PVRC NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 1997
Newsletter by K3DI Dick Wilder
OFFICERS
PRESIDENT KE3Q RICH BOYD (301) 464-8014 [email protected]
VICE PRES K3MM TYLER STEWART (301) 414-5444 [email protected]
SECRETARY N3OC BRIAN McGINNESS (301) 652-6768 [email protected]
TREASURER N3KTV JIM HORTON (301) 258-9731
HISTORIAN K3SA STEVE AFFENS (301) 774-0558 [email protected]
PVRC Charter Members:
W3GRF (SK), W3IKN, W4AAV (SK), W4KFC (SK), W4KFT, N0FFZ, W4LUE, W7YS,
VP2VI (W0DX).
PacketCluster Contest/DX System (MHz):
K3NA Frederick MD 145.630
W3LPL Glenwood MD 145.590 441.250
KE3Q Bowie MD 145.570 445.375
N3RR Rockville MD 145.510 441.325
N4OHE Mt.Weather VA 145.710 440.925
N4SR Woodbridge VA 145.630 *
WR3L Baltimore MD 145.610 440.950
K4FJ Mt. Vernon VA 145.770 *
K3MQH S Mountain PA 145.630
The system is sponsored by the Potomac Valley DX Spotting Network except
for nodes marked with "*" are funded & operated by the Rappahannock DX
Packetcluster Group.
PVRC on Internet:
Visit the PVRC Home Page, courtesy of K3SA, at:
http://www.access.digex.net/~k3sa/pvrc.html
Dues are by donation.
The mandatory $10 dues have been discontinued. So please send your
donation - hopefully at least $10 - to Jim Horton, N3KTV, 8527 Calypso
Lane, Gaithersburg, MD 20879-1522. Make checks payable to PVRC. Thank
you.
Newsletter Editor:
Dick Wilder, K3DI, 913 Shore Acres Rd, Arnold, MD 21012-1724. The
communication ports are: (410) 757-6706, FAX/modem 757-6720,
[email protected], and the DXcluster. The deadline for the February issue
is Monday, January 27.
The Next General Meeting is January 13th (always second Monday):
It will be at The Church of the Nativity (Episcopal), Route 5, Temple
Hills, MD at 7:30 PM. Arrive between 5:00 and 6:30 PM and enjoy an
Italian dinner buffet (about $10) at nearby Topolino's on Old Branch Ave
about 1/4 mile south of Allentown Rd. Directions to the meeting: Take the
Capital Beltway to Exit 7-A. Head south on Maryland Route 5 (Branch Ave)
toward Waldorf. Immediately after entering Branch Ave you will come to a
stoplight, which is Manchester Dr. Turn right on Manchester Dr. In the
middle of the block on the left hand side, you will notice the Church of
the Nativity sign next to the church entrance. Go up the drive to the top
and park in the church's parking lot.
PVRC Calendar:
Mon, Jan 13 General meeting
Tue. Jan 21 NW meeting, Legends Restr, Frederick MD at 8:00 PM
RANDOM COMMENTS BY DICK WILDER, K3DI
This issue will be a bit thin. Just returned from a holiday trip and will
put together what I have and modem off to Jim Horton for reproduction and
distribution. If it arrives late (that is, after the central meeting on
the 13th), you can blame Santa Claus and me.
I sat with Bob, W3YY, at the Christmas party (9 Dec), and he said that he
will return to Sao Tome in late January for work at the VOA station there.
Time for operating will again be limited, but he hopes to spend some time
at S92SS or another station.
Jim Talens, N3JT, did not attend the Christmas party. Though he was up
three days after undergoing laparscopic hernia surgery on the 6th, he was
not sufficiently in the "ho-ho" mood. Jim left the FCC at the end of the
year and is now looking for suitable employment.
I got word that the N4SR node user frequency is now on 145.63 instead of
145.53 MHz. Steve Rock fights a never ending battle for spectrum space
without congestion. Also, note that WR3L has added 440.950 MHz.
Be sure to send your contest scores to Dave Blanchard, N3II, and to the
organization sponsoring the contest with an annotation that you are a
member of PVRC.
THE ARRL WASHINGTON OFFICE NEEDS HELP! by Dick Wilder, K3DI
Working part time for the ARRL Washington office since June 1994 has
provided a nice therapeutic transition into retirement, but now I would
like to decrease that activity. My XYL has recently retired with the
result that we will be traveling more and I will not be as available.
(I'll be 6Y? in the ARRL CW contest.) Unfortunately, this comes at a time
of increased pressure on our amateur bands which demands increased work
through the DC office. So, I am trying to help them locate a replacement
or replacements.
The ARRL board has approved hiring two additional full time employees, but
candidates for these career positions have not yet been identified.
Meanwhile, paid part time personnel can be used to fill the gap.
What is the job? One attends various meetings in Washington that are
preparatory to establishing a US position to take to either an ITU
regional meeting or ITU world meeting. Documents which propose changes to
the international radio regulations are distributed and discussed during
subsequent meetings. The League monitors developments and prepares counter
arguments or counter documents when our bands are threatened.
This is an ideal part time job for a retired person. It can be scheduled
at a couple days per month so that it will not reduce ones Social Security
income.
Please contact me for more information about the task. As a part timer, I
am a consultant to the League and not an employee. I am in no way in the
hiring process but I can give you an idea of what the League needs for
both the full and part time positions. By the way, they would like to
have one of the new hires fluent in Spanish. See "Newsletter Editor" on
page one for routes to contact me.
THE PVRC EXCHANGE BY ED STEEBLE, K3IXD [email protected]
N3NT (ex-AA3HM) said 53000 QSL cards were ordered with 35 being uniques.
Included were a few DXpeditions: V26LN, KG4ML, K4YT/EL2. Twenty-three
members ordered 1000 cards, 9 ordered 2000 cards, 2 ordered 3000 cards,
and N3RR ordered 6000 cards. Fourteen orders were from call sign changes.
For those who paid for shipping, he planned to send out the cards on 2
January and will distribute the rest at the Central and NW Regional
January meetings. If you can't make one of those meeting, help Craig out
by arranging for someone to pick up your cards.
To order a PVRC name badge provide your call sign, your name as it is to
appear on the badge, and $5 (or $7 if you want it mailed to you instead of
picking it up at a club meeting). Mail a check (payable to Brian
McGinness) to N3OC (ex-WA3WJD), Brian McGinness, 4618 DeRussey Pkwy, Chevy
Chase, MD 20815.
I am now taking orders for PVRC logo items. At the request of several club
members, this year you can get a T-shirt and golf shirt with a pocket as
well as without a pocket. On the T-shirt and golf shirt with the pocket,
the logo is over the right breast. On shirts without a pocket the logo is
over the left breast. Your call sign is embroidered on the golf shirt
above the left breast whether or not it has a pocket. Elsewhere in this
issue is an order form. Orders must be postmarked by 28 February 1997.
(Order form follows. -editor)
*CATALOG* PVRC golf shirt, T-shirt, sweat shirt, and hat
_________________________________________________________
PVRC Embroidered golf shirt, white, Print Ons brand,
50/50 cotton/polyester, pique knit, 2 button, 3 color PVRC
logo, your call sign, and your name
without pocket ...........................................$30
or
with pocket ..............................................$33
__________________________________________________________
PVRC T-shirt, 100% cotton, Haines Beefy-T, with large 3 color
silk screened PVRC logo on the back, small 3 color PVRC logo
on the front, in white or ash (athletic grey) color,
without pocket ...........................................$13
or
with pocket ..............................................$16
___________________________________________________________
PVRC Sweat shirt, Jerzees 50/50 cotton/polyester, crew
neck, set in long sleeves with large 3 color silk screened
log on the back and small 3 color PVRC logo over the left
breast, ash (athletic grey) color,
light weight (7 oz) ......................................$21
or heavy weight (9 oz) ...................................$24
__________________________________________________________
PVRC two tone hat, royal blue visor, natural cap, 5 panel
twill top, (cooler than mesh in the summer), Yupoong brand,
with silked screened color logo, one size fits all .......$10
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ORDER FORM:
Embroidered Golf shirt: circle one: no pocket/pocket,
size:____, add $3 for XXL or XXXL, call:___________,
name:_____________, quantity:____ total=$____
T-Shirt: circle one: ash or white, no pocket/pocket;
size:____, quantity:____, add $3 for XXL, total=$____
Sweat shirt: circle one: light weight/heavy weight,
size:____ add $3 for XXL, quantity:____ total=$____
Hat: quantity:____ total=$____
You can stop by my house and pick up your items; or
pick them up at a central or NW regional PVRC meeting;
or have them sent UPS. - K3IXD
The S&H fee is $4 for one item, or
$8 for two or more items. S&H=$____
Your name, call ____________________________________
street address, not PO Box _________________________
City, State, ZIP ___________________________________
Make check payable to Ed Steeble, not PVRC, and mail to
Ed Steeble, K3IXD, 14020 Celbridge Ct., Glenwood, MD 21738
Orders must be postmarked by 28 Feb 97, delivery in early April.
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1996 PVRC ARRL TEN METER CONTEST RESULTS BY DAVE BLANCHARD, N3II (1/2/97)
CALL QSO'S STATES COUNTRIES TOTAL
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER - MIXED
W4MYA 843 94 26 312,720
K4ZW 762 97 23 262,320
K3ZO 769 89 22 254,634
K8OQL 517 74 14 132,528
N4AF 551 68 9 116,732
AA4EL 360 61 7 66,368
K4SO 343 58 12 65,240
KE3Q 57 19 0 3,528
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - MIXED
W3UJ 258 51 8 28,106
WB6VGI 185 38 2 20,800
W3CP 141 34 6 20,480
WV3B 131 26 5 13,330
K3HH 29 11 2 1,066
SINGLE OP QRP POWER - MIXED
KA4RRU 118 38 0 13,224
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - PHONE
N5OKR 615 49 17 81,800
KC3PZ 549 40 14 65,800
WB2BZR 543 40 12 56,472
W3GHR 201 32 5 14,784
WB4HFL 104 24 8 6,656
W2EOS 109 21 2 5,014
KS4XG 96 21 5 4,992
N3MIL/T 21 6 0 294
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER - CW
W3GN 429 43 8 87,720
WU4G 96 29 0 11,136
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - CW
KG4W 279 42 7 54,684
W3TMZ 76 19 3 6,688
K4UX 30 19 0 2,280
N4CW 18 8 1 648
MULTI OP
K3VOA 510 61 11 93,600
Ops: K3IXD KD4QVT N3NT WB3ECU
K3MM 301 70 13 72,210
WK3I 320 62 0 67,084
WR3L 252 53 17 54,320
K4VV 224 46 6 32,012
TOTAL 2,029,270
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LAST YEAR - 1995
----------------- entries score
UNLIMITED CATEGORY
1. FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB (only entry) 57 1,307,489
MEDIUM CATEGORY
1. FLORIDA CONTEST GROUP 10 981,602
2. POTOMAC VALLEY RADIO CLUB 19 655,086
3. YANKEE CLIPPER CONTEST CLUB 19 420,614
As you can see, it looks like we have a change to win this year.
Send in your scores to the ARRL. Any more scores out there ?? de N3II
1966 PVRC ARRL 160 CONTEST RESULTS BY DAVE BLANCHARD, N3II (1/2/97)
CALL QSO MULTS TOTAL
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER
K4SO 1150 106 262,880
K4ZW 975 106 233,094
W9LT 945 107 223,737
K3MM 862 107 207,580
W4MYA 790 92 156,676
K3ZO 729 96 148,608
W3GN 581 74 90,872
K8OQL 550 74 87,375
N4AF 598 72 86,184
AA4EL 213 50 22,650
W3DAD 224 49 22,246
N4CW 155 41 12,833
K4UX 80 39 6,591
SINGLE OP LOW POWER
K1HTV 777 94 153,690
KG4W 841 86 152,650
K3SWZ 303 54 33,372
K3SA 300 51 30,753
WV3B 337 43 29,111
W3CP 241 47 23,218
K4VV 163 42 14,147
N3TG 161 38 12,236
WA4DAI 113 40 9,280
N3RR 115 39 9,204
K3DI 70 32 4,480
W4ZYT 41 18 1,476
SINGLE OP QRP POWER
WK3I 637 66 84,282
ND3F 351 62 44,826
KA4RRU 155 31 9,610
MULTIOP
W3UR +N3OSH & KE3Q 1504 122 450,790
K3SV +N6CQ 1178 106 277,614
N3II 500 65 66,560
K3SME 180 79 35,076
N3AM 307 54 34,290
W3HVQ 217 66 31,218
WR3L 237 57 28,386
K3KY 155 57 18,867
WA4QDM 202 40 16,400
TOTAL 3,132,862
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LAST YEAR - 1995
----------------- entries score
UNLIMITED CATEGORY
1. FRANKFORD RADIO CLUB (only entry) 57 3,932,568
MEDIUM CATEGORY
1. YANKEE CLIPPER CONTEST CLUB 27 1,751,084
2. MAD RIVER RADIO CLUB 12 1,655,336
3. SOCIETY OF MIDWEST CONTESTERS 8 1,321,457
4. NORTH COAST CONTESTERS 8 829,107
5. POTOMAC VALLEY RADIO CLUB 18 801,554
MORE AMATEUR RADIO SITES ON THE INTERNET
COMPILED BY LEO BOBERSCHMIDT - KA3TGY [[email protected]]
Here is another collection of URLs related to the various aspects of ham
radio. A bit of focus this month of some of the many things available from
the ARRL on the Internet. As usual, if there is some ham radio area that
is of particular interest to you, let me know at the above e-mail address;
I may already have a site bookmarked.
1. ARRL Focus:
ARRL: 1996 Video Series:
http://www.arrl.org/ead/videos.html
ARRL: Atlantic Division:
http://www.arrl.org/divisions/atlantic.html
ARRL Atlantic Division Links:
http://www.arrl.org/divisions/atlantic/nl9602/links.html
ARRL: Operating Permit Information by Country:
http://www.arrl.org/field/regulations/io/recip-country.html
ARRL: Part 97 - Amateur Radio Service Regulations:
http://www.arrl.org/field/regulations/news/part97/
ARRL Infoserve: Index of 110 Different QST Article Bibliographies:
http://ftp.barc.org:8080/pub/hamradio/arrl/infoserv/bibliog/
QST Kenwood Equipment and Mods Bibliography:
http://ftp.barc.org:8080/pub/hamradio/arrl/infoserv/bibliog/kenwood.txt
QST Phone Patch Bibliography:
http://ftp.barc.org:8080/pub/hamradio/arrl/infoserv/bibliog/fonpatch.txt
QST Product Review Bibliography:
http://ftp.barc.org:8080/pub/hamradio/arrl/infoserv/tech/prodrev.txt
2. Clubs, Individuals, Organizations:
Antique Wireless Association, Inc. [Electronic Communication Museum]:
http://www.ggw.org/freenet/a/awa/
Quarter Century Wireless Association, Inc:
http://www.teleport.com/~qcwa/
Rhein Ruhr DX Association - RRDXA [Hmmmm, their logo looks a lot like
NCDXA's]:
http://members.aol.com/RRDXA/index.html
VE8RCS and VO1XA/VE8:
http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/gunslinger/ve8rcs.htm
Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association [K4KDJ]:
http://fbox.vt.edu:10021/org/vtara/vtara.html
VO1XA Home Page:
http://www3.nf.sympatico.ca/gunslinger/
VP9ID's Bermuda Onion:
http://www.geocities.com/TheTropics/7848/index.html
3. DXpeditions:
FP DXpedition Page [St. Pierre and Miquelon Islands]:
http://www.cris.com/~Jackhamm/FP.html
4. Ham Miscellaneous:
Amateur Radio Clip Art [140 images for QSL cards, newsletters, etc.]:
http://www.eolas.co.uk/ag/hamclip.htm
Amateur Radio Operator On-Line:
http://www.amateurradio.com/
Baygen Wind-Up Portable Radio [Power is provided by an internal
spring-driven generator]:
http://www.mcs.com/~ralph/html/naswa/issues/1096/equip1096.html
Beginners Guide to Ham Radio [by AA2MZ]:
http://www.irony.com/ham-howto.html
Ham Humor [don't blame me if you don't think it's funny]:
http://www.getnet.com/~davidh/dxfun.html
HR Showcase - The Amateur Radio Website [lots of links]:
http://www.accessnv.com/hrshow/hrmain.html
Index of /pub/ham/info/mods/ [about 300 files on modifications]:
http://www.funet.fi/pub/ham/info/mods/
Kenwood Home Page:
http://www.kenwood.net/amateur.html#Explore
Kenwood Report November/December 96:
http://www.kenwood.net/kwreport/ken-15/ken-15.html
Newcomer's Guide to Amateur Radio [by Vince Yakamavich, AA4MY]:
http://www.acs.ncsu.edu/HamRadio/FAQ/Newcomers.html
"Seek You" by the Ham Band [ham music (??) featuring such "great" hits as
"On the Monday Evening Greyline" and "I'm Not Climbing Up the Tower Any
More"]:
http://www.lastres.com/ajhuddle/hamband.html
Six Meter News [On-line Six Meter Magazine]:
http://user.itl.net/~equinox/50dx.html
Why Collect Old Transistors?
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/Andrew_Wylie/why.htm