--------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1A00002 Date: 01/04/98 From: HOLGER GRANHOLM Time: 05:58pm \/To: BRENT HENDRICKS (Read 2 times) Subj: Re: Upgrade In a message dated 01-04-9, Brent Hendricks said to All: BH> Have you ever noticed when they can't find anything wrong with the BH>CONTENT of your message they get scared and start tearing apart the BH>mecanics of the message? I ususally means you go em though :) And this means WHAT?? Have a nice day, Holger ___ * MR/2 2.25 NR * OS/2: Windows done RIGHT! --- PCBoard (R) v15.22 (OS/2) 2 * Origin: Coming to you from the Sunny Aland Islands. (2:20/228) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1A00003 Date: 01/04/98 From: MIKE WARD Time: 06:36pm \/To: ALL RADIO AMATEURS (Read 2 times) Subj: Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 338 The Ohio/Penn Dx PacketCluster DX Bulletin No. 338 BID: $OPDX.338 January 5, 1998 Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW Provided by BARF-80 BBS Cleveland, Ohio Online at 440-237-8208 28.8k-1200 Baud 8/N/1 (New Area Code!) Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, KA1GJ, WB2RAJ/WB2YQH & The 59(9) DXReport, W3UR & The Daily DX, NT5C, K8XP, N0TG, 9M2TO, F6AJA, G3XTT, G4BUE & DX News Sheet, HB9CYN, JA0DAI, JE7RJZ, LU1DZ, OH6KXL, ON1DDT, PA0ALB, RA3AUU, SM0DJZ and YO3FWC for the following DX information. 9M2, PENANG ISLAND (6 meters from W. Malaysia). There are currently two 6 meters stations active there. Tex, 9M2TO, is currently running 150w into a 4 element yagi and Phoa, 9M2KT, is running 100w into a GP antenna. There were no times or frequencies provided, but watch for openings. QSL 9M2TO via JA0DMV JARL Bureau. QSL 9M2KT via 9M2 Bureau. 9M8, EAST MALAYSIA. Peter, PA0ALB, reports there will be activity from Serian, Borneo Island (IOTA OC-088), April 10th to May 22nd. The callsign to be used is 9M8CC. His equipment will be a TS-440, PS-52, AT-230 Antenne tuner, 2 elements triband Fritzel for 10/15/20 meters and a GP for 80 meters. Check 1200z on 20 meters. QSL via PA0ALB. 9M0C, SPRATLY ISLAND DXPEDITION UPDATE. Don, G3XTT (DXpedition Publicity Officer), reports in a press release that arrangements for their forthcoming 9M0C expedition to the Spratly Islands are going well. OPDX InterNet Subscribers will receive the complete press release as an additional bulletin. Meanwhile, nine cases have been shipped by sea on November 30th, from Southampton for Kota Kinabalu in Sabah Malaysia. They will arrive in Kota Kinabalu in early January. All the Yaesu equipment has now been shipped from Japan. This will also arrive in Kota Kinabalu in early January where it will be combined with the shipment from the UK. The combined shipment will then be sent to Pulau Layang Layang before the DXpedition team's arrival. The main team that now includes all the UK contingent plans to arrive on Pulau Layang Layang on Tuesday, February 10th. This is two days earlier that originally planned, but this gives them three full days to set up the very extensive antenna farm and the five stations. The second group arrives on Friday, February 13th. They will then be fully operational for at least nine full days including two complete week-ends. For more details and updates, please take time to check their Web pages at: http://members.aol.com/spratly98 ATTENTION CONTESTERS! Ciprian, YO3FWC, reports that the 1997 YO DX Contest Official Results can be seen in on the WEB page: http://members.tripod.com/~ciprian/yodx.htm CT98, PORTUGAL. Look for Portuguese amateurs to use special prefixes from January 1st to September 30th during their "Expo 98". Stations who usually sign CT1, CT2 and CT5 may be using the CT98 prefix. CT4 stations may be using the CS98 prefix, CT3 stations may be using the CQ98 prefix and CU stations may be using the CU98 prefix. QSL via their regular CT/CU callsigns. D6, COMOROS. Martin, HB9CYN, and Chris, HB9CYV, will be active as D68YN and D68YV, respectively, from January 25th to February 6th. Activity will be on all bands 80-10 meters (maybe 160m) with operations mainly on CW but with some SSB, and maybe RTTY. After the DXpedition, stations worked can find their contacts on the following Web-Page: http://ab5eh-lin.tamucc.edu/~hb9cyn Also QSL-requests may be sent to the addresses mentioned on the WWW-site above. FT5W/FT5X/FT5Z, CROZET, KERGUELEN, AMSTERDAM ISLANDS. OPDX has received a report stating to expect FR5HR on Crozet for 5 days, then Kerguelen for 5 days and then Amsterdam for 10 days starting January 1st and ending January 22nd. Jean Paul, F5BU, leaves Strasbourg on January 14th to Reunion Island, and he will arrive at Crozet Island on January 21st. He will be active as FT5WG until March 18th, with operations mostly on SSB. QSL via F6APU. Also, keep an eye open for Helios, F6IHY, signing FT5XN on Kerguelen. He will be active until June. He is usually active on 20 meters but plans to be active on other bands in the future. HS, THAILAND. It has been reported that Kareem, HS1RU, runs the HS/9M net on 7060 kHz daily, starting about 1305Z. He is often very readable in the states and has agreed to listen for a "short while" above 7150 kHz for USA when the conditions are good before starting the net. Monitor 7060 kHz around 1305-1310z, and Kareem will specify a listening frequency. It is suggested, as a courtesy to Kareem to please NOT persist in a contact after 1315z. Let Kareem and the others get on with their net. They will be back the next day. It was also mentioned that Kareem will listen for CW on 7060 khz 1305-1310z, and for the eastern USA he works the low end of 40 meters CW quite often around 2200-2400z. QSL via JG3AVS, P.O.Box 86, Amagasaki 660, Japan. IOTA NEWS...... Jean Marc, F5SGI, will be active as F5SGI/P from Re Island (EU-032, located in the Poitou-Charente Region Group), from February 15-21st. His activity will be on 40-10 meters, mostly on CW, but on SSB, look for him on 14260 kHz. Look for OH8TA to be active from Hailuoto (EU-126), February 6-8th. Activity will be on the normal IOTA frequencies. Operations included VHF/UHF and RTTY activities. QSLs prefer via bureau. KH2, GUAM. "The 59(9) DXReport" states that Walt, KF2XN, will be active until March 15th as KH2/KF2XN from KH2D's QTH while doing disaster relief work. LU1ZC, DECEPTION ISLAND (South Shetland Group) UPDATE. Alberto, LU1DZ, GACW Coordinator, reports the two operators on the island have installed the following antennas: 10/15/20 meters 4 element tribander 30 meters high (fixed to Europe); 30/17/12 meters separated delta loops; 45 meters long wire for all bands; 160 meters half wave dipole, and they will be putting up a 2 element 40 meters monobander in future. They are currently active on 6 meters on 50110 kHz USB, and very soon they will be ready to operate on the satelite. Also, start looking for them on the SSB IOTA frequencies. ON50, BELGIUM. During 1998, the Union of the Belgium Radio Amateur (UBA) will celebrate their 50th year anniversary. Look for UBA club stations throughout the year to use the prefix ON50 followed by a 3 letters suffix. A special award is available by working stations and collecting points. Checkout the UBA WEB site for more details at: http://www.uba.be/algemeen/awarden.htm Meanwhile, the Zelzaatse Radio Association (ZLZ) reports that they will be active from January 1st to December 31st using the callsign ON50ZLZ. They will be active on HF, VHF and during the UBA Contest. They also mentioned that a QSO with ON50ZLZ is good for 6 points for their ZLZ Award. QSL via ON7ZT or by P.O. Box 53 B-9060 Zelzate Belgium. QSL INFO AND NEWS...... Harry, RA3AUU, would like to inform everyone that the QSL bureau of Soyuz Radiolybitelej Rossii (the Union of Radioamateurs of Russia) is an IARU affiliated society and the ONLY OFFICIAL address for the QSL bureau in Russia is: P.O. Box 59, Moscow 105122 Russia. He also reported to OPDX that Vasily, RW6HS, who was mentioned in last week's bulletin (OPDX.337) as the UA6 Bureau Manager, is no longer the manager for the UA6-bureau. ZK1XXP North Cook QSLs. Tom, K8XP, states that the Dateline DX Association wants to advise those waiting for QSLs from its September operation from North Cook (ZK1XXP) that the cards have not yet arrived from the printer. The cards are being provided by FUNKAMATEUR in Germany, and we hope they will be forthcoming in the near future. They ask you to be patient. The many cards already received are safely stored and waiting attention! Alain, F6BFH, states QSL for XV8FP will be ready early January, and he hopes to send the cards out before the end of January. QSL MANAGER CHANGE! It was announced that the QSLs for the present operations from Nepal by the Japan UNICEF Ham Club, including Naoki, 9N1JZ (JE7RJZ) will now be handle by JH8XIX. SPECIAL EVENT STATION 8N0WOG will be opened for Foreign Amateurs in NAGANO Japan!! Every Amateur Radio Operator who comes over to Nagano can operate the special event station, 8N0WOG, during the NAGANO 1998 Olympic Winter Games. All you need is your station license or the official certificate in the English language issued by one's MPT. Japan currently has reciprocal licensing agreement with only 8 countries now (i.e. USA, Germany, Canada, Australia, France, Korea, Finland, Ireland). This limitation will be taken away by Japanese MPT during the Olympic Winter Games. What a great chance to operate! Nagano city is located about 200km northwest of Tokyo, and it can easily be reached by Super express train from Tokyo Station. The location of the 8N0WOG station is located at the Warm-Hearty Welfare Center, just east side of Nagano City Office. The station will be opened 16 days from February 7th to February 22th. The station will be active on all HF bands from 160-10m including WARC bands, CW/SSB, 500 Watts max., and 144/435MHz FM/SSB. For more information and inquiry: Fax to JARL Nagano Office: +81-26-233-2356 E-mail to JA0TBJ, Kimi Koyanagi: ja0tbj@mx2.nisiq.net Check out the JARL Web site: http://www.jarl.or.jp TR, GABON. Roland, F8EN, will once again sign TR8CR from February 5th for 5 weeks (at least). He will be active mostly on CW. QSL via F6AJA. VP5, TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. Look for N0TG/VP5, WA4DAN/VP5, AA4VK/VP5 to be operational January 16-23rd. Activity will be on all bands 160-6 meters. QSL all to: N0TG, William Rowe Jr., 1094 Big Rock Loop, Los Alamos, NM 87544. VR6, PITCAIRN ISLAND. The "DX News Sheet" reports that VR6MG is active on 20 and 40 meters CW. No specific times or frequencies were given. OPDX did some research and found that VR6MG was reported on 14210 kHz at 0116z and 7001 kHz at 1325z. XW30/XW30A, LAOS DXPEDITION UPDATE. The suggested frequencies for the upcomung XW30A (SSB/RTTY/FM) and XW30 (CW) DXpedition, which will take place January 5-14th, have been announced. Look for them on the usual 20/15/10 meter DX frequencies (025 and .95). Suggested frequencies for 80 and 40 will be around 7007 and 3507 kHz for CW; 3797 and 7047 kHz for SSB (depending on QRM). RTTY activity will be around 14083 kHz listening up 3-5 kHz, and occasionaly they will try 21083 kHz. On 160 meters, they will try to concentrate on 1823 kHz (and for JA - QSX 1910). On the WARC bands: CW - 18075 and 24895; SSB - 18145 and 24945; and on 30 meters they will be around 10103-10108 kHz, but as the QRM level rises (at least in Europe during the dark hours), they will try to find clear spots up around 10115 kHz. As a genral rule, they will always try to work split listening up or even down with announced listening frequency. All QSLs will be handled by SM0AGD, Erik Sjolund, Vestag.27, SE-19556 Marsta, Sweden. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- IMPORTANT NOTICE! 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(provide by "QTC Magazine" and Tony Pernas, EA1CSI): http://www.intercom.es/qtc/qtcopdx.htm -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Excerpts and distribution of The OPDX Bulletin are granted as long as KB8NW/OPDX/BARF80 receive credit. To contribute DX info, call BARF-80 BBS online at 440-237-8208 28.8k/14400/9600/2400/1200 and leave a message with the Sysop or send InterNet Mail to one of the two following addresses: kb8nw@barf80.nshore.org -or- aq474@cleveland.freenet.edu - OR - Send a message via packet to KB8NW @ WA8BXN.OH.USA.NA - OR - Use the VOICE or FAX answering machine at 440-237-8208 which shares the same phone line as BARF-80 BBS using a data/fax/phone switch. To access: 1) Dial Number. 2) Wait for first ring (the second ring should be a false ring from the fax/data switch box) and then dial four quick ones ("1111"). (NOTE: Some FAX machines that send single "BEEPS" every second will not have to do this step.) 3) The phone will pick up and after the "BEEP" leave your voice message or FAX. --- Squish v1.01 * Origin: The Shack TOO * Mike Ward - Sysop * (716)288-5848 (1:2613/150) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1A00004 Date: 01/05/98 From: JOHN MUDD Time: 08:52am \/To: GENE TURNER (Read 2 times) Subj: HAMStudy.ZIP GT> Anyone have software that will administer practice GT> exams using the new question pool? Doug, the sysop GT> Can anyone help? Also, I'm using SM415 (super GT> morse). Is there a later edition available? I had great luck with Ham University. Even the demo version works well enough for studying. I went from tech plus to extra with it. It also has a cw training game that is pretty fun. Good luck! de W0TLO John --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: The Politically Incorrect! [OS/2, V34+] (1:106/1010) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1A00005 Date: 01/04/98 From: ROBERT ELLIOTT Time: 05:11pm \/To: RON IVEY (Read 2 times) Subj: Sstv RI> -=> Quoting Jeff Edmonson to Ron Ivey <=- RI> > Proskan can be down loaded from the internet. > > Just do a search for SSTV and you will find > > all kinds of new software. try DL4SAW V6.22 (gshpc) its semi multi-tasking with thumbnails and improved file formats, with enhanced paint/text handling dosworking, and if your SB is attached to you Speaker, you can tx from Soundblster Line out........... message me if you want a copy QMPro 1.0 12-1234 People say I'm indecisive. Am I? I don't know. --- GEcho/32 1.20/Pro * Origin: NeverLand eXpress, UK * HST/VFC/V34+ * 44-(0)1424-853361 2:440/80) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1B00000 Date: 01/06/98 From: JOHN MUDD Time: 06:28pm \/To: BILL RISTER (Read 2 times) Subj: mail Ma Bell sent me a thank you card for Christmas! Happy New Year, Bill John --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: The Politically Incorrect! [OS/2, V34+] (1:106/1010) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1B00001 Date: 01/04/98 From: CLIFF BERRY Time: 10:47pm \/To: JOHN STANLEY (Read 2 times) Subj: Morse...Deleted??? Hello John, On Fri 2 Jan 1998, the wind whispered your name and spoke to all about " Morse...Deleted??? ".... JS> I was informed yesterday that they abolished morse on New JS> Years eve in certain area's. Does this mean that the morse JS> side of the RAE will also be removed, and if so, when? JS> I heard on the HAM grape vine that it was in two years but JS> with this sudden abolishment of other bands using morse, JS> with this waiting period be reduced? JS> The only thing really stopping me going HF is the morse, so JS> any info would be well appreciated. I am about to re-apply for a Class B, after letting it lapse some years ago, but before I do I'll ask aroung to see if any of my friends know anything. Personally, I can't see this being introduced. I've seen nothing in the RSGB News, or anywhere else. If it *were* true, I think it would be plastered everywhere. It certainly would increase licence revenue though :-) Like you, it's only morse that's keeping me off HF. I could kick myself, though, 'cos I passed the damn morse test years ago and never used it. Now I want it, I can't even remember half the code. Still, it may come back with a bit (lot?) of practice. CU L8er, Cliff, ex-G6WEZ --- * Origin: Coming to you from Climbers Castle Colchester (2:2501/308.14) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1B00002 Date: 01/06/98 From: BILL RISTER Time: 04:59am \/To: JEFF EDMONSON (Read 2 times) Subj: mail On 01-04-98 JEFF EDMONSON wrote to JOHN MUDD... JE> JM> Think about linking san antone hams and hou hams??? JE> JE> actually, I have. Chris Boone had thought of it, too - by getting JE> the local TEXAS hams together, with whatever equivalent there is JE> in Corpus, Austin, San Antonio, houston, Dallas/Ft.Worth, JE> Kileen/Ft.Hood area, for Texas HAMs to chat back and forth with. JE> Alas, I've not heard or seen Chris in a while, now. Nor, have I JE> seen anything from Larry Kunz/WA5KBQ, and he lives here in San JE> Antonio :-( Chris had I think too many things going to keep up with them and work also. He dropped out of the moderator/sysop activity but the Texas Ham echo is still active. --- * OFFLINE 1.56 --- QScan/PCB v1.16b / 01-0075 * Origin: PSL Online Houston, TX 713-442-6704 @psl-online.com (1:106/6256) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1B00003 Date: 01/06/98 From: BILL RISTER Time: 05:22am \/To: JOHN MUDD (Read 2 times) Subj: mail On 01-04-98 JOHN MUDD wrote to JEFF EDMONSON... JM> Think about linking san antone hams and hou hams??? JM> later I thought that was what the Texas Ham echo was supposed to do. Didn't S.A. get linked? JM> --- FMail 1.02 JM> * Origin: Electronic Avenue BBS-San Antonio, TX 210-533-5668 JM> (1:387/510) er, ah, hmmm... John, you been making LD calls again? ;-D --- * OFFLINE 1.56 --- QScan/PCB v1.16b / 01-0075 * Origin: PSL Online Houston, TX 713-442-6704 @psl-online.com (1:106/6256) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1B00004 Date: 01/05/98 From: JOHN MUDD Time: 08:51pm \/To: JEFF EDMONSON (Read 2 times) Subj: mail Hey! I got mail back!!! Last I knew, Chris went to The Greener Pastures of Far North Houston (spelled Dallas) and washed his hands of the whole thing. He created the echos and disappeared. They still operate cause Bill Rister and I use it often. Dunno. John --- Maximus/2 3.01 * Origin: The Politically Incorrect! [OS/2, V34+] (1:106/1010) --------------- FIDO MESSAGE AREA==> TOPIC: 135 AMATEUR RADIO Ref: F1B00005 Date: 01/05/98 From: IVY IVERSON Time: 06:27am \/To: JOHN STANLEY (Read 2 times) Subj: Morse...Deleted??? -=> On 01-02-98 12:49, John Stanley said to All,<=- -=>"About Morse...Deleted???...,"<=- Hi, John; JS> Special message for All! ;-) JS> I was informed yesterday that they abolished morse on New Years eve in JS> certain area's. Does this mean that the morse side of the RAE will JS> also be removed, and if so, when? HUH? I haven't heard a word about it in the US, and even if the requirement WERE dropped, it would continue to be used by many Hams who prefer it to any other mode. Actually, quite to the contrary, New Years Eve is SKN - Straight Key Night, when many Hams use ONLY straight keys - no keyers, no "bugs," and no computers to send code, just the old fashoned "poundin' brass." JS> I heard on the HAM grape vine that it was in two years but with this JS> sudden abolishment of other bands using morse, with this waiting period JS> be reduced? Even if the ITU dropped the international requirement for knowledge of CW on the HF bands today, it would take several years, (not weeks or months!), for all the regulatory agencies involved to remove it from their rules. In my opinion, someone was probably either spreading a false rumor or just playing a cruel joke on you. JS> The only thing really stopping me going HF is the morse, so any info JS> would be well appreciated. Hey, try it! You might like it! I will say this much: When you just HAVE to get a message through in a life-and-death situation, and the conditions are impossible for any other mode - voice, digital, RTTY, etc. - CW can often get through! I think _EVERYONE_ should know it! I just don't think that mastery of high-speed CW for higher-class licenses should be a requirement. 73 ES HAPPY QSOs IN 98 DE KB9QPM Ivy ... When all else fails: _._. .__ (CW) -- Ŀ SysOp: Ivy's WALL BBS - 6 Networks 920-457-9255 IMHO: 5 WPM for EVERYONE. KB9QPM/AE as of 11/19/97 :->> Happy New Year to All! May the band always be open! ___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.20 [NR] --- TriToss (tm) 1.03 - (Unregistered) * Origin: Ivy's WALL BBS - Sheboygan, WI 920-457-9255 (1:154/170)