From w0lbk at juno.com  Fri Nov 17 11:20:03 2006
From: w0lbk at juno.com (Arlo W Meyer)
Date: Sat Nov 18 09:33:25 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] E Mail Address Change
Message-ID: <20061117.102023.3264.2.w0lbk@juno.com>

Subject: E Mail Address Change
 
Hi  All,
 
We are changing from Juno Dial Up to a High Speed service provided by our
local cable company.  SO...
our new E Mail address will be:  w0lbk@mchsi.com
 
Please change your address book to reflect this change.  We sure don't
want to miss any of your mail.......
 
Thanks,
 
Arlo, Lorie, Tommy and Shatzie
From jlscr at mchsi.com  Fri Nov 24 15:18:54 2006
From: jlscr at mchsi.com (Jim Spencer)
Date: Fri Nov 24 15:20:24 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] IRC's
Message-ID: <00a501c71005$c54cbcd0$6401a8c0@DellDesk>

I'm confused!  Can anyone help or suggest a different post office or a copy 
of the regs that might differ from this?

I called the Supervisor of Windows at the Cedar Rapids Post Office.  I had 
talked to her in March when I went down and tried to trade in my old IRC's 
(the non-expiring smaller kind that now expire!) and she told me that they 
were still good but only for placing a stamp on out-going mail.  In other 
words, they would not give me the stamps.

When I talked to her earlier this week she was unaware that the old kind 
have expired as of July.  She thought they might still be good for postage 
applied to a letter!

I asked about the newer kind of IRC's, the kind that expire at the end of 
December,   She said that I could not trade them in on stamps but could only 
apply them to letters until they expire.  Somewhere I had read you can 
exchange them for stamps but you not in Cedar Rapids.  I then asked if you 
could exchange them for the newest kind and was told, NO.

If this is consistent with the regs, I guess I just have to eat the loss (50 
old kind, 10 newer kind).  If not I need to make my case.  Any help will be 
appreciated.

73,  Jim  W0SR 


From shsawyer at rockwellcollins.com  Mon Nov 27 12:36:41 2006
From: shsawyer at rockwellcollins.com (shsawyer@rockwellcollins.com)
Date: Mon Nov 27 12:38:19 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] Casual  Dxpedition.
In-Reply-To: <003701c6eb28$d901f080$934689d8@oem7paq6co5hph>
Message-ID: <OF0D067269.A0191391-ON86257233.00607C5C-86257233.0060BE60@rockwellcollins.com>

Was a bust. 

I got through customs with no problem - including doing a carry-on of the 
fiberglass fishing pole. 

I got set up on Monday morning and fiddled around listening to the 
geriatric and senile nets on 20 even chatted with a few of them to make 
sure the radio and antenna were working. 

I tuned up to 15 meters and found a pile up. listened for awhile and 
figured out I had 5A7A running the pile and listening "up 5". Quick open 
the manual and figure out how to work split. 

Threw out the call Papa Juliet stroke November Alpha Zero India Alpha. He 
comes right back with station ending Zero India Alpha. Throw out the NA0IA 
portable PJ4, which confused him and a couple of tries to get the portable 
PJ4 through and I was in the log. I figured great. Caribbean propagation 
must be magic. So called it a day and went diving. 

I got on at about 7 CST that night and had nothing. 20 was dead, and 40 
and 80 had S7 to S9+60dB noise. The whole resort was covered with 
fluorescent lights! I called CQ for about an hour that night and again on 
Wednesday, but same noise level. I did not want to drive to the other side 
of the island in the dark  on strange roads with limited insurance 
coverage to try much else. 

The days were spent in the ocean or in the pool. It was great from that 
respect.The reef is like swimming in an aquarium Fish everywhere. 

 Angi does not dive and was feeling a little left out, so non-diving day 
time was spent touring the island - not much to see except iguanas and 
cactus, donkeys, goats and poverty. 

I got sun burned the first day, and have been paying for that. 

It was great to visit, but I sure could not live there. 

Steve
From jlscr at mchsi.com  Tue Nov 28 16:46:55 2006
From: jlscr at mchsi.com (Jim Spencer)
Date: Tue Nov 28 16:48:53 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T
Message-ID: <00c201c71336$b9529fb0$6401a8c0@DellDesk>

Have any of your received a 4O3T QSL?  I'm trying to submit my cards to the 
ARRL before the end of December and I need that one.  Over a month ago I 
heard they were finished and someone was bringing them to the US to mail. 
Must be taking a canoe!  No card from YU6AO either.

Jim 


From ku0a at mchsi.com  Tue Nov 28 16:57:23 2006
From: ku0a at mchsi.com (Nelson Moyer)
Date: Tue Nov 28 16:59:19 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T
In-Reply-To: <00c201c71336$b9529fb0$6401a8c0@DellDesk>
Message-ID: <000201c71338$2fa642b0$1b02a8c0@dell4600>

I haven't gotten cards from either operation, Jim. I worked YU6DZ and it's
on LOTW. Maybe someday the other logs will be submitted to LOTW. Makes me
wish I hadn't 'contributed' along with my QSL cards.

KU0A

-----Original Message-----
From: eidxa-bounces@mailman.qth.net [mailto:eidxa-bounces@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Jim Spencer
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:47 PM
To: EIDXA
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T

Have any of your received a 4O3T QSL?  I'm trying to submit my cards to the 
ARRL before the end of December and I need that one.  Over a month ago I 
heard they were finished and someone was bringing them to the US to mail. 
Must be taking a canoe!  No card from YU6AO either.

Jim 


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From w0vx_5 at verizon.net  Tue Nov 28 17:19:48 2006
From: w0vx_5 at verizon.net (w0vx_5@verizon.net)
Date: Tue Nov 28 17:54:36 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T
Message-ID: <6957583.8271451164752388265.JavaMail.root@vms069.mailsrvcs.net>

Jim,

I have not received either card.  My YU6AO card was sent on August 14 with green stamps.  My card to 4O3T went via the bureau so I'm not expecting that one back for another year or two.

73, Dave, W0VX

>From: Jim Spencer <jlscr@mchsi.com>
>Date: 2006/11/28 Tue PM 03:46:55 CST
>To: EIDXA <eidxa@mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T

>Have any of your received a 4O3T QSL?  I'm trying to submit my cards to the 
>ARRL before the end of December and I need that one.  Over a month ago I 
>heard they were finished and someone was bringing them to the US to mail. 
>Must be taking a canoe!  No card from YU6AO either.
>
>Jim 
>
>
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From w0vx_5 at verizon.net  Tue Nov 28 17:28:11 2006
From: w0vx_5 at verizon.net (w0vx_5@verizon.net)
Date: Tue Nov 28 17:54:36 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T
Message-ID: <21527836.8273951164752891832.JavaMail.root@vms069.mailsrvcs.net>

And, by the way, the 4O6DX logs from mid August are in LoTW.  

73, Dave, W0VX

>From: Jim Spencer <jlscr@mchsi.com>
>Date: 2006/11/28 Tue PM 03:46:55 CST
>To: EIDXA <eidxa@mailman.qth.net>
>Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T

>Have any of your received a 4O3T QSL?  I'm trying to submit my cards to the 
>ARRL before the end of December and I need that one.  Over a month ago I 
>heard they were finished and someone was bringing them to the US to mail. 
>Must be taking a canoe!  No card from YU6AO either.
>
>Jim 
>
>
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From k4vx at hughes.net  Tue Nov 28 19:12:01 2006
From: k4vx at hughes.net (Lew Gordon)
Date: Tue Nov 28 19:13:00 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T
In-Reply-To: <00c201c71336$b9529fb0$6401a8c0@DellDesk>
References: <00c201c71336$b9529fb0$6401a8c0@DellDesk>
Message-ID: <7.0.1.0.2.20061128180651.032db2f8@hughes.net>

Hi Jim,

I received both 4O3T and YU6AO cards a number of weeks ago.  I did 
include a $5 bill along with a SASE with each so perhaps money 
talks!  Both Montenegro and Swains Island are in my DXCC total of 357/334.

Good luck.

Lew/K4VX


At 03:46 PM 11/28/2006, you wrote:
>Have any of your received a 4O3T QSL?  I'm trying to submit my cards 
>to the ARRL before the end of December and I need that one.  Over a 
>month ago I heard they were finished and someone was bringing them 
>to the US to mail. Must be taking a canoe!  No card from YU6AO either.
>
>Jim


From kesselring at awsllc.net  Tue Nov 28 21:51:03 2006
From: kesselring at awsllc.net (Glen and Pam)
Date: Tue Nov 28 22:10:54 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] new email address K0JGH
Message-ID: <010801c71361$36063380$884c98d1@xp>

Please change my email address to:   kesselring@awsllc.net

Glen Kesselring  K0JGH



From jamesandmary at islands.vi  Wed Nov 29 19:29:52 2006
From: jamesandmary at islands.vi (Jim Livengood)
Date: Wed Nov 29 19:31:50 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T
References: <00c201c71336$b9529fb0$6401a8c0@DellDesk>
Message-ID: <004a01c71416$a7a2d150$6601a8c0@PC113824047319>

Jim:

YU6AO arrived here mid-November. Have not seen the others you mention. 73, 
Jim W0NB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Spencer" <jlscr@mchsi.com>
To: "EIDXA" <eidxa@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 3:46 PM
Subject: [EIDXA] 4O3T


> Have any of your received a 4O3T QSL?  I'm trying to submit my cards to 
> the ARRL before the end of December and I need that one.  Over a month ago 
> I heard they were finished and someone was bringing them to the US to 
> mail. Must be taking a canoe!  No card from YU6AO either.
>
> Jim
>
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From kj9i at netins.net  Thu Nov 30 18:44:32 2006
From: kj9i at netins.net (David J Schmocker)
Date: Thu Nov 30 18:46:30 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] Fwd: Topband: VU7LD now QRV
Message-ID: <web-702979002@cgpb3.cgp.netins.net>




   --- the forwarded message follows ---
From kj9i at netins.net  Thu Nov 30 20:36:22 2006
From: kj9i at netins.net (David J. Schmocker)
Date: Thu Nov 30 20:38:15 2006
Subject: [EIDXA] VU7LD QRV 
Message-ID: <456F8716.5040901@netins.net>

An open letter to the DX community:

Looks like the first ARSI (Amateur Radio Society of India) VU7LD activity
has begun at 1200 AM (1830Z today) December 1st local time on Kavaratti
Island, Lakshadweep. This is the all Indian national team DXpedition. I'd
like to bring the following info/request to the DX Community's attention.
This group has been told they must sign VU7LD/VU#??? while operating from
the number 2 most wanted DXCC Entity. The stroke (/) VU#??? represents the
call of the actual operator. I would ask DXers around the world to refrain
from working VU7LD on the same band and mode more than once, just because it
is a different operator. There is no need to work VU7LD/VU2UR, VU7LD/VU2PAI
and VU7LD/VU3RSB all on 20 meters SSB. There will be no awards for the
station that works the most VU7LD DXpedition!!! You only need to work one
of them per band/mode. It's the same station and will get the same exact
QSL card from W3HNK. It would be like working 3Y0X on 20 meters SSB when
N2WB was operating and then working K4UEE when he was the op and then
working LA6VM when he was the operator. There is no need to dupe or work
each operator on every band mode. It's perfectly fine though to work VU7LD
on each of the bands and modes you need it. As with any major DXpedition to
a rare location, such as the Lakshadweep Islands, the pileups are going to
be extremely large. Certain areas of the world will have a more difficult
time than other areas. When the operator asks for a certain area please
respect their plea. By the way VU7LD will have an on-line log search,
probably in a few days, at http://arsi.info/vu7/ 
<http://webmail.netins.net/Redirect/arsi.info/vu7/>. Good luck to all and
please listen carefully to the operators instructions! See you in the
pileups! This team will be QRV until the end of December. VU7RG will be
QRV January 15-25th, with an international group of operators. They have a
Web page at http://www.vu7.in 
<http://webmail.netins.net/Redirect/www.vu7.in>.

PS. Please post this on your club reflector, other DX reflectors, Website
and other DX publications. Thank you in advance.

W3UR, Bernie
