From mcoslo at comcast.net Fri Mar 2 16:45:06 2018 From: mcoslo at comcast.net (Michael Coslo) Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2018 16:45:06 -0500 Subject: [PaQSO] Two Sponsorships left Message-ID: <630AFFD0-9072-4AE3-91B8-C09DF42784C1@comcast.net> I'm back from Vacation now, and am itching to get the plaques out. We have a couple of plaques that are very important, and since the sponsors have not gotten back to me in over a month after the last contact, I must move on and find new sponsors. We have two busy, competitive and desireable classes that need new sponsors, the Multi-Multi operator class, and the Rover Single class. If you or your club is interested, and can commit in the next day or so, You can sponsor one or the other class. Thanks in advance! -73 de Mike N3LI - From mcoslo at comcast.net Tue Mar 6 18:21:55 2018 From: mcoslo at comcast.net (Michael Coslo) Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2018 18:21:55 -0500 Subject: [PaQSO] Web update and news Message-ID: <1ABC0FB6-7618-4929-89F5-82B778D9A45B@comcast.net> Finally got all of our sponsors sorted out, we lost some long time sponsors this year, and are pleased to add some new ones to fill the void. Our party wouldn't be half as mush fun and productive without thye generosity of the folks who help keep us afloat Here they are at our web pages: http://nittany-arc.net/paqsosponsor.html With the completion of the sponsors listing for the 2017 Party, I will now take the plaque artwork to the engravers tomorrow morning. The only thing left before the 2017 party is put to bed is the 67 county plaques. After everything is all said and done and the dust settles, I will post the records some time this summer. -73 de Mike N3LI - From tvguy07 at gmail.com Fri Mar 9 12:42:23 2018 From: tvguy07 at gmail.com (John Myers) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 12:42:23 -0500 Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query Message-ID: Hi everyone, Before I bother Mike with this, I'll ask here. Does anyone know what county lines AA3JM & WA3ZSC were on for the 2017 party? They are listed as county lines, but aren't in Bud's final list.They only made 34 & 6 QSOs respectively, and they aren't in my log. If anyone knows their county, I'd appreciate if you would let me know. Thanks, John, KD8MQ From n3ntj at embarqmail.com Fri Mar 9 17:44:11 2018 From: n3ntj at embarqmail.com (Matthew Steger) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 17:44:11 -0500 Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <002601d3b7f8$25377440$6fa65cc0$@embarqmail.com> AA3JM - SNY/MIF I didn't work KA3ZSC, so I don't know where he was. 73 de N3NTJ Matt -----Original Message----- From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of John Myers Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:42 PM To: PA QSO Reflector via PaQSO Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query Hi everyone, Before I bother Mike with this, I'll ask here. Does anyone know what county lines AA3JM & WA3ZSC were on for the 2017 party? They are listed as county lines, but aren't in Bud's final list.They only made 34 & 6 QSOs respectively, and they aren't in my log. If anyone knows their county, I'd appreciate if you would let me know. Thanks, John, KD8MQ ______________________________________________________________ PaQSO mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:PaQSO at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n3ntj at embarqmail.com From k3ct at verizon.net Fri Mar 9 21:18:13 2018 From: k3ct at verizon.net (John Bednar) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 21:18:13 -0500 Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query In-Reply-To: <002601d3b7f8$25377440$6fa65cc0$@embarqmail.com> References: <002601d3b7f8$25377440$6fa65cc0$@embarqmail.com> Message-ID: <005001d3b816$0b380b90$21a822b0$@net> I answered John's question via direct email. John, K3CT -----Original Message----- From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Matthew Steger Sent: Friday, March 09, 2018 5:44 PM To: 'John Myers'; 'PA QSO Reflector via PaQSO' Subject: Re: [PaQSO] County Line station query AA3JM - SNY/MIF I didn't work KA3ZSC, so I don't know where he was. 73 de N3NTJ Matt -----Original Message----- From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net On Behalf Of John Myers Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:42 PM To: PA QSO Reflector via PaQSO Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query Hi everyone, Before I bother Mike with this, I'll ask here. Does anyone know what county lines AA3JM & WA3ZSC were on for the 2017 party? They are listed as county lines, but aren't in Bud's final list.They only made 34 & 6 QSOs respectively, and they aren't in my log. If anyone knows their county, I'd appreciate if you would let me know. Thanks, John, KD8MQ ______________________________________________________________ PaQSO mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:PaQSO at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to n3ntj at embarqmail.com ______________________________________________________________ PaQSO mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:PaQSO at mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to k3ct at verizon.net From mjcn3li at gmail.com Fri Mar 9 21:27:29 2018 From: mjcn3li at gmail.com (Michael Coslo) Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2018 21:27:29 -0500 Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query In-Reply-To: <002601d3b7f8$25377440$6fa65cc0$@embarqmail.com> References: <002601d3b7f8$25377440$6fa65cc0$@embarqmail.com> Message-ID: <2CE06130-0460-4B4F-AF70-2CC2B952956D@gmail.com> AA3JM was Mifflin and Snyder. WA3ZSC was Mercer and Venango. - 73 Mike N3LI - > On Mar 9, 2018, at 5:44 PM, Matthew Steger wrote: > > AA3JM - SNY/MIF > > I didn't work KA3ZSC, so I don't know where he was. > > 73 de N3NTJ > Matt > > -----Original Message----- > From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net On > Behalf Of John Myers > Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:42 PM > To: PA QSO Reflector via PaQSO > Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query > > Hi everyone, > > Before I bother Mike with this, I'll ask here. > > Does anyone know what county lines AA3JM & WA3ZSC were on for the 2017 > party? > > They are listed as county lines, but aren't in Bud's final list.They only > made 34 & 6 QSOs respectively, and they aren't in my log. > > If anyone knows their county, I'd appreciate if you would let me know. > > Thanks, > > John, KD8MQ > ______________________________________________________________ > PaQSO mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:PaQSO at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to n3ntj at embarqmail.com > > ______________________________________________________________ > PaQSO mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:PaQSO at mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to mjcn3li at gmail.com From tvguy07 at gmail.com Sat Mar 10 06:14:04 2018 From: tvguy07 at gmail.com (John Myers) Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2018 06:14:04 -0500 Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query In-Reply-To: <2CE06130-0460-4B4F-AF70-2CC2B952956D@gmail.com> References: <002601d3b7f8$25377440$6fa65cc0$@embarqmail.com> <2CE06130-0460-4B4F-AF70-2CC2B952956D@gmail.com> Message-ID: Thanks everybody. John Myers > On Mar 9, 2018, at 9:27 PM, Michael Coslo wrote: > > AA3JM was Mifflin and Snyder. > WA3ZSC was Mercer and Venango. > > - 73 Mike N3LI - > >> On Mar 9, 2018, at 5:44 PM, Matthew Steger wrote: >> >> AA3JM - SNY/MIF >> >> I didn't work KA3ZSC, so I don't know where he was. >> >> 73 de N3NTJ >> Matt >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: paqso-bounces at mailman.qth.net On >> Behalf Of John Myers >> Sent: Friday, March 9, 2018 12:42 PM >> To: PA QSO Reflector via PaQSO >> Subject: [PaQSO] County Line station query >> >> Hi everyone, >> >> Before I bother Mike with this, I'll ask here. >> >> Does anyone know what county lines AA3JM & WA3ZSC were on for the 2017 >> party? >> >> They are listed as county lines, but aren't in Bud's final list.They only >> made 34 & 6 QSOs respectively, and they aren't in my log. >> >> If anyone knows their county, I'd appreciate if you would let me know. >> >> Thanks, >> >> John, KD8MQ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> PaQSO mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:PaQSO at mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message >> delivered to n3ntj at embarqmail.com >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> PaQSO mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/paqso >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:PaQSO at mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> Message delivered to mjcn3li at gmail.com > From mjcn3li at gmail.com Mon Mar 12 11:16:31 2018 From: mjcn3li at gmail.com (Michael Coslo) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 11:16:31 -0400 Subject: [PaQSO] Ping DLARC Message-ID: <39E43947-6636-4FEE-9D08-75EEDB071823@gmail.com> We have been trying to get hold of either the President of DLARC or the Treasurer of DLARC with no success whatsoever for quite some time. So in an act of desperation, is there a member on the list who can have one or the other get in contract with me, and have them get in contact with me today ASAP? 814-404-3991 or email, but the important thing is as soon as possible. Submitted most very respectfully Michael J Coslo, Chairman of the Pennsylvania QSO Party From TwelveVDC at aol.com Mon Mar 12 12:07:20 2018 From: TwelveVDC at aol.com (TwelveVDC at aol.com) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:07:20 -0400 Subject: [PaQSO] Ping DLARC In-Reply-To: <39E43947-6636-4FEE-9D08-75EEDB071823@gmail.com> References: <39E43947-6636-4FEE-9D08-75EEDB071823@gmail.com> Message-ID: <0B0452B8-5DA5-49BF-9D97-92BB9B667842@aol.com> Mike, I?m going to defend the DLARC Treasurer here because you know I?ve been in touch with Mark NK8Q over this piece of business over the last 2 weeks. I get in trouble for getting mixed up in Club business because I?m not on the DLARC Board any longer, but your announcement to the entire Membership here suggesting you?ve been ignored by our Treasurer is way off and unfair if Mark has told you we?ve had a dialogue in the last 10 days. 1) I told Mark our Treasurer never received your emails. Don?t know why; don?t care. 2) So I verified (at Mark?s request) that the DLARC mailed Nittany ARC a check for the Sponsored Mobile Plaque right after the 2017 PAQSO Party Contest. 3) Your Treasurer has a long history of not presenting my own checks for years (SSB Sponsor) for greater than 6 months. I feel this is where your problem really lies. 4) The Treasurer has this matter on the next BOD agenda (next week) to discuss whether he should chance writing NARC another check and risk the original to surface and get cashed. Stopping it would incur a bank fee he?s not going to do without the BOD deciding in a majority. You aren?t on the distribution to this elevated, internal matter. 5) I?m sorry you feel the sudden urgency to order the trophies is now the burden of the Sponsor due to your bookkeepers incompetence which I understand is discretely considered legendary among the Party officials, but I won?t let you throw Mike Gower under the bus in public. He does an excellent job here and pays the bills on time. I expect to appear at the Bd Meeting on other business, but I will recommend they reconsider their longstanding commitment until PAQSO has an independent accounting method that doesn?t target the loyal Sponsors. Respectfully, Pete Varounis / NL7XM > On Mar 12, 2018, at 11:16 AM, Michael Coslo wrote: > > We have been trying to get hold of either the President of DLARC or the Treasurer of DLARC with no success whatsoever for quite some time. > > So in an act of desperation, is there a member on the list who can have one or the other get in contract with me, and have them get in contact with me today ASAP? > > 814-404-3991 or email, but the important thing is as soon as possible. > > > Submitted most very respectfully > Michael J Coslo, Chairman of the Pennsylvania QSO Party > ________________________________________________________ From edwardamoyer at gmail.com Mon Mar 12 15:49:33 2018 From: edwardamoyer at gmail.com (edward moyer) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 15:49:33 -0400 Subject: [PaQSO] Pete Versus Mike Message-ID: I can only speak for myself , but Pete I think your comments were completely inappropriate ... The past e-mail was quiet generic .. Now I can see there is some behind the scenes issues , but I think that was a little too far ... Mike does quiet a lot as a labor of love ... I mean seriously where are you in this .... I can only speak for the last 3 years.... But doing the party ... How much did you spend between lodging , antennas, amps ... and most of all time of my personal job to make a rare county combo possible in a rf hole . I wish I could sponsor a plaque .. But being a younger op ... Family comes first with 2 young kids money wise .... I may be new to the qso party, but I think private conversation would suffice ... As far as I see in this reflector it?s been who we worked ,not worked , or prep work before and after ... Give the guy a break, RESPECTFULLY, Ed Moyer (Ab3ah) Sent from my iPhone From mjcn3li at gmail.com Mon Mar 12 17:00:37 2018 From: mjcn3li at gmail.com (Michael Coslo) Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2018 17:00:37 -0400 Subject: [PaQSO] Ping DLARC In-Reply-To: <0B0452B8-5DA5-49BF-9D97-92BB9B667842@aol.com> References: <39E43947-6636-4FEE-9D08-75EEDB071823@gmail.com> <0B0452B8-5DA5-49BF-9D97-92BB9B667842@aol.com> Message-ID: Okay, Ugh - I did not see that his post had gone to the reflector too. Well it is what it is. Having been called out in public, I?ve always had a policy of replying in public. Mainly because when people do not have some knowledge, rumors tend to break out. So I?ll fill people in on the details of the issue. Thanks Pete for your thoughtful post to the reflector. A complaint is generally a gift, but we?ll see. The rest of this is for everyone. There was a problem with some of the sponsorships this year, and Mark and I were trying to get hold of some member of the board of directors in order to take care of the problem. This happens from time to time, and when trying to get hold of people by the normal channels fails, I take to the list here to ping the people I want to get hold of. I?ve done this for years. The ping was not meant to cast any aspersions on anyone, it was just as noted - an attempt to engage in some communications and fix the problem. And it works. Within an hour or so, I spoke with just the fellow I needed to speak with. So we are working the problem, and coming up with an equitable solution. Basically a free sponsorship that I was going to personally pay for, and move on. But in reading the letter, I must point something out that bothers me greatly and must be commented on. Ordinarily if in private email, I would let it go, but since the attack was made in a public forum I will respond. Our treasurer is not incompetent. It some times takes some time to get answers to me, but it eventually works in the end. Leave her out of this, she is not here to defend herself, so I will. I am the chairman, and the buck stops with me. Finally, over the years, some folks have become quite incensed with me and have called for dissociating from the party or boycotting it, and while scorched earth is one way of sort of fixing the problem, perhaps my way of simply pinging and taking care of the problem and moving on is better. Certainly not as dramatic. Oh the stories I could tell. Meanwhile, I apologize to the group for the surprise escalation of a simple problem solving request to be elevated to a public knockdown dragout attack upon myself, and most importantly upon our treasurer. - 73 Mike N3LI - > On Mar 12, 2018, at 12:07 PM, TwelveVDC at aol.com wrote: > > Mike, I?m going to defend the DLARC Treasurer here because you know I?ve been in touch with Mark NK8Q over this piece of business over the last 2 weeks. > > I get in trouble for getting mixed up in Club business because I?m not on the DLARC Board any longer, but your announcement to the entire Membership here suggesting you?ve been ignored by our Treasurer is way off and unfair if Mark has told you we?ve had a dialogue in the last 10 days. > > 1) I told Mark our Treasurer never received your emails. Don?t know why; don?t care. > 2) So I verified (at Mark?s request) that the DLARC mailed Nittany ARC a check for the Sponsored Mobile Plaque right after the 2017 PAQSO Party Contest. > 3) Your Treasurer has a long history of not presenting my own checks for years (SSB Sponsor) for greater than 6 months. I feel this is where your problem really lies. > 4) The Treasurer has this matter on the next BOD agenda (next week) to discuss whether he should chance writing NARC another check and risk the original to surface and get cashed. Stopping it would incur a bank fee he?s not going to do without the BOD deciding in a majority. You aren?t on the distribution to this elevated, internal matter. > 5) I?m sorry you feel the sudden urgency to order the trophies is now the burden of the Sponsor due to your bookkeepers incompetence which I understand is discretely considered legendary among the Party officials, but I won?t let you throw Mike Gower under the bus in public. He does an excellent job here and pays the bills on time. > > I expect to appear at the Bd Meeting on other business, but I will recommend they reconsider their longstanding commitment until PAQSO has an independent accounting method that doesn?t target the loyal Sponsors. > > Respectfully, > Pete Varounis / NL7XM > > >> On Mar 12, 2018, at 11:16 AM, Michael Coslo wrote: >> >> We have been trying to get hold of either the President of DLARC or the Treasurer of DLARC with no success whatsoever for quite some time. >> >> So in an act of desperation, is there a member on the list who can have one or the other get in contract with me, and have them get in contact with me today ASAP? >> >> 814-404-3991 or email, but the important thing is as soon as possible. >> >> >> Submitted most very respectfully >> Michael J Coslo, Chairman of the Pennsylvania QSO Party >> ________________________________________________________ > From TwelveVDC at aol.com Tue Mar 13 14:58:08 2018 From: TwelveVDC at aol.com (TwelveVDC at aol.com) Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2018 14:58:08 -0400 Subject: [PaQSO] Ping DLARC Message-ID: <89C7FDD5-8163-4D42-93F0-F9D18D0E2575@aol.com> Ok, maybe not my finest hour yesterday. I apologize for my reactionary outburst. I own what I said and hope all on the list excuse my public outrage. The episode could've been handled better. -Pete / NL7XM From TwelveVDC at aol.com Thu Mar 15 19:59:26 2018 From: TwelveVDC at aol.com (TwelveVDC at aol.com) Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:59:26 -0400 Subject: [PaQSO] Misc. VHF Equipment F/S Message-ID: <983489CC-9B63-47B0-AB37-7DF28168D8E7@aol.com> The following gear for sale by an EPA ham buddy. Ray's complete contact information is at the bottom. (Please do not write to me; it's not my equipment. -Pete / NL7XM) ************************************************ List and asking prices, all plus shipping from Pennsylvania: Complete Yaesu Package - $250. FT-50R transceiver NC-50 charger CN-3 antenna adapter E-DC-6 dc cable E-DC-5B car charger FNB-41 & 49 battery packs MH-34 speaker/microphone CA-15 charger ADMS-1E software and cable Manuals Complete Icom Package - $250. IC-R3 receiver CP-18A car charger BC-136A charger Boxes and manuals MJF-461 code reader - $50. MJF-557 practice key - $35. Both still in boxes. Everything checked with fresh or charged batteries. Ray, KB3FPI Email: raflpach at ptd.net (Home) 215-538-1119 Please leave msg & callback ?. (Cell) 610-417-4436 after 5pm or txt. From tvguy07 at gmail.com Thu Mar 29 08:12:17 2018 From: tvguy07 at gmail.com (John Myers) Date: Thu, 29 Mar 2018 08:12:17 -0400 Subject: [PaQSO] KD8MQ PAQP site is updated Message-ID: Hi everyone, I know, I said last year that I was retiring. But, I've updated my PAQP statistics site again. I do have a future plan for the data, but this wasn't the year to give it up. That being said, thanks to a lot of rain, which translated to a lot of free time for me, I have the pages updated with the data from the 2017 PAQP results. Simply put, my site lists the number of QSOs generated from each county during the PAQPs for the last 31 years. You may be wondering "so what"? But this site is a help to those who run portable/mobile & rover classes in the party. You can find it all at http://kd8mq.net/pqp/. There's no format changes this year, but if this rain doesn't stop, who knows what I might add. HI HI. I invite you to check it out. Let me know if you see any errors. I'm being plagued with page load times that are slower than I like, and I'll fuss with that issue as time permits. Frankly, I'm not sure that it isn't a browser issue on my end. 73 & See you all in October! John, KD8MQ Portable/ JEF