Yes and no. Someone in London spotting that he can't hear the KH6 on topband
at noon on a midsummer day is of course as much use as a chocolate teapot. But
under some circumstances - for instance during disturbed conditions on the
higher bands or when deep QSB is the order of the day I'll ta
Hi Victor
I think it's more about whether or not the *published presence* on a website of
a 'leader board' encourages people to be more competitive (with all the bad
behaviours that competitiveness brings out in some people) and therefore leads
to bigger and nastier pileups as some folks have
Hi think that's a great way of looking at things, Tom
I thought that the 7O6T guys did an amazing job before I saw your analysis, but
I guess that figure really hammers home quite how incredible their QSO rate
was. I bet they slept for a week when they got home.
I suppose the counter argume
That's exactly what I do, Zack
Unless there's some organisational cock-up (on my part - I don't use a computer
log) then I'll work a DXpedition if possible once on each band and once on each
mode. I won't work them on a band/mode if I already have that one confirmed.
The thought process is
wrote: > That's a good question about
Romeo. It's been several years since I > heard he was in jail for credit
card fraud. If he's waited that long > for a trial, something is really
wrong. But I haven't heard anything > about him since then so I don't know
w
"At least one went to prison."
Are you talking about Roman Stepanenko? I think it was more a case of
stolen credit card details and money laundering in that particular case (the
usual Russian "business").
Last I heard he was awaiting trial.
What happened?
Dave G0OIL
- Original Messag
From my understanding, much of the mail that went to "Reunion Island, Indian
Ocean" or similar was pilfered, especially once his name got known and
locals cottoned onto the fact that there would be dollar bills in the
envelope.
In contrast, *ALL* the mail I sent to "Reunion VIA FRANCE" or "
It's astonishing (to me at least) that so few callers in pileups actually
try to listen to the pileup and figure where the DX is listening.
I thought the trick was as old as the hills: DX in the left ear, pileup in
the right ear with a slightly wider filter, apply Human Ear Mk 1 to find
whe
Hi John - try one of these http://www.rigexpert.com/index?s=aa54
an order of magnitude better than the MFJ
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message -
From: jcowe...@comcast.net
To: WWDXC
Cc: DX Chat ; Towertalk
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2011 7:29 PM
Subject: [DX-CHAT] Antenna Analy
I tried all sorts of things, starting with a plastic owl which worked for a
while. You can get an audio bird-scarer and attachable rows of plastic spikes
of the sort used on many railway stations and London Underground stations which
are used to discourage the ubiquitous London pigeons.
For
That's an interesting mail, Jim. It regularly occurs to me that bad pileup
behaviour seems to be statistically worse when there's propagation from the
DXpedition to a certain part of Southern Europe (unfortunately about 23.9 hours
per day all bands).
I'm not suggesting that *all* people from
The one that makes me smile even after all these years is "all things are
relative, some more so".
Priceless.
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message -
From: Paul M Dunphy
Sent: 10 July 2011 04:15
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] South Sudan
At 07:18 PM 7/9/2011, you wrote:
>I s
Take up gardening? Stamp collecting? Goat keeping? Graffiti painting? IOTA?
It's not every day that a new one comes along so let's make the most of it. If
it's no longer fun, do something else, Don.
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message -
From: Don Berger
Sent: 09 July 2011 22:25
To: jjr
The bloke at NASA issuing all the warnings isn't called Dr Nostradamus by any
chance?
I'd put up lots of vhf antennas. 2 meters DXCC perhaps?
I have my own diesel generator so they can do what they like to the grid :-)
I think it's just a plot to distract us in 2012 so we forget what a bl
Hmm, I wondered when that might start.
Just to point out before I say this: I think that Britain is an utterly
worn-out, useless country, good at nothing apart from grand incompetence in
just about every field. So please don't accuse me of flag-waving. Ever. Now we
can't even beat the bloo
I think to be fair that the Telegraph is a British newspaper so reports from a
British point of view.
However.
After the absence of any sensible energy policy for about the last 25 years,
Britain will have plenty of blackouts coming, and not related to solar flares -
merely due to lack o
Clip from today's Sunday Telegraph
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/6034690/South-Sudan-faces-new-war-over-oil.html
It seems that some things never change. I've frequently heard an argument that
the worst thing that the old colonial powers did was to put
My understanding is that Franz and Zorro had authorisation from the Aden
office, not from Sana'a. Given the dubious authorisatoins that some people got
away with, I'd always thohgh that the 7O1A guys got a bit of a raw deal.
However, I'm not in a position to know about whatever games of poli
OK I think that one's been done to death.
We have some good ones in England: Bicester ("Biss-ter") and Wymondham
("Win-dum") to name but a couple. However, our friends in the land of leeks
and daffodils have some rather better ones. Those who remember the late Denny
GW3CDP will no doubt be
David, I always saw you as more of a trilby (or perhaps a homberg) gent rather
than a baseball cap guy. Still, at least it's not a Burberry baseball cap
with a matching white shell suit (apologies to those who don't travel to UK
cities - you'll miss the joke there)
I too think that congrat
e: [DX-CHAT] Descheo Island
Concerning the pile-up undiscipline, unfortunetly, I must admit that I fully
agree. I do not know where this kind of "radio" behavior comes from,
but it has nothing to do with any kind of HAM spirit. Strange...
73 de Nicolas F5FRM
- Mail Origin
I've had just one QSO with this one - and that was on 40m SSB with K3LP a few
years ago.
Did we ever find out who sabotaged that operation?
I'm just hoping that the US Govt bureaucrats consider the operation a success
so they can be persuaded to allow an operation from the last one I need: a K
"..and
has ask the big guns to hold off a bit. Now we know that will not happen
in some parts of the world but the request may help some."
I can see right now what's going to happen when they work Europe:
When the operator says quite clearly for the fifth time "Golf Nine Alpha Alpha
Alpha
"However, make the honor roll with 150 watts and a dipole.. "
Or do so from Northern Europe where signals are many dB down and openings are
always shorter in than in Southern Europe. Also we have to break through the
wall of Italians and their chaotic
"random-calling-till-doomsday-for-maxi
http://www.ok1rr.com/news.php
.and most impressive. Look at the photos and specs of the 3-element 160m
beam and the 5-ele beam for 80m!
Tower height 100m
Boom lengths 60m
5 full size elements on 80m
This
makes my lowband wiggly-wire-in-a-tree look a bit pathetic! If you
can't hear these
974 studying RF
engineering. It's not new data, just neglected. And of course means
extra cost to limit the RF noise.
73, Zack W9SZ
On 12/30/08, DAVE WHITE wrote:
Hi all
On the QRM front, I've noticed a huge increase in RF noise from items
like Christmas lights this year. Someone a
Hi all
I realise that this is a bit off-topic, so please feel free to reply
personally.
Who uses a propagation prediction program? Which one do you use? Would you
recommend it?
In the past I've generally taken little notice of these, but decided to have a
play around, so to speak.
Along
g name
retailer. Damn. I think I'm reaching the "memory buffer overflow" stage of
life....
cheers
D
--- On Tue, 30/12/08, DAVE WHITE wrote:
From: DAVE WHITE
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Dissed by Infoworld?..and QRM.
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org, wn3...@verizon.net
Cc: w1...@arr
day over BS7H.
Happy New Year and Good DX to you all!
OILy
--- On Mon, 29/12/08, DAVE WHITE wrote:
From: DAVE WHITE
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Dissed by Infoworld?
To: dx-chat@njdxa.org, wn3...@verizon.net
Cc: w1...@arrl.org
Date: Monday, 29 December, 2008, 11:05 PM
Oh, so "notching
Oh, so "notching" is a new development, eh? Well it probably is if you're a
dullard who works for a bunch of buffoons like IBM!
Maybe if Ray Blair talked the the ham radio operators (who amazingly still have
clout) he'd find that we amazingly still have more knowledge and intelligence
than mon
Yes, Rag - V73 on 160, that would be nice! I guess it's theoretically possible
from here too, though we'd have a pretty short window from G land, a bit longer
as we go into December and January. Nice to hear from you again and hope
you're keeping well, say hello to the Vikings from me :-)
chee
Thanks Laurent.
The Defence rests, Your Honour.. :-)
Dave G0OIL
--- On Tue, 18/11/08, Laurent FERRACCI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Laurent FERRACCI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Follow-up on Via France post
To:
Cc: "Dx-Chat"
Date: Tuesday, 18 November, 2008, 8:37 AM
B
Thanks for that, Barry.
All I know is that FR5DX said "put Reunion Island, France, not Reunion Island
Indian Ocean" and he's more likely to receive it.
QSLs the old route were never answered (zero out of 4), QSLs the new route were
(three out of three).
I can't figure the science, but there
do they take
when they DO
say that?
73, Zack W9SZ
On Sat, 15 Nov 2008, DAVE WHITE wrote:
> Hi Barry,
>
> Strangely I've had no problems with FR5DX eitheronce I learned to
write REUNION ISLAND, FRANCE, or VIA FRANCE
teer QSL managers around the world, in countries with reliable mail
service, willing to help. One doesn't have to be a rocket scientist to
know that's the way to go if the mail service is really the problem.
There are DXpeditions of V5 every now and then. Wait for one of those.
73,
B
Hi Jerry, I never tried YU7GWN, but have received several QSLs from V51AS.
V51AS is a good QSLer.when he receives mail, so please don't blame him.
Unfortunately, as with much of Africa since the colonial powers left, countries
descended into chaos, corruption and theft (go to Nigeria, it's
The security situation in that part of the world hasn't been exactly conducive
to visits recently, and I believe that the French authorities and World Heath
Organisation have been trying to eradicate the worst of a "Chikungunya" disease
outbreak - a crippling viral mosquito-borne bug that's infe
Hi Jerry,
You need a reducing compound that will etch out rust and leave it as a
phosphate finish. In addition to being a Ham, I'm also a bit of a classic
Mercedes nut and I've done plenty of bare-metal restorations. You decide the
applicability. Here's how.
I usually grit blast c
Ban mining and drilling? Maybe the Bush family doesn't own any mineral rights
in that part of the world, then. Or maybe he wants to "ban" it for a while so
they can buy the rights cheaply.
I'm sure the USA will change its mind once you all run out of gasoline for
your 7 liter SUVs :-)
ose students people always made it about nostalgia
or personal. So now that you have a keyboard and interface CW all of a sudden
is the mode used mostly for many? Gee! I wonder why.
73!
-
From: DAVE WHITE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: July 01, 2008 5:17 AM
To
Ain't nobody getting any younger, Dave! At least if they are, he should patent
his secret and sell it.
On a serious point, I felt that it was always the older members of the hobby
who wished to preserve cw as an entry criterion for the HF bands - something
which I always considered to be
Hi all
Is QRZ.com down, or is it just my isp having difficulty connecting?
cheers
Dave
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Does anyone know when the use of the old question pool ends and use of the new
one starts?
Todd Ruby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Russell
what i did was buy the ARRL license manual and READ ALL OF IT. Take the
mini tests after each chapter. keep it fresh by also taking the free exams on
Q
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2008/03/13/wnauru113.xml
I had to laugh about the police chief and his yellow Lambo, though
cheers
Dave G0OIL
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Ah, the season of Good Will To All Men from some of our friends across the
English Channel again, I see. Yes, Victor - envy abounds in the minds of some.
Still, it does help if people read the rules first! I'm sure that Martti and
Olli did, but more fool them if they didn't.
Look o
Hi all,
Does anyone know what Olli and Martti are running from FJ?
They've been putting a truly magnificent signal into this part of the world,
certainly a change from the half-a-watt-into-a-wet-string expeditions. They're
currently (10am) coming in at 20db over 9 on 40m cw and were
"I would like to reach the top of the Honor Roll before any new ones are
added." HB9US
Yeah, you and me too Werner. I think I'll wait a long time for a KP1, the
last one for me!
Dave G0OIL
WHB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
With Montenegro, Lakshadweep, Swains and Scarborough-Reef out
Things must have changed dramatically since I last dealt with Tentec. I had an
Omni V back in about 1990 and had a problem with a switch board. Tentec helped
me to diagnose the problem and sent me a new board free of charge, I just had
to pay the shipping. They were extremely helpful with ad
Go on Rag, say something provocative for a change :-)
Dave G0OIL
ragnar otterstad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Northern Cypros is occupied territory.
It is not recognised as Turkish, in the same way as
Jerusalem is not recognised as Israeli, by the
international community.
73 rag la5he
-
Since we have an utter clown here in Europe (IT9RYH) who calls incessantly on
14.195 I'd suggest that DX stations call on 14.190 listening up 5, thus
blasting the Arsewipe Of Agrigento off "his" frequency. Yes, he does tell
people that .195 is "his" frequency. Most people here would like to int
Well after all that I said about "if Chris provides the gear then he'll be
audible" - I have to eat humble pie and take it all back. I don't know what
must have happened and can only assume that there are factors beyond his
control - this guy DOES know what he's doing.
Today his audio sou
I think to write to Bill and ask him if he's seen any documentation is
perfectly reasonable. If so then was the documentation any good is also a
reasonable question, particularly after the 7O1A and 7O1YGF farces.
But for N7TK to ask Bill whether he thinks he should go on holiday or not,
w
I can't see why he took offence at your forwarding this reply. He doesn't seem
like a grumpy guy but maybe he was just having a grumpy day :-)
Surely he'd have sent the same reply to me if I'd asked? And everyone else
here?
If you want something kept confidential you should say so.
Bizarrely I received my yearbook a couple of weeks ago, and I'm 3000 miles
away
There are a few interesting articles in it.
Personally I've never been bothered about seeing listings. I know how many
I've worked, how many I need and I work DX for my own satisfaction, not to see
m
I was told that it was disallowed in 1995 because the scaffolding was
"in the water" at high tide. Some of the photos from this operation
posted show some scaffolding "in the water". You have to look, but its
there.
Tom, WW5L
DAVE WHITE wrote:
> They do seem like an
OK, I'll pack my winter woolies. Please send cheque for $250,000 to...
Dave G0OIL
Kenneth Sobel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I need VK0 Heard Island for my last one.
Please someone go on a dxpedition.
It has been 10 years since last operation.
de Ken W3JJ
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he reason for it.
73/DX de Osten SM5DQC[EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Original Message -----
From: DAVE WHITE
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; dx-chat@njdxa.org
Sent: Friday, May 11, 2007 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Those scaffolds
They do seem like an impressive job.
Ju
Off the coast of Dover there's a sandbank called Goodwin Sands. It's a
shifting and treacherous sandbank that lies just below the surface of the water
and has claimed many shipwrecks over the years.
Goodwin Sands only rises above the sea at a couple of very low "spring" tides
each year.
They do seem like an impressive job.
Just thinking back to 1995 for a moment, didn't the ARRL disallow the first
BS7 expedition because the operators had artificially created land above high
water with scaffolds - and then the second operation was allowed because they
perched on the rocks?
quote W9SZ: "I never could get up the nerve to go out there at night unless
there were others out
there. "
.
It looks like a good QTH. No neighbours!
I heard fried rat was a delicacy in certain parts of the world. I'm sure I
must have eaten it at dodgy curry houses in L
nly an interesting chap with many a story to tell.
Dave G0OIL
john <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Didn't Don Miller just get out of jail , relatively recently?
John
At 05:15 PM 5/6/2007, DAVE WHITE wrote:
>I wonder if I should visit him and ask for my QSL cards? He cna'
I wonder if I should visit him and ask for my QSL cards? He cna't run away
this time... :-)
Dave G0OIL
"Ronald Loneker Sr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
He's in Jail in California for massive credit card forgery according to
what I have read...He deseres it! 7
Didn't Romeo Stepanenko get extradited from Cyprus to the USA a while ago
regarding some credit card fraud, or money laundering charge? What happened to
him?
Dave G0OIL
harris_ruben <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
O Romeo, wherefore art thou, Romeo?
In a new very hot place, perhaps?
N2ERN
I think that half the problem here is just plain bad operating, and not
listening to what's going on. This afternoon I had a good listen to BS7H's
pileup on 17m ssb (once I'd worked them of course). As BS7H called specific
stations many times, the Italians (and others, but mainly Italians) jus
ng DX will again be a pleasure!
73/DX de Osten SM5DQC on the air working DX since 1962 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message -
From: DAVE WHITE
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; dx-chat List
Sent: Monday, April 30, 2007 10:47 AM
Subject: RE: [DX-CHAT] B
Guys, unfortunately this has become the situation here in Europe. .
I really don't know where the mass of deliberate QRM comes from, though
mostly it seem to be from east or south-east into England so could come from
anywhere in Europe. Certainly a lot of the undisciplined cretins seem to
Bloody hell. Someone asked a simple question about the log check, and all the
old timers are getting on their soap boxes about how much better it was when
.
You should some over to the UK and listen to the G3 Tomato Growers telling
each other on 80m how much better it was when
eve it.
If mail theft is such a problem for him, why hasn't he accepted one of the many
offers from potential QSL managers?
If you need a V5 confirmation, wait for a DXpedition rather than throwing money
away QSLing V51AS.
Barry, W2UP
DAVE WHITE wrote: Frank is a very good QSLer - how
Frank is a very good QSLer - however he has a problem with mail theft.
Don't make your envelope look anything like ham radio, so don't mention
callsigns, fold any dollar bills in black paper etc. Even better send recorded.
Regards
Dave G0OIL
Richard Diddams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Yeah, funny isn't it? A hotly contested lump of rock fought over by two rather
dodgy governments, yet it's possible to get permission to operate.
However, in the Home Of The Brave and the Land Of The Free it's not allowed to
go to KP1 and KP5.
H. :-)
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message -
Errr...big deal. So what?
If you don't like it, switch the thing off.
What do you do if something comes on the TV that you don't like? Do you sit
there getting angry? Durr?
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message
From: Ron Notarius W3WN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Dx-Chat
Sent: Friday, 5 Ja
I can also endorse these comments, however the issue is probably more
related to the total absence of manners than to use of high power and
big antennas. I think we're referring to the kind of people that our friends
in the CB world call "Alligators" - i.e. all teeth and no ears?
I think you
Personally I don't mind chipping in a small amount. Ok, so someone gets a subsidised trip - so what? If they get on the air and disturb a few electrons then they're giving the ham community a service, utilising bandwidth and making people happy. Small price to pay!
Dave G0OIL
- Original Me
That's a funny story Peter. Yanks do tend to be a bit parochial and have this belief that "global" means everywhere between California and Maine :-)
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message From: Peter Forbes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: dx-chat@njdxa.orgSent: Thursday, 3 August, 2006 10:24:45 PMSubject
Sh! Don't tell them how to do it! We don't want the Italians finding out :-)
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message From: Jim Abercrombie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>To: dx chat Sent: Tuesday, 1 August, 2006 9:50:47 PMSubject: [DX-CHAT] Cry-Babies
I've been reading this thread about the operation of
Anyone know what transmitting kit or antennas KH8SI are running on 20m? He's a super signal this morning - 10 to 20db over S9 this morning into a 5 ele monobander here in Nottinghamshire. The French chap (called Paul I think) operating this morning is doing a great job, though there are the usual
I'm always up for poking fun at politicians, Nick - ESPECIALLY at the European Union, so there's no need for you to feel defensive. The EU even write their own jokes - the best ones are called "Common Agricultural Policy" and "Human Rights Accord".
cheers
Dave G0OIL
- Original Message --
I did have a Heil pro-set with the DX element rather then the "hi-fi" element (can't remember whether it was a HS5, HS4 etc). The set was light and worked well; however it fell to bits eventually. It was very expensive for what it was. Now I use a pair of military headphones (grand price: one E
Preliminary official results 55.4% YES vote http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;jsessionid=RQ4IWOUNFCWORQFIQMGSFFOAVCBQWIV0?xml=/news/2006/05/22/umontenegro.xml Dave G0OILRon Notarius WN3VAW <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I would presume that for DXCC purposes, Serbia will be the sur
Royal Mail (for all their other faults) are usually pretty good at this kind of thing. Since St Helena is so small, I'd have thought that if it got to the post office there, then it would have been delivered. Hell, I've received cards via Royal Mail addressed to "Amateur Radio G0OIL, Sheffield, E
Hi all, interesting article in today's copy of The Times (London): http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2150464,00.html Regards Dave G0OIL DIY coral is secret of economic growthFrom Richard Lloyd Parry in Tokyo WARS have been fought over them, fort
Well done in all your magnificent efforts, Bharathi! YES I'll be VERY interested in VU7 (and so will many others), so good luck with your project. Regards Dave G0OILbharathi prasad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:Dear dx friends, I hope u all are happy for vu4 activity. so many stations
Excellent advice! DaveZack Widup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: One of my favorite methods is to put my QSL inside the return envelope inside my envelope to overseas. My SAE's are smaller and just fit inside the larger #10 envelopes.Then I cut a piece of carbon paper just barely smaller than the i
I've had *NO* problems QSLing with Frank, though the mail to most African countries is rather unreliable these days. If a QSL goes missing, send another, though disguise it a bit better. You can afford another green stamp. To W2UP: I think that it's unreasonable of you to publicly flame one m
A couple of years ago I had an RC5B3 rotor damaged when a tower came down, I just did a "google" and emailed Create in Japan. I managed to get through to one of the engineers rather than the sales line and they gave me the parts for FREE if I wired them the money for shipping. They were INCREDIBL
To address N7MAL's points: (1): unenforceable (2): ARRL disallow credit for dxpeditions? What complete and utter claptrap. Go and have a word with yourself. Policing the idiots: Well I agree with you here, we seem to do little to try and catch these people. There was talk by G3SXW
Well that's an interesting question. About 5 years ago G3VMW and myself broached the idea of going to activate T5. I called the ARRL DXCC desk to ask then directly what evidence of permission we'd need. The conversation was a bit comical and went rather like this: G0OIL: "Who needs to provid
From what I understand, VU7 is slowly opening as a tourist resort - only a few years ago they wouldn't let any foreigners near the place. However some islands are very sensitive military installations, as this is where the Indian Navy largely resides and where the Indian military has listening pos
Well it's an interesting story, and an interesting example of the old proverb that "what goes around comes around".
If Romeo does some "porridge" as we say here in the UK, then perhaps we could send him his log books and a pile of QSL cards so he can catch up on his "backlog" ?? He certainly o
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