From ATanner283@aol.com  Sat Feb  8 14:55:57 2003
From: ATanner283@aol.com (ATanner283@aol.com)
Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2003 09:55:57 EST
Subject: [Fists] SPRINT
Message-ID: <b2.1812c2af.2b76747d@aol.com>

Dont forget the Sprint is today. It was 2 below on my porch this A.M. so 
there is really little else to do here in Ohio. Maybe some antenna work, but 
I can't get my XYL away from the stove. Anyway....hope to work a few. Will be 
on with club call K8FST with a couple of ops. We hope to make a showing on 
all the bands, cndx permitting. Remember the scoring has changed 
also..........73.....Al/W8FAX..............keeper of K8FST


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From w2agn@w2agn.net  Sat Feb  8 21:06:49 2003
From: w2agn@w2agn.net (W2AGN)
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 16:06:49 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Subject: [Fists] FISTS Sprint
Message-ID: <3E457169.000026.58961@w2agn>

Just finished playing in the Sprint. 2 suggestions.

#1. A 10 point penalty for sending CC numbers. They are NOT part of the
exchange in the Sprint!

#2. A 100 point penalty for asking for the other stations CC number. See #1
above.

+-++-++-++-++-+ John L. Sielke
 |W||2||A||G||N| http://www.w2agn.net [UPDATED]
 +-++-++-++-++-+ Ex-K3HLU,TF2WKT,W7JEF,W4MPC,N4JS

From ATanner283@aol.com  Sun Feb  9 13:23:51 2003
From: ATanner283@aol.com (ATanner283@aol.com)
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 08:23:51 EST
Subject: [Fists] SPRINTS
Message-ID: <11c.1e7f615a.2b77b067@aol.com>

How did everyone do on the Sprint?? Here in Ohio, 10 meters never did open up 
very well. I guess with the "downfall" of the cycle, really good openings on 
this band are going to be few and farther between. I worked 40 and 15, and 
Dave, WT8R worked 20   and 10. The sigs on 40 and 15 were usually very 
strong, but after a while, it seemed I was hearing the same FISTS over and 
over. The West coast was particularly loud on 15. I  guess this is from the 
bands not moving much, and the short time span of the Sprint. Dave had 
trouble with his keyer and had a visitor, which cut down on his time at the 
key. Other than the bands not being as cooperative as they could have been, 
we at K8FST had a good time a usual. I sure would like to see more 
participation from club members. It's a good time to meet a lot of other 
FISTS and say howdy to old friends. It's also a great way for number 
collectors to do their thing and work towards whatever award is next on their 
list. 73 all and hope to catch you on the air. K8FST is on going with the 
patch offer, but time is running out.  Well, think spring.    It's almost 
time to start thinking about Hamvention again................................
                                                                              
     Al for K8FST/9200


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From n5lf@qsl.net  Sun Feb  9 19:41:52 2003
From: n5lf@qsl.net (Alan Wormser)
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:41:52 -0500
Subject: [Fists] RE: Fists Sprint
In-Reply-To: <20030209090106.30B0A3288BE@mailman.qth.net>
References: <20030209090106.30B0A3288BE@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <E18hxFx-0003s6-00@albatross.mail.pas.earthlink.net>

Penalty for giving CC numbers during Fists Sprint?  Hee hee, my score would 
be in the minus point range! 

This is a laid back group, and it is reflected in the fact that the 
contesters were EXTREMELY courteous compared to most other contests lately.  
They did "unthinkable" things for modern contesters:  Asked "QRL?" or "didit 
dit", QSYed with a "R TU" instead of arguments, and avoided QRMing nets, and 
often sent realistic. RST reports (and I never heard "UR 599 = PSE ALL AGN?").

I think other contests' contesters could learn a few things from the Fists.

For the more competitive experience, I just wait 3 hours and jump into the 
ARRL North American Sprint.

73 ES dit dit

Alan

From dan@danromanchik.com  Sun Feb  9 14:13:13 2003
From: dan@danromanchik.com (Dan Romanchik)
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 09:13:13 -0500
Subject: [Fists] SPRINTS
References: <11c.1e7f615a.2b77b067@aol.com>
Message-ID: <01e301c2d045$62a0a050$c27ba8c0@D9J77B01>

It was my first Sprint and my first "real" contest. I had a great time. I
operated solely on 20m, as that's the only band I have an antenna for. From
Michigan, I was able to work just about anywhere in the eastern 2/3 of the
country, and scored 25 multipliers overall. I had 43 contacts total, with
one non-FISTS. If I'm calculating the score correctly, that makes my final
score 5,300.

I've put a short report on my Sprint in my blog at
http://www.blurty.com/users/kb6nu/.

73!

Dan KB6NU

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Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 8:23 AM
Subject: [Fists] SPRINTS


> How did everyone do on the Sprint??


From ockmrzr@quix.net  Sun Feb  9 16:14:18 2003
From: ockmrzr@quix.net (Bruce (WB7RHT) & Gaby (KG6CXL))
Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 08:14:18 -0800
Subject: [Fists] Winter Sprint
Message-ID: <001e01c2d056$4d3551a0$87154dd1@ockmrzr>

Boy we had a great time out here on the west coast.  The Imperial Valley =
ARC set-up portable at Salton City, CA, right on the beach next to the =
Salton Sea, 50 feet below sea level.  A beautiful sunny day, temps in =
the 70's, couldn't have asked for better WX!  Dennis / WB6CGJ / #7343 =
and Bruce / WB7RHT / # 8618 were the only operators, but had many =
visitors during the contest, although, neither had time to socialize; =
they were working, HI-HI.  Started out on 10m which seemed to have a =
pretty good opening for the first 2 hours, then moved to 15m which is =
where they finished up.

All together the Club managed 65 QSO's, 1 Canadian, 1 DX (New Zealand), =
the rest US.  We'll see how they score it, but figured about 8,372 =
points.

This was the Club's first Sprint, but it won't be the last.  The Club is =
already making plans for the next one!

73 - See ya in the Spring!

-----------------------------------------------------
Bruce C. Thompson / WB7RHT
Trustee & Founder IV-ARC / KC7EQW
Seeley, California
-----------------------------------------------------
Home Page: www.qsl.net/wb7rht
IV-ARC: www.qsl.net/kc7eqw



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From w2agn@w2agn.net  Sun Feb  9 22:28:07 2003
From: w2agn@w2agn.net (W2AGN)
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 17:28:07 -0500 (Eastern Standard Time)
Subject: [Fists] RE: Fists Sprint
References: <3E46B355.000047.58961@w2agn>
Message-ID: <3E46D5F7.00004D.58961@w2agn>




Ok, How about this? 

QSO Points 

non member 2 points 
member 5 points 
member with cc 7 points 

If you are going to do it, make it worthwhile. 




+-++-++-++-++-+ John L. Sielke 
|W||2||A||G||N| http://www.w2agn.net [UPDATED] 
+-++-++-++-++-+ Ex-K3HLU,TF2WKT,W7JEF,W4MPC,N4JS 

-------Original Message------- 

From: Alan Wormser 
Date: Sunday, February 09, 2003 02:39:17 PM 
To: fists@mailman.qth.net 
Subject: [Fists] RE: Fists Sprint 

Penalty for giving CC numbers during Fists Sprint? Hee hee, my score would 
be in the minus point range! 

This is a laid back group, and it is reflected in the fact that the 
contesters were EXTREMELY courteous compared to most other contests lately. 
They did "unthinkable" things for modern contesters: Asked "QRL?" or "didit 
dit", QSYed with a "R TU" instead of arguments, and avoided QRMing nets, and

often sent realistic. RST reports (and I never heard "UR 599 = PSE ALL AGN?
). 

I think other contests' contesters could learn a few things from the Fists. 

For the more competitive experience, I just wait 3 hours and jump into the 
ARRL North American Sprint. 

73 ES dit dit 

Alan 
_______________________________________________ 
Fists mailing list 
Fists@mailman.qth.net 
http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fists 

. 

From n2ij@optonline.net  Sat Feb  8 23:07:26 2003
From: n2ij@optonline.net (Ray Garraud)
Date: Sat, 08 Feb 2003 18:07:26 -0500
Subject: [Fists] SPRINTS
Message-ID: <004f01c2cfc6$d97cbc60$660cba18@computer>

As always, I had a great time participating in the winter Sprint. I finished with 30 contacts and 21 multipliers for a total of 3150 points.

73

Ray N2IJ
Fists 6596
CC 891


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From stanreas@rev.net  Sun Feb  9 23:24:51 2003
From: stanreas@rev.net (Stan Reas)
Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2003 23:24:51 +0000
Subject: [Fists] Winter Sprint
Message-ID: <5.0.0.25.1.20030209230819.009f1cd0@pop.rev.net>

Ran my K2 at 5 Watts QRP again in this Sprint.  Thanks to all who "dug" my 
signal out.

Just before the Sprint I worked 15 Netherland stations on 10 Meters, so I 
had great hope for some of our DX members participating.  But I heard "nary 
a peep" from England on 10 Meters.

I did get VE5BCS in SK to respond to my CQ on 10 Meters but that's the only 
contact I had on 10 in the Sprint.

I ended up with 45 QSO's and 25 multipliers.  I did work Peter, G3JFS on 15 
Meters in the Sprint.  He seemed to be enjoying himself.

I periodically went to 80 Meters and called CQ.  Finally at 2055 UTC I 
found Duren, KG4NYV calling CQ on 80 Meters.  So he became my last QSO in 
the Sprint.  And he is located in SC which is pretty "rare" during most 
other contests - Hi !

It's always great fun in this "low key" activity.

73, Stan - K4UK




From w1eof@hamnutz.com  Mon Feb 10 21:52:04 2003
From: w1eof@hamnutz.com (W1EOF)
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:52:04 -0500
Subject: [Fists] Test
In-Reply-To: <20030208090105.8BB033289C0@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <NCBBJCLPMKDDBBMEAPOHIEPNJJAB.w1eof@hamnutz.com>

Useless use of useful bandwidth, sorry.

Mark W1EOF 

From n8ie@woh.rr.com  Mon Feb 17 18:35:34 2003
From: n8ie@woh.rr.com (Emmerson Bigguns)
Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:35:34 -0500
Subject: [Fists] FISTS #11
Message-ID: <MMEDLKDLONJOAIGICDJAOELMDPAA.n8ie@woh.rr.com>

Folks, Esther FISTS# 11 is calling on 14.058.

Wonderful lady with a great fist. She was around from the beginning!

72, oo
Dan, N8IE
FPqrp #-6, QRP-l #1404, FISTS #4985 
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From dmetzger@monroe.lib.mi.us  Tue Feb 18 17:33:59 2003
From: dmetzger@monroe.lib.mi.us (dmetzger@monroe.lib.mi.us)
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 12:33:59 -0500
Subject: [Fists] TM-261 Manual
Message-ID: <157240-220032218173359715@M2W084.mail2web.com>


Hi Folks -

I just bought a Kenwood TM-261A mobile transceiver, and the manual reminds=

me of the government tax-form instructions=2E

I started trying to write out a more understandable summary, when it
occurred to me, "Somebody has probably already done this, and put it on th=
e
net=2E"  Is anybody aware of such a site?

(I know, this is a cw group, but I'm not on any more appropriate ham
reflectors - maybe I can be forgiven for just one fm-phone post=2E)

73 de Dan, K8JWR

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From JohnEXI@aol.com  Wed Feb 19 16:31:00 2003
From: JohnEXI@aol.com (JohnEXI@aol.com)
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:31:00 EST
Subject: [Fists] Re: Fists digest, Vol 4 #21 - 1 msg
Message-ID: <1d8.3254adf.2b850b44@aol.com>

Dan K8JWR;

Go to WWW.google. com   and punch in Kenwood TM-261 and you will find lots of 
info on this rig including mods.

John WB2EXI

From Nancy Kott" <nancy@tir.com  Thu Feb 20 21:56:40 2003
From: Nancy Kott" <nancy@tir.com (Nancy Kott)
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 16:56:40 -0500
Subject: [Fists] Bill Pierpont, Silent Key
Message-ID: <001f01c2d92a$f7f9eb00$1be25aa6@Nancy>

As many of you know, Bill Pierpont was the author of The Art and Skill of
Radio-Telegraphy. His generous gesture of distributing this book freely on
the Internet and published at no profit to himself, allowed this
inspirational and educational publication to be enjoyed by hams all over the
world.  He made a major contribution to Amateur Radio and will be missed.

I received this email from Bill's brother this morning.
73
Nancy

Dear special Friends of my bother Bill Pierpont, N0HFF

This morning, Enid called to tell me that Bill is no longer suffering and
is now safe in the arms of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His upward
call & home-going was at about 6:15 Central Standard Time, February 20,
2003. For his Amateur Radio friends, Bill became a Silent Key at about
1215 UTC.

At this point, no funeral arrangements have been made until his daughter
Jocelyn arrives. I will forward that information when it becomes available.
My plans are presently uncertain.

If you wish to send any messages by mail:

Mrs. Enid Pierpont
2418 N. Fountain
Wichita, KS 67220
USA

There is no E-mail capability.

Please pray for Enid and Jocelyn for comfort and peace during these
difficult times ahead.

I want to express my personal "Thanks" to the many of you, who have sent
many kind messages through me and also, to those of you who kept Bill and
Enid in your daily prayers, that God's great grace would be "entirely
sufficient".

Bill's Christian life and witness in his own community, and to the
Christian world was to the glory of Almighty God.  Through his skillful
Biblical research and language expertize, Bill co-authored publication
some years ago of the first "genuinely new" book in a century: "The New
Testament in the Original Greek according to the Byzantine/Majority
Textform".  He continued to assist in further similar efforts until his
health no longer permitted that activity.

His technical talent and contributions in the field of aircraft
structural dynamics and flight safety were very "pertinent". Similarly,
his contributions in the Amateur Radio 'world' have been "very
significant" with his unique research and the publication of his
excellent book "The Art & Skill of Radio-Telegraphy", which has been
translated and published in several languages already.

Though the Family sorrows with his ascension to Glory, the world has been
positively impacted by his life and contributions.

With loving regards to all of you and 73, but KLU is now needed!

Bill's "lil" brother Ken, KF4OW
Yorktown, VA





From Fred Adsit" <ny2v@earthlink.net  Sat Feb 22 02:21:23 2003
From: Fred Adsit" <ny2v@earthlink.net (Fred Adsit)
Date: Fri, 21 Feb 2003 21:21:23 -0500
Subject: [Fists] Funeral arrangements made for N0HFF
Message-ID: <000d01c2da19$1b921030$d2a9ba3f@toshibauser>

This is the text of an e-mail just received from Bill Pierpont's brother
Ken:

+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+

>From KF4OW@juno.com

To all of Bill's special Friends-

Many have inquired as to the funeral services for my big brother Bill.
The information that I have is in accord with his own requests as
follows:

Interment at a Graveside Ceremony late in the morning on Monday, February
24th.

This will be followed with a Fellowship Luncheon at their Church at Noon.

At 1:00 PM, CST, February 24th, there will be an "In Memory Service" in
the Church Sanctuary with several participants and a Message by the
Pastor, Rev. Tom Macy.

At that service, flowers and other types of 'memorials' are considered
appropriate.

Certainly, cards and personal notes to his faithful wife Enid would be
most welcome, especially during the coming, very difficult weeks.

Mrs. Enid Pierpont
2418 N. Fountain
Wichita, KS  67220

Their daughter, Jocelyn, is with her right now, but is expected to return
to her office in Atlanta, Georgia, within days. She has made several
trips to see her parents and rendered much help during those visits in
the past year. These trips have taken most of her regular vacation time,
and been filled with many difficult decisions and tasks.

Today, I sent by overnite mail, a print-out of the text of each of the
responses that I had received up until this morning. Each response was
identified by full name and country or state. I believe they will be most
welcomed by Enid right now, and for her to learn that friends all over
this globe are expressing their loving concern for her by telling her how
much her husband had meant to them. I will continue to send groups of
them to her, as they come in to me by E-mail.

Sincerely & 73 and KLU,
Ken, Bill's 'lil' brother
Yorktown, VA

+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+~+

PS - You will find a Friends Remembered entry for Bill on www.eHam.net.
There is but one addition to the first entry there. It is a good place to
pay a
call and make your thoughts known, however brief. These are all kept
indefinitely on that website. -- Fred



From w1eof@hamnutz.com  Sun Feb 23 07:50:28 2003
From: w1eof@hamnutz.com (W1EOF)
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 02:50:28 -0500
Subject: [Fists] off topic warning... please bear with me.
Message-ID: <NCBBJCLPMKDDBBMEAPOHOENCJPAB.w1eof@hamnutz.com>

My friends,

Please accept my apologies for posting this off-topic message on our list. I
ask that if you have any comments or questions to PLEASE email me directly.
Do NOT reply to this message on the list. I don't want to be responsible for
a long off topic discussion clogging the list, but I *reallY* wanted to pass
along a thought to you all.

As a native of Southern Rhode Island, I have watched the terrible tradgedy
in West Warwick unfold over the past few days. For anyone not familiar with
it, a small night club caught fire during a concert. A total of 187 people
were hospitalized, and an additional 96 people perished in this fire. Most
have yet to be indentified.

The entire building was consumed in smoke so thick you could not see within
a matter of 90-120 seconds. That's SECONDS. There are many issues that will
be investigated and (hopefully) laws and standards will change that will
prevent this from happenging in the future. One thing is for sure: Many
lives could have been saved if they had been more alert and aware of where
the multiple fire exits were. Many people perished because they attempted to
exit through the same door they had entered the building, causing a "log
jam."

Rhode Island is a small state, so it's not surprising to me that I
unfortunately have first-hand knowledge of two separate families that lost a
loved one. I have been very stricken with sadness for the many, many
families that have suffered a great loss.

Had I been there that night with a friend who was concerned about the
location and working condition of the fire exits, I have to admit I probably
would have been one to say "Hey... lighten-up and relax!" I would not take
that attitude today.

So my hope for this email is that the next time you enter a restaurant,
theater, lounge, arena, or wherever there is a large crowd that you take a
moment to find the nearest fire exits and plan a route there. Should fire
break out, follow your planned route immediately, quietly, and swiftly. Once
you are outside you can assist people in an orderly evacuation of the
immediate area so that others can exit the venue.

Again: Please don't reply to this email on the reflector. I thank you for
your time in reading this email, and as always I wish you and yours the very
best.

73,

Mark W1EOF


From w1eof@hamnutz.com  Thu Feb 27 17:56:41 2003
From: w1eof@hamnutz.com (W1EOF)
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2003 12:56:41 -0500
Subject: [Fists] The MorseCodians Radio Show
Message-ID: <NCBBJCLPMKDDBBMEAPOHKECMKGAB.w1eof@hamnutz.com>

All,

ABC Australia has a great radio program available for all about the early
history of the telegraph called  "The MoreseCodians." I think it's about
45-50 mins long. Good stuff.

I'm making arrangements to make it available on hamnutz.com and also on
CD-ROM for those that don't have a fast enough internet connection.

Web Page:
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/history/hindsight/

Details:
Scroll down to the link "MorseCodians" for more details on the program.

To Listen:
If you have Real Player on your computer, just click on the link marked
"listen."


73,

Mark W1EOF


From WB9MII@aol.com  Fri Feb 28 15:19:05 2003
From: WB9MII@aol.com (WB9MII@aol.com)
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2003 10:19:05 EST
Subject: [Fists] (Fists) Anyone have a Single Lever Keyer Paddle they don't need?
Message-ID: <1d1.3ef0d72.2b90d7e9@aol.com>

Hello Fists
I want to "Jury Rig" myself a sideswiper.  The J38 is getting a little rough. 
 Does anyone have an unused or unneeded single lever keyer paddle on a shelf 
someplace?  I'm glad to pay a reasonable price and postage.  Thanks 73
Greg WB9MII
Fists 3347
QRP ARCI 9719


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