From wu4g at comcast.net Fri Mar 1 19:48:40 2019 From: wu4g at comcast.net (Ronnie Bolton) Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2019 19:48:40 -0500 Subject: [CVCC] Eat and Meet ? Message-ID: <008401d4d091$af96fbd0$0ec4f370$@comcast.net> Hi ! This Tuesday is our regular time to get together. I have nothing in particular on the agenda. Elections need to be held in April. Is there interest in getting together this month? Anyone willing to toss their hat in for a nomination? 73 Ronnie From w4pm at yahoo.com Sat Mar 2 11:33:29 2019 From: w4pm at yahoo.com (Howard Motley) Date: Sat, 2 Mar 2019 16:33:29 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CVCC] ARRL DX SSB? References: <1600961730.8131819.1551544409753.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1600961730.8131819.1551544409753@mail.yahoo.com> Is anyone doing the ARRL DX SSB contest this weekend? I have made 100 contacts - very SLOW going with 100w and a wire - just 25 per hour! ??If you have an amp or a beam antenna or both? GET ON and make at least 100 contacts.? PLEASE!? Puck W4PM From w4pm at yahoo.com Sun Mar 3 19:24:53 2019 From: w4pm at yahoo.com (Howard Motley) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 00:24:53 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CVCC] ARRL: DX SSB - W4PM References: <403895855.8656063.1551659093494.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <403895855.8656063.1551659093494@mail.yahoo.com> Well that's all I could do.? I had opportunities to operate at either W4DR or? W4HZ? but I just wanted to stay home this weekend.? We had family plans and I could not bring myself to leave and put in a lot of time especially for a SSB contest! ? ? ? ? ? ? ?? Band ? ? Q's ? ? Pts. ? Mult? ? ? ?? 1.8 ? ? ?? 3 ? ? ? ?? 9 ? ?? 2 ?? ???????? 3.5 ? ? ? 41 ? ? 123 ?? 32 ?? ?????????? 7 ? ? ?? 62???? 186 ?? 39 ?? ????????? 14???? 106???? 318 ?? 54 ?? ????????? 21 ? ? ? 23????? 69 ? ? 10 ? ? ?????? Total???? 235 ?? 705 ? 137 ? ??????????? Score : 96,585 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Rig : Ten Tec OMNI VII - 100W? ? ? ? ? Antennas : 40 Extended Double Zepp - Balanced Line Tuner? ? ? ? ?? Soapbox : Tough conditions especially with low power and a wire.Time in the chair:? 10 Hrs? 44 mins Did anyone else play a bit in this?? Sejo said he could do 100 contacts! 73,Puck W4PM ?? From w4pm at yahoo.com Mon Mar 4 08:45:48 2019 From: w4pm at yahoo.com (Howard Motley) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 13:45:48 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CVCC] CVCC ARRL DX 2019 References: <187221450.8899507.1551707148573.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <187221450.8899507.1551707148573@mail.yahoo.com> Here are the raw scores from the ARRL DX test.? We have 7 logs.? If there are more please let me know!The conditions for the SSB weekend were miserable but three of us hung in there.? Congratulations toall participants for your fine efforts on behalf of the club! Puck W4PM? ARRL DX 2019???? Central Virginia Contest Club???? ???? Station?Mode?QSO's?Mults ? ? Score W4PM ? CW ?? 921 ? ? ? 295 ?? 815,085 K4OSO?CW ?? 564 ? ? ? 177 ?? 299,484 WU4G ? CW ?? 393 ? ? ? 210 ?? 247,590 W4PM? SSB ?? 235 ? ? ? 137 ? ? 96,585 N3UA ? SSB ?? 265 ? ? ? 104 ? ? 82,680 WB3D ? CW ?? 144 ? ? ? ? 61 ? ? 26,352 N4DEN SSB ? 105 ? ? ? ? 80 ? ? 25,200 ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -----------?-----------? ----------- Totals ? ? ? ? ?? 2,627? 1,064? 1,592,976 ???? From hmmjr at comcast.net Mon Mar 4 08:58:15 2019 From: hmmjr at comcast.net (HOWARD MOTLEY) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 08:58:15 -0500 (EST) Subject: [CVCC] Fwd: W4PM In-Reply-To: <20190304135433.5DFB8A3C96@contest-clubs.arrl.org> References: <20190304135433.5DFB8A3C96@contest-clubs.arrl.org> Message-ID: <1236969009.1049143.1551707895451@connect.xfinity.com> My log has gone in! By the way I, worked Kyle at J68HZ during the test! I bet he had more fun this weekend than we did. Puck > ---------- Original Message ---------- > From: unreplyable at arrl.org > To: hmmjr at comcast.net > Date: March 4, 2019 at 8:54 AM > Subject: W4PM > > Congratulations, you've successfully uploaded your ARRL Phone International DX contest log. Your confirmation number is 4412487.arrl-dx-ssb > > If you'd like to add soapbox comments associated with your entry, please use the following link: http://contests.arrl.org/contestsoapbox.php?call=w4pm&id=4412487.arrl-dx-ssb > > Thank you for entering the contest and submitting your log via the ARRL's web form. Please review the information listed below and, if necessary, resubmit your log to make any corrections. If you have any questions about your log, please contact the Contest section at contests at arrl.org. > > Analysis of your uploaded log: > > Contest: ARRL-DX-SSB > Call Sign: W4PM > Category: Single Operator Unlimited, Low Power > Operator: SINGLE-OP - Created from: Number of operators question (Answer: Only one) > Assisted: ASSISTED - Created from: Spotting assistance question (Answer: Yes) > Power: LOW - Created from: Highest power question (Answer: 150W or less) > Band: ALL > Transmitter: ONE > Station: FIXED > Location: VA > Station Grid: FM17hq > Club: Central Virginia Contest Club - Created from club question > E-mail: hmmjr at comcast.net > QSOs in Log: 237 > Confirmation: 4412487.arrl-dx-ssb > > Log received at: 2019-03-04 13:54:33 UTC > > From wu4g at comcast.net Mon Mar 4 19:11:49 2019 From: wu4g at comcast.net (Ronnie Bolton) Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2019 19:11:49 -0500 Subject: [CVCC] CVCC Tuesday meeting Cancelled Message-ID: <007801d4d2e8$07c5b4b0$17511e10$@comcast.net> We will NOT hold a meeting tomorrow night. Please put April 2 on your calendar as we do need to meet and hold elections. 73 Ronnie WU4G From kg4w at comcast.net Tue Mar 5 09:08:17 2019 From: kg4w at comcast.net (Ed Hughes) Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2019 09:08:17 -0500 Subject: [CVCC] CVCC ARRL DX 2019 de KG4W In-Reply-To: <187221450.8899507.1551707148573@mail.yahoo.com> References: <187221450.8899507.1551707148573.ref@mail.yahoo.com> <187221450.8899507.1551707148573@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Did not intend to put this much time in, but once I got going,,,, W Wrote my submission on back of postage stamp & mailed it to ARRL ! Seriously, was just testing antenna = inv v apex 75 ft ends 50 ft I give the antenna a grade of C W CALLSIGN: KG4W CLUB: CENTRAL VIRGINIA CONTEST CLUB CONTEST: ARRL-DX-SSB CATEGORY-POWER: HIGH CLAIMED-SCORE: 300 CREATED-BY: N1MM Logger+ 1.0.7542.0 QSO:? 1834 PH 2019-03-02 0949 KG4W????????? 59? VA PJ2T????????? 59? K QSO:? 1840 PH 2019-03-02 0953 KG4W????????? 59? VA HQ9X????????? 59? K QSO:? 1844 PH 2019-03-02 1003 KG4W????????? 59? VA HI3T????????? 59? 40 QSO:? 1837 PH 2019-03-02 1007 KG4W????????? 59? VA NP2P????????? 59? K QSO:? 1862 PH 2019-03-02 1010 KG4W????????? 59? VA HC5DX???????? 59? 1000 QSO:? 1846 PH 2019-03-02 1012 KG4W????????? 59? VA ZF9CW???????? 59? K QSO:? 1830 PH 2019-03-02 1051 KG4W????????? 59? VA C6ANM???????? 59? 200 QSO:? 1826 PH 2019-03-02 1052 KG4W????????? 59? VA TI7W????????? 59? KW QSO:? 1852 PH 2019-03-02 2328 KG4W????????? 59? VA 9A1A????????? 59? KW QSO:? 1867 PH 2019-03-02 2339 KG4W????????? 59? VA EI7M????????? 59? KW END-OF-LOG: On 3/4/2019 8:45 AM, Howard Motley via CVCC wrote: > Here are the raw scores from the ARRL DX test.? We have 7 logs.? If there are more please let me know!The conditions for the SSB weekend were miserable but three of us hung in there.? Congratulations toall participants for your fine efforts on behalf of the club! > Puck W4PM > > ARRL DX 2019 > Central Virginia Contest Club > > Station?Mode?QSO's?Mults ? ? Score > W4PM ? CW ?? 921 ? ? ? 295 ?? 815,085 > K4OSO?CW ?? 564 ? ? ? 177 ?? 299,484 > WU4G ? CW ?? 393 ? ? ? 210 ?? 247,590 > W4PM? SSB ?? 235 ? ? ? 137 ? ? 96,585 > N3UA ? SSB ?? 265 ? ? ? 104 ? ? 82,680 > WB3D ? CW ?? 144 ? ? ? ? 61 ? ? 26,352 > N4DEN SSB ? 105 ? ? ? ? 80 ? ? 25,200 > ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? -----------?-----------? ----------- > Totals ? ? ? ? ?? 2,627? 1,064? 1,592,976 > > ______________________________________________________________ > CVCC mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cvcc > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:CVCC at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html From hmmjr at comcast.net Sat Mar 16 10:45:47 2019 From: hmmjr at comcast.net (HOWARD MOTLEY) Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 10:45:47 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [CVCC] Virginia QSO Party - W4PM Message-ID: <959703727.233562.1552747548496@connect.xfinity.com> The VAQP is currently going on and I'm in it as time allows. Look for me about 50kHz above the band edges. Right now I'm at 7049.5. I'll try higher bands a bit later. I could use your help. Working a Qso Party on CW is kind of like watching grass grow! 73, Puck W4PM From w4pm at yahoo.com Mon Mar 18 08:38:02 2019 From: w4pm at yahoo.com (Howard Motley) Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:38:02 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CVCC] VAQP - W4PM References: <6022950.6685815.1552912682125.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <6022950.6685815.1552912682125@mail.yahoo.com> Too much going on to play very much in this one.? Most of Saturday spent at son's QTH and most of Sunday at daughter's home.? The 4:11 I spent in the VAQP only yielded 140 CW contacts. ? QSO parties are very slow moving events in you do CW LP only. I'm off to OBX for the week with my Speedo all packed! ? Nothing like a quick dip in the ocean in 50 degree F weather. 73,Puck W4PM ? From kg4w at comcast.net Wed Mar 20 19:21:07 2019 From: kg4w at comcast.net (Ed Hughes) Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 19:21:07 -0400 Subject: [CVCC] Bouvet Dxpedition Message-ID: FYI The long awaited and much anticipated dxpedition to Bouvet Island is now headed to the island. Trip should take about 7 days, with an on air date around end of March. Call will be 3Y0I. The ship (Atlantic Tuna) with $90,000 worth of fuel, can be tracked at this site. https://share.findmespot.com/shared/faces/viewspots.jsp?glId=0tARRAqk3ftzEN8piDb2UOWqGrnOX349o Ed KG4W From wu4g at comcast.net Thu Mar 21 22:17:20 2019 From: wu4g at comcast.net (Ronnie Bolton) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 22:17:20 -0400 Subject: [CVCC] ARRL Intl DX Preliminary Results Message-ID: <003c01d4e055$6195b470$24c11d50$@comcast.net> Hi, I received the preliminary postings for the ARRL Intl DX contest. I didn't write all the club names down but here is the list down to our score: 1. 9.6 Mil - CTRI Contest Group 2. 4.7 Mil - Iowa 3. 4.3 mil 4. 1.7 mil 5. 1.6 mil 6. 1.5 mil 7. 1.48 mil CVCC 73 Ronnie WU4G From w4pm at yahoo.com Wed Mar 27 17:47:39 2019 From: w4pm at yahoo.com (Howard Motley) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 21:47:39 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CVCC] Estate sale Items References: <1418604691.12200804.1553723259477.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <1418604691.12200804.1553723259477@mail.yahoo.com> I picked up a few Estate items today.? No they are not W4MYA but another ham from Northern VA. I have not tested them yet so will set a price when I test them if there is any interest here. Ten Tec Power Mite PM3 transmitter - pristine appearance? and unmodified!? 2-3 watts out (5 W input) on 40 and 20 meters VFO controlled.Ten Tec Power supply for above. Heath Kit HW-8? transmitter 2-3 W on 80-40-20-15 VFO controlled? - This one also unmodified and near mint appearance Heathkit HD-1416 Code Practice Oscillator.? - Looks like new Yaseau FM-2600M? 2 meter FM XCVR? - Appears to be NOS - Still in original packing and box!? Probably never used! Ten Tec 1206 6 meter transverter.? Looks great. Clegg FM-28 30W FM Xcvr with Clegg Power supply.? appearance good to very good SBE 33 Xcvr SSB only 80,40,20, and 15 about 60 W PEP out.? Appearance GOOD to Very good.? - Never hear of these but then I seldom do SSB. National Receiver SW-54 - 5 tube AC/DC? 455 kHz IF single conversion? from the 50's? Appearance good - have not yet checked to see if it has been recapped.? Was made to compete with the S-38 Hallicrafters.? A SWL radio! SWAN MXA100 with SWAN MIKE - looks good - 80,40,20 15 10 CW/SSB 100w first SWAN solid state - analog dial.? Small like a mobile rig! I also have a Ten Tec OMNI D series B (OMNI #3) with matching P/S and remote VFO.? This is a project radio needing some work. Right now the dial only shows either 9mHZ or 1 MHz and the PTO needs a rebuild or atleast a relube.? I can make a great deal on this if bought as is.? The remote VFO looks like new. Vibroplex Lightning Bug vintage about 1953 - Grey Base 8933 Broadway plate . Appearance fair to good but it works - $50 All of the above have manuals ?? If you have any interest in any item I can send you a picture and then I will pop the top and see it works. I may keep the HW-8 or maybe the Ten Tec Power Mite PM3 unless you want it more than I do! 73,Puck W4PM I _? From w4pm at yahoo.com Wed Mar 27 18:00:21 2019 From: w4pm at yahoo.com (Howard Motley) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:00:21 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [CVCC] Two more items References: <196434294.12240535.1553724021611.ref@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: <196434294.12240535.1553724021611@mail.yahoo.com> Vintage Microphones: Electrovoice Model 664 (dynamic cardiod) on Electrovoice? model 419 base? - This is heavy - build like a tank - would make your station look professional!? You would need to put a? modern mike connector on it! Astatic D-104 Xtal not amplified Grey base G-stand.? We all know the lollipop mike!? Also needs a modern connector. Either $60 or both for $100.? If not picked up - you pay shipping. From wu4g at comcast.net Wed Mar 27 22:11:32 2019 From: wu4g at comcast.net (Ronnie Bolton) Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2019 22:11:32 -0400 Subject: [CVCC] CVCC Eat & Meet Message-ID: <00c601d4e50b$90cc3510$b2649f30$@comcast.net> Hi All, Plan to meet at Vinny's next Tuesday, Apr 2 for dinner and some discussion. See you at 7! 73 Ronnie