From thuf@direcway.com  Thu Jan  2 22:26:46 2003
From: thuf@direcway.com (Ted Huf W4ZE)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:26:46 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate
Message-ID: <KNEFJNMDFCIGOOMNOFEOGELICMAA.thuf@direcway.com>

I received my very nice certificate from the Franklin Radio Club for working
W3FRC on 5 bands during the PA QSO Party today.

Ted Huf
W4ZE
Hickory, PA
w4ze@arrl.net
http://www.qsl.net/w4ze/



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From sysop@bfdin.com  Thu Jan  2 22:41:00 2003
From: sysop@bfdin.com (sysop@bfdin.com)
Date: Thu, 2 Jan 2003 17:41:00 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate
Message-ID: <TCPSMTP.23.1.2.-15.41.0.2712711843.1917559@bfdin.com>

Ted,

Good job!  Congratulations.

- Bill N3LLR

TH>I received my very nice certificate from the Franklin Radio Club for working
TH>W3FRC on 5 bands during the PA QSO Party today.

TH>Ted Huf
TH>W4ZE
TH>Hickory, PA
TH>w4ze@arrl.net
TH>http://www.qsl.net/w4ze/




From eeh@hrivnak.net  Fri Jan  3 01:50:37 2003
From: eeh@hrivnak.net (Emil E. Hrivnak)
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 2003 20:50:37 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate
In-Reply-To: <KNEFJNMDFCIGOOMNOFEOGELICMAA.thuf@direcway.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20030102204931.00b7b340@mail.hrivnak.net>

Received mine today, too.

Emil
N3EH


At 05:26 PM 01/02/2003, Ted Huf W4ZE wrote:
>I received my very nice certificate from the Franklin Radio Club for working
>W3FRC on 5 bands during the PA QSO Party today.
>
>Ted Huf
>W4ZE
>Hickory, PA
>w4ze@arrl.net
>http://www.qsl.net/w4ze/


From William N. Goodman, CPA (K3ANS)" <goodmancpa@enter.net  Fri Jan  3 15:40:40 2003
From: William N. Goodman, CPA (K3ANS)" <goodmancpa@enter.net (William N. Goodman, CPA (K3ANS))
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:40:40 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate
References: <TCPSMTP.23.1.2.-15.41.0.2712711843.1917559@bfdin.com>
Message-ID: <004f01c2b33e$78febd60$41dbfea9@k8f0m3>

K2NJ, Bill Inkrote, volunteered to prepare and pay for the W3FRC
Certificates.  Please direct your thanks to him.  k2nj@worldnet.att.net  He
was one of the operators.

Please correct the FRC name.  It is Frankford Radio Club, not "Franklin".
Many make that error.  It is named after the Frankford section of
Philadelphia, where the Club was founded 75 years ago, in 1927.  FRC is
seeking more contesters as members.  If interested please visit the FRC
website, www.gofrc.org/

Bill, K3ANS; host of W3FRC and FRC Membership Chairman.

----- Original Message -----
From: <sysop@bfdin.com>
To: <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate


> Ted,
>
> Good job!  Congratulations.
>
> - Bill N3LLR
>
> TH>I received my very nice certificate from the Franklin Radio Club for
working
> TH>W3FRC on 5 bands during the PA QSO Party today.
>
> TH>Ted Huf
> TH>W4ZE
> TH>Hickory, PA
> TH>w4ze@arrl.net
> TH>http://www.qsl.net/w4ze/
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PaQSO mailing list
> PaQSO@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso


From Bob.Crossland@adelphia.com  Fri Jan  3 15:56:13 2003
From: Bob.Crossland@adelphia.com (Bob Crossland)
Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:56:13 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate
Message-ID: <B5C8A07305D0D51193870008C71EA14F016C0E99@pitbpa1.adelphiacom.com>

I too received the certificate and it is indeed a fine document that will be
proudly displayed in my ham shack!

Thanks very much to the FRC for making themselves so available during the
contest.  A truly great job folks!  

And thank you Bill for a fantastic effort in creating such a fine piece of
work!  You are to be commended by all!

Bob, N3FR

-----Original Message-----
From: William N. Goodman, CPA (K3ANS) [mailto:goodmancpa@enter.net]
Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 10:41 AM
To: PaQSO@mailman.qth.net; sysop@bfdin.com
Cc: Bill Inkrote
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate


K2NJ, Bill Inkrote, volunteered to prepare and pay for the W3FRC
Certificates.  Please direct your thanks to him.  k2nj@worldnet.att.net  He
was one of the operators.

Please correct the FRC name.  It is Frankford Radio Club, not "Franklin".
Many make that error.  It is named after the Frankford section of
Philadelphia, where the Club was founded 75 years ago, in 1927.  FRC is
seeking more contesters as members.  If interested please visit the FRC
website, www.gofrc.org/

Bill, K3ANS; host of W3FRC and FRC Membership Chairman.

----- Original Message -----
From: <sysop@bfdin.com>
To: <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 5:41 PM
Subject: [PaQSO] W3FRC Certificate


> Ted,
>
> Good job!  Congratulations.
>
> - Bill N3LLR
>
> TH>I received my very nice certificate from the Franklin Radio Club for
working
> TH>W3FRC on 5 bands during the PA QSO Party today.
>
> TH>Ted Huf
> TH>W4ZE
> TH>Hickory, PA
> TH>w4ze@arrl.net
> TH>http://www.qsl.net/w4ze/
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PaQSO mailing list
> PaQSO@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso

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From ko4a@arrl.net  Sat Jan  4 22:25:28 2003
From: ko4a@arrl.net (H John Kohl)
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 17:25:28 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] 2003 PAQSO party
Message-ID: <LDEGKDCBPOALMHDCCGCAAEHBCAAA.ko4a@arrl.net>

Please email me the dates for this years QSO party. Starting to make the
leave schedule and need to get those dates locked in. Thanks to all that put
it together. I worked with K8SYH portable from Somerset.
John KO4A



From w3tdf@juno.com  Sun Jan  5 05:53:13 2003
From: w3tdf@juno.com (w3tdf@juno.com)
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 05:53:13 +0000
Subject: [PaQSO] (no subject)
Message-ID: <20030105.055322.-188119.0.w3tdf@juno.com>

KO4A (and others),
The PA QSO Party is ALWAYS the second FULL
weekend in October.
That will be the  11th & 12th this year, 2003.

ONLY 9 months to go ! ! ! !

de
The Grump  (Ray-W3TDF)

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From kempisty@pav.research.panasonic.com  Mon Jan  6 15:25:16 2003
From: kempisty@pav.research.panasonic.com (Mark Kempisty)
Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2003 10:25:16 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] (no subject)
References: <20030105.055322.-188119.0.w3tdf@juno.com>
Message-ID: <3E199FDC.F48F6604@pav.research.panasonic.com>

To be exact...

9 months, 4 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes and 11 seconds.  But who's
counting?

-- Mark N3GNW

w3tdf@juno.com wrote:

> KO4A (and others),
> The PA QSO Party is ALWAYS the second FULL
> weekend in October.
> That will be the  11th & 12th this year, 2003.
>
> ONLY 9 months to go ! ! ! !
>
> de
> The Grump  (Ray-W3TDF)
>
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From ed.miske@kennametal.com  Mon Jan  6 16:11:28 2003
From: ed.miske@kennametal.com (ed.miske@kennametal.com)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 11:11:28 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] (no subject)
Message-ID: <OFE3938DA2.11DA77F6-ON85256CA6.00588B14-85256CA6.0058F07D@kennametal.com>

Which makes me wonder.......what people were doing this past Thursday,
January 2, 2003 at 0405GMT (01/02/03 0405)??

Ed/WA3SES



                                                                                                                                                
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To be exact...

9 months, 4 days, 0 hours, 35 minutes and 11 seconds.  But who's
counting?

-- Mark N3GNW

w3tdf@juno.com wrote:

> KO4A (and others),
> The PA QSO Party is ALWAYS the second FULL
> weekend in October.
> That will be the  11th & 12th this year, 2003.
>
> ONLY 9 months to go ! ! ! !
>
> de
> The Grump  (Ray-W3TDF)
>
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From k3mi@charter.net  Mon Jan  6 17:53:53 2003
From: k3mi@charter.net (Ron Lape)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 12:53:53 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] What you do?
Message-ID: <000701c2b5ac$93f5b130$9f26c518@k3mi>

If you didn't plan then you have another chance.
03/03/03..0303
73's Ron
K3MI



From ed.miske@kennametal.com  Mon Jan  6 18:12:06 2003
From: ed.miske@kennametal.com (ed.miske@kennametal.com)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:12:06 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] What you do?
Message-ID: <OF3546D869.2F4ACB00-ON85256CA6.0063ADD0-85256CA6.0063FBD5@kennametal.com>

01/02/03 04:05:06

03/03/03 0303

I guess that's it for "cool" dates until 02/03/04 0506 or whatever?

Could we consider March 20th this year to be 20/03/2003...I guess that's a
stretch.

was3ses



                                                                                                                                       
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03/03/03..0303
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From ed.miske@kennametal.com  Mon Jan  6 18:16:35 2003
From: ed.miske@kennametal.com (ed.miske@kennametal.com)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 13:16:35 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Different subject
Message-ID: <OFC356763E.6E47E61B-ON85256CA6.00640432-85256CA6.0064650A@kennametal.com>

Anyone out there (besides K3PP, N3FR and myself) involved in
telecommunictions?

If so, anyone going to be in DC next month for "VoiceCon 2003"??? Glenn???

At this point in time I'm pretty sure I'll be there, at least for 2/17 and
2/18...would be a chance for a brew or two with some PaQP'ers

BTW:
Forgot to credit K3YD for 01/02/03 04:05:06

Ed/WA3SES




From wb3ivx@localnet.com  Mon Jan  6 04:00:09 2003
From: wb3ivx@localnet.com (Cliff Bell)
Date: Sun, 5 Jan 2003 23:00:09 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] VIRUS
Message-ID: <001d01c2b538$a2bf0960$0100a8c0@cliffbell>

HELLO ALL,
    I MAY HAVE SENT OUT A VIRUS WITHOUT KNOWING IT..............

LOOK FOR  ROCK.EXE                 W32.KLEZ.H@MM
 SOME HOW IT SLIPPED PAST MY NORTON ANTI VIRUS AND IF I SENT IT TO YOU , =
I AM INDEED SORRY. I LOCATED THE SOURCE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FACT  =
!!!!1

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From w3tdf@juno.com  Mon Jan  6 02:39:29 2003
From: w3tdf@juno.com (w3tdf@juno.com)
Date: Mon, 6 Jan 2003 02:39:29 +0000
Subject: [PaQSO] Late night !
Message-ID: <20030107.052205.-580243.0.w3tdf@juno.com>

Hi Dick, (KA3MOU),
When I sent that message it was just prior
to turning in.
But, how come you were up so late?  Insomnia
from all the cookies thursday night I suppose.
73
de
The Grump

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From w3tdf@juno.com  Tue Jan  7 05:48:52 2003
From: w3tdf@juno.com (w3tdf@juno.com)
Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 05:48:52 +0000
Subject: [PaQSO] Re = New Subject ! ? ! ?
Message-ID: <20030107.055830.-580243.1.w3tdf@juno.com>

Hey, Ed,


What the hell is      TELECOMUNICTIONS     ?

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From KK4R@att.net  Tue Jan  7 23:49:16 2003
From: KK4R@att.net (Rob Neece)
Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2003 18:49:16 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Re: KLEZ worm
In-Reply-To: <20030107090335.DB58B3289AC@mailman.qth.net>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.0.20030107184424.00a5e140@postoffice.worldnet.att.net>

Don't worry too much if you get a bounce message indicating an email you 
sent had the KLEZ worm in an attachment.  One thing that KLEZ does is send 
out emails with forged "from" addresses, so you may not have been the one 
who actually sent the infected message.  Keep your anti virus up to date 
and busy scanning your email and you are probably OK.  If you want to be 
sure, the Symantec pages have a good write up on the KLEZ variations and 
how to deal with them.

Rob
KK4R

At 04:03 AM 01/07/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>HELLO ALL,
>     I MAY HAVE SENT OUT A VIRUS WITHOUT KNOWING IT..............
>
>LOOK FOR  ROCK.EXE                 W32.KLEZ.H@MM
>  SOME HOW IT SLIPPED PAST MY NORTON ANTI VIRUS AND IF I SENT IT TO YOU , =
>I AM INDEED SORRY. I LOCATED THE SOURCE AND INFORMED THEM OF THE FACT  =
>!!!!1



From wn3vaw@fyi.net  Fri Jan 10 21:03:40 2003
From: wn3vaw@fyi.net (Ron Notarius WN3VAW)
Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:03:40 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Rcvd: W3FRC
Message-ID: <00f601c2b8ed$1f487f40$03010a0a@office1>

Received today:

W3FRC via K3ZV (Pa QSO 2002)

Frankford Radio Club 75th Anniversary QSL card -- simple, classic looking,
and proof that you don't need to spend a lot of money on full color photo
QSL cards to achieve a class card.

Just wish my 5 QSO's had been spread over 5 bands, not 3... oh well, no
certificate for me!

73, ron wn3vaw

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From jmyers18@core.com  Sun Jan 12 17:59:53 2003
From: jmyers18@core.com (John Myers)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 12:59:53 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?
Message-ID: <026601c2ba64$6c1e0d80$7f8bfea9@acer>

Hi everyone,

Hope everyone is making it through the winter OK. I'm just realizing how
badly I need a heated garage.
I finally finished repairing my printer, so I could send out QSL's. Which
brings me to my point.
A DL sent me a QSL with a IRC included. When I tried to use it at the post
office, neither of the clerks knew what to do with it. They had never seen
one before.
Are they obsolete, or did these fellows (friends of mine) need to do some
studying?

Thanks,

John Myers, KD8MQ




From w3jxp@adelphia.net  Sun Jan 12 18:09:33 2003
From: w3jxp@adelphia.net (John Passaneau)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 13:09:33 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?
References: <026601c2ba64$6c1e0d80$7f8bfea9@acer>
Message-ID: <000b01c2ba65$c274e860$6400a8c0@stcgpa.adelphia.net>

Hi John:

They need to do some studying. IRC's are very much alive and kicking. I've
sent out maybe  300 to 400 of them in the last year. So it's back to the
books for them.


John Passaneau W3JXP
State College, Pa
w3jxp@adelphia.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Myers" <jmyers18@core.com>
To: "PA QSO Party" <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:59 PM
Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?


> Hi everyone,
>
> Hope everyone is making it through the winter OK. I'm just realizing how
> badly I need a heated garage.
> I finally finished repairing my printer, so I could send out QSL's. Which
> brings me to my point.
> A DL sent me a QSL with a IRC included. When I tried to use it at the post
> office, neither of the clerks knew what to do with it. They had never seen
> one before.
> Are they obsolete, or did these fellows (friends of mine) need to do some
> studying?
>
> Thanks,
>
> John Myers, KD8MQ
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> PaQSO mailing list
> PaQSO@mailman.qth.net
> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso


From wgbuch@earthlink.net  Sun Jan 12 21:49:29 2003
From: wgbuch@earthlink.net (wgbuch@earthlink.net)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:49:29 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?
In-Reply-To: <026601c2ba64$6c1e0d80$7f8bfea9@acer>
Message-ID: <3.0.6.32.20030112164929.008e8100@mail.earthlink.net>

DL8MLD by any chance? I'm pretty sure IRCs are still current. I didn't
redeem the one he sent, but I doubt that many postal clerks have ever seen
them. In the 60s and 70s I used plenty of them, but not since. GL

73,

Bill/K8SYH


At 12:59 PM 1/12/03 -0500, John Myers wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
>Hope everyone is making it through the winter OK. I'm just realizing how
>badly I need a heated garage.
>I finally finished repairing my printer, so I could send out QSL's. Which
>brings me to my point.
>A DL sent me a QSL with a IRC included. When I tried to use it at the post
>office, neither of the clerks knew what to do with it. They had never seen
>one before.
>Are they obsolete, or did these fellows (friends of mine) need to do some
>studying?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John Myers, KD8MQ
>
>
>
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>


From k3ng@fast.net  Sun Jan 12 22:32:25 2003
From: k3ng@fast.net (Goody)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 22:32:25 -0000
Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?
References: <026601c2ba64$6c1e0d80$7f8bfea9@acer> <000b01c2ba65$c274e860$6400a8c0@stcgpa.adelphia.net>
Message-ID: <001301c2ba8a$7b8d34a0$0169a8c0@pohopoco>

The last time I went to the Lehigh Valley postal office / distribution
center in Bethlehem, I cleaned them out of IRCs.  The clerk I was working
with had to go to the other clerks and get their stashes out of their
drawers.  They said they rarely sell them and I think it was my clerk's
first time :-)

This really surprised me as this is a rather large, busy post office.

Goody
K3NG

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Passaneau" <w3jxp@adelphia.net>
To: "John Myers" <jmyers18@core.com>; "PA QSO Party" <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 18:09
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] IRC?


> Hi John:
>
> They need to do some studying. IRC's are very much alive and kicking. I've
> sent out maybe  300 to 400 of them in the last year. So it's back to the
> books for them.
>
>
> John Passaneau W3JXP
> State College, Pa
> w3jxp@adelphia.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Myers" <jmyers18@core.com>
> To: "PA QSO Party" <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:59 PM
> Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?
>
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Hope everyone is making it through the winter OK. I'm just realizing how
> > badly I need a heated garage.
> > I finally finished repairing my printer, so I could send out QSL's.
Which
> > brings me to my point.
> > A DL sent me a QSL with a IRC included. When I tried to use it at the
post
> > office, neither of the clerks knew what to do with it. They had never
seen
> > one before.
> > Are they obsolete, or did these fellows (friends of mine) need to do
some
> > studying?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John Myers, KD8MQ
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > PaQSO mailing list
> > PaQSO@mailman.qth.net
> > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso
>
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From k3mi@charter.net  Sun Jan 12 22:53:39 2003
From: k3mi@charter.net (Ron Lape)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 17:53:39 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] IRC
Message-ID: <000b01c2ba8d$72afe3c0$9f26c518@k3mi>

Hint: When I get an IRC, I put the 80 cent stamp on the return, keep the IRC
and send it to the next out of country contact I make. To buy an IRC it's
$1.75 but a stamp is only .80
If you do a lot of DXlng, it saves money.
73's and happy dxing.
Ron...K3MI



From wn3vaw@fyi.net  Sun Jan 12 23:12:27 2003
From: wn3vaw@fyi.net (Ron Notarius WN3VAW)
Date: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 18:12:27 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?
References: <026601c2ba64$6c1e0d80$7f8bfea9@acer> <000b01c2ba65$c274e860$6400a8c0@stcgpa.adelphia.net> <001301c2ba8a$7b8d34a0$0169a8c0@pohopoco>
Message-ID: <023401c2ba90$1eb48840$03010a0a@office1>

As I said to John earlier, if anyone on the list has any IRC's they don't
want, let me know.

Going rate for IRC's on the ham "grey" market is between $.90 & $1.00 right
now for the older small ones, about $1.10 to $1.25 for the newer large ones.

As Goody mentioned, the cost to buy a new IRC from the USPS is $1.75, but
it's only worth an $.80 airmail stamp -- or $.60 if the letter is going to
Canada or Mexico.  So even with the stamp for an SASE, it's worth it for
DX'ers like me to buy them for the approximate real cost of a return stamp,
and then use the IRC's for our own purposes.  You get the stamp (or $) and
no hassles with Post Offices (many USPS employees are unfamiliar with IRC's
as they are not in common use); we get an IRC or two to use and save a $ or
two (hmmm, sounds like a collect calling ad!) in the process; you save some
poor USPS schlub from trying to find an obscure regulation, or just denying
you in the first place because they don't want to bother.

I've run into too many postal clerks who seem to make things up as they go
along (one once told me that if I insisted on using a 6x9 envelope to mail a
QSL card overseas, since it was larger than a #10 envelope, it had to clear
customs!) because they're used to routine domestic mail and packages.  But
that is a discussion for another time and another reflector.

73, ron wn3vaw

"Doc?  You built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"
"The way I look at it, if you're going to build a time machine out of a car,
you might as well do it with style!"
--  Marty McFly & Dr. Emmet Brown, "Back to the Future"

----- Original Message -----
From: "Goody" <k3ng@fast.net>
To: "PA QSO Party" <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] IRC?


The last time I went to the Lehigh Valley postal office / distribution
center in Bethlehem, I cleaned them out of IRCs.  The clerk I was working
with had to go to the other clerks and get their stashes out of their
drawers.  They said they rarely sell them and I think it was my clerk's
first time :-)

This really surprised me as this is a rather large, busy post office.

Goody
K3NG

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Passaneau" <w3jxp@adelphia.net>
To: "John Myers" <jmyers18@core.com>; "PA QSO Party" <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 18:09
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] IRC?


> Hi John:
>
> They need to do some studying. IRC's are very much alive and kicking. I've
> sent out maybe  300 to 400 of them in the last year. So it's back to the
> books for them.
>
>
> John Passaneau W3JXP
> State College, Pa
> w3jxp@adelphia.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Myers" <jmyers18@core.com>
> To: "PA QSO Party" <PaQSO@mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Sunday, January 12, 2003 12:59 PM
> Subject: [PaQSO] IRC?
>
>
> > Hi everyone,
> >
> > Hope everyone is making it through the winter OK. I'm just realizing how
> > badly I need a heated garage.
> > I finally finished repairing my printer, so I could send out QSL's.
Which
> > brings me to my point.
> > A DL sent me a QSL with a IRC included. When I tried to use it at the
post
> > office, neither of the clerks knew what to do with it. They had never
seen
> > one before.
> > Are they obsolete, or did these fellows (friends of mine) need to do
some
> > studying?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > John Myers, KD8MQ
> >
> >
> >
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From wn3vaw@fyi.net  Mon Jan 13 19:12:34 2003
From: wn3vaw@fyi.net (Ron Notarius WN3VAW)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 14:12:34 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Helping Out
Message-ID: <004d01c2bb3a$a690cd00$03010a0a@office1>

OK gang, here's an opportunity for you to help move the process along...

Received the Nittany ARC newsletter today, and there's a short article
mentioning that Pa QP Chair Chuck K3CM is looking for some log checkers to
help out.

If you're interested, contact Chuck at k3cm@psu.edu or call (814) 238-2141.

73, ron wn3vaw

"Doc?  You built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"
"The way I look at it, if you're going to build a time machine out of a car,
you might as well do it with style!"
--  Marty McFly & Dr. Emmet Brown, "Back to the Future"



From jmyers18@core.com  Tue Jan 14 03:57:09 2003
From: jmyers18@core.com (John Myers)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 22:57:09 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Good news - Bad news
Message-ID: <003b01c2bb81$04914600$7f8bfea9@acer>

Hi everyone,

Well, the new issue of NCJ arrived today, with my article in it.

But, I checked the website; all the hotspots have dissapeared from my
clickable map! Hoo boy! Would anyone else like to play host to Mr. Murphy
for a while?

73,

John Myers,
Kd8MQ


From dan@anwireless.com  Tue Jan 14 04:06:30 2003
From: dan@anwireless.com (Dan Simmonds)
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 23:06:30 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Good news - Bad news
References: <003b01c2bb81$04914600$7f8bfea9@acer>
Message-ID: <002001c2bb82$523542c0$a6d9a93f@anw>

John,

Very FB three page article in NCJ - I received my copy on Saturday. Well =
done indeed.

73, Dan KK3AN
Adams County, Pa


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: John Myers=20
  To: PA QSO Party=20
  Sent: Monday, January 13, 2003 10:57 PM
  Subject: [PaQSO] Good news - Bad news


  Hi everyone,

  Well, the new issue of NCJ arrived today, with my article in it.

  But, I checked the website; all the hotspots have dissapeared from my
  clickable map! Hoo boy! Would anyone else like to play host to Mr. =
Murphy
  for a while?

  73,

  John Myers,
  Kd8MQ

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From cwtrench@sprynet.com  Thu Jan 16 02:19:53 2003
From: cwtrench@sprynet.com (The Trench Family)
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 21:19:53 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Preliminary Club Aggregate Scores
Message-ID: <MBBBJMDGPOOGPEFABEDKCEAGCEAA.cwtrench@sprynet.com>

I was trying to take my mind off the cold wx, and started to play around
with the preliminary 2002 PA QSO Party Scores as listed at:
http://nittany-arc.org/preliminary_scores.htm.

After a little bit of effort, I was able to download them into Excel.  I
then did a rollup of the club aggregate scores for in state participants
only.  For your info, the results are shown below.  Again, these are
preliminary scores.

73 Bud AA3B

Club           SCORE

FRC          2607080
MUR          1834859
DLA          1134671
NARC          598922
RAE           568546
NCC           511555
EPIC          506825
WASH          469951
SCA           437776
CMTR          393753
WW            283756
BUT           251952
MIFF          250055
PWA           249804
EPAQ          227668
RDG           198525
EMT           195442
WMO           194561
CAR           187999
WAR           186635
HILL          185660
OWL           171662
MER           148612
DDXA          146506
MAA           144208
SKY           142046
CRIG          140124
RFH           110692
FTV           103142
HUN            84325
BARS           82234
GCA            80353
TARA           79768
QUAD           78224
JVA            64527
PODX           63996
SUV            60074
SPK            57547
TVA            40584
SOM            35536
TCA            27028
ANT            21630
SPRK           20910
ADCO           19616
FHRC           18260
MCK            15884
wacm           12874
BEA            12238
HSARC           7330
MTA             5825
MOB             4879
NONNCC           330


From ed.miske@kennametal.com  Thu Jan 16 14:04:31 2003
From: ed.miske@kennametal.com (ed.miske@kennametal.com)
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2003 09:04:31 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] NAQP SSB Contest this weekend
Message-ID: <OF6A122A9C.F4A03F7F-ON85256CB0.004BD3BE-85256CB0.004D51CE@kennametal.com>

N3FR, WA3HAE and myself are forming a team for the NAQP SSB contest this
weekend. We have room for two additional stations on the team.

For anyone not familiar with this contest, here's some specifics:

--It runs from Saturday,  1/19, 1800z to Sunday, 1/20, 0600z. (1300 est
Saturday to 0100 est Sunday).
--That's a total of 12 hours, but you can only operate 10 hours. Off time
must be 30 minutes minimum.
--Bands are 160, 80, 40, 20, 15 and 10.
--Work stations once each band
--Only North American stations are valid QSO's for points. (K, VE, XE,
Caribbean stations, etc).
--Mults are States, Canadian provinces and countries and are valid on each
band. (i.e., PA is a mult on 10 and also on 15 and also on 20, etc)
--The exchange is your name and state. (Some will use "made up" names or
nicknames, some common ones being "Gator", "Tree", and the like but most
are just good old Ed's and Bob's and Jim's and such.
--The teams are made up of 5 stations each.

If  you're interested in being on the "PaQP'ers" team for this weekends
event, let me know. If I get more than two replys I will gladly try to put
additional teams together. You needn't commit to a full 10 hour effort. If
you can only get on for 1 or 2 or 5 or whatever hours, but are still
interested, just mention how long you think you might be on the air.

And even if you don't want to commit to a team but are curious, turn on the
rig during the contest, take a listen to the exchanges for 5 or 10 minutes,
get the feel for what's going on, then try dipping a toe into the water.
Who knows...you might like it.

Hope the new Year's off to a good start for all of you.

73
Ed/WA3SES





From ed.miske@kennametal.com  Fri Jan 24 16:54:17 2003
From: ed.miske@kennametal.com (ed.miske@kennametal.com)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 11:54:17 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Staying warm?
Message-ID: <OFFC45130D.A24D4B5F-ON85256CB8.005C2E80-85256CB8.005CDC10@kennametal.com>

Is everyone out there in Pa QSO Party  land staying warm?

Getting out there and working on those antenna's? Great wx for
that............

Something to think about:
      Everyone has a photographic memory...some of us (me included) just
don't have any film.
      (I'd attribute that to someone, but I can't remember who/where I
heard it)

Have a good S. Bowl weekend

Ed/WA3SES



From jgetz@pgh.net  Fri Jan 24 17:11:55 2003
From: jgetz@pgh.net (John's Travel and Cruises)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:11:55 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Staying warm?
References: <OFFC45130D.A24D4B5F-ON85256CB8.005C2E80-85256CB8.005CDC10@kennametal.com>
Message-ID: <00ba01c2c3cb$b31b8da0$0100a8c0@john>

I just finished clearing 3" of partly cloudy from my
driveway.  160 meter CW contest is this weekend.
Please work me and the others.

John Getz, AD8J
John's Travel and Cruises
3905 South Monet Court
Allison Park, PA  15101-3220
Telephone:  412 487-4733
Fax:  412 487-0338
E-mail: jgetz@pgh.net

From ed.miske@kennametal.com  Fri Jan 24 17:54:52 2003
From: ed.miske@kennametal.com (ed.miske@kennametal.com)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 12:54:52 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Staying warm?
Message-ID: <OF17D3AB18.CDCB6111-ON85256CB8.00623570-85256CB8.00626843@kennametal.com>

GL AD8J et al in the 160 contest.

Alas, no 160 antenna here

WA3SES



                                                                                                                                       
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I just finished clearing 3" of partly cloudy from my
driveway.  160 meter CW contest is this weekend.
Please work me and the others.

John Getz, AD8J
John's Travel and Cruises
3905 South Monet Court
Allison Park, PA  15101-3220
Telephone:  412 487-4733
Fax:  412 487-0338
E-mail: jgetz@pgh.net
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From wn3vaw@fyi.net  Fri Jan 24 18:48:47 2003
From: wn3vaw@fyi.net (Ron Notarius WN3VAW)
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 13:48:47 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] Staying warm?
References: <OFFC45130D.A24D4B5F-ON85256CB8.005C2E80-85256CB8.005CDC10@kennametal.com> <00ba01c2c3cb$b31b8da0$0100a8c0@john>
Message-ID: <036a01c2c3d9$424c2040$03010a0a@office1>

GL John, but unless I can figure out some last minute way to load an antenna
(which even if it works will not be working real well), you won't see me on
160.

73, ron wn3vaw

"Doc?  You built a time machine... out of a DeLorean?"
"The way I look at it, if you're going to build a time machine out of a car,
you might as well do it with style!"
--  Marty McFly & Dr. Emmet Brown, "Back to the Future"

----- Original Message -----
From: "John's Travel and Cruises" <jgetz@pgh.net>
To: <paqso@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 12:11 PM
Subject: Re: [PaQSO] Staying warm?


I just finished clearing 3" of partly cloudy from my
driveway.  160 meter CW contest is this weekend.
Please work me and the others.

John Getz, AD8J
John's Travel and Cruises
3905 South Monet Court
Allison Park, PA  15101-3220
Telephone:  412 487-4733
Fax:  412 487-0338
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From cwtrench@sprynet.com  Sat Jan 25 18:17:28 2003
From: cwtrench@sprynet.com (The Trench Family)
Date: Sat, 25 Jan 2003 13:17:28 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] PAQP Writelog Users - Namedmul.ini Problem
Message-ID: <MBBBJMDGPOOGPEFABEDKCEBJCEAA.cwtrench@sprynet.com>

Writelog users:

The message below is from the Writelog Reflector.  It discusses an update to
the "namedmul.ini" file, which contains multiplier definitions for contests
supported by Writelog.  In studying the update, it appears that the file
does not contain the correct information on VE multipliers for the PAQP.  I
have sent Jerry a note describing the problem so that he will hopefully
correct it in the next release.

73 Bud AA3B






Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:39:00 +0000
From: Jerry Pixton <jpixton@shentel.net>
To: writelog@contesting.com
Subject: [WriteLog] namedmul.ini update
Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.2.20030123132922.00abe6f8@pop.shentel.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed
MIME-Version: 1.0
Precedence: list
Message: 1

All,

With the Minnesota QSO Party and North American Sprint coming up in a
little over a week, it is worth mentioning that there is an updated version
of the namedmul.ini file on the Writelog web site under downloads.

I updated this file using the 2003 rules (or 2002 where not yet available)
for the following contests -

The ARRL 160m, 10m, Roundup, DX and Sweepstakes
The CQ 160 and RTTY
The North American Sprints
The North America QSO Party
The California, Florida, Minnesota, Texas and Pennsylvania QSO Parties

I will coordinate future changes to this file as needed

Enjoy

Jerry, W6IHG


From cwtrench@sprynet.com  Sun Jan 26 20:51:34 2003
From: cwtrench@sprynet.com (The Trench Family)
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 15:51:34 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers
Message-ID: <MBBBJMDGPOOGPEFABEDKKEBMCEAA.cwtrench@sprynet.com>

Hi Chuck,

Can you help me resolve my confusion relative to Canadian multipliers.  The
contest rules (reference 1) indicate that there are 152 multipliers.  I
believe this breaks down as follows:

 67 Counties
 71 ARRL sections
 13 RAC sections (this is the confusing part)
  1 DX

152 Total

The rules say RAC sections, but there are only 8 sections defined by RAC
(refrence 2).  I therefore believe that the 13 multipliers are really meant
to be the 10 provinces and 3 territories that represent administrative
divisions within Canada.

According to the CIA World Fact Book (reference 3), the 13 admininstrative
divisions in Canada are as follows: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia,
Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Territory.  (The * indicates a territory.)

I was surprised by this, as I had assumed for many years that Newfoundland
and Labrador were separate mults, and that Nunavut was not a multiplier.  I
now believe that this was a bad assumption based on the rules.

Can you confirm or correct my intepretation?

tnx and 73

Bud AA3B



References:

1.	http://www.nittany-arc.org/parules.htm

2.	http://www.rac.ca/racares.htm

3.	http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html#Geo


From cwtrench@sprynet.com  Sun Jan 26 21:04:52 2003
From: cwtrench@sprynet.com (The Trench Family)
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:04:52 -0500
Subject: FW: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers
Message-ID: <MBBBJMDGPOOGPEFABEDKKEBNCEAA.cwtrench@sprynet.com>

Folks - sorry, the hyper link in reference one should be:

http://www.nittany-arc.org/parules.html


73 Bud AA3B


-----Original Message-----
From: paqso-admin@mailman.qth.net [mailto:paqso-admin@mailman.qth.net]On
Behalf Of The Trench Family
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 3:52 PM
To: k3cm@arrl.net
Cc: PAQSO PARTY
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers


Hi Chuck,

Can you help me resolve my confusion relative to Canadian multipliers.  The
contest rules (reference 1) indicate that there are 152 multipliers.  I
believe this breaks down as follows:

 67 Counties
 71 ARRL sections
 13 RAC sections (this is the confusing part)
  1 DX

152 Total

The rules say RAC sections, but there are only 8 sections defined by RAC
(refrence 2).  I therefore believe that the 13 multipliers are really meant
to be the 10 provinces and 3 territories that represent administrative
divisions within Canada.

According to the CIA World Fact Book (reference 3), the 13 admininstrative
divisions in Canada are as follows: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia,
Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Territory.  (The * indicates a territory.)

I was surprised by this, as I had assumed for many years that Newfoundland
and Labrador were separate mults, and that Nunavut was not a multiplier.  I
now believe that this was a bad assumption based on the rules.

Can you confirm or correct my intepretation?

tnx and 73

Bud AA3B



References:

1.	http://www.nittany-arc.org/parules.htm

2.	http://www.rac.ca/racares.htm

3.	http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html#Geo

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From wn3vaw@fyi.net  Sun Jan 26 21:07:22 2003
From: wn3vaw@fyi.net (Ron Notarius WN3VAW)
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:07:22 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers
References: <MBBBJMDGPOOGPEFABEDKKEBMCEAA.cwtrench@sprynet.com>
Message-ID: <01e601c2c57e$ee582360$03010a0a@office1>

Bud,

This is getting to be a real point of confusion; there was a big argument on
it over on CQ Contest a few weeks ago.

I believe the Canadian multipliers have remained unchanged since the days
when there was no RAC, only the Canadian Division of the ARRL.  At that
time, the mults where the Canadian call areas (VE1 - VE8, VO1, & VO2, -- no
VY1 yet, YT was still part of NWT, and I don't remember if the two VO's
counted together or separately, I think it was separate) which almost (but
not quite) corresponded with the Canadian Sections (I don't think the old
VE8 was a section by itself, though I could be wrong!  And I'm not going up
into the attic to search through 25 year old QST's when it's this cold up
there!).

Since then, we've had the old NWT VE8 split into first VY1 Yukon Territory,
and now Nunavut VY0, plus VY2 and VE9 assigned to provinces that used to be
just VE1, amongst other changes.  To say nothing of the ARRL Canadian
Division becoming the independant CRRL and then merging with CARF to for
RAC...

Since you've brought it up, I think it should be addressed,  It sounds like
a simple administrative task to be clarified for next year's test!  (Just
what Chuck needed, another headache!)

And here's a thought for you:  If a DXpedition ever operated from CY9 or CY0
during the Pa QSO Party, which section would they be in?  (Personally, since
they're special administrative areas and not part of a province -- that's
why they qualified for DXCC under the old rules -- I'd say they go in as DX,
but you never know...)

73, ron wn3vaw

'Never attribute to malice that which is adequately
  explained by stupidity.' --Hanlon's Razor

----- Original Message -----
From: "The Trench Family" <cwtrench@sprynet.com>
To: <k3cm@arrl.net>
Cc: "PAQSO PARTY" <paqso@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 3:51 PM
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers


Hi Chuck,

Can you help me resolve my confusion relative to Canadian multipliers.  The
contest rules (reference 1) indicate that there are 152 multipliers.  I
believe this breaks down as follows:

 67 Counties
 71 ARRL sections
 13 RAC sections (this is the confusing part)
  1 DX

152 Total

The rules say RAC sections, but there are only 8 sections defined by RAC
(refrence 2).  I therefore believe that the 13 multipliers are really meant
to be the 10 provinces and 3 territories that represent administrative
divisions within Canada.

According to the CIA World Fact Book (reference 3), the 13 admininstrative
divisions in Canada are as follows: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia,
Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
Territory.  (The * indicates a territory.)

I was surprised by this, as I had assumed for many years that Newfoundland
and Labrador were separate mults, and that Nunavut was not a multiplier.  I
now believe that this was a bad assumption based on the rules.

Can you confirm or correct my intepretation?

tnx and 73

Bud AA3B



References:

1. http://www.nittany-arc.org/parules.htm

2. http://www.rac.ca/racares.htm

3. http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html#Geo

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From wt3p@comcast.net  Sun Jan 26 21:51:12 2003
From: wt3p@comcast.net (Kay Craigie)
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 16:51:12 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers
In-Reply-To: <01e601c2c57e$ee582360$03010a0a@office1>
Message-ID: <LPBBKDIJOCBNFAGLHHCEAEOGDKAA.wt3p@comcast.net>

CY9 and CY0 are still on the DXCC list as separate entities from Canada. If
I worked one of them during PAQP, I'd log them as DX.

RAC Sections and Canadian provinces aren't necessarily the same thing, just
as USA states and ARRL Sections aren't necessarily the same. The RAC web
site (http://www.rac.ca/racfoo.htm) lists 8 Sections. They are Alberta,
British Columbia, Manitoba, Maritimes (includes more than 1 province),
Newfoundland, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.

The ARRL November Sweepstakes mults are the 8 RAC Sections plus VE8/VY1.

I agree with Bud that the PAQP multiplier rule is confusing as it now reads.
If you add up the ARRL Sections (71), RAC Sections (8), PA Counties (67),
and 1 DX, the sum isn't 152.

Personally, I don't care which they choose (RAC Sections or Canadian
administrative areas), but I hope NARC will deal with this soon, so the
software authors will have ample time to revise their multiplier lists
accordingly.

By the way ... totally different topic ... Carter N3AO and I hope to operate
the Virginia QSO Party as a M/S from our daughter's house in Montgomery
County, Virginia, in March. 73 - Kay WT3P


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From eeh@hrivnak.net  Mon Jan 27 04:33:36 2003
From: eeh@hrivnak.net (Emil E. Hrivnak)
Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 23:33:36 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers
In-Reply-To: <MBBBJMDGPOOGPEFABEDKKEBMCEAA.cwtrench@sprynet.com>
Message-ID: <5.1.0.14.2.20030126233029.00b38fa8@mail.hrivnak.net>

I'm helping check some logs for the PA QSO party and the check sheet that 
Chuck gave us has:

NB
NF
NS
PEI
VE2
VE3
VE4
VE5
VE6
VE7
VE8
VO2
YUK

As the multipliers. There are 13. He can give you the details.


Emil
N3EH


At 03:51 PM 01/26/2003, you wrote:
>Hi Chuck,
>
>Can you help me resolve my confusion relative to Canadian multipliers.  The
>contest rules (reference 1) indicate that there are 152 multipliers.  I
>believe this breaks down as follows:
>
>  67 Counties
>  71 ARRL sections
>  13 RAC sections (this is the confusing part)
>   1 DX
>
>152 Total
>
>The rules say RAC sections, but there are only 8 sections defined by RAC
>(refrence 2).  I therefore believe that the 13 multipliers are really meant
>to be the 10 provinces and 3 territories that represent administrative
>divisions within Canada.
>
>According to the CIA World Fact Book (reference 3), the 13 admininstrative
>divisions in Canada are as follows: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New
>Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories*, Nova Scotia,
>Nunavut*, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
>Territory.  (The * indicates a territory.)
>
>I was surprised by this, as I had assumed for many years that Newfoundland
>and Labrador were separate mults, and that Nunavut was not a multiplier.  I
>now believe that this was a bad assumption based on the rules.
>
>Can you confirm or correct my intepretation?
>
>tnx and 73
>
>Bud AA3B
>
>
>
>References:
>
>1.      http://www.nittany-arc.org/parules.htm
>
>2.      http://www.rac.ca/racares.htm
>
>3.      http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ca.html#Geo
>
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From DougHDH@aol.com  Mon Jan 27 16:53:39 2003
From: DougHDH@aol.com (DougHDH@aol.com)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 11:53:39 EST
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers
Message-ID: <ab.2893dddb.2b66be13@aol.com>

Emil is correct relative to VE multipliers.  That is the way it has been done 
since 1990 when it was changed for some reason not known to me.  Prior to 
that the VE multipliers conformed to the ARRL sweepstakes multipliers.  
Nunavut (however you spell it) was NOT added, however.  Hence the following 
has been the way the committee has been scoring VEs up through the 2001 party 
and obviously continues to include the 2002 party.
NB
NF
NS
PEI
VE2
VE3
VE4
VE5
VE6
VE7
VE8
VO2
YUK

73,  Doug W3HDH



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From wt3p@comcast.net  Mon Jan 27 18:36:38 2003
From: wt3p@comcast.net (Kay Craigie)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 13:36:38 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] I am confused relative to VE Multipliers
In-Reply-To: <ab.2893dddb.2b66be13@aol.com>
Message-ID: <LPBBKDIJOCBNFAGLHHCEEEOLDKAA.wt3p@comcast.net>

In light of Doug's comments, the only thing that looks like it needs to be
changed is the wording of the rule, to drop the reference to RAC Sections
and replace it with up-to-date language. Thanks for the help, Doug! 73 - Kay
WT3P



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From jgetz@pgh.net  Tue Jan 28 00:52:19 2003
From: jgetz@pgh.net (John's Travel and Cruises)
Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2003 19:52:19 -0500
Subject: [PaQSO] MNQP
Message-ID: <004e01c2c667$83c43400$0100a8c0@john>

I received a postcard today (nice touch) announcing
the Minnesota QSO Party this Saturday 1400Z - 2400Z.

Information is available at:   www.w0aa.org

John Getz, AD8J
John's Travel and Cruises
3905 South Monet Court
Allison Park, PA  15101-3220
Telephone:  412 487-4733
Fax:  412 487-0338
E-mail: jgetz@pgh.net

