Re: [DX-CHAT] Fw: A reminder, just a reminder

2007-08-11 Thread Charles Gallo
On 8/11/2007 Zack Widup wrote: > Part 97 is a LAW. I liken the Amateur's Code by Paul M. Segal as a Code of > Honor. A Code of Honor cannot be enforced - it it up to each individual > to decide if he is honest enough to follow it. It's a personal thing. > Even though a Code of Honor cannot be e

Re: [DX-CHAT] Fw: A reminder, just a reminder

2007-08-11 Thread Charles Gallo
On 8/11/2007 nick cominos wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "nick cominos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Nick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 9:22 PM > Subject: none >> The Amateur's Code >> by Paul M. Segal, W9EEA (1928) ...snip.. Please The only code tha

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

2007-05-11 Thread Charles Gallo
On 5/10/2007 Dan Zimmerman N3OX wrote: > Why do you feel that each entity should have a permanent population? > Why not start a seperate award for that instead? Because I feel the rest are silly - really. I got BS7 - I got Peter I, I got KP5 - I feel all 3 are silly. Just my 2 cents worth. I

Re: [DX-CHAT] BS7H thoughts

2007-05-10 Thread Charles Gallo
On 5/10/2007 Bernie McClenny, W3UR wrote: > HS0ZCW, who sometimes operates as K4VUD said "Maybe it is time to re-think > the DXCC status of this place?" I actually have read the rules - and I think they are rather silly - I follow them, but, if I was running the program, I'd add one simple

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

2007-05-06 Thread Charles Gallo
Honest answer? I don't care what you think. I help Pete out setting up his house and station, he's helped me with mine, and will be here when my antennas go up next month. It's called friendship. Frankly, I'm NOT a serious DXer - I have 6-7 all time new ones sitting here - haven't bothered s

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

2007-05-06 Thread Charles Gallo
On 5/6/2007 Peter Dougherty wrote: > I'm willing to wager that for most of the complainers, if they did > two things they'd get a lot more in the log. Buy a small amp. 600W or > 800W makes a HUGE difference (difference between working an > ultra-rare one and not), and two, if putting up a yag

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

2006-10-12 Thread Charles Gallo
On 10/12/2006 Dan Zimmerman N3OX wrote: > The only downside I see right now is going to be extra crowding in the > big digital *contests* And the fact that the VECs have to change all the exams -- 73 de KG2V For the Children - RKBA! "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a

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

2006-08-04 Thread Charles Gallo
On 8/4/2006 LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad wrote: > That reminds me of the American " World series " of a game not played > anywhere else but in NA ! Saw a tee shirt today that said "How come it's the world series, if they always play in the Bronx" -- 73 de KG2V For the Children - RKBA! "Think a

Re: Fwd: RE: [DX-CHAT] 3Y0X

2006-05-13 Thread Charles Gallo
I don't know - I agree with Pete - LOTW is fine. In fact, I'll go one step further - I PREFER LOTW. Why? QSL cards are clutter - I have more than enough clutter. I look at inbound cards long enough to log them into my PC, and I toss them in my desk - when I have had to apply for something, I so

[DX-CHAT] KVM switch?

2005-10-20 Thread Charles Gallo
Hi, Today I decided to try and trace down the rather LOUD extremely broad banded hash that I was hearing on my rig. To make a LONG story short - my KVM switch was the cuprite - take the KVM out of line, hook direct to the PC, and I dropped the noise in my shack 3-4 S units across the board, and in