From n2oo at comcast.net  Sat Jan  1 12:19:19 2022
From: n2oo at comcast.net (Bob Schenck N2OO)
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 12:19:19 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] ANNOUNCING THE WINTER ALPHABET CHALLENGE
Message-ID: <008d01d7ff33$b837ab30$28a70190$@comcast.net>

SJDXA MEMBERS:

ANNOUNCING THE NEW WINTER CHALLENGE FOR 2022!

 

WE ARE CALLING THIS THE WINTER ALPHABET CHALLENGE!

 

THE OFFICIAL START DATE IS JANUARY 1, 2022 (0000 UTC)

END DATE IS MARCH 31, 2022 (2359 UTC)

 

RULES:

WORK ONE STATION WHOSE CALL (PREFIX) BEGINS WITH A DIFFERENT LETTER OF THE
ALPHABET.

EXCEPTION: "LETTER Q" THERE ARE NO CALLS THAT BEGIN WITH THE LETTER Q. SO
THE WILD CARD FOR "Q" IS ANY STATION BEGINNING WITH A NUMBER (#).

 

I HAVE ATTACHED AN EXCEL FILE THAT YOU CAN USE TO UPDATE YOUR RECORDS.

 

THERE WILL ONLY BE CERTIFICATES FOR THOSE WHO ACCOMPLISH THE COMPLETE
CHALLENGE.

These will be PAPER certificates with the Special "World Radio Propagation
Study Association" corporate seal" affixed.

 

Here is a link to the full ITU radio prefix list.

ITU prefix - Wikipedia
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITU_prefix#Allocation_table> 

 

Have fun!

 

 

73!

de Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA!

 

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From n2oo at comcast.net  Sat Jan  1 12:23:54 2022
From: n2oo at comcast.net (Bob Schenck N2OO)
Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2022 12:23:54 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] FALL SCAVENGER HUNT FINAL TALLY
Message-ID: <00a301d7ff34$5a7af9b0$0f70ed10$@comcast.net>

Here is the FINAL tally for the Fall Scavenger Hunt:

 

All 30:

N2OO

KZ2I

W2TT

K8PT

W2CG

W1GD

NY3B

 

Reached at least 20:

 

KS3F

KE2D

K2RET

N2XW

W2ARP

WN9Q

 

Paper Certificates with the "World Radio Propagation Study Association"
corporate seal affixed will be mailed this coming week to those who
completed all 30.

 

PDF certificates will be emailed to those who accomplished 20-29.

 

If anybody has any updates, please let me know.

 

73!

de Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA!

 

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From n2oo at comcast.net  Tue Jan 11 17:06:29 2022
From: n2oo at comcast.net (Bob Schenck N2OO)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:06:29 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] First to meet Alphabet Challenge
Message-ID: <02ae01d80737$7e0656d0$7a130470$@comcast.net>

The first to meet the SJDXA 2022 Alphabet challenge is Peter K8PT!

 

 

 

73!

de Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA!

 

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From kz2i at aol.com  Tue Jan 11 17:12:17 2022
From: kz2i at aol.com (STEPHEN SULLIVAN)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:12:17 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] First to meet Alphabet Challenge
In-Reply-To: <02ae01d80737$7e0656d0$7a130470$@comcast.net>
References: <02ae01d80737$7e0656d0$7a130470$@comcast.net>
Message-ID: <B4D4C096-64C0-4E0E-97FE-101A36320689@aol.com>

Congrats to PT. I?m at 25. Missed a BG last night. Oh, well. Hihi 

Steve Kz2i 



> On Jan 11, 2022, at 5:06 PM, Bob Schenck N2OO <n2oo at comcast.net> wrote:
> 
> ?
> The first to meet the SJDXA 2022 Alphabet challenge is Peter K8PT!
>  
>  
>  
> 73!
> de Bob Schenck, N2OO
> President SJDXA!
>  
> ______________________________________________________________
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From gummydoc at gmail.com  Tue Jan 11 17:54:07 2022
From: gummydoc at gmail.com (Ross Lambert)
Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 17:54:07 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] First to meet Alphabet Challenge
In-Reply-To: <B4D4C096-64C0-4E0E-97FE-101A36320689@aol.com>
References: <02ae01d80737$7e0656d0$7a130470$@comcast.net>
	<B4D4C096-64C0-4E0E-97FE-101A36320689@aol.com>
Message-ID: <CAFKPm7TdNOcE6iFisrSTtNJ0o4DHNgEdDz6N_81dDXzH6jynHA@mail.gmail.com>

Congrats to Peter!
 I have them all except the B. Ugh!  I knew the B was going to be a prob!
:-)
Best of luck to all of you!
Fun Fun Fun
Everyone ............jump in!

Ross
W2TT

On Tue, Jan 11, 2022 at 5:13 PM STEPHEN SULLIVAN via SJDXA <
sjdxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Congrats to PT. I?m at 25. Missed a BG last night. Oh, well. Hihi
>
> Steve Kz2i
>
>
>
> On Jan 11, 2022, at 5:06 PM, Bob Schenck N2OO <n2oo at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> ?
>
> The first to meet the SJDXA 2022 Alphabet challenge is Peter K8PT!
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 73!
>
> de Bob Schenck, N2OO
>
> President SJDXA!
>
>
> ______________________________________________________________
> SJDXA mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/sjdxa
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:SJDXA at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
> ______________________________________________________________
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From k2sg at comcast.net  Wed Jan 12 11:41:36 2022
From: k2sg at comcast.net (Anthony DeBiasi)
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 11:41:36 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] Thank you!
Message-ID: <85B1E247-E331-4AF2-B38F-B09F48BAEFCE@comcast.net>

Thanks for the Get Well card and good wishes many sent in private emails.  The open heart surgery (mitral valve repair) was a complete success and I am on well on my way to a complete recovery.

I was able to get a tower base poured just prior to surgery so hopefully in a few months I will be QRV again.  

73, Tony K2SG  

From n2oo at comcast.net  Sun Jan 16 10:56:46 2022
From: n2oo at comcast.net (Bob Schenck N2OO)
Date: Sun, 16 Jan 2022 10:56:46 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] Winter Alphabet Challenge
Message-ID: <00d801d80af1$ab2626f0$017274d0$@comcast.net>

Adding Joel KS3F to the list of members who have completed the Alphabet
Challenge:

 

K8PT

N2OO

KZ2I

KS3F

 

73!

de Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA!

 

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From ki4kwr at gmail.com  Mon Jan 17 09:42:03 2022
From: ki4kwr at gmail.com (KI4KWR - Steve Molo)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 08:42:03 -0600
Subject: [SJDXA] Treasurer
Message-ID: <CAF31P_7FtAJw5sfWTAutRLCMedsdRDi1_mL6paQjyRuey3N5NQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hope all is well in his area right now....

James Spann our WX guy said a EF-2 tore up that area yesterday.
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From robert.pantazes at gmail.com  Mon Jan 17 09:58:44 2022
From: robert.pantazes at gmail.com (Robert Pantazes)
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:58:44 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] Treasurer
In-Reply-To: <CAF31P_7FtAJw5sfWTAutRLCMedsdRDi1_mL6paQjyRuey3N5NQ@mail.gmail.com>
References: <CAF31P_7FtAJw5sfWTAutRLCMedsdRDi1_mL6paQjyRuey3N5NQ@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <CANf5NmFQHtsCCaZxYoM0qJACpLsVigJrJgtLP4QFiBGui=JPSQ@mail.gmail.com>

Hi Steve,
Thanks for asking, we were spared the storm, it hit a series of mobile home
parks 10 miles south of us.
We had wind 30 MPH, lighting and .75 inch of rain only.
73
Bob, W2ARP

On Mon, Jan 17, 2022 at 9:43 AM KI4KWR - Steve Molo <ki4kwr at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hope all is well in his area right now....
>
> James Spann our WX guy said a EF-2 tore up that area yesterday.
> ______________________________________________________________
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-- 
A. Robert Pantazes, Retired Broadcast Engineer from Broadcast Science.
E-mail address is W2ARP at arrl.net or robert.pantazes at gmail.com
Living in Paradise at:
314 SE 20th Place, Cape Coral, FL 33990.
Home Phone 239-800-3217 up till 9 PM.
------------------------------------------------------
Amateur Radio Call is W2ARP, ARRL and Laurel certified Volunteer Examiner
for Amateur Radio testing (Extra Class). Chair Of the Technical Committee
of Fort Myers Amateur Radio Club, the South Jersey DX Association as
Treasurer  . Past President of Southern Counties Amateur Radio Association
(SCARA), Member of:ARRL, 10-10 Int, Chaverim of Delaware Valley, NAQCC,
Southern Counties Radio Association and the Cape May County Amateur Radio
Club, both are in NJ. Member of the Quarter Century Wireless Association,
Active in the SW Florida Traffic Nets..
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Member and Treasurer of Noah Lodge 357 of F&AM.
Vice President of the Fort Myers Camera Club.
Secretary of the Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter # 90, Fort Myers, FL
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From n2oo at comcast.net  Mon Jan 24 19:22:36 2022
From: n2oo at comcast.net (N2OO)
Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2022 19:22:36 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] SJDXA ZOOM
Message-ID: <0E5ADEF3-90EC-4D31-B2A0-E91EB630F24E@comcast.net>

South Jersey DX Association is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: SJDXA January Meeting 
Time: Jan 25, 2022 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89053168927?pwd=RGFPWVR4SHQ1aTBhR0pJWUovMktkUT09

Meeting ID: 890 5316 8927
Passcode: 775510
One tap mobile
+16465588656,,89053168927#,,,,*775510# US (New York)
+13017158592,,89053168927#,,,,*775510# US (Washington DC)

Dial by your location
+1 646 558 8656 US (New York)
+1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC)
+1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago)
+1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose)
+1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma)
+1 346 248 7799 US (Houston)
Meeting ID: 890 5316 8927
Passcode: 775510
Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdlq3zY5xm






73. Bob Schenck, N2OO

Sent from my handheld Apple radio
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From n2oo at comcast.net  Wed Jan 26 09:59:28 2022
From: n2oo at comcast.net (Bob Schenck N2OO)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 09:59:28 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] QSL.NET
Message-ID: <005e01d812c5$5290d3b0$f7b27b10$@comcast.net>

SJDXA members,

We forgot to bring up something last night.

QSL.NET has asked for contributions.

SJDXA's EMAIL discussion list is hosted by QSL.NET (also QTH.NET).

 

Here is an overview of what QSL.NET provides, all at no cost:

 

QSL.net was started in 1996 by Al Waller K3TKJ and run continuously until Al
retired at the end of 2008.

In early January 2009, Scott Neader KA9FOX stepped forward to keep the
service going. All QSL.net services were then moved to new hardware located
at a large US data center.

Today, QSL.net hosts over 31,000 web sites... over 54,000 e-mail forwarding
accounts... over 600 mailing lists... and provides bandwidth and hardware
for N6RT's DX Services (including log searches for over 20 million QSOs) at
DX.QSL.NET.

This is all done at NO COST to amateur radio operators and organizations,
although  <https://admin.qsl.net/index.php?r=site/donate> donations are
encouraged and very much appreciated.

 

 

In December, Scott KA9FOX sent out the following:

 

Dear QSL.net user,

 

We hope you are enjoying the services we provide, such as free Web Hosting,
Email Forwarding, Mailman Mailing Lists and DX Log Search.

 

WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL HELP:

 

It's been about THREE YEARS since our last system-wide email to users,
asking for support. We know that many of you have been financially affected
by COVID-19, so we made the decision not to ask for support until now.

 

We continue to see growth in bandwidth, CPU and especially disk space usage.
This has driven a decision to migrate all QSL.net services to a brand new
server with enough resources to accommodate the needs of users.

The new server is being provisioned and tested, with a goal of being live
within the next 1-2 months.

 

Your financial support also allows us to keep offering free business-class
spam filtering for our QSL.net Email Forwarding users. The spam filtering
system has been very successful and has dramatically decreasing the amount
of spam seen by our users.

 

QSL.NET EXISTS SOLELY ON YOUR DONATIONS!

 

For over two decades, QSL.net has been dedicated to the sole purpose of
furthering the abilities and interests of the Amateur Radio Community, with
free Internet services for hams. QSL.net now needs to ask you for something
in return: Your financial support.

 

In addition to the costs for data center bandwidth and hardware, and
subscription fees for our professional spam filtering system, we also have
hundreds of hours of time involved in answering support tickets, programming
and maintaining the Self-Help and Ticket systems, troubleshooting various
web, email, mailing list and FTP issues, etc.

 

WE HAVE NOT ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN NEARLY THREE YEARS - CAN YOU HELP US
TODAY?

 

If your financial situation allows you to contribute to QSL.net, we would
greatly appreciate your support!  We can accept donations via  PayPal,
Credit Card, Check or Money Order.  To donate, see:

 

                https://www.qsl.net/donate.html

 

Thank you for your continued support!  Happy Holidays from our families to
yours!

 

73,

 

Scott KA9FOX

George K5TR

https://www.QSL.net

 

P.S.  Have a question or concern about your QSL.net account?  Please use the
"Contact" page on our website at https://www.qsl.net/contact.html -- filling
out this form will create a support ticket and someone on our team will
assist you.

 

I suggest that SJDXA contribute $25 to QSL.NET. I have asked Bob W2ARP to go
ahead and make the contribution. If anyone has any issues, please let me
know. 

Meanwhile, I suggest taking a look at their website at www.qsl.net
<http://www.qsl.net>  and see what they are doing. All members are asked to
consider a small contribution. This is a very worthwhile effort by Scott.

 

 

 

 

73!

de Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA!

 

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From kz2i at aol.com  Wed Jan 26 17:42:39 2022
From: kz2i at aol.com (Steve Sullivan)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:42:39 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: [SJDXA] bg9bi/0
References: <1982233054.1459923.1643236959256.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <1982233054.1459923.1643236959256@mail.yahoo.com>

Just want to let you know that I worked BG9BI/0 on 17m ft8 on 1/23 at 1655.? I was working EUs at the time and he popped up with a good signal.? He is in Zone 23 not the usual Zone 24 for China.

73 de Steve KZ2IFM29qkSJDXA, CDXA, INDEXA, FRC, OBARC??
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From gummydoc at gmail.com  Wed Jan 26 22:15:56 2022
From: gummydoc at gmail.com (Ross Lambert)
Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:15:56 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] bg9bi/0
In-Reply-To: <1982233054.1459923.1643236959256@mail.yahoo.com>
References: <1982233054.1459923.1643236959256.ref@mail.yahoo.com>
	<1982233054.1459923.1643236959256@mail.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <CAFKPm7RKo+e6kCvpLA=xUoyZAQ2u58_J1t0A3V+vdcmvWgiwgw@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks Steve!

I'll look for him

Ross
W2TT

On Wed, Jan 26, 2022 at 5:42 PM Steve Sullivan via SJDXA <
sjdxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:

> Just want to let you know that I worked BG9BI/0 on 17m ft8 on 1/23 at
> 1655.  I was working EUs at the time and he popped up with a good signal.
> He is in Zone 23 not the usual Zone 24 for China.
>
> *73 de Steve KZ2I*
> *FM29qk*
> *SJDXA, CDXA, INDEXA, FRC, OBARC*
>
>
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From n2oo at comcast.net  Fri Jan 28 11:33:03 2022
From: n2oo at comcast.net (Bob Schenck N2OO)
Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:33:03 -0500
Subject: [SJDXA] Snow static can damage your radio
Message-ID: <017101d81464$ba9435b0$2fbca110$@comcast.net>

Did you know that snowfall causes static to build on your antenna?

When it discharges (hot side to the ground side) it CAN damage your radio.

Under normal circumstances, light falling snow is far less hazardous than
heavy blowing blizzard snow.

Background for me personally.. A DXpedition a number of years ago set up a
rig onboard the boat that they were using to sail to the island which
happened to be an Antarctic island. 

They used one of the rigs that was designated for the DXpedition in order to
be on the air maritime mobile during the sail. Unfortunately, the rig's
receiver went dead so they brought out a second radio. At some point that
second radio's receiver also went dead. They were using a deck mounted
vertical antenna that was "above ground" and using the boat's ground for the
groundplane. They were sailing through blowing snow which was causing snow
induced static to build on the antenna and discharge across the coax
connector in the radio thus damaging the receiver in both radios. After
research, they figured this all out albeit a little late. On future "boat"
maritime mobile setups, they added a "vertical antenna matching network"
which essentially is a coil across the antenna (at the base of the antenna)
which puts the entire antenna at "electrical ground" thus shunting any
discharge to ground before it comes inside to the radio. On subsequent
DXpeditions, they did not have any more issues with snow static discharge
damage.

I found this link that shows you what it could look like.

 

December 21, 2008 - Snow Static With Video At W1UJR - Amateur Radio Station
W1UJR <https://w1ujr.com/snow-static/> 

 

The conclusion is that you should always disconnect your antenna from your
station during any storms, including heavy snow events.

 

Everybody stay warm and safe this weekend!

 

 

73!

de Bob Schenck, N2OO

President SJDXA!

 

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