I bet your tube is an 8877 and the 7 s look like 2 s.
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All direct mail requests for A52UD QSLs have been answered to date. Buro
will be done next Fall.
73, Charly A52UD
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Charly, K4VUD, has purchased his airline ticket to Asia for period of early
May thru mid-August, 2001.
Plans for ops as HS0ZCW agn and will apply for VU and XW licenses. Likely
no 9N7UD nor A52UD ops this trip.
Listen for me, eh? 73, Charly K4VUD
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I suggest that those of us who complain about some DX op not answering QSL
requests, that the complainer volunteer to the DX station to be his QSL mgr.
Then u just may be a part of the solution instead of .
73, K4VUD Charly
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Thousands of ham rigs are shipped via UPS and other carriers all the time...
they all can't be ruined in shipping. I would like to know the failure
rates for radios packed exactly the way they come from the factory.
Personally, I have found that if I use all of the factory rigid foam packing
Thousands of ham rigs are shipped via UPS and other carriers all the time...
they all can't be ruined in shipping. I would like to know the failure
rates for radios packed exactly the way they come from the factory.
Personally, I have found that if I use all of the factory rigid foam packing
DX Bltn 506 says there was a VU4 station on the air. Does any one know
about this report? I plan a scouting trip to South Andaman I. in May or
June and am interested in who may be operating there because all my India
contacts tell me it is impossible for everyone.
Tnx, Charly K4VUD
(dreaming
At the risk of a lot of jokes, I gonna ask the following anyway.
Have any DXers (or just ordinary hams, if there are any) had the experience
of feeling that any radio contact you made resulted from any form of ESP ?
I say this because of recent readings in the subject (remote viewing is
espec
QST all DXers...
To the many like me who have been wondering abt vy little native 9N
operations for months and months, I have the following vy recent report from
Satish, 9N1AA:
Satish was elected General Secretary of the Nepal Bar Association (5500
membership in Nepal) a few months ago. That
A good neighbor ham (nameless for now to protect the innocent) has
volunteered to fill out an A52UD card for every contact made except those
already answered via direct mail.
These additional cards will be sent via the buro in August, 2001
What a guy! 73, Charly A52UD
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Famous DXer Jani, YB0US, plans to appear at Visalia and Dayton this year.
Look him up... he has operated all over and has great stories if asked. 73,
Charly K4VUD
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DXers... pse look for me on higher bands on April 26, 27, and 28, 2001
signing my call, HS0ZCW, from Bangkok. Air ticket purchased! 73, Charly
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Hello DXers... I am on the air as HS0ZCW these days. 15m has been best, but
I check 10m often only hear pirates. U can tell it is really me by my
realistic RSTs. Slims give 599 always, I think.
73, Charly (home call K4VUD)
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to be DXers can read it:
1. Please sign your WHOLE call signs when calling a DX station. The "last
two" habit wastes time.
DX may not get your total call sign and only give a portion in calling you,
but give the DX th
Pse send to me the approx. lat/long of Bangkok Thailand. Tnx, HS0ZCW
PS I did try to find out... ng.
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Tnx all replies re HS lat/Long... appears I am at somewhere between 13 N
even and 13'44" N and
100 E to 110 E. Very good. Now I can set my CT SETLAT for Bangkok. I will
use 13'44" N and 100'30" E. THANKS ALL.
Man, is it hot over here!!! 73, Charly HS0ZCW
Hello DXers... I am departing HS tonight and going to XW-land. I will be
searching for the correct license there to satisfy ARRL DXCC. Hope to be on
the air on 20 and 15 with 100 watts (CW abt 20kc up from bottom of band,
plus or minus Asian pirate QRM) and SSB usual freqs.
73, Charly K4VUD
Well, I am now in Laos and spent a nice couple of hours at Lao equivalent of
PTT office. A very helpful man there explained that it may be a month or
more prior to my being assigned a real XW ham license. This is a tough one.
Three separate offices must touch my application papers and I may
Most times if a real DX comes up on 14.195 and calls CQ, any other rag
chewers are welcome to try to bear the presence of hundreds of other callers
if they wish. Anyone trying to enjoy a ragchew and at the same time is the
holder of a sound mind and generous heart would immediately QSY.
Un
Hello... over the next four or so days, I am seeking skeds on 40 meters. CW
about 7.015 to 7.020 and SSB 7.044 or .046 and I will listen up at about
7.187 if necessary.
Send to me your best times and dates. I set the freqs, you set the
time/dates. No RTTY nor other data modes. No WARC at a
Here is my update on my Asia trip, de K4VUD Charly:
1. XW...I put in license application in person in Vientienne. Told may
take "months" to approve if at all. Was told by Freq. manager man that I
can not guest operate at Hiro's Laos DXShack unless I have my own license
and maybe not even th
Many tnx to all who replied to my request for 40m skeds. Here is result==
For next 5 days, I will call CQ and the list of sked guys on CW on 7.015 to
7.020 to work anyone at
2300-2400 Z
0900-1000 Z
1100 - 1200 Z
Then, if I can hear anyone loud, I will try SSB but CW first.
Tnx to all.
Note new freq. also, wkd one PY this BKK morning on 40 CW... otherwise
vy quiet.
>
>Many tnx to all who replied to my request for 40m skeds. Here is result==
>
>For next 5 days, I will call CQ and the list of sked guys on CW on 7.017 to
>work anyone at
>
>2300-2400 Z
>0900-1000 Z
>1100 -
Tnx to many who have tried to make contact with me in Thailand. The window
to stateside is very narrow in time, it appears. This Bangkok morning, I
did hear two stateside sigs but the ops did not know how to do weak sig
workand spent all their time sending my call sign. A little later I did
Pse relay this report to contesting.com for me...
WPX CW 2001, single op, low power, all band, not assisted, HS0ZCW.
B QP
80 3 0
40 19 7
20 133 57
15 258 134
10 201 106
614 304for score of 551,760.
I hope the fact that I am DX will not anger anyo
Hello DXers from HS land... I have had to abandon my efforts to oftain an XW
license this summer. The process is rather difficult, but the personnel in
Lao PDR are very friendly and responded to email from me in quite a timely
manner. For me, I would have had to travel to Laos, find a recept
I will be on the air this weekend, Aug. 4-6 on 15 and 20 phone and cw. If
anyone wants to QSY to 10meters, I am open to suggestion. Freqs. 21.295,
21.023-30, 14. 195, 14.023-30. NO no WARC allowed in Thailand, sri. 73,
Charly HS0ZCW K4VUD
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contacts and the "stand by-s" when requested CU from K4VUD by Aug. 18
(taking the long way home). 73, Charly HS0ZCW
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error message otherwise. 73, K4VUD back in Florida agn.
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Not wanting to be one to complain, nevertheless THIS TIME, I am SURE I
worked PW0S (or at least a pirate)on 15 SSB and 40 CW but got back my QSL
saying "not in log" for both contacts. At least they QSLed my 17m contact
with them. Heavy duty frustration!!!
Anyone else with this much trouble on
Funny, I just got one of these op is SK myself ... from his widow. Too bad
someone near her could just pick up his logs... ? Can' find the card now to
tell who it is. 73, Charly K4VUD
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Due to the rising level of non-ham-like comments here, I recommend that you
shut down the DX Reflector for a set time period in the same spirit that all
the ball games were cancelled. No one needs more conduits for more hate. DE
K4VUD
Charles Harpole
Reasons for out-of-band capability on one's ham rig:
1. have permission for other freq. usage (like my 5Meg. group)
2. live in country that permits such freqs.
3. want emergency ability to move to emergency freqs.
4. participate in MARS-like activities.
5. want to use the radio with a license for
neighbor. Thanks, 73,
Charly K4VUD
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Please spread the following to all QSLers, especially JA ops.
Looking at a DX address in qrz.com has led some ops to mistakenly address
their QSLs to me.
I operated in Thailand, but my QSL address is in the USA. However, qrz.com
shows my address correctly in the USA but the line of information
DXers... could you email your method ...now after fateful day of
9-11... of carrying ham radios via commercial airliners?
I. E.:
1. hand carry-on now too difficult?
2. checked luggage carrying radio worked out ok or was radio stolen from
bags or was it damaged?
3. any success in shippin
To date, several responses... all positive.
Couple of guys traveled in Carribean ok with no hassles at check in with
radios in carry ons.
One famous DXer traveled ok with carry-on with lots of wire and batteries,
etc.
Another made bright suggestion of checking with the airline before
departure.
Hello DXers... Please tell me the Web adr of a real-time listing of current
DX on the air that comes primarily from USA sources. I find DX Summit too
oriented to EU to be most helpful to a Fla resident. Where should I
connect? Thanks, Charly K4VUD
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DXers:
Many thanks to all who responded to my query for DX spoting sources.
Here is a sum of the responses:
MASTER LISTING OF LISTINGS: www.cestro.com/pcluster/telnet.html
SOURCE: eham.net
DOWNLOAD SOMETHING: http://members.tripod.com/dxtelnet/download.htm
A TELNET ADR: 156.46.191.191
K8N
Pse note that A52OM, Ray (also G3NOM), now active from Bhutan where he is
assisting forming a second club station in that country and teaching locals
how to become ham radio operators, resides in Thailand. Thus, the likely
most direct buro QSL route to him will go via HS/G3NOM at the Thailand
Hello DXers:
Anyone have the dates and bands of operation of the Foundation for Amateur
International Radio Service effort in Bangladesh?
Their card says they made over 25,000 QSOs.
Calls were S21: ZH, ZJ, ZK, ZL, and ZM.
What happened to this organization, also? Called FAIRS?
Who does one
Also,
HS can not get on 6 meters.
HS Freqs for 80 meters are 3 kc. each centered on 3.525 and 3.535 and
allowed only during CQ contests. Both CW and SSB are allowed on those
freqs.
Many newer ham rigs are not type approved for use in HS, depending on bands
covered or not covered by those rigs
Hello DXers...
I took 293 IRC coupons to my local Post Office (USA) and cashed them in for
stamps (no cash refund allowed) with very little delay. The clerks huddled
about proper procedure, but then gave me stamps, fully redeeming my IRCs.
The clerks confirmed that these old IRCs may not be acc
Yep, I received .80 cents for each IRC in the form of stamps of my choice of
face values. (Even those IRCs dated before the price increase of them!!!).
This is really better than my stocks' performances!
I must say the P. O. clerks really got into the fun of counting all those
IRCs.
PS t
Hello, Is there a DXer out there who can assist Karan, VU3GTF, obtain the
parts to repair his ICOM 751 ?
If so, please contact him at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I have met him and saw that his need is legitimate... he is a great guy and
good ham. Thanks, de VU3CHE Charly K4VUD
Charles Harpole
, but good results can be expected from a Flair or
Sharpie permanent ink versions. Typewriter ribbon inks are also usually
very long lasting because they have metal in them to avoid rusting the keys.
But.
Nothing lasts forever, not even good ole paper and ink QSLs.
73, Charly
Charles
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country. Contact G3NOM, Ray, who is the Radio Amateur Society of Thailand's
international officer for more details.
de
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I was lucky to be one of the USA hams chosen and licensed to test out the 5
Meg. band for possible ham use. I have operated it and can say it will be a
good band especially to take pressure on USA rag chewing, I HOPE, off of
squeezed old 40M.
5 Meg has the usual QRN but remarkably few other si
If this entity is just now a real country, how is it that we can have DXCC
credit for it before it exists? de K4VUD
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Pse be alert to the fact that BQ9P was transmitting a half to a whole KC
below 14.195 and was listening 14.235-240 and later up 5 or so.
Morale: tune tune tune, listen listen etc de K4VUD
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DXers... Can anyone tell me the month(s) and day(s) of the operation on the
Laccadives of the VU7APR and VU7NRO 1989 DXpedition?
Did either call operate exclusively on one mode... CW or SSB ?
The operators were VU2: SU, URX, BL, MY and JOS, I think.
Tnx, 73, K4VUD
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VU7ACJ was spotted today by an S5 station. What gives? Real?
73,
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Please pass the word, especially in Europe, that the USA Hurricane Watch Net
is now active on 14.325, handling potentially emergency messages. Some
prop. from EU is current on that freq.
A clear freq. will be very helpful in this important work.
73,
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him the HA instead.
Further, only native citizens now can get a 9N1 call.
Anyone know what is going on?
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any other way and greatly
supplement the air flights and other observation technologies. All that
gives us good path predictions.
Thanks for your help. 73,
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E21EIC is very dependable and will QSL his Lao operations, I am sure.
73,
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Charly, HS0ZCW, is on his way to wife's Mom and Pop's home near Bangkok.
Will be on 10m contest and at other times. No WARC authorized for Thailand.
What band/mode do u need for HS ? Due to stay until January 3, 2003 !
Happy Holidays and good DX to all !
73,
Charles Harpole,
stations in 10 meter contest!!! Wked all I heard.
73 u DXers
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My call was mis used and "pirated" around 4000-530 Z Wed on 40 CW calling
AH3D.
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just shut off your American rig 'cause it is over for you for the night.
I have never complained abt a DX effort before because I do believe, to some
extent, that it is the DX's show to run. However, as Roger Rabbit said,
Plleeasse.
Maybe I am the Lone Ranger on this one
Can someone tell Hugo now back in Nepal that it is likely that he can borrow
the Yaesu 2100B linear I left with 9N1AA for use. It may need the RF input
coils correctly adjusted to get it to drive properly.
Happy DXing.
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Hello, I am on 21.025 plus or minus qrm calling cq can u hear me?
73, HS0ZCW
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Beware airport x-ray machines.
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Just say "roger" and take your requisite grain of salt in hand (and your
compassion) ..... 73,
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DXers ...I just found a company Skillers.com that sells pants with scoop
open pockets ideal for tower climbers tools... and tool vests too. But, I
have no finaincial conncetion to the company, sigh.
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