Re: [DX-CHAT] XF4IH QSLs?
Visit my Website at:www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: Ron St.Laurent ND5S To: dx-chat ; Steve Lawrence Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 5:53 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Re: [DX-CHAT] XF4IH QSLs? Hi Steve, I received mine some 2 or 3 weeks ago. However, multiple CW/band contacts on 15/30/40 were missing. I had my doubts as I listened to the CW operator on-the-air. Did anyone else have this same experience? Ron ND5S Visit my Website at:www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: Steve Lawrence To: dx-chat Sent: Sunday, September 19, 2004 5:31 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] XF4IH QSLs? Anyone know the status of XF4IH QSLing?73, Steve WB6RSESubscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chatTo post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED]This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
[DX-CHAT] How Would You Respond ??
Hi Larry, Not knowing anything else about the guy I would cut him some slack and send the card with a 7.0 MHZ frequency. At least he is trying CW which is more than can be said for a lot of folks out there. He even QSLed which is another sign that his heart is in the right place. If he is nervous about his code, which he may be, he might not have figured the T to be the T of RST. As far as his operating frequency, it's just a fact (like it or not) that 5 WPM is the requirement for Extra now. As long as he is licensed for that segment he has a right to be there. The transposition of numbers could even be dilexia. Best 73, Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: Larry, K4WLS [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [DX-Chat] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, April 04, 2004 10:15 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] How Would You Respond ?? Last week I had a CW QSO with relatively new ham (3 Yrs on air) on 7012 KHz. I had to slow down Loigikey to 4 WPM for him to copy. He gave me a 597 report. Asked him to AS while I checked my CW tone. He did not know what that meant - so told him to STANBY. Switched on another RX - my TS-870 sig was T9. Told him my CW sig was T9 - he didn't know what T9 meant either. Gave that up and we went throught the rest of the pleasantries of a QSO: rig, WX, age, occupation, etc. Before finishing QSO, he asked me to slow down speed again (he did not use QRS). I set Logikeyer to 3 WPM and put extra long spaces between characters. Before signing, I recommended that he might spend some more time in the General portion of band. Told him a lot of new CW guys hung out around 7040 KHz, he could get improve his operating skills, his code speed, and probably avoid the risk of getting his feelings hurt by a an ole crusty Extra (I still am to some extent). I could tell he took a little offense to this statement. Friday, I got a QSL card from him: On the QSL my report was listed as 459, and the Freq was 7820 Mhz. So how would you respond to this QSL ??? (1) Throw it in the trashcan. (2) Return QSL and tell him you would be glad to QSL if he sent another QSL with the correct QSO info. (3) Send him a QSL for a QSO on 7820 MHz and put his RST as 123 on QSL. Just sorta curious what you would honestly do in this situation. C'mon now guys be honest !! TKS, Larry K4WLS Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] Unethical Practice
Copying from one is plagarism . . . copying from many is research. Ron ND5S - Original Message - From: Tom Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 14:15 Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Unethical Practice Charles, et. al: As a former newspaper reporter having your stuff (our word for stories, not my XYL Cheryl WY5H cleaning up the shack) picked up by other media was/is a common thing. Its not right, but it happens all the time. Sometimes credit is given, sometimes not. I used to get a kick out of some of the small town radio stations around Waco TX where I worked for 6 1/2 years reading my stories on the air, mistakes and all without any corrections or even fact checking. I once listened to one station read verbatim a 30 inch long feature story I wrote on one man in the town where this particular station was located, even hearing the pages rustle as he followed the story to the part that jumped inside. A 30 inch feature story takes at least 10 minutes to read on the air if not longer and its not written in radio broadcast style. I guess I should have provided broadcast style rewrites of my stories hi hi. Another time back in the 1970s I broke the story of warrants being issued for the arrest of a senior Dallas/Fort Worth area police officer for the murder of a prostitute at a Waco massage parlor because the detective working the case said he would have the guy in custody before morning and he assured me it would not hurt his case or the arrest, otherwise I would have sat on the story. Well the local radio stations at first ran my story as their story (they had just learned of the impending arrest) but when the arrest didn't happen as quickly as the detectives said it would these same stations that had learned of the impending arrest suddenly turned on me and my newspaper like Piranhas going after a side of beef. They distanced themselves in a hurry saying the arrest was delayed because of a Waco newspaper's premature release of the information. But a little while later in the morning when the Waco PD did announce the arrest, they touted it again that they had announced the impending arrest in their newscasts that morning. This has nothing to do with picking up information off of one web site and putting it on another, but stuff like this happens all the time. Tom, WW5L, 7P8TA, V31EF, G0/WW5L PS: Nice to see you teach plagiarism in college. I had it drilled into me writing research papers during my grad school days in mass communications. Charles Harpole wrote: I am not a member of any DX club, but I think WLS over reacted to the repeating of web info as per an earlier chat. While it would have been nice and proper for reference to be made to the original source of the tips to say this incident is unethical is a stretch. One has to realize that the Web is a new thing nothing on it can be verified or authenticated, everything on it is just like a big conversation or even a bull session informal, filled with opinion, and very often not accurate. One's words can spread with one's control archived, quoted, misquoted at will. I teach plagiarism in college classes. Yes, this incident is plagiarism in the pure sense, it is hardly intellectual theft where someone plans to profit or benefit by stealing another person's ideas. Intellectual property is only protected by copyright for the life of the author plus 75 years. Charles Harpole [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar get it now! http://clk.atdmt.com/AVE/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] YIs in ARRL/SSB Contest?
John, I agree. Only problem is some of our brethren get rather greedy when DX is out there and have unrealistic expectations of operations. To use your own words we must remember that the goal of the activity is to provide relaxation for service men and women far from home. That translates to respecting when a station wants to QRT, respecting a ragchew that the op in Iraq is enjoying, pay attention to his/her instructions, etc. Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: John Warren [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 7:34 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] YIs in ARRL/SSB Contest? Mal N7MAL wrote on DX-News: Yeh Right, it's not like they don't have anything else to do. They are there on vacation. Let's start thinking of them as soldiers, who are dying everyday, not your play toys. I'm baffled Mal. Nobody MADE those good folks request amateur radio licenses. Presumably they want a little bit of RR from all the going on around them in Iraq. My Play Toys? - I feel pretty good about giving them something less deadly to worry about for a short while. Ham radio has a long tradition of providing relaxation for service men and women far from home. 73, John, NT5C. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] IRC question please
Based on IRC's I have received (several hundred), the post offices use a standard cancellation stamp showing their post office and date. For both old and new IRC's, they are stamped on the left side of the coupon. The new coupon does not have a place to stamp the price of the IRC. The old coupon had a center box for the price which was stamped in local currency (yen, dollars, etc.), but only about half of the IRC's were actually stamped with the price. I hope this helps. Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: Gary Stone [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX Chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2004 8:41 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] IRC question please Hi, I have heard it said that an IRC 'must be stamped.' Can someone give me a little more details please? Is this the 'date/time' stamp the post office uses? My local post office finally got a few IRCs and don't know how to stamp them. I suggested they look it up in their manuals but I don't know... What is the proper way to 'stamp' an IRC? Also, if one is sent (I just did) to Russia, for example, and it is not stamped will it be useless? Or does that depend on the country it is heading for? I have cfm 325 dxcc on ssb with $$ but now trying for CW and some of the Russian countries are telling me in email to send ONLY ircs and NO CASH. So, I am now able to buy them from my local post office but I need to know the proper procedure. 73 de Gary Stone, N5PHT - Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance: Get your refund fast by filing online Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] FR/E - Comments
Was just browsing through the TO4E Guestbook and saw this recent entry: For the English speaking: F5OGL said that turtles are laying eggs near the station and by all means they must not be disturbed. Any noise during the night is not possible thus. Please understand and don't comment with anything like poor operation etc. You will have enough opportunity to work them during the contest and till December 15 or 16. My highest respect ! 73, Hans, DJ7BA Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] Deleted vs Expunged
Bruce, I may be missing something, but using your logic, a new guy could NEVER get to the top of the all time list as there are entities he couldn't possibly work as these entities are on the deleted list. The current method levels the playing field as available entities are available to all. Under the new rules attrition will eventually take care of the deleted good ones out there. Best 73, Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: bruce makas [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: DX chat submital [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DX submital [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 8:42 AM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Deleted vs Expunged Apologies to Bernie W3UR and the Daily DX Bulletin but the following is copied from today's edition (you really should subscribe if you are not): -- Reader K9KK, Rick, asks for an explanation of the difference between deleting a DXCC entity and removing it. I believe this comes up in connection with the recent discussion of East Timor/Timor-Leste, the operations during the UNTAET period and post-UNTAET period. W3UR says this has been asked a lot lately. I'll try my best to explain this, according to my understanding of it. I do think it's kind of hard to understand. First, the way it used to be: When a country ceased to exist, it became a deleted country but still counted toward your DXCC grand total of countries. Hence, some old timers have had 390 or so countries, though there currently are only 335 countries in existence. When DXCC was revamped in 2000, that concept was changed to this: When a country ceases to exist it does not go into you deleted entities list but is taken away from your all-time total. Hence, there will be no new deleted entities that count in your total. Bernie and I both prefer the old way. My comment is that I, and all DXers that I have discussed this with, also agree that the old way is better. I do not see any logical reason to expunge (hope the spelling is right) a credit that was earned by a DXer. The only possible reason that I can even think of is so the new guys, whoever they are, can get at the top of the all time list without having to work at it for years. Seems foolish to me to ignore the accomplishments of a long time DXer and his high all time count when the previous current country count is also available. Number 1 plaques are available as is top of the honor roll listing for all current countries. Keep the all time counts going. Any chance that we can get the League to reverse this absurd position? 73, Bruce K1MY Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] Deleted vs Expunged
I respectfully submit, not if it's unattainable. Lowering the standards does not apply here. Those who are enjoying the status of deleted countries still enjoy them. It's just that from now forward newly deleted countries will not count. I have no qualms with that happening to any entities in my QSO count. Ron Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: Dean Norris [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ron St.Laurent ND5S [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DX chat submital [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 10:10 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Deleted vs Expunged At 06:47 6/16/2003, Ron St.Laurent ND5S wrote: Bruce, I may be missing something, but using your logic, a new guy could NEVER get to the top of the all time list as there are entities he couldn't possibly work as these entities are on the deleted list. The current method levels the playing field as available entities are available to all. Under the new rules attrition will eventually take care of the deleted good ones out there. Best 73, Ron ND5S I started DXing in 1957. I will never have all the countries which enjoyed listing as DXCC entities. I have 354 Possible to confirm and set currently at 353. I do have 334 of the 335 current. If we have to level the playing field (Read: lower the standards) this detracts from the accomplishments of those who expended time and money to get to a past goal. Just to whom is it fair? Dean Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] eQSL
I wonder if the program handles this? An old call (sometimes not so old) is reissued and cards before December 2002 go to the old K5%$# and cards after December 2002 go to the new K5%$#. I'm a card sorter for the 5 buro and I have instances of this in my files. Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: Ron Notarius WN3VAW [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] eQSL I'd bet that at least a few of those not in log were from people who changed their call after working you. I've had a few like that; appears that the eQSL database isn't set to distinguish the before and after when this happens. 73, ron wn3vaw There must be some mistake. The Pirates in first? QRM on my end, probably. --John W3ULS (and there's no QRM, either) - Original Message - From: John C Owens [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 1:24 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] eQSL Upon accessing my backlog of eQSLs at their site, I find the following: 19 from cards that I had QSL'd through the bureau and have never received a response (other than this) 15 that I QSL'd via the bureau and that sent me an eQSL as well as a bureau card. 24 that were not in the log. Most of these are from US contacts that I didn't put in my log. 11 from stations that I worked, but didn't request cards from via the bureau or otherwise. Some of the 19 that only responded via eQSL may have also sent bureau cards and they just haven't arrived yet. No way of knowing. Of those that were contacts over a year ago, it is probably best to just QSL again via the bureau since they may have sent eQSL's back then thinking they were going to be accepted by DXCC. Very interesting!! John Owens - N7SEJ Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today Only $9.95 per month! Visit www.juno.com Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
Re: [DX-CHAT] WN3VAW Antenna
Be careful what you wish for. If you're an active ham the last thing you would want is another active ham next door. Ron ND5S Visit my Website at: www.qsl.net/nd5s - Original Message - From: Alek Petkovic [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: N5KD [EMAIL PROTECTED]; DX CHAT input [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2003 3:27 AM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] WN3VAW Antenna Yeah, that's what I reckon too Ron. My dream is to have a retirement village where each and every dwelling has a 70' mast with a tribander and low band wires hanging off it as well. It must be possible to do this kind of thing 73, Alek VK6APK At 09:50 PM 22/03/2003 -0600, N5KD wrote: Ron, Why put yourself through this There MUST be somewhere unrestricted. somewhere. If you have to choose between antenna or QTH, there surely is no question. I got this place on condition ONLY that there were no antenna deed restrictions. I understand you are a hard-core radio nut (judged by the amount of bandwidth you use - Your DX site is great - this is not a flame) so why don't you select a more friendly QTH Good luck and DX Ron, 73' Pete. Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
