[QCWA] QCWA Digest, Vol 60, Issue 1

Thu Apr 2 15:18:52 EDT 2009

Consternation?  Surely you jest, Dave.  I loved it and wondered if my  
old friend and former area resident (Roske) actually got sucked in.   
And your observation about the digest format is right on; I and  
embarrassed to say that I never thought of that!  (At my age nothing  
much embarrasses me, especially when forced to admit that I goofed.)

Seriously, I got so many of those messages yesterday (I run an email  
news service for about 582 local hams) that I really wondered how many  
got suckered. We have licensed well over 300 newbies in the last 3  
years; some are pretty green.

Now what will hit QST?

So, Dave I guess my sarcasm was too well disguised.

Ain't ham radio terrific?

73,

Larry Staples - W0AIB

On Apr 2, 2009, at 2:08 PM, Dave - VE3JX wrote:

> Greetings Larry and all,
>
> I guess I have to take the blame on this one.  I had seen the item  
> in question on the ARRL website and got a chuckle out of it.  I  
> turned around and sent it out to everyone who receives our local  
> club's newsletter, hoping to spread a little humour and happiness in  
> doing so.
>
> Bob receives my newsletter and I guess he enjoyed the bulletin I  
> sent out, and thought it good to pass the humour and joy along to  
> other QCWA members.
>
> I have had several replies to the bulletin locally, and all have  
> been appreciative and positive.  I am sorry to hear that you did not  
> like it, or, rather that you received it multiple times.  You must  
> remember that, since you receive the QCWA forum messages in Digest  
> format, you will get the messages delayed from when they were sent  
> out.  The date on the message as sent by Bob was the first.  Your  
> reception of the digest was the second.
>
> Sorry for any consternation I've caused.  We meant no harm.
>
> Have a great day!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave Hayes VE3JX.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Staples"  
> <lstaples at kc.rr.com>
> To: <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2009 12:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [QCWA] QCWA Digest, Vol 60, Issue 1
>
>
>> Roske, cut that out! I got this many times on April 1.  Bob it si now
>> April 2!
>>
>> Larry Staples - W0AIB
>>
>>
>> On Apr 2, 2009, at 11:00 AM, qcwa-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:
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>>>  1. AARC Bulletin #09-012 *** Amateur HF to go Digital !!! ***
>>>     (Bob Roske)
>>>
>>>
>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:32:25 -0500
>>> From: "Bob Roske" <broske at hutchtel.net>
>>> Subject: [QCWA] AARC Bulletin #09-012 *** Amateur HF to go  
>>> Digital !!!
>>> ***
>>> To: "QCWA - Reflector" <qcwa at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Message-ID: <7C840F909C0A4F5D8BA82A1220077888 at BobsWeb>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
>>>
>>> Greetings all,
>>>
>>> This is an important news flash of which I feel you should all be
>>> aware!  This news item was posted on the ARRL website.   Please be
>>> sure to follow the link for more information.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>> Bob Roske, N0UF
>>> President, QCWA
>>>
>>> FCC Delays SSB and AM Change (Apr 1, 2009) -- The FCC announced
>>> April 1 that the scheduled mandatory changeover of SSB and AM HF
>>> voice communications in the Amateur Radio Service has been delayed
>>> for one year; originally scheduled to begin April 1, 2009, the new
>>> changes will now take effect April 1, 2010. Under the plan,
>>> originally approved by Congress during the Clinton Administration,
>>> all Amateur Radio voice communication in the HF spectrum (3-30 MHz)
>>> will adopt digital voice technologies, reducing the bandwidth of
>>> typical QSOs from an average of 2.4 kHz to an average of 1.5 kHz. No
>>> particular protocol is specified -- amateurs can use any method they
>>> desire as long as it is digital. During the transition period, 20
>>> meter nets have been assigned temporary frequencies in the 10 meter
>>> band for their analog (SSB or AM) operations; they have also
>>> temporarily been allowed to use up to 10 kW due to limited
>>> propagation on that band. Note that 160 meters is not included in
>>> this chan
>>> geover, as it -- being below 3 MHz -- is an MF, rather than an HF
>>> band. As previously announced by ARRL, QSLs for 10 meter contacts
>>> using the temporarily authorized higher power will not count toward
>>> DXCC. For more information, please click here.
>>>
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>>> End of QCWA Digest, Vol 60, Issue 1
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