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Date: Sun, 4 Sep 94 04:30:07 PDT
From: Info-Hams Mailing List and Newsgroup <info-hams@ucsd.edu>
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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
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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
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Date: 3 Sep 1994 00:07:49 GMT
From: tymix.Tymnet.COM!niagara!flanagan@uunet.uu.net
To: info-hams@ucsd.edu
References <Pine.3.89.9408300820.A5777-0100000@bigcat>, <n1gakCvD4B4.65s@netcom.com>, <CvFDGq.5zs@vcd.hp.com>news.b
Subject : Re: Number of Call Signs
In article <CvFDGq.5zs@vcd.hp.com> 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
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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>, <CvBpGF.GCJ@news.Hawaii.Edu>│½
Reply-To : Michael@arkas.demon.co.uk
Subject : Re: Ragchewing conversational protocol
In article <CvBpGF.GCJ@news.Hawaii.Edu>
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
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