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Possible enhancement into AZ
Jay
FYI all. 1:07 PM - Jay N1AV |
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Re: Club call
Keith Morehouse
Ask and you shall receive. The attachment is a spot search on W5UHF from DX Summit, using a start date of 1995. You'll note the last entry is 2009 and probably the previous owner, who I didn't know. There is another page, but this page answers my question. With the rise of Skimmers for CW spots and PSKReporter for WSJT spots, both feeding into aggregators like DX Summit, I find it VERY unlikely W5UHF has been used for any period of time on either of those modes. The QSO in question must have been a very unlikely error or ....... -W9RM Keith J Morehouse Managing Partner Calmesa Partners G.P. Olathe, CO  On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 8:53 AM Bob Kmak <bobkmak@...> wrote: Hi Arne, |
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Re: Club call
Bob K5WO
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I totally agree and expect that I would be notified if anyone was going to use the call. I don’t believe it was a valid contact but wanted to try to make sure that no one was using our club call on 160m. I’m going to return the card. As far as a pirate using the call that’s more difficult. I’ll look into it as much as I can- if anyone sees our call showing up in spots please let me know. 73, Bob K5WO On Nov 9, 2020, at 1:10 PM, ARNE GJERNING <n7ka@...> wrote: |
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Re: Club call
KC7QY
I just looked at QRZ and see that there have been 881 lookups. Seems a bit large for a call that's only been used in V/UHF contests. Might be a pirate out there. You might consider putting a note on QRZ the the call is generally only used on VHF/UHF. Either way, I agree, send the card back as NIL and operation not authorized. Jim KC7QY
On Monday, November 9, 2020, 03:45:57 PM MST, Ed <n5jeh@...> wrote:
I don’t believe a false decode would make it thru the complete QSO exchange. May be wromg but that’s my take on it. Looks like someone was using the club call. ????
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Re: Club call
Ed
I don’t believe a false decode would make it thru the complete QSO exchange. May be wromg but that’s my take on it. Looks like someone was using the club call. ????
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Re: Club call
K Chapman
On 2020-11-09 21:10, Arne N7KA wrote:
AS trustee you are responsible for all actions as the result of someone using the call. Therefore you should control use closely. No NMVHF club member should be using the call UNLESS you have authorized another club member to use it for an event. Technically, this means if I would like to use the W5UHF call in a VHF contest I must first ask you and receive permission to do so from you. And it would be a good idea to keep aa log of call use.HI. I ran an SDR FT8 spot monitor which listened on multiple bands and band segments simultaneously, continuously. Just because a receiving station’s software decodes certain information doesn‘t necessarily mean it was sent that way. I decoded several corrupted calls in the middle of nowhere with false information. -- Kyle Chapman Student, M.A. Übersetzungswissenschaft Universität Heidelberg Chapman Translation LLC http://kchapman.de (06221) 187 54 38 (Festnetz) +1 (505) 847-3071 |
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Club call
Arne N7KA
AS trustee you are responsible for all actions as the result of someone using the call. Therefore you should control use closely. No NMVHF club member should be using the call UNLESS you have authorized another club member to use it for an event. Technically, this means if I would like to use the W5UHF call in a VHF contest I must first ask you and receive permission to do so from you. And it would be a good idea to keep aa log of call use.
To that end you should consider publishing a note to all members that use of W5UHF requires a request and approval from you. Now for that W6GLN?? QSL request, advise him no one was AUTHORIZED to use the call. And W9RM is right, how can you mess up a call in FT8 when the call is derived by setup data in the computer Arne N7KA |
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Re: W5UHF QSO on 160 Meters?
Keith Morehouse
Funny... I'd think it would be pretty tough to get a call wrong on FT8... -W9RM Keith Morehouse via MotoG On Wed, Nov 4, 2020, 10:57 AM Bill <bill4070@...> wrote:
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Re: W5UHF QSO on 160 Meters?
Bill
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Nope, not me. Thx for asking. Bill W7QQ On Nov 4, 2020, at 10:09 AM, Bob Kmak <bobkmak@...> wrote:
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W5UHF QSO on 160 Meters?
Bob K5WO
Hi All, I received a QSL card from W5GLN asking confirmation for a FT8 QSO on 10/22/20, 1.841 MHz at 0117 UTC. I'm guessing its a case of getting the callsign wrong but want to ask just in case. Does this ring a bell with anybody? Thanks and 73, Bob K5WO |
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weather/propagation interactions
Bruce Draper
This looks like it would be of interest to you guys! -Bruce AA5B Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2020 11:19 AM Subject: Save the Date Announcement: DDCC Zoom™ Presentation by Jim G3YLA on Weather and Propagation
Deep Dixie Contest Club (DDCC) members and special guests—
SAVE THE DATE!! Thursday, November 5 @ 7:30 PM Central STANDARD Time —> 0130z
We are extremely excited to bring an entirely new flavor to our Deep Dixie CC Zoom™ Learning Series programs! We’re bringing real DX to the podium this time! Our speaker for this next session on Thursday evening, November 5, is Jim Bacon G3YLA, from near Norwich, United Kingdom. So, please pass the word far and wide to make sure we have lots of contesters joining us for what will surely be an informative and invigorating presentation on elements of weather and propagation to enhance our contesting results.
About our speaker: Jim Bacon G3YLA Jim Bacon has been a professional meteorologist since 1968 and, although retired now, remains intrigued by weather and propagation. He is a seasoned operator and contester, especially in the realm of VHF and UHF. He is a valued and long-time member of the Norfolk Amateur Radio Club (NARC) in Norwich, UK. In recognition of his stellar prowess as an operator, he was inducted into the First Class Operators Club (FOC). Jim’s interest in and substantial experience as a meteorologist for the British Broadcasting Company (BBC) have aided him in becoming known more widely as a valuable expert in the areas of weather and propagation. As such, he was asked to serve as a member of the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee. He has written many articles and presented at the RSGB Convention and HAMSCI gathering in recent years. For more details on this aspect of Jim’s life, check out his QRZ.com page. You will find that quite interesting. As an example of Jim’s meteorological broadcasting expertise, I found this charming YouTube video available. Quite certainly, our next guest presenter is adored among his friends, colleagues, and viewers in the UK. So, just tap into this short YouTube video and enjoy a brief tribute to this outstanding gentleman — https://youtu.be/rM7QBWl8JWw
PLEASE invite all radio enthusiasts to join us for this presentation! Pass the word around. Post it to all your club members. ~~~~~~~~~~~~ DETAILS:
Date: Thursday, November 5, 2020 (even though the meeting begins on Nov 6 according to Zulu time) Time: 7:30 PM Central STANDARD Time. That will be 0130z. Speaker: Jim Bacon G3YLA Topic: Contester’s Guide to Weather and Propagation Description: There are many areas of amateur radio operating in which we think of the solar conditions as the main determinant of outcomes on the bands. There are, however, numerous propagation modes where the weather plays an important role. This talk will explore some of the ways that you can increase your chances of success on the bands by remaining in the troposphere and employing a little knowledge of the weather. My two main areas of interest and professional experience are Tropo and Sporadic E, which although is up above 100km, we can show important links to what the weather does below 15km! This can be a good thing because it provides a way to second guess in which directions the openings might develop. If you have never worked sporadic E before, I guarantee you will next season by adding just one thing into your daily amateur routine next summer. Please join me for my talk on Weather and Propagation to find out about the scene on the VHF bands in Europe and we can explore the possibility of applying similar practices in the States.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here is the official invitation that you may use to connect to our Zoom™ meeting room:
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PLEASE pass this information along to your friends in other radio clubs around the world. Deep Dixie CC extends an hospitable welcome to amateurs living anywhere on the globe—or beyond! ~~~~~~~~~~~~ [To view past Deep Dixie CC presentations on YouTube, go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHSrV6IRXBbXGZn40Z8CFYw ]
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Re: AA5PR/R Sept. contest rove
Jay
John, Thanks for the pair of grids during the contest during your rove. One was a WBNC, so it will be nice to get that one confirmed towards FFMA. - Jay N1AV DM43 On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 6:37 PM John Klem <klemjf@...> wrote: I'll have to say, this one was hard. I heard absolutely no hint of any |
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Re: AA5PR/R Sept. contest rove
Jonesy, Sorry I missed you when I was in DM76 on Sunday. I was at the Truchas overlook. It is good for most directions except the northeast. 73, Jon W0AMT On Wed, 16 Sep 2020, John Klem wrote: |
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Re: AA5PR/R Sept. contest rove
On Wed, 16 Sep 2020, John Klem wrote:
Hi Jim,I was given a Heads Up by someone on the Colorado Front Slope about W0AMT/R (... maybe not until Sunday.) I was 'alert' for his sig, but I never caught even a suspect sig from DM76. It's a shame, because Rovers need little successes like that to remain encouraged about going out The Next Time. :-) 73 Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | https://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | __ linux FreeBSD 38.238N 104.547W | jonz.net | DM78rf | 73 SK |
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Re: AA5PR/R Sept. contest rove
John Klem
Hi Jim, Did you connect with Jon, W0AMT/R, in DM76? John On 9/15/2020 7:51 PM, KC7QY wrote:
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ARRL Sep VHF W3DHJ/R Limited Rover
ARRL September VHF Contest - 2020
Call: W3DHJ/R Operator(s): W3DHJ Station: W3DHJ/R Class: Limited Rover LP QTH: DM77-78-87-88 Operating Time (hrs): 19.75 RoverLog QSOs by Activated Grid: Grid QSOs DM77 17 DM78 9 DM87 11 DM88 12 RoverLog Score Summary: Band QSOs Value QSOPts Mults 50 3 1 3 2 144 28 1 28 8 432 18 2 36 5 Grids activated: 4 Totals: 49 67 19 Claimed Score: 1273 Old Skool: SSB & CW As with everything 2020, this contest was "different". I had 17 QSOs on 432; which exceeds the count in any VHF contest since I added 432 in 2016. Too, 20 of my QSOs were CW; which is double the count of _any_ VHF contest going back to my Rover beginnings in 2006. The 6 QSOs with John, AA5PR/R - 4 on 2M (1 PH!), 2 on 432 (1 PH!) - to DM76, DM85, & DM86 in New Mexico were a Real Treat, and added mightily to my score. Then there was the 2M CW QSO with Arne, N7KA (DM65) also in N.M. It's been quite some time since I managed any weak sig work into N.M. Never heard any Wyo. or Nebr. OPs. Never heard George, AB0YM/r when he was in that territory on Saturday. George and I completed several times on Sunday. As usual I heard N0YK in Kansas on 2M Cw Sunday eve - Strong - and, just as usual, he did not hear my reply. Yes, as everyone has reported, 6 Meters was pure crap all weekend. I had just three (3!) QSOs on Six. There was some "suggestive" 6M skip starting up around 2030Z on Sunday, but it never amounted to anything. I feel, as on Field Day, that my CW QSOs should count as 2 points, and every poor OP that completed with me and my cringe-worthy CW should get 4 points. HI!HI! 72, Jonesy -- Marvin L Jones | W3DHJ | W3DHJ | https://W3DHJ.net/ Pueblo, Colorado | @ | Jonesy | __ linux FreeBSD 38.238N 104.547W | jonz.net | DM78rf | 73 SK |
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Re: AA5PR/R Sept. contest rove
Bruce Draper
Nice photo, terrible conditions. But it sounds like you had fun and interesting times. -Bruce, the other AA5 On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 7:37 PM John Klem <klemjf@...> wrote: I'll have to say, this one was hard. I heard absolutely no hint of any |
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Re: AA5PR/R Sept. contest rove
KC7QY
John, Yes, this was a tough Sept Test. I ended up with just 16Qs in 16 grids (256 pts). All the Qs were in DM except for one in EM00 and Rafa in XE. Only managed one 2M Q with a portable on Mag Ridge! Lot of the regulars were MIA this time around. Sorry DM76 turned out to be a bust. Jim KC7QY
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020, 07:37:47 PM MDT, John Klem <klemjf@...> wrote:
I'll have to say, this one was hard. I heard absolutely no hint of any opening on 6 m. Despite my cell carrier claiming service in the area, they had none, so I had no way of coordinating contacts. That left a lot band/mode/heading combinations for what should have been some relatively easy contacts, so they didn't happen. Over half my contacts were on 6 m meteor scatter, which is difficult with 100 W and a Moxon. I amused (?) myself with the observation that in a typical QSO I probably had 10-20 decodes of my partner for each he had of me. My intended operating and camping spot in DM76 turned out to be accessible only by a stretch of 2-track mud through grass, so I had to settle for a site with an unfavorable southern horizon. On the bright side: I had a higher than usual proportion of contacts above 6 m. Jonesy, W3DHJ/R, helped a lot, contributing more than a quarter of my score. I was able to give new FFMA grids to several people. No major equipment failures. The weather was great. The night sky was dark. And there were little owls all over. 30 QSO points, 25 mults, 750 points The picture shows the best available accommodations in the area. John, AA5PR |
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AA5PR/R Sept. contest rove
John Klem
I'll have to say, this one was hard. I heard absolutely no hint of any opening on 6 m. Despite my cell carrier claiming service in the area, they had none, so I had no way of coordinating contacts. That left a lot band/mode/heading combinations for what should have been some relatively easy contacts, so they didn't happen.
Over half my contacts were on 6 m meteor scatter, which is difficult with 100 W and a Moxon. I amused (?) myself with the observation that in a typical QSO I probably had 10-20 decodes of my partner for each he had of me. My intended operating and camping spot in DM76 turned out to be accessible only by a stretch of 2-track mud through grass, so I had to settle for a site with an unfavorable southern horizon. On the bright side: I had a higher than usual proportion of contacts above 6 m. Jonesy, W3DHJ/R, helped a lot, contributing more than a quarter of my score. I was able to give new FFMA grids to several people. No major equipment failures. The weather was great. The night sky was dark. And there were little owls all over. 30 QSO points, 25 mults, 750 points The picture shows the best available accommodations in the area. John, AA5PR 
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Re: N7GP/R Rover plans for this weekend SEPT VHf CONTEST
Steve Hutcherson <Wb5cts@...>
GM Tom,
I will look for you Saturday from DM22QQ Yuma. May be tough getting over Telegraph Pass but, lets try it. 50,144,432,1296 Hutch WB5CTS DM22QQ NMVHF # 42 |
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