[KCDXC] Fw: The ARRL Contest Update for May 27, 2009_KCDXC

[Bill Henderson]

We are getting to be old horses, Rick! I'm glad we're still at it, though.
Maybe only 30 more years!

On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 5:15 PM, rick barnett <rick at crcwireless.net> wrote:

> This is from the old horse's mouth. He should know. I ran the bar for
> almost
> 30 years.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: kcdxc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:kcdxc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of Bill Henderson
> Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 4:46 PM
> To: Bob Roske
> Cc: kcdxc
> Subject: Re: [KCDXC] Fw: The ARRL Contest Update for May 27, 2009_KCDXC
>
> The first KC DX Pileup competition was run by Larry Wilson, K0RWL, in 1981.
> It was held at a table in the main room, and I remember 2 things.
> 1. We swore it had to be done in the adjoining room from then on (duh!).
> 2. Office Wilson and an HI8 had quite a 'discussion' about the HI8's score.
> Officer Wilson prevailed. That's when we decided that answer sheets would
> not be returned to participants!
>
> It has been held every year since. So....1981 - 2009 = 29 times. (Count 'em
> - I did...on my fingers last night at Perkins!) Next year, 2010 will indeed
> be the 30th Anniversary of the competition.  The first KC DX Club
> Hospitality Suite was held in 1980, the year that the award-winning KC DX
> Club VP1A operation took place.
>
> 73,
> Bill K0VBU
>
> On Wed, May 27, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Bob Roske <broske at hutchtel.net> wrote:
>
> > The 30th Pile up contest would happen on the 29th anniversary, assuming
> > they
> > happened once a year, every year.
> >
> > 73,
> > Bob, N0UF
> > Looking forward to the 23nd Anniversary of my 39th birthday
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Lee Ward" <lee at crcltd.com>
> > To: "kcdxc" <kcdxc at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:41 PM
> > Subject: Re: [KCDXC] Fw: The ARRL Contest Update for May 27, 2009_KCDXC
> >
> >
> > So it was one year old when it was born, unlike (most) humans who are 1
> > year
> > old after their first year. So the second Pileup marked the 2nd
> anniversary
> > and this last one was the 30th? So, is Ward right? Does GMT make a
> > difference? Or is it metric? Enquiring minds need to know.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kcdxc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> kcdxc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of rick barnett
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 12:16 PM
> > To: 'Alex, KU1CW'; 'kcdxc'
> > Subject: Re: [KCDXC] Fw: The ARRL Contest Update for May 27, 2009_KCDXC
> >
> > I think it was started in 1980
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: kcdxc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> kcdxc-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> > On Behalf Of Alex, KU1CW
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 8:41 AM
> > To: kcdxc
> > Subject: [KCDXC] Fw: The ARRL Contest Update for May 27, 2009_KCDXC
> >
> > Ward, N0AX, is one year ahead of us with results of the 30th pileup (was
> > 29th)...good press in ARRL Contest Update Bulletin.
> >
> > "The results of the 30th Anniversary CW Pileup Competition have been
> posted
> > by the Kansas City DX Club. Every pileup survivor that I saw was of the
> > firm
> > opinion that this was one of the toughest pileups ever! It really did
> sound
> > like a real pileup, especially the "everybody zero beat" action.
> > Congratulations to the ops that could pull more than half of the calls
> out
> > of that mess - Tom NØSS really outdid himself this year. Tom was last
> seen
> > running down the hall followed by a group of angry competitors yelling
> > something about "Off with his head!" Thanks to Alex KU1CW and the whole
> > KCDXC Pileup Team for another great year of Hamvention hospitality suite
> > action. Oh yes, how did the CW Skimmer do this year? Take a look at the
> Web
> > site and find out if John Henry beat the steam drill or...???"
> >
> >
> > --- On Tue, 5/26/09, ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org> wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: ARRL Web site <memberlist at www.arrl.org>
> > Subject: The ARRL Contest Update for May 27, 2009
> > To: ku1cw at yahoo.com
> > Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2009, 11:14 PM
> >
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> > If you are having trouble reading this message, you can see the original
> > at:
> > http://www.arrl.org/contests/update/?issue=2009-05-27
> >
> >
> > May 27, 2009Editor: Ward Silver, NØAX
> >
> > Contest Update Archive
> > Contest Calendar
> > ARRL Home Page
> >
> >
> > IN THIS ISSUE
> >
> > Everybody's A Mult! - CQ WPX CW Contest
> > Kid's Roundup and Alabama QSO Party
> > Dayton News and New Stuff
> > New "Xtreme" CQWW Category
> > Contesters Go Wild - Eyeball NS Sprint
> > ARRL 160 Meter Results Online
> > Fatten Up That Antenna
> > Pushing the Envelope
> > NEW HF OPERATORS - THINGS TO DO
> > Why not give the CQ WPX CW contest a try - even at moderate to slow
> speeds
> > on CW -- particularly on Sunday afternoon. Find a frequency high in the
> > band
> > above the digital mode watering holes and call CQ at a speed comfortable
> > for
> > YOU. If a speed demon calls you at too high a speed, send "QRS PSE" and
> > they'll hit the brakes. Don't send "R" until you're sure you have their
> > serial number copied right. Yes, they'll be impatient, but YOU'RE in the
> > driver's seat...enjoy!
> > BULLETINS
> > No bulletins in this issue.
> > BUSTED QSOS
> > The flying fingertips changed W1GV to W1FV with a single stroke - sorry
> > about that, Stan! (Thanks John W1JA)
> > CONTEST SUMMARY
> > Complete information for all contests follows the Conversation section
> > May 30-31
> >
> > CQ WW WPX Contest--CW
> > EU EME Contest
> > Kids Roundup--Phone
> > QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint--CW
> > June 6-7
> >
> > Australian Shires Contest,
> > SEANET Contest
> > IARU Region I Field Day--CW
> > Alabama QSO Party
> >
> > NEWS, PRESS RELEASES, AND GENERAL INTEREST
> > Dayton Hamvention - New News and New Stuff
> > Undoubtedly, the most buzz was generated by the monstrously attractive
> > 44-meter crank-up tower by Luso. A popular activity seemed to be having
> > your
> > picture taken standing next to it. Probably, just to scare the pants off
> > the
> > rest of the family! Kinda tough to get one in the overhead bins on the
> way
> > home, though.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I had to stand wayyyy back and use the wide-angle lens for this photo of
> > Luso's 44-meter crank-up tower! Do you think the neighbors would notice?
> > (Photo - N0AX)
> > There was a lot of interest in the new Elecraft 144 MHz, 10-watt module
> for
> > the K3. It is an internal module, not an external transverter. This
> extends
> > the high performance of the K3 beyond the 1.8 - 54 MHz of current
> versions,
> > including the IF output for SDR accessories. Perhaps adding 2 meters to
> > this
> > state-of-the-art rig will attract more HF contesters to VHF+ contesting?
> > The folks at Bencher have expanded their Yagi offerings with the new
> > Skylark
> > 12 and 17 meter Duoband Yagi. At 38 pounds and 6.5 square feet of wind
> > loading on a 16-foot boom, this WARC band antenna would look nice above
> > your
> > 20-15-10 meter beam.
> > Ten-Tec was showing off the Model 238C, an update to the highly-rated
> 238B
> > antenna tuner with a silky-smooth variable inductor, and the Model 715
> > outboard RF speech processor to increase average power on 'phone for rigs
> > without one.
> > Gary, KD9SV has a new reversible Beverage antenna system that uses old
> > military WD1 or WD-1A Field Telephone Wire or twisted-wire version.
> > (Thanks,
> > Rich KL7RA)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Lots of folks got a good cramp craning their necks to inspect DX
> > Engineering's new hexagonal beam. (Photo - N0AX)
> > DX Engineering was showing off a couple of new tilt-up verticals for 80
> and
> > 160 and a new hexagonal beam that you can see in the photo. Pssst - maybe
> > you can put some fabric over it and convince the neighbors it's a really
> > cool patio umbrella!
> > Mactenna was demonstrating a portable Yagi called the SB20-10 Simple
> Beam.
> > The design is similar to that described in the September 2008 QST article
> > on
> > the same subject. (Thanks, Pete N4ZR)
> > Portable operators should take a look at Super Antenna's YP3
> Yagi-in-a-Bag
> > and PR-1 Portable Rotator. (Would that be a Bagi? Just thinking...)
> > Supplemented by mast, tripod, and mobile antenna accessories, this may be
> > the answer to putting out a more potent signal as a stop-and-op entry in
> > your State QSO Party!
> > Check out the Dayton Hamvention blog of the ARRL's Contest Branch manager
> > Sean KX9X. The ARRL Expo booth was full of folks meeting the red-shirted
> > ARRL staff and associates every time I dropped by. Fingers were flying at
> > the ARRL Buildathon and there was a lot of interest in the DARC and JARL
> > booths, too. I hope you got your ARRL Field Day button!
> > So how does one survive a multi-day event like the Dayton Hamvention with
> > miles of aisles? Here's a tip - take one pair of comfortable, but
> > different,
> > shoes for each day. That way, at least different parts of you will hurt
> the
> > following day!
> > Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 28th Annual ARRL
> and
> > TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 25-27 - in
> > Chicago, Illinois. These papers will also be published in the Conference
> > Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper
> > included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31 . Please
> > send papers to maty at arrl.org or to Maty Weinberg at the ARRL's street
> > address. Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will
> > retain all rights. (Thanks, Steve WB8IMY)
> > Just in time for the CQ WPX CW contest and its myriad inscrutable
> > prefixery,
> > Jim AD1C has updated the Country (CTY) Files as of 19 May 2009. To
> install
> > the file, follow the link to your software at the top of the page. This
> > would be a job to do well before Friday afternoon - how about right now?
> > Click on the link and get 'er done. It only takes a few minutes...we'll
> > wait
> > right here for you, OK? While they're gone, how 'bout those Yankees? Yep,
> > weather's funny here, too. Welcome back...that was easy, wasn't it?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The WRTC-2010 Committee was represented at the Hamvention by Roman Thomas
> > RZ3AA. Watch for more info on this July 2010 event as the Moscow team
> gears
> > up! Spacibo, Roman! (Photo - N0AX)
> > The term "crack open a book" has a literal meaning for old ham radio
> books.
> > The binding on these ancient mariners often gives up the ghost at an
> > advanced age. Patrick KF4LMZ contributes a flickr.com link and another
> on
> > bookbinding that might be of help in maintaining your library.
> > Postage rates went up on May 11th and Paul KØJPL extracted the necessary
> > info that hams care about from a US Postal Service bulletin:
> >
> > Letter (1 oz) 44¢ (2 oz) 61¢ (3 oz) 78¢
> > Postcard (QSL) 28¢ (QSL to VE) 75¢ (QSL to XE) 79¢
> > Priority Mail $4.95
> > So, did the FCC cook the books on broadband over power lines? Read this
> ARS
> > Technica article and see what you think. It will be interesting to read
> the
> > results of the ARRL's line-by-line review of the de-redacted version of
> the
> > full BPL report. Two can not be made equal to three, even for very large
> > values of two, apparently. (Thanks, Lowell KD7DQO)
> > Palmyra (KH5) is sometimes a welcome South Pacific multiplier, now
> recently
> > purchased and in the process of being made hospitable for visitors.
> > Honorary
> > K7C expedition member Katie Stadler is currently on an extended visit to
> > the
> > island and recommends this Scientific American slide show for a view of
> > what's happening below the surface of ham radio's original "blue lagoon".
> > Brian VE3MGY wrote an article in February 2005 CQ on exercise, diet and
> > contesting titled "Putting Your Heart into Your Hobby". He said last week
> > that, "It still holds true for me today, not only with DXing and
> contesting
> > but work in general. Two weeks ago I ended up working about 30 hrs in two
> > days with only 1.5 hrs of sleep in between and I kept thinking this is
> just
> > like a contest. I was barely even tired while others were literally
> falling
> > asleep on their feet. You just can't beat exercise and diet - and they
> are
> > free!"
> > Just before the Hamvention, Bob W5OV passed word that long-time contester
> > Lynn W5FO lost his battle with cancer and will no longer be gracing our
> > logs
> > from Texas. The list of Silent Keys at this year's Contest Dinner in
> Dayton
> > was longer than ever - a sobering reminder of our mortality and an
> > exhortation to make the most of your friendships each and every day.
> Let's
> > keep that list short, boys and girls!
> > Web Site of the Week - As announced at the Dayton Contest Forum, CQ's
> World
> > Wide Contest program is taking a big new step into the Technology Zone
> with
> > the Xtreme Category in which contesters are encouraged to make the most
> of
> > the new gadgets, software, and remote station links flooding into the
> radio
> > world. A special normalized scoring algorithm will be applied, plus there
> > will be an opportunity for recognition of meritorious efforts.
> Restrictions
> > include a limit of one signal per band, a single transmitting location,
> and
> > a power limit of 1500 watts or whatever the local rule may be remain, but
> > if
> > you've been anxious to jump into the deep end of the technology pool - is
> > your year! Plaques for the Xtreme category will be donated by K3LR in
> > memory
> > of K3TUP. Take a look at page 32 of the June 2009 CQ magazine for the
> > complete rules, including the requirement for advance notification.
> > WORD TO THE WISE
> > "I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300
> games.
> > 26 times I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've
> > failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I
> succeed."
> > Michael Jordan (Thanks, Tom K8AZ)
> > SIGHTS AND SOUNDS
> > I'm not sure whether this is a News item, Sights and Sounds material, or
> > Results! Nevertheless, put this YouTube video of the Dayton Supersuite
> > Eyeball NS Sprint on your to-do list for next year's Hamvention fun! Or,
> if
> > you prefer, here it is from another perspective in two parts - Part 1 and
> > Part 2.. (Thanks, Henk PA5KT and Dave KM3T)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > "Best Dayton ever!" was the opinion of ARRL Sweepstakes Manager, Ken K5KA
> > (right), after handing out the crystal gavels for the 75th SS. Ken and
> > running partner Gator N5RZ are all fueled up and ready for the long QSY
> > back
> > to W5-land on Sunday morning. (Photo - N0AX)
> >
> > See if you can keep up with CT1BOH operating as P40E from P43P's QTH and
> > working 8181 CW QSOs in 48 hours - the highest CQ WW total ever. A log
> > snippet is included for each file. This will let you follow along with
> what
> > is happening. Thanks to KM3T for hosting the files!
> > Here's an inverse Sights and Sound item from Steve N2IC has the
> > Contesting.com site ready for you to upload your Dayton 2009 pictures !
> > Another Dayton photo site is running on eham.net, too, says George K5TR.
> > Yes, all of those guys and gals had a good time! See you next year!
> >
> > RESULTS AND RECORDS
> > The 2008 ARRL 160 Meter Contest Web results by Gary K9AY are now online.
> > The
> > Web version of the results include more analysis than the QST version and
> > the searchable database, too. Look for the RTTY Roundup, January VHF
> > Sweepstakes, and 10 Meter contest Web versions before the next issue of
> > this
> > newsletter is out! (Thanks, ARRL Contest Branch Manager, Sean Kutzko,
> KX9X)
> > Preliminary results for the January 2009 NCJ North American CW QSO Party
> > are
> > online. Contest Manager WA7BNM asks that you take a look for possible
> > questions or corrections. You can email Bruce at bhorn at hornucopia.com.
> > Dave K1TTT has the real-time scoreboard setup to handle this weekend's CQ
> > WPX CW contest. There is complete information on using the scoreboard on
> > the
> > site. If you don't have logging software that can automatically access
> the
> > scoreboard, try their Universal Uploader program.
> > While everyone was enjoying Dayton, CQ WPX Director Randy K5ZD took the
> > time
> > to get download-able electronic certificates working for the WPX Contest.
> > They turned out quite nicely! You can search for any score from the 2007
> or
> > 2008 contests - then click on the certificate link. Randy says, "The
> > fastest
> > way to find your certificates is:
> > 1. Browse to http://www.cqwpx.com/score_db.htm
> > 2. Enter your call in the Search by Call box. This will list any entry
> > where
> > your call appears either as the station call or operator.
> > 3. Click on the [Cert] link of the entry for which you want to generate a
> > certificate."
> > The results of the 30th Anniversary CW Pileup Competition have been
> posted
> > by the Kansas City DX Club. Every pileup survivor that I saw was of the
> > firm
> > opinion that this was one of the toughest pileups ever! It really did
> sound
> > like a real pileup, especially the "everybody zero beat" action.
> > Congratulations to the ops that could pull more than half of the calls
> out
> > of that mess - Tom NØSS really outdid himself this year. Tom was last
> seen
> > running down the hall followed by a group of angry competitors yelling
> > something about "Off with his head!" Thanks to Alex KU1CW and the whole
> > KCDXC Pileup Team for another great year of Hamvention hospitality suite
> > action. Oh yes, how did the CW Skimmer do this year? Take a look at the
> Web
> > site and find out if John Henry beat the steam drill or...???
> > High claimed scores for the 2009 CQ WPX SSB contest are also online. Take
> a
> > look and be sure your category was submitted correctly. For correction
> > email
> > k5zd at cqwpx.com.
> > JIDX Contest Committee Chair Tack, JE1CKA write, "We are pleased to
> > announce
> > the 2008 JIDX Phone contest results are now online."
> > Similarly, the Russian DX Contest claimed scores are available for your
> > inspection, as well. (Thanks, Harry RA3AUU and the RDXC Contest
> Committee)
> > OPERATING TIP
> > Pay a visit to Todd KC9BQA's Web site for a post about increasing June
> VHF
> > contest activity, especially educating and recruiting any new
> > Rover-category
> > stations. There is enough solid material in the article to get even a
> > brand-new guy or gal out there making contacts.
> > TECHNICAL TOPICS AND INFORMATION
> > Jim K9YC describes an old, but obviously not forgotten, technique for
> > increasing the bandwidth of antennas. As activity starts to spread out on
> > 160 meters, this may be a useful technique to use more of the band. "My
> > antenna is a simple top-loaded Tee vertical, with the top flat section
> > tuned
> > a bit longer than resonance, and a series capacitance added at the feed
> > point to bring it back to resonance. That was giving me 1.2:1 below 1845
> > kHz, but reached 2:1 around 1880 kHz or so. I lowered the antenna and
> added
> > a second vertical wire in parallel with the first one, spaced with a foot
> > or
> > so between them. There are parallel conductors ONLY in the vertical
> portion
> > of the antenna -- they're tied together where they hit the center of the
> > Tee." After adding additional capacitance to match the antenna, Jim can
> > operate from 1800 to 1980 kHz with SWR of less than 2:1! "The same sort
> of
> > technique can be used on most resonant or semi-resonant antennas,
> including
> >  inverted Ls and dipoles. It IS important to keep the parallel conductors
> > spaced apart -- the principle is to simply make the conductor "fatter"."
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Nancy and Steve (K7LXC) Morris were in harness at the Champion Radio
> booth.
> > How do you like Steve's "tower-hosen"? He's holding a copy of his new
> book
> > on antenna and tower work, "Up the Tower". (Photo - N0AX)
> > John K2MM found a Science News article about the solar anemia keeping
> Cycle
> > 24 from stepping on to the scene. We'll just have to polish up our
> > technique
> > and low-band know-how until we get some spot action.
> > Hitch pin clips (cotter keys or cotter clips) are fairly large and harder
> > to
> > lose in the grass of a field site than most nuts and bolts. To avoid
> losing
> > the clips, attach a short colorful ribbon to the loop end of each clip.
> > (Thanks, LB W4RNL-SK)
> > Joe WA4RTE endorses Sweetwater as a reliable and reasonably-priced source
> > of
> > cables, adapters, and connectors. These vendors are always nice to have
> > bookmarked in your Web browser!
> > Winding a bi/tri/quadrifilar winding is a lot easier if the wires are
> > already stuck together! Try using computer ribbon cable (the
> multi-colored
> > versions help keep the wires straight) or strip some network or telephone
> > cable for twisted pairs. At higher power levels, speaker wire works well,
> > too. (Thanks, Dick W1KSZ, Jim W5IFP, and Rick N6RK)
> > While you Northern Hemisphereans are doing antenna and tower maintenance
> > this summer, if winter conditions are tough where you live, try
> snowmobile
> > grease for exposed lube jobs, says Jim KK6MC. It holds up to the elements
> > and stays where you put it.
> > Stopping by Tennadyne's booth at the Hamvention reminded me that they are
> > the purveyors of the Cubex line of quad antennas and parts thereof. Their
> > new Expo 10-meter quads may be just the ticket for someone wanting to try
> > building their own full-size, rotatable antenna for an HF band.
> > Technical Web Site of the Week - Both Jerry WAØACF and Doug K1DG sent me
> a
> > link to some pretty interesting reading about analog IC designer Barrie
> > Gilbert. Even if you aren't a circuit designer, you have used his designs
> > in
> > all manner of electronics. He's best-known for the Gilbert cell used in
> > mixers and multipliers, such as the MC1496 that was used in so many
> > receiver
> > designs. These and other historical articles provide insight into the
> names
> > many know and all should appreciate from the early days of
> semiconductors.
> >
> > CONVERSATION
> > Pushing the Envelope
> > CQ Worldwide's new "Xtreme" category is definitely a step in the right
> > direction for accommodating new technology without our nearly century-old
> > sport.. The times, they are a-changin'. Take a look at the Kansas City DX
> > Club Pileup Contest results for another reality update. There was serious
> > consideration that the default assumption for a single-operator category
> in
> > any contest should simply be "Unlimited" since the norm has become to be
> > connected to the Internet and not the exception. Other "assumptions"
> about
> > radio contests may get a stiff challenge over the next few years, too.
> > Depending on your point of view, this breaking down of barriers is either
> > disturbing or a deliverance. Certainly, the key element remains radio. No
> > one has been able to get QSO points for a logging program to logging
> > program
> > contact yet without a transmitter and receiver being involved. I don't
> > think
> > we're at the threshold of radio-less radiosport by any means, but we do
> > have
> > to keep the deeper principles of radio contesting firmly in our sights.
> > A murmur ran through the Contest Forum on Saturday when moderator Doug
> > Grant
> > K1DG casually mentioned that the entire CQ WW 160 Meter contest had been
> > recorded to hard disk by a network of Perseus software-defined radios
> > sprinkled about the planet - and the data sent to the contest committee.
> > This will definitely change the status quo for contest adjudication. It's
> > just a matter of time before the sponsors of every major contest record
> the
> > on-the-air behavior for every QSO on every band and mode.
> > And who's to say they are the only ones that can have that data? A
> > 5-Terabyte DVD was just announced - enough to hold all of that 160 Meter
> > contest and more. Who will be the first to write software that looks for
> > stations transmitting two simultaneous signals? Rubber-clockers will
> quiver
> > knowing that a band-crawling bot will know exactly when that QSO was made
> > and whether the ten-minute rule was followed.
> > Of course, this is not just about adjudication, but about new modes of
> > competing. The Xtreme Team can be anywhere, anytime. Your band partner
> need
> > not be at your elbow - but perhaps a continent away! There will be new
> > contests created to test entirely new skills. Email and Web sites will be
> > filled with chatter about successes and failures and bugs and features -
> > the
> > entire cloud of concerns that follow every technical advance and
> challenge.
> > What does it all mean? I have mixed feelings. I really enjoy the
> "operator
> > and radio" tradition where it is just me and the ionosphere. That style
> of
> > station and operating has meant the most to me ever since I got into this
> > sport more than thirty years ago. But I'm also excited at the
> possibilities
> > of new types of contests and strategies that new technology can make
> > possible.
> > Realistically, I don't think that one can shoehorn this brave new world
> > into
> > the traditional "I'm Here, You're There" interpretation of radiosport -
> > which remains totally valid and just as difficult and challenging as
> ever.
> > I
> > can understand the dismay of the traditionalist, but the up-side
> outweighs
> > the down...to me, anyway. As long as there's a radio in there somewhere,
> > I'll be playing along!
> > The new radiosport will grow up right alongside the old. Some contesters
> > will make the leap, others won't, still more will try both, but all will
> > share a common bond - the radio. Just as there are motor boats and
> > sailboats
> > and yachts of the latest carbon-fiber and hand-crafted varnished wood,
> all
> > are spawned of the sea and river and lake. In the coming contest seasons,
> > so
> > too will there be signals that are lightning-loud and whisper-weak, from
> > antennas majestic and minute, linked by hand, wire, and fiber. No matter
> > the
> > source or sink, every signal must make the leap across grid, state,
> > country,
> > and continent by the magic of wireless that has called its ethereal
> sailors
> > down to the invisible sea since a faint, transoceanic "S" tickled the
> > headphones on a windswept Newfoundland cliff. Welcome to the second
> century
> > of radio!
> > 73, Ward N0AX
> > CONTESTS
> > 27 May to 9 June
> > An expanded, downloadable version of QST's Contest Corral in PDF format
> is
> > available. Check the sponsor's Web site for information on operating time
> > restrictions and other instructions.
> > HF CONTESTS
> > CQ WW WPX Contest--CW, from May 30, 0000Z to May 31, 2400Z. Bands (MHz):
> > 3.5-28. Exchange: RST and serial. Logs due: Jul 1. Rules
> > Kids Roundup--Phone, from May 30, 1400Z to May 31, 2200Z . Bands (MHz):
> > 3.5-28, 50,144,440. Exchange: Call sign, QTH, category, first name. Logs
> > due: Jun 29. Rules
> > QRP ARCI Hootowl Sprint--CW, from May 31, 8 PM to May 31, Midnight. Bands
> > (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RST, S/P/C QRP number or power. Logs due: Jun
> 30.
> > Rules
> > Australian Shires Contest--Phone,CW, from Jun 6, 0600Z to Jun 7, 0600Z.
> > Bands (MHz): 3.5-28. Exchange: RS(T) and VK Shire or CQ Zone. Logs due:
> Sep
> > 1. Rules
> > SEANET Contest--Phone,CW,Digital, from Jun 6, 1200Z to Jun 7, 1200Z.
> Bands
> > (MHz): 3.5-28. Frequencies: CW--3.525,7.025,14.025,21.025,28.025,
> > SSB--3.540/3.790,7.090,14.320,21.320,28.320. Exchange: RS(T), serial.
> Logs
> > due: Jul 31. Rules
> > IARU Region I Field Day--CW, from Jun 6, 1500Z to Jun 7, 1459Z. Bands
> > (MHz):
> > 1.8-28. Exchange: RST, serial. Rules - see IARU Society Web sites
> > Alabama QSO Party--Phone,CW, from Jun 6, 1600Z to Jun 7, 0400Z. Bands
> > (MHz):
> > 1.8-28." Frequencies: CW--1.810, 3.545, 7.045, 14.045, 21.045, 28.045;
> > PH--1.865, 3.855, 7.230, 14.250, 21.300, 28.450. Exchange: RS(T) and
> > county,
> > state, province, or 'DX'. Logs due: 30 days. Rules
> > VHF+ CONTESTS
> > EU EME Contest--Phone,CW, from May 30, 0000Z to May 31, 2400Z. Bands
> (MHz):
> > 1.2G. Exchange: TMO/RS(T) and "R". Logs due: 12 days. Rules
> > Kids Roundup--Phone, from May 30, 1400Z to May 31, 2200Z . Bands (MHz):
> > 3.5-28, 50,144,440. Exchange: Call sign, QTH, category, first name. Logs
> > due: Jun 29. Rules
> > LOG DUE DATES
> > 27 May to 9 June
> > May 27 - Helvetia Contest, email logs to: contest at uska.ch, paper logs
> and
> > diskettes to: Dominik Bugmann, HB9CZF, Im Geeren 27a, 8112 Otelfingen,
> > Switzerland. Rules
> > May 28 - RSGB 80m Club Championship, CW, email logs to:
> > cccw.logs at rsgbhfcc.org, upload log at:
> > http://www.vhfcc.org/cgi-bin/hfenter.pl, paper logs and diskettes to:
> > (none). Rules
> > May 30 - Bill Windle QSO Party, email log summary to: KZ5D at aol.com,
> paper
> > logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
> > May 30 - VK/Trans-Tasman 80m Contest, Phone, email logs to: VK:
> > vktasman at hotmail.com, ZL: vktasman at robglassey.com, paper logs and
> > diskettes
> > to: VK: VK/trans-Tasman Contest, 28 Crampton Crescent, Rosanna, VIC 3084,
> > Australia, ZL:, VK/trans-Tasman Contest, P.O. Box 21-363, Christchurch
> > 8143,
> > New Zealand. Rules
> > May 31 - Nebraska QSO Party, email logs to: nqp at hdxa.net, paper logs and
> > diskettes to: HDXA NQP, 16111 Hickory St., Omaha, NE 68130, USA. Rules
> > May 31 - AGCW QRP/QRP Party, email logs to: qrp-party at agcw.de, paper
> logs
> > and diskettes to: Manager, Jo (Juergen) Mertens, DJ4EY, Am Muehlenbruch
> 32,
> > D-59581 Warstein, Germany. Rules
> > May 31 - Montana QSO Party, email logs to: normsclassicradio at yahoo.com,
> > paper logs and diskettes to: Norm Palin K7NCR, 68 Silver Leaf Drive,
> > Kalispell, MT 59901, USA. Rules
> > May 31 - Holyland DX Contest, email logs to: 4Z4KX at iarc.org, paper logs
> > and
> > diskettes to: Contest Manager 4Z4KX, Israel Amateur Radio Club, Box
> 17600,
> > Tel Aviv 61176, Israel. Rules
> > May 31 - JIDX CW Contest, email logs to: cw at jidx.org, paper logs and
> > diskettes to: JIDX CW Contest, c/o Five-Nine Magazine, P.O. Box 59,
> Kamata,
> > Tokyo 144-8691, Japan. Rules
> > May 31 - Ontario QSO Party, email logs to: oqp at rogers.com, paper logs
> and
> > diskettes to: Contest Club Ontario, P.O. Box 93149, Burlington, Ontario
> L7M
> > 4A3, Canada. Rules
> > June 1 - Feld Hell Sprint, email logs to: (none), post log summary at:
> > http://www.emailmeform.com/fid.php?formid=202397, paper logs and
> diskettes
> > to: (none). Rules
> > June 1 - Portuguese Navy Day Contest, email logs to: contest at nra.pt,
> paper
> > logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
> > June 1 - QRP to the Field, email logs to: na5n at zianet.com, paper logs
> and
> > diskettes to: Paul Harden, NA5N, QRPTTF 2008, P.O. Box 757, Socorro, NM
> > 87801, USA. Rules
> > June 1 - Portuguese Navy Day Contest, Digital, email logs to:
> > contest at nra.pt, paper logs and diskettes to: (none). Rules
> > June 1 - Slobozhansky Sprint Contest, email logs to: ut0lwr at ukr.net,
> paper
> > logs and diskettes to: Nick Panchenko (UX7LQ), P.O. Box 2373, Kharkiv-1,
> > 61001, Ukraine. Rules
> > June 2 - New England QSO Party, email logs to: logs at neqp.org, paper logs
> > and
> > diskettes to: NEQP, PO Box 3005, Framingham, MA 01705-3005, USA. Rules
> > June 2 - ARI International DX Contest, email logs to: aricontest at kkn.net
> ,
> > paper logs and diskettes to: ARI Contest Manager, c/o ARI, Via Scarlatti
> > 31,
> > 20124 Milano, Italy. Rules
> > June 4 - QRP Minimal Art Session, email logs to: mas at qrpcc.de, paper
> logs
> > and diskettes to: DL1RNN, Lutz Gutheil, Bergstrasse 17, D-38446
> Wolfsburg,
> > Germany. Rules
> > June 5 - 7th Call Area QSO Party, email logs to: 7qplogs at codxc.org,
> paper
> > logs and diskettes to: 7th Call Area QSO Party, c/o CODXC, 61255 Ferguson
> > Rd, Bend, OR 97702, USA. Rules
> > June 7 - MARAC CW QSO Party, email logs to: aa8r at aol.com, paper logs and
> > diskettes to: Randy Hatt, AA8R, 7878 W. County Line Rd., Howard City, MI
> > 49239, USA. Rules
> > June 7 - MARAC SSB QSO Party, email logs to: aa8r at aol.com, paper logs
> and
> > diskettes to: Randy Hatt, AA8R, 7878 W. County Line Rd, Howard City, MI
> > 49329, USA. Rules
> > June 8 - FISTS Spring Sprint, email logs to: W8PIG at yahoo.com, paper logs
> > and
> > diskettes to: Dan Shepherd, N8IE, 1900 Pittsfield St., Kettering, OH
> 45420,
> > USA. Rules
> > ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
> > ARRL Contest Update wishes to acknowledge information from WA7BNM's
> Contest
> > Calendar and SM3CER's Contest Calendar.
> >
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