20031108.qrp v03_n098.qrl.20031108 Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 19:03:08 EST From: qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: QRP-L digest 3098 QRP-L Digest 3098 Topics covered in this issue include: 1) [160891] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas by "Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH" 2) [160892] Re: Anybody Else Getten This Junk? OT by Michael Kjorling 3) [160893] Need 7040 Xtal in FT-243 or HC-3 by W0rw@aol.com 4) [160894] 2004 QRP Contest Calendar is now on Sale! by "Ron Polityka" 5) [160895] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas by "Mike Yetsko" 6) [160896] Re: Beware of Integrated Circuits (under foot)! by Thom LaCosta 7) [160897] Someone was looking for manuals or info on Marconi Radios by "Stuart Rohre" 8) [160898] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas by Dale Botkin 9) [160899] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas by Bob Patten 10) [160900] Re: Opinions on StepIR vertical by "Lee Hopper" 11) [160901] QRP-L and undesired email by "Nick Kennedy" 12) [160902] Owe Goody another RTTY test by "Jerry Ford" 13) [160903] PAC-12 yahoo group by James Bennett 14) [160904] Brass racer iambic by "Paul Beringer" 15) [160905] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by Ed Tanton 16) [160906] SPAM message PS by Ed Tanton 17) [160907] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by Bud Rogers 18) [160908] Sunday Morning SSB/CW QRP Net by "Ken La Rose" 19) [160909] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by Terry 20) [160910] Re: 2004 QRP Contest Calendar is now on Sale! by "Ron Polityka" 21) [160911] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by w9ya 22) [160912] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by Tom Sevart 23) [160913] Field Day Results by Dan Puckett 24) [160914] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by "Charles Mabbott" 25) [160915] RV: EA QRP CLub Contest 2003 Reminder by "Juanjo Pastor" 26) [160916] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by Bruce Muscolino 27) [160917] Re: Field Day Results by "John" 28) [160918] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas by Bruce Muscolino 29) [160919] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by "Dave Ek" 30) [160920] Think I just heard a KX1 on twenty... by 31) [160921] FS: AZ Scorpion Class E TXs by "Alan Fryer" 32) [160922] Re: Mechanical filter instead of a crystal filter? by Bruce Muscolino 33) [160923] KX1 on 40m by "John Harper" 34) [160924] Re: QRP-L and undesired email by KD5NWA 35) [160925] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas by David Gauding 36) [160926] OT: Concorde picture set (Shameless Tourism Plug for Barbados) by "Alan Slusher" 37) [160927] Re: Mechanical filter instead of a crystal filter? by Karl Larsen 38) [160928] Re:%20Type%20of%20Coax%20for%20QRP%20Antennas by "Adam Vazquez" 39) [160929] FS: Mini Key for QRP (Ex Army) by "=?iso-8859-1?q?Miguel=20Angel=20D.J.?=" 40) [160930] Re: Mechanical filter instead of a crystal filter? by John Sielke 41) [160931] FOX: Nov. 4th AC7A Final Log by "Thomas Kuehl" 42) [160932] L-1628B1J LCD Availability by Davewb4@aol.com 43) [160933] Re: L-1628B1J LCD Availability by "w8diz" 44) [160934] Availability?: Electronic Data Book for Homebrewers and QRPers by John Somerville 45) [160935] RM-40S whip length by Mark Hogan ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 23:58:37 -0000 From: "Timothy-Allen Albertson-KG6IRH" To: Subject: [160891] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas Message-ID: <001b01c3a58b$10efe420$9de47d42@computer> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit even with a 75 ohm and fittings to connect and F to a UHF? and even at 10 meters? tnx 73/72 de tim kg6irh ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pastor-kc1di" To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 11:42 PM Subject: Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas > > I echo what Bob say, I use RG6 here it has very good loss factors compared > to rg58 and even better than rg8x. works great.. and at qrp levels f > connectors will work fine also. > 73 Dave kc1di > > -------Original Message------- > > From: n4bp@bellsouth.net > Date: Friday, November 07, 2003 17:01:44 > To: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion > Subject: Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas > > Stephen H Ponder (06993) wrote: > > >Thanks to all who have responded to my post! The consensus is that RG-174 > >would "do the job" but would carry with it the pain of attaching > > > > > Haven't seen anyone mention RG-6, used normally for cable-TV. > This stuff is lighter than RG-8X and has even less loss. It should use the > same reducers for PL259's as RG59 does. I've used it successfully for Field > Day (QRP) and on DXpeditions to the Bahamas. The only drawback I see is that > it is not as flexible as RG-174 and RG-8X. > > As far as I'm concerned, RG-174 has no place in QRP. You're dealing with > precious little RF to start with - no need to tie the other arm behind your > back with high loss coax. > -- > 73, Bob Patten, N4BP Plantation, FL > > E-Mail: n4bp@arrl.net Website: http://www.qsl.net/n4bp > QRP ARCI #3412 SOC #1 ARS #799 Whiners #6 FISTS #7871 > > > > . ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 01:04:41 +0100 (CEST) From: Michael Kjorling To: Jerry Ford Cc: QRP-L Subject: [160892] Re: Anybody Else Getten This Junk? OT Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Nov 7 2003 14:45 -0600, Jerry Ford wrote: > Well: I'm not a program guru. Somebody tell me what the > heck this is. I'm getting a ton of these lately. Makes no since > to me. Looks like spam to me. In a more general case, it's the header of a HTML-formatted e-mail - Bob KB2FEL said it's the header of a HTML document, but I have never seen any non-mail HTML that is created by MSHTML. Maybe Frontpage... but that's a big maybe. Michael Kj rling - -- Michael Kj rling - michael@kjorling.com - SM YBY JO89XI ^..^ OpenPGP: 3723 9372 c245 d6a8 18a6 36ac 758f 8749 bde9 ada6 \/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Made with pgp4pine 1.76 iD8DBQE/rDMcdY+HSb3praYRAr5UAJ9qdDXtCMoQ5++tCo1tSDmZqBv4DwCfRrTv S5Eezjjq86LEs5SQzXIprZs= =H0Yd -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:05:15 EST From: W0rw@aol.com To: qrp-l@lehigh.edu Subject: [160893] Need 7040 Xtal in FT-243 or HC-3 Message-ID: <7c.3e7e0db0.2cdd8d3b@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit i need a 7040 KHz xtal in an FT-243 or in a BC-3/HC-3 (1.25 inch dia xtal case with 0.75 inch spacing). Also need an xtal socket with 0.75 inch spacing. Please reply direct. Thanks Paul w0rw w0rw@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:12:00 -0500 From: "Ron Polityka" To: ".QRP-L" Subject: [160894] 2004 QRP Contest Calendar is now on Sale! Message-ID: <001601c3a58c$ee4b69b0$0200a8c0@WB3AAL> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hello, The 2004 QRP Contest Calendar for QRP'ers is now on sale!! This years calendar has a Home Brew Radio theme. For more information please click on www.n3epa.org . Thank you, 72 Ron de N3EPA EPA QRP Club El Presidente' n3epa@verizon.net www.n3epa.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:20:30 -0500 From: "Mike Yetsko" To: , "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160895] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas Message-ID: <003e01c3a58e$2425c520$0200a8c0@charter.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I echo what Bob say, I use RG6 here it has very good loss factors compared > to rg58 and even better than rg8x. works great.. and at qrp levels f > connectors will work fine also. And doesn't Radio Shack carry BNC / F adapters? ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:19:00 -0500 (EST) From: Thom LaCosta To: Lloyd Lachow Cc: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160896] Re: Beware of Integrated Circuits (under foot)! Message-ID: <20031107103953.H48340-100000@unix1.vhost.min.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Lloyd Lachow wrote: > > Thanks for this timely warning! I had planned this > for this evening's activity, but now I've > reconsidered. I think I'll just grab the wrong end of > my soldering iron, as usual. For those of us who may still have long hair left over from the 60's..... Don't forget the joy of having the pony-tail get wrapped up in the variable speed drill, and "thunking" you into altered state. For those that have impaired reactions, the next obiligatory action is to hit the reverse button on the drill to unwrap the pony tail...and NOT letting go of the on button. Thom baltimoremd@baltimoremd.com Thom LaCosta K3HRN Webmaster http://www.baltimoremd.com/ Baltimore's Home Page http://www.baltimorehon.com/ Home of the Baltimore Lexicon http://www.zerobeat.net Home of The QRP Web Ring and DrakeList http://www.tlchost.net Web Hosting as low as $3.49/month ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:31:50 -0600 From: "Stuart Rohre" To: , Subject: [160897] Someone was looking for manuals or info on Marconi Radios Message-ID: <011601c3a58f$b35a6ce0$4e100a0a@rohredt2000> Sorry for the cross posting, but this came from the GQRP list: Re Marconi TRX data: you could try Richard Hankins G7RVI >> G7RVI@RICHARD-HANKINS.ORG.UK << that address should all be lower case; I am woried that the e-mail addresses which come out in blue on my screen here won't be transmitted and I thought use of all caps would prevent the blue happening. Anyway G7RVI has accumulated a lot of technical data in his capacity as cttee member of VMars - THE VINTAGE AND MILITARY aMATEUR RADIO SOCIETY including some Marconi gen . . . in any case he may know of another source. Personally I have found RSGB "Helplines" excellent for this type of enquiry. Rewgards JOHN Teague GQRP No 10382. Hope that helps someone, whose email got deleted by accident. 73, Stuart K5KVH ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:40:07 -0600 (CST) From: Dale Botkin To: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160898] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Fri, 7 Nov 2003, Mike Yetsko wrote: > > I echo what Bob say, I use RG6 here it has very good loss factors > compared > > to rg58 and even better than rg8x. works great.. and at qrp levels f > > connectors will work fine also. > > And doesn't Radio Shack carry BNC / F adapters? They do, I have one here in gold plate if anyone wants to offer me a couple of bucks for it. Still in the package, PN 278-277. Didn't need it. 72, Dale - N0XAS -- It's a thankless job, but I've got a lot of Karma to burn off. PicoKeyer Analog with pot speed control now available! Or add memory and more to your Rock-Mite -- http://www.hamgadgets.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 19:51:44 -0500 From: Bob Patten To: Pastor-kc1di Cc: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160899] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas Message-ID: <3FAC3E20.4050701@bellsouth.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Pastor-kc1di wrote: > I echo what Bob say, I use RG6 here it has very good loss factors compared >to rg58 and even better than rg8x. works great.. and at qrp levels f >connectors will work fine also. > > I forgot to mention that I do have F-connectors on mine with adaptors to PL-259 or BNC depending on the rig used... Could be a problem mounting PL-259's directly since this stuff has the dialectric wrapped in aluminum foil - which makes for 100% shielding as a bonus. -- 73, Bob Patten, N4BP Plantation, FL E-Mail: n4bp@arrl.net Website: http://www.qsl.net/n4bp QRP ARCI #3412 SOC #1 ARS #799 Whiners #6 FISTS #7871 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 16:57:08 -0800 From: "Lee Hopper" To: "Posting to the list QRP-L" Subject: [160900] Re: Opinions on StepIR vertical Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Gentlemen: Re: this recent thread, I am forwarding a note from the Steppir antenna people - I think they add an interesting point. Email addresses have been removed to protect the innocent from list-generated spam. 73 - Lee Hopper, NB7F >From: Jim Thomas & John Mertel - Fluidmotion Antennas >Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: Stepir over poor soil - your comments please! > >The SteppIR Verticals over pore ground is a mixed question. First if local >ground ( ground close to the antenna) this can be overcome with a good >radial system or elevating the vertical and using tuned radials. But the >real problem is far field ground ( the stuff more than a few waves away) >which determines the take off angle. If this is real bad than the >radiation angle will be real high keeping you from working any DX even >though your antenna efficiency is good. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:30:01 -0800 From: "Nick Kennedy" To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160901] QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <011f01c3a5a8$980fffe0$0400000a@wa5bdu> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Howdy, QRP-L friends. I'm thinking of changing my email address so I can start fresh with regard to spam. (I'm currently getting maybe 100 to 150 spam messages a day and about 3 or 4 real emails, not counting QRP-L.) Obviously, before doing this I'll have to think carefully about all the correspondents I'll have to update, and also how to be more careful in the future about becoming a spam dumping ground. So the logical question is, how much spam exposure do I get by being subscribed to QRP-L from my "prime" email address? The only way to know is to hear from people who subscribe to QRP-L but don't do any other "risky" things like posting to newsgroups and generally being careless. So how about it? Anyone out there been subscribed to QRP-L for a while and NOT getting tons of spam? Even though you are not filtering and your ISP is not doing it for you? I don't plan to give up QRP-L, but I might have to start subscribing from a deliberate "spam attractor" address, such as my Yahoo address. Maybe I should subscribe twice--with my real address for receiving emails, and with my Yahoo address for posting only. TNX/72--Nick, WA5BDU ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 19:22:00 -0600 From: "Jerry Ford" To: "qrp-l" , "FPigs" Subject: [160902] Owe Goody another RTTY test Message-ID: <016501c3a596$b5d7c4c0$4a78da0c@mchsi.com> Well, 40 is covered up. I'm hanging out on 80 mtrs tonight. Anyone want to stop by and chat a bit?? Sitten on 3567 now and it's 01:28 z Guess I'll be listening here the rest of the night while I'm watching the tube. Later Gator 72 es OO Jerry N0JRN FP # 546, 4SQRP, ARS # 923, ARCI # 11049, ARRL, Springfield, Mo. MP + #8 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 18:17:04 -0800 From: James Bennett To: qrp-l@lehigh.edu Subject: [160903] PAC-12 yahoo group Message-ID: <3FAC5220.83E002B5@sprintmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, For those interested in the PAC-12, we have set up a yahoo group. The group is for both the commercial and homebuilt PAC-12 antennas and the group can be found at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pacificantenna/ We are currently out of stock on antenna kits due to a problem with a run of machined parts. We expect to restock within the next few days and resume shipping. If you have ordered a kit recently, it will be approximately one more week before it ships. I apologize for the delay. If you are interested in ordering a PAC-12 antenna kit in the meantime, a few kits are still available at Burghardts. A link is on the Pacific Antenna Website: http://www.pacificantenna.com/ Thank you, James Bennett KA5DVS ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 18:29:42 -0800 From: "Paul Beringer" To: "Qrp-L reflector" Subject: [160904] Brass racer iambic Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Some time ago I posted a note here about a Vibroplex Brass racer with the built in keyer board that I am going to modify. Someone asked me if they could get the original keyer board from it. I've lost the e-mail and would like to give it to him. So if you're out there in the ether, please let me know and I'll get it to you. 73 Paul NG7Z --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.534 / Virus Database: 329 - Release Date: 10/31/2003 ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 22:23:52 -0500 From: Ed Tanton To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160905] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20031107215350.02948980@pop.earthlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed ///snip ... (I'm currently getting maybe 100 to 150 spam messages a day and >about 3 or 4 real emails, not counting QRP-L.) ///snip >So the logical question is, how much spam exposure do I get by being >subscribed to QRP-L from my "prime" email address? >///snip > Even though you are not filtering and your ISP is not >doing it for you? >///snip All of us are faced with the SPAM problem Nick. In my judgement, little of the SPAM I receive results from QRP-L addressing. While a number of people came to YAHOO's defense, I repeat, 1/3 of the SPAM I block comes from YAHOO. I TRIED unblocking it recently, and WHAM, here they came again. Dozens of YAHOO-sourced messages. I really don't CARE if the spammers are somehow spoofing YAHOO as their address or not. Blocking YAHOO gets rid of a significant number of SPAM messages. So I repeat my announcement: YAHOO messages are routed to my SPAM ("JUNK") mailbox, and may-or may not-be simply deleted. Examining my emails during this 3 weeks or so since I started paying special attention to YAHOO, I have concluded that will mean less than 1 message weekly I might miss. The next BLOCK on my list is probably going to have to be messages addressed to my address-or spoofed as if COMING from some other arrl.net address. I'll hate to do it, but if it gets any worse, that's next. THAT would eliminate-on the front end, so to speak-about 60% of the SPAM I either receive, or have to check in that "Junk" mailbox. Finally, I'm sorry, but I have to say that-these days-anyone without Active Norton/etc. email virus filtering; a good personal firewall; AND email SPAM filtering is wasting their time trying to communicate on the Internet. Lacking the 1st two measures is not only dangerous to the user, but to anyone they know or communicate with on the Internet. The SPAM filter has also become an essential part of emails today, and not having one is a huge waste of the user's time trying to sort out all the junk-as you have noted. There is no such thing as an easy-to-use SAFE email address. As they say, you can run, but you can't hide. Better to FILTER them. I use EUDORA and the made-for-EUDORA program SPAMNIX along with EUDORA's built-in SPAM eliminator. Even then it's a constant battle. I probably catch-and-block more SPAM than you actually get Nick (based on your numbers), but even then another 25 or so (out of 200-300 daily emails) come through because the artificial intelligence in SPAMNIX doesn't recognize a new set of phrases, or HTML ads, or just new addresses. They get added to the "Junk" e.g. BLOCKED mailbox. Sooner or later, if enough people BLOCK the major ISP irritants (and not JUST the messages): YAHOO; MAIL.COM; etc. etc. GENUINE email ISPs will make efforts to stop SPAM sources-as EARTHLINK and a few others say they are doing. Meanwhile... I repeat: get a SPAM filter. 72/73 Ed Tanton N4XY Ed Tanton N4XY 189 Pioneer Trail Marietta, GA 30068-3466 website: http://www.n4xy.com All emails & checked by Norton AntiVirus with AutoProtect LM: ARRL QCWA AMSAT & INDEXA; SEDXC NCDXA GACW QRP-ARCI OK-QRP QRP-L #758 K2 (FT) #00057 -------------------------------------------------- "He that gives up a little liberty to gain temporary security will lose both and deserve neither". --Benjamin Franklin "Suppose you were an idiot ... and suppose you were a member of Congress... but I repeat myself." --Mark Twain -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 22:29:57 -0500 From: Ed Tanton To: qrp-L Reflector Subject: [160906] SPAM message PS Message-ID: <6.0.0.22.2.20031107222428.02a0e9d0@pop.earthlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed P.S. I can set SPAMNIX to PASS ("+") an ISP or an individual address... so YAHOO GROUPS messages are not lost if I tell it to PASS their specific addresses, for example: "autotrax@yahoogroups.com". Furthermore, when I notice individuals using YAHOO mail, I can set that address to pass. The program goes through its "+"s before its "-"s so you can be very selective. 72/73 Ed Tanton N4XY Ed Tanton N4XY 189 Pioneer Trail Marietta, GA 30068-3466 website: http://www.n4xy.com All emails & checked by Norton AntiVirus with AutoProtect LM: ARRL QCWA AMSAT & INDEXA; SEDXC NCDXA GACW QRP-ARCI OK-QRP QRP-L #758 K2 (FT) #00057 -------------------------------------------------- "He that gives up a little liberty to gain temporary security will lose both and deserve neither". --Benjamin Franklin "Suppose you were an idiot ... and suppose you were a member of Congress... but I repeat myself." --Mark Twain -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 22:12:32 -0600 From: Bud Rogers To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160907] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <200311072212.32838.budr@netride.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Friday 07 November 2003 21:30, Nick Kennedy wrote: > I'm thinking of changing my email address so I can start fresh with > regard to spam. (I'm currently getting maybe 100 to 150 spam > messages a day and about 3 or 4 real emails, not counting QRP-L.) Hi Nick, Before you go to the trouble of changing addresses, have a look a Bayesian spam filtering. The Paul Graham article got the ball rolling and a bunch of folks have run with it. http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html http://home.dataparty.no/kristian/reviews/bayesian/ A google search on "Bayesian spam filter" will turn up a bunch of links. I use bogofilter on Linux. It works very well. I still get an occasional false negative, but not many. I haven't had a false positive in a long time. 73, -- Bud Rogers KD5SZ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 23:42:48 -0500 From: "Ken La Rose" To: "QRP-Canada" , Cc: "Tom Hamblin" , "Tom Curtola" , Subject: [160908] Sunday Morning SSB/CW QRP Net Message-ID: <000c01c3a5b2$eab30b70$6426e2d1@D1YQV721> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Greetings! I am proposing to host an informal weekly QRP gathering on 40 meters, beginning this Sunday morning November 9, at 9:30am EDST (1430 Z) around 7.067 mHz. Eastern Canadian and northern U.S. amateurs are welcome to join in. I will be operating LSB in the Canadian phone band, but encourage U.S. hams, and Canadians without SSB capability, to call in on CW. QRO/QRPp check-ins are OK, too - whatever works for you! This will be a chance to meet on the air, talk about QRP activities or whatever, and get to know fellow regional QRPers a little better. All topics are open for discussion. You are welcome even to just pop in for a quick hello and signal report - anything goes! Hope to meet a few of you on the air this Sunday morning at 9:30am EDST (1430 Z), about 7.067 mHz. 72, de Ken VE3ELA Midland, (central) Ontario. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 23:06:25 -0600 From: Terry To: unlisted-recipients:; (no To-header on input) Cc: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160909] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <3FAC79D1.8080807@net66.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Friday 07 November 2003 21:30, Nick Kennedy wrote: > > >>I'm thinking of changing my email address so I can start fresh with >>regard to spam. (I'm currently getting maybe 100 to 150 spam >>messages a day and about 3 or 4 real emails, not counting QRP-L.) >> >> > > > > Hello Nick, For several weeks now I have been using Mozilla 1.4 under Suse 8.2 and recently switched to Slackware 9.1. Mozilla has a Spam learning process that does an excellant job of moving spam off into a "junk" folder where I can then scan the titles to see if Mozilla has made any mistakes before I mass-delete the whole mess. I am not sure if this runs on the Baysien (sp?) process, but however it works, it keeps getting better. I still end up with spam, but it is shuttled off to the junk folder, where I deal with it at my leisure. HTH es 72, Terry KA9TXE ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 00:25:52 -0500 From: "Ron Polityka" To: ".QRP-L" Subject: [160910] Re: 2004 QRP Contest Calendar is now on Sale! Message-ID: <001f01c3a5b8$c71da480$0200a8c0@WB3AAL> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sorry, The PayPal button is now working. 72 Ron de N3EPA EPA QRP Club El Presidente' n3epa@verizon.net www.n3epa.org ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 00:42:29 -0500 From: w9ya To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160911] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <200311080042.29804.w9ya@arrl.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline On Saturday 08 November 2003 12:06 am, Terry wrote: > On Friday 07 November 2003 21:30, Nick Kennedy wrote: > >>I'm thinking of changing my email address so I can start fresh with > >>regard to spam. (I'm currently getting maybe 100 to 150 spam > >>messages a day and about 3 or 4 real emails, not counting QRP-L.) > > Hello Nick, > > For several weeks now I have been using Mozilla 1.4 under Suse 8.2 > and recently switched to Slackware 9.1. Mozilla has a Spam learning > process that does an excellant job of moving spam off into a "junk" > folder where I can then scan the titles to see if Mozilla has made any > mistakes before I mass-delete the whole mess. I am not sure if this > runs on the Baysien (sp?) process, but however it works, it keeps > getting better. I still end up with spam, but it is shuttled off to the > junk folder, where I deal with it at my leisure. > > HTH es 72, > > Terry KA9TXE My BIGGEST, in terms of size, is (or was) the blaster-ish email worm/viruses for Wintendo I was getting on my linux box. They didn't hurt anything of course but EACH one was over 100k large. Not wanting to change or add to any of my Spamassassin settings on my email server, I instead enabled a small procmail script that has proven to be an excellent virus catcher. In fact I haven't gotten ANY virus or worm email of any nature since enabling this well over a month ago. I am so thrilled with this, I may start advising clients to use this as well. So to the original qrper affected by spam and other stuff-ola, take heart, there are lots of tools you can use, some of which are quite effective. Best regards; Bob w9ya ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2003 23:18:37 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Sevart To: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160912] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <20031108071837.8595.qmail@web9604.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii --- Nick Kennedy wrote: > So the logical question is, how much spam exposure > do I get by being > subscribed to QRP-L from my "prime" email address? The chances are pretty good. Part of the problem is that email lists such as QRP-L and others I subscribe to are archived in different places on the internet, and these archives can be fertile ground for email address harvesters. Another source of email addresses for spammers are the "forward this to everyone you know" or "THIS IS A TRUE STORY!!!1!!!" chain emails that make the rounds, and people who forward them usually don't bother deleting all the former forwarded-to addresses in the message, nor do they bother Bcc'ing the email so that those they send it to don't see all the other addresses. Therefore, if a spammer gets one of these, they are usually chock full of potential spam targets. The next time you get one of those type messages, count how many email addresses are in it. And by the way, if an email says "THIS IS A TRUE STORY," it likely isn't. ===== Tom Sevart N2UHC http://www.geocities.com/n2uhc __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 05:43:04 -0500 From: Dan Puckett To: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160913] Field Day Results Message-ID: <3FACC8B8.42FB1921@woh.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Hey gang, I was just over to the ARRL web site. They have published the results. yours truly finished next to last in my category. 1B. Oh well. I also saw several other familiar calls in 1B. They did much better. As pitiful as my score is, I did get my picture in the report. That's me on the bicycle on page 2. Yeah, I did Field Day bike mobile. That was fun. Check out my soapbox entry. Anyway, enough "bragging" for me. 73, Dan WD8AAU ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 07:23:33 -0500 From: "Charles Mabbott" To: n4xy@earthlink.net, qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU Subject: [160914] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed I am not sure how they are ran, but I have gotten a lot of trash after being in a yahoo group [only short time] but it was enough........... 73 Chuck AA8VS "By all means marry: If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher." -- Socrates www.aa8vs.org/aa8vs ----Original Message Follows---- From: Ed Tanton Reply-To: n4xy@earthlink.net To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: Re: QRP-L and undesired email Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 22:23:52 -0500 ///snip ... (I'm currently getting maybe 100 to 150 spam messages a day and >about 3 or 4 real emails, not counting QRP-L.) ///snip >So the logical question is, how much spam exposure do I get by being >subscribed to QRP-L from my "prime" email address? >///snip > Even though you are not filtering and your ISP is not >doing it for you? >///snip All of us are faced with the SPAM problem Nick. In my judgement, little of the SPAM I receive results from QRP-L addressing. While a number of people came to YAHOO's defense, I repeat, 1/3 of the SPAM I block comes from YAHOO. I TRIED unblocking it recently, and WHAM, here they came again. Dozens of YAHOO-sourced messages. I really don't CARE if the spammers are somehow spoofing YAHOO as their address or not. Blocking YAHOO gets rid of a significant number of SPAM messages. So I repeat my announcement: YAHOO messages are routed to my SPAM ("JUNK") mailbox, and may-or may not-be simply deleted. Examining my emails during this 3 weeks or so since I started paying special attention to YAHOO, I have concluded that will mean less than 1 message weekly I might miss. The next BLOCK on my list is probably going to have to be messages addressed to my address-or spoofed as if COMING from some other arrl.net address. I'll hate to do it, but if it gets any worse, that's next. THAT would eliminate-on the front end, so to speak-about 60% of the SPAM I either receive, or have to check in that "Junk" mailbox. Finally, I'm sorry, but I have to say that-these days-anyone without Active Norton/etc. email virus filtering; a good personal firewall; AND email SPAM filtering is wasting their time trying to communicate on the Internet. Lacking the 1st two measures is not only dangerous to the user, but to anyone they know or communicate with on the Internet. The SPAM filter has also become an essential part of emails today, and not having one is a huge waste of the user's time trying to sort out all the junk-as you have noted. There is no such thing as an easy-to-use SAFE email address. As they say, you can run, but you can't hide. Better to FILTER them. I use EUDORA and the made-for-EUDORA program SPAMNIX along with EUDORA's built-in SPAM eliminator. Even then it's a constant battle. I probably catch-and-block more SPAM than you actually get Nick (based on your numbers), but even then another 25 or so (out of 200-300 daily emails) come through because the artificial intelligence in SPAMNIX doesn't recognize a new set of phrases, or HTML ads, or just new addresses. They get added to the "Junk" e.g. BLOCKED mailbox. Sooner or later, if enough people BLOCK the major ISP irritants (and not JUST the messages): YAHOO; MAIL.COM; etc. etc. GENUINE email ISPs will make efforts to stop SPAM sources-as EARTHLINK and a few others say they are doing. Meanwhile... I repeat: get a SPAM filter. 72/73 Ed Tanton N4XY Ed Tanton N4XY 189 Pioneer Trail Marietta, GA 30068-3466 website: http://www.n4xy.com All emails & checked by Norton AntiVirus with AutoProtect LM: ARRL QCWA AMSAT & INDEXA; SEDXC NCDXA GACW QRP-ARCI OK-QRP QRP-L #758 K2 (FT) #00057 -------------------------------------------------- "He that gives up a little liberty to gain temporary security will lose both and deserve neither". --Benjamin Franklin "Suppose you were an idiot ... and suppose you were a member of Congress... but I repeat myself." --Mark Twain -------------------------------------------------- _________________________________________________________________ Compare high-speed Internet plans, starting at $26.95. https://broadband.msn.com (Prices may vary by service area.) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 14:39:29 +0100 From: "Juanjo Pastor" To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160915] RV: EA QRP CLub Contest 2003 Reminder Message-ID: <006601c3a5fd$bcb20c80$4d47523e@ec5aca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit EA-QRP Club Contest 2003 (1st Edition) -------------------------------------- The EA-QRP Club invite Radio amateurs all over the world to take part in this Contest to increase SSB contacts between QRP stations. Date: 8 - 9th November 2003 Periods/Parts: 8th November 1st part 17:00 to 20:00 UTC in 20 meters 2nd part 20:00 to 23:00 UTC in 80 meters 9th November 3th part 07:00 to 10:00 UTC in 15 meters 4th part 10:00 to 13:00 UTC in 10 meters Frequencies: 20 meters : From 14.275 MHz to 14.295 MHz 80 meters : From 3.670 MHz to 3.695 MHz 15 meters : From 21.150 MHz to 21.180 MHz 10 meters : From 28.900 MHz to 28.930 MHz Exchange: 59 + Spanish province (Spanish stations) 59 (Outside Spain) Power: Maximum output power 10 watts Categories: Single operator only. QRP - Maximum output power 10 watts QRPp - Maximum output power 1 watt Score: Every station may be contacted once per band. QRP station : 1 point QRPp Station : 2 points Multipliers: Each contacted Spanish province and DXCC country will give one multiplier on each band. Your own will also count. EA/EA6/EA8/EA9 will be only one multiplier (EA-Spain). Total score: The final score is the sum of QSO points from all bands multiplied by the sum of multipliers from all bands. Penalties: Violation of contest rules, unsportsman-like conduct or not use the frequencies will be deemed sufficient cause for disqualification. Trophies and prizes: Trophy will be given to the 1st and 2nd in each category (QRP and QRPp). The EA-QRP Club organization will determine the final prize. Log instructions: 1- All times must be in GMT. 2- All sent and received exchanges are to be logged and the Spanish province (Only 59 for foreigners). 3- Callsign of each station and special mention if it is a QRP or QRPp 4- Band of the contact Homemade equipment users may have problems to determinate the exact frequency, but try to respect the frequencies of the Contest. All logs must contain a declaration that the contest rules have been respected and the final score you claim and the following information : Name and callsign RX, TX or RTX Antenna/s Output power Mailing deadline for log entries is November 30, 2003. Computer logs are welcome in ASCII or Cabrillo format. Mailing address for the logs: EA-QRP club, PO Box 73, 46182, La Ca ada (Valencia) Emails log to: ea5chq@wanadoo.es 73, 72 de Juanjo, EA5CHQ-EC5ACA. EA-QRP #104, G-QRP #9742, QRP-L #1662. Juanjo Pastor C/San Roque, 4-1 46460 Silla SPAIN e-mail: ea5chq@wanadoo.es web: http://www.ea5chq.tk Tel.: +034 96 120 17 67 Movil: 651 35 35 11 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 09:05:54 -0500 From: Bruce Muscolino To: nkennedy@tcainternet.com Cc: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160916] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <3FACF842.C101F8EA@erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Nick, I wonder just how many of those spam messages are coming directly to you and how many are coming via your ISP. I also get 100 or more spam messages each day. A significant number are coming via my ISP. Changing your ISP probably will only work for a day or two. Then as you send messages you will be in the same fix as before. I have contemplated making the same change, but the first time I had to send a message to an old friend I am sure the spammers would all over again. Using the delete key seems a better bet to me. 73 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 09:33:27 -0500 From: "John" To: , "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160917] Re: Field Day Results Message-ID: <000901c3a605$4a360f50$332cf343@ATHOME> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Coming in next to last is a lot better than not participating at all. So Congratulations... John K2JHU... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Puckett" To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 5:43 AM Subject: Field Day Results > Hey gang, > > I was just over to the ARRL web site. They have published the results. > yours truly finished next to last in my category. 1B. Oh well. I > also saw several other familiar calls in 1B. They did much better. > As pitiful as my score is, I did get my picture in the report. That's > me on the bicycle on page 2. Yeah, I did Field Day bike mobile. That > was fun. Check out my soapbox entry. Anyway, enough "bragging" for me. > > 73, > > Dan > > WD8AAU > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 09:56:07 -0500 From: Bruce Muscolino To: myetsko@insydesw.com Cc: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160918] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas Message-ID: <3FAD0407.79457626@erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit We all have different opnions of RG-174. The issue in portable antennas is weight and space. 50 feet of RG-174 makes a much smaller package than any other type of coax. The newer RG-8 types are the best bet IF you can stand the space and weight penalty. I wouldn't touch RG-6 with someone else's radio because of its fragile ALUMINUM shield. Face it, it works well when installed in the wall but not coiled up and uncoiled in a portable environment. Obviously you can save a lot of space and weight by using one feed line for all your antennas. Install connectors on both ends of the coax and on the rig and antenna. As you all know I am a proponent of the end fed wire. 73 > > Ugh... 174? > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 08:12:04 -0700 From: "Dave Ek" To: "QRP-L" Subject: [160919] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <000301c3a60a$abc14640$6801a8c0@dad> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Nick, I second what Bud wrote. I've been using a Bayesian filter called POPFile on my WinXP box for a few months now, and it works pretty well. I have it route all spam to a folder where I can delete it at my leisure. I also have it route the Nigerian scams and other attempts at fraud or deceit to another folder, just because I want to save it for amusement and posterity. With Bayesian filters, you create "bins" to hold different types of email, and then you teach it how to sort the email by correcting it whenever it sorts incorrectly. It doesn't take long for it to become very accurate at sorting the email for you. You can find POPFile at http://popfile.sourcefourge.net/ BTW, I use Earthlink as my internet provider, and its spam blocking feature caught 546 spam emails to my main email address in the last ten days. It still lets quite a few slip through, but that's 546 that I didn't have to deal with. I can examine the messages it blocks to see if they're legit, but so far (over a few years) I've never seen that happen. I haven't seen many instances of the virus and worm emails, either--certainly not the hundreds that others have experienced. (Yes, for those of you who are observant, I'm endorsing Earthlink as a satisfied subscriber.) 73 de Dave NK0E ------------------------- Bud wrote: Before you go to the trouble of changing addresses, have a look a Bayesian spam filtering. The Paul Graham article got the ball rolling and a bunch of folks have run with it. http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html http://home.dataparty.no/kristian/reviews/bayesian/ A google search on "Bayesian spam filter" will turn up a bunch of links. I use bogofilter on Linux. It works very well. I still get an occasional false negative, but not many. I haven't had a false positive in a long time. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 10:25:45 -0500 From: To: Subject: [160920] Think I just heard a KX1 on twenty... Message-ID: <001101c3a60c$9cdc2f80$4a24ad80@f1n5n8> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Bob, N4BP...I heard you in QSO with someone on 14060 just now. Wasn't paying close attention while I was working on the DSWMULTI interface breadboard. I think I heard your QSO partner comment on the fact that you were running a KX1 to 3 el... Whatever you were running...it sounds GOOD! My DSW-20 is in an in-between state right now so I couldn't answer your subsequent CQs. 73. Bill, N4QA http://www.n4qa.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 11:43:32 -0500 From: "Alan Fryer" To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160921] FS: AZ Scorpion Class E TXs Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit For Sale: Complete set of unbuilt AZ Scorpion Class E transmitters - 1 EA of the 40M, 30M and 20M versions complete with case/hardware kit for each. These are no longer offered, so if you missed out, here they are. They are in the original packing and unopened, everything is there. Original cost = $120, will ship for $110 as a lot only. Alan, N3BJ Bent Mountain, VA ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 11:47:34 -0500 From: Bruce Muscolino To: k5di@zianet.com Cc: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160922] Re: Mechanical filter instead of a crystal filter? Message-ID: <3FAD1E26.66ADC98C@erols.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Karl, Collins makes filters in all shape factors. They are not all the old 75A types. I have a small filter, probably from an aircraft radio that would probably fit. The more significant issues are matching the filter impedance to the radio and accounting for filter losses. Shape factor also plays a role, CW being the best, SSB being the worst. 73 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 11:56:29 -0500 From: "John Harper" To: "QRP-L" Subject: [160923] KX1 on 40m Message-ID: <000501c3a619$41dad700$6401a8c0@JOHN> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Just worked John N2XE on 7040 kHz. He was set up overlooking West Point running 2 watts into a portable vertical. His KX1 had "the works" - 30m, auto-tuner and front-mounted paddles. Sounded great here, I shoulda made a wav file...... John Harper AE5X Outdoor QRP & 80-Meter DXing: http://www.ae5x.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 09:44:24 -0600 From: KD5NWA To: ekdave@earthlink.net Cc: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160924] Re: QRP-L and undesired email Message-ID: <6D8540EB-1202-11D8-ABFA-000502CEA711@CBayona.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v552) Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I also agree 100%, I use Popfile on my PC's and it is 99.6% accurate in sorting my mail most of the time, sometimes a little better, sometimes is goes down to 99.4% which I consider excellent. I will be installing it in my MacIntoshes at the end of the month when I finish moving. On Saturday, November 8, 2003, at 09:12 AM, Dave Ek wrote: > Nick, > > I second what Bud wrote. I've been using a Bayesian filter called > POPFile on > my WinXP box for a few months now, and it works pretty well. I have it > route > all spam to a folder where I can delete it at my leisure. I also have > it > route the Nigerian scams and other attempts at fraud or deceit to > another > folder, just because I want to save it for amusement and posterity. > With > Bayesian filters, you create "bins" to hold different types of email, > and > then you teach it how to sort the email by correcting it whenever it > sorts > incorrectly. It doesn't take long for it to become very accurate at > sorting > the email for you. You can find POPFile at > > http://popfile.sourcefourge.net/ > > BTW, I use Earthlink as my internet provider, and its spam blocking > feature > caught 546 spam emails to my main email address in the last ten days. > It > still lets quite a few slip through, but that's 546 that I didn't have > to > deal with. I can examine the messages it blocks to see if they're > legit, but > so far (over a few years) I've never seen that happen. I haven't seen > many > instances of the virus and worm emails, either--certainly not the > hundreds > that others have experienced. (Yes, for those of you who are > observant, I'm > endorsing Earthlink as a satisfied subscriber.) > > 73 de Dave NK0E > > ------------------------- > Bud wrote: > > Before you go to the trouble of changing addresses, have a look a > Bayesian spam filtering. The Paul Graham article got the ball rolling > and a bunch of folks have run with it. > > http://www.paulgraham.com/spam.html > http://home.dataparty.no/kristian/reviews/bayesian/ > > A google search on "Bayesian spam filter" will turn up a bunch of > links. > I use bogofilter on Linux. It works very well. I still get an > occasional false negative, but not many. I haven't had a false > positive in a long time. > > Cecil KD5NWA ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 11:22:22 -0600 From: David Gauding To: qrp-l@lehigh.edu Subject: [160925] Re: Type of Coax for QRP Antennas Message-ID: <5.1.1.6.0.20031108095300.00a23e30@bbs.galilei.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Howdy, For longer hikes I use Carol RG-174 with portable vertical antennas. 25' with crimp BNC's on both ends provides for a 20M choke balun and enough coax to reach past the footprint of an 1/8th wave radial set. Yes, it's lossier compared to RG-58, but for the a short-term portable application works just fine and keeps the day-pack manageable. Just rambling through the woods for a couple of hours leaves RG-58 as the better choice for me - assuming a relatively short feedline. Regarding RG-6, my only experience has been with the quad-shielded variety installed by cable companies. If there is another version, I am not aware of it. The RG-6 I used for years (mostly indoors) had TWO shields and TWO braids. It was quiet and reasonably flexible for its size but heavy by comparison. In addition to dipole applications it worked well for constructing a shielded balanced feedline. For most portable applications it is probably overkill. Recalling that I got my almost full spool of Belden RG-6 by calling on the chief engineer at our local cable company and just asking for cable ends. That's probably an exception these days but you really don't know until the question is asked. de Dave, NF0R nf0r@slacc.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 13:37:58 -0400 From: "Alan Slusher" To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160926] OT: Concorde picture set (Shameless Tourism Plug for Barbados) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit You can see the real thing up close (not flying, unfortunately) when it goes on display here shortly (later this month) near the airport. You can combine the viewing with a fabulous holiday in a tiny (21 miles by 16, but only 168 sq miles) exotic tropical island in the Caribbean a mere 1600 miles south-east of Miami (non-stop scheduled access from Miami, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto, London, Frankfurt). And you can get to meet the local QRP community, visit the clubhouse with the ruins of an old sugar mill, and operate the radios for free. The small size of the island and the surrounding salt water seem to make for excellent QRP operation: Europe and Australia with 4 watts and a dipole on CW are easy. Walk with your valid licence and a local one will be issued for a small fee. No hassle. A little known fact has been a weekly British Airways Concorde London (Heathrow) to Barbados return on Saturdays; this has been going on for years, complementing the NY-London flights. In recognition of the importance of the Barbados destination, British Airways is putting one of the birds here on permanent loan/display. On its penultimate flight here a couple of months ago, a local QRP'er (Pat 8P6AZ) got to get onboard, and had his picture taken in the co-pilot's seat. Unfortunately, I can't add attachments to QRP-L posts. Cheers, Alan 8P9BM - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 11:19:53 -0700 (MST) From: Karl Larsen To: Bruce Muscolino Cc: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160927] Re: Mechanical filter instead of a crystal filter? Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII On Sat, 8 Nov 2003, Bruce Muscolino wrote: > Karl, > > Collins makes filters in all shape factors. They are not all the old > 75A types. I have a small filter, probably from an aircraft radio that > would probably fit. I'm not sure my mechanical filter in the FT-817 was made by Collins. It is very possible the patent ran out and others are making them now. > > The more significant issues are matching the filter impedance to the > radio and accounting for filter losses. Shape factor also plays a role, > CW being the best, SSB being the worst. > > 73 > > -- - Karl Larsen k5di Las Cruces,NM Az ScQRPions - ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 13:43:00 -0500 From: "Adam Vazquez" To: qrp-l@lehigh.edu Subject: [160928] Re:%20Type%20of%20Coax%20for%20QRP%20Antennas Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Thanks Mike for beating me to it. Why not use 300 or 450 twinline? I find it to be the most portable and easiest to handle out in the field. I guess it is because of the flatness of the twinline. Next radio I build will have the connectors set up for twinline. Make a balun or use a tuner and you will be pleasantly surprised. I just don't recommend throwing it in a bag full of cables and cords. Always get it in a rats rest that way. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 21:10:52 +0100 (CET) From: "=?iso-8859-1?q?Miguel=20Angel=20D.J.?=" To: qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU Subject: [160929] FS: Mini Key for QRP (Ex Army) Message-ID: <20031108201052.68147.qmail@web20010.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello, I have a mini key Mc Murdo (England) from the army (1960s). Its famous because it is designed to fit around your leg. Its great for portable and QRP operation or just for collection. 80$ (Shipping incluided - Registered) PAY PAL only! Thanks, Miguel ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versi n GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y m s... http://messenger.yahoo.es ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 15:34:29 -0500 From: John Sielke To: qrp-l@lehigh.edu Subject: [160930] Re: Mechanical filter instead of a crystal filter? Message-ID: <3FAD5355.7000305@pobox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > I'm not sure my mechanical filter in the FT-817 was made by > Collins. It is very possible the patent ran out and others are making > them now. In all the literature, it is referred to as the "Collins Mechanical Filter," or the "Rockwell Collins Mechanical Filter." Kinda gives me a hint that it is a Collins Mechanical Filter....but of course, it might be made by Mitsubishi. John W2AGN ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 13:37:03 -0700 From: "Thomas Kuehl" To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Subject: [160931] FOX: Nov. 4th AC7A Final Log Message-ID: <001b01c3a638$11e55f10$120110ac@texas6oef4glwm> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit All, Thanks for the inputs regarding my November 4th (Nov. 5th UTC), FOX hunt log. All corrections have been incorporated. Best Regards, Thomas - AC7A (Tucson) Time Call RST(r) RST(s) SPC Name Pwr(W) UTC 0200 W0PWE 559 559 IA Jerry 5 0201 K5DW 559 559 TX Don 5 0202 W5YR 559 559 TX George 5 0203 N9NE 559 559 WI Todd 5 0204 W0CH 559 559 MO Dave 5 0204 K5JHP 559 559 TX Bill 5 0205 W9XT 559 559 WI Gary 5 0206 AC5JH 559 559 OK Tom 5 0207 VE3FAL 559 559 ON Fred 5 0208 W5USJ 559 559 TX Chuck 5 0209 K3PH 559 559 PA Bob 5 0210 N0JRN 559 559 MO Jerry 5 0211 N4ROA 559 559 VA Dan 5 0212 N1TP 559 559 FL Tom 5 0214 N0EA 559 559 MO Wayne 5 0215 WA9TZE 559 559 WI Jim 5 0216 W7MAP/5 559 559 TX Chuck 5 0217 W5TB 559 559 TX Doc 5 0218 KK5LD 559 559 TX Dan 5 0219 N1FN 559 559 CO ET 5 0220 N5ZE 559 559 TX Lew 5 0221 AJ4AY 339 339 AL Jay 5 0222 NN5E 559 559 TX Vern 5 0223 KG6WP 559 579 CA Ward 5 0224 W5HNS 559 559 TX Henry 5 0225 N5UW 559 559 OK Clif 5 0226 N4IM 559 559 TX Cole 5 0227 N9AW 559 559 WI Jerry 5 0228 N5IB 559 559 LA Jim 5 0229 VE6EX 559 559 AB Dan 5 0231 N0TK 579 579 CO Dan 5 0231 VE6JAZ 559 559 AB Rob 5 0233 W9XU 559 559 WI Lon 5 0234 WB9HFK 559 339 IL Mark 5 0236 AA5O 559 559 LA Vern 5 0237 NV4V 559 559 KY Pete 5 0239 AF4LQ 449 339 KY Mike 5 0240 K9OZ 559 559 IL Bruce 5 0241 AA5TA 559 559 TX Larry 5 0242 K6XR 599 599 CA Reggie 5 0243 W7AQK 599 599 AZ Dave 5 0244 K5EOA 559 599 LA Wayne 5 0245 W6KI 579 579 CA Glen 5 0245 WE9K 339 339 WI Glenn 5 0247 WA8BXN 559 559 OH Mike 5 0247 K6VXN 559 599 CA Arlen 5 0248 VA6RF 559 339 AB Earl 5 0249 KI0II 559 579 CO Ron 5 0250 K8CV 559 339 MI Walt 5 0250 AG0T 559 339 ND Todd 4 0251 N0WX 559 339 MN Mike 5 0254 K5SR 559 599 TX Dale 5 0255 KI0RB 559 559 CO Vince 5 0256 VE5DC 449 339 SK Jerry 4 0257 N7MFB 579 559 WA Bill 5 0300 W0RSP 559 559 SD Ade 1 0301 KR0U 599 599 CO Tim 5 0303 K2ZN 559 559 NY Al 5 0304 KB9YIG 559 339 IN Tony 2 0305 K4ADI 559 559 SC Frank 5 0306 NK6A 559 559 CA Don 5 0308 N7CQR 559 559 OR Dan 5 0308 K8KFJ 559 559 WV Gary 5 0310 KB2FEL 519 559 WV Bob 5 0311 AG4PJ 559 559 AL Dave 5 0313 W8YMO 559 559 OH Harry 5 0315 W0NTA 559 559 CO Dick 5 0317 K5BGB 449 229 TX Rod 5 0319 AC7P 459 359 ID Don 100 0323 KD5KXF 559 339 TX Mike 5 0324 W0ANM 559 559 MN Chris 5 0327 K0YWD 559 339 MT Skip 3 0329 KV2X 559 339 NY Tom 5 0332 KJ0C 339 229 MO Jim 5 0337 N4DD 559 559 TN Dennis 5 0338 K3ESE 559 339 MD Lloyd 5 0340 W0UFO 549 229 MN Mert 5 0343 AB9CA 559 559 AL Dave 5 0344 K9DI 599 339 IL Wayne 5 0346 K4BYF 559 229 FL Jack 5 0347 WB8WTU 559 559 OH Dennis 5 0348 VE7HHH 599 559 BC Blair 5 0349 W2LJ 339 339 NJ Larry 4 0350 N0IT 559 339 MO Dave 5 0358 NK9G 559 339 WI Rick 5 0400 VE4WI xxx xxx MB FOX 5 0400 AC7A xxx xxx AZ FOX 5 ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 16:29:10 EST From: Davewb4@aol.com To: qrp-l@lehigh.edu Subject: [160932] L-1628B1J LCD Availability Message-ID: <188.214879b6.2cdeba26@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I got a late start building Trev's DDS and by the time I got around to ordering the LCD from Mouser they were on back order till 1/04. I found a supply at All American here in Ft. Lauderdale. Best of all they are only $ 9.50 compared to Mouser's $ 14.80. All American has some stiff ordering requirements but I have open account with them and can order two or more at a time. So if anyone else needs this LCD let me know; they have 450 in stock. 73 Dave Rogers WB4CHK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 17:24:35 -0500 From: "w8diz" To: Cc: Subject: [160933] Re: L-1628B1J LCD Availability Message-ID: <001b01c3a647$17829af0$b8cf1d41@cinci.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Dave et al, I still have about 20 pieces of 20x2 LCD displays available, with NO BACKLIGHT. Price is $5.00 each plus shipping of $4.50 Gotta be better than Mouser! which is my favorite vendor BTW 72 & "oo's" - Dieter (DIZ) Gentzow - W8DIZ - Loveland, Ohio Clermont County - EM79uf - near Cincinnati; 39:13:05N 84:18:18W RIG:multiPIG+ ANT:67 FT Vertical Dipole http://kitsandparts.com ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion" Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 4:29 PM Subject: L-1628B1J LCD Availability I got a late start building Trev's DDS and by the time I got around to ordering the LCD from Mouser they were on back order till 1/04. I found a supply at All American here in Ft. Lauderdale. Best of all they are only $ 9.50 compared to Mouser's $ 14.80. All American has some stiff ordering requirements but I have open account with them and can order two or more at a time. So if anyone else needs this LCD let me know; they have 450 in stock. 73 Dave Rogers WB4CHK ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 08 Nov 2003 14:41:31 -0800 From: John Somerville To: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160934] Availability?: Electronic Data Book for Homebrewers and QRPers Message-ID: <3FAD711B.70109@shaw.ca> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT I get mixed messages about the existence of Kanga which I have phoned and got no answer. I want a copy of *_Electronic Data Book for Homebrewers and QRPers._ * Anyone know of an alternate source? Regards John VE7CFG ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 15:33:14 -0800 (PST) From: Mark Hogan To: Low Power Amateur Radio Discussion Subject: [160935] RM-40S whip length Message-ID: <20031108233314.59740.qmail@web9602.mail.yahoo.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Anyone have a chart for one of these...I need the correct whip (aprx) length for the 7.040...I cut the whip for voice and am trying to make a new one for cw. btw I checked the pc and there are no viri here, Dont know how that email poped up for you guys that saw it. Mark Hogan / N5OBC __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ------------------------------ End of QRP-L Digest 3098 ************************ --------------------------------