before, most or all of them came back. I also miss F5FNU. If you followed his instructions, you *always* got a QSL card back. I have had excellent success in the past 25 years with direct QSLing. I attribute it to following the tips that are everywhere about using nondescript envelopes, not putting call signs anywhere they can be seen, wrapping everything in another piece of paper so the contents can't easily be seen when held up to the light, etc. We will never get a 100% return rate, but we sure can increase our odds if we follow the common sense rules that are posted everywhere on the Internet and were in every DXing book you could lay your hands on. Yet I still get (6M mostly) requests with my call and the DX's call printed in big block letters on it! They might as well attach a big orange sticker that says Steal me - there is money inside to it. :-) 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
RE: [DX-CHAT] ST0
My QSLs arrived just about a month ago. They're already in Newington for the annual update. _ From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of viet...@comcast.net Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2011 4:30 PM To: DX-chat Subject: [DX-CHAT] ST0 No card yet and nothing on LOTW...how's the rest of the U.S.? Nick W9UM War, Pestilence, Famine and DeathNo prisoners and shoot all survivors. --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] 4W6A Logs
At 12:22 PM 9/23/2011, Crownhaven wrote: I don't know but it is sure nice knowing you are in the log. Before, everyone was making umpteen insurance contacts which kept some of the Deserving from getting in the log. There was always that twinge of conscience when you were working a rare, weak one and he came back with what sounded like the first two letters of your call only to have some moron yell UP UP right at the crucial moment. So, not knowing for sure, back at it just adding to the confusion. Steve, N4JQQ There are two down sides: (1) Leaderboards -- they cause DXers to become ultra-competitive. (I plead guilty!) I can see how many band slots my DXing pals have, and I will then work them on RTTY on every band if possible to win. I have gone Leaderboard Crazy and worked operations 21-22 times (all unique band/slots, but I really don't need CW/SSB/RTTY) on 5-6 bands . . . (2) Who I work is between me and the DX (unless I choose to tell others.) With online logs, anyone can put in any call and find out how you are doing. Probably not a big issue, but you can find out I only worked 4W6A twice, and with some DXpeditions where I cleaned up from 160-10. In spite of those two points, knowing your QSO was good does outweigh the negatives. I really like on-line logs. A few times in situations like you described, I found out they didn't have me logged correctly. I re-worked them, and it meant I wouldn't have to wait 10-15 years for it to be re-activated again. It's a new technology/capability that makes DXing better, at least in my view. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
RE: [DX-CHAT] Honor Roll (ST0R and checkers) For information
All IMO, you're looking at the QSL situation the wrong way. First off saying Some DXers like to screw the deserving for every penny is a rather broad brush comment that is really out of line. Yeah, we all know of a few (a very small few) who abused the sport for personal gain. So let's knock off those sorts of comments. I'll turn the If dxpeditions cant be funded without having to rely on a few hundred bucks from the QSL cards, then they shouldn't go! comment around. How much money do you have invested in your station? $5k? $10k? More? People sure like to brag about their equipment and antennas and what they've invested, yet they complain about sending $5 to confirm an operation? Especially when the operators went to personal expense, took weeks off work/away from family and in some cases were at personal risk. I don't get it. It's NOT about FUNDING. It's about SHOWING YOUR APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THESE PEOPLE DID FOR THE HOBBY. Come on, stop being such cheap-skates when it comes to QSLing the big DXPeditions! On to the subject of QSL checking. And I can speak from experience on the matter as I did manage the prestigious WAZ Award for a number of years. I hate to say this, but not every QSL checker (even if a veteran DXer) really understands how to check cards. CQ works through some national radio societies and sometimes the person they appoint might not be the best suited for the task. What's the risk you ask? It's NOT with big operations like ST0R. Those cards are pretty solid. It's the run of the mill DX (as viewed across the country list). How many of you have received blank QSL cards? I saw 160 cards that were not doctored as such, but they were fakes. How did I know? I understand propagation! When I got a card from a station in zone 15, telling me he worked zone 31 at 1300Z on 160 meters, I called BS and asked the guy to please check to see if the card was filled out incorrectly as there was no way a QSO on 160 from 15 to zone 31 could take place at such a time. So, am I saying QSL checkers don't know what they are doing? NOT AT ALL. But as an award administrator, you have to balance the integrity of the program within the APPLICATION OF THE RULES. 160 meters is a pretty specialized band as is 6 Meters. Why would you want to see someone get an award for these two challenging bands through fraudulent means? If maintaining the integrity of the award demands more specialized checking, so be it. Do I think it seems rather silly that a DXCC (or WAZ) Field Checker can't approve a 160 meter QSO as indicated on a card from ST0R when he can approve QSL for all the other bands? Yeah, I suppose so. Maybe there is a REASONABLE way to resolve this, but that's another subject entirely. Look at it from the Award Administrator point of view, we can't open ourselves up to managing awards based on the exception to the rule. That leads to inconsistencies and cries of unfair. Vy 73 Paul K5RT _ From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of ragnar otterstad Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:27 AM To: njdxa; d...@dxhf.darc.de Subject: [DX-CHAT] Honor Roll (ST0R and checkers) For information We :-? tenker http://mail.yimg.com/ok/u/assets/img/emoticons/28.gif all know the reason Lionel.Some Dxers like to screw the deserving for every penny they can, hence the upsurge in the $5 OQRS etc.If dxpeditions cant be funded withou having to rely on a few hundred bucks from the QSL cards, then they shouldn't go ! It will be interesting to see what happens with the logs of T32C - will they or won't they? Tom KL7/GM4FDM On 15/09/2011 09:57, LPPS Ltd wrote: Of course Neil - rather than direct your comments to ARRL, who I understand do have the question of 160 Cards and Field Checking under consideration, would it not be better to have a concerted effort from all DXers to encourage, cajole, browbeat or demand that logs are uploaded to LoTW instantly - they seems very able to upload to ClubLog and various 'online' checking facilities to whet your appetite whilst the expeditions are in progress so why on earth do they not do theant be funded gentlemanly thing and upload to LoTW as well - surely Neil, that's where your pressure should be exerted most - ARRL set up LoTW to make it easy for all of us to receive qsl confirmations swiftly and economically. That works fine - so exert your expertise with words to the expeditions themselves - perhaps even indirectly with our Clubs who generously sponsor them - this 6 month rule is ludicrous!! Same day please!! Lionel ZA/G5LP -Original Message- From: c...@yahoogroups.com mailto:CDXC%40yahoogroups.com [mailto:c...@yahoogroups.com mailto:CDXC%40yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Neil G0JHC Sent: 15 September 2011 07:10 To: c...@yahoogroups.com mailto:CDXC%40yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [CDXC] Re: Honor
RE: [DX-CHAT] ST0R-QSL
The email I got this week indicated the cards were being printed but offered no expected date to start pushing out cards. -Original Message- From: kf...@njdxa.org [mailto:kf...@njdxa.org] On Behalf Of WHB Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2011 7:34 AM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] ST0R-QSL Hi all From the ST0R-Homepage it appears that the QSL is designed. Has anyone any info on the status of the ST0R-QSL mailing? 73 de Werner, HB9US --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] EZ
At 10:53 PM 7/25/2011, you wrote: A few months ago a EZ8 was spotted on DX Watch. I tuned to the frequency and worked him. A few minutes later there was a spot, from another EZ, stating that the EZ8 was a pirate. Since then, I have not seen a spot for EZ. What's the story on EZ? Are there any active stations in that country? 73, Barrie, W7ALW Barrie, Ham radio in EZ (Turkmenistan) has been banned since August 2006. However, some EZ operators get on the air with their old (or possibly a made up call?) from time to time. Some even reportedly provide QSLs. This suggests the ban is not strictly enforced. This may change as Turkmenistan Hams are trying to get Ham radio re-instated. As far as I know, it is not legal yet, and no awards organization (the DXCC Desk, CQ magazine, etc.) will accept EZ QSLs from August 2006 onward. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] South Sudan
At 05:25 PM 7/9/2011, you wrote: This what I love so much about DXCC. I worked ST0 years ago and will have to waste the time doing it again on a bunch of bands. At some point, this becomes silly. Don/K1VSK Many of us are in the same situation, Don. My feeling is that it is a good thing. As DXers, there is no better thrill than when you send or say your call and the DX comes back to you. Wow! It's like fishing. You sit there all day and then you get a strike. That's what you go fishing, and why you are a DXer. To catch another one. We won't have any trouble getting them if the planned operation (multiple stations with gain antennas and amps) sets up there for 3 weeks. I'm looking forward to it. Sure, we worked the same geographical location in 1990 or whenever, but it's now a different political entity and essentially a new country. The FS and all 4 PJs of the past few years made a lot of excitement. If we never got any new ones, it wouldn't be much fun. What is a person going to do with the gear? Become a contester? 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] South Sudan
At 07:18 PM 7/9/2011, you wrote: I still have all the West /Coast DX Bulletins but couldn't find the reference to catching the same fish twice! 73 K1vsk I have them all, Don. All ~550 original issues, given to me by Cass when he was cleaning house ~2000-2001 or so. I also have a copy of the book Bernie describes. I don't think The Old Timer, any of the Local QRPers, or even Red-Eyed Louie and his cousin Sunspot Louie ever directly addressed the topic of catching the same fish twice. We were left to ponder the meaning of DX IS!, the Eternal Enigmas of DXing and the Mysteries of the Ages. Cass often said, If you have to ask the question, you probably won't understand the answer. After reading his material many times, and having numerous telephone conversations with WA6AUD, probably the closest advice I took away from Hugh Cassidy in situations like this was to emulate Lord Baden-Powell, the Hero of Mafeking, and Be Prepared! DX IS! Although for some more than others. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] 12 meters
At 10:15 AM 3/7/2011, you wrote: Yes, 12m did sound great. I worked 4A4A on 17 and 30m last night. Good signals on those bands, too. I don't quite understand why the CY0 people have such huge pileups. I didn't think they were that rare. I heard many familiar DXer calls working one of them on 40 CW last night. Many of them I know have Honor Roll and I find it hard to believe they haven't worked CY0 on 40. Maybe they're just bored from lack of recent activity? 73, Zack W9SZ I believe the CY0 pileups are large because it is only activated every 2-3 years, on average, and ; (1) Big guns are bored. If it's a pileup, they want to break it. (2) The CQ DX Marathon resets to 0 every January. (3) Most on-line logs now include leader boards, and although we all will say we won't work them on bands where we don't need them, DXers are competitive by nature. Most of us will try to fill every band/slot possible. I think the leader board component of on-line logs is a big factor in why you hear Honor Roll guys working semi-rare stuff. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-CHAT] How do you spread the word?
US stamps do not work in Canada (or anywhere else outside the USA.) Just like British stamps are not accepted by the Japanese postal service, or Italian stamps won't work if you put them on a letter and take it to a post office in Ohio. Why do I get SASEs with US stamps affixed? It would be better to put no stamps on because I can't even use the envelope! Look up VE1DX on QRZ.COM and see if I've explained this incorrectly? Sigh! I now have QSL number 71,935 for a W on 20M. (Yes, I paid the dollar return postage myself, wrote out his address on another envelope, and sent him his QSL card . . . ) Spread the word! If you are going to send outside of your country for a direct QSL: (1) Put in an IRC or (2) Put in enough green stamps to cover the return postage or (3) Put on stamps from the other country, not your own Better yet, sign up for LoTW and work one of the 44,042 Canadian Hams who use LoTW. Someone petition the FCC to change the question bank to contain how to get a QSL card. It's more practical than asking Under what circumstances might the FCC issue a Special Temporary Authority (STA) to an amateur station? or What type of information can be obtained by submitting the details of a proposed new antenna to a modeling program? 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] YI9PSE
At 10:13 PM 4/5/2010, you wrote: YI9PSE is suppose to have 5 stations going. Is anybody hearing these guys up North??? 73 Lou KE1F Not with the A index of 37 and the K hitting 7 at the peak of the major geomagnetic storm today. They were audible yesterday on 80 thru 17M in Nova Scotia. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] DX Cluster
At 02:39 PM 9/24/2009, you wrote: Is there a DX Cluster that I can access via the internet that allows me to make queries (eg. SH/DX FT5GA) and shows me an active cluster with DX Spots, etc. I need something that allows DX Cluster access/interaction while I am away from home using my laptop via wireless links. John Ownes - N7TK John, Try: ve1dxi.no-ip.com on port 23 This system is up 99.9% of the time. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Attention W4 area DX Clubs
At 02:36 PM 8/12/2009, Urb LeJeune wrote: The call W4BPD is available. Gus, W4BPD, was one of the great all time DXpeditioners and DX operators. It would be a great call for a DX club. If you need help on trading in your club call to acquire W4BPD drop me a line. It's a very simple process. A club can also have 2 calls. Urb, W2DEC I can't think of a better way to honour Sir Gus, Urb. I really hope it ends up in the hands of a DX Club. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT]
At 10:42 AM 6/18/2009, Steve Litwins wrote: Does anybody know the grid square of vo1fu? Looked but only found address. TIA steve, k8wk He is located just south of St John's Newfoundland, and almost all of the Avalon Peninsula, which includes this area, is GN37 as per this map: http://www.qrp-canada.com/Images/Cgsm.pdf If you need more resolution (i.e. GN37xx) then I don't know any easy way to determine the xx. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
[DX-CHAT] 3B7SP
Anyone get any QSLs from 3B7SP (June/2007) yet? 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] 9H3HH OK?
9H3HH was on 30 metres today and sending DJ9RR as the manager. Something I can't put my finger on doesn't seem right. Does anyone know if this is a legitimate operation? I'm not accusing anyone of being a pirate, it just didn't feel right. There is no reference to either call in QRZ. COM (Buckmaster does have DJ9RR.) 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] Power cycling the ACOM-1000
I have an ACOM-1000 that has exceeded my expectation by far. This question is basic electronics, and I'm asking it in the context of the ACOM-1000, not radios, computers, etc. I use my station most of the day, from about 8:00 AM until midnight. This is done occasionally as in I'm in and out of the shack, and doing other things such as email, etc. Now and then something shows up on the DX Cluster I need, or I just decide to play radio for an hour or two. I may go 2-3 hours without using the amp even 4-5 hours if I don't need the extra power. I have been turning everything on in the morning and then turning it off around midnight. In terms of wear and tear on the ACOM-1000, as well as the life of the tube, would it be better to turn it off for the 2-3 hour periods when it is being used, or to leave it on all day as I have been doing? I know the off/on cycle stresses components, especially tubes, but so does leaving a piece of equipment running 15-16 hours a day. 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] Gain of a 5 element monobander
Does anyone know anything about the Mosley AM-56 6-metre beam described here? http://www.mosley-electronics.com/spec%20files/amateur/am56.htm I was surprised to see almost 11 dBd forward gain from 5 elements on a 12 foot boom. Seems like a lot. I called Mosley, and spoke with Gary Wurdack Jr. He assures me those numbers are right. Gary knows his stuff, but still it must be one really efficient design. Any antenna gurus out there care to comment? 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] TH-5 or CL33M?
Anyone ever compare the performance of a HY-Gain TH-5 against a Mosley Classic 33? The CL33M is far better in terms of construction and longevity, but what I'm looking for is on the air performance (forward gain and F/B.) I can read the claimed specs -- am looking for someone who has used one or the other, or preferably both. 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] QSL route for ZD7HI?
At 12:14 PM 11/12/2007, Bill Fikis wrote: Paaul, I am the A letter qsl mgr in the W2 Incoming Bureau . I handled the incoming cards for N2AU .. When he no longer handled the cards for ZD7HI WA2JUNonly handled them for a short time. ( as you know) I still receive cards for ZD7HI via N2AU which I return with a note to qsl direct only There is ( most likely ) only 1 post office .. Looking at a ZD7HI qsl card. ( from 1997 qso) mailing address is : CHRIS WILLIAMS ; P.O. BOX 140 ; JAMESTOWN ; ST.. HELENA ISLAND . . Bill / w2ay Many thanks for confirming this, Bill. I was starting to lean that way (or wait for another ZD7 to show up on 15!) I'll send to the PO Box on St Helena (via England) and we'll see what comes back. Half the fun of DXing is chasing down the cards . . . at least it always has been for me. 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] FR5DX QSLing: The rest of the story
At 12:25 PM 10/31/2007, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have been to Reunion Island and have spent time with Herik. His son lived with us here in the U.S. for a while. Wonderful man and family! Mail receipt IS a problem on Reunion. Any mail addressed to Reunion Island automatically goes through Madagascar (yes, even a large proportion of airmail addressed to Reunion via France) where mail integrity rivals the worst of the old Iron Block countries. The safest way to QSL Herik is to his FRANCE address ONLY. I won't speak for Herik, but he is very sensitive to his QSLing complaints. He loves ham radio and I'm sure one of the reasons he's not on much any more is because he doesn't want to hear complaints about not QSLing. To my knowledge he is fastidious about getting every QSL returned, whether direct or via buro. He returns what he receives. He can't QSL if he never gets the card! If he was QSOing for greenstamps, he would be on the air a lot more! It is so easy for most of us to be critical when we take our mail service for granted. Now, you know the rest of the story. 73/DX Glenn WØGJ Glenn, I have no reason to doubt all of the things you say above. I ask just one question: If Herik is so dedicated to QLSing, and so sensitive about the negative press he received over the years, why did he not get a QSL manager? F6FNU, living in France, would have been right up his alley . . . or any one of a dozen reliable US managers. 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] Re: [dx-list] Re: FR5DX
At 09:22 PM 10/30/2007, you wrote: --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Derek Wills [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Oft-repeated advice is to send FR5 mail via France with no mention of Reunion Island on the envelope (for an example, see FR5DX's address on qrz.com - well, I didn't say it works every time!). Exactly. HERIK MAUDIT-LARIVE 63 RUE DES PALMIERS LE TAMPON 97430 FRANCE No mention of Reunion Island is key because mail to the above address goes via France instead of via some African countries where the mail is pilfered. That is not Herik's fault but the fault of the person who does not follow the published address exactly. 97430 is the French Zip meaning mail is redirected (securely) to Reunion. If you use this address and include appropriate IRCs or GS, you should get a card with no problems. I got cards from Herik for both 80m and 160m using the above and he also helped me get a card from FR7BP/T (now SK) for an old 10m QSO in 1980. Herik is a good guy but don't blame him if you cannot follow his QSL directions. Whoever said Herik does not work CW is wrong. I worked him on 160 CW from both Colorado and NC. He was quite active on 160 just a few years ago. 73, Bill Bill, Many of us got QSLs from Herik after repeated attempts and trying every trick in the book. A few got it the first try. We were well aware of the via France issue. There just were too many who didn't get a response for it to be explained away by mail pilfering. When you mentioned poor QSLer in the 1990s, *everyone* rolled their eyes and muttered FR5DX. He had the worst reputation for returning cards I can ever recall. You were lucky to get the cards you did, and maybe because they were 80 and 160 he treated them special. I don't know. All I do know is that the top dog DXers of the day who knew all the QSLing tricks to minimise pilfering, etc. each had their FR5DX horror stories. I know, because I was there and I remember it well. 73, Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] SN3R QSL
Anyone have a QSL card from SN3R? I have the QSL route as a club station with the call SP3KEY, but the address I find for that call on QRZ and Buckmaster seems incomplete. Would appreciate something off of either a QSL card from SN3R or SP3KEY. Thanks! 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] 3C7Y logs posted
The 3C7Y logs are available at: http://personal.telefonica.terra.es/web/ea5yn/logs.htm 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] A disgrace to Ham radio
Today, on 10.104 MHz, C52C was QRV, listening up. A class operation by class operators. However, as soon as the spots started on the clusters, the jammers and fools showed up and zero beat their transmit frequency. Carriers, someone trying to play the theme from The Lone Ranger with the with his paddles, another one sending 5-second dashes, etc. This kept up for 10-15 minutes and the C52C finally went QRT because no one came back to them. No one could hear them. This is now normal. Look at 14.195 MHz. Look at the transmit frequency of any DXpedition. It's always the same. The difference between today and 10-20 years ago is that it is 10 times worse and rarely do the QRMers let up. Now I happen to have a beam on 30, and I swung it around and the QRM was coming from NA. We like to blame other countries for this stuff, but the blame lies right here in Canada and the United States. The reason is LACK OF ENFORCEMENT. That's right, kiddies. LACK OF ENFORCEMENT. 20 years ago, if you did that, the FCC and then DOC (now IC) would DF you and a van would pull up in your yard. That was the end of your Ham career. Today there is NO ENFORCEMENT of the rules and regulations. When there is NO ENFORCEMENT, there is NO FEAR of repercussions. I really don't know why Hams like to QRM others, and years ago I gave up trying to figure out why. Kinda like trying to figure out killers kill and thieves steal, and I'll leave that up to the psychiatrists. It is because there is NO ENFORCEMENT of the Ham laws in Canada and the US (or anywhere else as far as I can tell.) Unless we somehow get the message across to our respective governments that a small portion of our tax dollars ought to go back to ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULES AND REGULATIONS, then we might as well kiss this hobby good bye. It has become a joke. And no, I do not need C5 anywhere from 160 through 10, so I'm not PO'ed because I missed anything. I'm PO'ed at whichever group of pinheads made the decision to reallocate resources that previously were used to enforce Ham laws for something else. That decision started us on the road to the end of Ham radio, and we are nearly there. 73/DX Paul VE!DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] The NA or USA query - further info
This afternoon 5L2MS was on 17 metres and started asking for USA only, and in fact a EU station called and he sent IKxxx R U USA? I was doubly afraid to call then, but decided the worst he could do was the same to me. I called, and he sent VE1DX 5NN and I replied R R VE1DX 5NN PSE NA NA NOT JUST USA and the reply was SURE DE 5L2MS NA ONLY UP He went on to work about 15 minutes of NA stations and then back to anyone, anywhere. Granted he didn't have a massive pileup, but it was significant. I believe this confirms that most DX stations consider XE/USA/VE to be the same from a propagation and continental standpoint. Anyhow, as I have for the past 20+ years, when they say USA, I'll call anyhow and if they want to rap my knuckles for doing it, well, I guess I'll have to take my lumps! 73/DX Paul VE!DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] NA or USA
I know this isn't going to get any sympathy from US OPs, but I'll ask anyhow. DX stations *usually* ask for areas like EU, NA, SA etc. And because there are so many JA DXers, often JA only. Where does Canada and Mexico fit into this? 3C7Y just spent 10-15 minutes asking for USA only and finally went QRT because the whole world kept calling. I agree, especially on the first few days of an operation, DXpeditions have to cut things down somehow, and going by continent where they have the best propagation makes sense. I do not think they ought to single out a specific country. NA, EU, AS, etc. should be good enough. Given the relatively few VE and XE stations compared to W, does it really help to ask for USA only? If so, they ought to take 10-15 minutes and ask for VE only, and then XE only. For the record: (1) I don't need 3C on 20M (2) I know the main CW OP personally (KH7Y) and I'm sure he meant NA (3) They will be there long enough to work anyhow Just a philosophical question -- wouldn't it be better to ask for continent? I'm not picking on the current 3C operation, just pointing out that a lot of DXpeditions do this -- especially asking for JA only. Seems to me AS only would make more sense, as then the HLs, HSs, etc would have a shot then. To their credit, when most say say USA only they mean NA, and will take VEs and XEs, but in my view DXpeditions should go by continent, not specific country. Try to imagine the chaos if they started picking out individual EU countries . . . 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] NA or USA
At 08:54 PM 10/6/2007, Peter Dougherty wrote: Think how the ops in South America and the Caribbean must feel! Not to mention VK/ZL. Cheers, Peter, W2IRT Agreed Peter, and that's why I think it should be by continent or geographical area. A lot of time they say Central and South America or send SA. I don't know about VK/ZL, those being the antipodal point, more or less from here. I guess I'd favour Oceania only as opposed to VL/ZL, as my original point was DXpeditions shouldn't single out one or two countries. Anyhow, in the end we usually all get at least 1 QSO if the DXpedition lasts a week or two. The killers are the rare ones that only come on for a few days. And Murphy's Law dictates that there will be a geomagnetic storm if the DXpedition is short and the demand is high. :-) 73/DX Paul VE!DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] 100 watts and a vertical!
One of the Local QRPers called us on the phone the other day, and he was clearly upset. Usually he showed up in person and told us the news of the day, complete with arm waving, finger pointing and pacing back and forth. This time he didn't have the time to make his way up the hill. Did you hear him? he bellowed at us, and we thought we'd have to get out our handkerchief and wipe off the phone. Hear who? we bellowed back, and stop shouting. There was a moment of silence for this one had a complaint to lodge, and he didn't want us to hang up on him. Did you hear that Big Gun in the next county work the guys on that DXpedition in Africa? The one I need for a brand new one overall, and the one I know he already has confirmed? That's the one. Did you hear it??!! We took a deep breath and replied, No, not really, but what is the problem? It seems to us they are going to be there for at least a week, and some of the reports say maybe two weeks. Everyone can't work them the first day. The QRPer was not to be consoled at all. Maybe so, Buster, he continued, but here we are, at the very bottom of the solar cycle, and you know they are going to be tough. Really tough for us who need them. His voice was now starting to show a bit of contempt. Why is it that those fellows who already have these countries, and some of them on four or five bands and modes, keep calling and working them when they know there are hundreds, and maybe even thousands of us who need it for a new one? Why? What could we say? Even during the Low Days of DXing, there will be those who get through early, and those who get through late, and some who do not make it at all. This fellow who worked them the first day, is he high up on the DXCC listings? And does he have a beam and an amplifier? Right on both counts! How did you know? It's the first day of the DXpedition, we replied. Only the top dogs are going to make it. And that has nothing to do with the solar cycle. What are you using? My multi-band vertical and 100 watts, was the reply, and don't give me that stuff about beams and amplifiers beating out verticals and 100 watts, either! I know that. What I want to know is why the fellows with the beams and amplifiers do it? They don't need it. Why don't they QRX and let us modest stations through? They do it because they can, he replied slowly, in a neutral voice. What do you expect them to do? They are DXers. They have spent years and years building up their stations, and when they started out, they had the same or less than you. They got sand kicked in their face by the Big Guns of years past. Now they are the Deserving, and remember the most important Eternal Enigma of DXing, 'Only the Deserving . . .' The QRPer snarled under his breath and continued on, I've heard all of that before, and I don't understand it. It seems to me that if they were really true blue Hams, and followed the Amateur's Code, they would work stuff they already have. At least not until the last day or so. It's the same every time a rare one shows up. They all have to get in the log first. And if they work them on phone, then they have to work them on CW. And that's not good enough, either. Then they start again on another band, and another band. Everywhere I go I hear a wall of QRM. I'll never work them! Yes you will, son! Absolutely. You are a DXer. And DXers always work the DX. You just might not get them this time. But that one will come around again. They always do. We apparently had turned on a little extra oxygen with that comment, for the QRPer's voice shrieked through the ear piece like a cutting torch! That might be 5 years! Maybe 7 or 8! Some help you are! Bang and click, and there was nothing but a dial tone. We walked out on the verandah and looked down across the valley and towards the distant hills. We recalled this same QRPer telling us just a few weeks ago that he was only a couple of years from retirement, and that he was entitled to a substantial severance package. We further recalled that he was planning to get a couple of towers with it and a few of those 4 and 5 element monobanders. He even said he'd have enough left over to get one of those overseas amplifiers with the tubes that were good for full legal power and maybe even a little more. We had to wonder, when he got the new station up and running, if he'd stand by and let the new guys with the 100 watts and the verticals and dipoles through first. As Albert had often said, All things are relative, although some more than others. Somehow we had the feeling that he'd be in there with the rest of the high rollers, for as sure as DX IS!, there is nothing more rewarding than being the first kid in the neighbourhood to log the DX. Especially when the flux is 65! 73/DX Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX
Re: [DX-CHAT] 7000 DXpedition radio?
We used the IC-7000 on Scarborough Reef and the radio performed extremely well.. It basically sat in the open air 24hrs a day and never missed a beat. No it does not have a second receiver, but that is only really handy for chasing DX not being DX. Paul K4UJ On 9/24/07, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the IC-7000: What abt reports of high heat and problems handling varying DC input voltages? Is this the radio with no second rcvr? or which Icom is that? Thanks, 73 Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Can you find the hidden words? Take a break and play Seekadoo! http://club.live.com/seekadoo.aspx?icid=seek_hotmailtextlink1 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org -- 73 - PaulK4UJ BS7H, FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ == http://www.dx-is.com USA Spiderbeam Distributor http://www.dx-is.org WAP DX Cluster http://www.dx-is.org/cgi-bin/wap.cgi Skype: dx.k4uj == Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] QSLs to EP3HF
Has anyone had any luck getting a card from EP3HF? Can you just pop a letter in the mail to Iran these days? All the ones I worked years ago seemed OK (or had managers elsewhere.) But things are a tad different now . . . Assuming a card is obtained, does the DXCC Desk accept this one? 73, Paul VE1DX Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] New DX Resource
All http://www.dxreference.com I have created a new web page that is Wiki based and intended to be for community collaboration. On this page is a listing of each DXCC Entity, each entity has its own page that contains several informational areas. I am soliciting the amateur community for assistance in filling in the information. I have provided an example to show how I would like for each to look. Within each entry you will be able to understand its history, the current DXCC status, challenges with obtaining permission to activate, the IOTA reference, a list of all previous DXpeditions, links to other sites that contain pertinent information. For those of you that have used www.wikipedia.com, it is the same software they use and will have the same look and feel. Please do not post copyrighted material unless you have written permission to reproduce it and can provide it. Please include links to the external sites as well. In order to contribute all you have to do is click on the entity and click Edit at the top of the page. It would be really nice if you registered on the site so that your edits are attached to a login. This will allow for us to send you an update if the information you provide is disputed or is changed. ** LOGO CONTEST ** See the main wiki page for details on the logo contest for DXReference.com -- 73 - PaulK4UJ BS7H, FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ == http://www.dx-is.com USA Spiderbeam Distributor http://www.dx-is.org WAP DX Cluster http://www.dx-is.org/cgi-bin/wap.cgi Skype: dx.k4uj == Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] 7O possible operation
http://www.dx-is.com/news -- 73 - PaulK4UJ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] BS7H QSL Update
http://dx-is.com/news/ -- 73 - PaulK4UJ BS7H, FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ == http://www.dx-is.com USA Spiderbeam Distributor http://www.dx-is.org WAP DX Cluster http://www.dx-is.org/cgi-bin/wap.cgi Skype: dx.k4uj == Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] DX News Service
All, I have created a web site (blog actually) at http://www.dx-is.com/news designed to be a central and free distribution point for DX news. The type of content intended would be * DXpedition announcements (new announcements, updates, etc.) * Stories of DXpeditions * General news stories related to happenings in rare DX locations The benefit of a blog is that you can point your favorite browser that supports RSS (like Firefox) to the RSS feed and the news headlines is delivered to your browser, so you don't have to visit the web page to view the headlines. Alternatively you can use an RSS reader, to gather the news. Additional benefits of this being in a blog is that it keeps a copy of each post for historical purposes, which means at any point in time you can go search the archives for previous posts. You must register to be able to post, and when you register, please use your CALLSIGN as your username. Each new user will be able to Write a Post. Once you write the post, click SAVE and it will be saved as draft. A moderator will review the content and then publish it. We have multiple moderators so there should be little delay in getting near real-time content updated. In order for this to be successful, it will take YOU, the users to post your DX News announcement/stories etc. Your content will make this work, I can not do it alone. The best part is.. this service is FREE to use. -- 73 - PaulK4UJ BS7H, FS, KP2, KP4, PJ6, PJ7,VP2E, ZF2UJ == http://www.dx-is.com USA Spiderbeam Distributor http://www.dx-is.org WAP DX Cluster http://www.dx-is.org/cgi-bin/wap.cgi Skype: dx.k4uj == Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] FREE logging program
There is a DXpedition version of WinTest available that is free... This is the closest thing that you will ever get to the old CT under windows. All the major contest stations seem to be migrating to this. Paul K4UJ On 6/30/07, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for a good free logging program to use in contesting and DXPeditions. I am presently using Writelog. Any suggestions? Bill W4WX [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] FREE logging program
You have to go look under the heading older versions and there are all the previous including the dxpedition version... Here is the link for easy access http://download.win-test.com/wt-3.9.0-freeware-dxped-only.exe Paul K4UJ On 6/30/07, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thanks guys!! 6 for N1MM 2 for WINTEST 1 other.. Thanks for all the reply's. I will check them out!! Bill W4WX - Original Message - From: Paul Pescitelli [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 11:33 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] FREE logging program There is a DXpedition version of WinTest available that is free... This is the closest thing that you will ever get to the old CT under windows. All the major contest stations seem to be migrating to this. Paul K4UJ On 6/30/07, Bill [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am looking for a good free logging program to use in contesting and DXPeditions. I am presently using Writelog. Any suggestions? Bill W4WX [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] KP5....and???
-Original Message- Actually, according to information posted on Bernie's Daily DX site, it was not some bureaocrat/political appointee, but rather a licensed amateur who complained to his congressperson, who then complained to the FWS. So, it is a licensed amateur, motivated by reasons known only to him/her at this point, that allegedly was responsible for getting the KP5 operation shut down. It would be nice to know who this amateur is...Now this is getting increasingly strange http://www.qrz.com/database?callsign=ZD9ATN I wonder what's up with that. One has to wonder.73's and God BlessMarty
Re: [DX-CHAT] ARRL 10 Meter Contest Logging Program
I like and use N1MM logger. Free and available on the internet. Just do a google search. de Paul, W8AEF - Original Message - From: KIR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:37 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] ARRL 10 Meter Contest Logging Program I'm looking for a 10 meter contest logging program. If anyone knows of one that I can download please reply to me privately. Thanks. 73, Ken Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] K7C
29,490 QSO's in the log. I don't think so. You sound like the artillary spotter screaming at the gunner because the rounds are falling short. Gunner: The trouble must be on your end, because they're leaving here just fine. de Paul, W8AEF - Original Message - From: Bill Hawkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 2:52 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] K7C Is this expdition supposed to be a micro-lite dxpedition? The signal is nonexistant or too far in the noise to copy--all freqs. Maybe conditions will change. Bill W5EC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] Hi Can anyone help
I think you are on the right track. A strong electro-magnetic field from the amplifier. Sometimes a shield (steel plate) between the source and the monitor will eliminate the problem. In my previous working life weused Mu-metal shields between electro-magnetic souces and video monitors. Distance is the least expensive cure (move the monitor away from the amplifer). de Paul, W8AEF - Original Message - From: mike giddings To: DX-CHAT Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 8:00 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Hi Can anyone help Would like to write to any Hams who have owned and used the Yaesu FL2000 B Linear amplifier. I recently purchased one of these secondhand and despite the age is in good working order. My only problem is that when the amplifier is switched on, but in standbymode (not transmitting) I get bad picture wobble (side to side)on my PC monitor (CRT type not LCD). Am not sure if this is caused by the high electomagnetic fieldfrom the big power transformer or interference from the two blower motors. Has anyone experienced this and any ideas on effective suppression. Thanks and 73 from G'Land Mike Giddings G3XLB
Re: [DX-CHAT] USC HS International Education Day
KSAZ, Fox news in Phoenix, AZ did a real nice piece on amateur radio and our response to Katrina. I have yet to have success on recording with our VCR (the wife does, but she was not available) and I just thought I had recorded it. I am trying to obtain a copy and will advise availability. de Paul, W8AEF - Original Message - From: Ron Notarius [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX Chat Reflector dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2005 3:51 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] USC HS International Education Day Folks, I may need to ask for some assistance from a few of you out here on the reflector -- in a little over two months. I've been asked to participate in International Education Day at the local Upper St. Clair High School on November 30th. The topic, naturally, will be about the international aspects of Amateur Radio. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] Noise advise.
I use Linsksys with Speedbooster and it works fine. I suggest whatever brand/model series you use - you use it throughout you system. In other words don't mix brands. de Paul, W8AEF - Original Message - From: Lou Mecseri -KE1F [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX-CHAT dx-chat@njdxa.org; FCG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 4:21 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Noise advise. Hello DX-ers and FCG-ers. I am in the planning stage to set up a wireless network (3 to 4 computer) near my HF and VHF stations. The available brand names are: D-Link NETGEAR LINKSYS Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] cancel radio for VU2RBI
We all make mistreaks. But it takes an exceptional person to admit it. de Paul, W8AEF - Original Message - From: Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 1:45 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] cancel radio for VU2RBI Dear fellow DXers I made a significant mistake and wrong understanding regarding VU2RBI's need for a new ham radio rig. I had discovered that her current radio is not working and had the hope something could be done to help. Bill, W4WX, to continue the retraction, will be contacting anyone who may have proposed some help . I was wrong to have made this call for help and hope all will forgive my misunderstood idealism. Sometimes, I type before I think everything to the conclusion. 73, Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] QSL costs
I don't keep track of how the cards get to me, just IF they get to me. If I send for a card - bureau, manager or direct - I expect a reply. And I don't care how the reply comes in. And if an IRC or 2 or 3 or 4 will not cover air mail, I have no trouble with the bureau or surface mail.JUST SO IT GETS HERE! de Paul, W8AEF - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; dx-chat@njdxa.org Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 3:12 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] QSL costs What about the DX station that requests green stamps to cover the cost of mailing the card and then sends your card via the Buro?This has happened to me on numerous occassions and probably to just about everyone else.Mort/WA2ARS
Re: [DX-CHAT] sealing coax fittings
I don't know why, but single, double, and triple wraps don't matter--mosture still gets in. Last week I took a 4 element 2m yagi off a 40' tower and when I tilted the boom (maybe 40 long) water came pouring out of the end. This in the Arizona desert in a location that has not seen rain in 6 months. de Paul, W8AEF in Phoenix, AZ. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
RE: [DX-CHAT] Size of Yaesu FT-1000 MP ??
We used Pelican cases (with Pelican provided foam inserts) on FT-1000MP's that were shipped to the Maldives. The radios move around a lot in those cases. One radio's RF connectors were pushed in and another radio's tuning knob assembly was pushed in. The tuning knob broke the printed circuit board in several places (I think it was 4 breaks but it's been a long time). I am preparing a Pelican case for my Alpha 76A and among other things there will be a padded wooden panel with cutouts to fit over the knobs and buttons to protect the front panel controls and another padded wooden panel with similar cutouts to protect the connectors there. Of course the power transformer and tubes will be removed during transit. Remember the ape that used to demonstrate the ruggedness of luggage on television? That ape is alive and well and works at every airport in the world as a baggage handler. de Paul, W8AEF If u want the best, and why not for an MP? get a Pelican case. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.9.1 - Release Date: 4/1/2005 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
RE: [DX-CHAT] vu4 log
Mine shows 5 QSO's, which includes all VU4 QSO's. de Paul, W8AEF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kenneth Sobel Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 11:27 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [DX-CHAT] vu4 log I go to the VU4 qsl manager at www.niar.org/vu4/qsl and enter my callsign. It shows that they received my qsl card for qso with VU4RBI on Dec 23 but at the top of the page it says no record found in VU4 log. Has anyone else had this problem for qsos around Dec 23? Is the VU4RBI log incomplete? de Ken W3JJ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.6.2 - Release Date: 3/4/2005 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
RE: [DX-CHAT] Yosemite Sam
The 3700 signal is NE of Phoenix, AZ. S6 at local noon on my 4 square. de Paul, W8AEF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Zack Widup Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2005 2:37 PM To: John and Mary Powell Cc: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Yosemite Sam No, it has been identified as a snip from the cartoon Bunker Hill Bunny (Warner Bros., Looney Tunes, 1949). It IS Yosemite Sam. So the voice is that of Mel Blanc. 73, Zack W9SZ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.8.6 - Release Date: 2/7/2005 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] HI
hi id like to work all states on 20m
RE: [DX-CHAT] Entity Numbers
I have written several programs in dBase 5.7 to manipulate my log files, including a LOTW ADIF to dBase converter. And I recently went through the Hyperlog to dBASE to Logger32 conversion. I can forward my .PRG and .DBF (shells) if interested. de Paul, W8AEF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ron Notarius Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 12:10 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Entity Numbers Thanks Jim. That's exactly what I was looking for... and seeing the rest of the ADIF specs was a bonus, too (since one of these days, I've got to get around to writing an ADIF-to-dBase converter, assuming I don't find one already written -- I've already picked up the dBase-to-ADIF one) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.296 / Virus Database: 265.6.9 - Release Date: 1/6/2005 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
RE: [DX-CHAT] VU4
That was my observation also. Really good show. de Paul, W8AEF -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of WC7N Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2004 7:01 PM To: DX-CHAT Subject: [DX-CHAT] VU4 Was listening to the gang working the VU4 on 14191 around 1600Z this morning and was just amazed at how disciplined the pile up was. Stations were not yelling on top of each other, no frequency cops, and were just plain gentlemen. There conduct sure aided the op on the other end get the QSO's in the log. You operators know who you were, congratulations on operating like gentlemen. Rod WC7N --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.809 / Virus Database: 551 - Release Date: 12/9/2004 Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] W6EL prop program
From the first menu in W6EL Prop select Options. Enter your Default Terminal Settings Click OK Select Maps, Great Circle Map, ensure DEFAULT appears in the Terminal A window, enter a valid prefix in the Terminal B window, click OK and a map will (should) appear with Terminal A in the center and a red line indicating the short path to Terminal B and a black line indicating the long path.. de Paul, W8AEF ---ZF2TA ZF2JI FO8DX FO0PLA 8Q7AA XZ0A--- - Original Message - From: Bill Hawkins To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 9:11 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] W6EL prop program I just installed W6EL Prop on a new computer and everything seemed to install ok... but the default station locator "cross" is sitting at the north pole and when it plots a great circle map, it is centeredon the north pole. My lat and long are entered correctly. How can I get it to center me instead of the north pole? Thanks Bill W5EC
Re: [DX-CHAT] How Would You Respond ??
During my working life I figured I spent 90% of my time learning, 90% of my time teaching, and 10% of my time doing. You have a good start at the teaching part - stay with it. de Paul, W8AEF --- ZF2TA ZF2JI FO8DX FO0PLA 8Q7AA XZ0A --- - Original Message - From: Larry, K4WLS [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [DX-Chat] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, April 05, 2004 2:15 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] How Would You Respond ?? Last week I had a CW QSO with relatively new ham (3 Yrs on air) on 7012 KHz. I had to slow down Loigikey to 4 WPM for him to copy. He gave me a 597 report. Asked him to AS while I checked my CW tone. He did not know what that meant - so told him to STANBY. Switched on another RX - my TS-870 sig was T9. Told him my CW sig was T9 - he didn't know what T9 meant either. Gave that up and we went throught the rest of the pleasantries of a QSO: rig, WX, age, occupation, etc. Before finishing QSO, he asked me to slow down speed again (he did not use QRS). I set Logikeyer to 3 WPM and put extra long spaces between characters. Before signing, I recommended that he might spend some more time in the General portion of band. Told him a lot of new CW guys hung out around 7040 KHz, he could get improve his operating skills, his code speed, and probably avoid the risk of getting his feelings hurt by a an ole crusty Extra (I still am to some extent). I could tell he took a little offense to this statement. Friday, I got a QSL card from him: On the QSL my report was listed as 459, and the Freq was 7820 Mhz. So how would you respond to this QSL ??? (1) Throw it in the trashcan. (2) Return QSL and tell him you would be glad to QSL if he sent another QSL with the correct QSO info. (3) Send him a QSL for a QSO on 7820 MHz and put his RST as 123 on QSL. Just sorta curious what you would honestly do in this situation. C'mon now guys be honest !! TKS, Larry K4WLS Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] FCC in action
Anyone who had to certify recent operating time to renew their amateur radio license the last time they renewed has been operating illegally for a long, long time. de Paul, W8AEF -- ZF2TA FO8DX FO0PLA 8Q7AA XZ0A -- - Original Message - From: John and Mari Minke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 5:36 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] FCC in action Whatever! His license is going to run out anyway and he will not be in a position to renew it. Once upon a time when renewing your license one was to have proof that he or she had been on the air within a period of time prior to renewal. Obviously, he will fail here. John N6JM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: from ARRL news bulletin: The FCC has issued an Order to Show Cause to a Texas Amateur Radio licensee who's now serving a 32-year prison sentence for killing his wife in 1996. The FCC's show cause order released November 21 is the opening bell in a hearing process that could end with the revocation of the Advanced class license of Roger Thomas Scaggs, W5EBC. He must indicate within 30 days whether he plans to appear at a hearing on the matter to show cause why his license should not be revoked. Like he is going to terrorize the airwaves from the jail (radioclub) ? Anybody got his QSL, might fetch something on eBay :-( Maybe FCC should pay more attention to (not) monopolizing the large network ownership of stations and BPL menace? Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless America! Yuri, K3BU Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] KL7
That was not my experience. It seemed to me that there was an airplane at every house and an hf antenna on every other house. Looked like AK was ham heaven from a CCR perspective. de Paul, W8AEF --ZF2TA FO8DX FO0PLA 8Q7AA XZ0A-- - Original Message - From: JAMES ABERCROMBIE To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 11:48 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] KL7 I just got back from Alaska. I took a 2 meter handheld with me because I didn't think I could operate H.F. from the hotel. This is just a piece of advice only: Don't take a two meter rig to Fairbanks, because contrary to what the ARRL repeater directory says, there were no repeaters there. I tried calling CQ on 146.52 but no answer. I didn't see a single 2 meter antenna on any car and saw no HF antennas on any house. No wonder we don't hear much activity from there. I was hoping to meet shome KL7 hams and possibly operate HF from one of their stations.Jim
Re: [DX-CHAT] DXCC Listings
You seem to be inferring that building/obtaining a super station is NOT hard work. I am not 'blessed' with a super station, I obtained it with a lot of hard work. I design and build my own antennas, top loaded ground plane on 160m, 4sqs on 80m 40m, long boom yagi's on 20, 15 10. All built with material that was discarded by other hams. I transported and erected my towers by myself using knowledge that I gained from helping others. I repair my own equipment and if/when it does not operate to my expectations I modify it. A couple of my friends have what I call super stations and they work hard at it too. We have found that these antennas and towers do not continue to function without assistance. And maintaining the rest of the station equipment is an ongoing issue also. We do not go into the local goody store, plunk down $10K to $1M, wait a couple of weeks and walk into a functioning super station. If you have only one radio and you admire the super station that has two, just remember that it requires twice as much work for him to get and keep the two radios as it is for your one. Same with antennas. If you are working with one tribander, the ham with 3 monobanders expends 3 times as much effort, etc. Yes, I am on the honor roll, and it WAS done by hard work. de Paul, W8AEF -- ZF2TA FO8DX FO0PLA 8Q7AA XZ0A -- - Original Message - From: John and Mari Minke [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2003 1:25 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] DXCC Listings All this all-time DXCC listings (deleted and gone forever) has created much discussion. I made a comment with that honor to senior DXers, but this could apply to all. Many DXers work hard to work a new one. They are not blessed with super stations with super antennas. And, many do not use the aid of computer programs that do everything but activate your transmitter. So, if a country was deleted at least all their effort was for nothing. But, with the present DXCC standards it is just that. So, the guy who has everything won't miss it. There was a comment regarding DXCC listings with both all-time and current shown. Does it matter? My listing is high but it doesn't include that little asterisk like everyone else at my level. I know my current level. And, anyone else who looks at the listing will know that N6JM ain't honor roll. But, so what. When I finally get around to making the honor roll it will be without the aid of a super station and/or super antenna. Hard work! 73 de John N6JM Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
