From w2lj at verizon.net Sat Jul 11 07:47:41 2015 From: w2lj at verizon.net (Larry Makoski) Date: Sat, 11 Jul 2015 07:47:41 -0400 Subject: [Fists] NAQCC Sprint Wednesday Night Message-ID: <82d3c4b814f6d84bae5551bea3a3b5ab@192.168.1.3> The July sprint is this coming Wednesday evening local time (July 15th, EDT - 8:30-10:30PM, CDT - 7:30-9:30PM, MDT - 6:30-8:30PM, PDT - 5:30-7:30PM), which translates as Thursday, July 16th, 0030 to 0230Z in all cases. For all the "official" information, please go to: http://naqcc.info/sprint201507.html There you will find all the details as to time, frequencies and other important information. Certificates: SWA (simple wire antennas) certificates by call area, VE and DX for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place finishers (New!). A Certificate for top score in the GAIN antenna category. Prizes: Too many to list!! - check out the prizes page on our website. This is a monthly event that caters to the CW veteran, the CW newcomer, straight key and bug fans. All are welcome to participate (this includes QRO); but you must use QRP power levels to compete for awards. If you've been hesitant to join in our sprints because you hear other sprints running at breakneck speeds, have no fear. Our sprints are geared to the newcomer to CW and/or contesting. Virtually everyone including the many veteran contesters who regularly enter our sprints will slow down to YOUR speed to help you make your contacts. If you are not already a member of NAQCC... membership is FREE! Now is your chance to join the largest QRP CW Club in the world!! We currently have 7100+ members in: All 50 States - 9 VE Provinces - 100 Countries. Sign up on the NAQCC website today (http://naqcc.info/) and receive a handsome certificate, with your membership number on it, which is good for life. Come join us and have a real good time! 72/73 de Larry W2LJ NAQCC #35 for NAQCC http://naqcc.info/ From rogerwendell at rogerwendell.com Thu Jul 16 12:54:01 2015 From: rogerwendell at rogerwendell.com (Roger J. Wendell) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:54:01 -0600 Subject: [Fists] Question about 1970's "INT" military Morse code test Message-ID: <55A7E1A9.6070606@rogerwendell.com> Back in the 1970s I was a Coast Guard radioman at NMO and NMC - specializing in Morse code communications with merchant operations (and also holding the Coast Guard's speed record for copying random characters/coded text). Before joining the Coast Guard I had to spend some time at Denver's military induction center for a variety of testing. One of the tests was the "INT" Morse code aptitude test. For that test, each recruit was given a pencil and a piece of paper that had three vertical columns of blank check boxes directly beneath the printed letters "I," "N," and "T." The examiners would then send, over a loud speaker, random strings of these letters, in Morse, and the listeners (recruits and inductees) would mark the appropriate box corresponding to the letter they just heard. Throughout the test the speed of transmission was gradually increased until most of the applicants dropped out. My question is, does anyone else recall this particular test and is there anyone out there with a copy of the blank INT test sheet and, even better, an audio recording of the test taking place? Thanks for your help! 72s es 73s, Roger -- Roger J. Wendell - WB?JNR FISTS # 1501 http://www.rogerwendell.com P.O. Box 17174 Golden, Colorado 80402-6019 USA voicemail: 206-202-2212 email: rogerwendell [at] rogerwendell [dot] com From ac5shfistop at gmail.com Sun Jul 19 09:48:47 2015 From: ac5shfistop at gmail.com (Tim O) Date: Sun, 19 Jul 2015 08:48:47 -0500 Subject: [Fists] GYFW! Message-ID: Hi, Gang! Get Your Feet Wet now underway :) Newbies! Get on and make that first live contact or polish your skills. Elmers! Catch that newbie who will probably want to swap cards with you! If you don?t hear anyone, don't settle for that but call CQ TILL YOU GET ONE. I so often hear that "nobody is on". Well, that's because nobody is on! Folks, we have to get on and keep the band warm and the only way to have QSO's is by SOMEBODY putting a signal out there. Want to liven up the band? The best way is to just sit there and call CQ till you get one. I am often amazed by what happens when I CQ into a "dead" band. I usually get one (my habit BTW is to sit there and CQ, listen, CQ, listen, CQ, listen, for TEN SOLID MINUTES or until I get one) but if not, somebody off in the distance hears me but is unable to copy or maybe they think I am too weak to work......... and they CQ as soon as I leave the freq or off a kc or so, and I often get them. If I don't get them, another stn does. What happened there? The only thing wrong with the "dead" band was nobody was on it and my CQ pried it open. A little patience and persistence goes a long way :) Get Your Feet Wet today! :) 73 Tim, AC5SH http://fistsna.org/operating.html#feetwet From w6sfm at w6sfm.com Wed Jul 22 18:13:06 2015 From: w6sfm at w6sfm.com (W6SFM@W6SFM.com) Date: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 15:13:06 -0700 Subject: [Fists] QRP Rig Donation Needed! Message-ID: <55B01572.5080007@w6sfm.com> Hello group, Many of you are already aware of the Halfway House for keys Program. We are a group that provides low cost to FREE straight keys for Young, newly licensed Amateurs who don't have the resources or support to purchase one of their own. At this time we are working with a young man of 17 who is in need of a QRP rig of some sort. More information on our group can be found on the front page of the SKCC homepage. Our group is ready to provide this person with a key, however we do have some regulations that dictate that the recipient must also have some type of working radio and antenna to get on the air. We would like to ask if anyone in this group, or others you know may have a working QRP transceiver that they can donate to the Halfway house for keys program so we can get this young man started on his way with CW. This not only benefits the user, but also benefits all Amateur Radio operators by keeping the CW bands alive. It is very important that we support our youth, as they will be the next generation keeping the bands alive with not only CW but other modes as well. If you can help us help him (and others like him) please contact me off the group so we can arrange something together. Thank you for all your support and help with this matter. 73, Michael N6MQL n6mql at w6sfm dot com (email spelled out to keep spam to a minimum) From w8fax at wildblue.net Wed Jul 29 08:11:34 2015 From: w8fax at wildblue.net (Alan Tanner) Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 08:11:34 -0400 Subject: [Fists] USS Pampanito Message-ID: Hello all....some years back I worked the ham radio station on board the *USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383). * *At *the time the station had a FISTS number. My question is first of all, is there still a ham station on board and do they still operate CW and have a FISTS number. I have not heard them on for the past few years....thanks Al Tanner W8FAX From awards at fistsna.org Thu Jul 30 12:19:26 2015 From: awards at fistsna.org (FISTS Awards) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:19:26 -0700 Subject: [Fists] FW: USS Pampanito In-Reply-To: <003a01d0cad3$b5f077d0$21d16770$@com> References: <003a01d0cad3$b5f077d0$21d16770$@com> Message-ID: <55BA4E8E.8030400@fistsna.org> Hello Al, Yes, there is still a ham station aboard the USS Pampanito submarine. The call sign for the boat is NJ6VT which is a ham call made from it's old W.W.II radio call of NJVT. NJ6VT still has a FISTS number and is still active on both CW and SSB on Dedicate Days of Operations (DDO) which is usually the second Saturday of each month. The next DDO for NJ6VT will be on August 8th. The station is usually on the 20 meter band from late morning to mid-afternoon PDST (1700 to 2200 GMT ) with no particular set operating mode or frequency. 73, Dennis K6DF =============== -----Original Message----- From: FISTS [mailto:fists-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Alan Tanner Sent: 29 July 2015 13:12 To: fists at mailman.qth.net Subject: [Fists] USS Pampanito Hello all....some years back I worked the ham radio station on board the *USS Pampanito (SS-383/AGSS-383). * *At *the time the station had a FISTS number. My question is first of all, is there still a ham station on board and do they still operate CW and have a FISTS number. I have not heard them on for the past few years....thanks Al Tanner W8FAX ______________________________________________________________ FISTS mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fists Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:FISTS 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 fists at mailman.qth.net Thu Jul 30 19:23:23 2015 From: fists at mailman.qth.net (Jim Moody via FISTS) Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2015 18:23:23 -0500 Subject: [Fists] FISTS Digest, Vol 137, Issue 2 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <55BAB1EB.90408@yahoo.com> On 7/30/2015 12:14 PM, fists-request at mailman.qth.net wrote: > Send FISTS mailing list submissions to > fists at mailman.qth.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/fists > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > fists-request at mailman.qth.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > fists-owner at mailman.qth.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of FISTS digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Question about 1970's "INT" military Morse code test > (Roger J. Wendell) > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 10:54:01 -0600 > From: "Roger J. Wendell" > To: fists at mailman.qth.net > Subject: [Fists] Question about 1970's "INT" military Morse code test > Message-ID: <55A7E1A9.6070606 at rogerwendell.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > Back in the 1970s I was a Coast Guard radioman at NMO and NMC - > specializing in Morse code > communications with merchant operations (and also holding the Coast > Guard's speed record for > copying random characters/coded text). > > Before joining the Coast Guard I had to spend some time at Denver's > military induction center > for a variety of testing. One of the tests was the "INT" Morse code > aptitude test. For that test, > each recruit was given a pencil and a piece of paper that had three > vertical columns of blank > check boxes directly beneath the printed letters "I," "N," and "T." The > examiners would then send, > over a loud speaker, random strings of these letters, in Morse, and the > listeners (recruits and > inductees) would mark the appropriate box corresponding to the letter > they just heard. Throughout > the test the speed of transmission was gradually increased until most of > the applicants dropped out. > > My question is, does anyone else recall this particular test and is > there anyone out there with > a copy of the blank INT test sheet and, even better, an audio recording > of the test taking place? > > Thanks for your help! > > 72s es 73s, > > Roger > Roger, I took that test in the Air Force in 1966. I remember when I got done I had only filled in about half the lines. They said fill them in and I did and turned it in. Well, I ended up being trained as a Morse Op! If I hadn't filled them in I probably would not have passed it. I have no copies of the test. Jim Moody, NL7C