[ADXA] A contest club? Thoughts?

Mon Feb 22 21:31:54 EST 2021

OK, suppose some unnamed person fools with it for a few hours. If he
submits his lame score as part of ADXA, does that hurt the overall effort?
Or is it not judged that way?

Asking for a friend.

73-

Nick, WA5BDU

On Mon, Feb 22, 2021 at 8:22 PM Bill Priakos via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:

> Hey, Bill; Joel, I think that is it – we just submit ADXA with no
> reference to “contest club” – we are DXer’s first and contesters, second….
> 😊
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> SJ
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> W5SJ
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> *Bill Priakos*
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> *10 Free Ferry Heights
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> *Fort Smith, AR 72903
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> *479.461.8368*
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> *From:* BILL KENNAMER <k5fuv at prodigy.net>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 22, 2021 8:16 PM
> *To:* w5zn at w5zn.org; Bill Priakos <bill at priakos.com>
> *Cc:* adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] A contest club? Thoughts?
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> I didn’t do this one seriously, but submitted as ADXA. That’s a choice for
> log submission now.
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> FUV
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> On Monday, February 22, 2021, 6:13 PM, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
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> Well, it was a "DX" contest!!!!!!!!
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> I don't know Bill. The listing has been discussed here before but don't
> recall the specifics. From my perspective its splitting hairs. ADXA
> promotes DX but also promotes good technical knowledge to build an
> excellent station (regardless of size), operator improvement and ethics.
> The difference between DX'ers and contesters is minimal, if any at all.
> When we had W3LPL as our featured guest at our 2018 annual conference I was
> asked by one person why were we having a "contester" as our featured guest.
> Well, let's see, Frank has built one of the top DX contest stations in the
> world, he is subject matter expert on propagation, antennas and ethical
> operating. Wow, isn't that everything a DX'er wants? Besides, he is on the
> DXCC Honor Roll !!!!!
>
> So, drawing a line in the sand between DX'ers and contesters serves no
> purpose but having our contest logs identify "ADXA" as the club, especially
> for a DX contest, simply promotes ADXA and shows the world we're a group of
> first class operators and we are active on the air.....even if it is with
> 700 mW!
>
> I also noted "ADXA" for my log submission. For those who plan to submit a
> log please do so as well. In addition, if you have already submitted a log
> and did not indicate ADXA please resubmit it (you can do that before the
> deadline) and indicate ADXA as the club.
>
> 73 Joel W5ZN
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> On 2021-02-22 16:58, Bill Priakos via ADXA wrote:
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> A thought – I just submitted my log and under club, I put "ADXA".  I don't
> think I have heard of any formal addition, but if we did have a club, I
> would certainly submit my score.  So, are we a contest club as well as a
> DXA?  ADXA Contest Club?  A supplemental club to our main purpose?
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> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/10+Free+Ferry+Heights+%0D%0A+Fort+Smith,+AR+72903?entry=gmail&source=g>
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> BP
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> W5SJ
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> *Bill Priakos*
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> *10 Free Ferry Heights
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/10+Free+Ferry+Heights+%0D%0A+Fort+Smith,+AR+72903?entry=gmail&source=g>*
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> *Fort Smith, AR 72903
> <https://www.google.com/maps/search/10+Free+Ferry+Heights+%0D%0A+Fort+Smith,+AR+72903?entry=gmail&source=g>*
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> *479.461.8368*
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> *From:* adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *w5zn at w5zn.org
> *Sent:* Monday, February 22, 2021 5:19 PM
> *To:* Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [ADXA] 9 volts, 24 countries
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> Wow that's amazing Dennis!!!!
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> The one thing I really like about this contest is the DX station sends
> their power level. I worked a horde of 5 watt stations, mostly all JA's. In
> the past when I would work single band 80 and I would work one 5 watt DL
> station it was almost like an alarm was sounded within the Bavarian QRP
> club over there and they all line up for a Q. Unfortunately, several of
> them were a real strain to copy. This weekend I had to shake my head
> several times when I would work a very copyable 5 watt station then I would
> struggle with the next station that would send "KW"!!!! Says a lot about a
> good antenna!!!
>
> Anyway your run this weekend is quite impressive!
>
> ZN
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> On 2021-02-21 21:10, Dennis Schaefer wrote:
>
> I decided to try another "9 volt battery" effort in the ARRL CW DX contest
> with my little red rig - the LNR MTR-4b v2.  I grabbed a 9V battery off the
> desk that had been used for something else but measured a bit over 9
> volts.  I operated about 2 hours.  Power at the beginning was 1.2 watts and
> by the end, voltage was 7.7 and power output was 700 milliwatts.  I stayed
> mainly on 20 meters and found that many DX stations answered me on the
> first call. Some required several calls and a very few couldn't copy me at
> all.  I was surprised that it worked so well since I was down an average of
> 30 db from a kw station.
>
> I worked 50 stations, 47 on 20 meters, and 3 on 40.  I had 23 multipliers
> on 20 meters and 3 on 40.  I think one on 40 was not duplicated on 20, so
> that was actually 24 countries worked and that didn't count the US or
> Canada.
>
> The little MTR-4b v2 is an amazing rig.  With 12 volts, it will output 5
> watts, CW only.  It has a built-in voltmeter, SWR meter, and wattmeter.
> It's not like operating a "big rig" but it is just a little bigger than a
> pack of cards.  I'll be taking it out to the park when the weather gets a
> little better.
>
> 73,
> Dennis
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