Re: [DX-CHAT] unattended radio

2007-11-26 Thread Zack Widup
Beacons sure come in handy! I love the sound of 6 meter and 10 meter beacons filling the beacon subbands when the bands are open. But you're right; the darned things never want to work me. 73, Zack W9SZ On Tue, 27 Nov 2007, Charles Harpole wrote: Unattended radio, except for brief experim

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots

2007-11-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
I've heard worse reasons! -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Win Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 7:30 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots I'm with John on this,,because I like his QSL card. Win, W0LZ

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots

2007-11-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
[Warning: Long reply] Now this is why I really hate these types of discussions. Overlooked is all the years the ARRL fought for code tests. All that is remembered is when they bowed to the inevitable and tried to make the best of a bad situation. Let us not lose sight of the fact that the FCC

[DX-CHAT] unattended radio

2007-11-26 Thread Charles Harpole
Unattended radio, except for brief experiments, is not ham radio. Ham radio is personal. If one wants a robot, get on the Internet or buy a telephone answering machine (or a blow up love doll). 73Charles [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://njdxa.org> Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems

Re: [DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots

2007-11-26 Thread Win
I'm with John on this,,because I like his QSL card. Win, W0LZ - Original Message - From: "john" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 5:51 PM Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots At 06:15 PM 11/26/2007, you wrote: 1. The ARRL didn'

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots

2007-11-26 Thread john
At 06:15 PM 11/26/2007, you wrote: 1. The ARRL didn't push through the no code test license. Has everyone forgotten No Code International? They defended the "code test license" with all the enthusiasm of a wet noodle. 3. The digital robots exist. They're already out there. Their operat

RE: [DX-CHAT] Handheld SAT Antenna

2007-11-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Check the AMSAT pages. They had the kids build some really neat lightweight Sat yagis at the Symposium last month! 73 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of RUSSELL KELLAM JR Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 4:18 PM To: dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: [D

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots

2007-11-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
1. The ARRL didn't push through the no code test license. Has everyone forgotten No Code International? 2. The ARRL didn't initiate incentive licensing. The FCC did. What the ARRL did was take the FCC's rather draconian plans and come up with something more palatable... and they've been fallin

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: CQ Magazine Editorial

2007-11-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
And now, taking off the admin hat: John, to answer your excerpted question: Not at their rates, and not for information that is almost always available on the web weeks if not months prior to publication. Besides, when they do have a good article, I can always buy a copy off the newsstand. 73,

RE: [DX-CHAT] Re: CQ Magazine Editorial

2007-11-26 Thread Ron Notarius W3WN
Let me put on my Administrator hat gang. All right. I'm this close to ruling this subject out of bounds. John, I am well aware of your opinion of the ARRL on this matter, and on the matter of wide bandwith PMBO and PACTOR III stations from your posts on the Talk Forum on QRZ.COM. These matters

Re: [DX-CHAT] Handheld SAT Antenna

2007-11-26 Thread K2EWB
Hi Russ, Have a look at this page. It's the first of 10 pages regarding what your looking for. http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&channel=s&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=3UR&sa=X&oi=spell&resnum=0&ct=result&cd=1&q=2+meter-440+mhz+handheld+yagi++beam&spell=1 73, Leon, (K

[DX-CHAT] Handheld SAT Antenna

2007-11-26 Thread RUSSELL KELLAM JR
Anyone know where I can find the plans/specs for a 2 meter/440 handheld beam for using an HT to work SAT and Space station. Tnx & 73 Russ W4UBC Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the D

[DX-CHAT] EA8EA via OH2MM

2007-11-26 Thread Art RX9TX
Hello , I worked EA8EA almost a year ago, but still can not get a QSL from the manager, OH2MM. Anyone else in the same boat? -- RX9TX "Trust in Allah, but tie your camel." [Old Muslim Proverb] Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a mess

[DX-CHAT] Fwd: CQ Editorial

2007-11-26 Thread DavidW1GDQ
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Re: [DX-CHAT] CQ Magazine Editorial

2007-11-26 Thread Jim Reisert AD1C
--- John Warren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting editorial by Rich W2VU on P8 of December CQ Magazine. Here's a link to the editorial: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/Zero_Bias_Dec07.pdf 73 - Jim AD1C -- Jim Reisert AD1C/Ø, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, http://www.ad1c.us Subscribe/unsubsc

Re: [DX-CHAT] QSL info: P38DX

2007-11-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[DX-CHAT] QSL info: P38DX

2007-11-26 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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[DX-CHAT] Re:Digital robots

2007-11-26 Thread DavidW1GDQ
Remember incentive licensing? Now, a few decades later, and money is tight, a license without code gets through the FCC. Have to keep up the membership, you know. But now they want dx space for digital robots. Am I missing something? David Miller W1GDQ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECT

[DX-CHAT] Re: CQ Magazine Editorial

2007-11-26 Thread John Warren
I haven't gotten my CQ for December and lots of the guys don't take it. Would you mind giving us all a summary and your thoughts on both sides of the discussion? That's a tough assignment Bryan. It's a complicated subject, and it took W2VU a full page of fine print to present the arguments. W