Subject: glowbugs V1 #235
glowbugs Sunday, February 1 1998 Volume 01 : Number 235
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 18:12:32 -0400
From: "Brian Carling" <bry@mnsinc.com>
Subject: CX
Anyone know the rules & details on the CLASSIC EXHANGE please?
I missed it or deleted it somehow!
I think it is starting a day early (today!)
See y'all on 3579 tonite and tomorrow with my Valiant!
Bry, AF4K
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*** 73 from Radio AF4K/G3XLQ Gaithersburg, MD USA *
** E-mail to: bry@mnsinc.com *
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AM International #1024, TENTEN #13582. GRID FM19. Using a SWAN 250 on 6m,
Other rigs: Valiant, DX-60/HG-10, FT-840, TM-261A, Ameco TX-62, Gonset Comm. III
TEN-TEN #13582, DXCC #17,763 Bicentennial WAS
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 00:30:23 +0100
From: "JOSE V. GAVILA (EB5AGV/EC5AAU)" <eb5agv@ctv.es>
Subject: ** TV-7 WEB page UPDATED! **
Hi gang!
I have just uploaded an UPDATED TV-7 WEB page to my site. Additions include:
*NEW tube data supplement: "Supplement Test Data for Electron Tube Test
Sets TV-7/U, TV-7A/U, TV-7B/U, and TV-7D/U, US Air Force, TO 33AA21-5-31P,
1 March 1975" with COMPACTRONS (as 6KD6, 6LF6, 6JB6 ...) and other useful
tubes as 12BY7A, 4D32, 5AR4, ...
*Alignment information by Dan Nelson. A must to keep our testers on specs!.
*Extensive list of TV-7 documents.
So, if you are interested, please, take a look!. My WEB page address is in
my signature. Once there, go to TV-7 section. Hope you enjoy the visit!.
I would like to get feedback from you, so feel free to e-mail me with
comments, suggestions or whatever you want.
Best regards.
JOSE
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73 EB5AGV / EC5AAU
JOSE V. GAVILA
Ausias March 46, 15
46910 Benetusser - VALENCIA
SPAIN
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6992/
e-mail: eb5agv@ctv.es & eb5agv@amsat.org
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 01:30:23 +0100
From: "JOSE V. GAVILA (EB5AGV/EC5AAU)" <eb5agv@ctv.es>
Subject: ** TV-7 WEB page UPDATED! **
Hi gang!
I have just uploaded an UPDATED TV-7 WEB page to my site. Additions include:
*NEW tube data supplement: "Supplement Test Data for Electron Tube Test
Sets TV-7/U, TV-7A/U, TV-7B/U, and TV-7D/U, US Air Force, TO 33AA21-5-31P,
1 March 1975" with COMPACTRONS (as 6KD6, 6LF6, 6JB6 ...) and other useful
tubes as 12BY7A, 4D32, 5AR4, ...
*Alignment information by Dan Nelson. A must to keep our testers on specs!.
*Extensive list of TV-7 documents.
So, if you are interested, please, take a look!. My WEB page address is in
my signature. Once there, go to TV-7 section. Hope you enjoy the visit!.
I would like to get feedback from you, so feel free to e-mail me with
comments, suggestions or whatever you want.
Best regards.
JOSE
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73 EB5AGV / EC5AAU
JOSE V. GAVILA
Ausias March 46, 15
46910 Benetusser - VALENCIA
SPAIN
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/6992/
e-mail: eb5agv@ctv.es & eb5agv@amsat.org
Date: Sun, 1 Feb 1998 12:11:43 -0400
From: "Brian Carling" <bry@mnsinc.com>
Subject: CX starting very soon now (Sunday pm)
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1998 Winter Classic (& Homebrew) Radio Exchange
The Classic Radio Exchange ("CX") is a contest celebrating the
older commercial and homebrew equipment that was the pride of
our ham shacks and our bands just a few short decades ago. Our
object is to encourage restoration, operation and enjoyment of
this older equip- ment. A "Classic" radio is at least ten years
old (age figured from first year of manufacture), but NOT
required to participate in the Classic Exchange. YOU MAY USE
ANYTHING in the contest, although new gear is a distinct scoring
liability. You can still work the "great ones" with your new
equipment!
The Classic Exchange will run from 2000 UTC February 1, to
0500 UTC February 2, 1998. Exchange your name, RST, QTH(state/
province for US/Canada; country for DX), receiver and
transmitter type (homebrew send final amp tube or transistor),
and other interesting conversation. The same station may be
worked with different equipment combinations on each band and on
each mode. CW call "CQ CX;" phone call "CQ Classic Exchange."
Non-participants may be worked for credit.
Suggested frequencies:
CW: 3.560, 7.060, 14.120, 21.180, 28.240
Novice/Tech Plus: 3.695, 7.120, 21.180, 28.240
Phone: 3.880, 7.290, 14.280, 21.380, 28.320
7.060 and 3.560 tend to be the most popular CX frequencies.
Scoring: Multiply total QSO's (all bands) by total number of
different receivers plus transmitters (transceivers count as
both xmtr and rcvr) plus states/provinces/countries worked on
each band and mode. Multiply that total by your CX Multiplier,
the total years old of all receivers and transmitters used,
three QSO's minimum per unit. For transceiver, multiply age by
two. If equipment is homebrew, count it as a minimum of 25
years old unless actual construction date or date of its
construction article (in the case of a "reproduction") is older:
Total QSO's all bands
times
RCVRs + XMTRs + states/provinces/countries
(total each band and mode separately; add totals together)
times
CX Multiplier:
SCORE = QSO's x ( Rx + Tx + QTH's) x CX Mult
Certificates and appropriate memorabilia are awarded every now
and then for the highest score, the longest DX, exotic
equipment, best excuses and other unusual achievements. Send
logs, comments, anecdotes, pictures to Jim Hanlon, P.O. Box 581,
Sandia Park, NM 87_47, Marty Reynolds, AA4RM, POB 13354,
Atlanta, GA 30324, or Allan Stephens, 106 Bobolink Dr, Richmond,
KY 40475. Include TWO-stamp SASE for next CX Newsletter and
announcement of next CX. E-mail reports may be sent to
modsteph@acs.eku.edu (Al, N5AIT).
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*** 73 from Radio AF4K/G3XLQ Gaithersburg, MD USA *
** E-mail to: bry@mnsinc.com *
*** ICQ 6124470 ***
** http://www.mnsinc.com/bry/ *
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AM International #1024, TENTEN #13582. GRID FM19. Using a SWAN 250 on 6m,
Other rigs: Valiant, DX-60/HG-10, FT-840, TM-261A, Ameco TX-62, Gonset Comm. III
TEN-TEN #13582, DXCC #17,763 Bicentennial WAS
Date: Sun, 01 Feb 1998 17:50:32 -0800
From: "Paul Carreiro, N6EV" <n6ev@badger1.net>
Subject: CX: You're not gonna believe this :(
Ok, there I am.. all ready to start CX.. everything in place.
I warm up the filaments on the SX-101 MkIII, HA-1 and Valiant for the first
round of QSOs. Switch the 101 to receive and am immediately greeted with
great quality show tunes! What that *%#$^@&!! Switch to through all the
bands.. turn the dial.. same thing, no matter what I do.. show tunes!
At this point I start thinking to myself "this can't be happening.. everything
was working great just last night in pre-contest Qs". I flip open the top
of the rig and look for something obvious.. tap here, tap there.. nada..
show tunes!
Obviously I'm picking up an AM BC station.. so I switch over to the modern
rig to find the culprit. I swing through the BC band searching for those
ever increasingly irritating show tunes. Finally found the perpetrator..
KGIL, "24 hours of Show Tunes", Costa Mesa, CA .. 1650 KC. Hmmmmm.....
(Fellow SX-101 owners are probably cringing at this point)
1650KC... hmm.. that sounds familiar. Whip open the 101 schematic...
1650KC... 1st IF. AAAARRRRGH!
They couldn't wait until AFTER CX to start up a new BC station in the expanded
portion of the BC band... nooooo.. they had to pick THE day of CX. Somebody
just shoot me now. :(((((((((((((((((((
I'm sure I'm not the only SX-101 owner in the Los Angeles area, so I'm sure
there will be similar cries for mercy killing.. news at 11:00. Anyone else
experience this?
Ok guys.. looks like this CX will be a bust for me. But I need some crazy
ideas / solutions. Top dollar paid for suggestions on getting the station
off the air ;>. I've entertained many fantasies that involve late night
ninja outfits and bolt cutters. ;>
Seriously though.. I'm going to need some band rejection at the input.
Either a highpass or bandreject type filter. Anyone out there have a design
in hand? Any other suggestions? I'm not crazy about modifying the 101
at all. I need something outboard of the SO-239 input.
Any help would be vastly appreciated. Like I said, don't think I'm the only
one in dire straights... and with the expanded BC band getting populated
throughout the country.. your 101 may be next to get hit.
Thanks in advance or any ideas / sympathy.
73
Paul N6EV
Paul F. Carreiro - N6EV - ex-N6HCS - El Camino Village, CA
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