POTOMAC VALLEY RADIO CLUB - NEWSLETTER - JANUARY 1999
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PVRC CALENDAR
Weekly Wed BWI Regional weekly breakfast. Wednesdays 7:30 am,
Basil's Deli, Elkridge Landing Rd near BWI.
Jan 4 Mon South MD at Wayne Rogers, N1WR, Lusby, MD, 7:30 pm
Jan 7 Thu PVRC/NC, Ryan's Family Steakhouse at Crossroads,
Cary at 6 pm (Date change)
Jan 11 Mon Central meeting
Jan 19 Tue Northwest meeting, Tully's Grill,
1080 W. Patrick St, Frederick, MD at 7:30 pm
Jan 19 Tue Tidewater Colony meeting with VA-DXCC.
Jan 22 Fri Normal SW VA Chapter meeting night. See reference page.
Jan 23/24 ARRL VHF Sweepstakes. 5 Mil award contest. See below.
Jan 30/31 CQWW 160m CW contest. 5 Mil award contest.
Rules on page 4.
Feb 4 Thu PVRC/NC, Ryan's Family Steakhouse at Crossroads,
Cary at 6pm
Feb 20/21 ARRL CW DX Contest. 5 Mil contest. NP2S is a PVRC
DXpedition.
Feb 27/28 CQWW 160m SSB Contest. 5 Mil award contest.
VHF SOFTWARE AND VHF SWEEPS by Ed Steeble, K3IXD
This article was written by Ed for our January Autocall column and
included here as a reminder to all PVRC'ers. -editor.
An aid to contest enjoyment is good software that is reliable and
correctly scores the contest. Allen, WG3E, has written and made available
as shareware, via the internet, a VHF contest logging program that will
run on any PC from a 8086 up to the most current Pentium. You can down
load the program from his web page: http://www.op.net/~ahuber/vhf/ and
look for and download 0698.EXE file.
From January 23, 2PM until January 24, 11PM, 1999, the VHF bands will be
active due to ARRL's VHF sweepstakes contest. This contest features many
stations operating from home due to the colder weather; however some
portable stations, mountain topping teams, and rovers (mobile stations)
venture out.
In the VHF contest repeaters cannot be used. Also 146.52 and the adjacent
guard channels cannot be used for contest QSOs. Most of the 2m FM contest
activity is on 146.55 and 146.58 MHz. Other FM simplex frequencies used
are 52.525, 223.50, and 446.00 MHz.
This is a club competition contest. The complete contest rules are on
ARRL's web page and a summary are in QST. PVRC welcome a QSO from you,
either on CW, SSB, or FM on any of the VHF bands. And work the other
clubs too.
CQ WORLD-WIDE 160 METER DX CONTEST
CW: 2200Z Jan 29 to 1600Z Jan 31, 1999
The official rules for 'phone and CW are on page 4 of this issue.
DONATIONS REPORT by Dave Baugher, WR3L, Treas.
The club would like to thank WG3U, AA3KD, W8ZA, W3AZ, N4RZ, and NR4L for
their donations during December.
PVRC/NC CHAPTER MEETING, 10 December 1998
by Jim Price, N3QYE for KS4XG/Limey Mobile
The meeting was at 6:00 pm at Ryan's Steak House, Cary, NC. Members
Present were George WX4DX, Brian K3KO, Bert N4CW, Bob K4HA, Jeff N3NPQ,
Jim N3QYE, Jim K4MA, Jim K4QPL, David KF4MOK, Tom N4TL, Steve WB8III, and
Jay NT4D.
1. Reminder: N1KC is taking orders for PVRC stuff and the deadline is just
around the corner. (deadline passed. -editor)
2. Don't forget deadlines for submitting logs for recent contests.
3. Those present agreed it would be nice to have a special meeting next
month to recognize our achievements in 1998. Jim K4MA will look into
reserving someplace special like the Fox and Hound.
4. Don't forget the 10m contest this weekend and NAQP in January, plus the
Stu Perry 160m contest on 12/26.
5. The RTTY Roundup is also coming up. K4MA invited anyone who is
interested in RTTY to observe him, Will AA4NC and John W4CC operating at
John's QTH in Charlotte.
K4QPL enjoyed working CW Sweeps from KS4XG's QTH. He has arranged to
purchase a TH7 with 70 feet of Rohn 25G and a Ham III or IV rotor. Anyone
who would like to share the ride to Columbia SC on 12/28 to pick it up is
welcome to join him.
NT4D is really enjoying his new antenna farm. He has yet to jump into a
40m pileup and not crack it on the first try. He's planning on operating
the 10m contest and the RTTY roundup. We discussed a little bit about
differing strategies, i.e. whether to go for max points or entering less-
competitive categories to get a better finish. Jay is interested in
seeing new ways to recognize club member achievements other than the 5M
award.
N4CW is now digging at his 4th and final hole for his new tower, and he
has 60 feet of Rohn 45 now on site at his Maine QTH. He operated Sweeps
from home and CQWW from AA4NC's station, and he'll be operating in the
160m Stu Perry contest.
K4HA got on for Sweeps and last weekend's 160m contest. He also operated
a little bit for CQWW under his own call and the Cary club's new call
N4NC. He has plans to put up a 600-foot beverage pointing west along a
neighboring farm's fence.
N3QYE operated with KF4ARS for SS Phone from W4ATC (NCSU club station).
KF4ARS also operated with KO4PY from W4ATC for SS CW. N3QYE is looking
forward to the 10m contest this weekend and the VHF contest in January.
N3NPQ announced he met some local Aussies with 3-land calls who are very
interested in VHF contesting, and he may drag them to a PVRC meeting soon.
WB8III helped NT4D during SS Phone, and has plans to be more active during
the coming year.
K4MA put in a serious effort for both portions of SS but just played
around for CQWW and last weekend's 160m contest. He thought the 160m DX
wasn't as good as last year. He plans on operating mixed mode in the 10m
contest this weekend and also getting on the air for the Stu Perry
challenge.
FYI N4CW announced great success in locating noisy phone poles by going
mobile and sniffing on 2m AM with a small yagi. He'd be happy to assist
anyone with similar noise problems.
MINUTES OF CENTRAL CHRISTMAS DINNER MEETING,
DECEMBER 15, 1998 by Rich Boyd, KE3Q, Sec
Our annual Christmas dinner was held (or eaten) at 6PM, 12/14/98, at the
Olive Garden Restaurant, Route 7, Tyson's Corner, Virginia. In
attendance, in order of sign-in, were: KE3Q, W3AMY, K3MM and Laurie,
K1RZ, ND3F, W3LPL, R3/K3NA, N3OC, W36D, N3RR, W3DAD, W3CIM, K3ZJ, W3HVQ,
K3DI and N3FZB, KC3VO, KD3VK, K3ZO, W6NRJ, W3MC, W3AZ, W3YOZ, K4VV, W1HIR,
N3KTV, K2UOP, K8OQL, W9LT, N4MM, K3SW and N3DJM, N3PZV and W8ZA, K3IXD,
N3FG, N3AM, K3SA, W3GG, and W3UJ. Turnout was lighter this year. For
those who didn't come who usually do or who have in recent years, if you
could take the time to give me a quick note on what were the factors,
e.g., such as not publicized well enough in advance. I'd appreciate it so
we can improve our act for '99.
The food was good and reasonably priced (lasagna dinner, $9.50). We need
to invest in a better projection screen and the PA muzak was too loud
during presentations. Otherwise...
K3MM presided as KE3ZZ (Laurel, DE), KF3BE (Bowie, MD), and K1SO (Roanoke,
VA area) were voted in.
Club competition gavels were awarded to four of our contesters. AA4NC won
the club competition gavel for Sweepstakes, K8OQL for the 160 contest,
K1RZ for the VHF SS, and K4MA for the 10M contest.
The PVRC clock award was given to K3DI for his outstanding work on the
PVRC newsletter. The clock given has a radio inside that's tuned to WWV
and it automatically time corrects.
Five million award plaques were awarded to the first group to qualify.
Winners were K3MM, K3ZO, KE3Q, N4RV, W4MYA, W9LT, N3OC, W3LPL, K4MA, and
AA4NC. It's a very nice plaque, one that all PVRCers will want, I think!
It's a cumulative award, that is, it does not restart each year. You will
eventually get an award if you get on and contest, send in the score for
PVRC, and record your score with PVRC tally-master W2GG. The bigger your
scores or the more club competition contests you operate, the quicker
you'll get one. Currently, there are 13 club competition contests -- see
the list on the reference page of this Newsletter. K3MM says there will
be endorsements too.
The name of the 5M award is something Ty kept from the past...I know I was
close to getting one back in the '77 timeframe when I joined PVRC...and
then the award fell by the wayside I guess. This time it was started
fresh...anything you had toward the award in the seventies was wiped out,
clean slate. Since some people make more than 5M points in just one
contest, and since different contests have completely different scoring
(e.g. a big SS score is 200K, while a big single op CQWW score might be 5M
or more), Ty designed a system that equalizes things more. We'll have to
get Ty to republish it for us, but in brief, as I understand it, it's
something like this: The top single op in the club gets a million points
toward the award for his effort. He's the bench mark. If you make 90% of
his score in that contest you'd get 900,000 points in that contest toward
the award. An interesting wrinkle, as I understand it: If you DXpedition
(during a contest like CQWW or ARRL DX) that allows your score to count
for the club, you may well have a bigger score than the top single op
"back home." So, the top single op gets 1M points toward the award, but
your DXpedition score was twice his "back home" score. You would get 2M
points toward the award! (See 5Mil award rules later in this issue. -ed)
The awards were followed by a slide show on WP3R and A61AJ (update) by
KE3Q; PJ9B by K3MM, and V26B by N3OC. Except for A61AJ, it was a bunch of
shacks in warm places. Okay, okay, PJ9B's main building looked decent
too. hi. And the V26B guys don't sleep at the shack; they stay at a nice
resort hotel nearby! N3OC also showed some slides of the FS and VP2E
post-contest trips. FB.
MINUTES NW CHAPTER, 15 DEC 98, by Steve Cutshall, K3TZV
The meeting of the NW Chapter at Tullys in Frederick was rather short and
to the point as only NE3H and K3WC (ex-WA3IKK) attended. The service was
excellent and they were the only ones present in the back where the
meetings are held. The meeting consisted of each blaming the other for
either the wrong night or missing the cancellation message. After the
meal, they returned to Harrisburg to work FT5ZH on RTTY.
PVRC/SWVA Meeting Minutes, 11/20/98
by John Mitchell, K4IQ [email protected]
Site: Denny's Restaurant, West Salem, VA. 1800-2100. (Monthly meetings
alternate between Roanoke area locations, to be announced.)
Attendees: W4YE, Buddy and XYL, Sarah; N4GU, Mike; K4IQ, John; N4BTO, Nat;
K1SO, Jerry; K4EP, Phil; K1GG, Gordon.
Membership: This was K1SO, Jerry's, second meeting, and he was
unanimously voted into Chapter membership. Welcome Jerry!
Meeting Agenda: We discussed the need to order T shirts soon for those
who want them, as well as ongoing orders for QSL cards. Everyone was
reminded of upcoming PVRC Christmas Holiday parties in the DC area, in
case they could attend. Nat, N4BTO, reported that he doubled his score in
Sweepstakes this year, but still classes himself as "little pistol."
Buddy, W4YE, reports that the aurora on 80M during SS was "fascinating"
and that there were some really loud QRP signals this year. N4GU op'ed
single band 15M at K1GG's for CQ WW Phone and reported that conditions
were not great, with propagation razor sharp to pinpoint areas and no
VK/ZL in the log. Mike also reported that the Virginia Tech club station,
K4KDJ, would be active in a multi-op effort for SS Phone. Several
stations planned to be active for the upcoming 160M and 10M tests, as
well.
K4IQ brought pictures from the antenna raising parties in November,
including a 360 degree panorama from the 100 foot level of the Catawba
Valley (ridgetop elevation 2300 ft.) Buddy, W4YE wants to wait for Spring
to raise his quad higher, and the club now has access to a gin pole, since
K4IQ bought one. Mike, N4GU began preliminary discussion of a revival of
the SWVA Contest Conspiracy for the NA QSO Party coming up in January.
The meeting was adjourned at 8PM, after setting the location for our next
meeting on December 18, at the Western Sizzlin' restaurant on Franklin Rd.
SW, Roanoke.
SWVA PVRC minutes, Dec. 18, 1998 by Buddy Smith, W4YE
The monthly meeting of PVRC for SWVA was held at Western Sizzlin
Restaurant in Roanoke Dec. 18th. Present: K4IQ, N4GU, K1GG, W4YE, K4EP,
WA4BKW, KU4RG, K1SO, and guest KF4OKG.
John welcomed the group and began a formal agenda. First item was to
introduce Shilyn, KF4OKG who was eligible for membership. Anthony, KU4RG
spoke in behalf of Shilyn. Shilyn was elected as our first YL member.
We may have a contest team of RG/OKG in future contests!
John asked the group if we wanted to elect officers ... a brief discussion
resulted in a strong vote of confidence in chairman K4IQ!! We did agree
to help John by volunteering for secretary at our meetings. In January,
N4GU is the lucky winner of this position. Hopefully we can relieve John
of some of the paper work. John is a real spark plug for PVRC down here
and keeps us informed and motivated.
Several items from Central PVRC were noted: PVRC logo shirts, caps and
coffee cups as well as QSL cards.
Good news department: K1GG is almost fully recovered from his back
surgery. Amazingly Gordon was the main tower man on the recent K4IQ 100'
Rohn 25 event. N4GU got on in the 160 test using a piece of wire from his
place in Danville.
We all made mention of the fact that it is important to be active in all
contests to aid the PVRC cause. We are proud of the excellent results in
1998 for the club. While our group is small in number we continue to grow
and contribute to the "cause". A recap of recent SS, CQ CW DX, and ARRL
160 contests was held. The usual humorous stories were told. John
related his experiences on 75M in the SS. Several laughs resulted. Then
there were the stories of where was VE1, NE, and VY1. Naturally, someone
piped in "they were everywhere". The clean sweeper types really rub it
in!
All agreed that Nov. and Dec. contests are bunched up and leave little
time for other interests. Mike, N4GU gave us a FB contest calendar for
Jan/Feb 1999.
Our SWVA contest conspiracy may be revived for the upcoming NAQP. John
will e-mail us an updated roster of members soon. Holiday greetings were
exchanged and the meeting adjourned at 8:35PM. As usual a great time of
fellowship and sharing was the order of the evening. We will meet again,
Jan. 22, 1999 at Shoney's in West Salem. We wish all PVRC members a
Happy, Healthy and Winning New Year.
SHORT NOTES by the editor.
K4MM reports that he made 34 QSOs in the Croatian CW DX Contest for a
score of 2272 using 10 meters only.
Glenn KC3EK is expects to spend a month or more mending from a ruputured
appendix and associated emergency appendectomy. He says it is a hell of a
way to spend his retirement that started on October 27, 1998. (Tnx W6AXX
for QSP.)
All are reminded that a fast way to get in your required PVRC meetings is
to attend the weekly Wednesday breakfast near BWI. See the reference
page. Usually in attendance are W3IKE, Ike; K3VQ, Vaughn; WA0QII, Rod;
N3WKE, Rusty, W3CB, Cliff, and W6AXX, Howard. (Tnx W6AXX.)
The Potomac Valley Radio Club 5 Million Award; Rules
Purpose: To recognize outstanding and ongoing support by members of the
Club in significant amateur radio contests that sponsor club competition.
Eligibility: Any member of PVRC is eligible for this award. Eligible
contests will be those listed for that season in the PVRC Club Competition
Calendar. Scores must meet the contest sponsor's criteria for club
competition in order to be counted for the 5 Million Award. Complete
contest entries must be submitted to the contest sponsor within the
sponsor's deadline for that contest and summary sheets must identify the
Potomac Valley Radio Club to receive the club points.
Period: All qualified contest scores after July 1, 1997 will count
towards the award. Initial awards and endorsements will be processed once
a year based on Award Points as of June 30th. All Award points are
cumulative and do not expire.
Scoring: The claimed scores actually submitted to the contest sponsor
will be the basis for the 5 Million Award Points. Normalizing will be
used on all claimed scores to calculate points for the 5 Million Award.
The process for normalizing will be to take the highest domestic PVRC
single operator claimed score for a contest, known as the Reference
Score, and assign it a value of 1 million points. All other scores will
be calculated as a fraction of this Reference score using the formula:
(Contest Score / Reference Score) x 1,000,000 = Award Points Each operator
of an eligible Multi-operator entry may claim a share of that score for
his Award total using the formula:
Normalized Multi Score / number of operators = 1 Share Award Points
In addition, any multi-op entry with two or more operators will be awarded
double their Share Award Points for each operator. (No bonus for
single-op plus packet)
To encourage station owners to host PVRC operators, we are offering owners
Matching Award Points. Any station owner who hosts PVRC operator(s) who
generate(s) an eligible score, will receive Matching Award Points equal to
that operator(s) Award Points (double points apply for hosts of multi's as
well).
Under no circumstances will anyone receive Award Points for more than one
operation during a particular contest. If more than one Award Points
score is generated to a single member, they will receive the single
highest score of the group only. Note that each eligible contest will be
scored separately using the Reference Score unique to that contest. All 5
Million Award points are cumulative for the duration of the program.
Reporting: Unless otherwise specified, each claimed score must be
reported to the designated PVRC Club Scorekeeper (currently Bob, W2GG,
[email protected] ) within 45 days of the end of the contest. Claimed scores
reported should exactly represent the score you submit to the contest
sponsor for credit. If you make a correction to your original claimed
score, please send the updated information to the Score Recorder. All
submissions must contain a complete list of operator callsigns and the
station host callsign if different.
Awards: The 5 Million Award will be an endorseable plaque earned after
reaching a total of at least 5 million Award Points and will be presented
within 6 months of the anniversary date of the program. Additional
endorsements will be available for higher levels. Achievement
certificates may also be issued.
Disclaimers: All rules, scores, results, and awards are subject to the
scrutiny and decision of the Club officers and their determinations will
be final. (tgs-010898, rev-120198
CQ World-Wide 160 Meter DX Contest Rules
CW: 2200Z January 29 to 1600Z January 31
SSB: 2200Z February 26 to 1600Z February 28
I. Objective The objecttive of these contests is for amateurs around the
world to contact other amateurs in as many U.S. states, Canadian
provinces, and countries as possible on the 160 meter band.
II. Classes Single and multi-operator only. Use of packet, a spotting net,
or logging assistance makes an entry multi-operator. Multi-operators
should show the actual operator for each QSO. Under single operator there
will be a designation of power level: H= power over 150 watts, L= power
under 150 watts, and Q= 5 watts or less. There will continue to be only
listings per state or country, but if there is sufficient activity or if a
high enough score is made, then a seperate certificate will be issued.
Minimum score for the seperate sertificate is 5,000 points!
Multi-operators will all be considered high power.
III. Exchange RS(T) and state for USA, province for Canada, and either
prefix or country abbreviation for DX. Contacts without some location
indicator will be ruled invalid.
IV. Scoring Contacts with stations in own country, 2 points. Contacts
with stations on same continent, 5 points. Contacts with other
continents, 10 points. Maritime mobile contacts count 5 points. There is
no longer any multiplier value for a maritime mobile contact.
V. Multiplier Each continental US State (48), USA District of Columbia
(DC), Canadian area (13), and DX country. KL7 and KH6 are considered DX
and not state for this contest. DX countries are DXCC plus WAE (IT, GM
Shetland Islands, et al). Canadian areas include VO1, VO2, NB, NS, PEI,
VE2, VE3, VE4, VE5, VE6, VE7, NWT, and Yukon. Do not count States and
Canada as seperate countries. Remember that maritime mobiles no longer
count as a multiplier.
VI. Final Score Total QSO points times the sum of all multipliers (states,
VE, DX countries).
VII. Penalties Three additional contacts may be deleted for each
unacknowledged duplicate or unverified contact removed from the log.
VIII. Disqualification A log may be disqualified for violation of amateur
radio regulations, unsportsmanlike conduct, or claiming excessive
duplicate/unverified contacts or false multipliers. Logs that shrink more
than 5% are subject to disqualification or warning. The calls of those
warned or disqualified may be printed with the results.
IX. Awards Certificates will be awarded to the top scores in each class
by state, Canadian area, and DX country. Runners-up with high scores over
100,000 may also receive certificates. Low power or QRP entries may also
receive certificates if there is sufficient activity or the scoring is
outstanding. The following plaques, with donating sponsors as indicated,
will be awarded for exceptional efforts.
X. Intercontinental DX Window 1830 to 1835 khz should be left clear for DX
stations for intercontinental QSOs in both contests. This is still
voluntary but essential if the contest is to continue to attract rare DX
as entries. USA, Canadian, and European stations should refrain from using
the window for local contacts. Please stay away from the window edges,
too. This is a gentleman's contest and band, so let's help make
intercontinental contacts happen.
XI. Computer Logging Please send us your computer disk. IBM, MS-DOS
compatible disks are encouraged. The format we prefer is your CT.bin or
NA.bin file. If you use a program different from the one mentioned above,
the generic format should contain a vertical single column of calls in
chronological order. The committee will require, on request, a disk for
any possible high score, provided that the paper log or dupe checking
material as originaly submitted was a computer printout. The outside of
the disk should be clarely labeled with the call of the entrant, the files
included, the mode (CW or SSB), and the category. Disks must be
accompanied by a paper log or are subject to penalties or
disqualification.
XII. Manual Logs Sample log and summary sheets may be obtained from CQ by
sending a large SASE with sufficient postage to cover your request. You
can make your own with 40 contacts per page with columns for GMT,
exchanges, multiplier, and points.
XIII. Dupe/Check Sheets All logs over 200 contacts must provide a check
sheet or dupe list. A check sheet or dupe list is a list of all calls in
alpha sorted order.
XIV. For All Logs Show the multiplier only the first time it is worked.
Each page must have sub-totals for multipliers, contacts, and points. A
running total below the sub-total on each page is recommended. Dupe or
check sheets with every entry are requested and are required with over 200
QSO's. Include a summary sheet with your entry showing the scoring and
other essential information. Include a printed name/mailing address and a
signed declaration that all rules have been observed. Please put the
summary sheet at the front of the log. All logs should clearly indicate
total multiplier, W/VE multiplier, and DX multiplier.
XV. Club Competition Any club that submits at least three logs can enter
the Club Competition. The name of the club must be clearly identified
under club competition on the summary sheet. Club competition is a "for
fun" competition to foster more activity. There is a seperate listing for
the club scores.
XVI. Log Submissions Mailing deadline for CW entries is February 28, 1999,
and March 31, 1999 for the SSB section. Exception: You may send both logs
in one package as long as the CW log is received by March 31, 1999. Try to
mail early to assure receipt. For a return receipt enclose an SASE or SAE
with postage or 1 IRC. Avoid the registered postal route, as this delays
getting the log until someone can sign the receipt! Finally, proof read
your log before submission. Each year many errors are corrected that you
should catch! Logs or sections of a log that are unreadable will be
disqualified.
Send all logs to: 160 Meter Contest Director, David L. Thompson, K4JRB,
4166 Mill Stone Court, Norcross, GA 30092 USA. Please indicate CW or
SSB on the envelope. E-mail to [email protected]. E-mail logs should
include the summary (.sum), the log (.all or .log or any ascii text
listing), and the dup list (.dup). Updated 12/30/98
S C O R E S
by Bob Dannals, W2GG
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Changes/additions/deletions to to [email protected] or packet
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BE SURE TO SEND YOUR
SCORES TO ARRL OR CQ!
### = missing information
CQWW DX SSB (#10 12/22/98 FINAL)
CALL BND QSO ZON CTY TOTAL
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER -UNASSISTED
K3ZO 2353 140 457 3,961,095
K3LP/J6 2847 93 295 2,456,040
NX9T 1163 118 379 1,600,000
K2UOP 612 90 257 576,020
N4CW 552 85 248 501,498
WA4JUK 624 84 216 504,000
K4HA 502 98 258 489,144
W4MR 15 1033 30 120 430,030
AJ3M 511 88 214 401,056
N3RC 490 80 214 397,488
KC4B 514 64 195 376,327
KC3TL 464 81 226 360,418
KE3Q 10 793 31 133 330,000
N8II 10 737 29 125 311,388
W7CAV 395 64 180 268,888
K4RZ ### 66 176 265,474
N4AF ### ## ### 200,000
K4IQ 252 49 142 129,689
N4ZR 242 49 136 126,170
K3SV 200 65 148 112,038
W4IF 186 39 111 79,500
W4SD 162 50 111 67,942
K3IC 242 22 75 66,833
K3MLA 10 218 28 71 58,905
N3QYE 167 38 86 55,924
N4MM 127 50 79 44,892
W4PRO 116 88 49 42,333
K3OSX 10 118 21 60 25,758
W3JRY 78 27 53 14,960
K7LU 71 23 48 13,774
W8LRL 160 77 16 42 10,672
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - UNASSISTED
W3UJ 770 85 273 760,034
NV3V 478 78 193 350,000
N4MO 15 642 31 118 274,309
K4TMC 10 345 25 89 109,896
W3YD 186 39 97 68,952
AA4KD 170 53 110 66,341
W3CP 15 223 21 80 61,812
K1SE 176 41 99 61,740
K1EFI 20 183 21 79 50,000
N3TG 117 38 78 35,032
K3GEG 10 137 19 53 26,568
W4YE ### 31 58 22,517
N3EYB 57 19 40 8,437
N4BTO 37 16 25 3,977
SINGLE OP ASSISTED
K4MA 1464 153 511 2,675,256
N2QT 1294 138 473 2,161,718
W3HVQ 620 109 309 705,166
N3II 565 108 320 654,840
KB3AUG 569 94 301 616,595
K3KO 555 85 243 509,712
N3NT 448 87 230 378,181
K3IXD 425 83 242 375,700
NT4D 417 85 222 348,445
N3GPU 403 64 177 261,967
N4GU 15 434 32 114 174,470
K4SO 241 56 167 147,626
WR3L 15 330 32 115 136,710
NE3H 184 54 122 86,592
W1WTG 153 53 105 69,046
KO4MR 10 179 30 99 63,468
MULTI - SINGLE
W9LT 1833 153 544 3,526,123
W3GNQ 1551 144 515 2,831,723
N4RV 1484 147 531 2,780,000
HZ1AB 1394 93 311 1,576,408
N1WR 1018 111 368 1,338,720
K4KDJ 378 70 188 87,118*
MULTI - MULTI
W3LPL 6069 179 739 15,282,864
W4MYA 3839 172 639 8,440,077
PJ9B 19624 189 825 5,820,000
V26B #### ### ### 3,227,000
W8ZA 1557 137 477 2,642,042
KH7R #### ### ### 1,812,500
K3DI 907 131 462 1,462,931
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
74 LOGS TOTAL 76,370,869
* * * LAST YEAR (SSB & CW)- tnx KE3Q!
Frankford R C 360,666,652
Yankee Clipper C C 296,323,389
Potomac Valley R C 135,331,448
North Coast Contest 71,646,476
* * * * * * * * * * * OPERATORS:
HZ1AB K3NA
K3DI W3ICM K3DI
K4KDJ K4EP plus two non-PVRC ops
KH7R ND3A plus 15 non-PVRC ops
N1WR N3WZR N3AFT N3HRT N1WR
N4RV N4RV KT4W
PJ9B K3MM plus 9 non-PVRC ops
V26B N3OC plus 11 non-PVRC ops
W3GNQ W3GNQ KA3QPG W3ZZ WI2T WR3Z
W3LPL K1HTV AI3M W2GG K3KY ND3F
N3GB W3LPL K3RA KD4D K1RA
K1RZ N5OKR K5OF
W4MYA K4BAM KB4DI KB4YPN KD4JXY
KF4QQY N4EHJ N4ZJ W4DAA W4DR
W4HZ W4MYA W4PFM(5X4F) W4SPT
WA4DAI WK4Y WU4G Lilly
W4MR KS4XG
W8ZA W8ZA WD3A K3DNE K3SX
W9LT W9LT K3ZJ K8OQL K4SLR KU4KV
ARRL CW SS (#10 12/22/98 FINAL)
CALL PWR QSO SEC TOTAL
** SINGLE OP
K3MM B 1306 79 206,348
N4AF B 1305 79 205,874
W4MR B 1276 79 201,608
W3PP B 1245 79 196,710
K3ZO B 1196 78 186,576
N4ZR B 1138 78 177,528
N8II A 1021 78 159,276
N4CW B 996 78 155,376
K1HTV A 947 79 149,626
K3SV B 930 79 146,940
K4MA A 885 79 139,830
W4YE A 841 79 132,878
W3MC A 837 79 132,246
K4QPL A 837 77 128,898
K7GM A 763 79 120,554
N3NT A 748 78 116,688
K3KO B 715 77 110,110
N3AM B 708 76 107,616
W3HVQ B 641 79 101,278
W9LT B 671 75 100,650
N3II B 635 79 100,330
WR3Z A 629 78 98,124
K3KY B 623 78 97,188
N3OC B 599 78 93,444
KM3V A 581 78 90,636
W3DA B ### 79 90,000
K3AN Q 576 77 88,704
K4IQ A 575 76 87,400
W3UJ A 553 79 87,374
N4MO A 563 72 81,072
W3AZ B 507 78 79,092
WD3P Q 539 73 78,694
K2AV B 464 73 67,744
K3SA A 450 73 65,700
KU3M B 394 73 57,524
W3CB B 382 75 57,300
W4PRO Q 344 79 54,352
K2UOP B 364 74 53,872
W3CP A 337 78 52,572
N4GU A 355 73 51,830
K4PB A 334 75 50,100
N1WR Q 339 70 47,460
AA4KD A 299 68 40,664
N3WK Q 200 63 25,200
NX9T A 200 60 24,000
K1GG B 181 66 23,892
W4VC A 161 73 23,506
ND3F A 165 58 18,500
N4BTO A 150 58 17,400*
K3TM A 150 51 15,300
W3DAD A 141 53 14,946
K4SO B 129 56 14,448
W2CS B 134 52 13,936
N3RC A 104 50 10,400
W3GN B 36 22 1,584
N3TG A 13 8 208
N4MM B 5 5 50
** MULTIOP & SINGLE ASSISTED
W4MYA B 1153 79 182,174
W4RM B 1122 79 177,276
NJ4F B 1031 79 162,898
K4IX/3 B 876 79 138,408
N3RR B 859 79 135,722
NT4D B 870 79 137,460
WR3L B 754 79 119,132
W4ATC B 727 79 114,866
K3DI B 718 79 113,444
W4ZYT B 636 79 100,448
W2GG A 523 79 82,634
NY3M A 367 79 57,986
K3HH A 222 65 28,860
KT4W B 100 40 8,000
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
71 LOGS TOTAL 6,410,464
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
** SPECIAL OPERATIONS **
WP3R B 1565 79 247,270
by KE3Q
Visiting operators:
AA4NC was operator at W4MR
Multiop operators:
K3DI K3DI packet
K3HH K3HH packet
K4IX/3 K4IX W4HIR
KT4W KT4W packet
N3RR K4VV W6HZW N3RR
NJ4F NJ4F K7SV K4GMH K4EC K3IZ
K1SE K4EU Daisy
NT4D NT4D packet
NY3M NY3M Dave Long
W2GG W2GG packet
W4ATC KO4PY NA4G KF4ARS KE4LSU
N3QYE KD4SKW KF4USQ KF4LNQ
W4MYA WA4QDM W4MYA
W4RM W4RM W4NF W4CE
W4ZYT W4ZYT W4SD KC4VZK AF4CD KU4EC
WR3L K3FT N3YHC WR3L
* N4BTO is now N4EL
LAST YEAR - UNLIMITED CATEGORY
logs Total CW & SSB
Potomac V R C 154 12,778,736
Northern Ca C C 115 10,923,976
Southern Ca C C 51 6,681,810
Yankee Clip C C 90 6,181,914
ARRL PH SS (#6 12/17/98)
CALL PWR QSO SEC TOTAL
** SINGLE OP
K3MM B 1770 79 279,660
W4MYA B 1545 79 244,100
K3ZO B 1557 79 245,690
W3PP B 1496 79 236,368
K4MA B 1421 79 224,360
W0CN B 1400 79 221,200
K4IQ B 1300 79 205,400
K1HTV A 1275 79 201,450
N3HBX B 1212 78 189,072
KE3ZR B 1001 79 158,158
W4MR B 1000 79 158,000 Op AA4NC
K8OQL B 914 77 140,756 from W9LT QTH
N4AF B 875 76 132,848
KB3AUG B 831 79 131,298
NX9T B 750 79 118,500
W8ZA B 726 79 114,708 Op K3DNE
W3HVQ B 713 79 112,654
K3UT B 706 79 111,548
K3MQH A 700 79 110,600
W4YE A 663 79 104,754
N4MO A 637 79 100,646
KC3TL B 653 74 96,644
WR3Z A 608 79 96,064
N1WR A 617 77 95,018
4U1WB B 578 78 90,168 Op AJ3M
K4SO B 550 79 86,900
K2UOP B 548 79 86,584
W3ZZ B 540 78 84,240
KS4XG B 500 77 77,000
N4GU A 483 76 73,416
K3IXD B 452 79 71,416
KU3M A 402 78 62,712
N3II B 390 79 61,620
W3UJ A 410 75 61,500
K4HA A 363 79 57,354
K3KY B 340 79 53,720
NV3V A 344 78 53,664
N4MM A 337 79 53,246
N4CW A 350 75 52,500
W3AZ B 307 79 48,506
K3OSX B 305 79 48,190
W7CAV A 301 79 47,558
K3AN Q 298 78 46,488
N4ZR B 290 72 41,760
N3UN A 259 78 40,404
W3CB A 250 75 37,500
K4QPL A 240 72 34,560
K3KO B 206 73 30,076
AF4CD A 188 79 29,704
N8II B 183 61 22,326
W3IKE Q 141 66 18,612
W4VC A 135 68 18,360
N3TG A 117 60 14,040
W3JRY B 105 52 11,130
N3EYB A 98 49 9,604
N3GPU A 56 35 3,920
W3AMY A 40 19 1,520
W3CQH A 28 26 1,456
** MULTIOP & SINGLE ASSISTED
N3RR B 1156 79 182,648
WR3L B 1126 79 177,908
NT4D B 1027 79 162,266
W4ATC B 865 77 133,210
K3DI B 532 79 84,056
K3SV B 524 79 82,792
K1GG B 500 79 79,000
N3RC B 446 79 70,468
N3NT B 429 79 67,782
N3OC B 377 79 59,566
W2GG A 359 79 56,722
N4RV B 180 62 23,000
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
70 LOGS PH TOTAL 6,540,668
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
71 LOGS TOTAL 6,410,464
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
141 LOGS GRAND TOTAL 12,951,132
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
** SPECIAL OPERATIONS **
WP3R B 2755 79 432,500 by KE3Q
VO1AA A 515 77 79,310 by W4SD, W4ZYT, VO1HE, VO1MX
Multiop operators:
N3RR K4VV W6HZW N3RR
WR3L K3FT N3YHC WR3L
NT4D NT4D packet
W4ATC N3QYE KF4ARS KE4LSU KO4PY
K3DI W3ICM K3DI
K3SV K3SV packet
N3NT N3NT packet
W2GG W2GG packet
N4RV N4RV KT4W
N3RC N3RC packet
N3OC N3OC packet
LAST YEAR - UNLIMITED CATEGORY
logs Total CW & SSB
Potomac V R C 154 12,778,736
Northern Ca C C 115 10,923,976
Southern Ca C C 51 6,681,810
Yankee Clip C C 90 6,181,914
CQWW DX CW (#5 12/17/98)
CALL BND QSO ZON CTY TOTAL
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER -UNASSISTED
K3ZO 3481 154 470 6,336,096
N4AF 3133 142 454 5,366,980
KT3Y 3047 145 448 5,260,000
K0DQ 2871 140 460 4,959,600
W4MR 2288 139 439 3,843,700
N4ZR 2122 129 421 3,389,100
WF3J 1297 124 377 1,862,217
W3MC 1421 110 337 1,842,534
K3OSX 1131 124 356 1,542,720
K3SA 932 116 373 1,306,119
W3GN 1006 112 343 1,267,630
W4YE 938 108 342 1,209,600
W3AZ 742 94 289 816,173
N3AM 765 77 238 692,370
W9LT 15 1369 35 115 601,800
W3GG 40 939 33 117 410,250
N4MM 628 114 308 758,334
N3JT 500 74 207 394,805
W3CP 15 331 26 96 120,780
W4ZYT 154 54 92 61,612
W3TMZ 40 148 29 95 51,088
N4SLR 40 201 19 70 49,306
W4HM 10 190 23 68 47,957
K4UX ### (107) 25,894
K4VV 20 78 16 32 10,608
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - UNASSISTED
N1WR 967 109 344 1,257,258
W3UJ 864 98 320 1,080,948
K1EFI 657 91 307 731,922
W3DAD 575 71 242 519,267
K7CMZ 546 87 246 497,169
N3TG 438 77 213 359,020
N4MO 15 835 34 112 353,320
N3UN 359 82 203 281,010
AA4KD 346 63 175 223,958
N3UMA 234 66 156 140,526
W3CP 15 331 26 96 120,780
K7GM 188 47 103 77,850
W3KN 165 46 117 75,469
N4EL 133 48 90 42,642
K4EP 61 19 41 10,200
SINGLE OP QRP - UNASSISTED
W3ZZ 707 101 276 746,837
SINGLE OP ASSISTED
N3RR 1380 160 498 2,559,620
K3KO 1400 135 416 2,208,408
K3SV 1297 114 434 2,056,644
N4ZJ 1225 125 423 1,929,508
W3HVQ 1099 123 359 1,508,660
K3KY 1046 126 389 1,543,970
K4PB 721 126 350 971,040
N3II 698 118 351 925,806
NT4D 645 128 326 806,304
K3DI 622 113 335 771,456
K4MA 583 110 278 637,484
W4DR 160 115 21 62 25,481
MULTI - SINGLE
N4RV 2089 148 505 3,940,855
N3OC 1844 142 476 3,263,040
W4PRO 1089 127 418 1,654,620
NY3M 497 100 297 552,227
WR3L 15 706 35 125 325,120
MULTI - MULTI
A61AJ 13081 196 727 32,100,000
W3LPL 8513 203 775 23,850,000
W4MYA 5098 181 650 12,166,671
KH7R #### ### ### 1,939,784
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
62 LOGS CW TOTAL 144,482,147
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
74 LOGS SSB TOTAL 76,370,869
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
136 LOGS GRAND TOTAL 220,853,016
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
LAST YEAR (SSB & CW)- tnx KE3Q!
Frankford R C 360,666,652
Yankee Clipper C C 296,323,389
Potomac Valley R C 135,331,448
North Coast Contest 71,646,476
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
OPERATORS:
A61AJ A61AJ KE3Q PA3GIP/T94S T93Y
T97M W3UR
KH7R ND3A plus 11 non-PVRC ops
N3OC N3OC WR3Z
N4RV N4RV N4RA KT4W
NY3M NY3M Dave Long
W3LPL K1HTV AA3KX ND3F W2GG K3RA
K3MM K3LP K4ZW KD4D K3MQH
W3LPL K2YWE
W4MYA list of ops needed
W4MR N4CW
W4PRO W4PRO WB4DNL W4HIR
* one third of total score
PVRC ARRL 160 CONTEST RESULTS (#2 12/11/98)
CALL QSO SEC DX TOTAL
** SINGLE OP HIGH POWER
K8OQL 974 74 14 176,968
K3SV 955 75 9 163,968
K3KO 685 72 8 111,520
W4YE 615 71 12 104,829
NY4A 550 66 13 90,139
K3MM 529 (79) 85,004
W1ECT 600 53 12 81,120
K3ZO 500 68 8 77,824
K2UOP 509 61 9 73,150
K4MA 512 54 13 71,288
W3TMZ 452 68 5 67,087
K4PB 360 68 9 57,519
K4IQ 360 65 5 51,870
W3GN 311 55 2 35,796
W2YE 206 50 5 23,485
K4VV 146 42 3 13,545
** SINGLE OP LOW POWER
N1WR 340 52 3 67,087
K3SA 373 56 0 41,776
W3CP 287 (59) 34,397
N4GU 330 (50) 33,300
K3SWZ 183 47 2 18,228
K3MQH 123 36 0 8,856
W4SD 111 35 0 7,770
NV3V 51 21 0 2,142
** SINGLE OP QRP POWER
WK3I 615 (75) 104,025
** MULTIOP
NT4D 710 69 8 111,419
N3AM 554 61 3 71,488
W2GG 496 59 9 69,496
K3DI 374 67 6 55,918
WA4QDM 325 55 1 36,568
W4NF 272 (55) 30,085
N3NT 194 47 4 20,400
NE3H 150 44 4 14,976
33 LOGS TOTAL 2,013,043
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LAST YEAR - 1997
------------------------------
logs score
P V R C 45 2,616,709
FRANKFORD R C 52 2,522,411
YANKEE CLIPP C C 30 1,686,514
SOC OF MIDWEST C 15 1,744,696
MAD RIVER R C 21 2,269,609
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Operators:
K3DI: K3DI packet
N3AM: N3AM packet
N3NT: N3NT packet
NE3H: NE3H packet
NT4D: NT4D packet
W2GG: W2GG packet
W4NF: W4NF packet
WA4QDM: WA4QDM packet
PVRC ARRL 10m CONTEST RESULTS (#6 12/30/98)
CALL QSO'S STS DX TOTAL
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER - MIXED
W4MYA 2522 (271) 2,078,570
K3ZO 2368 116 152 1,961,224
N3OC 1500 105 136 1,176,080
N4AF 1527 94 120 1,099,104
K4MA 1624 109 122 1,085,700
K8OQL 1300 101 120 869,414*
N4GU 953 (190) 606,100
N3IQ 483 57 131 329,000*
KE3ZR 831 71 63 233,696
W4HJ 208 (88) 72,512
W3HVQ 204 (94) 65,048
W4ZYT 169 36 40 51,376
K4VV 173 (68) 40,528
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - MIXED
N1WR 750 98 123 510,952
K2UOP 771 89 108 441,674
W3UJ 674 86 106 403,968
WK3I 649 (182) 400,400
K3MLA 500 82 77 206,064
K4EP 347 58 86 130,464
W3DQ 317 63 73 108,256
W4SD 249 60 56 101,848
W3MR 266 (105) 64,470
N3TG 96 24 27 19,584
N4TL 33 (19) 1,520
SINGLE OP QRP POWER - MIXED
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER - PHONE
N4MM 1533 61 99 490,560
NX9T 993 54 79 264,138
KB3AUG 532 49 68 124,488
W3YD 300 40 50 54,000
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - PHONE
W2BZR 1166 53 69 284,504
K4TMC 525 45 61 111,300
4U1WB 346 38 46 58,128
W3LEO 100 (57) 11,400
N3QYE 131 24 16 10,480
W3JRY 75 (49) 7,350
N4DEN 42 16 14 2,520
SINGLE OP HIGH POWER - CW
N8II 1243 55 77 656,304
WU4G 693 55 60 320,620
W3GN 422 49 47 163,584
K3SA 250 31 43 74,000
SINGLE OP LOW POWER - CW
N4MO 720 49 64 326,344
W4YE 524 58 64 257,176
W3DAD 403 (98) 159,152
W3CP 355 (98) 140,336
W3CB 350 51 41 129,904
K1SE 325 40 50 117,720
K1EFI 136 23 38 38,184
K4QPL 108 22 13 15,120
SINGLE OP QRP POWER - CW
MULTI OP
WF3T 2073 109 165 1,776,260
8P9Z 3874 117 181 1,700,090
K4SO 2097 114 162 1,699,608
W4MR 1802 (257) 1,519,898
K3MM 1346 (256) 1,134,592
WR3L 1267 98 139 1,056,546
W3PP 1353 149 98 1,039,376
K3KO 918 88 133 700,128
K3VOA 1017 98 125 648,038
K3SV 800 (218) 565,928
NT4D 720 95 104 430,636
N3II 557 94 135 405,788
W2GG 565 (210) 369,180
W4PRO 882 50 87 242,764
NE3H 405 69 70 189,596
WA4QDM 357 (155) 182,590
K3DI 306 (130) 139,620
N3AM 403 (84) 135,408
N3NT 288 52 90 134,048
NY3M 310 (107) 133,108
KE3Q 90 (20) 8,616
K3IXD 79 26 19 7,110
69 LOGS TOTAL 30,093,792
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LAST YEAR - 1997
------------------------------
P V R C 51 7,476,174
FLA CONTEST CL 17 6,071,732
FRANKFORD R C 55 5,860,982
FLA CONTEST GRP 13 4,365,312
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Multiop operators:
Single op plus packet unless indicated below.
8P9Z K4FJ plus 1 nonPVRC
K3VOA K3DNE K3IXD N3NT W3LEO
W6HZW
K4SO K4SO KT3Y K5OF
NY3M NY3M Dave Long
W4MR N4CW AA4NC
W4PRO KO4MR KU4VA W4PRO
WF3T WF3T K3MQH N3JDQ
WR3L K3FT N3YHC WR3L
Guest op:
4U1WB AJ3M
N3IQ ND3F
K8OQL operated from W9LT's QTH
PVRC REFERENCE PAGE. Please send corrections to the editor. 12/25/98
changes are underscored.
PVRC Officers
President
K3MM Tyler Stewart 301-414-5444 [email protected]
Vice President
N3OC Brian McGinness 301-652-6768 [email protected]
Secretary
KE3Q Rich Boyd 301-464-8014 [email protected]
Treasurer
WR3L Dave Baugher 410-DX1-WR3L [email protected]
Historian
K3SA Steve Affens 301-774-0558 [email protected]
Membership Sec
W2GG Bob Dannals 410-472-2004 [email protected]
PVRC Charter Members:
W3GRF (SK), W4AAV (SK), W4KFC (SK), N0FFZ (SK), W4LUE, W7YS, VP2VI (W0DX),
W3IKN, W4KFT.
PacketCluster Contest/DX System (MHz):
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
K3MQH S Mountain PA 145.630
WR3L Baltimore MD 145.610 440.950
N4SR Woodbridge VA 145.630 *
K4FJ Mt. Vernon VA 145.770 *
KE3QZ Hollywood MD 145.690 *
K3SKE Frederick MD 144.930
This system is sponsored by the Potomac Valley DX Spotting Network except
"*" are independently funded by each SYSOP.
PVRC on Internet.
PVRC web site by K3SA:
http://www.pvrc.org
PVRC/NC web site by KS4XG
http://www.pagesz.net/~pvrcnc
PVRC reflector: (editor KS4XG)
To post: [email protected]
To join* send email to:
[email protected]
Text: SUBSCRIBE PVRC
*Members only. If your call is not within your URL, then send msg to
[email protected].
PVRC dues and ARRL renewals: The annual dues are by donation - hopefully
at least $10. Club gets a cut from ARRL renewals sent via PVRC. Both
dues and renewal checks should be made to PVRC and sent to Dave Baugher,
WR3L, 615 Rockway Beach Av, Baltimore, MD 21221. Thank you.
Newsletter & Autocall column Editor: Dick Wilder, K3DI, 913 Shore Acres
Rd, Arnold, MD 21012-1724. Voice 410-757-6706, FAX/modem 410-757-6720,
Dxcluster packet, and [email protected]. Deadlines are the 25th unless
prior arrangements are made.
CENTRAL: The Central Meeting is always the second Monday (except June,
July, and August) at 7:30 pm. The central meeting generally alternates
between MD and VA locations. A pre-meeting dinner is usually held between
5:00 and 6:30 pm. Check via 147- repeater.
VA LOCATION: The Patrick Henry (Public) Library, Route 123, Vienna,
VA. Pre-meeting dinner at Outback, Old Branch Ave.
MD LOCATION: Church of the Nativity (Episcopal), Route 5, Temple
Hills, MD. Pre-meeting dinner at Topolino's.
NORTHWEST: Greg Altig 410-775-7313 [email protected]. Meets at 7:30 pm on
the third Tuesday every month at Tully's Grill, 1080 W. Patrick St,
Frederick, MD. Same center as Shoppers Food Warehouse. Essentially
includes WEST VIRGINIA area.
NORTH CAROLINA: Chair: Jim Stevens, K4MA, [email protected]; Sec: Pete
Soper, KS4XG, [email protected], reflector editor, hm: 919-362-4635, wk:
919-481-6874. Activites: Jim Stevens, K4MA?. POC is K4MA and KS4XG.
Howie Hoyt, N4AF, [email protected] is PVRC reflector editor. PVRC/NC meets at
6:00 pm the first Thursday of every month at Ryan's Family Steakhouse at
Crossroads in Cary. There is a table set and waiting for you.
TIDEWATER (VA) COLONY OF PVRC:
Don Lynch W4ZYT 757-486-0728 [email protected]. Meetings are the 3rd
or 4th Tuesday of every month in conjunction with the VA DXCC at C&M
Cafeteria, Independence Blvd at the Giant Shpping Center. Take I-64 to
44/I-264 inter-change, go east on 44. Take Independence about 1.5 miles.
C&M is on the left. Dinner at 1900 and meeting at 2000.
SOUTHWEST VA CHAPTER: Coordinator: John Mitchell, K4IQ, Catawba, VA
540-384-7377, [email protected]. Monthly meetings alternate between Roanoke
area locations
THE BWI REGIONAL/PVRC: Weekly breakfast Wed at 7:30 AM at Basil's Deli
Port on Elkrdige Landing Rd 1/4 mile South of Winterson Road 410-850-4333.
Director: Ike Lawton, W2EOS, 410-263-2830. Secretary: Howard Leake,
W6AXX, 410-465-7008, [email protected]
OVER-THE-HILL BUNCH (Luncheon):
Rotating hosts announces meeting info. Ben Shaver, AA4XU, 703-534-4740;
Andy Anderson, W3XE, 301-384-7771, [email protected], Holiday Inn, College
Park MD; and Bill Leavitt, W3AZ, 301-292-5797, Ramada Inn, Oxon Hill
PENNSYLVANIA:
Steve Cutshall, K3TZV 717-763-0462.
RAPPAHANNOCK
Steve Bookout, NJ4F steve @ 1bigred.com
WOODBRIDGE: Jack O'Mara W4NF 703-680-4106 and Cliff Deel W4CE
703-491-0841 [email protected]
CENTRAL VA: Bob Morris, W4MYA 804-457-9011 [email protected]
SOUTHERN MD: Chair: Barry Shapiro, WR3Z. (H) 301-862-2466 Usually meets
at N1WR's. [email protected]
EASTERN-SHORE (DEL-MAR-VA):
Dallas Carter, W3PP 302-875-0550 [email protected]
WEST (Shenandoah, etc): Chair vacant
NORTHEAST: WR3L, see info above
EAST (Annapolis): KE3Q, see info above
OTHER MEETINGS (based on last year):
Jun. W3LPL open house Sat before Field Day with joint
FRC/PVRC meeting on alternate years. (1999, 2001, ...)
summer. When joint FRC/PVRC is at FRC, they announce the date.
Jul. PVRC/NC cook out
Jul. Open house, W4MYA, Goochland,
Aug. Joint NCDXA/PVRC Fowlfest at W3YOZ Park
Aug. VHF++ meeting/workshop at ND3F
Sep. PVRC meeting at the FARfest in Gaithersburg
Sep. Open house, WR3L, Baltimore
Dec. Christmas dinner, DC area.
5 MILLION (CLUB COMPETITION) AWARD
Month and number of the full week end.
Jan 3 ARRL VHF Sweepstakes
Jan 4 CQWW 160m CW
Feb 3 ARRL DX CW
Feb 4 CQWW 160m SSB
Mar 1 ARRL DX SSB
Mar last CQWW WPX SSB
May last CQWW WPX CW
Oct 4 CQWW DX SSB
Nov 1 ARRL Sweepstakes CW
Nov 3 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB
Nov 4 CQWW DX CW
Dec 1 ARRL 160m Mixed
Dec 2 ARRL 10m Mixed
Standings at http://jctc.org/pvrc5m.htm
Roster updates at:
http://www.pvrc.org/pvrcmm98.htm
FREE COPY OF CONTEST SOFTWARE CT
A free shareware copy of CT 6.26 is available with January 1999 CTY and
SEC files in the 1991 CT6 format. This free legal copy is ideal to entice
a new Ham into contesting. For more info contact K3DI. See addresses in
the left column of this page.