Date: Sun, 4 Sep 94 04:30:07 PDT From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Info-Hams-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Info-Hams@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Info-Hams Digest V94 #991 To: Info-Hams Info-Hams Digest Sun, 4 Sep 94 Volume 94 : Issue 991 Today's Topics: VE Test in NJ Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Info-Hams Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/info-hams". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 4 Sep 1994 00:17:52 -0400 From: gti.gti.net!gti.gti.net!not-for-mail@uunet.uu.net Subject: VE Test in NJ To: info-hams@ucsd.edu FYI ... A VE test in NJ that didn't make it on the last exam list from the ARRL: September 29 - 7:00pm Florham Park, NJ Morris & Essex Amateur Radio Club Contact: Ken (WA2VCI) : 201-377-4776 ------------------------------ Date: 3 Sep 1994 00:07:49 GMT From: tymix.Tymnet.COM!niagara!flanagan@uunet.uu.net To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References , , news.b Subject : Re: Number of Call Signs In article dmunroe@vcd.hp.com (Simpson Balaclava) writes: >Is district 7 really out of 1-by-3's? Yup, it sure is. There are still plenty of 2X2 calls to go around for the Advanced and Extras, but Generals and below are already into the KC7*** range. 73, Dick -- Dick Flanagan, W6OLD w6old@wa6ewv.#nocal.ca.usa.na dick@libelle.com CIS:73672,751 GEnie:FLANAGAN ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Sep 1994 21:47:12 +0000 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!newshub.nosc.mil!crash!news.sprintlink.net!demon!arkas.demon.co.uk!Michael@network.ucsd.edu To: info-hams@ucsd.edu References <1994Aug22.151450.9440@hayes>, <1994Aug29.205116.24390@ke4zv.atl.ga.us>, ³« Reply-To : Michael@arkas.demon.co.uk Subject : Re: Ragchewing conversational protocol In article jeffrey@kahuna.tmc.edu "Jeffrey Herman" writes: [snip] > Out of the 168 hours each week how many hours are the bands used > in contesting? Remember, some weekends there are no contests. > And even if there is a contest on a particular weekend, use an > unused band. Contests ... some non-ham friends of mine, who heard a "postcode" contest on 2 m one night, dubbed the activity as "playing taxis"! :) I don't mind contests as long as the participants don't assume that *everyone* on the band is a contest station. I've had some experiences where contesters have broken into qso's and asked for numbers. I usually reply with a "sorry, mate, I'm not working contest" (I would be calling "cq contest", or answering such a call, if I was! :) .) As for the dictum of using another band ... no, I don't adhere to that. If I have a trans-pacific sked, and 20 m only is open for that path, then I'll use 20 m - irrespective of the amount of contesting on the band. I work on the principle that I pay my licence fee like everyone else (right now I pay two ...), and hence I see no reason why I should use another band just because the one I want to use is carrying contest traffic. Given the above, the proviso for using the band for non-contest ops during a contest is that there must be a *free* chunk of spectrum in which to transmit, of course. Usually this isn't too much of a problem. However, skeds on "contested" bands are often punctuated with the words "the frequency *is* in use, pal" as someone starts calling "cq contest" right over the top of you or your qso partner. Having said all that, I'll also add that I have had fun in contests - especially on HF. I've worked call areas in contests that I've never worked again during "normal" dx activities. Contests are certainly an interesting means of determining band conditions - I've been amazed at just how well 10 m performs when it is supposed to be "dead". But, like everything, there is an ettiquette to follow in contesting - and I strongly believe that this applies to consideration to other, non-contesting band users. Often it appears that the actions of a few inconsiderate individuals ends up queering the pitch for the majority of considerate contesters. 73's, and happy contesting / qso'ing - whatever you're doing! -- Mike Dower G0VEY 'Quoth the raven, "Never more".' ... Poe VK2ENG ------------------------------ End of Info-Hams Digest V94 #991 ******************************