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16  eHam Forums / Contesting / Pennsylvania QSO Party on: October 12, 2007, 02:46:13 PM
Actually, I may work some some CW and Phone if I have extra time.

73, Jim
AD6WL
17  eHam Forums / Contesting / Pennsylvania QSO Party on: October 12, 2007, 02:41:24 PM
I will be working the two different RTTY contest this weekend but if anyone from the PAQP answers my call I will give the required Ser# and ARRL section for a contact.  

I will be using a generic CQ CONTEST DE AD6WL CQ when I call so I will be open to any of the contesters that need a contact.  But, I will only be workig RTTY.

73, Jim
AD6WL
18  eHam Forums / Elmers / CW key fright!!!! on: October 12, 2007, 02:23:55 PM
I'm a relatively new ham and first learned the code at 5wpm in 2001.  I have never had a problem finding other hams who would slow down for me.  If you can only copy at 5wpm then you should only send at 5wpm.  Never send faster then you can copy because in general whatever speed you send at most hams will return your CQ at the same speed.

Also, the lower portions of the band are usually where DX pileups and the high speed guys hangout.  If you move up to around 7.050, 14.050, 21.050 then you will find the slower speed and more casual ops.  The freqs ending in .058 like 14.058 are the FISTS freqs and they will definitely slow down for you.

www.fists.org

You can also try the Yahoo QRS group to set up a sked with slow speed ops.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/QRS-CW/

Here is a previous article I did on this:
http://www.eham.net/articles/13355

73, Jim
AD6WL
19  eHam Forums / Elmers / The Best Software for the FT-857D on: October 11, 2007, 11:32:21 AM
I can't personally say which is the best software for this particular rig, but I use the following software.

For general logging: Logger32

For contesting: Writelog

73, Jim
AD6WL
20  eHam Forums / CW / Interesting Survey. on: October 11, 2007, 11:28:12 AM
It seems that contesters are very fond of CW.  Apparently, about 67% of all contesters use CW:

http://www.contesting.com/survey/
21  eHam Forums / Elmers / band openings on: October 06, 2007, 01:14:07 PM
I been workin lotsa DX on 20 meters even with da low sunspots.  Not much on 15 or 10 but der is sum.
22  eHam Forums / Elmers / I need Help This Weekend on: October 06, 2007, 09:01:41 AM
Tom, I should get on some this weekend.  Not sure how long I have to work today or what the XYL will want to do.  But I will get on some.

73, Jim
AD6WL
23  eHam Forums / Elmers / cw decoder downloads on: October 06, 2007, 08:58:08 AM
To learn CW use G4FON software.  

To decode it use CWGet.

"So I have to ask the question WHY?"

Because it is fun.  

Because it is a challenge.

Because it is an ahcievment.

Because you can work more DX.

Because it is usefull.

24  eHam Forums / Elmers / De Ox on: October 04, 2007, 05:13:09 PM
I think I worked that OM.

He was calling CQ CQ CQ DE OX...

25  eHam Forums / Elmers / HF Broadcasting on: October 04, 2007, 05:03:22 PM
"I'm a relatively new ham (18 months) and so far, on HF (mostly 40 anf 80 meters) I have heard (for example):
A 30 minute reading of various religeous dogma on 3.44 Mhz with no station ID ( and lots of 'jammers').
An operator sending the bulk of the book of revelations VIA CW for over an two hours on 7.100 MHz, no station ID, ever
A fair amount of anti-(name a group, it doesn't really matter) pseudo-networks.
Graphic sexual references. Not the use of a word, but explicit in-depth discussion.
Racism.
Bigotry.
Pro-Slavery."

Wow, you heard all that in 18 months as a ham?  Or was some of that from SWL before you were a ham?  I'm also relatively new but a few more years then you and I can't say I have heard all or even most of this type of operating.  Perhaps you have a better antenna system then mine and can hear more or it may just be in your local area.  But I have almost never heard any of this nonsesne.
26  eHam Forums / CW / HF is Sooooo Dead Lately on: September 30, 2007, 08:14:02 AM
>>>>>>Each year there is less and less activity on the phone as well as the CW sub-bands. IMO, it will soon be to the point where we'll want to designate CW calling frequencies on the HF bands, to make it easier to find someone to talk to. In 10 years or so, we'll also want to designate HF phone calling frequencies for the same reason. We'll probably also want to designate "activity nights" where hams try to congregate on a particular band or sub-band. <<<<<<


I agree, heck, it was only about 6 years ago that 10 meter was great and so was 15 meters.  Now there are so few hams left that we all congregate on 20 meters durig the day and 40m at night.  

I doubt sunspots have anything to do with it.

;-)
Jim, AD6WL
27  eHam Forums / Elmers / Proper Phone Etiquette on: September 30, 2007, 07:52:34 AM
>>>14.230-14.236 RTTY stations <<<<

RTTY is not allowed above 14.150 in the 20m band.  What you are hearing is SSTV.  In my short time as a ham I have always herd that 14.230 is the generally accepted SSTV calling freq.


14.060 QRP CW calling frequency
14.070-14.095 RTTY
14.095-14.0995 Packet
14.100 NCDXF Beacons
14.1005-14.112 Packet
14.230 SSTV
14.285 QRP SSB calling frequency
14.286 AM calling frequency
28  eHam Forums / Elmers / Is Japan possible right now? on: September 28, 2007, 04:31:35 PM
Get on the RTTY freqs this weekend. Try to work JA at about 1 hour or so before sunset on 20 meters and then an hour or so before sunrise on 40 meters.

20 meters: 14.075-14.110Mhz
40 meters: 7.030-7.060Mhz

gl, 73
Jim, AD6WL

http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/RTTY%20Rules%2020076907.pdf
29  eHam Forums / CW / FISTS C2C (Coast to Coast) on: September 28, 2007, 11:58:17 AM
From:  http://www.fists.org/c2c.html

C2C (Coast to Coast)

2007 C2C (Coast to Coast)  - 1700Z, Sep 29 to 1700Z, Sep 30:

Rules:

Each first QSO with a club gives you a point multiplier.

See Scoring rule below.

All Participants:

1. Purpose: To contact as many clubs that have FISTS numbers as possible.

2. Mode: CW Only.

3. Contest dates: runs 24 hours 1700Z, Sep 29 to 1700Z, Sep 30

(PDT 10am Sat Sept 29th to 10am Sunday Sept 30

MDT 11am Sept 29th to 11am Sunday Sept 30

CDT 12pm Sept 29th to 12pm Sunday Sept 30

EDT 1pm Sept 29th to 1pm Sunday Sept 30

Clubs will operate on their own schedules. They are not required to be on

the air the entire 24 hours of the event.

4. Bands: 80, 40, 20, 15, and 10 meters. We encourage Clubs to use the

Novice segments also. Sorry, no WARC bands. Clubs will call near regular

FISTS frequencies.

5. Two categories of participants: QRP (5W or less) and QRO. All clubs will

be considered QRO.

6. Only FISTS clubs will call CQ. Clubs will call: "CQ C2C"

7. Exchange: Clubs and operators exchange the following elements:

o FISTS Members and Clubs: RST, Name, State (or 2 character prefix if DX),

and FISTS number. Clubs: Send only your club's FISTS number.

o U.S. Example: 579, Stan, VA, 2934

o DX Example: 599, Ralph, ZL, 1073

o Non-FISTS: RST, Name, State, and Power (be sure to suffix with 'W').

o U.S. Example: 459, Bill, OR, 50W

o DX Example: 569, Yuri, UA, 100W

8. Scoring for non-club operators: Points for scoring are accrued as

follows ?

o 1 point for each club worked on each band, once per band.

o For the first QSO with any club you accrue one multiplier point.

o To calculate your final score, multiply the total number of C2C club QSOs

times your multiplier points.

Examples:

o You had 20 club QSOs total. Those 20 QSOs were with 12 of the clubs

(remember that only one club QSO per band counts towards your total). Thus,

your final score is your multiplier, 12, times the total QSOs, 20 = 12 X 20

= 240 C2C points.

o You worked 15 clubs. 10 of those clubs you worked on one band, 5 you

worked on 2 bands. Your total QSOs are 10 + (5 x 2)= 20 QSOs. Since you

worked 15 clubs total, your final score is 15 X 20 = 300 C2C points.

o You worked 25 clubs on just one of the 5 bands. You worked the same 20

clubs once more each, but on one or more of the other 4 bands . Your

multiplier is then 25 (for 25 unique clubs) and you have 45 club QSOs total.

Your final score is then 25 times 45 = 1125 C2C points.

In summary

4. Your first QSO with a club counts 1 point for your multiplier and 1 point

for your total QSO count. Your total multiplier points cannot exceed the

number of clubs that are on the air.

5. You get 1 point toward your total QSO count for the same club each time

you work it on one of the other 4 bands.

6. You multiply all club QSOs times your multiplier for your total C2C

points.

 

Scoring for clubs. New this year is a more rational method of club scoring.

? 1 point for each QSO

? 1 multiplier for each state worked regardless of band

? To calculate your final score, multiply the total number of contacts by

the number of different states worked.

 

Example:

? You had a total of 80 QSO?s and 20 different states. (Remember, states

only count once regardless of band) The score would be 80 X 20 = 1600 club

points.

? The maximum number of multipliers is, of course, 50.

 

Club operators will NOT be eligible for personal points based on their QSO?s

using a club call. Club operators will be contributing to the score of their

club. Club operators can be spread out across the country much like the NAQP

teams. But they MUST NOT be on the same band at the same time. This will

require club callsign trustees to keep close track of operator times and

frequencies. Clubs will be disqualified if they are found to be transmitting

multiple signals on the same band simultaneously. This is in keeping with

the multi rule found in most contests.

 

Please submit logs in ASCII (text format) as an attachment to

fistsc2c@yahoo.com. Snail mail logs to

Paul Beringer NG7Z

4702 200th St SE

Bothell WA 98012

 

PLEASE SEND QUESTIONS AND LOGS ONLY TO PAUL NG7Z


30  eHam Forums / Contesting / California QSO Party on: September 28, 2007, 06:23:30 AM
Oh, I'll give it a shot.

73, Jim
AD6WL
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