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Subject: Crystal Filter design: progress report
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    Thanks to much assistance from the net, I've got the filter
tables needed for 0.1db Chebychev and Butterworth crystal bandpass
filters, from 2nd through 8th order, including the fix for the typo in
the Butterworth table.  I've got a bone-stock BASIC program for each
that not only computes the shunt caps but also the series caps needed
to improve the shape.  I've got 25 crystals matched at 9.995662MHz
series resonance, 1400Hz 3db bandwidth, 6 ohms series resistance and
4pf parallel capacitance.  I've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of
cigarettes, it's dark out and I'm wearing sunglasses.
    I'm going to build an 8-pole 2.7kHz SSB filter first (and that
will use up all of my caps of several values) and see how that works
versus the calculations.  I also have pspice, and I'll try to figure
out hot to get that working to see how the modelled behavior looks.
    Test equipment needed for the project so far: a stable 50 ohm
low-level signal generator (my DDS gadget works fine), an ohm-meter
and an o-scope (even cheezy old 5MHz scope will work for this at
10MHz), and a home-built test jig (crystal socket, 50 ohm resistor,
switch and trimpot).
    It looks good so far, and my results match the article pretty
well.  Should I post the program(s) for this?
--
John Welch, N9JZW

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Hi,

    Can anyone recommend a good kit for a small-sized RF-amp of about
20-30 watts output for 20 meters with built in T-R switching which I can
incorporate into my QRP rig?

73,
Daniel

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Hi,
    Has anyone built the Ramsey QAMP? Is it a good kit, works well? What
is the physical size of the board? comments on this kit? Tks.

73,
Daniel

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I am curious to learn if any others on this reflector are familiar
with and/or have first hand knowledge of modifications for the JST-10
battery powered 1/10 watt SSB/CW transceiver for 40 & 15 meters that
the Japan Radio Corporation marketed several years ago.  I have one
and have enjoyed using it.  However, I would really like to add
RIT and possibly extend the transmitting range on 40m.

Regards de Sandy
WA6BXH/7J1ABV
[e-mail]    WA6BXH@N0ARY


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Subject: Crystal filter designed & built - it works!
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    Another progress report on crystal filter designing:  As I did
not have the correct caps for an 8-pole SSB filter, I used some of the
extra crystals I'd matched to make a 2200Hz 5-pole Chebychev 0.1db
ripple filter.  Results were quite good!
    The design spec was for 2200Hz bw, and the result was 2240Hz
wide.  It drops like a rock on both sides.  Is 200 ohms in and out, so
I matched it with a 4:1 transformer on the input and a 200 ohm
resistor on the end.
    I have not yet measured insertion loss, and the ripple looks a
little bit higher than 0.1db (like maybe 0.5db) using stock value
capacitors.  I did no tuning at all, just used the closest stock value
caps I had, and it works well.
    The program I wrote calculates not only the shunt caps, but
the series caps needed to re-resonate the crystals.  These caps are
the important ones if you want the shape to be correct.  Calculating
these by hand is a bit of a bear, but with a computer and BASIC it's
pretty easy.
    Now to prettify the program and the output, get some more caps
and sling more solder...
--
John Welch, N9JZW

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Subject: Filter tested on analyzer
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    I put the filter on a spectrum analyzer and recorded some
numbers.  As designed it was supposed to have 2.2kHz bandwidth and
0.1db of ripple.  It's a 5-pole Chebychev, designed from the 1982
article in QST.  I did no tuning, and used the closest standard value
capacitors to what was calculated.  I did add the series caps
indicated in the article, to make the shape more closely match the
calculated values.
    Results are:  2.4kHz bandwidth, 4.8db ripple, at the lower
edge it falls off 25db in 600 hertz and at the upper edge it falls off
28.7db in 500 hertz.  Insertion loss is 3db.
    It's not good enough to remove the unwanted sideband, but it's
not too bad all in all, for a 5-pole filter.  The ripple is a little
high, but probably acceptable for home-built no-tune stuff.  I imagine
I could get the ripple down and maybe the skirts improved by tuning
each section, but that's a bit more masochistic than I want to be for
a simple project.  I might do it for my own 8-pole SSB filter, just to
see how hard it is (and how good it sounds).
    73 y'all, hope this inspires more building...
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John Welch, N9JZW

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    Hi All,
        Great weekend for my HW-8.  I went over to a fellow
    QRPer's house and worked on the HW-8.  I had build it when
    I was in college (1980) and have moved it at least four times
    and have not used it much in all these years.  Yesterday
    it tuned up on all band except 20 meters.  After we measured the
    crystal frequency to be about 17 MHz when it should have been
    about 22 MHz we know where the problem was.  Replaced the crystal
    and everything when smoothly after that.  It puts out between 2.7
    and 1.8 Watts.  I can start making mods to the radio that I've
    been collecting over the years.  The first is output for 8 ohm
    headphones then rit maybe a new audio filter plus all the fixes.

    I hope to get on the air tonight after 1:00Z.  If you hear me
    give me a call around 7.040 +/- qrm

    73 -- marty -- nr3z         [e-mail]


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From [e-mail]  Mon Mar 14 10:36:41 1994
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HI,

had a really bad week in car ville.. so when I get back from a 4 day
trip.. thinking about selling off some stuff.

I have a mint.. ARK 40 .. aligned and tested.. also have a  bunch of
accessories that I may sell at a good price.. like the Howe antenna
station with SWR/wattmeter, sidetone oscillator and tuner.. cost of kit
was about $159.. will sell it for $75 (tested and built..then never
used).. also have tejas audio filter.. will sell for $35.. may have 2
complete MFJ qrp rigs.. one 20 meters with built in keyer, the other 40
meters with keyer and audio filter..texas bug catcher. new $200.. will
let go for $100 +shipping (all above with shipping).

Was going to sell the kids.. but they are too old and won't bring much
HI HI..

73

Jeff, AC4HF

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Hi,

going up to Northern Tennessee to a 150 year old cabin for a couple of
days.. going to bring my Yaesu 301S and some gell cells, some PVC
verticals and maybe a G5RV... going to test the set up for the April QRP
expedition.. might as well see if it works.

Unplugged the power on the 301S last night and hooked up one of my small
gell cells (didn't know how much power it takes to run this rig).. seems
to have no problem with 5 watts SSB or CW.. got on SSB and worked a guy
in california.. good signal report .. strong signal in not too good
conditions.. next guy I worked was also from California.. he couldn't
believe my power level.. turned his down to 2 watts.. he went from a
59.. to a 55.. talked for some time.. he decided he was going to have to
try it more often.

I will be on the air on 20 meters at various times this evening and will
try to be on at about 00:00 on 20 meters SSB and mybe 40 a little later.
.will be happy to move to CW.. the thing is I know I won't have any
problems with the CW.. need to see how the setup works with minimal
antennas on SSB... will bring 3 cw rigs (20-30-40) just as backup.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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    Thanks to all those who recommend the Cmos Super Keyer II.
    I finished it a couple of days ago hooked it up to my HW-8
    and it I love it.  I may order another one and install it
    inside the HW-8.  Thanks again Steve WV6U


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MFJ 971 6w/200w plortable tuner with cross-needle SWR/pwr meter.
This is the matching tuner/meter for the MFJ QRP series of radios.
Exactly the same size as the QRP rigs.  Excellent cosmetic condition
and perfect working order.  They sell new of $85 minus shipping.
I will ship it for $50.00.

Thanks, Greg KN4FR

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I have a Schurr Einbau Wabbler dual paddle for sale.  This paddle is
brushed brass with clear lexan or plexiglas finger pieces.  It is the
identical mechanism to the Wabbler but is intended to be installed
on the base of your choice or a knee board, for example.  It is perfect
for installation as an integral part of a rig you are designing or have.
A review and picture of this key is in 73 magazine, Dec. '92, pg. 44.
They call it the Schurr Mini, but that is a misnomer since the Schurr
Mini is one of the smallest, prettiest, and best action straight keys
I have ever used (I own one --- fantastic and gorgeous).  Anyway, the
paddle I am selling is about 3 months old and in virtually perfect
condition.  I paid $120.00 for it but will sell it for $70.00 including
shipping.

Thanks, Greg KN4FR

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If you're suffering from the long-winter blahs, here's some
hope. The 1994 ARRL Field Day Package just went to the printer,
so copies should be available soon.

The Field Day Package contains sample log sheets, dupe sheets,
publicity information and the all-important RULES. [No, the
rules say nothing about mosquitos, floods or earthquakes, but
they do define QRP as 5-watts output.]

To get your very own Field Day Package, send:

A 9 x 12-inch self-addressed, stamped envelope with 4 units
of postage (unless they raise the rates, that's $1.16 in the
US) to:

    ARRL Field Day Package
    225 Main Street
    Newington, CT 06111-1494

It wouldn't hurt to put "Field Day Package" on the 9 x 12
envelope, too, to make sure it gets to the right place (we
get a LOT of mail).

Your Field Day Package should arrive in your mailbox some time
in April. CQ FD!

73

Jim, KR1S

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I suddenly stopped getting any mail from [e-mail]
Is there something wrong on the network or is the problem
local?

--
Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
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Youngstown, Ohio

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Hi,

    Something's sure weird with this mailing list. Anyway, does anyone
here know anything about the QAMP kit from Ramsey? Is it a good kit? Worth
the money?

73,
Daniel

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A few days ago I wrote a note to the list asking for help on the
possible purchase of a great DMM at Dayton.

Unfortunately [e-mail] chose that day to delete me from
the list so I spent the whole weekend wondering why I got no replys
to my query!

Well I am back on the list (I think).  Anyone who posted advise
about the meter please post again or better yet just e-mail it
to me so I don't bother everyone on the list with material that
has already been posted.  I know a lot of you out there know of
a meter you really wish you had!  Tell me about it so I can make
a good decision when I buy!

By the way....  finally got my NorCal 40 up and running tonight!
I love it!  Can't wait to string an antenna and get it on the air!
73
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Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
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Youngstown, Ohio

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Hi,
    I am looking for a Tx AMP Kit with about 20-30 watts output and having
my QRP 4 watts as input. Preferably a small PCB so I can fit it into my existng
casing and must have T-R switching, preferably solid-state T-R. Can anyone
recommend any such kit (runs off 12-13.8V) that I can mail order or build? Tks.
BTW This is for 20 meters CW operation.

73,
Daniel

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They said is couldn't be done (and they were nearly right!)

I spent most of this hard winter building PC board projects.  I learned how
to use plain paper copies to make PCBs from scratch, and went to town!
I ended up with 4 QRP transceivers (NC40, NN1G and 2 SP1 Spiders), but did
not have HF license to use them.  So I finally upgraded (passed 5WPM exam)
and set out to use my new toys.
   All of my local buddies suggested that I was in for some frustration.
Magazine articles supportted their claim.  QRP is not for beginners; learn to
operate QRO first (etc).  To make matters worse, I don't have a decent antenna
up yet (got a nice multi-band wire antenna ready to go into my trees when the
weather permits)- all I have up is a 70ft long-wire fed through an MFJ tuner.
   So I tried for a contact - any contact - for nearly 2 weeks.  I would have
settled for the guy down the street!  Finally it happened.  I was cruising on
40M with the NC40 and heard a medium-strong CQ near some European broadcast
splatter on 7.129. What the heck; I needed the key practice anyway. I replied toit.  Here comes WB2GTG out of Brooklyn - about 450 miles from my QTH in
Rochester.  So he only gives me a 33N RST; do I SOUND unhappy?
   Gotta get a QSL card off to that guy - he never worked so hard to pull a
signal out of the noise before.  (also gotta get a better antenna up soon...)
73 - N2VTK
John

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Are any of you folks going to be attending the RF Expo West in San Jose,CA?
...in particular the Ham Radio Reception on Wednesday (3/23) evening?
Send Email to me if you are and I'll circulate a list of all the responses
to the respondees.
  -joe  WA4GIR      [e-mail]

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Hi,

Does anyone out there know of a good cheap source of 10 turn 100k
pots for the extended coverage mod for the NorCal 40. THe ones
I find are WAY expensive.

Also I can't find a 43pf mica cap, seems most manufactuers make 39pf
and 47pf.  Is a silver mica the same as mica cap??  Will a 43pf
polysterene work in the VFO circuit or are'nt they stable enough?

Havent had any mail from this group over the weekend, so don't know
if the problem is on this end or the reflector.

If you have any answers to my problems Email me direct.

tnx & 73,
Steve - WW7Y

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The MFJ 971 is sold -- thanks to the many who inquired.

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   Bruce,

   did we lose the list?

   dit dit
   Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Yes, as a matter of fact, we did. :-( Something caused the qrp list to get
truncated....the qrp-digest is still OK.  I'll try to have the qrp list
restored from backups tomorrow morning.

--bruce WT1M

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Volume on the QRP list has been light, hasn't it!  I thought I scared
everyone off by my "netiquette" posting last week, but what *really*
happened was that the list got trashed because of a problem with majordomo
and a full file partition on Friday.  Sigh.

I just restored the list and I believe I've incorporated the changes since
then.  If not, please fix it through the normal means.  Sorry for the
inconvenience, and thanks to those who pointed out the problem to me; my
head has been buried in work, and I didn't notice!

The qrp-digest list was unaffected (except that without many people on the
other list, volume was light!).

--bruce WT1M


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For those of you who don't know, this is what the QRP-Digest form of the
list looks like.  One of these messages is created early each morning
containing all the mail to the list in the last 24 hours.  I'm sending it
out to everyone *but* the digest subscribers because this was the traffic
sent while the list was broken.

I will send two more digest back-issues so you all get caught up.

--bruce WT1M




QRP Digest                Saturday, 12 March 1994      Volume 00 : Number 031

In this issue:

    ARK 40
    MFJ-9020 Blows Fuse Over SWR?
    Re: designing crystal filters
    [none]
    Forsale Schurr mini-paddle
    Saturday March 12, 1994
    Myron Koyle
    Buying a DMM
    HW-8 for sale

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From: "JEFF M. GOLD" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 10:40:34 -0600 (CST)
Subject: ARK 40

Hi,

hate to do it.. may have to sell off some equipment. one piece I am
considering selling is the ARK 40.. completely built and tested, and
aligned.. works GREAT..

Just wanted to put out feelers and see if anyone was interested.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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From: Mike J Pulley <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 09:23:05 PST
Subject: MFJ-9020 Blows Fuse Over SWR?

Text item: Text_1

     My MFJ-9020 popped a fuse yesterday during normal operation and I
     wonder...

        1.  if anyone else has experienced similar behavior, and

        2.  does my hypothesis about the cause hold water?

     The 9020 is 3 weeks old.  I had been chatting with a station in
     VA for about half an hour.  At one point, just as I began to
     transmit, the internal PC trace fuse link blew.  (It is nominally
     there to prevent damage in case of reversed power supply
     polarity.  Clearly that was not the case here.)  I repaired the
     fuse and everything works fine again.

     The antenna I'm using presents about 3:1 SWR in the 20m CW band.
     (Don't flame me about using an impure antenna.  I'm temporarily
     using our club station antenna which is normally corrected by an
     internal antenna tuner on the club's TS-440S.  My own antenna
     will be pristine at 14.060.)

     Here's my theory:
     The high SWR causes abnormally high power supply currents in the
     xcvr which caused the fuse to wear out after a dozen hours or so.

     If my theory has too many holes, I will have to search for an
     intermittent component failure as the cause.  CORRECTION:  MFJ
     will have to search for the failure; I will ask for a
     replacement.

     Any opinions?  Please respond to me directly.  I will post a
     summary of the replies to the QRP mailing list if I get any.

     Regards,

     -- Mike, WB4ZKA

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     Mike Pulley                                  Intel Corporation
     Phoenix, Arizona (USA)          [e-mail]
     Callsign: WB4ZKA
     QRP rig:  MFJ-9020 20m CW, Ten-Tec PM2-B
     QRP ant:  Butternut vertical at ground level
     QRP interests:  Operating (WAS or bust!)
     ==============================================================


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From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 1994 08:11:12 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Re: designing crystal filters

In your article <[e-mail]> ["Re: designing crystal filters "], you wrote:

> Hi would-be crystal-filter builders,
> I'll repeat that I've made up a spreadsheet for Butterworth and Chebyshev
> crystal filter design, based on Wes Hayward's May 1982 QST article.
> The spreadsheet is in Lotus 1-2-3 format and is available from the ARRL
> info mail server ([e-mail]) and by FTP at
>
> world.std.com: /pub/hamradio/arrl/Server-files/info/qst/xtalf.zip
>
> Regards,
> Dan Halbert, KB1RT
>

    Have you, by any chance, got the pre-distorted tables? and/or
the Chebychev tables for more than 5 poles?  I have only e-mail and
usenet access, so if you have either of these pieces of info could you
send it to me by e-mail?  [e-mail]  thanks
- --
John Welch, N9JZW

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From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Thu Mar 10 08:16:41 1994
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As quoted from <[e-mail]> by nshore!usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu!safety.ICS.UCI.EDU!turner (Clark Savage Turner WA3JPG):

> Andy asks about the Slinky as an antenna.
>
> My experience has been just fine.  The single slinky loads up fine on 40
> with a counterpoise out of the tuner, and I even loaded up on 75, though
> the signal wasn't very strong.  I had it all bunched up at times, and it
> still worked fine.
>
> My take on it is this:  just remember, some folks even use hamsticks on their
> cars on 40 and 75 and THEY get out (even with qrp :-).  THAT is not much of
> an antenna, but it is enough to communicate.  Good luck.
>
> Clark
> WA3JPG

    A friend of our lives in an apartment, and uses a Slinky
antenna.  To get out at all he needs close to 100 watts, and he not
only munches the TVs in the area but he chirps smoke alarms throughout
his building.  All this trouble because he's not allowed to have an
outside antenna :-(

    Basically, anything metal will radiate some signal.  A Slinky
is no better than a hunk of wire around the ceiling.
- --
While (its_not_working())                            John Welch, N9JZW
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From: Greg Buhyoff <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 12:51:35 EST
Subject: Forsale Schurr mini-paddle

I have a Schurr mini-paddle for sale.  This is the Einbau Wabbler, for
those of you who might be familiar with the Schurr line of keys.  What
it is, is the paddle mechanism for the Wabbler dual paddle.  Einbau
means (very literal translation) "make yourself".  Well, there really
is not anything to make, the entire paddle and contact assembly is there.
You just fasten it to the "base" of your choice.  Perfect for mobile,
since it is ready to be fastened to a knee-board or your console.  It
is quite small and exceptionally well made (both cosmetically and
mechanically).  These sell for $115 dollars, new, at current exchange
rates.  I bought it about 2 months ago and used it several times.  It
is in excellent condition with no blemishes.  If you want to see a
picture (and review) see 73 magazine -- December 1992, pg. 44.
I am selling it for $70.00 which includes shipping.

Thanks, Greg KN4FR

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From: [e-mail] (Chuck Adams)
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 14:16:27 -0600
Subject: Saturday March 12, 1994

Gang,

I'll be playing with my experiment.

I have a Transel Technologies "Dipole Adaptor".  Part
# TDAK.  Made in the USA.  It cost me $10 and I got it
from the same guy who manufacturers and sells the "TX
BugCatcher".

It's just an L bracket with two insulated mobile vertical
holders.  They each hold a whip, thus making a dipole.
The supporting pole is held by the other half of the
bracket.  I'd draw a picture, but I can't on ASCII.

It's neat, 'cuz you can have the "dipole" made up of
the two whips polarized horizontally or vertically.

So, I'll start at 1200Z tomorrow morning on 10.106MHz
and work on or near that frequency for 4 hours.  The
purpose is to check progagation on 30M, check out the
antenna, and to see just how many states I can get
'from scratch' in a four hour period.  Your help
greatly appreciated.  I'll be running 0.90W with
the OHR Sprint W7EL xcvr on gel-cell.  I'll be on
the Bencher Paddle and Curtis 'Lil Bugger keyer,
so I won't be sending fast.  I'll receive at whatever
speed you wanna go, but will most likely come back
at speeds less than 30wpm and certainly only at the
speed you send for less than 30.

I'll start horizontally polarized and aimed to the NE
from Dallas TX.  Then swing the dipole to the midwest
and finally wind up on CA around 1600Z (8am CA time).

I'll have two WD4BUM "Hamsticks" on the above critter.
If this puppy works well, it'll be my antenna on the
road in Dayton.

Side note:

1.  Thanks to Doug Hendricks, [e-mail], for
    his providing the service of copying all years of
    the QQ from 1985 to 1993 for $83, and I think that
    includes shipping.  I was reading through them last
    night and there is a wealth of information in there.
    If you are a newbie to QRP and you wanna know the
    history of QRP stuff over the last 10 years, this
    is the place to start.  They come COMB bound for
    each year.  Good job Doug.

2.  Thanks to Jim Fitton, W1FMR.  I found out that he
    is personally responsable for the start of getting
    the QRP group going at Dayton every year.  This will
    be my first trip ever to Dayton and I'm so excited
    I'm about to burst.  To see all the people, who
    year after year continue to contribute so much to
    the hobby.

3.  Also found out that the position of "Awards Chairman"
    for QRP ARCI is an elected position.  I didn't get
    that way, so I guess there will be an election soon
    to see if I get to keep it or pass it on.  I spent
    a lot of time entering 30 years of data in to the
    computer.  The next person had better have a large
    disk drive and a good laser printer.  I think that
    I did a good job of setting up the print format of
    the awards so that they look pretty good, even if
    I do say so myself.

OK.  Tomorrow, Saturday, 3/12/94.  10.106 MHz.  Be there
    and be square.

dit dit

Have a good weekend.  I'll be giving out the 1,000 mi/watt
award to all contacts over 900 miles.  Help yours truly
get WAS QRPp.

May all your DX be good ones.

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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From: [e-mail]
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 17:16 EST
Subject: Myron Koyle

Myron, N8DHT is now available via e-mail.  [e-mail]
Myron is the QRP Hotel manager for Dayton Hamvention and the
Sec./Treas. for QRP-ARCI.

He is now attempting to subscribe to IQRP if he is not already here.

W1FMR

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From: [e-mail] (Keith M. Hamilton)
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 1994 19:57:15 -0500
Subject: Buying a DMM

Hopefully this will spark some good discussion and I'll receive
some great advice!  I am getting ready for Dayton in a few weeks
and I have decided to start shopping for a good Digital Multi-Meter.
As a beginner to building and testing circuits, I don't know
what to look for in a good meter.
All comments are welcome!  I am sure many of you have a favorite
meter or one you wish you had.  I thank all of you in advance.
There are a lot of us beginners out there who are just starting
to really enjoy building.  My NorCal 40 still is on the bench
but I am having a ball!

- --
Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
[e-mail]
Youngstown, Ohio

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From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 94 19:59:08 HST
Subject: HW-8 for sale

Gang - I pulled this off of rec.radio.swap.

Jeff NH6IL
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From: [e-mail] (Stephen Mosier)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.swap
Subject: HW-8 QRP Rig
Date: 8 Mar 1994 18:34:32 GMT
Organization: University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Heathkit HW-8 5-band QRP rig with power supply and manual.  Works perfect -
I worked last year's CQWW contest with it, using only an 80m Zepp dipole.
Its a lot of fun.  The power supply does induce some hum in the receiver,
but I've always preferred to use the power supply to charge gel cells of
various sizes and operate from those.

$125 plus shipping.

steve
[e-mail]



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QRP Digest                 Monday, 14 March 1994       Volume 00 : Number 032

In this issue:

    Crystal Filter design: progress report
    TX amps
    Ramsey Hobbykits' QAMP
    JRC JST-10 mods?
    Crystal filter designed & built - it works!
    Filter tested on analyzer

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From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 22:41:23 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Crystal Filter design: progress report

    Thanks to much assistance from the net, I've got the filter
tables needed for 0.1db Chebychev and Butterworth crystal bandpass
filters, from 2nd through 8th order, including the fix for the typo in
the Butterworth table.  I've got a bone-stock BASIC program for each
that not only computes the shunt caps but also the series caps needed
to improve the shape.  I've got 25 crystals matched at 9.995662MHz
series resonance, 1400Hz 3db bandwidth, 6 ohms series resistance and
4pf parallel capacitance.  I've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of
cigarettes, it's dark out and I'm wearing sunglasses.
    I'm going to build an 8-pole 2.7kHz SSB filter first (and that
will use up all of my caps of several values) and see how that works
versus the calculations.  I also have pspice, and I'll try to figure
out hot to get that working to see how the modelled behavior looks.
    Test equipment needed for the project so far: a stable 50 ohm
low-level signal generator (my DDS gadget works fine), an ohm-meter
and an o-scope (even cheezy old 5MHz scope will work for this at
10MHz), and a home-built test jig (crystal socket, 50 ohm resistor,
switch and trimpot).
    It looks good so far, and my results match the article pretty
well.  Should I post the program(s) for this?
- --
John Welch, N9JZW

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From: [e-mail]
Date: 13 Mar 1994 22:52:17 +0700 (SST)
Subject: TX amps

Hi,

    Can anyone recommend a good kit for a small-sized RF-amp of about
20-30 watts output for 20 meters with built in T-R switching which I can
incorporate into my QRP rig?

73,
Daniel

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From: [e-mail]
Date: 14 Mar 1994 00:51:29 +0700 (SST)
Subject: Ramsey Hobbykits' QAMP

Hi,
    Has anyone built the Ramsey QAMP? Is it a good kit, works well? What
is the physical size of the board? comments on this kit? Tks.

73,
Daniel

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From: [e-mail] (Sandy Lynch)
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 09:38:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: JRC JST-10 mods?

I am curious to learn if any others on this reflector are familiar
with and/or have first hand knowledge of modifications for the JST-10
battery powered 1/10 watt SSB/CW transceiver for 40 & 15 meters that
the Japan Radio Corporation marketed several years ago.  I have one
and have enjoyed using it.  However, I would really like to add
RIT and possibly extend the transmitting range on 40m.

Regards de Sandy
WA6BXH/7J1ABV
[e-mail]    WA6BXH@N0ARY


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From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 13:10:09 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Crystal filter designed & built - it works!

    Another progress report on crystal filter designing:  As I did
not have the correct caps for an 8-pole SSB filter, I used some of the
extra crystals I'd matched to make a 2200Hz 5-pole Chebychev 0.1db
ripple filter.  Results were quite good!
    The design spec was for 2200Hz bw, and the result was 2240Hz
wide.  It drops like a rock on both sides.  Is 200 ohms in and out, so
I matched it with a 4:1 transformer on the input and a 200 ohm
resistor on the end.
    I have not yet measured insertion loss, and the ripple looks a
little bit higher than 0.1db (like maybe 0.5db) using stock value
capacitors.  I did no tuning at all, just used the closest stock value
caps I had, and it works well.
    The program I wrote calculates not only the shunt caps, but
the series caps needed to re-resonate the crystals.  These caps are
the important ones if you want the shape to be correct.  Calculating
these by hand is a bit of a bear, but with a computer and BASIC it's
pretty easy.
    Now to prettify the program and the output, get some more caps
and sling more solder...
- --
John Welch, N9JZW

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From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 21:27:06 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Filter tested on analyzer

    I put the filter on a spectrum analyzer and recorded some
numbers.  As designed it was supposed to have 2.2kHz bandwidth and
0.1db of ripple.  It's a 5-pole Chebychev, designed from the 1982
article in QST.  I did no tuning, and used the closest standard value
capacitors to what was calculated.  I did add the series caps
indicated in the article, to make the shape more closely match the
calculated values.
    Results are:  2.4kHz bandwidth, 4.8db ripple, at the lower
edge it falls off 25db in 600 hertz and at the upper edge it falls off
28.7db in 500 hertz.  Insertion loss is 3db.
    It's not good enough to remove the unwanted sideband, but it's
not too bad all in all, for a 5-pole filter.  The ripple is a little
high, but probably acceptable for home-built no-tune stuff.  I imagine
I could get the ripple down and maybe the skirts improved by tuning
each section, but that's a bit more masochistic than I want to be for
a simple project.  I might do it for my own 8-pole SSB filter, just to
see how hard it is (and how good it sounds).
    73 y'all, hope this inspires more building...
- --
John Welch, N9JZW

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QRP Digest                 Tuesday, 15 March 1994       Volume 00 : Number 033

In this issue:

    Weedekend's QRP fun
    TEST my mailer do not read
    stuff for sale
    test station
    [none]
    Forsale MFJ 971 QRP tuner
    Forsale Schurr Mini-paddle
    Field Day!
    Mail
    Ramsey Hobbykits QAMP
    DMM purchase
    TX Amp recommendations?

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From: [e-mail] (M. Squicciarini)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 09:44:44 EST
Subject: Weedekend's QRP fun

    Hi All,
        Great weekend for my HW-8.  I went over to a fellow
    QRPer's house and worked on the HW-8.  I had build it when
    I was in college (1980) and have moved it at least four times
    and have not used it much in all these years.  Yesterday
    it tuned up on all band except 20 meters.  After we measured the
    crystal frequency to be about 17 MHz when it should have been
    about 22 MHz we know where the problem was.  Replaced the crystal
    and everything when smoothly after that.  It puts out between 2.7
    and 1.8 Watts.  I can start making mods to the radio that I've
    been collecting over the years.  The first is output for 8 ohm
    headphones then rit maybe a new audio filter plus all the fixes.

    I hope to get on the air tonight after 1:00Z.  If you hear me
    give me a call around 7.040 +/- qrm

    73 -- marty -- nr3z         [e-mail]


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From: [e-mail]
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TEST
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From: "JEFF M. GOLD" <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 09:36:08 -0600 (CST)
Subject: stuff for sale

HI,

had a really bad week in car ville.. so when I get back from a 4 day
trip.. thinking about selling off some stuff.

I have a mint.. ARK 40 .. aligned and tested.. also have a  bunch of
accessories that I may sell at a good price.. like the Howe antenna
station with SWR/wattmeter, sidetone oscillator and tuner.. cost of kit
was about $159.. will sell it for $75 (tested and built..then never
used).. also have tejas audio filter.. will sell for $35.. may have 2
complete MFJ qrp rigs.. one 20 meters with built in keyer, the other 40
meters with keyer and audio filter..texas bug catcher. new $200.. will
let go for $100 +shipping (all above with shipping).

Was going to sell the kids.. but they are too old and won't bring much
HI HI..

73

Jeff, AC4HF

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From: "JEFF M. GOLD" <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 09:41:25 -0600 (CST)
Subject: test station

Hi,

going up to Northern Tennessee to a 150 year old cabin for a couple of
days.. going to bring my Yaesu 301S and some gell cells, some PVC
verticals and maybe a G5RV... going to test the set up for the April QRP
expedition.. might as well see if it works.

Unplugged the power on the 301S last night and hooked up one of my small
gell cells (didn't know how much power it takes to run this rig).. seems
to have no problem with 5 watts SSB or CW.. got on SSB and worked a guy
in california.. good signal report .. strong signal in not too good
conditions.. next guy I worked was also from California.. he couldn't
believe my power level.. turned his down to 2 watts.. he went from a
59.. to a 55.. talked for some time.. he decided he was going to have to
try it more often.

I will be on the air on 20 meters at various times this evening and will
try to be on at about 00:00 on 20 meters SSB and mybe 40 a little later.
.will be happy to move to CW.. the thing is I know I won't have any
problems with the CW.. need to see how the setup works with minimal
antennas on SSB... will bring 3 cw rigs (20-30-40) just as backup.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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From: [e-mail] (Stephen Hawkins)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 08:10:58 PST
Subject: [none]

    Thanks to all those who recommend the Cmos Super Keyer II.
    I finished it a couple of days ago hooked it up to my HW-8
    and it I love it.  I may order another one and install it
    inside the HW-8.  Thanks again Steve WV6U

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From: Greg Buhyoff <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 13:09:53 EST
Subject: Forsale MFJ 971 QRP tuner

MFJ 971 6w/200w plortable tuner with cross-needle SWR/pwr meter.
This is the matching tuner/meter for the MFJ QRP series of radios.
Exactly the same size as the QRP rigs.  Excellent cosmetic condition
and perfect working order.  They sell new of $85 minus shipping.
I will ship it for $50.00.

Thanks, Greg KN4FR

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From: Greg Buhyoff <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 12:57:57 EST
Subject: Forsale Schurr Mini-paddle

I have a Schurr Einbau Wabbler dual paddle for sale.  This paddle is
brushed brass with clear lexan or plexiglas finger pieces.  It is the
identical mechanism to the Wabbler but is intended to be installed
on the base of your choice or a knee board, for example.  It is perfect
for installation as an integral part of a rig you are designing or have.
A review and picture of this key is in 73 magazine, Dec. '92, pg. 44.
They call it the Schurr Mini, but that is a misnomer since the Schurr
Mini is one of the smallest, prettiest, and best action straight keys
I have ever used (I own one --- fantastic and gorgeous).  Anyway, the
paddle I am selling is about 3 months old and in virtually perfect
condition.  I paid $120.00 for it but will sell it for $70.00 including
shipping.

Thanks, Greg KN4FR

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From: [e-mail] (Jim Kearman)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 94 19:12:31 GMT
Subject: Field Day!

If you're suffering from the long-winter blahs, here's some
hope. The 1994 ARRL Field Day Package just went to the printer,
so copies should be available soon.

The Field Day Package contains sample log sheets, dupe sheets,
publicity information and the all-important RULES. [No, the
rules say nothing about mosquitos, floods or earthquakes, but
they do define QRP as 5-watts output.]

To get your very own Field Day Package, send:

A 9 x 12-inch self-addressed, stamped envelope with 4 units
of postage (unless they raise the rates, that's $1.16 in the
US) to:

    ARRL Field Day Package
    225 Main Street
    Newington, CT 06111-1494

It wouldn't hurt to put "Field Day Package" on the 9 x 12
envelope, too, to make sure it gets to the right place (we
get a LOT of mail).

Your Field Day Package should arrive in your mailbox some time
in April. CQ FD!

73

Jim, KR1S

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From: [e-mail] (Keith M. Hamilton)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 14:45:18 -0500
Subject: Mail

I suddenly stopped getting any mail from [e-mail]
Is there something wrong on the network or is the problem
local?

- --
Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
[e-mail]
Youngstown, Ohio

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From: [e-mail]
Date: 15 Mar 1994 08:13:48 +0700 (SST)
Subject: Ramsey Hobbykits QAMP

Hi,

    Something's sure weird with this mailing list. Anyway, does anyone
here know anything about the QAMP kit from Ramsey? Is it a good kit? Worth
the money?

73,
Daniel

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From: [e-mail] (Keith M. Hamilton)
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 1994 20:51:50 -0500
Subject: DMM purchase

A few days ago I wrote a note to the list asking for help on the
possible purchase of a great DMM at Dayton.

Unfortunately [e-mail] chose that day to delete me from
the list so I spent the whole weekend wondering why I got no replys
to my query!

Well I am back on the list (I think).  Anyone who posted advise
about the meter please post again or better yet just e-mail it
to me so I don't bother everyone on the list with material that
has already been posted.  I know a lot of you out there know of
a meter you really wish you had!  Tell me about it so I can make
a good decision when I buy!

By the way....  finally got my NorCal 40 up and running tonight!
I love it!  Can't wait to string an antenna and get it on the air!
73
####

- --
Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
[e-mail]
Youngstown, Ohio

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From: [e-mail]
Date: 15 Mar 1994 11:23:37 +0700 (SST)
Subject: TX Amp recommendations?

Hi,
    I am looking for a Tx AMP Kit with about 20-30 watts output and having
my QRP 4 watts as input. Preferably a small PCB so I can fit it into my existng
casing and must have T-R switching, preferably solid-state T-R. Can anyone
recommend any such kit (runs off 12-13.8V) that I can mail order or build? Tks.
BTW This is for 20 meters CW operation.

73,
Daniel

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QRP Digest                 Monday, 14 March 1994       Volume 00 : Number 032

In this issue:

    Crystal Filter design: progress report
    TX amps
    Ramsey Hobbykits' QAMP
    JRC JST-10 mods?
    Crystal filter designed & built - it works!
    Filter tested on analyzer

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From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 1994 22:41:23 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Crystal Filter design: progress report

    Thanks to much assistance from the net, I've got the filter
tables needed for 0.1db Chebychev and Butterworth crystal bandpass
filters, from 2nd through 8th order, including the fix for the typo in
the Butterworth table.  I've got a bone-stock BASIC program for each
that not only computes the shunt caps but also the series caps needed
to improve the shape.  I've got 25 crystals matched at 9.995662MHz
series resonance, 1400Hz 3db bandwidth, 6 ohms series resistance and
4pf parallel capacitance.  I've got a full tank of gas, half a pack of
cigarettes, it's dark out and I'm wearing sunglasses.
    I'm going to build an 8-pole 2.7kHz SSB filter first (and that
will use up all of my caps of several values) and see how that works
versus the calculations.  I also have pspice, and I'll try to figure
out hot to get that working to see how the modelled behavior looks.
    Test equipment needed for the project so far: a stable 50 ohm
low-level signal generator (my DDS gadget works fine), an ohm-meter
and an o-scope (even cheezy old 5MHz scope will work for this at
10MHz), and a home-built test jig (crystal socket, 50 ohm resistor,
switch and trimpot).
    It looks good so far, and my results match the article pretty
well.  Should I post the program(s) for this?
- --
John Welch, N9JZW

------------------------------

From: [e-mail]
Date: 13 Mar 1994 22:52:17 +0700 (SST)
Subject: TX amps

Hi,

    Can anyone recommend a good kit for a small-sized RF-amp of about
20-30 watts output for 20 meters with built in T-R switching which I can
incorporate into my QRP rig?

73,
Daniel

------------------------------

From: [e-mail]
Date: 14 Mar 1994 00:51:29 +0700 (SST)
Subject: Ramsey Hobbykits' QAMP

Hi,
    Has anyone built the Ramsey QAMP? Is it a good kit, works well? What
is the physical size of the board? comments on this kit? Tks.

73,
Daniel

------------------------------

From: [e-mail] (Sandy Lynch)
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 09:38:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: JRC JST-10 mods?

I am curious to learn if any others on this reflector are familiar
with and/or have first hand knowledge of modifications for the JST-10
battery powered 1/10 watt SSB/CW transceiver for 40 & 15 meters that
the Japan Radio Corporation marketed several years ago.  I have one
and have enjoyed using it.  However, I would really like to add
RIT and possibly extend the transmitting range on 40m.

Regards de Sandy
WA6BXH/7J1ABV
[e-mail]    WA6BXH@N0ARY


------------------------------

From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 13:10:09 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Crystal filter designed & built - it works!

    Another progress report on crystal filter designing:  As I did
not have the correct caps for an 8-pole SSB filter, I used some of the
extra crystals I'd matched to make a 2200Hz 5-pole Chebychev 0.1db
ripple filter.  Results were quite good!
    The design spec was for 2200Hz bw, and the result was 2240Hz
wide.  It drops like a rock on both sides.  Is 200 ohms in and out, so
I matched it with a 4:1 transformer on the input and a 200 ohm
resistor on the end.
    I have not yet measured insertion loss, and the ripple looks a
little bit higher than 0.1db (like maybe 0.5db) using stock value
capacitors.  I did no tuning at all, just used the closest stock value
caps I had, and it works well.
    The program I wrote calculates not only the shunt caps, but
the series caps needed to re-resonate the crystals.  These caps are
the important ones if you want the shape to be correct.  Calculating
these by hand is a bit of a bear, but with a computer and BASIC it's
pretty easy.
    Now to prettify the program and the output, get some more caps
and sling more solder...
- --
John Welch, N9JZW

------------------------------

From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Sun, 13 Mar 1994 21:27:06 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Filter tested on analyzer

    I put the filter on a spectrum analyzer and recorded some
numbers.  As designed it was supposed to have 2.2kHz bandwidth and
0.1db of ripple.  It's a 5-pole Chebychev, designed from the 1982
article in QST.  I did no tuning, and used the closest standard value
capacitors to what was calculated.  I did add the series caps
indicated in the article, to make the shape more closely match the
calculated values.
    Results are:  2.4kHz bandwidth, 4.8db ripple, at the lower
edge it falls off 25db in 600 hertz and at the upper edge it falls off
28.7db in 500 hertz.  Insertion loss is 3db.
    It's not good enough to remove the unwanted sideband, but it's
not too bad all in all, for a 5-pole filter.  The ripple is a little
high, but probably acceptable for home-built no-tune stuff.  I imagine
I could get the ripple down and maybe the skirts improved by tuning
each section, but that's a bit more masochistic than I want to be for
a simple project.  I might do it for my own 8-pole SSB filter, just to
see how hard it is (and how good it sounds).
    73 y'all, hope this inspires more building...
- --
John Welch, N9JZW

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Hello fellow Qrp'ers:

The company where I work has an excess supply of small chokes,
75 uH, rated at 2 amp @ 250 VAC.  We are offering six (6) of them, free, to
our QRP community. These chokes have a body length of
one inch, with .75 inch axial leads. They are wire wound on a ferrite core
diameter of .25 inch, which includes heat shrink.
I do not know the Q of these chokes....so please don't ask. If you are
interested in obtaining a packet of 6, please send a business size, self
addressed , stamped envelope, $0.29  to :

      Eichhoff Electronics, Inc.
      205 Hallene Rd., Suite 209
      Warwick, RI 02886
       Attn: KA9HAO

We will get the chokes out to you within 2-3 days of receiving your SASE.
Anyone interested in obtaining a greater quantity, please write to above
address, and include a telephone number , so we may reach you. Any quantities
exceeding 1 pound, would be sent via UPS .

'Hope the all the QRP experimenters out there can help us "clean"
out some shelf space...72's Randy Jones,  KA9HAO

From [e-mail]  Wed Mar 16 08:38:45 1994
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I read Bob Warmke's article (W6CYX) in which he mentions a write up done by
Dr. Ron Manabe (KN6VO).  Can someone e-mail me a copy of this text?  I
suspect with the new batch of 100 Norcal kits, there is sufficient interest to
warrant a re-post to this list.
73 and thanks
-John N2VTK

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I sent this out yesterday but I'm sending it again in case it wasn't
"reflected" because of the problems with the QRP list (I get the digest so I
didn't notice there was a problem.)

Are any of you folks going to be attending the RF Expo West in San Jose,CA?
  ...in particular the Ham Radio Reception on Wednesday (3/23) evening?
Send Email to me if you are and I'll circulate a list of the responses
to the respondees.

  -joe       WA4GIR         [e-mail]

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please mail me a copy.
I also, would be very interested.
Thanks,
bob Ka6noc
[e-mail]


On Wed, 16 Mar 1994, John D. Hysell wrote:

> I read Bob Warmke's article (W6CYX) in which he mentions a write up done by
> Dr. Ron Manabe (KN6VO).  Can someone e-mail me a copy of this text?  I
> suspect with the new batch of 100 Norcal kits, there is sufficient interest to
> warrant a re-post to this list.
> 73 and thanks
> -John N2VTK
>

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I'm reposting this since the list was down for awhile.

I'm building my NorCal 40 and would like to use some of the mods
from the March QRPp.  Can't find a 43pf mica only 47 and 51, will
a 43pf polysterene work? Where can I find a 10 turn 100k pot that
will mount to the PCB at a good price? The ones I find would require
wiring and moving the mounting hole up a bit.  Maybe some of the
guys that were in on the mods could post a parts list and where they
got them.

Tnx es 73
Steve WW7Y

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I also would be interested in this document.
Please post it.

Ted [e-mail]
KC5CUW

>    please mail me a copy.
>    I also, would be very interested.
>    Thanks,
>    bob Ka6noc
>    [e-mail]
>
>
>    On Wed, 16 Mar 1994, John D. Hysell wrote:
>
>    > I read Bob Warmke's article (W6CYX) in which he mentions a write up done by
>    > Dr. Ron Manabe (KN6VO).  Can someone e-mail me a copy of this text?  I
>    > suspect with the new batch of 100 Norcal kits, there is sufficient interest to
>    > warrant a re-post to this list.
>    > 73 and thanks
>    > -John N2VTK
>    >

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Text item: Text_1

     My MFJ-9020 popped a fuse yesterday during normal operation and I
     wonder...

        1.  if anyone else has experienced similar behavior, and

        2.  does my hypothesis about the cause hold water?

     The 9020 is 3 weeks old.  I had been chatting with a station in
     VA for about half an hour.  At one point, just as I began to
     transmit, the internal PC trace fuse link blew.  (It is nominally
     there to prevent damage in case of reversed power supply
     polarity.  Clearly that was not the case here.)  I repaired the
     fuse and everything works fine again.

     The antenna I'm using presents about 3:1 SWR in the 20m CW band.
     (Don't flame me about using an impure antenna.  I'm temporarily
     using our club station antenna which is normally corrected by an
     internal antenna tuner on the club's TS-440S.  My own antenna
     will be pristine at 14.060.)

     Here's my theory:
     The high SWR causes abnormally high power supply currents in the
     xcvr which caused the fuse to wear out after a dozen hours or so.

     If my theory has too many holes, I will have to search for an
     intermittent component failure as the cause.  CORRECTION:  MFJ
     will have to search for the failure; I will ask for a
     replacement.

     Any opinions?  Please respond to me directly.  I will post a
     summary of the replies to the responders if I get any.

     Regards,

     -- Mike, WB4ZKA

     ==============================================================
     Mike Pulley                                  Intel Corporation
     Phoenix, Arizona (USA)          [e-mail]
     Callsign: WB4ZKA
     QRP rig:  MFJ-9020 20m CW, Ten-Tec PM2-B
     QRP ant:  Butternut vertical at ground level
     QRP interests:  Operating (WAS or bust!)
     ==============================================================


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    Has anyone built the 'Universal Speech Processor' from
July 1993 "73 Amateur Radio Today"?  Or can anyone recommend
another speech compression circuit?   I am looking for
a front end circuit to put between the mic and rig.  As much as I
enjoy my QRP Plus, I wish it had an RF speech processor.

andrew
KF2JH
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From: [e-mail] (Gregory Lapin)
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To: [e-mail] (Mike J Pulley)
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>      My MFJ-9020 popped a fuse yesterday during normal operation and I
>      wonder...
>
>         1.  if anyone else has experienced similar behavior, and
>
>         2.  does my hypothesis about the cause hold water?
>
>      The 9020 is 3 weeks old.  I had been chatting with a station in
>      VA for about half an hour.  At one point, just as I began to
>      transmit, the internal PC trace fuse link blew.  (It is nominally
>      there to prevent damage in case of reversed power supply
>      polarity.  Clearly that was not the case here.)  I repaired the
>      fuse and everything works fine again.
>
>      The antenna I'm using presents about 3:1 SWR in the 20m CW band.
>      (Don't flame me about using an impure antenna.  I'm temporarily
>      using our club station antenna which is normally corrected by an
>      internal antenna tuner on the club's TS-440S.  My own antenna
>      will be pristine at 14.060.)
>
>      Here's my theory:
>      The high SWR causes abnormally high power supply currents in the
>      xcvr which caused the fuse to wear out after a dozen hours or so.
>
>      If my theory has too many holes, I will have to search for an
>      intermittent component failure as the cause.  CORRECTION:  MFJ
>      will have to search for the failure; I will ask for a
>      replacement.
>
>      Any opinions?  Please respond to me directly.  I will post a
>      summary of the replies to the responders if I get any.
>
>      Regards,
>
>      -- Mike, WB4ZKA
>
>      ==============================================================
>      Mike Pulley                                  Intel Corporation
>      Phoenix, Arizona (USA)          [e-mail]
>      Callsign: WB4ZKA
>      QRP rig:  MFJ-9020 20m CW, Ten-Tec PM2-B
>      QRP ant:  Butternut vertical at ground level
>      QRP interests:  Operating (WAS or bust!)
>      ==============================================================

It is likely that the finals overheated due to the high SWR.  As the
temperature went up, your current draw went up with it and eventually got
high enough to blow the fuse.

Greg Lapin KD9AZ
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The Ron Mannabe power mod for the NC40 will not be published until the June
issue.  He did not get it to me in time for the March deadline, and is redoing
the article at this time so that it will be ready for the June issue.  Sorry
guys, but that is where it is at this time.  72, Doug

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The only time I've blown a fuse on my MFJ rigs were when I accidentally
swiped the power plug on the case (little spark -> dead fuse), and with
an antenna connection that went bad in a strong wind.....when I checked
the SWR, it was intermittently going to infinity!  You should be able
to get the SWR lower than 3:1!  If you're not allowed to make antenna
adjustments, get a tuner!

Tom
KJ5LT

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I have not received my copy of QRPp this month... seems some have..

Doug, if you pick this up, please let me know when you mailed it.
Otherwise, if anyone knows Doug's e-mail address, please let me know...
I had it but misplaced it.

73/Bill
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From [e-mail]  Wed Mar 16 18:23:59 1994
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Hi all,

The San Mateo radio club, which is NOT known as a hotbed of QRP activity,
has gone out on a limb and invited me to speak this Friday.  I would be
honored to have any interested NorCal members or other Bay-area QRP fans
attend the talk.  If you think you might come, let me know ahead of time so
we can think of some good questions you can ask as "plants" in the
audience.

If you have particularly outrageous or neat QRP machines of your own to
bring, please do so!  I'll be demonstrating the NorCal 40, the Sierra, the
Safari-4, and other homebrew rigs on a "slinky" 40-meter dipole on loan
from Bill Paul.

I'm told that the club meets at the Beresford Recreation Center, 28th and
Alameda in San Mateo, at 7:30.  You'll have to ask a native exactly which
room to go to.

Hope to see some of you there!

72,
Wayne


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Gang,

last week, i announced that i would be on 30M
on saturday morning, but since i didn't get
anything back, i assumed that it was not sent.

i did show up on 30M, but activity was low.

i will attempt to try the same thing this
saturday.

starting at 1300Z (one hour later, thus the
sun will be up above the horizon) to 1700Z
(Z = UCT for you younger folks) i will be
around 10.106MHz running 0.95W to a dipole
and/or long wire to check the portable
dipole out.

any help you can give in trying to work me
would be greatly appreciated and if you want
to reserve a slot, let me know.  i'm planning
on trying to start on the east coast and work
my way to the west coast toward the end of the
four hours.  hoping for more than 25 states.

maybe the solar flare and/or electron flood
will have passed by then.

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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I have a RadioKit 40 m. transciver kit that I bought a couple of months
ago, but don't have time to build.  I've installed three I.C. sockets and
one resistor -
        For $ 75.00 the kit can be yours - I'll Ship.

        E-mail to: [e-mail]


                TNX/ WA4ZID/ Bob

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Hi Gang,

I am in the market for either an HW 8 or HW 9 (I prefer the 9).

Anybody have one that they are willing to part with at a REASONABLE
price (with manuals)?

Please respond directly.

Lynn  KB0LRB

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    For the past week or two I have been figuring out how to
design crystal IF filters using the technique described in the May
1982 article in QST by Wes Hayward.  Rather than duplicate his
circuit, I used my TW-1 DDS as the signal generator and read the
results with an oscope.
    I matched a large pile of surplus 10MHz computer crystals
cannibalized from dead boards, and found (from about 60 crystals) 29
crystals that matched within 10Hz (my limit of accuracy in
measurement), and they also matched for 3db bandwidth, parallel
capacitance (as measured by my radio shack multimeter) and resistance.
    Armed with this data, I wrote a simple BASIC program to
perform the calculations discussed in the article.  As Wes also
mentioned the importance of re-resonating each section, I added in the
calculations for the series capacitors for each crystal to get them
all to resonate more-or-less at the same frequency.
    I built a 5 pole Chebychev filter with 2.2kHz bandwidth, and
hooked it up (wrongly) to my analyzer (I didn't have the right
connector and the antenna in isn't 50 ohms).  I got mediocre results,
due to improper termination.  Tonight, I found the right connector and
re-ran the measurements.
    With no tuning at all, using the closest stock capacitance to
the calculated values, I wound up with a 2.1kHz 3db BW.  Ripple was
designed to be 0.1db, but I measured about 1db of ripple.  The
insertion loss was measured to be 2.3db.  The60:6 shap factor is 3.34.
It drops sharply on the low side, and is more rounded on the high
side.
    I'd say it was a success, all in all.  As I've had quite a few
requests for the program to calculate this, here it is.  Have fun with
it, and I hope to be on the air with my own SSB unit some day soon.
----------------------- cut here for program -------------------------

10 REM xfilter.bas  by n9jzw  jjw
20 REM absolutely no rights reserved - genuine free public domain software
30 REM calculates 2 through 8 pole 0.1db ripple chebychev or butterworth filters
40 REM for how to measure the parameters this program needs, see May 1982 QST's
50 REM article by Wes Hayward
60 REM and/or a future article by n9jzw on the same subject
70 CLS
80 PRINT "N-pole Crystal Filter designer"
90 DIM Q[10,2],TABLE[10,10,2],C[10],CADD[10],RF[10]
100 GOSUB 790
110 INPUT "Enter 1 for Chebychev 0.1db ripple, or 2 for Butterworth";TYPE
120 INPUT "Crystal 3db bandwidth in Hz";DELTAF
130 INPUT "Crystal series resonant frequency in MHz";FO
140 INPUT "Crystal resistance in ohms";RO
150 INPUT "Crystal parallel capacitance (usually near 5)";CP
160 INPUT "Filter bandwidth in Hz";B
170 INPUT "Order of filter";ORD
180 IF ORD >1 AND ORD <9 THEN 210
190 PRINT "Must be between 2 and 8"
200 GOTO 170
210 FOR X = 1 TO ORD-1
220 C[X] = INT(1326 * (DELTAF/(B*TABLE[ORD,X,TYPE]*FO)) - 2*CP + .5)
230 NEXT X
240 LM = 19.1/DELTAF
250 CM = 1.326E-15 * DELTAF/(FO*FO)
260 REND = (120*B)/(Q[ORD,TYPE]*DELTAF) - RO
270 PRINT "Rend =";REND
280 INPUT "Enter terminating resistance ";R
290 IF R > REND THEN 320
300 PRINT "Terminating resistance must be larger than";REND
310 GOTO 280
320 CEND = INT((159000!/(R*FO)) * SQR(R/REND-1) - CP + .5)
330 W = 2*3.14159*FO*1000000!
340 CS = (1/(RO*RO)+W*W*CEND*CEND*1E-12*1E-12)/(W*W*CEND*1E-12)
350 C = 1/(1/CS+1/CM+1/(1E-12*C[1]))
360 FEND = SQR(1/(4*3.14159*3.14159*LM*C))
370 RF[1] = FEND
380 RF[ORD] = FEND
390 FOR X = 1 TO ORD-2
400 C = 1/(1/(1E-12*C[X])+1/(1E-12*C[X+1])+1/CM)
410 F = SQR(1/(4*3.14159*3.14159*LM*C))
420 RF[X+1] = F
430 NEXT X
440 Y = Y1 = 0
450 FOR X = 1 TO ORD
460 IF RF[X] < Y THEN 490
470 Y = RF[X]
480 Y1 = X
490 NEXT X
500 CLS
510 IF TYPE = 1 THEN 540
520 PRINT "Butterworth Filter, ";
530 GOTO 550
540 PRINT "Chebychev Filter, ";
550 PRINT "BW =";B;"Hz at";FO;"MHz,";ORD;"pole with";R;"ohm terminations."
560 FOR X = 1 TO ORD
570 XL = 2 * 3.14159 * Y * LM
580 RSLT = 1 / (XL * 2 * 3.14159 * Y)
590 IF X = 1 OR X = ORD THEN 620
600 Z = 1/RSLT-1/CM-1/(C[X]*1E-12)-1/(C[X-1]*1E-12)
610 GOTO 630
620 Z = 1/RSLT-1/CM-1/(CS)-1/(C[1]*1E-12)
630 CADD[X] = INT(1/Z * 1E+12+.5)
640 NEXT X
650 PRINT "Cend =",CEND
660 FOR X = 2 TO ORD
670 PRINT USING "C # # =";X-1,X;
680 PRINT ,C[X-1]
690 NEXT X
700 PRINT "Cend =",CEND
710 PRINT "Series caps"
720 FOR X = 1 TO ORD
730 IF RF[X] = Y THEN 760
740 PRINT "X";X;"=",CADD[X]
750 GOTO 770
760 PRINT "X";X;"=",0
770 NEXT X
780 GOTO 1080
790 FOR Z = 1 TO 2
800 X = 1
810 READ Q[X,Z]
820 IF Q[X,Z] = 0 THEN 880
830 FOR Y = 1 TO 10
840 READ TABLE[X,Y,Z]
850 NEXT Y
860 X = X + 1
870 GOTO 810
880 NEXT Z
890 RETURN
900 DATA 1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
910 DATA 1.6382,.7106,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
920 DATA 1.4328,.6618,.6618,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
930 DATA 1.3451,.685,.5421,.685,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
940 DATA 1.3013,.7028,.5355,.5355,.7028,0,0,0,0,0,0
950 DATA 1.277,.715,.539,.518,.539,.715,0,0,0,0,0
960 DATA 1.262,.722,.542,.516,.516,.542,.722,0,0,0,0
970 DATA 1.25,.727,.545,.516,.510,.516,.545,.727,0,0,0
980 DATA 0
990 DATA 1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
1000 DATA 1.414,.7071,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
1010 DATA 1,.7071,.7071,0,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
1020 DATA .7654,.8409,.4512,.8409,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
1030 DATA .6180,1,.5559,.5559,1,0,0,0,0,0,0
1040 DATA .518,1.169,.605,.518,.605,1.169,0,0,0,0,0
1050 DATA .445,1.342,.667,.527,.527,.667,1.342,0,0,0,0
1060 DATA .391,1.52,.734,.551,.510,.551,.734,1.52,0,0,0
1070 DATA 0
1080 END
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Close to 2 weeks ago, I ordered the 9040 rig, filter, keyer and matching
tuner. MFJ indicated a 4 week turnaround time for delivery, and that was
OK with me. But yesterday, while chatting with my local dealer with whom
I placed the order, I was told that I would be quite lucky to receive the
equipment in 4 weeks. Without going into details, I was told of some
horror stories about MFJ's production and delivery schedules.

So... My question to you all is, what have been YOUR RECENT EXPERIENCES
regarding getting MFJ to ship your QRP equipment?

Thanks @ 73, andy/k4adl
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John,

Glad to see a program to do this work as well as a spreadsheet. One
minor point: In line 1020, you use .4512, the value from Hayward's
article. It should be .5412, which is what Zverev gives (as I keep
mentioning to anyone who will listen: it took two tries to get it into
QST Feedback).


Regards,
Dan, KB1RT

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FYI:
I ordered from the new Ten-Tec line of kits four weeks ago. Back then
they
told me to expect four to six weeks until they will send out the kits.
Now
i received a letter from Ten-Tec apologizing for an additional delay.
They
plan to ship within the next 4 to 6 weeks. The cause for the delay is
the
completion of manuals and (non-) availability of some components.

73,
Karl Heinz - N2XRQ

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From [e-mail]  Thu Mar 17 14:15:54 1994
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Hi,
    Does anyone here have any opinions on Ramsey's Hobbykits in general?
I would like to know whether they are reliable etc etc.

73,
Daniel

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Hi,

just got back from Northern Tennessee. Stayed at a 150 year old cabin in
a state park. brought my modified G5RV (ZS5?) and my old solid state
Yaesu 301S and a 4amh and a 7amh gel cells and a small old MFJ tuner.
Wasn't sure how the BIG old Yaesu would do with battery power.

Had my 10 year old help. He wanted to put up the antenna. We use a spark
plug attached to some fishing line and through it up over a tree. He
managed to get the antenna up at about 20 foot. I vowed to leave it
where he got it.. didn't want to discourage him.

Ended up working both SSB and Cw for 3 days on the 2 batteries. they
weren't charged before I left and seem to have some left. Had no problem
on either 20 or 40.. it would tune 80 but not much on when I was
operating. Also worked some 30 meters with my kit built MFJ QRP. All
worked rather well. Was very pleasantly surprised at how well the Yaesu
worked battery powered on SSB... about 5 watts.

Looks like the April QRP expedition/special events might have a shot.

PS.. just got my MFJ 20 meter SSB in the mail today.. looks good.as soon
as I catch up on things will hook up the power cord.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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Well, Grover, WT6P, has popped up here on the list once in
a while. Bet most of you would have said you'd never seen
him before. Well, check out page 11 of the April issue of
QST, due in your mailbox real soon now.

Okay, before you get your QST, you have to guess what
Grover did to warrant getting his picture printed in
"Up Front in QST."

Hint: The other person in the photo is Kevin Costner,
and Grover's covered in fake blood.

73

Jim, KR1S



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          "Daniel" asked:
              Does anyone have any opinions on Ramsey's Hobbykits in
          General?


          I've built two kits, the 40Meter transmitter and the 40 meter
          receiver.  The transmitter works fine and puts out a nice clean
          signal just under a watt.  The construction was easy.  The unit
          worked the first time.  It could use a sidetone generator for
          folks like me who sometimes use either a straight key or
          vibroplex.

          The receiver (direct conversion type) works, but has poor
          selectivity.  I was also surprised at how far out I had to set
          the tuning coil slug to get into the correct frequency range.
          Although you could use the 40 meter receiver as a companion for
          the transmitter, it would be difficult to do so.  Other folks may
          have had better experiences or have some advice on improving the
          receiver's performance.

          The matching cases are overpriced, I think.  The one I got with
          the receiver had two tops and no bottom.  A call to Ramsey
          quickly put things right, though.  I had the bottom piece in my
          hands two days after I called.  The assembly directions are easy
          to follow and are suitable for an average beginning kit-builder.

          73 and happy kit-building de KD1DJ, Alan



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Gang,


this morning i worked V73AU, Dale, on 7.040MHz at 1430UTC.

that's the good news.





the bad news.  i was running 0.95W into a dummy load.



the bad news.  he was 10 ft away.  :-)


he is here in dallas from the Marshall Islands taking a class
that i am teaching.  so, just had to show him what qrp was
all about.  :-)


dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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On Thu, 17 Mar 1994, Chuck Adams wrote:

> this morning i worked V73AU, Dale, on 7.040MHz at 1430UTC.
>
> that's the good news.
>
>
> the bad news.  i was running 0.95W into a dummy load.
>
> the bad news.  he was 10 ft away.  :-)
>
>

Chuck, you should be aware of the consequences of your above post. After
reading the first couple of lines, I was so excited about the possibility
of working into V73-land that I jumped up from the computer, got on the
phone, and ordered the finest, most expensive dummy load I could find.

It was only later when I read your last line--the one with the little
smiley--that I realized your DX was only 10 feet away. Now I'm going to
be stuck with one each ULTRA-2000-COSMIC-DUMMYLOAD-XL1.  Maybe I'll put
it atop my tower and work some real dx.  Hey wait a minute...I don't HAVE
a tower...



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Hi,
    Does anyone care to enlighten me on the advantages of using a MOSFET
TX Amp stage over a bi-polar amp stage? I hear they are more efficinet, in what
way? etc.

73,
Daniel

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Hi,

    I've been wondering about the T-R switching process and could not help but
wonder if the slow mechanical relay will alter the keying waveform's leading and
trailing edges. Consider this, the XCVR uses T-R with full QSK, then the RF Amp
(external) also uses mechanical relay for T-R. Suppose the RF Amp is QSK, won't it
afffect the leading edge somewhat? Are external RF amps usually full-QSK T-R
switching?

73,
Daniel

p.s. I am thinking about the QAMP-20 from Ramsey Hobbykits

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Fellow QRPers,

        I'm interested in building one of the 40M kits, and believe that
the NorCal 40 is the way to go.  Can anybody send me info on who/how/when
to send a check to get one?  I don't know if they have a run of kits
available now, but I'd sure like to get my hands on one.

        Of course, if they are going to be available at Dayton, that would
be suberb.  I'd like to reserve one in that case.

        Thanks for any info.

Steve
N3OIE



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Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV

George,
Glad to hear from you via Internet.  Welcome aboard.
Looking forward to seeing you and Chris, G4BUE at Dayton.
Myron, N8DHT is also on the Internet and says that almost
all the QRP hotel rooms at Dayton have been filled.

I was surprised in the QRP EU Wintersports contest to see how
many G-QRP club membership numbers there are.  Your club must
still be experiencing trememdous growth.  It's no wonder, with
the great newsletter (Sprat). The movement here seems to be
towards regional clubs.

See you at Dayton

72   Jim, W1FMR

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Hi,

Just got my MFJ 20 meter SSB Travel Radio yesterday. Finally wired it up
and played with it indoors. It seems to be about the same size as their
CW qrp rigs. It has a meter that works as a S meter on Receive and
suppose to show speech processing on TX. It puts out about 10 watts, but
can easily be turned down. Nice documentation.

The receiver seems really good, I got nothing but excellent audio
reports once I had enough confidence in the system to use the mike as
directed (keep it away from my mouth and talk normally). The rig really
does seem to go through the QRM.. I have the mike that is part of the
package.. think the list for the rig and mike is now $229.00. They are
going to come out with a cw module for it.. but wasn't ready yet. They
also advertise an AC portable power supply for using it in hotel rooms
and such.. seems good to me.

I am really impressed with it so far... going to try it mobile and
portable.. going to get the adapter parts at radio shack at lunch today.
It is coming on the QRP expedition for sure.

More to come.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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Hi,

clearance time.. I am going to sell my ARK 40 if I get a decent offer..
built.. tested and really nicely aligned.

May have 2 MFJ CW rigs.. one is 20 meters with keyer, the other is 40
meters with keyer and filter.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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          Chuck -- decent people are already at work at 1430Z!!!

          :-)

          ;-)

          73, Bill, KR8L

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I heard there was a mail list for hams using old equipment.  I believe its
called boatanchors.  Can any one help.  I am not on the qrp list but a
friend suggested I try to get info at this address.
TNX and 73, Bob Peters K3EZS ([e-mail]) at Penn State


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I have had a death in the family and must go to Kansas for the next two weeks.
Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.  QRPp has been mailed to all
subscribers.  If you don't receive yours by April 1, let me know.  72, Doug

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After the sad loss of Luke, W5HKA, we are pleased to announce that
MIKE GILGORE  KG5F
2046 ASH HILL RD
CARROLLTON
TX 75007
is accepting G QRP Club dues in the US.  Please quote Membership Number and
Callsign and make out checks to "G QRP Club"
NON-G QRP CLUB MEMBERS:
Details of the club and a sample of SPRAT [Club journal] can be had from
G3RJV at this address or an application form can be Emailed on request.
Sample to follow.
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George Dobbs G3RJV
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    Due to an un-corrected type in the original QST article, my
crystal filter design program will result in incorrect values in one
case.  Change line 1020 to read as follows:

1020 DATA .7654,.8409,.5412,.8409,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

    and this should correct the problem.  Many thanks for those
who pointed this out.
--
John Welch, N9JZW

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The G QRP Club party from the UK will be G3RJV and G8SEQ (John Beech : G
QRP VHF Manager). With only two UK members - help is invited from US members
who can spare a little of their time on the booth. Also note Forum : G3RJV
on Equipment Construction April 29 1515-1645 Room 2.
--
George Dobbs G3RJV
G-QRP Club

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Hi,

    I am experiencing parasitic oscillations from a MOSFET push-pull TX
amplifier for 20 meters. Any advice on how to clean this up? The oscillations
normally start after the MOSFETs get real warm. I don't know why. Should I
redesigning the PCB for a better layout, what should I observe?

73,
Daniel

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Since it's been so quiet on here I thought a nice little QRP story would
be in order. This appeared on rec.radio.amateur.misc (USENET) and the
author gave me permission to place it on here.

Jeff NH6IL
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From news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!greg Wed Mar 16 10:01:01 HST 1994

Sunday night, the weekend nearly over, I finally found time to descend
the cellar stairs into the shack. There's still a novelty in stepping
into what is for me, after near 20 years of hamming, my first dedicated
radio-room.

I sat down just about in time to hear the higher-frequency bands fade
and die.

One of the treats of escaping condminium life is that even my temporary
antenna, a fairly low random-length wire strung to a tree for the winter,
is long enough for work down to 160 meters.

So, after demonstrating once again that the old Drake 7 line can work
just about anything it can hear, and not struggle on the receiving end
either, I was itching for something a little different.

It was then I spied on the shelf a somewhat shopworn HW8, which I
picked up for $35 at a shop specializing in used boating gear. I
set it on top of the 'big' rig, and hooked up the antenna. And
I took being able to quickly lay my hands on the power cord as
a good omen.

Plugged in the power supply and switched on. Hmmm. No dial light. What's
wrong? Oh. It doesn't *have* a dial light.

Forty meters was the usual disaster (why do I even check?) of broadcasting
carriers. So I headed for the 80-meter Novice band, to see what was around.

So I headed for the 80-meter Novice band, to see what was around. After
figuring out which transmatch to use, and hooking the 'just wrong' length
of wire thereto, and dipping the SWR flat, it became obvious that there
was a good deal around.

Now, running a DC receiver requires that you operate it, unlike the
infinite-dynamic-appliances upon which the transceiver was sitting.
The stronger signals required lowering the RF gain, so that they didn't
sound all ragged. And I remembered something about which side of a signal
to tune on... ...check the manual, whose pages are rust-stained from the
staples having rusted during the rig's life on a boat. Oh, yes, tune on
the HIGH side of zero beat, otherwise you'll be a kHz or so away from the
person you're calling.

Okay, here goes. A nice loud station calling CQ. Don't know how loud,
'cause there's no S-meter, but I have to turn the RF gain way down, so
that must mean he's S9! And a VE3 at that!

A quick call, and by gosh he heard my 2.5 watt whistle! He's in North
Bay, which is quite a bit farther north and quite a lot colder than
where I am. Both of us hear our XYL's calling us after 10 minutes or
so, seemingly simultaneously (how does that work?). I can't hear it
as well through the high-impedence headphones, but it was definitely
something. My VE3 appends /QRP to the end of my call sign, which
strikes me as kind of neat. It's fun to have someone else do your
bragging, even though basic physics is nothing to brag about.

The contact renewed my appreciation for a really good receiver, since
the band was kind of crowded. Though it does my heart good, every one
of those signals had not one but two images in the passband, and audio
filtering only served to make those images narrower, not to eliminate
the extra one! So the gentleman above me had no reason to realize
that he was QRMing my contact, and had every right to be a kHz up
from where my friend and I where talking. So, ironically, it was
the QRP station that had the problem copying the QRO station this
time!

After checking on the call (something about bringing the laundry up)
from upstairs, I decided to try again.

Tuning up and down, I hear a loud QRL? I sometimes, working QRP, will
camp on a frequency where I hear someone tuning up, or getting ready
to transmit intelligence, as four out of five times, a CQ is the very
next thing that happens. And this fellow was a true gentlemen, calling
QRL? several times with a few seconds of listening in between.

Sure enough, the CQ followed. An N2, right in New Jersey. 80 meters
offers something that the higher bands don't... ...it allows contact
between people who are local enough to one another to make the occasional
eyeball QSO possible. That's how friendships get made. It's a good band.
There was a time, before VHF and repeaters, that it was the main place
where such things happened.

Ed also had no problem hearing my night-light-sized signal. He had been
sending CQ at about 18 WPM, so I answered him a tick slower. That's my
usual habit in the Novice bands, knowing that many people send, especially
their CQs, a bit faster than they can actually receive.

Well, he had no problem. He saw my 15WPM and raised me 5, and now I
was pushing my own rusty code speed's limits. But I held on.

I even resisted the temptation to toss my key out the window when he
said "I HVE BEEN A HAM FER ABT 5 WKS NW ES U R MY 1ST NJ CONTACT."

So here I was, engaged in an Extra-Class speed CW QSO with a five-week
Novice! It was also obvious that he, like me, was pounding away on a
straight key. Not because he did a bad job of it, but you can tell
when someone is using a device where it is possible to produce other
than a 3:1 ratio. And towards the end of the half-hour QSO I could
hear the fatigue in his arm. That kind of endurance isn't something
you get in five weeks.

I said "WOW! 5 WKS AND ALRDY 20 WPM. U MUST BE A NATURAL."

"NO NATURAL. BEEN PRACTICING FER GENERAL TEST," he says.

"GO TAKE THE TEST. UR READY," I told him.

He asked me not to tell his XYL that I had a $35 rig that
worked, or his funds would be cut off. So I agreed.

When we parted, I told him "BCNU ON 75 OR 160 METER SSB VY SOON
I THINK."

As I headed upstairs, I reflected on this gentleman's talent
and interest, and decided there's hope for ham radio, even
ham radio as we knew it, after all. Of the dozen or so QSOs
I've had down in the Novice CW bands over the last couple
of weeks, fully half of these guys actually knew how to
rag-chew and to talk about more than "UR RST RST 579 579
HR IN HAMTOWN HAMTOWN. NAME IS JOE JOE. SO HW CPY ES 73 SK"

Perhaps the other half, once they get over being nervous, will
also learn.

I think I'll be on 80 CW tonight.

73

Greg

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ARK 40--- Synthesized QRP CW 40 meter transceiver:

Built, aligned and tested in communications lab,

Superhet Single Signal Receiver
Sensitivity 0.3uv, 10db (S+N)/N
tune 100 Hz steps
RIT +/- 500hz
small 2-3/4"X 5 1/2" x 8"
extruded aluminum case
very rugged
adjustable 100mw to about 7 watts output
full QSK, built in speaker
immediate recovery AGC
built in narrow filter

Kit costs $269.95

will sell for $200 + shipping

73

Jeff, AC4HF

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IQRP Club:

I picked up an old Knight Grid Dip Oscillator this week
at a local flea market, but it is missing the coils.  Anyone
have coil forms that can plug into a 2 prong crystal socket ?
The socket is for those old FT-243 military surplus crystals.

Met with John, KN1H    Dennis, K!LGQ,   Jack, NG1G,  Bill, NT1R
and went over the publishing of the (QRP Club of New England)
 QRP-NE newsletter - 72.  The April issue is almost ready and
it looks excellent.

The Dave, NN1G designed 40/40 club transceiver project kit will
appear in April 72.  The first 50 club kits sold very quickly.
Jack, NG1G, the QRP-NE membership chairman, will head up a
"Kit-Squad" to put together another 50, available June 15.
The kit cost is still $42.  Any correspondence should be
directed to him with an SASE.

Thanks,   72   Jim, W1FMR



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Homebrew NN1G Mark II 40M Transceiver.

- Enclosed in an attractive 8"w x 6"d x 2"h aluminum enclosure (brushed
  aluminum and black top). Front panel has tuning (calibrated 7.000 to 7.050
  Mhz w/ smooth 8:1 reduction), volume control, off/on LED power light. Rear
  panel has antenna (SO239), key (RCA phono), phones (mini jack) and power.
  The transceiver is constructed on 2 PCB's and uses only high quality
  components.

- In addition to all the standard features of the NN1G Mark II (e.g. superhet
  receiver, full QSK etc.), the crystal filter was modified for a 500Hz band-
  width and 4 poles of stagger tuned audio filtering were added.

Price is $90 plus shipping.

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HI,

I finally got time to complete the NorCal kit.  I used some of the
mods from the March QRPp.  Rig worked OK on power up and drew 14mA.
I installed a 43pf cap in the VFO and had a bandspread of 42 kHz.
I changed to a 47pf and got about 47kHz.  Tried a 50pf and had 52 kHz
and left it there 7.000 - 7.052.  tuning not TOO sharp.
On transmit the monitor tone was WAY to loud.  Hmmm, something wrong
here.  On checking the circuit, I found D1 in the mute circuit in
backwards, DUH!, and I thought I was careful.  Tried TX, lots better.
I ended up with the 10 meg resistor in the AGC,  seems to be about right.
The monitor tone was a little to low for my taste so added 10pf cap
in parallel with c39(I think) to bring it up a little.

I replaced the 820 pf cap in the transmitter with a 680pf as called
for by Bob Warmke in the QRPp for a little extra power.  As I turned
the output power up the transmitted tone got REAL fuzzy and distorted,
and not that much more power.  Back to the 820 pf and had my nice
clear tone back, about 1.5-2 watts out.  I might try the MRF237 final
if I want more power.

All in all the kit worked out great.  Great design with NO wiring.
Reciever is nice and quiet with good sensitivity. Can't wait to spend
more time on the air with it.

73
Steve - WW7Y

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Jim W1FMR: I can't seem to email you with the address in your header;
feel free to use any and all of the QRP circuits in the 72 newsletter.
Don't credit me, though; I get thoses circuits from old out-of-print
ham books from the 60s. I'd hate to see those circuits get lost in
history - glad to see so many folks enjoy them. I'll look for more.

73,
Jeff NH6IL

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Can someone send me a copy of the schematic for the HW-8? I'll gladly pay
copying costs. I finally thought I had all the elements together -- house,
antenna, work area, new oscilloscope -- to get the radio fixed and on the
air, and now I can't find the schematic.

Of course, the one band that works is 40M, and reading this list, I'm
beginning to think that the other three bands are pretty much super-
fluous :-).

Thanks for any help,
-- Bruce Toback
[e-mail]

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Hello all,

Been enjoying my Norcal 40 a lot stock, but I have been wanting to install
a couple of the mods (especially the extended tuning mod, I *like* working
novices and I want to try copying some of the digital stuff too).
Unfortunately, I haven't seen my copy of QRPp yet - maybe standing next to
the mailbox panting is making the mailman nervous...

Anyway, can anybody post the extended tuning mod here? Or any of the other ones?

Thanks

Kevin, WB2EMS



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G-QRP Club Circuit Handbook

Published 1983

96 Pages

The handbook is a collection of articles published in SPRAT, the
quarterly journal of the G-QRP Club. It is divided into three
sections:

Transceivers, Transmitters, & Receivers         49 pages
Station Equipment                              30 pages
Circuit Ideas                                  16 pages

The circuits covered range in complexity from the well known OXO tx
to a complete xcvr using Plessy ICs. Test equipment, ATUs keyers,
wattmeters, PA design ideas, SSB generators, etc, are covered.
There are even a few mods for the HW-7 and HW-8.

The book is a paperback, and is available for $12.00 plus $3.50
shipping from:

Kanga US
Bill Kelsey
3521 Spring Lake Dr.
Findlay, OH  45840

A small amount of stock is available now - resupply will occur at
the Dayton Hamvention.

The G-QRP Club has also published an Antenna Handbook. It is also
a paperback book of about the same size as the Circuit Handbook,
and is also available from Kanga US for $12.00 plus the $3.50
shipping ($3.50 covers shipping of any number of books, so don't
send $7.00 S/H if you order 2 books). The Antenna Handbook is made
up of all the antenna articles from SPRAT since the first issue.

This posting is being made to cover the large number of inquiries
received as a result of a posting by G3RJV of the G-QRP Club.

73/72 - Bill - N8ET

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Gang,

Spent a bunch of time this weekend playing with the MFJ 20 Meter SSB. It
is a great toy.. wish they would make it into a kit.. maybe if we all
wrote them letters. I do not have the CW module.. don't think it is out
yet. I have the current special rig and matching mike.. $229.95.

The rig supposedly has effective built in speech processing.. from the
reports I got.. can't argue the point. There is a lit combination S
meter and speech processing monitor.. both seem to work correctly. I
compared the S meter reading with my 850.. close enough for what they
do. In TX the meter shows you where you should be setting the level..
you need to keep the mike out of your mouth and talk regularly.

I started with it in the house hooked to my Lightning Bolt Quad.. with
10 watts.. had NO PROBLEM contacting those I heard.. in each and every
case got good audio reports... and I mean I specifically asked for
reports and talked about it with them for a while.. also had good signal
strength.. not all that much difference between 10 and 100 watts in my
opinion on SSB.. seems to be a some difference between 5 and 10 watts on
SSB.

There is a tune button to help you tune a tuner.. so you can save your
whistling.. the tuning knob is smooth and works very well...the mike has
a nice feel and seems pretty hefty.

The reciever has a "clean" sounds and seems to do a good job receiving
weak signals and seperating out signals that are close together.

I set up the rig in my driveway using my PVC vertical.. can really tell
the difference in antennas.. but still using a gel cell and the
vertical.. no problem.. good audio reports and got out real well to some
places...worked it a good long time with the 4 ah gell cell.

73

Jeff, aC4HF

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Spring Cleaning Sale - I have a new-in-the-box unassembled RadioKit 20 meter
rig with nice RadioKit etched cabinet that I just haven't had time to build.
This is the 20 meter rig designed by Rick Littlefield and the "kit" version of
the MFJ 9020 but in a smaller cabinet.  $75

Tnx 73, 72 Bob WA6ERB/VE2DRB  INTERNET:  [e-mail]
           Home phone [phone]


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Did anyone ever get a copy of The History of QRP from the
address that was posted here.  I sent them some money about
a month ago and I have never received anything and they
have never cashed the check.

I did get my Cmos Super Keyer II which I built into my Hw-8
and I love it.   Thanks to all who recommended it.
de Steve WV6U

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QRP Digest                 Sunday, 20 March 1994       Volume 00 : Number
038

In this issue:

    Small correction to XFILTER.BAS
    G QRP Club at Dayton 94
    Parasitic Oscillations
    a qrp story

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From: [e-mail] (John Welch)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 22:35:47 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Small correction to XFILTER.BAS

    Due to an un-corrected type in the original QST article, my
crystal filter design program will result in incorrect values in one
case.  Change line 1020 to read as follows:

1020 DATA .7654,.8409,.5412,.8409,0,0,0,0,0,0,0

    and this should correct the problem.  Many thanks for those
who pointed this out.
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John Welch, N9JZW

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From: [e-mail] (George Dobbs G3RJV)
Date: Sun, 20 Mar 94 00:13:58 GMT
Subject: G QRP Club at Dayton 94

The G QRP Club party from the UK will be G3RJV and G8SEQ (John Beech : G
QRP VHF Manager). With only two UK members - help is invited from US
members
who can spare a little of their time on the booth. Also note Forum : G3RJV
on Equipment Construction April 29 1515-1645 Room 2.
- --
George Dobbs G3RJV
G-QRP Club

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From: [e-mail]
Date: 20 Mar 1994 08:57:53 +0700 (SST)
Subject: Parasitic Oscillations

Hi,

    I am experiencing parasitic oscillations from a MOSFET push-pull TX
amplifier for 20 meters. Any advice on how to clean this up? The
oscillations
normally start after the MOSFETs get real warm. I don't know why. Should I
redesigning the PCB for a better layout, what should I observe?

73,
Daniel

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From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
Date: Sat, 19 Mar 94 18:45:35 HST
Subject: a qrp story

Since it's been so quiet on here I thought a nice little QRP story would
be in order. This appeared on rec.radio.amateur.misc (USENET) and the
author gave me permission to place it on here.

Jeff NH6IL
***********************************************************************
From
news.Hawaii.Edu!ames!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!decwrl!netcomsv!netcom.com!greg
Wed Mar 16 10:01:01 HST 1994

Sunday night, the weekend nearly over, I finally found time to descend
the cellar stairs into the shack. There's still a novelty in stepping
into what is for me, after near 20 years of hamming, my first dedicated
radio-room.

I sat down just about in time to hear the higher-frequency bands fade
and die.

One of the treats of escaping condminium life is that even my temporary
antenna, a fairly low random-length wire strung to a tree for the winter,
is long enough for work down to 160 meters.

So, after demonstrating once again that the old Drake 7 line can work
just about anything it can hear, and not struggle on the receiving end
either, I was itching for something a little different.

It was then I spied on the shelf a somewhat shopworn HW8, which I
picked up for $35 at a shop specializing in used boating gear. I
set it on top of the 'big' rig, and hooked up the antenna. And
I took being able to quickly lay my hands on the power cord as
a good omen.

Plugged in the power supply and switched on. Hmmm. No dial light. What's
wrong? Oh. It doesn't *have* a dial light.

Forty meters was the usual disaster (why do I even check?) of broadcasting
carriers. So I headed for the 80-meter Novice band, to see what was
around.

So I headed for the 80-meter Novice band, to see what was around. After
figuring out which transmatch to use, and hooking the 'just wrong' length
of wire thereto, and dipping the SWR flat, it became obvious that there
was a good deal around.

Now, running a DC receiver requires that you operate it, unlike the
infinite-dynamic-appliances upon which the transceiver was sitting.
The stronger signals required lowering the RF gain, so that they didn't
sound all ragged. And I remembered something about which side of a signal
to tune on... ...check the manual, whose pages are rust-stained from the
staples having rusted during the rig's life on a boat. Oh, yes, tune on
the HIGH side of zero beat, otherwise you'll be a kHz or so away from the
person you're calling.

Okay, here goes. A nice loud station calling CQ. Don't know how loud,
'cause there's no S-meter, but I have to turn the RF gain way down, so
that must mean he's S9! And a VE3 at that!

A quick call, and by gosh he heard my 2.5 watt whistle! He's in North
Bay, which is quite a bit farther north and quite a lot colder than
where I am. Both of us hear our XYL's calling us after 10 minutes or
so, seemingly simultaneously (how does that work?). I can't hear it
as well through the high-impedence headphones, but it was definitely
something. My VE3 appends /QRP to the end of my call sign, which
strikes me as kind of neat. It's fun to have someone else do your
bragging, even though basic physics is nothing to brag about.

The contact renewed my appreciation for a really good receiver, since
the band was kind of crowded. Though it does my heart good, every one
of those signals had not one but two images in the passband, and audio
filtering only served to make those images narrower, not to eliminate
the extra one! So the gentleman above me had no reason to realize
that he was QRMing my contact, and had every right to be a kHz up
from where my friend and I where talking. So, ironically, it was
the QRP station that had the problem copying the QRO station this
time!

After checking on the call (something about bringing the laundry up)
from upstairs, I decided to try again.

Tuning up and down, I hear a loud QRL? I sometimes, working QRP, will
camp on a frequency where I hear someone tuning up, or getting ready
to transmit intelligence, as four out of five times, a CQ is the very
next thing that happens. And this fellow was a true gentlemen, calling
QRL? several times with a few seconds of listening in between.

Sure enough, the CQ followed. An N2, right in New Jersey. 80 meters
offers something that the higher bands don't... ...it allows contact
between people who are local enough to one another to make the occasional
eyeball QSO possible. That's how friendships get made. It's a good band.
There was a time, before VHF and repeaters, that it was the main place
where such things happened.

Ed also had no problem hearing my night-light-sized signal. He had been
sending CQ at about 18 WPM, so I answered him a tick slower. That's my
usual habit in the Novice bands, knowing that many people send, especially
their CQs, a bit faster than they can actually receive.

Well, he had no problem. He saw my 15WPM and raised me 5, and now I
was pushing my own rusty code speed's limits. But I held on.

I even resisted the temptation to toss my key out the window when he
said "I HVE BEEN A HAM FER ABT 5 WKS NW ES U R MY 1ST NJ CONTACT."

So here I was, engaged in an Extra-Class speed CW QSO with a five-week
Novice! It was also obvious that he, like me, was pounding away on a
straight key. Not because he did a bad job of it, but you can tell
when someone is using a device where it is possible to produce other
than a 3:1 ratio. And towards the end of the half-hour QSO I could
hear the fatigue in his arm. That kind of endurance isn't something
you get in five weeks.

I said "WOW! 5 WKS AND ALRDY 20 WPM. U MUST BE A NATURAL."

"NO NATURAL. BEEN PRACTICING FER GENERAL TEST," he says.

"GO TAKE THE TEST. UR READY," I told him.

He asked me not to tell his XYL that I had a $35 rig that
worked, or his funds would be cut off. So I agreed.

When we parted, I told him "BCNU ON 75 OR 160 METER SSB VY SOON
I THINK."

As I headed upstairs, I reflected on this gentleman's talent
and interest, and decided there's hope for ham radio, even
ham radio as we knew it, after all. Of the dozen or so QSOs
I've had down in the Novice CW bands over the last couple
of weeks, fully half of these guys actually knew how to
rag-chew and to talk about more than "UR RST RST 579 579
HR IN HAMTOWN HAMTOWN. NAME IS JOE JOE. SO HW CPY ES 73 SK"

Perhaps the other half, once they get over being nervous, will
also learn.

I think I'll be on 80 CW tonight.

73

Greg

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QRP Digest                Saturday, 19 March 1994      Volume 00 : Number
037

In this issue:

    QRP
    MFJ SSB
    ARK 40
    V73AU
    Boat Anchors
    QRT for 2 weeks
    G QRP CLUB DUES IN THE USA

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Subject: QRP

Rev. George Dobbs, G3RJV

George,
Glad to hear from you via Internet.  Welcome aboard.
Looking forward to seeing you and Chris, G4BUE at Dayton.
Myron, N8DHT is also on the Internet and says that almost
all the QRP hotel rooms at Dayton have been filled.

I was surprised in the QRP EU Wintersports contest to see how
many G-QRP club membership numbers there are.  Your club must
still be experiencing trememdous growth.  It's no wonder, with
the great newsletter (Sprat). The movement here seems to be
towards regional clubs.

See you at Dayton

72   Jim, W1FMR

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From: "JEFF M. GOLD" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 08:16:50 -0600 (CST)
Subject: MFJ SSB

Hi,

Just got my MFJ 20 meter SSB Travel Radio yesterday. Finally wired it up
and played with it indoors. It seems to be about the same size as their
CW qrp rigs. It has a meter that works as a S meter on Receive and
suppose to show speech processing on TX. It puts out about 10 watts, but
can easily be turned down. Nice documentation.

The receiver seems really good, I got nothing but excellent audio
reports once I had enough confidence in the system to use the mike as
directed (keep it away from my mouth and talk normally). The rig really
does seem to go through the QRM.. I have the mike that is part of the
package.. think the list for the rig and mike is now $229.00. They are
going to come out with a cw module for it.. but wasn't ready yet. They
also advertise an AC portable power supply for using it in hotel rooms
and such.. seems good to me.

I am really impressed with it so far... going to try it mobile and
portable.. going to get the adapter parts at radio shack at lunch today.
It is coming on the QRP expedition for sure.

More to come.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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From: "JEFF M. GOLD" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 08:19:15 -0600 (CST)
Subject: ARK 40

Hi,

clearance time.. I am going to sell my ARK 40 if I get a decent offer..
built.. tested and really nicely aligned.

May have 2 MFJ CW rigs.. one is 20 meters with keyer, the other is 40
meters with keyer and filter.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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From: [e-mail]
Date: 18 Mar 94 08:00:00 -0500
Subject: V73AU

          Chuck -- decent people are already at work at 1430Z!!!

          :-)

          ;-)

          73, Bill, KR8L

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From: [e-mail] (Robert Peters)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 1994 13:08:44
Subject: Boat Anchors

I heard there was a mail list for hams using old equipment.  I believe its
called boatanchors.  Can any one help.  I am not on the qrp list but a
friend suggested I try to get info at this address.
TNX and 73, Bob Peters K3EZS ([e-mail]) at Penn State

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From: [e-mail] (Doug Hendricks)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 12:34:48 PST
Subject: QRT for 2 weeks

I have had a death in the family and must go to Kansas for the next two
weeks.
Sorry for any inconvenience that this may cause.  QRPp has been mailed to
all
subscribers.  If you don't receive yours by April 1, let me know.  72,
Doug

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From: [e-mail] (George Dobbs G3RJV)
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 94 21:51:55 GMT
Subject: G QRP CLUB DUES IN THE USA

After the sad loss of Luke, W5HKA, we are pleased to announce that
MIKE GILGORE  KG5F
2046 ASH HILL RD
CARROLLTON
TX 75007
is accepting G QRP Club dues in the US.  Please quote Membership Number
and
Callsign and make out checks to "G QRP Club"
NON-G QRP CLUB MEMBERS:
Details of the club and a sample of SPRAT [Club journal] can be had from
G3RJV at this address or an application form can be Emailed on request.
Sample to follow.
- --
George Dobbs G3RJV
G-QRP Club

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Can anyone tell me the difference between the Heathkit Hw7's 8's and
9's.  I am thinking about purchasing something to get started and
would like to know the differences.

                Thanks Evert WA5OJI

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I haven't seen my QRPp yet either...am anxiously awaiting the same mods. :-)

Lemme know what you find out.

Thanks and 73.\

Mark Bailey     KD4D          Motto:  Life's too short to drink cheap beer.
[e-mail]            Disclaimer:  I didn't really say this.

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HI!

Just received one of those complementary copies that the WorldRadio folks send
out on occasion.  In the QRP column, KI6SN writes that the HW-8 Handbook has
been reprinted.  It is reported that this manual, which contains modifications
for the venerable QRP rig, has been updated to correct errors in the original
text, but that there are no new modifications added to the original text.

KI6SN says that you can obtain a copy for $11 (this includes postage) by
writing to:

Michael Bryce, WB8VGE
2225 Mayflower NW
Massilion, OH  44647

Correction: Massillon, OH  44647

73, Bill, KR8L  ([e-mail])

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I just recently bought an HW-8 at a ham fleamarket ($40.00!!) and am interested
in a good small QRP-styled antenna tuner (for portable purposes). Is
the MFJ one that they sell for the MFJ 9020 xceiver a good one?

Jeff -- KD1IT/7

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Jeff: I'll come over to your QTH and personally tune your antenna if
you give me your HW-8 for $40...

Jeff NH6IL

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Jeff -

> the MFJ one that they sell for the MFJ 9020 xceiver a good one?

    Well, I don't use them that much, but I bought one and strung it
up on the chimney & roof, and it works fine.  Then I got another one for
portable, and it works well too.  *I'm* happy with it, but I may not be a
terribly discerning user, either.

- Tom Kerns



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Greetings. I received (and read cover to cover) my QRPp over the
weekend. It is a thoroughly enyoyable read.

I noticed the Bulk Rate Postage Permit Numner is 72. Chance?

--

       Jason F. Penn N9RPT |  Persoft, Inc.  |  [e-mail]
   Whenever I want to find something, it's always in the last place I look.

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Good purchase!!

I have both the MFJ 16010 (random wire only) and MFJ 901B.  both are compact
and have served me well (the 16010 for MANY years).  Both are capable of
handling QRO power also, so offer some verstaility in that respect.  For
QRP use only, you can probably homebrew something cheaper and smaller than
either one, and throw in a meter, to boot!

GL, 73, Bill, KR8L  ([e-mail])

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Almost finished my hw9. Trying to source some parts for the warc
modifications [I have the schematic and instructions]
Any suggestions? Anybody with a spare warc mod kit???????
Thanks rick ve6gk


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    Yet Another Crystal Filter update - I added a parallel
capacitor to make the furthest-off cap in my original 5-pole filter
more correct, and brought the 60:6 shape down from 3.75 to 3.00.
    I have also built an 8-pole 2700Hz filter with sufficiently
steep skirts to be used for generating SSB.  I have built a 700Hz cw
filter that has .2db ripple and a nice shape, and a 240Hz cw filter
that's probably too sharp to use.  Will probably re-do that one into a
450Hz filter...  And I still have 4 left-over matched 10MHz crystals.
    If there's enough interest I might be able to get a small
number of characterized crystals for other people building filters.  I
notice Hosfelt has 9MHz crystals fairly cheap ($0.69 ea)....
--
John Welch, N9JZW

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I was on 30M early Saturday as previously advertised.  The
first thing outta the bag was a VK6 and then a VK2 just at
sunrise (which is early on saturday's  :-)  ).

Then after that, in two hours I worked only four stations.
In order,  AZ, CA, OH, and IL.  The band really didn't
seem to be in good shape.  Didn't hear anyone from the net.
Sorry guys if you were looking fer me, 'cuz I was there.

I'll try again this next Saturday, but will start on 40M
and work my way up as the bands open 'til I get to 20M.
I may dig the Argosy IID outta the closet, but I just about
have the new MXM xcvr ready to rock&roll on 20M.

On Sunday morning, 830am CST (1430Z), I tried to check into
the OK(lahoma) QRP Net on 7.060MHz (this freq because of
another net going on 7.040 at the same time).  Well, I was
the first guy there and I wound up being net control for
an hour.  Lot's of fun, but kinda nerve racking being in front
of a crowd like that.  :-)  We had checkin's from MO, AR, OK,
LA, and TX.  At 1500Z, somebody came on freq without checking
to see if it was in use and started a code practice session.  :-)
I moved the net up a couple of KHz, but it sure could have been
a problem if someone in the group had only a XTAL osc or VXO
with short range.

I also got my QRPp on Saturday.  USPS sure took it's time and
I also saw the 72 permit number.  Remember boys and girls,
75% of the USPS budget is for storage facilities.  They ARE
holding on to the stuff.  :-)  There goes my mail service.  ;-)

dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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All,

Well getting closer to the April 16, 17 QRP mini expedition. So far
looks like the Yaesu 301S and the MFJ 20 meter SSB are definites. Going
to really try to work a bunch of SSB.. the reason is that you all are
convinced and many others that QRP is ok for CW.. but can't really work
well on SSB (these are comments I get daily). I hope to prove that SSB
can work well at low pwr levels (I may choose to break the law and go up
to 7-10 watts if necessary). I will be working CW and have printed out
requests for skeds on CW.

Let me know what you think of this:

Sat. April 16 and Sunday April 17
----------------------------------
14:00-16:00Z (7.250-2.270)
         (7.055-7.065)

16:00-17:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (14.055-14.065)* if enough ops

17:00-18:00Z (28.350-28.365)

18:00-20:00Z (21.250-21.265)
         (21.050-21.065)*

20:00-22:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (10.110-10.115)*

22:00-24:00Z (7.250-7.270)

00:00-02:00Z (3.900-3.915) or
             (7.250-7.270)


I have come upon this from watching band conditions and figuring they
might be about the same. At any time a band is not good (like if 15 is
dead), we will first fall back to 20 meters or go to which ever band is
best.

I am very open to suggestions for frequencies.

thanks

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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Gang,
CC to IQRP
Mike Bryce WB8VGE:

Thanks Mike, for the info.  It is forwarded to the IQRP gang here.

I understand from Myron N8DHT that we have a new QRP-ARCI president.
More later:

FYI.. QRP-ARCI will sponsor the CQWW CW QRP Trophy at the request of
Rich Arland W7YHA.

Rich's new book is ready, (Low Power Operating Vol. II ?)
and it sounds TERRIFIC ! I understand you did the section on
Solar Power, and some of the other contributing authors were
AA2U, K5VOL, N6GA etc....  Rich will be autographing copies at
Dayton.

Glad to hear about the HW-8 Handbook being re-issued and also
available at Dayton..... Great !

See you at Dayton:

72    Jim, W1FMR


From: MIKE BRYCE    <[e-mail]>

Yes, there is a QRP forum on CIS (Compuserve ?).
In fact, I'm the section manager for it.

The connect charge (CIS) is $9 per month, plus a connect charge
to get into the forum. IT depends on time of day and so on.
I'm not really sure about the exact cost of the total connect
charges.

Yes, god willing and the creek don't rise, I'll be at Dayton...

Tell the world that I have done the second printing of the
"HW-8 Handbook" and will bring some to Dayton.

73,

Mike, WB8VGE


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Jim Fitton mentioned the second volume of Low Power Communications
by Rich Arland, K7YHA. It does look very good, albeit expensive
($19.95). Watch for the QST review!

72

Jim, KR1S

Counting the days til Dayton



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Can anyone tell me where can I order this book??

72

Mark, WO7T


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Jim Fitton mentioned the second volume of Low Power Communications
by Rich Arland, K7YHA. It does look very good, albeit expensive
($19.95). Watch for the QST review!

72

Jim, KR1S

Counting the days til Dayton

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Wow am I excited!  I just made my first contact with my NorCal40!
The weather here finally got better and I stretched a long wire
(about 95 feet) out my window to the nearest tree. SWR was 2.0 to 1,
not great but I don't have a tuner yet so I went ahead anyway.
(Anyone suggest a good tuner?)
I contacted KA2JPR in Mt. Holly, NJ a good haul from my QTH
of Youngstown, Ohio!  He gave me a 599 report.  By the way, this
is also the first CW contact I have made since about 1983 and the
first HF contact I have had since about 1987!  Thanks NORCAL forfor
getting me back to a VERY exciting part of ham radio.... HOMEBREW!
(Or Kit brew if you prefer!)

--
Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
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Youngstown, Ohio

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Gang: I found the following on r.r.swap - maybe one of you who didn't get
the NC40 might followup on this.

Jeff NH6IL
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I have a NORCAL 40 QRP tranceiver kit for sale.  It is unassembled.  (I
bought an extra planning to put it on 30M per W6CYX's mods, but just don't
have the time).

The spec's are as follows:

  covers any 40Khz segment of the 40M band
  2W output
  RIT
  4"x4"x2" - room for batteries inside.

With simple mods it can cover 150Khz of 40M, or can be tuned for other bands.
It's a nice radio.  $100 or best offer over that by 3/26/94.

Bob Headrick WA7OVU

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Does anybody have recomendations for field day antennas other than the
traditional tv twin lead fed dipole with tuner? We want to have a formidable
signal on 80, 40 and maybe 160. I have lots of wire, no towers, but trees
will be available.


Has anybody ever used the horizontal loop (aka cloud warmer) for qrp field
day, and if so how did it work out?

73 Brad WB8YGG

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Hi Gang.  Just wanted to thank the group for inspiring me to get back
into operating a bit more.  Thanks to Chuck's Saturday tests, in particular,
I got the OHR Sprint back out again, and have been checking out the 30m
action.  Band has been pretty "stinko" lately, but last night I had a nice,
one hour rag chew (using straight key!) with KK6FI, followed by a contact
with ZF2WH.  To top it off, worked Peter, RA3SU/R0B on Sredny Island.  Got
him first call, with a 559 report.  Fun!

73 to all, Bill KR8L  ([e-mail])             8=)

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hi,
    Can anyone give me an opinion on this kit/xcvr? I really want to know
how it performs.

pronto!

73,
Daniel

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For Field Day,
QRP-NE uses a 20 meter full wave delta loop, corner fed,
apex up - at 25', with outstanding success for such a
simple antenna.

(Adjacent mountain in back of loop acts as reflector in
desired direction. Ground is granite rock ledge - very poor
conductivity, so balanced antenna seems to work best)

Tried operating FD next to a lake on level ground and while
it was a beautiful, idylic setting, performance was way down.
Need height, or good ground, or reflective enviornment,
or gain antenna, or all of the above to have a death-ray
QRP station signal.  Experience and/or good luck helps.


During an ARCI QSO party, or during FD, a few casual
contacts can be made with a wet noodle antenna and low
power from almost any location.


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During last field day I paid a visit to my old group, the Central Michigan
Amateur Radio Club.  Helped them put up a full wave loop for 80m.  Couldn't
believe what a simple job it was -- They just shot a line into a tree (fishing
pole method) for the center support, then two more for corner supports.  Pulled
it up into a rough diamond shape, roughly vertical orientation.  Used fairly
light gage wire, supported only by tree branches, yet the thing survived a
pretty rough summer thunderstorm that night.  I think the results were pretty
good with the loop.  Can't do that out here in the desert -- no trees  :-)  .

73, Bill, KR8L/7/QRP             ([e-mail])

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Hi Brad,

When I lived in Idaho, we used to get togeather each FD with
the the DX group and have a ball. Used a 2 ele full sized quad
on 40m up in the trees. About 80 to 90 ft. We would also put
up a small tri band quad on a small tower and run a long wire
down an east facing slope for 80 and 160.

Very seldom needed to get off 40m!

We used the call of K7TM. Bob is also the one who made the ant.
He used rope and taped the wire to the rope. Each corner had a
rope for supending the ant. The top ones in the trees and the
bottom ones to the ground to keep it in shape. The whole thing
would go up in less than an hour.

One op would be running on a symple ant while the real ants were
installed.

I give it a big thumbs up.....

Have fun, Ron, KU7Y



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Hi everybody,

while not immediately QRP or Boatanchor related, there is so much CW
expertise on both of these lists that it seems not unreasonable to ask:

I'm starting to think about upgrading my trusty Nye straight key and am
curious about the pros and cons of bugs and paddles/keyers. I've never used
a bug, but have heard them on the air and seen them in action. I played with
an iambic keyer once at a club meeting (the CMOS one in the ARRL Handbook)
and liked the crisp, clean sound - which I try to emulate in my own sending.

I'd appreciate any wisdom folks would like to share with us newcomers...

73 from Burnaby,
laura VE7LDH

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my QRPp arrived yesterday, the 22th.  This was doubly exciting to me,
being a new NorCal member (#317) and my very first issue of QRPp. Reading
it is sort of a bonus, in this case.

72 & 73, alan N2ALE/6

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This is as official as it gets:

The 1994 ARRL Field Day weekend is June 25-26.

Dates of other ARRL contests for 1994 appear in January 1994 QST.

73

Jim, KR1S



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Hi Laura,

  I built the "CMOS Super Keyer" from Idiom Press that was described
in QST a year or so ago.  Absolutely super keyer, I recommend it
without hesitation.

  Now all I need to do is build an interface so I can key my
boatanchors with it :-)

73,

John

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 with a handshake.  Have fun." --- "Doc" Edgerton

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To all (including wannabee) QRPers!

On Saturday, April 2, 1994

W1FMR/7 will (without any possibility of failure)
check into the North East QRP Net while motoring
on vacation somewhere between Phoenix and Flagstaff
Arizona.

I will be using that super Net Control rig; The NC-40.

To find out how it is done, listen around 7.040 mHz
starting at 1300 until 1400 UTC on Sat. 4/2/94.

I will try to send a confirming note using my daughter's
laptop en-route, during the week prior to 4/2.

  73/72   Jim Fitton, W1FMR   QRP-NE   [e-mail]

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Hi Gang,

    I see life coming back to the list but still pretty quiet.

    Anyway I am looking for a small-sized xcvr kit for 20m with VFO which
I can carry around in a large pocket for when I go travelling. Output between
3-6 watts and preferably superhet but will settle for DC. CW of course. Can
anyone recommend some good ones, keywords; small, reliable, performer.

    Also give me an idea of the price for these nifty little things. Tks.

73,
Daniel

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Thats it folks.  That's really it, Mr. Lantz was reported silent pen on the
news last night.

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I went all out to master the "bug" once, and was a miserable failure at it!
One problem I found was that I could not achieve the range of speeds
necessary to communicate with everybody that I wanted to work, the main
problem being the inability to QRS enough to work the slower ops.  i suppose
you could always keep your straight key hooked up in parallel...
With regard to keyers, I have experienced some pretty awful versions: I have
the Heath keyer with built-in paddles, and they have a terrible feel.  I am
currently using the vibroplex iambic paddles with the built in keyer in
my FT736R and find that I am happy with them.  I had intended to buy the
Vibroplex singly-lever paddle, but got talked into the iambic.  Much to my
surprise, I actually DO use the iambic feature -- it just sort of comes on you
after a while, I guess.

I'm starting to think that the longer I do CW (30 years, on and off), the
more I enjoy honing the skills needed to send really good CW with my old
Nye Master!  73, Bill, KR*L

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We have used a horizontal loop on 80 for several years at Field Day.
Sometimes it was a quad, sometimes a delta. Good antenna. Quiet,
broadband, well-behaved. We weren't QRP, but used 50W out on cw. As
many contacts as we wanted; what more can you want?

--Gary K9CZB

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I'd like to thank everybody who responded to my initial question (bug vs.
paddle). Should others have similar questions, a quick summary:

Bugs have a mystique, but lots of people send really bad code with them. The
usual problem is a bad swing, with 100 WPM machine-gun-like dits and
second-long dahs. If you have the talent for it, you can send very well with
a bug; one suggestion was to find an inexpensive used one at a hamfest, try
it and see. If I didn't like it, it would still be a great conversation
piece/paper weight/bit of character for the shack. *The* name for bugs is of
course Vibroplex. Speed adjustment can be awkward, especially if you only
want to send 15 WPM or so.

Overlooking the utter heresy of keying a Boatanchor with anything solid
state, paddles and a keyer are a good way of sending really clean (albeit
somewhat anonymous) code. The CMOS SuperKeyer II and Curtis chips are both
highly thought of. Keying QRP rigs is not generally an issue, but keying a
Boatanchor that puts 125 volts or more across the key can take some
ingenuity - silicon transistors (be careful with grid-block vs. cathode
keying!), reed/mercury relays and similar technology usually solve the
problem. Bencher paddles are well thought of and people on budgets often
find MFJ's $49 offerings useful.

73 from Burnaby,
laura VE7LDH

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-------------------------------------------------------------
Rich Arland, W7YHA -latest book

"Low Power Communication"
Vol II :Advanced QRP Operating
$19.95 + $2 S&H

Tiare Publishing
POB 493
Lake Geneva WI,  53147

-------------------------------------------------------------
QRP-NE club Transceiver kit, 40/40 or 30/40.

40 or 30 meter superhet (board & all board mounted parts)
Run of 50 being kitted, QRP-NE club members get 1st. priority.
$41.95 ppd.   Available June 15.

Jack Frake, NG1G
POB 93
Barnard VT,  05031

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  73/72   Jim Fitton, W1FMR   QRP-NE   [e-mail]

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Just got a call from Dave, NN1G.

He asked me to forward the following information to the
Internet QRP Club, esp. those with "NN1G" rigs.

(Xmit mixer osc.)
Change the value of the ceramic capacitor connected from
U7 pin 7  to ground, from 47pf to 150pf.

Rigs checked with ARRL test bench spectrum analyzer showed
a frequency spur to be marginally legal.  Changing the
capacitor improves spur responses by 15 db.

  73/72   Jim Fitton, W1FMR   QRP-NE   [e-mail]

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           The G-QRP club is dedicated to promoting low-power
                       amateur radio communication.
                       and currently has some 5,000 members

The club secretary is George Dobbs G3RJV ([e-mail])

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PLEASE - payment only in pounds sterling or US dollars :  Thank you
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Daniel -


>     Can anyone give me an opinion on this kit/xcvr? I really want to know


    I bought it already assempled, and like mine a lot.  I got the
MFJ 20M dipole with it, and the batterybox power supply, but do not use
the tuner.  It works great.  Earphones help, tho, since the speaker
doesn't have a lot of punch.  I bolted a nice handle on top of mine, so
it really is portable.

73 de Tom    AA7ZG @N7DUO.#WWA.WA.USA.NA



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Well Laura -

    I like my iambic paddle and keyers a lot.  I have a radio at home
and another at my office, and keyers at both.  I have the Vibroplex Brass
Keyer at my office, and I like it a lot.  It is an iambic paddle with the
keyer chip built into the base, so it's pretty compact.  It's the one I
take when I take the radio in my vehicle, or when I go out in the woods.
At my home station I have a keyer built into my radio, so I just use a
Bencher iambic paddle.  It sure makes sending a lot easier, especially if
you get a little tired or a little nervous when sending CW, as I do.

73 & Good luck,

de Tom


Dr Tom Kerns, Professor of Philosophy
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Does anyone know if any of the QST's have a QRP antenna tuner in
them I can build to put on a long wire????  Looking for something
real small, 10 watts or less.  Thanks.

        73's Evert WA5OJI

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Dear QRP gang,

While I was building my NorCal 40 I was impressed by the fact that the wire
lengths called for in the parts list for the various inductors worked out
very well; I was able to produce the required number of turns on the toroid
and have a few inches of "leader" length for the installation. My (crude)
estimates of the required wire length were shorter by a couple inches, although
I tried to estimate fairly carefully. I measured the length of a single turn and
multiplied by the number of turns to get an overall length. I added a
few extra inches for installation and a "safety factor". Anyway, this
experience has prompted me to ask what was the method used in the NorCal 40
design, or if the more experienced in the group have a rule for doing this
that is better that what I describe above.

73, (72) John KC2DU

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My best luck with feild day antennas was this year using two rigs one on
a Cushcraft R7 and the other on a Hornet three element tri-bander with
a 40 meter inverted vee. We could work cw and ssb on the same band using
rice boxes.

My ideal setup would be the R7 a tri-band beam, a phased 40 meter array
and a cloud warmer for 80 & 160. I would make the cloud warmer out of
twin lead fed with 50 ohm coax in an inverted vee configuration with a
reflector close enough to the driven element to lower the impeadence to
50 ohms. Also if the trees were available a 3 element 40 meter delta loop
would be nice or a vertical phased array on 40.

Good luck
Gordon AB5DG

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    Can any one give the phone number and address of Ocean State?

I am looking for these two parts:
    0.22 Ohms (yes .22) 2 Watt Resistor
    7808   Voltage Regulator

Digi-Key has them 20 week backordered.  If someone has them I would be
will to buy them and pay for shipping and handling.

Andrew
KF2JH
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I don't know for sure what the gain was, but a very easy and apparently
effective antenna that I used at Field Day years ago constisted of a
1000-foot spool of wire strung down a mountainside for a spur-of-the-moment
Novice station.  We seemed to hear about as many signals as the other station
at the site, so despite having the antenna pointed toward the valley it
seemed to be doing OK.  Unfortunately, I think I can trace my fairly-
severe hay fever to spending two hours in a large field of wildflowers
winding the thing back up when it was all over...

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Hello Evert:

I have put together a QRP antenna tuner from junk box parts from my
sparse junk box.  It CAN BE very simple.  I use a little 10-365 pf
variable cap and a coil, and an alligator clip cut in half, a coax
connector and piece of coax to the xmtr.  It is so simple and works
very nicely.  It is designed for unbalanced lines (although it is not
hard to make one for balanced OR unbalanced antennas with a two ganged
variable cap from an old receiver or tuner somewhere).

Back issues of QRP quarterly contain several designs also.  The Antenna
handbook and ARRL handbook contain several pretty fancy
designs, but don't be afraid to simplify.  Do you have an SWR meter?  You
will need one to use the tuner effectively.

This works:

                --------------- To transmitter
                |
                |
                |  <------------|
                |        |/
     from antenna ----------->  |           /|  variable cap
                      |        |
                |          _____
                coil           ___
                         _
                        gnd
The arrows are alligator clips and they
can be connected to the coil at various taps.  The coil I use is #18 wire
wound on a pill bottle, with loops in the wire stripped and raised for
easy connection by the clips.  I use about 25 turns with 5 equally spaced
taps.  More would be a bit better.

Hope this helps.

73

Clark
.....................

Clark Savage Turner, Graduate Student Researcher
Department of Info. and Computer Science    1514 Verano Place
Irvine, CA. 92717                Irvine, CA. 92715
[phone]                    [phone]

WA3JPG, QRP #3526, active on HF, VHF and UHF.
Admitted to practice law in California, Massachusetts, and New York.

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Evert asked about QRP antenna tuners for long wire antennas.
I use a design by Wes Hayward, W7ZOI, from Solid State Design.

Page 167, Fig 60. It's for 40 meters. Use twice as many
turns on the coil for 80, half as many for 20. It should
work on 30 meters as is; mine does.

The relative SWR bridge included is neat. It puts a load on
the xmtr while you're matching the antenna, to protect the rig.
I used a plexiglas front panel so I didn't need insulated
couplers on the variable caps. You can get away with this at
QRP levels!

73

Jim, KR1S




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Daniel:

 I bought and have built up the 17M version of this
 kit, and it is the worst kit I've ever purchased.

 I built the NN1G MkII shortly thereafter, and that
 has got to be one of the best kits I've built.

 Still dabbling with the RadioKit 17M board, trying to
 find out if a jumper shorted out, or I didn't make
 a clean cut of a trace, or a I misplaced a part.

 The parts placement diagram is such that you have
 to place parts on the board in reference to the
 previously placed parts. I don't know if that is
 clear or not, but it took 3 times as much time
 to populate the QRP-17 board, as opposed to the
 two NN1G MkII boards. Of course the NN1G board
 had all the holes drilled, and there were no
 circuit board traces to cut through, and jumper
 wires to add on the backside of the circuit
 board.

 If you're still interested in one, (for 17M) let
 me know, I'll sell mine cheap!

 The one saving grace for the QRP-17 from Radiokit,
 is it comes with a nice case!!!!

73 es GL
Mark de WO7T/QRP


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hi,
    Can anyone give me an opinion on this kit/xcvr? I really want to know
how it performs.

pronto!

73,
Daniel

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Best FD antenna I ever used was at Texas A&M University,
when I was working on my PhD.  At Kyle Field, pressbox
was over a hundred feet up, we had V-Beam, 600' on a leg
from one side of field to other aimed at the NE.

Working 5w was a breeze.  :-)  Of course, when the thunderboomers
came along, we also got 6" sparks to ground also.  So we had
a great sparkgap receiver.  :-)

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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It sounds like a platitude, but use what you feel most comfortable with.
I can amplify that by observing that, in cw, it's not speed that counts, but
fluency.  My wife doesn't know cw but does know music; she's a music teacher;
and she can recognize cw that's fluent, as opposed to cw that isn't.  Call this subjective if you like, but experienced ops know it's very real.

Keep that straight key connected in parallel with whatever else you eventually
come to use.  Electronic keyers at slow speeds almost never give the listener
an impression of fluency.

Those are my thoughts, for what they're worth.

72.424618

Don Coleman, W1VOq--forty-two years on cw.

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Hi Guys -

   All of a sudden, the possibility of going to Dayton is
presenting itself.  Can someone let me know where the QRP
hospitality suite is going to be?  Actually, if you have any
idea of where the ham hospitality suites in general will be,
that would be extremely useful.

Thanks in advance and unless you feel the whole group would
benefit from the info, email directly to me is fine.

- Gary N2JGU

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Jim said:
| Evert asked about QRP antenna tuners for long wire antennas.
| I use a design by Wes Hayward, W7ZOI, from Solid State Design.
|
| Page 167, Fig 60. It's for 40 meters.....
stuff deleted.
| The relative SWR bridge included is neat. It puts a load on
| the xmtr while you're matching the antenna, to protect the rig.
more stuff deleted.

This is what I use and am very happy with it.  I did make one small
modification to the "swr bridge".  I attached an rf voltmeter (a couple
of diodes, a capacitor and a resistor) to the bypass side of the switch so
that I can have a relative output power indicator when opperating.  No
switch at the meter is necessary, of course, because only one detector is
working at a time.  Now I know when my batteries are dying.

I am taking my little 40 meter rig on a (kc7)DXpedition to Mt Hood to
stay in a snow cave this Thursday and Friday Night. K7KEV is taking my
son's Spider with him and will be in an igloo a couple of miles away from
us.  We will probably be on 7.125 or 7.057 (I have a limited number of
crystals).  The antenna tuner means less tramping around in the snow
trying to tune up an antenna.

73 Lowell (kc7DX)


Lowell Brunson [phone]
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Hi gang.
I do wish that you would all stop talking abt Dayton
I am getting really wound up about not being there
this year, Give me a break fella's talk about something else!
How about a no code licence ???
72 de Dick,  TTFN
--
Dick G0BPS / G0ROO      A member of the DRAGON SLAYERS QRP Group
Kanga Products         (Remember that sometimes the Dragon wins)

[  The opinions expressed here are always that of the management, ]
[  I am the management!!           (especially when she lets me)  ]

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Gang,

Just another friendly reminder, that K5FO will once again
attempt to talk to as many people as possible on Sat
morning starting at sunrise (about 1200Z).  I'll start
out on 40, then 30, then finally on 20M.

Rigs,

K5FO special on 40
OHR Sprint (W7EL rig) on 30
and
NN1G xcvr on 20M.

All rigs at 0.95W (QRPp = <1.0W).  Antenna will be 40M
long wire.  I chopped the 80M down to 40M to see about
reducing number of lobes and nulls.  Antenna at 10M
height and pointed due North.

Freqs of 7.040, 10.106 and 14.060MHz for each band.
CW at any speed you can operate.  If not busy, long
QSO's, otherwise less than 5 minute QSOs.  I'm trying
for three band WAS here at QRPp levels.  40M is going
to start getting noisy here and everywhere north of
the equator.

[phone] if you don't hear me.  it's your dime.  :-)

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Hi,

    Here's a design question. I am looking at the front-end RF amp
which uses a 2N3904 and asking myself if I were to replace this with a
transistor with a lower noise figure, say a 2N5179 or BF689, will I see
any improvement? Is this mod worth pursuing? How much improvement can I
expect to see here?

    Tks.

Daniel

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John,
I havent built a NN1G, but many others that read this have.
I will pass your comments along because they are very
interesting.

The NN1G series are CW 2 watt Superhets.


  73/72   Jim Fitton, W1FMR   QRP-NE   [e-mail]

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 -=> Quoting [e-mail] to John Liebenrood <=-
 Mv>
 Mv> He asked me to forward the following information to the
 Mv> Internet QRP Club, esp. those with "NN1G" rigs.
 Mv>
 Mv>
 Mv> 73/72   Jim Fitton, W1FMR   QRP-NE   [e-mail]

Greetings Jim...

    I just subscribed to the QRP news-group!  I'd like to know
    more about the NN1G rigs...  Can you describe the rig
    to me.  ie NE602 DC or super-het with homebrew filters?


    My interest is QRP SSB ...   I'm building a KK7B
    phasing rig now, Rick published this work in QST 93
    Jan and April....  The lastest receiver design ( will be
    published in Fall 94 ) is "single freq" phasing type receiver
    on a 2.5 by 3.5 inch board.  I have the first board...

    Thanks for the info... I'm interested in learning about
    recent advances in QRP designs.  Last fall I built a KK7B
    phasing SSB QRP rig for 75m.  It runs 20Watts , using a
    standard Direct Conversion receiver, excellent audio!  I
    built in into a HW-7 cabinet,  I tossed the HW-7 board hi hi

    I have tried QRP CW on camping trips, but since trying SSB
    QRP I'd never go back to CW hi hi...



    John   K7RO  ( QRO  ...stoke it up OM,  >grin<  )



... Life is a complex number; it consists of real and imaginary parts...
___ Blue Wave/QWK v2.12


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Hi,

    Can I have a vote/show of hands on who think which is better cos I
am about to buy one or the other but dunno which. Radiokit costs a lot more
than NN1G from Dan's Small parts so is this worth it. Which performs better?

    Tks.

73,
daniel

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Daniel ([e-mail]) writes:

>Hi,

>    Here's a design question. I am looking at the front-end RF amp
>which uses a 2N3904 and asking myself if I were to replace this with a
>transistor with a lower noise figure, say a 2N5179 or BF689, will I see
>any improvement? Is this mod worth pursuing? How much improvement can I
>expect to see here?

>    Tks.

>Daniel



    You didn't say what frequency band the receiver in question was designed
for, but seeing as it presently uses a 2N3904 device in the front end I'll
assume it is an HF low-band receiver and not for VHF use.

    The performance of most receivers used in HF service is limited by
atmospheric noise and not usually by the receiver noise figure. If the present
circuit gives a noise figure of say 10dB then reducing it to say 3dB probably
wouldn't produce any noticable difference. On 10 meters this argument might
be debatable as the atmospheric contribution is becoming less and the receiver
performance is becoming more important. At VHF frequencies a good receiver noise
figure is of paramount importance to realize good weak signal reception.

    The other thing that must be considered is that even if improving the
receiver noise figure would improve actual performance, you usually can't just
change transistors to one with a lower rated noise figure. This is because the
noise performance of a transistor is very much dependent on the impedances it
see's on its input and output (primarily the input). To make things even more
interesting, the correct impedance to produce maximum gain is almost certain
not to be the impedance that is required for best noise performance. The bottom
line is that when a major change in transistor type is made, the matching
networks will probably need to be redesigned also in order to realize all the
performance the device is capable of.

    So I guess the short answer to your question is: unless you have an
extraordinarily bad receiver, you probably won't notice much if any improvement
in performance on the HF bands by lowering the noise figure. And if you were to
change transistors on the front end amplifier, there are other changes which
need to be made in order to get the best performance from the device.

    Good Luck es 73's de WB6TPU
                Ray

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One more comment I forgot to put in my last reply about changing transistors and
improving noise figures.

    If you were to remove the 2N3904 device in the existing circuit and just replace
it with a 2N5179 or other VHF device as you were suggesting, more likely than not
you would have an oscillator instead of an amplifier as the first stage in your
receiver.

    The VHF transistors have a lot of gain at HF. The typical circuit layout
in an HF receiver may be perfectly adequate when using a 2N3904, but probably has
enough parisitics that it would cause a 2N5179 to scream like a banshee. BEWARE!

    Ray WB6TPU
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}
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Kearman)
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Subject: Dayton Busses

Just got my confirmation letter from Myron, N8EHT(?) who handles
Dayton hotel rooms for the QRP ARCI. Here's what it says:

"This letter is much later that I had hoped; but, as you may have
already learned, the Dayton Hamvention has shot itself in the
foot--at least the Chairman, Dave Grubb, has. I learned in
January that he had decided to save the Hamvention $45,000 and
cut out the shuttle buses to and from the Hamvention and the
hotels/motels. Thats right...you've got it straight! There are
only 6,000 parking spaces at the Arena, and, maybe, another 6,000
at a nearby mall and parking area.

Learning this I called our motel (Day's Inn-Dayton South) and
asked what their action plan was going to be. They had no idea
what I was talking about! None whatsoever. As soon as I filled
them in they asked, 'What should we do?' I asked them to contact
the Chamber of Commerce, the Hotel/Motel Assn and the Montgomery
County Visitors and Convention Bureau (which handles hotel/motel
arrangements). I guess I don't have to tell you--Dave Grubb never
relayed his decision to cancel the shuttles to any of them!! The
Chamber people are extremely unhappy and told my contact that
they wondered why this guy was trying to ruin the economy of
Dayton.

Cutting to the chase, I received a call from the hotel this week
telling me that the three groups mentioned above are meeting
regularly trying to work out a plan. But, I was assured that they
will have a shuttle service in place. I will keep you apprised."

73

Jim, KR1S

P.S. I'm planning to get up REAL early Saturday!



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Daniel from Singapore asks:

>         Here's a design question. I am looking at the front-end RF amp
> which uses a 2N3904 and asking myself if I were to replace this with a
> transistor with a lower noise figure, say a 2N5179 or BF689, will I see
> any improvement? Is this mod worth pursuing? How much improvement can I
> expect to see here?

Noise figure is not generally an issue at HF. At frequencies below 50 MHz or
so atmospheric and man-made noise is far louder than any noise generated in
a radio's front end.

Some HF radios can benefit from a low-noise preamp on 10m for demanding
operation (e.g. Mode A), but this is more because their sensitivity falls
off on 10m than because they have noisy front ends.

There is a good discussion of this in (where else? :-) _Solid State Design
for the Radio Amateur_. Noise figures are related to dynamic range and the
minimum discernable signal (MDS), even on HF, but a 2N3904's noise figure is
ample for all but the most demanding purposes.

73 from Burnaby,
laura VE7LDH

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Regarding Dayton,

QRP-ARCI has reserved a 7 passenger van, and tentative
plans are being made to haul QRP people  to the nearest
convention bus pick-up location if no hotel busses
are available. Ditto for the return trip.

I feel that things will work out as well as they possibly
could, especially with commander Myron, N8DHT at the helm.






  73/72   Jim Fitton, W1FMR   QRP-NE   [e-mail]

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>Hi Ray,

>    I put the 2N5179 in and got no problems but since it provided no benefit
>I switched back to 2N3904. I think the layout was very well done, double sided
>through-plated thats why I didn't have parasitics. The mail noise contributor
>turned out to be the MC1350 IF amp. (We're talking about 20 meters here BTW).
>Any idea how I can cut down the noise in this chip? Is there any substitute that
>might work well here? What abt MIL spec chips? It would be nice to get rid of
>the white noise in the background but I suppose thats not quite possible. I know
>what you're saying abt atmospheric noise (which is bad enuf) but I can hear this
>soft hiss in the background and would like that gone so I can pick out those
>barely audible CW.

>73,
>Daniel

Daniel,
    In order to cut down the background hiss I'd start looking at a
narrower bandpass filter for the receiver. The level of the white noise
(hiss) you are hearing is a function of the receiver bandwidth. The wider
the receiver is, the more noise (both external and internally generated)
gets through to the audio output. Keeping the bandwidth of the filter as
narrow as practical for the mode in use will help you maximize the signal
to noise ratio. In the end, the better the S/N ratio is, the easier it is
to hear those weak signals.

    For SSB operation you can narrow the bandpass down to around 2.7 KHz
before intelligibility begins to suffer. For CW 200 to 400 Hz is probably a
good compromise, because if you get a whole lot narrower, the filter will
most likely have objectionable ringing (intersymbol interference) which
will make copying CW at reasonable speeds very difficult if not just
plain annoying. There are ways to minimize the ringing in narrow filters
but the shape factor suffers which kind of defeats what you are trying
to accomplish.

    If it isn't easy to experiment with the RF bandwidth, a narrow
audio filter can do wonders also.

73's de WB6TPU
    Ray

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Hello All -

   I wanted to post this note to let you know that I will be
present at the Dayton Hamvention, at the request of my employer.
Yes, they are footing the bill for the trip... miracles do
happen.  The primary purpose of this trip is professional recruitment.
Harris RF Communications is looking for Engineers, and it is recognized
that there will be many talented people at the Hamvention.

   We will have a hospitality room set up at the Marriot hotel, and
I invite you all to stop by.  If you have any specific questions,
please send email directly to me.

   I expect to have enough free time to peruse the flea market and
hopefully meet some of the Internet QRPers.  I was at HamCom in
Dallas last summer and got to meet some of the QRP ARCI people,
Chuck (K5FO) and George (G3RJV).  I am hoping to see some of your
building efforts, and will try to bring a few of my recent projects.

73 Gary N2JGU

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Does anyone have any recommendation on where to get ladder line (ideally
within driving distance of Boxboro MA; southern NH would do in a pinch)?
Thanks & 73,
John WB7EEL

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Remember tomorrow morning guys/girls.  Also will have
a surprise, i.e. a different rig that i'll be trying
out.

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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    I assume you mean the 450 ohm stuff........

    There's an HRO store in Salem which is the first town in NH as you
    drive north on I93.  Also, there's a locally-owned store, RIVENDELL's,
    in Derry, NH, just a few more exits up the highway.  Either store
    should have ladder line.

    Remember that NH has no sales tax, so it might be worth your money to
    plan on making some other (larger) purchases!

    73,
    Chet, AA1EX

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>Dear QRP gang,
>
>While I was building my NorCal 40 I was impressed by the fact that the wire
>lengths called for in the parts list for the various inductors worked out
>very well; I was able to produce the required number of turns on the toroid
>and have a few inches of "leader" length for the installation. My (crude)
>estimates of the required wire length were shorter by a couple inches, although
>I tried to estimate fairly carefully. I measured the length of a single turn and
>multiplied by the number of turns to get an overall length. I added a
>few extra inches for installation and a "safety factor". Anyway, this
>experience has prompted me to ask what was the method used in the NorCal 40
>design, or if the more experienced in the group have a rule for doing this
>that is better that what I describe above.
>
>73, (72) John KC2DU
>

Considering what poor form it would be to ship out kits or plans where
coils always ended up a few turns short, I would guess they just made
up one of each inductor, unwound them, maybe added an inch or two, and
bingo.  I can't imagine any irregularities in winding a toroid that
would alter the wire length more than a fraction of an inch.

What would be useful would be a table of inches/turn based on say a 10
turn sample, so the error would be much smaller.  I don't know if
there would be enough difference between, say, #20 and #28 to warrant
separate measurements for different wire sizes. I haven't seen such a
table in the Amidon or Palomar literature, but I may have glossed over
it.

73,
Mike, KK6GM




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Hi Again,

    Ok, I realize my mistake in my first post. Here's to be more objective:

Can someone furnish the specs of both kits in a side by side comparison, in 3
categories:-

    1)    Kit quality, construction, value for money
    2)    Circuit design, bandwidths, PCB layout
    3)    Operational, usage, feel

    Tks. Need answer quick, am on the verge of a decision.

73,
Daniel

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In a message dated 03-24-94  [e-mail] wrote to  [e-mail]:
 >     Can any one give the phone number and address of Ocean State?

Ocean State Electronics       [phone]
P.O. Box 1458                 [phone]
Westerly, RI 02891            (keys, parts, power supplies etc.)

However, I must warn you that I called their toll-free number (from here in
Minneapolis) and got absolutely nothing but busy signals the whole workday!
And sure enough, after 5 pm EST, it rang -- nobody answering (except the fax!).
 I finally gave up and ordered my toroids from Surplus Sales of Nebraska (no
toll free number, but a friendly bunch that I've visited in Omaha before).

John K0JD

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In a message dated 03-23-94  [e-mail] wrote to  [e-mail]:

 > We have used a horizontal loop on 80 for several years at Field Day.
 > Sometimes it was a quad, sometimes a delta. Good antenna. Quiet,
 > broadband, well-behaved. We weren't QRP, but used 50W out on cw. As
 > many contacts as we wanted; what more can you want?
 >
 > --Gary K9CZB
 >

My horizontal loop (cut for 80, though it's lost some wire, and strung roughly
triangular, with the point about 10 feet higher than the base) is the best
general purpose wire antenna I have experienced.  It even works decently on 160
meters, when the feedline (both legs tied together) is end-fed so the system
works a kind of a top-loaded vertical (or is it end-loaded, end-fed random wire
:-) ?)

A vertical or inverted L may be better on the lower bands for DX.  On the
higher bands, you can't assume that all the energy "shoots straight up", as
some QST articles a while back demonstrated via computer modelling.

John K0JD

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I am fortunate enough to live on a large suburban lot with a 100 ft rear
back yard and haved played with various loops both vertical and
horizantal and fed in various flavours. My 64 foot shunt loaded tower is
clearly the better performer for anything outside of a 800 mile radius.
However, when noise is high and my dsp noise machine is taxed to the
limit I am always surprised to often read the dx better on my low (10 to
20 foot up) horizantal 80 m loop.  Sure, the signal strength drops but
the noise level drops even further.   As reception is the main issue for
my need I have just put the loop on the top of my bungalow home to
minimize "air pollution" and leave more space for my ongoing wire
creations.  By the way, the shunt loaded tower has a 25 sq foot metal
ground screen at the base and only 8 radials between 60 and 20 feet long.
I have worked four continents cw qrp with this setup. 72 and 73 rick ve6gk>
> >
> My horizontal loop (cut for 80, though it's lost some wire, and strung roughly
> triangular, with the point about 10 feet higher than the base) is the best
> general purpose wire antenna I have experienced.  It even works decently on 160
> meters, when the feedline (both legs tied together) is end-fed so the system
> works a kind of a top-loaded vertical (or is it end-loaded, end-fed random wire
> :-) ?)
>
> A vertical or inverted L may be better on the lower bands for DX.  On the
> higher bands, you can't assume that all the energy "shoots straight up", as
> some QST articles a while back demonstrated via computer modelling.
>
> John K0JD
>
>  -> Alice4Mac 2.3 E QWK Eval:05Mar94
>

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Hi,

    Where can I get the NN1G kit, what size is the PCB, how much does it
cost, can I pay by VISA? What are the specs and features, description of the
kit.

    Tks to anyone who posts the above info for me.

73,
Daniel

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Hi Agn,

    I just wanted to add another question, is NN1G a superhet and what abt
the Radiokit?

73,
Daniel

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Could someone please email me the address for Dan's smSmall Parts?

--
Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
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Youngstown, Ohio

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Hi,

    The MC1350 seems to be a very noisy component, can anyone suggest anyway
to reduce this noise?

73,
Daniel

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dan's small parts and kits
1935 S. 3rd w.  #1
missoula, mt  59801
1-406-543-2872

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Gang,

I was on again and once again, the bands were not in that great
a shape.

Started at 1224Z, 6:30am local, on 30M.  Worked GA, XE1/JA1QXY,
NE, AL, IL, just to name a few, not that there were that many.

Whenever I went down to 40M, the QRN was bad.  We were having
thunderstorms here and rain.  Jack B. sent me email that he
was looking for me, but skip was too long for south central texas.

Next Saturday I will be QRT on a trip.

Getting ready for the QRP ARCI contest in April.

dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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all,

even thought the MFJ SSB doesn't have RIT.. haven't needed it.. or
extra filtering .. or place for headphones.. decided to try it out in
the CQ WPX today. Been having a blast.

TM1C had a pileup on him. Gave him a call (added QRP.. don't usually)..
he came right back to me.. after he gave me the exchange.. he
immediately asked if I was really QRP.. .I told him what I was using. He
chuckled and said "unbelievable. .you had the loudest signal".Guess the
old saying the antenna makes the difference has some truth.. using the
Lightning Bolt Quad.

Been having real good luck with DX and US in the contest with the MFJ.

Hope to catch all of you during the QRP expedition.

PS.. Marty NN9H.. who I never corresponded with, but who had read some
of my Internet Postings, emailed me the other day and said he was going
to be within 70 miles of my QTH on a trip from near Indianapolis to
Nashville, and could he stop by with his wife. Now at first I thought it
was a little strange, but I am game for making new friends.. He and his
wife stopped by and I personally had a great time. Marty is a REAL ham
in my opinion.. the 2 XYLs chatted and Marty and I got lost in my ham
schack.. what a pleasure to have a ham that loves to play with lots of
toys and keys and keyers come by and check everything out.. must have
spent 2 hours just playing with different pieces of equipment... After
watching Marty check out my paddles and keys.. decided to ask him for CW
lessons. .HI HI.. can't wait to work him on the air. .if he is willing
to slow downto my speeds.

Guess Internet can be a lot like ham radio

72,73

Jeff, AC4HF

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In the latest version of QRPp, the text describing the two most
recent NorCal meetings mentions a Digital Display project for the
NorCal 40.  The project however didn't make the most recent edition
of QRPp.

Does anyone from NorCal know how the project is going and when
the details will be forthcomming?

We are all anxiously awaiting your reply!

--
Keith M. Hamilton      73 de NO8Z
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Youngstown, Ohio

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How about measuring a length of wire, wind the toroid,
then subtract the length you have left over from the
original length.   That is how much wire is needed to
wind the toroid.

W1FMR

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How about measure the circumference ( C = 2r(pi) ) then just multiply
C by the number of turns.

Jeff NH6IL

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Ha!
Today, I built the tuner (pg.167) Solid State Design
Used a bigger T100-2 (?), toroid from junkbox
wound with 30 turns of unknown ga.# enamel wire.
Used 2, 150 pf trimmer caps and 69pf S.M. cap.
Able to get 1:1 SWR on 2 different random wires.
Parts fit into a very small box.
Worked a few stns with good reports. (W2 & G4)
Hope it works as well from AZ.

Please listen for W1FMR/7 next Sat. a.m.  (4/2)
~ 7.040 mHz, 1200 - 1400 UTC.

72  W1FMR     (e-mail QRT til 4/3)



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If you look at application notes, the noise figure varies with
source Z. It is most quiet between 200 and 700 ohms. Much lower
or higher, it gets noisy. Also, it has a lot of gain right up
into VHF range. It will oscillate if not properly decoupled or
if ouput loading is to high. These spur oscillations will sound
like noise. The product of Rs X Rl should be less than 3500000.

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It's been pretty quiet around here lately, am I still on the list or has
everyone gone to Dayton for the weekend?

Daniel

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Hello fellow Qrp'ers:

In addition to "cleaning - out" our company's warehouse, its also "ham shack"
clean out time !!!

If you are interested in obtaining, these back issues of QST and/or
CQ Magazine, please contact me at address below.  These are also
some what free, I only ask that you pay shipping, UPS ground, from
Rhode Island. I prefer to get rid of these back issues, in at least
one year packages...ideally, all ten years at once !

      Eichhoff Electronics, Inc.
      205 Hallene Rd., Suite 209
      Warwick, RI 02886
      Attn: KA9HAO, Randy Jones

ps.....'we still have lots of the chokes left.....so don't hesitate to
        keep those requests coming !



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>From George, G3RJV, via Jim, W1FMR:

The RSGB Low Power Field Day is Sun 17 July 94 0900-1200
and 1300 1600 UTC

Sections:
a] 10w RF output max
b] 3w RF output max
Single or multi-op in both sections
Modes/Fregs: 3510-3560 and 7010-7040 CW only
Both bands may be used in each session. Any station may be
contacted once on each band for points

Special Conditions:
1] power for all parts of the station must be derived from
batteries, precharged cells or solar/wind power.  Float charging
from generators forbidden
2] The transmitter [or outboard PA] must not be capable of an
output power in excess of 15w
3] Antennas must not exceed 35ft above ground and may have no
more than two elevated supports.
4]  The station must be portable

Exchange:
RST, serial No., county code and RF power out in Watts.  Stations
over 10w may send "QRO" and are not allowed to enter contest other
than giving points.

Scoring:
15 points for each QSO a QRP Portable or Mobile station
10 points for QRP fixed station
5 points all other QSOs
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The following came out of, I think, Worold Radio, of last fall.

Good Luck,

Ted [e-mail]

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10 REM winding toroids by kd5dl
20 pi = 3.14159: INPUT "Outer Diameter ", a
30 INPUT "Inner Diameter ", b
40 INPUT "Core Height ", c
50 INPUT "Number of Turns ", d
60 INPUT "Wire AWG ", e
70 f = .3169 * .8896 ^ e * e ^ .0152
80 g = (b - 2 * f) * 9.8950744# * 2.71828 ^ (.1119 * e)
90 IF d > g THEN PRINT : PRINT "Too Many Turns.": GOTO 50
100 h = a / 2 + f: i = b / 2 - f: j = c + 2 * f
110 k = SQR((i * pi / d) ^ 2 + (2 * (h - i) + 2 * j) ^ 2)
120 PRINT "Winding uses "; INT(k * d + 3.5); " Inches of Wire."
130 GOTO 50


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Hi Hi,

    I fixed the noise with the MC1350, as it turned out, it was a design
problem, the source impedance was too low, once I replaced it with a higher
valued resistor which was parallel with the input transformer, the noise went
away and I had more gain as a side effect. Oh, well. It still is a noisy part
but the improvement makes some difference when listening to those very weak
stations (CW of course :). Tks to all who offered help and advice.

73,
Daniel

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Hi Gang,

    I have a 1 week old OPTO-ELECTRONICS Handheld Frequency counter
Model number 2300. Measures up to 2.3 GHz, 8 digits, 2 gate speeds at
.25s and 2.5s, count hold function, built in rechargable battery, 1 ppm
accuracy, 100 Hz resolution. Ok here's the deal, I bought TWO counters
and I want to get rid of this one. It has LED display.

    I bought it at abt US$150 but I can let it go at any reasonable
price, OR trade it with an NN1G kit for 20 meters (or any other 20 meter
QRP kit within reasonable price/value range).

    Mail me soon :)

73,
Daniel

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We just got back from Nashville where we visited Jeff AC4HF (what a great
call sign!) and his XYL. Talk about someone who has MEGA qrp equipment! If you
ever want to go to qrp heaven, stop by Jeff's place.

Anyway, the highlight of the evening came when Jeff fired up the new MFJ
20 meter SSB rig and worked Russia on the first call! Jeff wasn't lying when
he gave it "two thumbs up". I highly recommend this rig for those who enjoy
SSB and are looking for a compact rig.

Now if only someone could convince them to produce this rig in kit form!

73 de Marty, NN9H


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Well about Marty's comment about kit form.

I talked with Steve Pan, VP.. had been trying to  convince him the QRP
CW rigs make GREAT kits (built one from parts). The boards are silk
screened, plated thru holes and not many wire jumpers. .most of the
controls solder right to the board, like the Norcal 40. Steve said they
were thinking about kitting it.

Think if we started a calling and writing campaign .. might be able to
convince them.. offhandedly he mentioned it would be a bunch cheaper
(don't remember the exact figure .. $30-$40?).. that would make a 20
meter SSB QRP rig that works great with a mike for less than $200 List..
and then you can add the CW module in for not much more.

I really enjoyed the 30 meter version of the CW rig I built.. it was
very easy, fun and works great.

73

Jeff, AC4HF

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Hi Hi,

    I fixed the noise with the MC1350, as it turned out, it was a design
problem, the source impedance was too low, once I replaced it with a higher
valued resistor which was parallel with the input transformer, the noise went
away and I had more gain as a side effect. Oh, well. It still is a noisy part
but the improvement makes some difference when listening to those very weak
stations (CW of course :). Tks to all who offered help and advice.

73,
Daniel

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Greetings Fellow QRP's.

I was at the Timonium Hamfest this weekend and saw the latest offering
by S&S Engineering. Seems they pulled a coupe and introduced a new series
in their home state before going out to Dayton.

Their new offering is called the ARK-4. It's basically a stripped down
version of the ARK-40. It covers the entire 40m CW band and uses an
interesting tuning method. There's a slide switch that selects either the
7.0XX or 7.1XX MHz range. Next, there are two of the usual thumbwheel switches
to select the XX KHz portion. Finally, there's a fine tuning control which
spans +/- 600 Hz.

The kit comes as a series of options. The basic transmitter (case & components)
sells for $99.95. Adding components to complete the receiver costs an
additional 49.95 (I think). I didn't bring the data sheet in with me today, so
I'm working from memory. I'll post all of the details tomorrow.

BTW, the ARK-4 does not contain an internal speaker. The case size is roughly
that of one of a Hayes 1200 baud modem, maybe slightly larger.

73,
Bob - N3MBY


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Hi Gang,

    I have a 1 week old OPTO-ELECTRONICS Handheld Frequency counter
Model number 2300. Measures up to 2.3 GHz, 8 digits, 2 gate speeds at
.25s and 2.5s, count hold function, built in rechargable battery, 1 ppm
accuracy, 100 Hz resolution. Ok here's the deal, I bought TWO counters
and I want to get rid of this one. It has LED display.

    I bought it at abt US$150 but I can let it go at any reasonable
price, OR trade it with an NN1G kit for 20 meters (or any other 20 meter
QRP kit within reasonable price/value range).

    Mail me soon :)

73,
Daniel

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With all the talk on r.r.a.misc about sporatic openings on 10M I am looking
for a rather cheap way of getting on that band. Anyone havean HTX-100
to sell (it does 5W so no flames!)? I'm not going to attempt to build
anything for 10 - that's UHF to me - my peanut whistles aren't very stable...
(they have a whooping sound to them - sort of like a siren  :)

73,
Jeff NH6IL

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=>
=>
=>With all the talk on r.r.a.misc about sporatic openings on 10M I am looking
=>for a rather cheap way of getting on that band. Anyone havean HTX-100
=>to sell (it does 5W so no flames!)? I'm not going to attempt to build
=>anything for 10 - that's UHF to me - my peanut whistles aren't very stable...
=>(they have a whooping sound to them - sort of like a siren  :)

The HTX-100 is a good rig, and you should be able to pick one up for
under $100, now that 10m is pretty dead.  Sporadic E is rare this
time of year; it occurs most frequently around the two solstices,
especially the one in June; the last two weeks of June are the best time.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Randall Rhea                                        Informix Software, Inc.
Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems        [e-mail]

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Just a note that heath still does carry parts. As per my request last
week I tracked them down and was able to order all the hard to get parts
to make my hw9 warc usuable (cost, well, thats a different
issue....actually it was crystals that made up most of the bill)
thanks for those who helped out.

Now, has anybody ever modified an hw9 for 160, is it possible?
(No, I don't like listening to static, I have a shunt loaded tower and am
already over half way to 160 QRP WAS
Thanks again, Rick VE6GK


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I'm in the midst of constructing my NORCAL40.  Small problem... no Q4,
2N3906!  Is there a suitable replacement in the less than vast array
found at Radio Shack (the 7-Eleven of electronics)?

Geoff WA1U

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Hi Gang,

        Can anyone direct me to other QRP/Homebrew/Electronics
Design/HAM/Communications related mailing lists? I would like to have more
stuffs to read daily :) Tks.

73,
Daniel
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If when you are keying your NORCAL 40 and you hear a sound sort of like
"birrrrreeeep" when you release the key and when you persist and that goes
away and is replaced with a VERY loud, buzzy version of your carrier signal,
   don't panic, (Like I did) and spend a couple of hours probing about looking
for defective components, it's your battery.  Really very disconcerting.

72

Ted [e-mail]

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> I'm in the midst of constructing my NORCAL40.  Small problem... no Q4,
> 2N3906!  Is there a suitable replacement in the less than vast array
> found at Radio Shack (the 7-Eleven of electronics)?

Boy, are you in luck.  Part number 276-1604, "15 PNP Transistors", $2.29.
The catalog claims only "similar to 2N3906", but if it's being used as a
switch, it won't be critical, and I've even seen actual 2N3906 transistors
in their PNP pack.


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> > I'm in the midst of constructing my NORCAL40.  Small problem... no
> > 2N3906!  Is there a suitable replacement in the less than vast arr
> > found at Radio Shack (the 7-Eleven of electronics)?
> > found at Radio Shack (the 7-Eleven of electronics)?
> > found at Radio Shack (the 7-Eleven of electronics)?

Ok, here's the info:-

2N3906, 40V, 0.2A, 0.35W, >200 MHz, B>100

Try the following:-

BC212, BC257, BC307, BC557

2N3905 is same specs as 2N3906 except B>50 instead of 100.
This should work for switching purposes.

73 es GL
Daniel

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Hello All -

    There has been some discussion lately on how to estimate the amount
    of wire needed to wind a coil.  What follows is a table which I
    copied from QRP Quarterly of October 1992.  The article was by
    Michael A. Czuhajewski (WA8MCQ).  If you have been reading QRP/
    Homebrew articles for any lenght of time, you'll note that Michael's
    name is on a great many toroid/coil/inductor articles.

    Please note that the inches per turn values DO NOT include any extra
    for hookup to the board (i.e. you should probably add a couple inches).
    The other disclaimer is that these values are for a single layer of
    wire, so if you're building a transformer, the secondary will
    probably require more wire than is calculated from the values below).

    [Bruce (@think.com) - if someone verifies this table, is this the
     sort of thing which could be archived on QRP listserver?  - gmd

-----------cut here---------------------------------

Wire Length for a variety of coil forms, taken from QRP Quarterly
October 1992 by Michael A. Czuhajewski WA8MCQ.

SIZE      INCHES PER TURN             SIZE    INCHES PER TURN
-------------------------             ------------------------
FT23           0.26                   T12          0.19
FT37           0.5                    T16          0.23
FT50           0.68                   T20          0.29
FT50A          0.79                   T25          0.37
FT50B          1.37                   T30          0.47
                                      T37          0.49
FT82           0.93                   T44          0.61
FT87A          1.53                   T50          0.67
FT114          1.13                   T68          0.8
FT114A         1.7                    T80          0.92
FT140          1.73
                                      T94          1.16
FT150          1.44                   T106         1.57
FT150A         2.01                   T130         1.6
FT193          2.22                   T157         2.02
FT193A         2.51                   T184         2.66
FT240          2.3
                                      T200         2.13
                                      T200A        3.16
                                      T225         2.24
                                      T225A        3.28
                                      T300         2.39

                                      T300A        3.54
                                      T400         3.51
                                      T400A        4.31
                                      T500         4.28

--------cut here---------------------------------------------

73, Gary N2JGU
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Hi Gang,

        Ok, more technical questions to keep the grey matter busy. I have
built a push-pull MOSFET RF Tx Amp which is supposed to take 2 watts and
output 20 watts. The original design is a linear one but since I will be using
it for CW work only, can I omit the biasing circuitry?

        Secondly, I am driving the amp with 8 watts instead of 2 watts and
getting some 30 watts at the output. Does overdriving a MOSFET type amplifier
at CW present any problems?

        Thirdly, can I get rid of the negative feedback network since I will
be using this on only one band (20m)?

        Fourthly, the transistors get REALLY HOT! And I mean really really
hot. I am surprised it didin't melt. This is during actual operation for some
considerable time. Can I replace the MOSFETs with another type in order to
have lower power dissipation? What else can I do to keep the amp cool other
than use a bigger heatsink?

        Fifthly, the toroids get hot too! Does this mean I need to use a
bigger toroid (binocular types)?

        I have checked and there are no parasitic oscillations so that I know
the heating is due to the driving and amplifying action, not due to stray
oscillations.

        Finally, can anyone send me any articles for constructing HF (20m) RF
Amps with output power in the region of 40 to 80 watts? Preferably MOSFET
designs but bipolar design is also acceptable. Or refer me to any GOOD kits
for such a purpose.

        FINAL Finally, in high power amplifiers, are QSK done with PIN usually
or with relays?

        Tks in advance for any advice :)

73,
Daniel

p.s.    I still have an OPTO-ELECTRONICS Model 2300 Handheld counter which I
        am willing to trade or sell for anything reasonable. 1 week old.
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Gang, I just got back from Kansas and found 157 messages waiting for me on my7
server.  Will reply to all messages as I get to them.  Thanks for being so
patient.  72, Doug

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TTARS, The Tennessee Technological Univeristy Amateur Radio
Society is proud to announce a Special Events station. The
station will be tested on Friday April 15 and be on the air
Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17. The purpose of the
special events station is to demonstrate the effectiveness
of low power HF communications on both SSB and CW.

The event will take place in remote sections of Fall Creek
Falls state park in Tennessee. We will be testing out the
new MFJ 20 meters SSB travel radio, some new QRP CW
transceivers and hopefully some other new toys.

For a nice certificate send a 9X12 SASE with QSL card and
contact number to:

TTARS
Tennessee Tech. U.
Box 5262
Cookeville, TN 38505


*probably start afternoon of Friday April 15.

Sat. April 16 and Sunday April 17
----------------------------------
14:00-16:00Z (7.250-2.270)
         (7.055-7.065)

16:00-17:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (14.055-14.065)* if enough ops

17:00-18:00Z (28.350-28.365)

18:00-20:00Z (21.250-21.265)
         (21.050-21.065)*

20:00-22:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (10.110-10.115)*

22:00-24:00Z (7.250-7.270)

00:00-02:00Z (3.900-3.915) or
             (7.250-7.270)

=======================================================

* we will operate on whichever band has best propogation. We
will attempt to stay with the above frequencies as much as
possible. The way conditions have been lately, 20 meters
will most likely be our main backup band.


thanks

73

Jeff, AC4HF

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GM, Dan

If you want to drive those transistors in class c, one way to do it is through
the use of reverse diodes across their base-emitter junctions.  In other words,
if you're using pnp's you connect the anodes of the diodes to the bases, and
for npn's it's just the reverse, naturally.  That method of driving often works
well if you're coupling power from your driver stage to the transistor bases
throu capacitors (assuming push-pull.  Also, if you run strictly class c, your
duty cycle is of course more favorable in respect of overall power discipation.

73.0

Don Coleman, W1VOQ

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TTARS, The Tennessee Technological Univeristy Amateur Radio
Society is proud to announce a Special Events station. The
station will be tested on Friday April 15 and be on the air
Saturday April 16 and Sunday April 17. The purpose of the
special events station is to demonstrate the effectiveness
of low power HF communications on both SSB and CW.

The event will take place in remote sections of Fall Creek
Falls state park in Tennessee. We will be testing out the
new MFJ 20 meters SSB travel radio, some new QRP CW
transceivers and hopefully some other new toys.

For a nice certificate send a 9X12 SASE with QSL card and
contact number to:

TTARS
Tennessee Tech. U.
Box 5262
Cookeville, TN 38505


*probably start afternoon of Friday April 15.

Sat. April 16 and Sunday April 17
----------------------------------
14:00-16:00Z (7.250-2.270)
         (7.055-7.065)

16:00-17:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (14.055-14.065)* if enough ops

17:00-18:00Z (28.350-28.365)

18:00-20:00Z (21.250-21.265)
         (21.050-21.065)*

20:00-22:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (10.110-10.115)*

22:00-24:00Z (7.250-7.270)

00:00-02:00Z (3.900-3.915) or
             (7.250-7.270)

=======================================================

* we will operate on whichever band has best propogation. We
will attempt to stay with the above frequencies as much as
possible. The way conditions have been lately, 20 meters
will most likely be our main backup band.


thanks

73

Jeff, AC4HF

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Greetings Fellow QRP's.

As promised, here's a rundown of the new S&S ARK4, as described in the data
sheet.

    Mechanical:

        Single board, silkscreened glass-expoxy
        No wiring
        Coils & xfmrs are prewound
        Case: Steel & extruded aluminum
        Dimensions: 5.5" x 1.5" x 7.5"
        Weight: < 1.75 lb, fully optioned out

    Electrical:

        Synthesized PLL vfo, 1KHz steps.
        Xtal controlled fine tune, detented control
        Sine wave sidetone
        Full QSK
        Receiver: superhet
        RIT: +/- 600 Hz
        Immediate Recovery AGC
        Transmitter: 3-4 watts @ 12V

    Prices:
        Transmitter Kit:     99.95
        Receiver add-on kit:     49.95
        Tx/RX:            144.95
        RIT option:          6.95
        400Hz audio filter opt:      9.95
        Fine Tune Option:     12.95
        Keyer Opt (Curtis Chip)     39.95
        Case:             39.95

        Complete rig, sans case & keyer: 169.96
        Complete kit, sans keyer:        199.95
        Assembled & tested, sans keyer:     269.95


As the price list indicates, just about everything is an option after the
basic transmitter, with price breaks with more options you get. The unit is
claimed to be available in May.

I've seen a prototype of the rig and it looks quite rugged. Two mini-thumbwheel
(actually the pushbutton-wheel switches like those used on the ARK-40) control
the 1KHz and 10KHz positions. A toggle switch sets the 100KHz position. The
fine tune control is used to pull the frequency +/- 500 Hz about the dial
setting.

Off hand, it looks a tad on the pricey side, especially when compared to the
NorCal 40. But, then again, it is synthesized. See it for yourself at Dayton,
where it will be formally introduced.

The standard disclaimers apply: I have no pecuniary interest in S&S Engineering.
I'm only reporting what I saw.

73,
Bob - N3MBY


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Anyone here recommend me a good kit for a 20m 50watt QSK RF TX Amplifier for CW kit.

73,
Daniel

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Now that I have finished my Cmos Super Keyer II  I no longer
need my Curtis Little Bugger keyer.  I would rather see it go
to a QRP'r so I am posting this here first before rec.radio.swap.
If anyone needs a small reliable keyer make me an offer.
de WV6U Steve
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Hi Gang --
Received my HW-8 Handbook a few days ago.  Looks very good.  Excellent printing
job on high quality stock.  Addresses mods for the HW-7, 8, and 9, including
several RIT mods, which I have been looking for for quite a while.  Incredibly
fast response to my order, too.  Mike says that he did not print a large
quantity, and when they're gone, that's it for this edition.

73, Bill, KR8L  ([e-mail])

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Gang...

Just received my MFJ 9040. Rig works fine with straight key. But when
I installed the keyer module and turned the rig on, I get a continuous
series of dah's, even when the paddles are unplugged.

However, with the paddles plugged in and I key the DIT side, the stream
of dahs stop, and the rig goes into receive. Do you think I have a bad
keyer module, or am I doing something wrong.

Many thanks... andy, k4adl


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ALL QRPers GOING TO DAYTON ARE INVITED TO THE G QRP CLUB FORUM
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
BUILDING QRP EQUIPMENT with George Dobbs G3RJV and Rob Mannion G3XFD
Friday April 29th - 1515 to 1645 - Room 2
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and to join us at the G QRP CLUB BOOTH with its selection of QRP
Publications, QRP Kits from the UK, and other interesting items
                        ............ plus a small selection of English voices
--
George Dobbs G3RJV
G-QRP Club

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Hi all,

Was just looking around and thought I'd see if anyone would
like to trade some qrp gear for a camara.

I have an Olympus OM-1 with a 1:2.8 f=100mm lens. (Also Olympus)
Also have a couple of filters. A uv - haze and a magi-pol.

Also have an old Nicon range finder. S-2 I think. Don't have it
here and can't remember for sure. Think it has a Nicon 50mm lens.
(Doesn't look like I am spelling Nicon right. Oh well.....)

Let me know if there is any interest.

Both work fine. Just don't use them any more.

Monte "Ron" Stark, KU7Y, Sun Valley, NV.



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Can anyone tell me from whom I may order a copy of the HW-8 modification
handbook?
If this appeared on the net, I missed it.

Please email to me at [e-mail]

Thanks!
Rich WK2A/3

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From [e-mail]  Fri Apr  1 08:59:31 1994
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>
> ALL QRPers GOING TO DAYTON ARE INVITED TO THE G QRP CLUB FORUM
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
> BUILDING QRP EQUIPMENT with George Dobbs G3RJV and Rob Mannion G3XFD
> Friday April 29th - 1515 to 1645 - Room 2
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> and to join us at the G QRP CLUB BOOTH with its selection of QRP
> Publications, QRP Kits from the UK, and other interesting items
>                         ............ plus a small selection of English voices
> --
> George Dobbs G3RJV
> G-QRP Club
>

    Hey George - you guys ought to do one of those chartered
Concorde flights!

    Then all of us that are also aviation buffs can go out to
Dayton Int. and photograph and oogle what is arguably the worlds
sexiest airplane.....  :-)

    Actually, this seems like a good time to put in a plug for
the USAF Museum at Wright-Patterson AFB right in Dayton, OH.  If you've
got a little extra time, buzz over there and pay a visit.  There is
no admission charge (which makes it cheaper than the hamfest :-)  ) and
there are oodles of exhibits of aircraft back to the Wright brothers
and up to and including the SR71.

    They also honor our UK friends by displaying a rather nice
looking Spitfire, certainly one of the finest fighter aircraft of its
time.

    Among other notable displays are the XB70 Valkyrie Mach 3
bomber prototype, which is right up there with Concorde when it come
to looking like you're moving supersonic even though you're sitting
still.  :-)  They also have one of the few B36 Peacemakers that did
NOT get hacked up for scrap.  There is an immacculate B58 Hustler,
another of the "hot rides" of its time.

    There is an X15 and several other of the X-planes.

    One of their more recent acquisitions was one of the early
F117A Nighthawks.  While this display isn't quite perfect since they
had to remove the Radar Absorbing Material and thus present a
kind of "bogus" exterior finish, it is nevertheless a good chance
to get up-close and personal with the Nighthawk, another brilliant
creation of the Lockheed Skunk Works.

    And I believe they have finally acquired their D21 drone.  If
you've never heard of the D21, it's because it was classified as
a BIG secret until recently.  The D21 was a reconaisance drone that
made Mach 4 (maybe a hair more) at 100,000 feet (maybe a hair more)
and had a range that may have been as much as 15,000 miles.  Pretty
good for early 60's technology.

    The D21 was a product of the Lockheed Skunk Works, and was
essentially the "mini-Blackbird".

    In summation, there are fighters, bombers, cargo planes,
people haulers, missiles, drones, X-planes - you name it.  Probably the
finest aviation museum in the midwest although with a slant toward the
military side (for obvious reasons).  There is a cafeteria available
during certain hours, and an IMAX movie theatre on site.

    Being an airplane nut, I have visited there numerous times,
and will go back for more.  If you build scale models and want something
to photograph as examples, the USAF Museum at WP is a great place
to find an example aircraft.

    Enjoy the hamfest, y'all - I *may* be there this time around.
Need to snag a new duck for my ol' O2AT and a new set of Callbooks.
Other than that - maybe we'll bump into each other.

    I don't recall seeing it in the voluminous mail on this list,
but had any of the QRP brigade thought about a 2-meter simplex freq.
to use for generic contacts around the 'fest?  Some of my old cronies
and I tend to use 146.49, so I might be found there.....

73's
Duane
wb9omc

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Hi Gang --

There have been some requests for a repeat of the information
I posted a while back on the HW-8 Handbook.  I have since
ordered the book, and am very pleased with it.  In addition
to the HW-8, modifications are also provided for the HW-7 & 9.

From April 1994 WorldRadio:

"The 'HW-8 Handbook' is now available to North American Radio
Amateurs (including VE) for $11, which also covers first class
postage.  For DX other than VE, it's $15, which covers air
mail shipping.  To order, send a check or money order to:
Michael Bryce, WB8VGE, 2225 Mayflower NW, Massillon, OH
44647."

[I have no pecuniary interests here -- this posting is
strictly for the purpose of advising my fellow QRPers of the
availability of this source of technical information.]

73 to all -- Bill, KR8L  ([e-mail])

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Gang...

Yesterday my MFJ-9040 arrived at the local dealer. I cut out of work early
to pick it up, explaining to my boss that my grandmother was admitted to
the hospital for an emergency facelift. MFJ shipped even faster than the 4
weeks they promised, which surprised both me and the dealer.  The ac power
supply module was back ordered, not surprising considering how cranky the
North Koreans are these days. Nevertheless, the 9040 appears to be a great
performer; my very first CQ after hooking the unit up yielded a solid QSO,
with a miserable 25 foot random wire so low to the ground one might even
consider it 'buried'. The matching tuner does a fine job, but at the 6 watt
scale the meter slaps the edge too hard, so I figured it would be safer to
keep it on the 30 watt scale.

The keyer module has to go back, as it is probably defective, unless it's
normal for a rig to transmit 'dits' automatically without human
intervention. The audio filter I'll bet I could have done without. I'm
unclear on exactly what it's supposed to filter. I needed to trim the VFO
with a frequency counter, since it was just a hair off on the dial (yes,
as a matter of fact I AM neurotic about that sort of thing).  Now it's
quite accurate, enough to meet a sked without using a counter.

All in all, I am very impressed with the product. Amazing what $160 will
buy in terms of ham radio fun, especially if one is not that keen on
homebrewing, or assembling kits. Stacked one upon the other, the 2 units
fit nicely into a small gadget bag, with room for a battery, keyer,
antenna, etc.

One interesting thing... I discovered the tuner and transmitter coax jacks
are located in such a manner as to preclude the necessity for a length of
coax to connect the two; I used 2 right-angle adapters and one double male
adapter to form a U-shaped thingy to connect the 9040 to it's matching
tuner. Kind of looks like a plumbing job, and one never has to worry about
the cable breaking.

Keep your ears out for my tiny little signal!

73,  andy/k4adl


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I recently received a letter from an old friend, Joe Speroni AH0A/7J1AAA,
who has been living and working in Japan for many years.  He is also the
author of the well-known MORSE ACADEMY software for teaching Morse Code.
Anyway, it was such an exciting letter that I thought it would be of
interest to others here on "the Net".

Dear Sandy:

I had promised a series of articles on Japanese amateur radio, but
there is something so exciting I just have to take a break and tell
you about it.

It all started with the work that Ed Coan (AH6MI/7J1AAE) did on
antenna pattern plotting using his personal computer.  The circular,
and even backward antenna patterns of some of our local TIARA
club embers brought home the point that what a good station needs is
a good antenna.  Ed's antenna looks great and the results verify it.
He works regular schedules into Colorado and Maine, just like sunspots
don't mean anything.  My mini-beam just could not compare.

Well, I got to thinking about what we apartment dwellers could do
and realized that space is THE problem.  How do you fit a full-sized
beam on a balcony?  Loading coils are the answer and the problem
at the same time -- the antenna radiation resistance drops as
reactance is substituted for length. High current loops develop
and the power is dissipated in the antenna instead of being radiated.
If only the antenna didn't dissipate the power.  Hmmmmmm....let's
see, P=E*E*R; if R were 0 then......

From my work, I have some contacts in research groups over at
Tokyo University.  Better yet, I knew a Japanese ham who is a
graduate student there.  The thought running through my head was
to build a super-conducting antenna.  This requires cryogenics,
i.e. temperatures around minus 279 degrees Centigrade.  I was able
get the university folks interested in the project and we built a
10 meter dipole test silicon wafer. They put together a lot of serial
coils on the wafer and by "re-work" on the wafer, they were able to
connect them so we had a super-conducting dipole.  I took my TS-940
transceiver down to the lab for the first tests, but before we
could test it, actual measurements showed it was resonant on 3126 KHz.
It seems that the normal equations for inductance don't work with
super-conducting materials -- you need a lot few turns to get the
same results than at normal temperatures.  Many measurements and
trials later, we had a ten meter resonant wafer.  This time we put
a pair of 40 element beams on each wafer and stacked 4 wafers in
the same assembly.  That made a 320 element array on 10 meters in
less than a half-foot (15 cm) cube.

The first test didn't go too well.  I connected the TS-930 to the
super-conducting wafer antenna and tuned it for 10 meters. At room
temperature, we couldn't hear anything.  Using a heat pump, the lab
technicians started lowering the antenna's temperature toward the
super-conducting region.  I was really impressed by how small the
equipment is, and started thinking it might all fit in the shack.
Just then, the TS-930 froze solid, which had a negative effect on
its operating characteristics.  This wouldn't be so easy after all,
the coax connection would need some study!

We reworked the wafers to put inductive coupling on them, but I could
find no way to efficiently couple to it from the conducting ceramic
material that passed RF but not heat.  Probably, something that
Kyocera invented just for this use.  I sent the TS-940 to the ham
shop in Akihabara and asked them to touch it up for me.  Suzuki-san
(service manager at the ham shop) asked exactly how the paint had
been peeled off around the coax connector -- lightning maybe?  No,
I assured him -- just low temperature exposure, without saying how low
the temperatures were. The project had to stay secret and besides,
Suzuki-san can repair anything!

Since it looked like it might be a while before the TS-930 would be
repaired, I brought out my TS-940.  I had already placed an order
for the Yaesu FT-1000 anyway.  After verifying that in the super-
conducting range the antenna was resonant on 10 meters, we connected
the TS-940. The ceramic material worked and the rig operated well
even as we began the cooling cycle.  The band seemed dead even
with the antenna at -150 degrees C.  It took another 10 minutes
to get to the super-conducting range -- then the TS-940 blew up.
It seems our antenna had a bit more gain than the TS-940 front-end
could take. Later, with 100 dB of attenuation, measurements showed
5 volts coming out of the coax.  A little hard to believe, but then
what do I know about cryogenic LSI antenna technology?!

The TS-940 was also returned to Suzuki-san, but this time he frowned
a bit -- the front-end board did look like it had been hit by
lightning.  Not to worry, Suzuki-san can repair anything!

The FT-1000 arrived just in time to be able to continue the experiments.
We built a QSK attenuator to protect the receiver and with the LSI
wafer antenna still inside the lab, decided to try to make a contact
on 10 meters. Boy, what a shock when we got it working.  The first thing
we heard was a couple of W2's talking locally on 10 meters and that was
with 80 dB of attenuation.  We had the antenna array on a rotatable
mount; I moved it about 1 degree and the W2's disappeared.
What beam width! We tuned them in again, and they were just about to
sign off, so we thought we would try to work them.  The rig was tuned
up at 50 watts on a dummy load; we switched in the wafer antenna and
gave N2BA a call.  The noise was unbelievable -- an ionized ray shot
out from the antenna and hit the wall of the building. Before we knocked
a hole in the band, we took out a piece of the lab wall!  Ever wonder
what an antenna pattern looks like in three dimensions?  There was a
small round hole in the wall of the lab -- about 1 cm in circumference.
We cut power quickly.  N2BA came back on frequency a few minutes
later and said he was using his back-up rig; something had taken his
main rig off the air.  For some reason, the station he was talking to
never came back, and so we decided not to transmit again until we knew
for sure what was going on.

As near as we can tell, the antenna array has 120 dB gain over a dipole,
but with a beamwidth of 0.75 degrees using the 60 dB points.  With
50 watts output, the effective radiated power is 55 quadrillion watts
at the center of the beam (5.5 with 13 zeroes). As soon as the
University realized what we had built, the entire project was taken
away from us and turned over to the Japanese Self-Defense Forces.
Amateur radio "tinkering" has contribute to something, but I am not
exactly sure what.  I haven't the slightest idea what was in those
wafers or how to explain how to build another set.  But what I'd give
to use a smaller set in the next CQ World Wide Contest!  Do you think
someone may be interested in this idea for Star Wars/SDI??

A few months later, the University contacted all of us and asked
just how close we had been to the antenna when operating. As best as
I can figure, we were in the null behind the array.  From what has been
said so far, it looks like a secondary use for our antenna may be as a
mass sterilizer, but confirmation will have to await the results of
the medical tests.  If our antenna ever hits the market, it looks
like remote operation would be desirable.

As I am writing this, I have been informed that Suzuki-san can't fix
everything after all.  He's written off the 930 and 940, and I just
found out that before the university terminated the project, they
tried one more time with my FT-1000, but without the 100 dB attenuator
to protect the receiver. It's front-end now matches the 940's and it
looks like it will be awhile before I am on the air again.  Maybe
Yaesu will announce some new models soon.

Best 73, Joe Speroni AH0A/7J1AAA, ex-Chief Engineer - TIARA
1 April 1994

This story has been reprinted and edited from the April 1992 issue of
the Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association's newsletter.
Permission is granted to reprint the material provided credit is
given to both TIARA NEWS and the author - Joe Speroni, AH0A/7J1AAA.

Actually, Joe originally wrote the above back in 1985 and it has been
updated by others since.  Hope you enjoyed it.
73 de Sandy WA6BXH/7J1ABV  [e-mail]       1 April 1994


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Well folks, I had an initial success with my NorCal 40...my first
contact was with KC7AVA located about 15 miles away.  His antenna
was hanging on an interior wall of his apartment.  Mine was a G5RV
hung up at "25 feet" to appease the city's heighth restriction.
I wasn't having much success until we put up a Butternut Vertical
this past weekend.  This time to appease the covenants committee,
it was ground mounted.

Then QRP magic began to take place.  I reached Carson City, Nevada,
on Monday with an RST of 579.  Tuesday I heard a CM call sign, from
Granma, Cuba, but couldn't reach him.  Wednesday I sent out CQ's at
around 10:00 PM PST and heard back from Stephanus, N2MAU.  He posted
his QTH as BRONX and wisely said he was in the callbook...I later
looked it up...Bronx, New York!  I sent back my power was 2.5 watts
into a ground mounted vertical and Stephanus was VERY interested in
getting a QSL card from me.  Sure made my day!  His signal faded some
then came back as he was posting his age....73.  Hearing the 73, I
thought he was saying farewell so I 73'd back and we ended our
conversation.  Sure wish I had spent more time with Stephanus.  Oh,
to have that one back....

I called United Air Lines and asked for the mileage between SeaTac
airport in Seattle and JFK in New York.  The ticket agent told me 2,421
miles.  That works out to be 968.4 miles per watt!!!!  And that with an
SWR of 1.4:1!

Upon realizing the astounding feat of my NorCal 40, I hastily picked out
some post cards to use for QSL cards.  Pretty pictures of Tacoma, WA.,
that I can write my callsign across the front of....including the letters
QRP :)

Last night, Thursday, I heard a faint CE callsign....another from Cuba!
I didn't reach him but my CQ was answered by a new Ham.  He said I was
his second QSO ever and that he was very nervous.  I calmed him down and
dittied real slow.  He then reported solid copy and complemented me for
being a gentleman.  Then we exchanged output power...he at 100 watts, me
at 2.5 watts...he didn't understand so I sent back 2 watts, 2 watts, QRP.
He was amazed, so much so, that he lost concentration and had to QRT :)
Around midnight I answered a CQ from a WL7.  It was a 14 year old Ham
calling from (probably mispelled) Inniak, Alaska!  Is this fun or what!?!

My 15 year old is playing catch-up now...trying to pass his code test so
he can ditty on the Norcal 40 with his dad.  We built the rig together
and it's been a ton of fun for the both of us.  Tomorrow is field day for
our club.  I'll be QRP'n on the 40 meter novice band around noon PST
and just maybe we'll have some balloon launched antennas in the air.
Tune in if you can....

73's and hey Chuck, K5FO, do I qualify for a distance award on that
Bronx, NY contact????
dit dit
Stephen Lee
KC7AVB

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> Date:          Fri, 1 Apr 1994 14:02:05 -0500 (EST)
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Stuff deleted here..

> The audio filter I'll bet I could have done without. I'm
> unclear on exactly what it's supposed to filter.

I didn't order the filter, though I was considering doing so for
portable use, from Andy's comments I gather it is basically ineffective?
For home use I have been using an outboard audio filter which has a 2 watt audio
stage - this gives LOTS of audio to drive a speaker.

> I needed to trim the VFO with a frequency counter, since it was just a hair off on the dial (yes,
> as a matter of fact I AM neurotic about that sort of thing).  Now it's
> quite accurate, enough to meet a sked without using a counter.

Mine was a little off also,  but what suprised me is the fact that
my 9040 is set up USB instead of LSB as the manual claims.  Dosen't
cause any problems though..  I also found that my TX offset was set
around 800Hz while the side tone was just under 1kHz.  Must have been
aligned on a Monday morning or a Friday afternoon :-)

> All in all, I am very impressed with the product. Amazing what $160 will
> buy in terms of ham radio fun, especially if one is not that keen on
> homebrewing, or assembling kits. Stacked one upon the other, the 2 units
> fit nicely into a small gadget bag, with room for a battery, keyer,
> antenna, etc.

It's a fun little radio.  My only complaint would be that using an inverted v
I experience a lot of AGC popping/blocking on strong signals.  I
tried adjusting the AGC pot but could not improve this very much
without significantly reducing the apparent sensitivity of the radio.
 But I guess that's par for a receiver in this price class.  I
haven't had mine portable yet, with a short antenna like Andy
described I expect this is not a problem..

73 de N4NFI


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Can anyone give us an update on the status of the Sierra?

Michael Bendio     WT7J       [e-mail]          801 222-5367
Opinions are my own and aren't necessarily shared by Wordperfect Corporation



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Just worked Jim W1FMR with my NorCal 40.  Jim
was also using a NorCal 40 from his vacation
hotel room in AZ.  He says hi to all and requests
folks listen for him Saturday, April 2 at 1300Z
on about 7040.  I think he said that is NE QRP
net?  Anyway, had FB QSO with Jim who was using
a random wire and a tuner with only two daughters
as a counterpoise.  (Did I get that right, Jim? HI)

73,
/Rick N6XI

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Gang,
   Of the 100 or so worldwide 10M beacons, Hawaii has contributed none.
For the longest time I have wanted to remedy this. I feel the easiest
way to get one on the air would be to use a xtal controlled CB xmtr
recrystaled/retuned to 28.2xx MHz into a 5/8 wave vertical, for an
ERP of about 10W.
   But trying to find a non-synthesized CB rig is difficult. Does
anyone have one of these older xcvrs that just uses xtals?
   I think keying the driver stage going into the final would
be the proper thing to do unless someone has a better idea how
to send CW with one of these. Which leads to my next question:
Does anyone have an old programable keyer they'd want to sell
cheaply? Only need enough memory to send:  NH6IL/B
   Thanks for helping to get this project off the ground (and into
the atmosphere)...

Jeff NH6IL

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> Gang,
>    Of the 100 or so worldwide 10M beacons, Hawaii has contributed none.
> For the longest time I have wanted to remedy this. I feel the easiest
> way to get one on the air would be to use a xtal controlled CB xmtr
> recrystaled/retuned to 28.2xx MHz into a 5/8 wave vertical, for an
> ERP of about 10W.
>
Good idea!!!
>
>    But trying to find a non-synthesized CB rig is difficult. Does
> anyone have one of these older xcvrs that just uses xtals?
>
I have two different AM XTAL CB rig's.  One is a 6CH Radio Shack
model, the other is a 10CH Johnson.  I also have a one chanel CB
paging XMITer, by A\S, which you can have for the asking.  This
particular XMITer puts out 8W of carrier, however, you need 2.5V
of audio input for 100% modulation.  For CW, it would work well.
>
>    I think keying the driver stage going into the final would
> be the proper thing to do unless someone has a better idea how
> to send CW with one of these. Which leads to my next question:
>
Just key the mic!  Some capacitance may be required to prevent
any chirping or distortion (your milage may vary!)
>
> Does anyone have an old programable keyer they'd want to sell
> cheaply? Only need enough memory to send:  NH6IL/B
>    Thanks for helping to get this project off the ground (and into
> the atmosphere)...
>
Hey Jeff, just talk to me, I'll help.  I may be a No-Code, but I
think a 10M beacon is a great idea!
>
> Jeff NH6IL
>
Andy N8OFS

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Flowers and remorse,                      ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time,               ! CB =        THE NEON KNIGHT
Tragedy on course!!! - Frontline Assembly ! HACKER =    TH3 N30N KN16Ht

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In message <[e-mail]> [e-mail] writes:
> Your message implies that you will have GQRP and other items for sale at
> your booth.  Is this correct?  Do you have a list of items?  If so, then
> possibly those of us that can't go to Dayton this year (or likely any other
> year) will be able to obtain some of this material.  Would you be willing to
> package an order and send it off from Dayton?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ted [e-mail]
>
Thanks Ted - I could put together a list, although much of the stock will
be available, after Dayton, from Kanga US.  N8ET : Bill Kelsey
I will talk to Bill about it.
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If you have not received the March issue, (Vol. II, Number 1) of QRPp by
Friday, April 8th, please email me a message.  The issue was mailed on Feb.
28th, and I received two messages that it was received on Mar. 31.  That is
very poor service from the post office department.  There is hope though.  I
did this first mailing as an experiment to see how long it took for delivery.
There was a purpose in having you send me messages as to when it was
delivered, and that purpose was to let me gauge how long that it takes, so
that I can know when to mail the June issue.  It looks like the majority got
their issues in 3 weeks, so I will plan on mailing the June issue about the
10th of May.

Why am I mailing QRPp bulk rate?  Well, here is the reason.  It costs 19.8
cents to mail each issue bulk rate.  To mail the March issue first class,
(which I have done to over 40 late subscribers), costs 98 cents per issue.
Printing costs are about 65 cents for 72 pages, so if we want to have a
larger issue, then I had to reduce the mailing costs.  The bagging machine is
in, and it works really well.  I have talked to 5 or 6 who received their's
in the plastic bag, and all reported that QRPp came in pristine condition.  I
am going to stay with the bulk mail at least through the rest of this year,
but I am thinking about raising the subscription costs to $10, and going with
first class mail.  Everyone wants to keep the number of pages up, so that
may be the answer.  What do you guys think?  Is it worth an extra $5 to have
it sent first class?  Please don't send me money and ask that it be done now,
as I will go one way or the other, but not both, and it will have to be done
after the December issue.

I will be going to Dayton and rooming with Jim Cates, WA6GER and Cam Hartford,
N6GA at the Day's Inn South with the ARCI gang.  Looking forward to meeting
all of you, and I will have a prototype of the Sierra with me, and you will
get a chance to operate it if you wish.  I will also bring a NorCal 40 that
has a digital display and all of the Bob Warmke mods in it.  Jim and I plan
on being in the Hospitality rooms Friday and Saturday night from about 6:30
til ????, see you there.
72, Doug


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On Saturday I had 3 hours to kill in the park during my son's Little
League practice. I could never understand his interest in this dangerous
and tiring sport when the rest of his family are hams. But perhaps with
therapy I can help this poor little 8-year-old lead a normal life.

Fortunately I had the good sense to bring along the new MFJ-9040 for my
own private little field day.  I set the rig up in the front seat, strung a
counterpoise around the car, tied a huge rock to a 33' lengh of speaker wire
and tossed it up into the trees.

Now here's a Helpful-Little-Hint so you won't make the same mistake I did.
Connect the antenna to the rig AFTER you toss the weighted wire into the
trees. I, of course, being the Brilliant-Rocket-Scientist, did not follow
this advice, and as the huge rock and wire took off for the tree limb, so
did the rig. The sight of a new rig being dragged across the ground and
into the trees is really not a pretty one, for sure.

In the 3 hours I operated from park, I had five QSOs, two of which were
with other QRP stations. These were not hello/goodbye contacts, but
solid, extended conversations, with signal reports from 569 to 589. In
fact, each QSO represented a new state for me. The contacts were all
amazed at the kind of signal I was putting out at only five watts.

What amazed me was the ease at which I made contact. I never actually
called a station; my CQs were all answered, and people called me after I
completed a QSO. Very much different from what I expected with QRP
operation.

The 'fish stories' I read here are apparently true.






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Hello all, name here is Justin & call is N9QJZ. Just wondering how many other
QRPers there are on internet. I am pretty new to internet, but it is pretty
fun. I live in a trailer park, so I use low profile antennas (dipole for 20m &
a ground plane for 40m). I am running 3-4 watts from a Kenwood TS-120s. I hope
to see some of you out on the air. I would also like to know what frequencies
you hang out on.
73--
Justin
N9QJZ
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One of the problems I had with MFJ's factory setting of the AGC pot on
the 9040 was that every time there was a noise burst, such as from an
electrical appliance being turned on or off, the station I was struggling
to hear disappeared for a couple of seconds, long enough to miss a few
crucial characters.

By turning the AGC pot clockwise, I was able to eliminate the effects of
the slow AGC, plus increase the receive sensitivity. Of course, the more
you turn the AGC, the more pronounced the initial key click. About midway
between factory setting and full clockwise,I found a nice balance between
the key clicks (on both transmit and receive) and the original problem of
stations disappearing. Plus, I gained some sensitivity.

I wish I could find a fix for the QSK pot. Even at full clockwise
position, the unit goes back into receive a bit faster than I like.

73, andy, k4adl

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> From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
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> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 2 Apr 1994 10:05:51 -0500 (EST)
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> Andy: THANKS!! If you give me your address and tell me how much to send
> for shipping I'll get a money order to you on Monday (for the paging
> xmtr).
>
I have no idea how much shipping would cost for _any_ of the overnight
carriers, I'm not the one to ask.  I will, however, have to find a box
to shove the thing into.  It's mabey 6"*9"*1.5' in size, it can't
wiegh more than 5 pounds.  I guess I better start popping some popcorn
(unbuttered, of course) to make the package oops proof!

My address (which is good in the callbook) is:
Andrew B. Sargent  N8OFS
7730 Spieth Rd.
Medina, Ohio  44256
>
> I worry about keying the PTT circuit - if it's got a relay in it will
> the relay withstand long term constant keying? I don't think PTT circuits
> were made for CW!!
>
Back in my CB days, a bunch of us would do CW just by hooking a code
key up to the PTT pin (xmit on AM, rec on SSB), it worked well enough
for us.  Keep in mind, our speed was about 3WPM, but listening to it
on SSB sounded just like ShortWave.  It worked and sounded good!!!
>
> Who sells 5/8 wave CB antennas? RS doesn't have them in their catalog
> anymore. If I can get an 11M 5/8 wave ant. I can trim it down a bit
> for 10M.
>
Ahhh...  Another _glorious_ misconception!  _NOBODY_ makes a mobile
5\8 wave antenna!!!

However, if you are looking for a good base antenna, here are some of
the good ones (that I can remember):
Wilson V1 & V58
Avanti Astroplane
Ringo Ranger
Golden Super-Penetrator

You _should_ be able to take _any_ 11M antenna, chop some aluminum
off the top, and Viola!
>
> Thanks again!!
>
> Jeff
>
Yep, no problem.  BTW, I'm still working on my 6M AM QRP voice beacon.

Andy N8OFS

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Flowers and remorse,                      ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time,               ! CB =        THE NEON KNIGHT
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Gang,

Today, Sunday, April 3, 1994, I had the pleasure of driving from
San Jose, CA to Livermore to attend a face-to-face meeting of a
bunch of the members of the Northern California QRP Club, NorCal
for short.

They meet after the Livermore Swapmeet, which I missed, 'cuz I
was taking my time and being in the twilight zone at the time
forgot about daylight savings time, but I did make the meeting
on time.

Got to see Doug Hendricks again, met the famous Wayne Brudick,
and numerous others.  Thanks for the hospitality gang.

The most important thing that happened for me was the actual
touching of the new rig of the NorCal group, called the Sierra.
This is another famous design of Wayne Burdick, N6KR.  It's
the ONLY 7 band CW QRP xcvr kit.  It's not out yet, but if you
are not a member of the NorCal group, you had better get your
membership money in the mail, and you know that information from
previous postings on this server.  I saw all the band modules.
You had better be prepared and capable of winding toroids. See
issue #1 of K5FO Newsletter in May about all you ever wanted to
know about toroids.  This kit will require you to have a counter
or general coverage receiver and more kit building experience than
the previous offering of the NorCal 40.

Well, Wayne had his original there, so we took it out into the
parking lot of the California Burgers Restaurant.  Wayne plugged
in the headphones (later the speaker), the bencher paddle as he
has the OHR Curtis keyer chip in his rig, the battery (a VERY
small one at that), and we hooked it up to a WD4BUM Hamstick
on 40 meters.  40 Meters was dead dead dead.  Must be some flare.
So up to 20, by unplugging the band module while the rig IS powered
up.  Tuned up the antenna for 20, and showed 2 Watts out.  Listen
across the band and it's dead.  Tuning back down, I hear a K5 in
Sante Fe NM calling CQ.  I call him 1x1, i.e. KT5X DE K5FO/6.
He comes back to me!!  Talked to him for a short time as a dozen
or so people observed this feat!!  So about 885 miles on 20 meters
on a dead band with 2W.

The Sierra is not much larger than the NorCal 40.  My check will be
in the mail, when they announce it.  So hang tight.  Banging on
the Club will not get you any preferential treatment.  Just start
saving up the $200 to $300 that it will probably come in at and do
plan on getting all the band modules.

I also saw a bunch of NorCal 40s with all the mods.  Kind of like
seeing some of the K5FO special critters.  :-)  Digital display,
keyers, S-meters (LED Bar), AGC, and others.  See next few issues
of QRPp for publication of a bunch of them.

Thanks Wayne for letting me play.  If he had been in better shape,
I would have arm wrestled him for opportunity to haul it back to
Texas for a week or so.  :-)

OK, enough of the wild stories.  I took two kits with me to CA,
but didn't get a chance to heat up the iron at all.  Too much time
in meetings.

From the ranch.   dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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It's Easter Sunday, and all good hams stay home with the wife and kids and
have a family day right?  WRONG!!  It was Easter, but it was also the first
Sunday of the month, which is NorCal QRP Club meeting day.  28 members were
there, and I won the bet with my wife.  She assured me that only 4 or 5
would show up and it would be a waste of time.  I bet her that there
would be at least 25 members there, and the guys didn't let me down.

Here is a synopsis of what was there.  First of all, James,
KI6JD and Vic Black, AB6SO, brought some give away goodies.  They happened
on to some of those reels of parts and gave away a 4 foot strip with at least
2 to 3 hundred parts on a strip.  All kinds of resistors, capacitors, diodes,
etc. plus they put some IC's in the baggie for good measure.  Denis Englander
KD6ETI, brought a really neat product.  It's called no slip, and is sold in
hardware stores and lumber yards.  It is supposed to be used to hold a piece
of wood while you use a router, but we all are going to use the samples
Denis handed out to hold our paddles down and in place.  By the way, congrats
to Denis on his new General Ticket.

Eric Swartz, WA6HHQ, brought his heavily modified NorCal 40.  It has several
of the mods from the last issue of QRPp in it, including the keyer and the
extended range with a toggle switch that Terry Young wrote about, plus a
couple of really neat ones that Eric has done.  His NorCal 40 has an S meter
that is a LED bargraph, plus XIT, and an offset mod that lets him move the
RIT 3 KHz. so he can work DX split.  (ARE YOU LISTENING JIM FITTON!!)  Eric,
and Stan Goldstein, N6ULU, are having a friendly contest working DX with
their NorCal 40's.  Stan has worked 45 countries with a NorCal 40 from
California!!  That is impressive.  Eric gave me the schematics and will
send the article on the mods this week, so they will be in the June issue of
QRPp.

Stan Cooper, K4DRD, was there with his newest member of the qrp family,
a MINT and I mean MINT HW9 with WARC Bands.  I won't tell you what he paid
for it, because you will all die, but he got a deal!  Stan also had his
new set of Jones Paddles, and they are nice.  Extremely beautiful brass
fittings, and the workmanship is outstanding.

Jim Cates, WA6GER, had his G4PHY miniature paddles that he just got from
England.  They are made for mobile work and come with a strap to attach to
your leg.  It also has a magnetic base, and Jim talked me into making him
a brass plate with a steel plate attached for the magnet to use on his desk
at the home QTH.  The base of the paddle is only 1 and 7/8's inches square.
If you are interested in a nice set of paddles, check this one out.

Mike Collins, KC6SEG, had his new pickup there, and it really drew a crowd.
No, we don't care about the pickup, but the neat thing was the homebrew
antenna in the back.  Mike has built the DK3 Allband, auto tune 3 - 30 MHz.
antenna that was designed by Don Johnson, W6AAQ, and featured in his book,
"40 + 5 Years of HF Mobileering".  This antenna will tune any frequency from
inside the vehicle.  It uses a sliding coil, and a motor from a power
screwdriver.  What a work of art.

Bob Warmke, W6CYX, was there with his prototype of the Sierra, and band
modules for 15, 20, 30, 40, 80, and 160.  Wow!  I drooled so much, that he
let me take it home for a couple of weeks while he does some tests on mine.
I have built the band modules for 40 and 20.  The Sierra is for real, and a
brochure will be mailed (first class mail) by the end of April.  Don't send
any money yet, but the plan is to offer it for $199 delivered with 2 band
modules of your choice from 80, 40, 30, 20, & 15 meters.  Band module kits
will be available for $20 each for the 5 basic bands, so if you want to
order 5 bands with your kit you can.  We will also make available the band
module boards so that you can put your rig on 160, 17, 12, & 10, but you will
have to chase your own parts for those bands.  Wayne and Bob have done a ton
of work fine tuning the rig, and it is great!!

I brought my NorCal 40 with a digital display designed by Jim Pepper, W6QIF.
The display works fine, but there is some noise generated by the display in
the receiver.  I put a switch on the display and turn it on when I want to
go to a certain frequency, and then turn it off when I want to operate.  It
will be published in the June issue of QRPp, and boards will be available
from FAR Circuits.

Wayne Burdick, N6KR, brought the prototype Sierra and set it up in the
parking lot and Chuck Adams, K5FO, who came all the way from Texas for the
meeting, made his first Sierra QSO.  Chuck is the Awards Chairman from ARCI
and also the publisher of the K5FO newsletter which will make its debut in
May.  If you want to get the first issue, send Chuck $5 for a 1 year
subscription.  He is good in any call book for the last 5 years.

It was a neat way to spend Easter, although my wife was not pleased that I
attended.  (She really didn't mind that much, but she did give me a hard time
about it.)  NorCal QRP Club membership is up to 425 members, the Sierra is
about to be born, and we are most of all having fun.  If you are interested
in QRP, stop by the California Burger Restaurant at the Santa Rita Exit of
I-580 north of Livermore on the first Sunday of the month.  Meetings run from
11:00 to about 1:30.  NO Business meeting, just show and tell and talk with
your friends about QRP.  Most of the time there are free give aways, and
once in a while a celebrity like K5FO shows up.  Next month there will be a
meeting on the 1st of May, but Jim, WA6GER, and Doug, KI6DS, will be in
Dayton.  But the meeting will go on because we meet on the first Sunday of
the month!!  Even on Easter Sunday.
72, Doug

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      Here are the teams for the April ARCI QRP contest.

        INET1        INET2

        KB5RUF        AC4HF
        KU7Y        K5FO
        WA4VQD        KD4YRN
        WB2CPU        N3PFF
        NR3Z        N8ET

    Hope to hear alot of you this weekend.

    73 -- marty -- nr3z             [e-mail]


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    Spring QRP ARCI CW QSO Party

  Entry may be all-band, a single band, "HI-band" (20M, 15M,
10M, and 6M) or as a "LO-band" (160M, 80M, and 40M).  All
entries will compete against other entries in their own class
of entry only.  Certificates go to the top 10 scores and to the
top score in each single band, LO-band, and HI-band categories.

  Certificates for the top score in each class in each SPC
(state/province/country).  The contest manager reserves the
right to recognize special significant entries with a certificate
award.

  Entry includes a copy of the logs and a separate summary sheet.
Include duplicate check sheets with entries of 100 QSO's or more.
Indicate the total time-on-air, including time spent listening.
All entries must include a complete, legible, name, call, and
address.  All entries must be received within 30 days following
the contest.  Late entries will be counted as check logs.  Members
indicate their QRP ARCI member number on all logs.  Members and
non-members indicate their input or output power for each entry and
band.  The highest power level used will determine the power multiplier.
Output power is considered as 1/2 of the input power.  During the
QSO party, a maximum of 24 hours may be operated within the 36 hour
time period.

  Include a description of homebrew equipment, commercial equipment,
and antennas used with each entry.  A summary sheet and sample log
sheets are available from the contest manager for an SASE with one
unit of postage.  Include an SASE with one unit of postage in the
entry for a copy of the contest results.  Results will be published
in the next available issue of the QRP ARCI Quarterly.  The final
decision on all matters concerning the contests rests with the
contest manager.

          Send entries to:

              Cam Hartford N6GA
              1959 Bridgeport Ave.
              Claremont, CA  91711

_________________________________________________________________


  Contest Rules


Date/Time:  April 9, 1994-1200Z through April 10, 1994-2400Z

Exchange:   Member -  RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI Number
            Non-member -  RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out

QSO Points:  Member = 5 points
             Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
             Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points

             Multiplier - SPC (State/Province/Country) Total all bands

The same station may be worked on more than one band for QSO points
and SPC credit.

Team Competition:

  Team competition of teams consisting of 2 to 5 members will be a
  separate category apart from individual entries.  Team members will
  be listed as individuals and the team score will be the total of the
  member's scores.  Team entry will be all-band only.  The team captain
  must send a list of its members to the contest manager postmarked at
  least one day prior to the QSO party.  Certificate awarded to the
  highest scoring team.

Power Multiplier:  0-1 watt out = x 10
                   1-5 watts out = x 7

Suggested Frequencies:

BAND      CW        Novice

160M    1810 KHz
 80M    3560 KHz    3710 KHz
 40M    7040 KHz    7110 KHz
 20M   14060 KHz
 15M   21060 KHz   21110 KHz
 10M   28060 KHz   28110 KHz
  6M   50060 KHz

Calling:

     CQ QRP CQ QRP CQ QRP DE N6GA N6GA N6GA QRP TEST K

     (CNA Note:  I use  "CQ CQ QRP TST DE K5FO K5FO K" , then move
                 to the longer format if QSO rate is low.)

Score:  points * SPC * power multiplier


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I would like to give a special welcome to another QRP "celebrity" on the
list, rev George Dobbs G3RJV ([e-mail]), founder of G-QRP
club and QRP ambassador to the world.  Glad to have you with us, George!

--bruce WT1M


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    Is Cam, N6GA, on the net?  If so what is his e-mail address.

    73 -- marty -- nr3z         [e-mail]


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>     Spring QRP ARCI CW QSO Party

Oh geez.  This weekend I may, MAY that is, be able to finally set up a real
station for the first time in about 12 years (I sort of had something set up
last Saturday*, but I couldn't find enough connectors to power both a transmitter
and receiver at the same time, so I just got some live code practice, which I
need); I had been hoping for a few nice leisurely contacts, but it looks like
it'll be madness all around on the bands...  (actually, since 30m and 17m
aren't (apparently) in this contest, I guess there will be some respite from
contesting, after all).

If you happen to hear WB7EEL this weekend, give me a call, but go easy on me;
I'm only up to around 10wpm solid copy right now (hopefully I can improve this
somewhat before next Saturday)...

* 30M dipole up about 8ft (too much snow left in the yard to reach the better
trees, I am hoping to improve on this real soon), and my "operating position"
was a small night table in the middle of the yard with a folding chair.  Saturday
was nice and warm until just the moment when I finally got everything set up,
whereupon the temperature plummeted...  ;-)  I'll probably do this again this
Saturday if the weather is nice enough; I've got a 10/18MHz receiver, a 10MHz
transmitter, an 18MHz transmitter (if I can find all of the crystals), and with
some luck I can figure out how to mount my NN1G boards in a cabinet and be on
20m as well.  Ah, yes, and an "ugly weekender" transceiver on 40m with a problem
with the sidetone that I think works otherwise...

73, John, WB7EEL

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who qrp
end
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+-------------+-------------------------------------+
| Daniel Wee  | [e-mail]             | ** Man needs more
| UUCP1.12b   | [e-mail] |  than a new start, he
| SNEWS 1.91  | csah.com!pandora!daniel             |  needs a new heart! **
+-------------+-------------------------------------+

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who qrp
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+-------------+-------------------------------------+
| Daniel Wee  | [e-mail]             | ** Man needs more
| UUCP1.12b   | [e-mail] |  than a new start, he
| SNEWS 1.91  | csah.com!pandora!daniel             |  needs a new heart! **
+-------------+-------------------------------------+

From [e-mail]  Mon Apr  4 13:15:25 1994
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I got permision from Doug H. to post this.

I was at the meeting on Sunday in CA, and I found out that
when Doug wound one of his band modules for the Sierra he
used the wrong toroids.

Now this is not unusual nor the first time anyone has done
this.  The toroids are numbered like T50-2, which means a
0.5" toroid (outside diameter) and #2 material.  Because
of the color code, it is painted red.  A T50-6 is yellow.

One thing for sure.  Doug has it memorized now.  :-)

He got lucky.  His still worked, but don't ever count on
this.  See Issue #1 of the K5FO Newsletter due out in May 1994.

$5 to

Twilight Publishing Company
1301 West Highway 407, Suite 353
Lewisville, TX  75067-8581

Picture of Lincoln will do nicely.  Postcard if you want confirmation.

Name, Call, Address, and email address, if you got one.

The $5 gets you a membership number in the North Texas QRP Club.

$5 is for one year subscription to the above.  Done every 3 months
starting in May to match in between QQ and QRPp publications.

See you during this weeks test.

All members of INET2.  Ok if i send in the form to CAM?

Let's go out and show this group how it's done.  :-)

dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Greetings. I mailed off a SASE to the address given in the August '92 R1
receiver article for boards/parts/kits info and got it back as undeliverable.
I triple checked that I got the address right, too.

So... does anybody have a correct address or info about these boards? They
seem quite interesting. Especially since all but the mixers can be had from
a Digi-Key order. Has anyone here duplicated any of these?

It would seem that a tx/rx pair of these with an assortment of VFOs and PAs
would make an neat mix-and-match building-block station.

While I'm at it here... Has anyone built the W6EMT 30m transmitter from the
latest QRPp? I've a parts kit on order from Dan's...

Also, is FAR or anybody selling NorCal 40 PCBs or plans?

--

       Jason F. Penn N9RPT |  Persoft, Inc.  |  [e-mail]
   Whenever I want to find something, it's always in the last place I look.

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Today, I sent out the QRP ARCI Contest forms for this
weekends contest to:

NA4G
WB7EEL
KB9FKO
N2ALE/6
N1PBT

Anyone else need them.  I think that if I mail them out tomorrow,
you will get them by friday.

I'm sending the summary page, 4 log pages with qso's numbered
1-00 on four pages and you can copy for each 100 qso's you think
you'll make.  Also a page of States for the WAS QRP Award, but I
use it for determining my multipliers too and a QRP ARCI Awards
summary so that if you want to spread the word, you can enclose
same with any QSLs that you send out.

GL TST ES CUL de K5FO

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Gang,

here is the current list:  locals to be added this friday, i.e.
K5's





# 1  Chuck Adams          K5FO
# 2  Doug Hendricks       KI6DS
# 3  Rand Gray            W1GXN
# 4  Ron Stark            KU7Y
# 5  Jim Fitton           W1FMR
# 6  Martin Squicciarini  NR3Z
# 7  Randy Rand           AA2U
# 8  Mont Pierce          KM6WT
# 9  Karl Heinz Kremer    N2XRQ
#10  Dan                  9Y1???
#11  Doug Quagliana       KA2UPW
#12  Ken Hopper           N9VV
#13  Charles Kuhn         N9NVV
#14  Bob Govrick          WA6ERB/VE2DRB
#15  Roger Rose           W5LXS
#16  Ron Majewski         WB8RYQ
#17  Frank Milos          NO1E
#18  Ted Kell             KC5CUW
#19  Dave Slade           K2SJB
#20  James R. Johns       KA0IQT
#21  John Woods           WB7EEL
#22  Bob Scott            AC4QO
#23  Bill Kelsey          N8ET
#24  Pat Tendam           WS8T
#25  Jim Cates            WA6GER
#26  Roger Traylor        WB4TPW
#27  Alan Ames            N2ALE
#28  Richard Neindorff    WB2RAR
#29  Charlos Potma        PA3CKR
#30  Kevin Purcell        N7WIM

#63  Mark Gustoff         WO7T

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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I have a cheapo Pyramid SWR/wattmeter, and I was wondering if there was any
way to modify it to do QRP (ie-> instead of up to 10w, up to 5w, or even up to
1w?) Any help is appreciated.
Justin N9QJZ
[e-mail]

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Ade Weiss,  W0RSP
Great talking to you on 40 CW from my hotel room in AZ.
What a surprise QSO with an old friend !!!

The gang will be happy to know you can now be found on Internet.
Some of the gang have asked about "The Joy of QRP"  and
"The History of QRP.  Now they can get the info straight from
the author.

both messages made it OK
I will send you the proper adr for QRP.Think.COM
I have over 100 QRP e-mail msgs waiting from a week
away......Also I will send you Geo Dobbs & Dick Pascoe adr.

72   Jim W1FMR

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I have a cheapo Pyramid SWR/wattmeter, and I was wondering if there was any
way to modify it to do QRP (ie-> instead of up to 10w, up to 5w, or even up to
1w?) Any help is appreciated.
Justin N9QJZ
[e-mail]

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Wow! That's great news that Ade Weiss is joining the gang! He's going
to be inundated with book orders. Every QRP'er should have a copy
of his HISTORY OF QRP IN THE U.S.

Jeff NH6IL

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In a message dated 04-04-94  [e-mail] wrote to  [e-mail]:

 > Greetings. I mailed off a SASE to the address given in the August '92
 > R1 receiver article for boards/parts/kits info and got it back as
 > undeliverable. I triple checked that I got the address right, too.
 >

Well, I'm not surprised.  He didn't answer any of my *three* SASE's!  And those
who ordered boards said it took 3 to 6 months!  I shudder to think what
happened to those who sent off kit money...  Poor guy probably wasn't prepared
for the deluge.  Wish he'd license the design to A and A, S and S, or one of
the other kit suppliers.

 > So... does anybody have a correct address or info about these boards?
 > They seem quite interesting. Especially since all but the mixers can
 > be had from a Digi-Key order. Has anyone here duplicated any of these?
 >

Despite that, I went forward, made my own boards, and built the R2.  Except I
put in simpler mixer terminating networks from the Lewallen Optimized QRP
Transceiver, since I was a bit reticent to buy a number of those expensive
capacitors and inductors to get matched pairs!  I'm sure I did lose some strong
signal performance, as he mentions, but I have heard only one spurious signal
that could be attributed to intermod in 2 months of operation.

It's a jewel of a design -- absolutely clean-as-a-whistle audio.  You really
hear any roughness on individual signals, the details of the attack and decay
of the CW note, etc.  And you really have to listen hard to hear the "other
side" if your phasing network is adjusted within about 50-100 kHz on 40 meters.
 Just for fun, I have switches to bypass both the low and high pass filters --
you really can hear down to about 100 Hz or lower, so you can tell if SSB
signals have any bass at all.  And bypassing the lowpass filter lets you hear
signals coming in at high pitches -- so you can hear if somebody pops on
calling CQ.  Kind of like a mini spectrum display if your ears work above 3 kHz!
  Also have a switchable preamp based on the MAR-6 MMIC for higher bands (after
the input filters).

 > It would seem that a tx/rx pair of these with an assortment of VFOs
 > and PAs would make an neat mix-and-match building-block station.

Exactly what I'm working on.  Got a 5 watt PA with QSK switching, and my
converted T-368 exciter for a VFO (home station), a 40 meter VFO box for
portable use, and external filter/phasing network boxes that plug onto the TX
and RX for different bands  Later a 20 watt PA brick, later maybe the 140 watt
PA from Communicatons Concepts (oops, sorry, this is a QRP list :-\).  Maybe
some 2 meter or 440 MHz CW blocks later.  The T2 will come later too (mostly
for digital modes, not so much for SSB).

Another plug:  I have about 14K of text on transistorizing the T-368 exciter
for a nice, rock stable home station VFO (with RIT) from 1.5-24 MHz.  Have sent
it out to about 10 folks -- anybody else interested?

* John Seboldt...Mpls, MN...As a ham, K0JD...as a human...well,... *
|                     [e-mail]                         |
*          "Aaaaaahhh.... BAAAAACH!" -- Radar O'Reilly             *

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Well, I fired up the spirit last nite (oak hills) 40 meters was hot!
Worked Ricardo  call sign: CM2PB , but then got buried by a big gun.

Anyone have a call book who could look up QSL information for me.
Thanks  please email direct to me!
bob



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   Gang,

   Here is the latest info that I just received today
   from Oak Hills Research (OHR).  They now have a new
   catalog, 94A, 18 pages including cover and two pages
   (one sheet) for ordering.

   Oak Hills Research
   QRP Headquarters
   20879 Madison Street
   Big Rapids, MI  49307

   [phone]
   [phone] both numbers for ordering
                  during normal business hours

   [phone] (24 hour FAX line)

   Here are the kits and information (FYI):

   ---------------------------------------

          QRP Classic Dual Band CW Transceiver  (NEW)

   o  Dual band transceiver kit for the 20M & 40M bands
   o  Superhet receiver design with diode ring mixer & RF pre-amp
   o  High side LO injection on both bands for a cleaner signal
   o  4 pole crystal ladder filter
   o  4 pole audio filter
   o  AGC circuit
   o  VFO tuning with 8:1 vernier dial covering 100KHz
   o  RIT w/center detent control providing +/- 1 KHz of range
   o  Sidetone oscillator w/level control
   o  Silky smooth QSK circuit
   o  4-5 watts of RF output on both bands
   o  TX output power adjustable from 0 to full output
   o  Both Iambic and manual key jacks provided
   o  12 VDC operation - Current drain is 290mA on RX and 1.2A on TX
   o  Measures (HWD): 4" X 6 1/4" X 6 7/8" and weighs 48 oz.
   o  100% complete kit - All coils are prewound
   o  All panels prepunched for optional Iambic keyer

   o  CAT # CL2040 ..................  $260.95
   o  CAT # KEY1 Opt Iambic Keyer Kit  $ 39.95


   --------------------------------------------------------

               QRP Spirit CW Transceiver

   o  Single band transceiver kit offered on 80, 40, 30, 20, & 15 meters
   o  Iambic keyer included using latest Curtis Keyer Chip 8044ABM
   o  Superhet receiver design with diode ring mixer & RF pre-amp
   o  4 pole crystal ladder filter
   o  4 pole audio filter
   o  Switchable AGC circuit with manual RF gain control
   o  VFO tuning with 8:1 vernier dial covering 100 KHz (50 KHz on 30M)
   o  RIT w/center detent control providing +/- 1 KHz range
   o  Sinewave sidetone oscillator w/frequency & level controls
   o  Silky smooth QSK circuit
   o  4-5 watts of RF output on all bands
   o  Both Iambic and manual key jacks provided
   o  12 VDC operation - Current drain is 270mA on RX and 1.2A on TX
   o  Measures (HWD): 4" X 6 1/4" X 6 7/8" and weighs 47 oz.
   o  100% complete kit - All coils are pre-wound

   o  CAT # SP-1 /BAND (Please specify band) ............ $219.95

   ---------------------------------------------------------

   QRP EXPLORER CW Transceiver (NEW)

   o  Single band transceiver kit offered on 20M or 40M band
   o  Single signal superhet receiver design
   o  4 pole crystal ladder filter
   o  Very effective 2 pole front panel selectable audio filter
   o  Effective AGC circuit
   o  VFO tuning with 8:1 vernier dial covering 100 KHz
   o  RIT w/center detent control providing +/- 1 KHz of range
   o  Sidetone oscillator w/level control
   o  Silky smooth QSK circuit
   o  4-5 watts of RF output on both bands
   o  12VDC operation - Current drain is 90mA on RX and 1.0A on TX
   o  Measures (HWD): 2 1/2" X 6 1/2" X 7" and weighs 32 oz
   o  100% complete kit - All coils are pre-wound

   o  CAT # EX20  20M KIT .................. $159.95
   o  CAT # EX40  40M KIT .................. $159.95

   ---------------------------------------------------------

   QRP Sprint CW Transceiver

   o  W7EL Optimized QRP CW Transceiver
   o  Available on 30M or 40M band
   o  Receiver front-end bandpass filter for improved performance
   o  High performance DC receiver
   o  Diode ring mixer
   o  VFO tuning with 8:1 vernier dial covering 100 KHz (50KHz on 30M)
   o  RIT w/center detent control providing +/- 700 Hz of range
   o  Bandpass type audio filter
   o  Sidetone oscillator
   o  Silky smooth QSK circuit
   o  1.5 watts of RF output
   o  12 VDC operation - Current drain is 40mA on RX and 240mA on TX
   o  Measures (HWD): 2 1/2" X 5" X 5" and weighs 18 oz.
   o  100% complete kit - All coils are pre-wound

   o  CAT # SPRINT 30  30M KIT ................... $119.95
   o  CAT # SPRINT 40  40M KIT ................... $119.95

   ----------------------------------------------------------

                   QRP Wattmeter

   o  A wattmeter designed specifically for the QRP operator & builder
   o  Measures forward & reflected power at QRP levels
   o  Select from three full scale power levels: 10W, 1W or 100mW
   o  Measures power down to 5mW
   o  Large easy to read 3" meter
   o  Low current drain meter circuit uses 9V battery
   o  Great for portable use
   o  Easy to build & align
   o  Align with digital voltmeter.  Source of RF is not required
   o  Measures (HWD): 4 1/2" X 3 1/2" X 5"
   o  100% complete kit (less battery)

   o  CAT # WM-1 .................. $89.95

   -------------------------------------------------------

   Shipping charges are as follows:  To addresses in the U.S. and its
   possessions: $4.50.  To Canada: $7.00 + $1.75 for insurance if
   desired.  All other foreign orders: 20% of order.  Orders to
   addresses in the Continental U.S. are shipped via UPS, therefore
   a street address needed.  All other orders are shipped First Class
   mail or Air Mail Parcel Post insured.

   -----------------------------------------------------

   The above typed in by Chuck K5FO for the information exchange
   on the QRP network.  Hopefully typed in without error, but no
   guarantees.  I may be a UIL typing champion at 88wpm, but that
   was years ago.  :-)  Not for advertising purposes, but information
   only.  There are also pages of parts, too numerous to list here.
   I'll find out charge for catalog.  Probably $2.00, since it cost
   $0.52 to ship first class.  Don't be cheap here guys, help
   'em out.

   I noted the new dial on the WM-1 wattmeter.  This critter
   is my most prized possession of the QRP equipment that I
   own.  It's just the thing needed for adjusting transmitters,
   antennas, etc. for the best output adjustments of equiment.

   I don't know about this gang, but there are just too many
   toys to play with now.  :-)


   Oh, Dick, KE8KL, owner of OHR, has eliminated a lot of fun
   in building his kits by providing the toroids already wound.
   Heck, it's getting too easy.  :-)

   dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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I am wondering what kind (or brand) of battery packs you all are using
with your MFJ 90XX series rigs?

I ask because I have a small collection of 12v batteries which I use for
video lights. They are rated anywhere from 2 amp/hours to 4 amp/hours.
The problem is, unless the battery voltage is around the 13.8 volt
level (as specified for full output by MFJ), the sidetone disappears, and
of course, output is reduced.  I don't care about reduced output, but I
really need that sidetone!

Thanks for your input...   73, andy/k4adl

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> who qrp
> end
> --
> +-------------+-------------------------------------+
> | Daniel Wee  | [e-mail]             | ** Man needs more
> | UUCP1.12b   | [e-mail] |  than a new start, he
> | SNEWS 1.91  | csah.com!pandora!daniel             |  needs a new heart! **
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>
Sorry to embarass you publicly, but I thought that it might be worth the
$5.00 threshold if someone else happened to learn from this message.
If you want to find out who qrp
you need to send it to [e-mail] not to [e-mail]
Also, while I'm at it, what is your callsign Daniel? I tried to look it
up, because I was interested in one of your many topics, and wanted to
add your callsign as an alias in my .mailrc file, but could not find
your callsign anywhere.

73 Brad WB8YGG

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ATTENTION G QRP CLUB MEMBERS IN THE US >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
G QRP Club Renewal of Dues can now be handled by
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
          MIKE GILGORE
          2046 ASH HILL ROAD
          CARROLLTON
          TX 75007
          (214) 394 - 0245
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It will also be possible to re-new at the G QRP Club Dayton booth,
where we will also be accepting new membership.
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New postal applications for membership are best mailed to the UK.
Details of the club, an application form and a sample of SPRAT, can be had
by sending me your full postal address. ([e-mail])
--
George Dobbs G3RJV
G-QRP Club
[Devoted to Low Power Communication for 20 years]

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Just a quick question about this weekend's contest:  can QRP stations work
QRO stations?

tnx es 73
Drew kb9fko
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Hotel operating from AZ,  I worked about 12 stations, including
2 others with NorCal 40 rigs.

Equipment:
Antenna - ~ 44' random wire - out of hotel window to tree or bush
ATU - from pg. 167 of Solid State Design (40 meter tuner)
SWR meter - from pg.150 SSD
Mini keyer - N6KR design
Key - tiny switchcraft SPDT lever switch
Counterpoise - 20' wire hanging down out of window (conn. to ATU gnd)
Ground - hotel AC outlet ground connection (conn. to ATU gnd)
Power - 2 lantern batteries,
Rig - NC-40 rig w/Stereo phones

(ATU = Antenna Tuning Unit)

The entire station, except batteries, fits in a small cassette
carrying case.

I did not check into the Northeast QRP Net on Sat. morning from AZ.
The only station I heard on the net was W8MVN/QRP but he was obviously
not listening for weak stations.....Darn !!.... He was 599, I was
very frustrated !!

W1FMR

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Gang,

Yes, you can work QRO stations.  The exchange, if they are not
a QRP ARCI member, is for their power output.  If they are a QRP
ARCI member, then they shouldn't be running QRO.  :-)

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Is anyone in the U.S. handling dues for the VK CW Operator's QRP Club?
I joined at Dayton last year and need to renew my membership.  Getting
an international draft in VK $$$ is possible but means a 35+ mile each way
trip to the local Thomas Cook office that handles foreign drafts.  I'll
be at Dayton this year if someone there will be acting as the club's
U.S. agent.  Lo-Key the publication of the VK CW Operator's QRP Club
is an interesting little magazine and has had a few interesting rigs
presented over the past year.  73

Jim Johns  KA0IQT
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I've heard quite a bit on this list about the NorCal Sierra, enough by
itself to send off my sawbuck to Jim Cates "just in case" I decide I
want one ;-)

I'm curious, though: is the receiver in the Sierra another NE602 design
or does it use something a bit "stronger" in the mixer stage.  RF
intermod here in Western Wayne County (from non-ham sources, natch) is a
bit of a problem (e.g. the auto headliner plant a block from here uses
some kind of RF heating) so one "decision factor" is the intermod
performance.

73 to all on the list!
--
Bill Meahan WA8TZG
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        cat: a purr bearing mammal

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Hi Gang,

    I am in the middle of building the Radiokit QRP-20 of which I heard
many horror stories about, including missing parts, lousy diagram,
erroneous tracks, kludges and undrilled holes. I am appealing to anyone who
has any information or experience with these kits to advice me on some of
the things I should be looking out for, especially errors with the PCB
tracks. I would also appreciate any hints and mods for making the xcvr work
better. Tks.

73,
Daniel

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Hi All,

I probably have missed the feed on this, but has anybody used the
AEA Isoloop antenna for QRP work? And if so, what are your feelings?

Any and all responses are welcome.

72 de Lynn KB0LRB

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Is anyone planning on getting on 160m for the ARCI test this weekend?? If
anyone is going to "give it a go", let me know - I will put a bit of wire on
my 18HT to get it on 160, and I'll be there at 0400Z fo about 10 minutes or
whenever the QSO's run out - whichever comes last!

C U in the test.
73/72 - Bill - N8ET    INET2 team


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Gang: In response to my request (on r.r.swap) for a key for the 10M
beacon project some has offered me an AEA keyer model CK-2 for $75.
Anyone know the new price?

I was considering just making a code wheel from an 12VDC motor (from a
cassette tape recorder) to key the beacon. The only thing the beacon
will be transmitting is:  NH6IL/B   -  $75 to send 7 characters comes
out to be almost $11 per character... (I am incredibly thrifty)

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I took membership subscriptions for the VK CW Operators Club at Dayton last
year, and have volunteered to do it again this year, although I have not
heard back from anyone down under yet. I will again take US dollar checks,
cash, etc, and then write one check to the VK club and send it off to them
that way. It saves them a bunch on currency conversion that way.
    If you are not going to make it to Dayton and would like to sign up,
drop me an e-mail ([e-mail]) and let me know that you are interested.
I will get an "electronic copy" of a suitable membership form off to you so
you can mail it to me with the dues.
    The VK club has a quarterly journal (sounds familiar) that has a lot of
interesting articles, hints, etc in it. If there is interest I will try to
post a sample list of article titles (sometime after Apr. 15 !!)


72/73 - Bill - N8ET

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no problemo.......what freq?
will be using a 65 foot shunt loaded tower with 100 foot top loading wire
ve6gk      (I assume 1.860 is not the qrp freq, nes pa?  )


On Tue, 5 Apr 1994 [e-mail] wrote:

> Is anyone planning on getting on 160m for the ARCI test this weekend?? If
> anyone is going to "give it a go", let me know - I will put a bit of wire on
> my 18HT to get it on 160, and I'll be there at 0400Z fo about 10 minutes or
> whenever the QSO's run out - whichever comes last!
>
> C U in the test.
> 73/72 - Bill - N8ET    INET2 team
>
>

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In your message of  6 Apr 1994 at 0051 EDT, you write:
> Hi All,
>
> I probably have missed the feed on this, but has anybody used the
> AEA Isoloop antenna for QRP work? And if so, what are your feelings?
>
Just happens  that I acquired one of those, last evening.. I would
also be interested in hearing about actual experiences with one of
these..  It's not mounted yet, so I will listen to advice about
mounting height, orientation, etc...


73,


Larry, KQ4BY

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HI,

I finally got my issued of QRPp. Guess it takes a little longer to
get down here in the sticks. It was sure worth the wait. My first
impression is that I really need to have everyone in the NorCal
club move here to Cookeville. The hams here just don't do much.
There are many hams, 3 seperate clubs and only one other person
who will even build anything or go QRP (and he is leaving soon to
study to be a missionary). I found the articles went from general
to some really good technical stuff. Wish they gave awards for QRP
publications.. think QRPp would win hands down.

I am expecting the MFJ loop to arrive any day now. I plan on
testing it out as soon as I get it, if it looks like it will work
it will be used portable for the QRP expeditiion.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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          Believing Ramsey's ads that their HR-40 receiver was "a perfect
          companion" to their 40 M QRP XMTR, I purchased and assembled one.


          It took awhile to get it tuned to the 40M band - I had to back
          the inductor core most of the way out - but it does work.  I
          guess I never realized how good I had it with the CW filters and
          easy zero-beat tuning on my old Ten-Tec Omni "A".  The HR-40
          seems perfectly happy to receive the whole 40M band at once.
          Apparently, this is a "feature" of DC receivers.

          Anyway, I'd appreciate any operating advice or suggested
          modifications from users of this or similar rigs.  Of particular
          interest to me is:

          1) Ways of getting the XMTR and RCVR on the same frequency (I've
          been using the Ten-Tec as a reference, but I'd rather be able to
          do this independently for portable operation.)  So far, I've just
          marked 7040 kHz on the two "tuners".

          2) Improving the receiver's selectivity and making the varactor
          tuning less sensitive.  (I thought I might try a 10-turn pot).

          3) Ways to generate a side-tone for the transmitter.

          4) Any success or failure stories about either rig.

          TNX es 72 de KD1DJ.

          Alan Hicks



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>           Believing Ramsey's ads that their HR-40 receiver was "a perfect
>           companion" to their 40 M QRP XMTR, I purchased and assembled one.

It is a "perfect companion" in that it is just as cheesy as the transmitter :-).

>           The HR-40
>           seems perfectly happy to receive the whole 40M band at once.
>           Apparently, this is a "feature" of DC receivers.

All of the "close in" selectivity of direct conversion receivers is provided
by audio filtering, of which there isn't any in the HR-40.

>           2) Improving the receiver's selectivity and making the varactor
>           tuning less sensitive.  (I thought I might try a 10-turn pot).

To make the varactor tuning less sensitive, a cheap way is to sandwich the
tuning pot between two resistors (roughly 10K, determine by experiment).  Of
course, this cuts down on the total range.  Somehow, putting an expensive 10-turn
pot on the el-cheapo HR-40 seems perverse ;-).

>           3) Ways to generate a side-tone for the transmitter.

The easiest way is to key a buzzer at the same time as the transmitter.  By the
time you've worked out a good muting circuit for the receiver that allows a trace
of RF to sneak into the receiver without overloading it and pulling the VFO,
and a suitable small amount of audio to come out (with smooth, quick recovery
when you switch back to receive), you might as well replace the rest of the
receiver, too :-).

>           4) Any success or failure stories about either rig.

I bought the HR-40 a few years ago.  I played with it a while, experimented with
some simple changes, and learned a fair amount from it, mostly what happens
when you combine all the possible limitations of inexpensive receivers into one
package...

73, John, WB7EEL/1

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The ARCI QSO Party contest is this weekend and since
the whole weekend cannot be devoted to contesting,
6 hours of field operating is planned.

On Saturday from 12 - 6 pm  EST (1600 - 2200 UTC),
I will be operating W1FMR/1,  from somewhere along
the NH seashore.

(Wish I had my Sierra)

This field trip will be a beta test of a future QRP-NE
field-type event that will be announced by Chet, AA1EX,
to occur in the fall of 1994.  Stay tuned.....


72  Jim  W1FMR



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          Yeah -- I'd like to give it a try.  I have a little home
          brew transmitter that puts out 1.5 watts on 160m, and have
          had pretty good luck with it using a 250 foot wire.  I
          assume you mean 0400 Sunday (local Saturday).  1810 kHz?

          By the way, the TX uses VFO frequency control and is based
          on a couple of ideas taken from Solid State Design.  I wrote
          the rig up for our club newsletter -- anybody want a copy
          of the writeup and schematic, please let me know.

          73, Bill, KR8L  ([e-mail])

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          In his 4/5/94 posting, Jim, W1FMR mentioned using a "tiny
          Switchcraft SPDT lever switch" for a keyer paddle.  Two
          (maybe three) questions:

          1.  Jim -- can you post some details of how you have
          constructed/configured/mounted this device???  Also, how
          well does it work?

          2.  All -- anybody else have any ideas that they have used
          successfully for small, portable, (cheap) paddles???


          Thanks -- Bill, KR8L  ([e-mail])

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Hi,
I'm attempting to make at home, small PCBoard artwork for QRP
and Homebrew projects using TONER TRANSFER IRON-ON mylar
film products. I am a PADS Shareware User, and now will also
try using EASYTRAX to generate the PCBoard artwork files.

Just as I am getting started;
My old dot matrix printer died, so MUST purchase a replacement
printer. This will be my personal printer, so on small budget,
am trying to purchase the most capable compatible printer
my dollars will buy.

A Laser Printer is a must since I will be using the IRON-ON toner
transfer materials. Am I correct in assuming that less costly
INKJET printers are not usable, unless I copied every PCBoard
image onto the IRON-ON sheets on a plain paper copier....knowing
that there will be inaccuracies from copying?

An HP 4L (1 mbyte ram) or an EPSON ACTION LASER 1500 (1 mbyte ram)
seem to be 2 possible affordable printers. I am concerned that
both printers may not have enough ram memory for PCBoard
artwork and GIF files for fun.

My PCBoard files from PADS seem to be around 240 kbytes when
output using the HPIIP mode. GIF files seem to be from 80 to
700 kbytes. Ram memory versus file size....?

Is anyone out there doing PCBoard artwork on either of these LASERS
or an other brand that is equivalent or less expensive and equally
usable?

Another question.
What software will work to do the INVERTING of the arwork image?
I do not see that capability in PADS and am not sure with EASYTRAX.
Some Shareware Paint program?

Any thoughts will be very helpful.

Thanks and 73
Dave w6mik

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        I have built several Ramsey kits. They are very cheap, fun to build,
but not great performers in absolute terms. You can learn from tinkering with
them and there is little to lose by trying various mods since so little cash is
invested. It is nice for beginners that their PC boards are laid out so
spaciously, but I wish they were a bit more compact.

        My problem with their receivers has been that they (& other Neophyte RX
designs) receive SW Broadcast stations, such as Radio Canada, all over the
band. I presume this is an intermod problem, and I would love to know if there
is a relatively easy fix. If it weren't for that the clean sound of the DC
receivers would make them nice for casual listening.

        I built the 20m TX and made a few QSOs, but it chirps a bit. I intend
to add a freerunning VFO & doubler or mixer.

73,
Dan, KF4AV

Daniel J. Curtin
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science
Northern Kentucky University
Highland Heights, KY 41099-1700

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As quoted from <[e-mail]> by nshore!usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu!vm42.cso.uiuc.edu!UKANVM.bitnet!GEITGEY (Lynn Geitgey):

> Hi All,
>
> I probably have missed the feed on this, but has anybody used the
> AEA Isoloop antenna for QRP work? And if so, what are your feelings?
>
> Any and all responses are welcome.
>
> 72 de Lynn KB0LRB

    We had one for a while.  It was given to us, as the owner
could not work it worth beans using 100 watts indoors.  It tuned
terribly, and his best operating technique was to tune the antenna as
close as he could get then adjust his operating frequency to match the
antenna.
    When we got it, it had major backlash problems with the
gearing inside, and the step rate was way too fast.  We re-did the RC
oscillator to slow down the steps, and re-adjusted the gears for
minimum backlash.  The we put it on the air.
    Using 100 watts to check into a net on 20 meters, we were
barely heard, and we had lousy ears.  We switched to our MARS wire
dipole, and not only did our ears get massively better, so did our
output (we went from an S2 to 10 over 9).
    We disposed of the antenna shortly afterwards.  It's better
than a wet string, but not by much.
    BTW, the guy wh gave the antenna to us had a friend who threw
his antenna out directly.


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help,

I want to make up log sheets for the ARCI contest.. have the info
at home.. need to know what the log sheets should look like.. what
info to record:

day, band, call, pwr/arci#

anything else?

thanks

Jeff

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=>
=>Hi All,
=>
=>I probably have missed the feed on this, but has anybody used the
=>AEA Isoloop antenna for QRP work? And if so, what are your feelings?

If you are limited in space for your antenna, (and many of us are in these
days of antenna restrictions and small apartments) the Isoloop
is your answer if you want to work 10m through 30m.  I've got mine
up in the attic mounted vertically with an inexpensive Radio Shack
rotor, but I've also succeeded with it mounted horizontally  It is the
best attic antenna I've ever used.  Pretty amazing, since it has
a diameter of only about 3 feet.  It's a great receiving antenna too.

There are many gimmicky ham products out there, but the Isoloop is
one that performs.  Its high-efficiency design is based on solid
engineering principles.   Its only drawback is its cost.

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From: Kana, Michael (D9CY)
Date: Wed, Apr 6, 1994 1:04 PM
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To: QRP Group
Howdy All

   Re some of the earlier conversations on the Isoloop, I am curious if
any of the net has homebrewed an electricaly small loop (magnetic
coupling or otherwise)
   A friend of mine in Ft Worth has built a small loop antenna and has
had very good luck with it.  It is made with 3/4" copper pipe and
uses a small variable cap at the top (good for qrp level).  From what
I heard, its very directional with good nulls.  Due to its size, efficiency
is greatest at 10m and drops off towards 40m.  I am planning to build
one and use a motor drive vacuum cap from a Collins autotuner.
Hopefuly it will be sufficient to 40m.
   This design is popular with the military and is seeing use in
commercial applications.  I saw an early military design made for
5mhz that was used in Vietnam.  It was octogonal in shape and had
a rather complicated matching design.
   Of course, since the antenna is much smaller than the traditional
dipole, your receiver's ears might be a bit deaf.  The tradeoff is in
size, noise immunity, and directional charactersitics.

Any thoughts?

73's de AA9IL
Mike Kana
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Help,

        Can anyone tell me where I might find myself some IRF511s? Or are
willing to sell me some, say 5 or 6?

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Daniel
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Hi Gang,

        I am in the middle of constructing a Radiokit QRP-20 kit but the
thing is so screwed up I am amazed I got the receiver section working. I
would appreciate any advice, hints, tips, mods from anyone who has had any
experience with one of these puppies.

        There were:-

1)      No missing components!
2)      Undrilled tracks
3)      Poor quality PCB
4)      Awful contradicting inconsistent slipshod docs/instructions
5)      Confusing and inconsistent schematics
6)      Insufficient info
7)      Low quality parts
8)      Erroneous parts placement diagram
9)      Erroneous wiring diagram
10)     Erroneous design
11)     Wrong component usage (relay)
12)     Very compact layout (a plus)
13)     Nice box, lousy knobs
14)     Unsuitable connector types (IMHO)
15)     Too many toroids to wind, ack!

        Please furnish me with any information you have. Summary will come
as soon as I get the thing working. Maybe I will come up with an article on
how to get non-working Radiokits working if I can get mine working, gotta
re-route the tracks around the relay now, they didn't realize the relay had
a built in protection diode and wired it the wrong way round!

73,
Daniel
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RE: Jeff/NH6IL's automatic beacon id-er

Hi Jeff (and gang),

I have a suggestion for your automatic IDer.  A very simple and elegant
circuit can be made with just a few parts.  The heart of the design is
a serial OTP (one time programmable) ROM from Xilinx, the XC1765.  This is a
little 8 pin DIP device that has one serial data output (DATA), one clock
input (CLK), two control inputs (RESET/notOE and chip enable/CE) and an end
of ROM output (CEO). It contains 65,536 bits which can be clocked out at
a clock rate up to 1 MHz.

The clock frequency and the pattern that gets programmed in the ROM determines
how long the loop is and how fast the transmit rate is (if you want 1300
words at 12 WPM, clock with 10 Hz and use one data bit per Morse code symbol).

To loop indefinitely, just wire the CEO output to the control input OE/notRESET
(program the polarity of this input properly).

An transistor at the output can be used to handle higher keying current.
An 555 would do well as a clock source.  The OTP ROM can be programmed with
most popular ROM/PAL programmers.  A similar part to the XC1765 is the XC1736A
(32K bit).  However, its RESET/notOE input is not programmable and an inverter
is required in the CEO-RESET/notOE path for the ROM to be cycled continuously.
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K2DB was curious about this, and wanted me to post this. He can't
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>From: Paul Mackanos, Capital Management 1/23/KP 24301, (x13966)
Subject: CW Operator ??

 What does it take to call oneself a CW operator. I think that there should

be some rules on this. With the growing number of ALL MODE TNC's,and other

operating aids, what would be the real definition of a CW OP ??

Can one call himself a CW operator if he makes a contact, at any speed, and

just reads the code output of the TNC on a screen, then types back his reply

with the keyboard, if he cannot copy the code, or cannot copy at the speed

he is sending and receiving ???

 What do you think ???   73 de Paul, K2DB

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          Paul


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    ...
   Last nite I read about substituting an rf choke for the resistor
   that biases those diodes.  Also I substituted a couple of
   RS transistors in the mixer oscillator that brought my audio
   level up by a factor of about 2.  It is still not enough.
   N1CUU and I are getting together to do some mods, and we did
   a filter swap a couple of weeks ago with dramatic improvements.
    ...

Picking up a year-old thread about HW-9 mods....

Last night I opened up the HW-9 for the first time since last summer.  I've
been on the air very little since then, and I generally have been using my
IC-745, mostly because I don't currently have a standalone keyer, and the
'745 has one built in.  Anyway....

This rig was built by my elmer many years ago.  When I got the QRP craze at
the beginning of '93, he gave it to me in need of repair (he's long since
QRO).  The initial repair was easy....it had burned-out finals...but I
tried to make it more difficult by substituting one high-power final
transistor for the two MRF237s, but I ended up with a more power on the low
bands and less on the high bands.  Eventually, I got the correct
transistors and it now works fine with good power out.

Between us, we've done several of the published HW-9 mods...he did the
"anti-thunking on QSK" mod, and I did the diode mod (substituting low-loss
diodes for RF steering).  One other wonderful mod he made is substituting a
commercial CW filter for the 4-pole first IF filter.  The HW-9 uses an
8.83Mhz IF, same as some commercial rigs...I believe this is a Kenwood
filter he picked up at a hamfest.  So, "wide" mode goes through the 500Hz
CW filter, and "narrow" adds the 300Hz audio filter.  Selectivity in wide
or narrow is great.

That brings me up to last night.  This rig has had an intermittant problem
with AGC.  I've seen it oscillate AGC on-off at maybe 30Hz (making a
ripping sound in the speaker), and I've seen it do runaway AGC (S-meter off
the scale even with no antenna, no audio).  The latter was how it was when
I powered it up last night, and it didn't go away.  So, I opened it up and
found what is probably a bad solder joint...I found a resistor and it goes
in and out of the bad mode.

So, as long as I was in there, I remembered Jim mentioned something about a
mod which I hadn't seen, so I dug out the above message.  I poured over the
schematics, and sure enough, there is one place (near the antenna) where
they use +12V through a 2.2k resistor to bias a set of steering diodes in
receive mode; they use chokes in all other places.  By the time I figured
all this out and convinced myself it was a design bug, it was late enough
that I didn't do either fix, but it's sitting there waiting for me tonight.
Jim, did you ever do this mod?

By the way, the biggest complaint about the HW-9 is mediocre sensitivity,
especially on the high bands, and that is the motivation for many of the
mods.  It would be reassuring to hear at least a little atmospheric noise
:-) on the high bands.  Jim also mentions having substituted IF amp
transistors to boost IF gain.  What did you use?  I also have to be careful
not to overreact...quiet can be a good thing, especially since I have a
tight filter in the IF.

Jim (or anyone)...how does the HW-9 receiver qualitatively compare to some
of the recent kits which have received rave reviews, like the NorCal 40 or
the NN1G?  On the whole, I love the HW-9...I just wish it had 9 bands
instead of 8 (160 missing).  Time to order my CMOS Superkeyer (or does
anyone want to sell one?)

--bruce  WT1M


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Bill, KR8L asks about miniature paddles.

I refer you to QST, July 1993, Hints and Kinks. You'll find
"Paddle in a Pill Bottle," by KR1S.

73


Jim



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Jeff asks about the forms for this weeks contest.

Log sheets are:

CONTEST_______________ DATE_________________ PAGE________

CALL_____________  SPC_____  QRP NR___________  POWER______  BAND_____ MODE______

for the top lines then in column format

#  DATE  TIME  CALL   RST    SPC   QRP NR    RST    POINTS    MULT
         UTC          rcvd                   sent
_  _____ ____  ______ ____ _____  ________  _____  __________  ______


What I did was put 25 per page, thus 4 pages for 100 contacts.

CALL, RST, SPCE, QRP NR are for the incoming values received
from contact.  The MULT column I just put number in ther only
for new multipliers, thus numbered in order 1,2, ...

I have these in postscript format and will try to get them
over to think.com on thursday for downloading.  I've been
fighting finding the summary sheet.  I printed it the other day,
but could not find the file.  Too much data on my system.  :-)

dit dit
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Well, not really, but a book of mine has a few articles on
HF loops you might want to consider. One, a design by N2KW,
uses copper pipe, but tuning is done by bending two arms of
the pipe that extend into the center of the loop. This one's
not for fast band changes, but if you can live with single-
band operation it works well, and uses no hard-to-find parts.

There are some other wire loop designs by Rod Newkirk, W9BRD,
that I think are pretty neat.

I'm using a big wire loop inside my apartment, via a tuner.
Works as well as any wire at 20' can be expected to.

Oh, the book I mentioned is Low Profile Amateur Radio. I
had fun writing it. Hope you'll enjoy reading it.

73

Jim, KR1S

Yeah, I work here!



operator *operates* is what kind of operator the operator is.


Now, if the motivation for the question is the claim that one can be a
CW "operator" without knowing CW, can I call myself a bike-rider if I drive
a tractor-trailer rig on a bike path?  Can I claim to have ridden a bike across
the ocean if is is welded to the deck of the QE II?

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Hi Gang,

 Getting ready for the Contest this weekend!

This is my first CW contest. I passed the 5 WPM 3 weeks ago, and
still need some practice to bring myself up to speed.
I have gone from a No-Code Tech to a Know-Code Tech, and trying for
the 13 and 20 WPM tests next. Have already passed the written tests
up to and including the Extra. This has prompted my VE's to call me
the Club's "Extra Slow Code Tech!" {:^)

Plan to use a 1 tube - 1 watt homebrew XMTR and an old Radio Shack
Regenative multiband RCVR kit. The antenna is a 65 foot inverted L
at 10 feet off the ground running into a MFJ Versa Tuner II.
As a fallback, I have a HW-8 that is in various stages if restoration.
If these two fail, have a SB-102 with an attenuation pad to work QRP.

Either way, I am looking forward to meeting you folks on the ether!
Will be on the Novice-Tech freqs after 1900 Eastern. (The Job comes
first!)

Good Luck to all,
73
John
N3PFF

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Well,

guess I am going to put my two cents in. I have had my HW9 for
about 2 years. It is one of the only rigs in the shack that will
never be sold unless I get out of ham radio.. or a very bad
emergency arizes.

I waited for 6 months to find an unbuilt HW9.. Chuck Adams finally
came through and a great personal sacrifice had it delivered to my
door.

I spent great care in building it correctly. After I got it built,
it never worked. I wrecked one section of the bottom trying to
locate the problem (actually only a trace or two.. but made me
very sad). All my resistance checks from the manual turned out
perfect and it left me very confused. I called Heath and described
the story.. they told me about double peaks on some of the
transformer adjustments.. I played with them for hours and wrecked
a few cores.

Finally I got the only ham in town that is able to fix things over
and had to trade him a huge 6 meter boom to help me fix the rig.
He took a scope to it.. everything traced out ok on going in both
directions from the double balanced mixer. It got very late at
night and said he would think about it. I called heath. they said
there was no such thing as a bad double balanced mixer.

The next time my fixer came over, he brought a home brew rig that
he built using ugly contsruction. It had a double balanced mixer
epoxied to the board and soldered down. After checking the rig
again with the scope, he was fairly sure the mixer was the
culpret. It took him some time to get the mixer out of his rig and
into mine.

Once it was installed the rig fired right up. He left me to get
the rest of the rig aligned and working and left with his antenna.

I started using it and really liked it. I had some problems with
low power on one set of bands.. it was a diode.. I tried a
substitute.. it helped ..but eventually got the heath replacement
which fixed it. I also splurged and replaced most of the coils
where I had ruined the core.. only one bad one left which effects
the TX/Rec offset.. use the RIT to compensate.

I love the rig.. I have built about all on the market. My HW9 has
the WARC addition and works well on all bands (3-6 watts out..
adjustable). My receiver is very sensitive. If I can hear it on my
850, I can hear it on the HW9. I love the narrow filter.. It has
been very effective. I have had consistently good audio reports
and the tx looks good on a scope and sounds good on my 850.

I have not done any mods... I think my view is that I like it the
way it is, and with my luck the rig would never work again after
the first mod and I would be heart broken.

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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Randall,

I noticed in your posting you reconfigured your IsoLoop vertically.

> I've got mine up in the attic mounted vertically with an inexpensive
> Radio Shack rotor, but I've also succeeded with it mounted
> horizontally.

Did you find improved performance this way, or were you trying to
null-out signals from specific directions?

Thanks,
Gene



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I wrote a ham dictionary but could never get anyone to publish it - not
sure why. Under the entry ``CW operator'' I quote:

A CW operator is one who has built his own straight key or bug (not a
keyer), which is plugged into a homebrewed xmtr, whose output is
fed into homemade ladder line, which terminates into an antenna
designed and constructed by him/herself. In addition, decoding the code
must only be done in one's head or with paper and pencil (no pens, no
typewriters).

Hmmm, I wonder if the ARRL would be interested in publishing my dictionary...
Jim?

73,
Jeff NH6IL

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Daniel:

Can I now say "I told you so" :)

Still don't have my 17M version working either. Much prefer
working on the NN1G than RadioKit package.

Good Luck!

Mark


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Hi Gang,

        I am in the middle of constructing a Radiokit QRP-20 kit but the
thing is so screwed up I am amazed I got the receiver section working. I
would appreciate any advice, hints, tips, mods from anyone who has had any
experience with one of these puppies.

        There were:-

1)      No missing components!
2)      Undrilled tracks
3)      Poor quality PCB
4)      Awful contradicting inconsistent slipshod docs/instructions
5)      Confusing and inconsistent schematics
6)      Insufficient info
7)      Low quality parts
8)      Erroneous parts placement diagram
9)      Erroneous wiring diagram
10)     Erroneous design
11)     Wrong component usage (relay)
12)     Very compact layout (a plus)
13)     Nice box, lousy knobs
14)     Unsuitable connector types (IMHO)
15)     Too many toroids to wind, ack!

        Please furnish me with any information you have. Summary will come
as soon as I get the thing working. Maybe I will come up with an article on
how to get non-working Radiokits working if I can get mine working, gotta
re-route the tracks around the relay now, they didn't realize the relay had
a built in protection diode and wired it the wrong way round!

73,
Daniel
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Regarding the Ramsey Kit receiver shortcomings :
I am always amazed to see what little you tend to put in front of the mixer
in many receiver designs in the US.  I would always use a 3 pole [or at
least a 2 pole] bandpass filter up front.  We get used to it in the UK
where we can light bulbs on the broadcast breakthru' on 40m.
I well remember Roy, W7EL, with tears in his eyes [I think!] as he put his
Optimised Transceiver on to my antenna on 40m and heard the broadcasters.
The result was a circuit he called the "G Filter" which was published in
SPRAT- a mean little front end filter for 40m.  If you want the schematic.
give me your postal address and I will send it.
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Give me a break guys,

This is a hobby. We already have too many rules in our lives.
If someone can't figure out what a cw op is then they wouldn't
believe it if was written.

Geesh, lets get ready for the test.....

cul, 73, Ron,  KU7Y



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Gang,

I faxed Cam Hartford a copy of the INET2 team roster.

Got back a fax from him, and I quote:  "Am in receipt of your team
entry - first one for this contest.  Good Luck.  Gentlemen, start
your Benchers!".

Cute.  I like his sense of humor.  So, INET1, you want I should
fax him your list too?

Good luck during the test, those of you who chose to enter.
For those not into contesting, there are several benefits from
this test.

1.  You can build up your code speed.
2.  You can start from complete scratch and just about finish
    WAS 2xQRP and you just might get 90% of WAS for a single
    band.  Hope for good propagation this weekend.
3.  You get to work a lot of the people's calls you see in
    the publications.
4.  You get all the active QRPers on at one time.  You don't
    have to spread out your search time over a period of weeks,
    months, and years.  :-)

So, check the antenna friday nite, work a couple of stations
for warmup, get a good nite's sleep, and get to it come Saturday.
Set a goal.  Hint:  Help Chuck win.  :-)  I'll be doing 10 to 30wpm
for this test.  You call me and I'll come back at your speed.

I just hope that we don't have the thunderbumpers that are predicted
for this weekend.  Just my luck, thunderstorms during a test (remember
last year) and me with a 250' lighting rod horizontally laid out at
33'. (80M long and up 10M for the civilized world).

Everybody working the test, send ME email.  I'll summarize the list
and post on Friday.  That will be the list to use for a prize.  Send
me a one liner (80 characters or less showing CALL, name, and bands
you'll be on).  From this list, you work as many of the guys/gals as
possible, then on Monday next week, you send me who you worked.
The person working the most people from this list will get one
NN1G kit from Dan's Small Parts and one of my cases.  You tell me
the band.  I'll verify contacts with the people you worked.
Fair enough?  Let's make this fun.  Life's too short as it is.

If it is raining or whatever on Saturday, I'll work off a vertical or
dipole.  I may QRT Saturday nite for a few hours, but will work as
long a possible for this test.  I've been told by one of the other
members of the net that he can whip me badly, but I'll go down fighting.
:-)  ;-)

The mention of thunderstorms is not an excuse.  :-)  Have you seen
what a thunderstorm does to voltage levels at the end of the line?
I've seen sparks up to 3 inches and heard arcs in my tuner.

OK, good luck and see you during the test.

Real CW ops use their brain, left and right.  :-)

dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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I had several responses to my post yesterday about 160m. SOunds like several
will be there at 0400z on 1810 Khz or thereabouts.

C U all there I hope, and on the other bands also.

Now I have to get my wire back up the vertical so I can get on 160!

73/72 - Bill - N8ET


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Hi Gang,

        I need some NE602 guru to tell me which of the following circuits
will work better. Crystal is 10.000 MHz in both cases.

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                |     |                            |     |
                o-||--o 50 pF Trimmer              o-----o
                |     |                            |     |
                )     |               50 pF Trimm ===    |
      15 uH RFC )     |                            |     |
                )    === 47 pF                     )    === 47 pF
                |     |                  15 uH RFC )     |
              -----   |                            )     |
         xtal  ===    |                            |     |
              -----   |                          -----   |
                |     |                     xtal  ===    |
        Gnd ----o-----o-----                     -----   |
                                                   |     |
                                           Gnd ----o-----o-----

        I know the first circuit works but I am not too sure of the second
one, especially with pins 6 and 7 shorted. Could someone please advise? RFCs
are moulded types. Should I insert a capacitor between 6 and 7 in the second
circuit instead of the jumper to short it? If so what values should I use? I
am trying to oscillate them at about 10 MHz.

        Tks for any help.

73,
Daniel
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| UUCP1.12b   | [e-mail] |  than a new start, he
| SNEWS 1.91  | csah.com!pandora!daniel             |  needs a new heart! **
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From [e-mail]  Thu Apr  7 02:09:52 1994
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From: Rick Zabrodski <[e-mail]>
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Due to babysitting/parenting, club auction and solar power gliding
instructing comitments (gliding in the rockies with unsuspecting students)
ve6gk (glider king) will only be on sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20). Listen
for my qrp sig through the arctic flutter from the almost unfrozen north!
73/72 rick
p.s. anybody use computor logging for this one?


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I looked at the tiny switchcraft lever switch that i use for
portable paddles and there is no part number on it.
I would not be surprised if someone contacted Switchcraft
and had them make up an ixpensive, tiny, paddle and made
a killing selling to QRPers.

W1FMR

From [e-mail]  Thu Apr  7 08:57:56 1994
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>Now, if the motivation for the question is the claim that one can be a
>CW "operator" without knowing CW, can I call myself a bike-rider if I drive
>a tractor-trailer rig on a bike path?  Can I claim to have ridden a bike across
>the ocean if is is welded to the deck of the QE II?

Well, there _are_ some (I remember reading about them in my youth) that have
claimed to have walked across the Atlantic by doing just exactly such a thing.

Ted,
The Devils Advocate

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Chuck uploaded the arci-contest forms

   page1.log
   page2.log
   page3.log
   page4.log
   dup.out
   was.ps

They can be found via anonymous ftp on think.com in
pub/radio/ham/qrp/arci-contest

--bruce WT1M

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On Thu, 7 Apr 1994, Rick Zabrodski wrote:

> Due to babysitting/parenting, club auction and solar power gliding
> instructing comitments (gliding in the rockies with unsuspecting students)
> ve6gk (glider king) will only be on sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20). Listen
> for my qrp sig through the arctic flutter from the almost unfrozen north!
> 73/72 rick
> p.s. anybody use computor logging for this one?
>

I might use a computer but wouldn't the services of a cumputor put you in
the multi-op class?  BTW I married a cumputor! <Grin>

73, Jim




From [e-mail]  Thu Apr  7 09:20:22 1994
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   Date: Wed, 6 Apr 94 22:48:45 -0500
   From: [e-mail] (Chuck Adams)
    ...
   I just hope that we don't have the thunderbumpers that are predicted
   for this weekend.  Just my luck, thunderstorms during a test (remember
   last year) and me with a 250' lighting rod horizontally laid out at
   33'. (80M long and up 10M for the civilized world).

I thought your longwire was longer.  I'm not questioning your manhood or
anything :-), I just thought I remembered you had an outrageously long
wire.  250' is a nice length.

I have been considering changing my ~350' longwire to a 160m horizontal
loop (skywave).  I can make use of the trees on public land behind my
house, and if I make my slingshot shots *just right*, I think can do it.

Anyone have experience running a big horizontal loop?  Everyone says how
nice loops are for reducing QRN, and that large of a loop would still have
low-angle radiation on the higher bands.  All I know is that my longwire
picks up a *ton* of noise on 40 and below.

   The mention of thunderstorms is not an excuse.  :-)  Have you seen
   what a thunderstorm does to voltage levels at the end of the line?
   I've seen sparks up to 3 inches and heard arcs in my tuner.

Yes, I have.  Nothing like a longwire :-).  My tuner was arcing during a
Tstorm last summer.  Scared the devil out of me.  I grew up in the midwest
(southern IL), but 17 years of living in New England have made me think
Tstorms are rare.  We just had our first thunder of the year this morning.
We only had one storm last year which I would call a real boomer, and
that's the one during which I had the arcing.

--bruce WT1M

From [e-mail]  Thu Apr  7 09:26:29 1994
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Help, please.

anyone have the Jan edition of QRP Quarterly? I believe that it
had the article on the NN1G II. I have the kit and know I put my
copy of the article in someplace safe.. so safe.. can't find it.

Also, for this weekend's contest what is "SPC" on the log sheet?

thanks

Jeff, AC4HF

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On the other hand, K7JA won 1993 CW Sweepstakes in the Low-Power category
from NP2I with an Isoloop for 20-10...not easy to do with Big Aluminum,
either.  KA7MCX (the guy in the AEA ad photos) has (or is pretty close to)
5BDXCC with the original model. (20/17/15/12/10)  It's such a small
antenna that if it's not in the clear or installed in such a way as to
compromise the efficiency, it's effectiveness will be rapidly diminished.
73, Ward N0AX



From [e-mail]  Thu Apr  7 09:38:05 1994
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Found my QRP Quarterly.. still would appreciate any comments,
suggestions, tips on building the NN1G II.

thanks

72

Jeff, AC4HF

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If given a hacksaw blade, two "mission impossible" clips, and a block of
wood, the operator can make a contact in morse code, he or she is a CW op!
 Just kidding...
73, Ward N0AX



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I thought about the cw op thing, and was wondering if you guys and gals
would like
to do a little poll of what you do for cw

so fill in the blanks for the following form: Don't be shy, we all put our
pants on one leg at a time.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Callsign
Max CW Speed =
Comfortable CW speed =
CW sending method = (options could be straight key, computer, iambic, bug etc)
CW receiveing method = (options could be computer, in your head , on paper etc)


I think this would be good to know, because there is a contest this weekend,
you high speed op's don't want to alienate the slower sending guys..
I don't think that you will , but don't forget about when you were doing 5 wpm
and sweat was rolling off your forehead.

I'll be first to put my neck out on the line and fill in the blanks.

Callsign   WB8YGG
Max CW Speed = 35
Comfortable CW speed = 20
CW sending Method = Computer over 20, under iambic keyer
CW receiving Method = head except for callsigns, then I write it out.

73 All , and happy contesting this weekend.  I won't be able to participate
because of previous obligations..
Brad WB8YGG

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Gang,

This is a repost of the contest rules, just in case someone
happened to miss them the first time.

The following is the notes from January QRP ARCI Quarterly (QQ)
for the Sprint QRP ARCI CW QSO Party.  If you are going to enter,
then send me email so I can list them Friday and we all will be
looking for you.

Let's get this group out in full force and have the QRP Internet
Group take all top positions for this contest.  The function here
is to generate activity and keep QRP alive.  We really don't care
how we place, it's just for the fun.  If we happen to place, then
some much the better for it.  So, please, no contest flame wars.

gud luck in the test es cul,   dit  dit

------------------------------------------------

    Spring QRP ARCI CW QSO Party

  Entry may be all-band, a single band, "HI-band" (20M, 15M,
10M, and 6M) or as a "LO-band" (160M, 80M, and 40M).  All
entries will compete against other entries in their own class
of entry only.  Certificates go to the top 10 scores and to the
top score in each single band, LO-band, and HI-band categories.

  Certificates for the top score in each class in each SPC
(state/province/country).  The contest manager reserves the
right to recognize special significant entries with a certificate
award.

  Entry includes a copy of the logs and a separate summary sheet.
Include duplicate check sheets with entries of 100 QSO's or more.
Indicate the total time-on-air, including time spent listening.
All entries must include a complete, legible, name, call, and
address.  All entries must be received within 30 days following
the contest.  Late entries will be counted as check logs.  Members
indicate their QRP ARCI member number on all logs.  Members and
non-members indicate their input or output power for each entry and
band.  The highest power level used will determine the power multiplier.
Output power is considered as 1/2 of the input power.  During the
QSO party, a maximum of 24 hours may be operated within the 36 hour
time period.

  Include a description of homebrew equipment, commercial equipment,
and antennas used with each entry.  A summary sheet and sample log
sheets are available from the contest manager for an SASE with one
unit of postage.  Include an SASE with one unit of postage in the
entry for a copy of the contest results.  Results will be published
in the next available issue of the QRP ARCI Quarterly.  The final
decision on all matters concerning the contests rests with the
contest manager.

      Send entries to:

          Cam Hartford N6GA
          1959 Bridgeport Ave.
          Claremont, CA  91711

_________________________________________________________________


  Contest Rules


Date/Time:  April 9, 1994-1200Z through April 10, 1994-2400Z

Exchange:   Member -  RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI Number
        Non-member -  RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out

QSO Points:  Member = 5 points
         Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
         Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points

         Multiplier - SPC (State/Province/Country) Total all bands

The same station may be worked on more than one band for QSO points
and SPC credit.

Team Competition:

  Team competition of teams consisting of 2 to 5 members will be a
  separate category apart from individual entries.  Team members will
  be listed as individuals and the team score will be the total of the
  member's scores.  Team entry will be all-band only.  The team captain
  must send a list of its members to the contest manager postmarked at
  least one day prior to the QSO party.  Certificate awarded to the
  highest scoring team.

Power Multiplier:  0-1 watt out = x 10
           1-5 watts out = x 7

Suggested Frequencies:

BAND      CW        Novice

160M    1810 KHz
 80M    3560 KHz    3710 KHz
 40M    7040 KHz    7110 KHz
 20M   14060 KHz
 15M   21060 KHz   21110 KHz
 10M   28060 KHz   28110 KHz
  6M   50060 KHz

Calling:

     CQ QRP CQ QRP CQ QRP DE N6GA N6GA N6GA QRP TEST K

     (CNA Note:  I use  "CQ CQ QRP TST DE K5FO K5FO K" , then move
         to the longer format if QSO rate is low.)

Score:  points * SPC * power multiplier


-------------------------EOT--------------------------
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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------------------------ BEGIN RAMBLING---------------------------------

Quick service from MFJ:  My new 9040 arrived with a defective Curtis
keyer module. Sent it back last Friday by parcel post, and received
the new one 5 days later by UPS second day air. I complained about the
required $6.00 fee, especially for new gear, but told them I wanted a
fast return, which they certainly provided.

With the new keyer module, I proceeded to wrap up my mouse-keyer project.
Extremely happy with the results. I converted a $5.00 hamfest 3-button
mouse to a "paddle" of sorts; I use the left button for dits, the middle
for dahs.  (I found that using the first and third buttons was not
comfortable). I can use it two ways, depending on my mood...either on the
table as one would use a regular mouse, or, Velcro'd to the side of the
MFJ.  When one position gets boring, I move the mouse to the other
position. The mouse makes a nice, lightweight, durable keyer. With very
little practice, one can develop a nice "mouse-fist", even if you're
using it as a straight key.

After about 5 days or so of QRP operation, I have worked 16 states
from my QTH in Northern Virginia; the furthest contacts being in
Oklahoma and Florida.  No dx yet, but then again, I really haven't
heard much dx on 40 lately. Most of my contacts were with 100 watters
who did not hesitate to express their amazement at what just a few
watts can do (especially with a random wire antenna). Last night, one
chap with an FT-1000 lamented over the money he spent on his
equipment, given the fun he could have had with a $160 MFJ! (I told
him I would be happy to trade.)

Look for me and my MFJ on April 21 thru 24 from my motel near Newington,
CT.  I'll be between 7030 and 7040.

73, Andy/K4ADL

-----------------------END OF RAMBLING----------------------------





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Could anyone direct me to the proper forum for VHF packet interests. A
complete address would be very appreciative.  Thanks for your time. 73, Jerry
K4KBL

From [e-mail]  Thu Apr  7 11:41:36 1994
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In regard to the poll, I have gotten quite a few responses to this, and I will
compile and post to the list when they stop showing up.
Pretty interesting comments!

again, the poll..

submit the following:

Callsign
Max CW Speed =
Comfortable CW speed =
CW sending method = (options could be straight key, computer, iambic, bug etc)
CW receiveing method = (options could be computer, in your head , on paper etc)

73 all, and don't be shy this is pretty interesting, the different methods
of sending and receiving are neat.
Brad WB8YGG

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I have some time and interest in developing a transceiver design that
I would submit for publication with PCB layout and I would like to get
some feedback from this group on what is wanted.

One project would be a high performance feature rich CW transceiver. There
are currently a lot of simple basic designs out there with ample but not
great performance and features. The basic approach would be to try and keep
it as simple as posible, and through design include the performance and
features missing. For example high dynamic range/IMD, multiband, true QSK,
superior filtering (IF & audio), RIT etc..

The other project would be a SSB transeiver. It would be a basic design not
difficult or expensive to build. For example PTT (vs VOX), monoband etc.

Your feedback would be appreciated on both proposed projects and be as
specific as possible. For example, what features, what band(s) given current
conditions, physical size etc..

Whats important to you?

Since I no longer frequent this list please email responses to me directly
at [e-mail]

73


Ed W1AAZ


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Hi Gang,

        Here's the scoop on my constructing the Radiokit QRP-20 so far.

        Tks for your replies, I am interested in exchanging notes on
this kit and am looking into the possibility of doing write-up on making
these puppies work. I suspect a number of these kits are lying around
half-built or not working. Frankly, someone would have to try hard to
produce anything worse than this kit. But meanwhile, I have managed to get
mine working though I do not know if I got it right. Haven't tested the TX
section yet but here's the run down on my comments so far.

1)      No missing components, a surprise.

2)      Very compact casing, looks ok but could use better looking knobs
        rather than those old fashioned "MFJ" knobs.

3)      Standoffs were a bit too high, tends to obstruct power socket.

4)      Power socket should have been standard type, not 3.5mm audio socket.

5)      Manual - atrocious, confusing, inconsistent, slipshod, In fact, I
        won't even call it a manual. What a mess. Lacking alignment details
        and physical mounting details such as for the MRF476 output
        transistor. Assumes a lot of background knowledge. It is not clear
        how some components go in from the placement diagram alone, eg
        toroids. Component identification help insufficient.

6)      Component quality could have been better, the provided multi-layer
        caps broke too easily.

7)      PCB quality poor, tracks came off if over heated slightly. Too thin
        in many places. About 4-5 missing holes, a few others needed
        enlargement to fit components, eg. presets. Would have preferred
        orthoganally aligned components which would look much neater. Very
        awkward placing of some components, especially toroids. Tracks are
        wrongly routed in some places.

8)      Schematics does not match PCB, especially around VXO NE602's.
        Creates confusion.

9)      Erroneous design. Radiokit does not realize that the relay they
        provided is internally diode protected and they got the polarity
        wrong. As it stands, the keying will never work and you risk burning
        out the BS170 driver. Tracks need to be cut to rectify this problem.

10)     Wiring diagram incorrect for audio filter switch. I think they got
        it the wrong way round so N/W sides should be reversed.

        All of the above almost guarantees the beginner certain failure. I
would have expected more from Radiokit.

        Those are the basic comments. Now, about the VXO circuitry (around
the BFO trimmer section). I wonder if you managed to get your circuit to
work as per instructions. What I have for my QRP-20 is this:-

1)      Interchange positions of trimmer with crystal.

2)      Replace 68 pF with 47 pF.

3)      Replace 36 pF with jumper.

        Thus, parts placement diagram which originally looks like this:-

                       |    NE602   |
                       |  6      7  |
                       +------------+
                          |      |
                          | 36pF |
                          o--||--o
                          |      |
              10MHz xtal [=]     |
                          |      |
                          )     === 68pF
                 15uH RFC )      |
                          |      |
            50pF trimmer ===     |
                          |      |
                      ----o------o----

        After the mods, now looks like this:-

                       |    NE602   |
                       |  6      7  |
                       +------------+
                          |      |
                          o------o
                          |      |
            50pF trimmer ===     |
                          |      |
                          )     === 47pF
                 15uH RFC )      |
                          |      |
              10MHz xtal [=]     |
                          |      |
                      ----o------o----

        However, the circuit diagram looks like this:-

                       |    NE602   |
                       |  6      7  |
                       +------------+
                          |      |
                          | 50pF | trimmer
                          o--||--o
                          |      |
                          )      |
                 15uH RFC )     === 47pF
                          |      |
              10MHz xtal [=]     |
                          |      |
                      ----o------o----

        As you can see how confusing this can be. Which should I follow? The
schematics seems to work and diagram 2 which is supposed to work, does not
seem to but maybe I am mistaken. Could you comment on this?

73,
Daniel
--
+-------------+-------------------------------------+
| Daniel Wee  | [e-mail]             | ** Man needs more
| UUCP1.12b   | [e-mail] |  than a new start, he
| SNEWS 1.91  | csah.com!pandora!daniel             |  needs a new heart! **
+-------------+-------------------------------------+

From [e-mail]  Thu Apr  7 12:37:38 1994
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=>
=>On the other hand, K7JA won 1993 CW Sweepstakes in the Low-Power category
=>from NP2I with an Isoloop for 20-10...not easy to do with Big Aluminum,
=>either.  KA7MCX (the guy in the AEA ad photos) has (or is pretty close to)
=>5BDXCC with the original model. (20/17/15/12/10)  It's such a small
=>antenna that if it's not in the clear or installed in such a way as to
=>compromise the efficiency, it's effectiveness will be rapidly diminished.
=>73, Ward N0AX

The new model is better designed and works for 30m-10m.

It is important to have reasonable expectations for this antenna.
On 20m, a full-size dipole (33 feet) mounted 30 feet above the
ground will probably perform better.  But what if you aren't
allowed to have outdoor antennas? (I'm not.)  What if you
don't even have 33 feet of room? (I don't.)   Then the AEA Isoloop is
a great option.

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
Randall Rhea                                        Informix Software, Inc.
Project Manager, MIS Sales/Marketing Systems        [e-mail]

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I thought about the cw op thing, and was wondering if you guys and gals
would like
to do a little poll of what you do for cw

so fill in the blanks for the following form: Don't be shy, we all put our
pants on one leg at a time.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Callsign
Max CW Speed =
Comfortable CW speed =
CW sending method = (options could be straight key, computer, iambic, bug etc)
CW receiveing method = (options could be computer, in your head , on paper etc)


I think this would be good to know, because there is a contest this weekend,
you high speed op's don't want to alienate the slower sending guys..
I don't think that you will , but don't forget about when you were doing 5 wpm
and sweat was rolling off your forehead.

I'll be first to put my neck out on the line and fill in the blanks.

Callsign   WB8YGG
Max CW Speed = 35
Comfortable CW speed = 20
CW sending Method = Computer over 20, under iambic keyer
CW receiving Method = head except for callsigns, then I write it out.

73 All , and happy contesting this weekend.  I won't be able to participate
because of previous obligations..
Brad WB8YGG

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------------------------ BEGIN RAMBLING---------------------------------

Quick service from MFJ:  My new 9040 arrived with a defective Curtis
keyer module. Sent it back last Friday by parcel post, and received
the new one 5 days later by UPS second day air. I complained about the
required $6.00 fee, especially for new gear, but told them I wanted a
fast return, which they certainly provided.

With the new keyer module, I proceeded to wrap up my mouse-keyer project.
Extremely happy with the results. I converted a $5.00 hamfest 3-button
mouse to a "paddle" of sorts; I use the left button for dits, the middle
for dahs.  (I found that using the first and third buttons was not
comfortable). I can use it two ways, depending on my mood...either on the
table as one would use a regular mouse, or, Velcro'd to the side of the
MFJ.  When one position gets boring, I move the mouse to the other
position. The mouse makes a nice, lightweight, durable keyer. With very
little practice, one can develop a nice "mouse-fist", even if you're
using it as a straight key.

After about 5 days or so of QRP operation, I have worked 16 states
from my QTH in Northern Virginia; the furthest contacts being in
Oklahoma and Florida.  No dx yet, but then again, I really haven't
heard much dx on 40 lately. Most of my contacts were with 100 watters
who did not hesitate to express their amazement at what just a few
watts can do (especially with a random wire antenna). Last night, one
chap with an FT-1000 lamented over the money he spent on his
equipment, given the fun he could have had with a $160 MFJ! (I told
him I would be happy to trade.)

Look for me and my MFJ on April 21 thru 24 from my motel near Newington,
CT.  I'll be between 7030 and 7040.

73, Andy/K4ADL

-----------------------END OF RAMBLING----------------------------





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> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> Callsign N0AX
> Max CW Speed = 45
> Comfortable CW speed = 35
> CW sending method = iambic paddles
> CW receiving method = in the noggin
>
Hope to make a few Q's in the contest, looking for East Coast on 40 and 80!
73, Ward N0Ax



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Could anyone direct me to the proper forum for VHF packet interests. A
complete address would be very appreciative.  Thanks for your time. 73, Jerry
K4KBL

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Gang,

This is a repost of the contest rules, just in case someone
happened to miss them the first time.

The following is the notes from January QRP ARCI Quarterly (QQ)
for the Sprint QRP ARCI CW QSO Party.  If you are going to enter,
then send me email so I can list them Friday and we all will be
looking for you.

Let's get this group out in full force and have the QRP Internet
Group take all top positions for this contest.  The function here
is to generate activity and keep QRP alive.  We really don't care
how we place, it's just for the fun.  If we happen to place, then
some much the better for it.  So, please, no contest flame wars.

gud luck in the test es cul,   dit  dit

------------------------------------------------

    Spring QRP ARCI CW QSO Party

  Entry may be all-band, a single band, "HI-band" (20M, 15M,
10M, and 6M) or as a "LO-band" (160M, 80M, and 40M).  All
entries will compete against other entries in their own class
of entry only.  Certificates go to the top 10 scores and to the
top score in each single band, LO-band, and HI-band categories.

  Certificates for the top score in each class in each SPC
(state/province/country).  The contest manager reserves the
right to recognize special significant entries with a certificate
award.

  Entry includes a copy of the logs and a separate summary sheet.
Include duplicate check sheets with entries of 100 QSO's or more.
Indicate the total time-on-air, including time spent listening.
All entries must include a complete, legible, name, call, and
address.  All entries must be received within 30 days following
the contest.  Late entries will be counted as check logs.  Members
indicate their QRP ARCI member number on all logs.  Members and
non-members indicate their input or output power for each entry and
band.  The highest power level used will determine the power multiplier.
Output power is considered as 1/2 of the input power.  During the
QSO party, a maximum of 24 hours may be operated within the 36 hour
time period.

  Include a description of homebrew equipment, commercial equipment,
and antennas used with each entry.  A summary sheet and sample log
sheets are available from the contest manager for an SASE with one
unit of postage.  Include an SASE with one unit of postage in the
entry for a copy of the contest results.  Results will be published
in the next available issue of the QRP ARCI Quarterly.  The final
decision on all matters concerning the contests rests with the
contest manager.

      Send entries to:

          Cam Hartford N6GA
          1959 Bridgeport Ave.
          Claremont, CA  91711

_________________________________________________________________


  Contest Rules


Date/Time:  April 9, 1994-1200Z through April 10, 1994-2400Z

Exchange:   Member -  RST, State/Province/Country, ARCI Number
        Non-member -  RST, State/Province/Country, Power Out

QSO Points:  Member = 5 points
         Non-Member, Different Continent = 4 points
         Non-Member, Same Continent = 2 points

         Multiplier - SPC (State/Province/Country) Total all bands

The same station may be worked on more than one band for QSO points
and SPC credit.

Team Competition:

  Team competition of teams consisting of 2 to 5 members will be a
  separate category apart from individual entries.  Team members will
  be listed as individuals and the team score will be the total of the
  member's scores.  Team entry will be all-band only.  The team captain
  must send a list of its members to the contest manager postmarked at
  least one day prior to the QSO party.  Certificate awarded to the
  highest scoring team.

Power Multiplier:  0-1 watt out = x 10
           1-5 watts out = x 7

Suggested Frequencies:

BAND      CW        Novice

160M    1810 KHz
 80M    3560 KHz    3710 KHz
 40M    7040 KHz    7110 KHz
 20M   14060 KHz
 15M   21060 KHz   21110 KHz
 10M   28060 KHz   28110 KHz
  6M   50060 KHz

Calling:

     CQ QRP CQ QRP CQ QRP DE N6GA N6GA N6GA QRP TEST K

     (CNA Note:  I use  "CQ CQ QRP TST DE K5FO K5FO K" , then move
         to the longer format if QSO rate is low.)

Score:  points * SPC * power multiplier


-------------------------EOT--------------------------
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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But this is nothing to kid about! My latest xmtr (30M) is being built
on a block of wood with a hacksaw blade screwed down on the block -
that'll be my key.

73,
Jeff NH6IL
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From: "H. Ward Silver" <[e-mail]>
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If given a hacksaw blade, two "mission impossible" clips, and a block of
wood, the operator can make a contact in morse code, he or she is a CW op!
 Just kidding...
73, Ward N0AX




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Well gang,
I hate to be too optomistic, but....
I think there is a chance of getting
a licence on Haiti. My letter to
the authorities and another to the National
Society seemed to have generated total apathy
except for a call from HH2** who is involved
with the national scene.  "Send a photo of ur
Licence + Passport etc and I get you a licence,
I have done it for others, no problem man.....
Note: no request for money !!!!
So.... I hope to get to Haiti, with Rig
(Scout 555) and work you all...
More details when I know what is happening..
Bands + time + etc later.
Watch this space. Skeds wanted..
--
Dick G0BPS / G0ROO      A member of the DRAGON SLAYERS QRP Group
Kanga Products         (Remember that sometimes the Dragon wins)

[  The opinions expressed here are always that of the management, ]
[  I am the management!!           (especially when she lets me)  ]

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For fans of small space antennas (inc. loops) there are a lot of design
ideas in the G QRP Club Antenna Handbook.
Available G QRP Booth at Dayton
or Via N8ET
                      .............how about that for self promotion !
--
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
George Dobbs G3RJV                  "It is vain to do with more,
G-QRP Club                           what can be done with less."
-------------------------------------------------- William of Occam (1290-1350)

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At Dayton, there will be rigs set up in the QRP-ARCI
hospitality suite on Thurs, Fri, and Sat evenings.
Look for us on the QRP frequencies and ask to speak
to W1FMR, K5FO, KI6DS, N8ET, AA2U, NN1G, G3RJV,
N8DHT, KR1S, WA6GER, N6GA, N8CQA, KD8FR, WB8VGE
W7YHA, WB9TBU, WN2V and who else ?

Flea Market -  John Saloney- WA3SRE  has a table and offers
it to QRPers to buy or sell, or to just stop by for a cool
one.

72,  W1FMR

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Hi again Chuck,

Got the logs from think.com.

You did a good job. Does the summary sheet need to follow
any rules?

Glad to know you'r "comefeeeee" with being #2.

Keep trying harder. We will give you all the help we can......

Ron, KU7Y



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Would anyone care to share their experiences of working satellite QRP ?
I'm trying to get a QRP Mode A RS-10 station up and running and I'd like
to know what worked for you and what didn't work for you.   I'm particularly
interested in RS-10 stories, but I'll read any QRP satellite stories you
write. :-)

While I'm here, has anyone built a two meter CW transmitter or a ten meter
receiver for portable mode A?

Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW
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Has anyone ever tried a J-Pole for 10 meter operation? I would appreciate any
help in building a j-pole for the 10 meter band (centered around 28.5
thanks & hope to hear you in the contest..
Justin AA9KM

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Gang,

Here is the way I use dup sheets.

Form is 3 columns with 9 rows, thus 27 squares/rectangles.

I label them A-Z, starting with A,B,C in first row and last row
has only Y and Z with last square blank.

Say you work K5FO, and I hope you do :-), then you write, print,
whatever K5FO in the F square (thus using the first letter after
the call area).  W1FMR would be in the same square.  AA2U would
go in the U, etc.  Use a seperate form for each band.

AC4HF asked about SPC.  That's for State/Province/Country.  So,
what are the two letter abbreviations for each of the 50 states?
In fact, everybody might use those for this test.  It's faster
and eliminates errors, 'cuz my brain stops after two letters.  :-)

Call:    K5FO
Max CW:    80
Comfort:   60
Send:    Keyboard above 40, Bencher & MM-3 or CMOS II lower
Copy:    Head prefered but can use typewriter (MIL) or notepad.

dit dit

GL to all during the QSO **PARTY**.  Be there & be square.
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Gang,

Here is list as of Thursday, 2300Z.


Doug  KI6DS    80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15
Ron   KU7Y     80, 40 and 20. Maybe 15 & 10. As many hrs as I can..
Bill  N8ET     160M at 0400z on 1810 Khz and other bands
Rich  ve6gk    sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20)
Jim   ve2kn    80 - 10 Sat pm /Sun pm
Marty NR3Z     40, 20, 15, 10 meters
Chuck K5FO     40 & 20 Sat and Sunday
Gary  N2JGU    [e-mail] 160m, 40m, 20m CW only
Bob   AC4QO    40/20
Warren KD4YRN  15 20 40 80
Ron   N1PBT    20, 30, 40 meters (I'll try 160m)
Pete  VE5VA    10 (??), 15,20,40,80
Drew  KB9FKO   80-20, maybe 15m
John  N3PFF    Novice 80/40/15/10
Mark  WO7T
Howie WB2CPU

dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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The MFJ Curtis keyer module can be modified to produce a "Following
Alternate Element."  Does anyone know what this is in comparison to the
normal configuration of an electonic keyer?

thanks...   andy


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Has anyone ever tried a J-Pole for 10 meter operation? I would appreciate any
help in building a j-pole for the 10 meter band (centered around 28.5
thanks & hope to hear you in the contest..
Justin AA9KM

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Would anyone care to share their experiences of working satellite QRP ?
I'm trying to get a QRP Mode A RS-10 station up and running and I'd like
to know what worked for you and what didn't work for you.   I'm particularly
interested in RS-10 stories, but I'll read any QRP satellite stories you
write. :-)

While I'm here, has anyone built a two meter CW transmitter or a ten meter
receiver for portable mode A?

Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW
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Gang,

Here is the way I use dup sheets.

Form is 3 columns with 9 rows, thus 27 squares/rectangles.

I label them A-Z, starting with A,B,C in first row and last row
has only Y and Z with last square blank.

Say you work K5FO, and I hope you do :-), then you write, print,
whatever K5FO in the F square (thus using the first letter after
the call area).  W1FMR would be in the same square.  AA2U would
go in the U, etc.  Use a seperate form for each band.

AC4HF asked about SPC.  That's for State/Province/Country.  So,
what are the two letter abbreviations for each of the 50 states?
In fact, everybody might use those for this test.  It's faster
and eliminates errors, 'cuz my brain stops after two letters.  :-)

Call:    K5FO
Max CW:    80
Comfort:   60
Send:    Keyboard above 40, Bencher & MM-3 or CMOS II lower
Copy:    Head prefered but can use typewriter (MIL) or notepad.

dit dit

GL to all during the QSO **PARTY**.  Be there & be square.
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Gang,

Here is list as of Thursday, 2300Z.


Doug  KI6DS    80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15
Ron   KU7Y     80, 40 and 20. Maybe 15 & 10. As many hrs as I can..
Bill  N8ET     160M at 0400z on 1810 Khz and other bands
Rich  ve6gk    sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20)
Jim   ve2kn    80 - 10 Sat pm /Sun pm
Marty NR3Z     40, 20, 15, 10 meters
Chuck K5FO     40 & 20 Sat and Sunday
Gary  N2JGU    [e-mail] 160m, 40m, 20m CW only
Bob   AC4QO    40/20
Warren KD4YRN  15 20 40 80
Ron   N1PBT    20, 30, 40 meters (I'll try 160m)
Pete  VE5VA    10 (??), 15,20,40,80
Drew  KB9FKO   80-20, maybe 15m
John  N3PFF    Novice 80/40/15/10
Mark  WO7T
Howie WB2CPU

dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Chuck and Doug and the Dayton crowd....

Most folks arrive on Thursday.  I will be there around 3 pm,
pick up the rental van, go straight to the Arena & look
into the booth & flea market. They will be setting up Thurs.
The G-QRP/Kanga folks will also be setting up the commercial
booth.  The ARCI & MI folks  may be setting up also.

I can take 7 people and luggage from the arena to the hotel...

Whenever you get to the arena, obtain your speakers badge,
free raffle ticket, room reimbursement form, and Sat. nite
Hamvention banquet ticket (unless of course you plan to spend
Sat. nite at the hospitality suite with the rest of the gang).

A few folks are arriving on Wed.  KH6MM is one that I know
about.   Anyone else ?

I will be leaving for NH at 6 pm on Sunday night.  Anyone
for the Air Museum at Dayton on late Sunday afternoon ?

72   Jim  W1FMR



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The RSGB book on operating recommends using the LAST letter of the
call suffix as the dupe sheet index, instead of the first letter of
the suffix. For instance you write down KB1RT under T, not R. I have
tried this, and found it subtly easier on the brain. Perhaps it's
because the last letter sticks in my mind most prominently immediately
after hearing the call, and I can replay the call in my head while starting
to look. With the first-letter system, I have to replay the call first.

Dan, KB1RT


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From: Kana, Michael (D9CY)
Date: Fri, Apr 8, 1994 8:53 AM
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Howdy All

Re an earlier posting about RS10 experiences.  I have worked RS10
with a less than optimum antenna (Ringo Ranger)  Aside from the
horrendous nulls once the bird got above 30deg, the contacts were
very good.  I have also run a Larsen 5/8 wave mounted on my truck
with 40ft of RG58 running to the shack.  Results were once again
very good.
As far as antennas, try a Jpole or a turnstile for 2m.  Pretty much
anything will work for 10.
As far as receive goes, I have used my Omni V but I have listened
on the downlink with my HRO50.  The band is kinda scrunched but
it does work.  I need to get a crystal so I can use my Collins on
that part of the band.
As far as portable designs go, I think the R1/R2, et al would be neat
to try.  Otherwise, Solid State for the Radio Amateur has a design
for a 2m transmitter.
For more good info, look at the Amsat Journal or better yet, join
AMSAT!

73's de AA9IL
Mike Kana
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 Per the request for qrp satellite stories, a couple of quick notes.

RS-10 can be tickled by using a 2 meter HT with a better than rubber duck
antenna and keying with the PTT switch for slow, chirpy cw.  I've done it
and so have others - 10-20 watts ERP seems to be reasonable for cw work on
at satellite. If you have an older ht, you might want to get inside and add
some sort of keying to the final so you can leave the ht keyed (stabilizes
the synth) and still make cw. I've thought about cannibalizing an old
crystal HT and doing it up for VXO and cw keying for just this purpose.

With a good antenna, even oscar 13 is reachable, I've gotten back usable cw
signals from the ht using a good uplink and downlink antenna - I've heard
stations running phone with 1 watt and good antennas. A lot depends on how
strong some of the other signals in the passband are. (transponder
compression) Downlink is 145.825-.975, linear transponder.

AO21 has been worked with an HT and a rubber duck. Not often, because there
are a lot of stations trying for it these day, but it can be done. Easy to
copy on an HT. Uplink is 435.016, downlink 145.985 FM only.

One of the newer birds AO27 has a very sensitive 2 meter uplink -
apparently it is easily reachable with an ht and rubber duck. Takes a bit
more of an antenna (6 element beam) to copy it well on the downlink. FM
transponder uplink at 145.85 and downlink at 436.80. This one has a limited
schedule (weekend daylight passes only last I heard)

Several people have reported using RS12/13 with very simple QRP gear in
mode K, uplink on 15 meters and downlink on ten. The downlink signals seem
better than RS10 and the transponder has several adjacent AGC passbands so
one strong signal does not de-sense the entire passband.

For portable use in the field I think I'd concentrate on rs12/13 and AO27
and 21. CW would probably be the easiest mode, although I'd like to fiddle
with some of the digital modes sometime - you do find packet and rtty on
AO13 at times. (along with SSTV)

Hope that is useful to you. I'd be interested in hearing your experiences,
and also whether this is for field use or from the home qth.

73 de Kevin, WB2EMS

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I want to build a project out of SPRAT.  I do not know what the local US
equivalents to some of the British transistors are.  Specifically, I need
to know what to use for a BC214, a BC183, and a BCX33.  They are NPN on the
schematic.  It would be helpfull if they were equivalent to one of those
listed in the junkbox list posted here a few weeks ago.  I have appended
the transistor list from that source.

Alternately, is there a source in the US for the required parts?

Second alternately, is there a British source available?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Ted [e-mail]

Transistors
2N2222A+
2N3553
2N3866
2N3904+
2N4400+
2N4401+
2N4403+
2N4416+
2N5179+
MPF102+
40673 (NTE222)


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I have acquired a copy of issue number 60 of SPRAT.  It has had page 11/12
cut out with a knife.  Is there anyone out there that could photocopy those
two pages for me and send them along?  I would, of course be happy to pay
for the costs involved

72

Ted [e-mail]
KC5CUW

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Several have asked for a repeat, and not wanting to deny anyone
access, here it is.

Log forms and dup sheet are on Think.COM (192.48.153.1) inn
(make that in)

pub/radio/ham/qrp/arci-contest

and file names are

dup.out
page1.log
page2.log
page3.log
page4.log
was.ps

All files are from 12K to 17K in length.  They are PostScript files
that only need to be sent to a PostScript printer.  I still have not
found and have given up on finding my contest summary form.  All
attempts have wound up in a deadend, but hey, loife life goes on.

Good luck to all in teh the qso party.  Sorry about the
backspace, critter.

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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I am trying to increase my collection of SPRATS.  I am looking for issues
1-41, 43-44, 46-7.  If anyone knows of a source for these (don't want them
anymore, not into QRP anymore, saw them in a flea market, etc.) I would
like to hear from you.

72

Ted [e-mail]
KC5CUW

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The 2nd volume of Low Power Communications, by Rich Arland, K7YHA,
has a chapter on QRP satellite operation. The book just came out,
and I was favorably impressed with it. Be sure to ask for Vol 2.
(Vol 1 is $14.95.)

Ordering info:

Tiare Publications, P.O. Box 493, Lake Geneva, IS 53147; $19.95.
Available from  dealers or direct from Tiare Publications (add
$2 for shipping in the US and Canada, or $3 for shipping elsewhere).

72

Jim




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The RSGB book on operating recommends using the LAST letter of the
call suffix as the dupe sheet index, instead of the first letter of
the suffix. For instance you write down KB1RT under T, not R. I have
tried this, and found it subtly easier on the brain. Perhaps it's
because the last letter sticks in my mind most prominently immediately
after hearing the call, and I can replay the call in my head while starting
to look. With the first-letter system, I have to replay the call first.

Dan, KB1RT


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Several postings have mentioned the G4ZPY miniature
paddle.  I'll add my 2c:  I recently got mine and
concur that it is a delightful little instrument, very
well built and quite attractive ("cute" is the word
people use when they see it).  The action is a tad
mushy - not nearly as positive as my Bencher.  But it
makes an ideal companion for the NorCal 40 or other
small backpacking radio.  At home, I plop it down on a
little red, steel Craftsman tool box which holds it
down quite steady and gives my hand a comfortable
resting place as well.

But beware - my wife ordered this key for my birthday
last August!  Nine months is a heavy backlog.  If you
have the patience, this is a dandy.

73,

/Rick N6XI

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Bruce has pointed out that I gave the wrong
address for Think.COM.  It should be 131.239.2.1, sorry
about that. I was looking at return address, thus showing
sgi.com firewall.

sorry,

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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From: Kana, Michael (D9CY)
Date: Fri, Apr 8, 1994 8:53 AM
Subject: Satellite QRP
To: QRP Group
Howdy All

Re an earlier posting about RS10 experiences.  I have worked RS10
with a less than optimum antenna (Ringo Ranger)  Aside from the
horrendous nulls once the bird got above 30deg, the contacts were
very good.  I have also run a Larsen 5/8 wave mounted on my truck
with 40ft of RG58 running to the shack.  Results were once again
very good.
As far as antennas, try a Jpole or a turnstile for 2m.  Pretty much
anything will work for 10.
As far as receive goes, I have used my Omni V but I have listened
on the downlink with my HRO50.  The band is kinda scrunched but
it does work.  I need to get a crystal so I can use my Collins on
that part of the band.
As far as portable designs go, I think the R1/R2, et al would be neat
to try.  Otherwise, Solid State for the Radio Amateur has a design
for a 2m transmitter.
For more good info, look at the Amsat Journal or better yet, join
AMSAT!

73's de AA9IL
Mike Kana
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> From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
> To: [e-mail]
> Subject: Re: Hawaii 10M beacon project
> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sun, 3 Apr 1994 20:01:49 -0400 (EDT)
> Message-Id: <[e-mail]>
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>
> Andy: a 5/8 wave mobile antenna? Ha ha ha - you wouldn't be able to
> drive under a bridge!! No, I was wondering about a base antenna.
> Maybe I'll just a groundplane or a dipole - I imagine a 5/8 wave
> is going to be expensive.
>
No...  A 5\8 wave for 10M (or 11M) is not _that_ expensive, about $40
to $50.  Remind me to tell you the story of my 16ft mobile antenna
for 11M one of these days...  Get a ringo!
>
> No need for overnight delivery; you can use UPS ground - cheapest way
> to go. If you can find some packing material that would be great, for
> those shipping guys will throw it around.
>
UPS won't ship ground to Hi, the cheapest way is 2nd day.  If I had
the time and the money, I'd jump on a plane with the xmiter,
and drop it off to you personally!  (I've never been to Hi)
>
> Let me know how much to send.
>
Looks to me like it's gonna cost around $20 to ship it.  Send me
a check, and if it's over $20, I'll pick up the rest of the cost.
>
> Here's my address:
>
> Jeffrey Herman
> Mathematics Department
> University Of Hawaii
> 2565 The Mall
> Honolulu, HI 96822
>
> Thanks so much, Andy!
>
Yep, no problem...  (just make sure to put my call in the credits!)

--
Mesmerized by a decade of hate,           ! AMATEUR =   N8OFS
Flowers and remorse,                      ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time,               ! CB =        THE NEON KNIGHT
Tragedy on course!!! - Frontline Assembly ! HACKER =    TH3 N30N KN16Ht

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Is anyone else receiving duplicates of all qrp articles?
I'm getting a second copy of everything posted here.
I'm on 2 or 3 other reflectors and it's not happening on them so
I suspect it is this list.

And w.r.t the ARCI contest I will try to be on this weekend.

IF YOU LIVE IN NORTH DAKOTA I NEED A 2-WAY QRP - PUHLLLEEEZZE.

Pete
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Yes, there are some problems on the list.  First of all, for some
reason, the digests haven't been sent out the last couple of days.
I'll take care of that today.

Second, the duplicates messages some of you are receiving probably
occuring because of some problems on our mail server here that are
scheduled to be fixed tomorrow.  The machine keeps crashing, and if it
was in the middle of sending out a message (which takes a while to a
big list like this) when it crashes, it starts over after being
rebooted.  Sorry for the inconvenience.

--bruce WT1M

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If I get time, I will be using an MFJ-9015 in this weekend's contest.
I also have a Radio Shack DSP-40 to try out.  Hopefully it will make
QRP CW signals pop right out.

Jim, WD9EYB

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Gang,

Here is list as of Friday, 1600Z.


Doug  KI6DS    80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15
Ron   KU7Y     80, 40 and 20. Maybe 15 & 10. As many hrs as I can..
Bill  N8ET     160M at 0400z on 1810 Khz and other bands
Rich  VE6GK    sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20)
Jim   VE2KN    80 - 10 Sat pm /Sun pm
Marty NR3Z     40, 20, 15, 10 meters
Chuck K5FO     40 & 20 Sat and Sunday (15-1700Z Sat QRT two hrs)
Gary  N2JGU    [e-mail] 160m, 40m, 20m CW only
Bob   AC4QO    40/20
Warren KD4YRN  15 20 40 80
Ron   N1PBT    20, 30, 40 meters (I'll try 160m)
Pete  VE5VA    10 (??), 15,20,40,80
Drew  KB9FKO   80-20, maybe 15m
John  N3PFF    Novice 80/40/15/10
Mark  WO7T
Howie WB2CPU
kb5ruf,Ed Guinn, 7.035-7.037, 7.104-7107
N8ET, Bill, 160-10
72 de Hajo DL1SDZ
Eric   AA8MD  Novice 15M
Jeff  AC4HF    Bands that are open
I'll be on Sat 160-10.  --bruce WT1M
Al  N2ALE  160/80/40
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Gang,

Isn't it always the case, the states you live close to are
the hardest to get.

So, everybody call up their buddies in North Dakota and have
'em work the famous VE5VA.  I know he's famous cause I saw
where he won his section in many a QRP contest.  But don't
too many people work 'em, 'cuz then he might just beat the
heck outta me.  :-)

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Gang,

A couple of points to make:

1.  Power multiplier is for the highest power you run during the test,
    thus if you are running <1W on 20 and 2W on 40, then your multiplier
    is for the 2W.

2.  No WARC bands allowed.  Sorry about this one, but the QRP ARCI has
    taken the rules of the AIRU (Institute of Amateur Radio Union,
    probably in Frency since the letters are reversed) and not taken to
    contesting on the WARC bands.  The only exercise allowed on 17,24 is
    field day, and we all know that it is not a contest.  :-)

    The QRP ARCI doesn't want to irritate the rest of the world or the ham
    organizations associated with same.

I talked to Cam on the phone about these points, and he is the final judge.

Good luck to all in the QSO Party.  See you there.


dit dit
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The poll was really interesting, and here come the results, I'll send it as a
separate message.  Just to warn you, I just dumped all the messages
verbatim into the file, and there were a bunch I forget exactly how many maybe
30+

73 and happy reading.. it is pretty interesting!!
Brad WB8YGG

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I'm a bit curious as to why you uuencoded an uncompressed text file, but
my real reason for replying is to comment on Dave Mansing's comment

> PS: It would be fun to compare each person's speed ratings
>     to their license class and number of years licensed.

At the moment, I'm an Advanced, and using Morse Tutor I can copy reliably about
10WPM (I've been off the air for over 10 years :-( ).  In 1976, four months after
getting my Novice, when I went to the FCC office to take the Advanced tests, the
Extra code test seemed *slow* because I was comfortable well over 25WPM (and
bizarrely enough, I'd been trying, off and on, to learn just 5WPM for four years
prior to getting my Novice ticket!).  At this rate, I'm afraid that if I try to
get my Extra ticket, I will forget the code entirely!  :-)

John, WB7EEL

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> 2.  No WARC bands allowed.  Sorry about this one, but the QRP ARCI has
>     taken the rules of the AIRU (Institute of Amateur Radio Union,
>     probably in Frency since the letters are reversed) and not taken to
>     contesting on the WARC bands.  The only exercise allowed on 17,24 is
>     field day, and we all know that it is not a contest.  :-)

Well, since I hoped to have somewhere to just ragchew this weekend (if I
finish getting set up, hope hope hope), I don't mind this :-).  Of course,
my 20m NN1G has some kind of problem*, so I may not be able to do the contest
after all :-(...  (I do have my Ugly Weekender, but a contest with a DC receiver
isn't likely to be fun...)

* There's audio noise (though with a lot of AC hum, I wonder if my power supply
is OK), both oscillators in the receiver are going, but it doesn't hear any
signals.  I guess I'll have to try swapping out the mixers and the IF amp (though
it might also be a broken transformer, I had a lot of trouble cutting those
things)...

John, WB7EEL

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> Isn't it always the case, the states you live close to are
> the hardest to get.
>
> So, everybody call up their buddies in North Dakota and have
> 'em work the famous VE5VA.
Thanks very much Chuck. Very gentlemanly of you.


> I know he's famous cause I saw where he won his section in many a QRP
> contest.
I must throw in a modest disclaimer here that I started winning my
section when ARCI changed the rules so that you could win a section even
if you were the only entrant from that section. So winning my section
isn't as stunning an achievement as it sounds. My best performance was a
10th place overall, but that was back in the good old days when there was
a battery multiplier of 1.5 and the power multipliers were quite
different than they are now.
I may have a bit more competition in my section now. You guys also watch out
for VE5DC and possibly VE5MX.

> But don't too many people work 'em, 'cuz then he might just beat the
> heck outta me.  :-)
But not too gentlemanly! (is that a word?)
I should explain to the onlookers that Chuck and I have been hurling
challenges, threats and insults at each other via Email over who is going
to beat who this weekend.
Work him anyway. He needs the help :-)

73 de Pete
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From: Ted Rosen, Architectural Technology Department
Hi, I am just new to this listserv and so this question has likely
been asked and answered a number of times. If so please refer me to
the correct archive for an answer. Otherwise....
I am interested in purchasing a qrp (3-5watts) cw transceiver for
backpacking/canoe trips, and general travel use. Is there a review
of available transceivers or transceiver kits, which I might refer to
in order to select a particular model?

Is there a recommended band if I were to be limited to a single band
operation?

And yes, cost is a concern.

Thanking you in advance,
Ted, VA3TAR
Toronto


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On Fri, 8 Apr 1994, Peter Hardie wrote:

> Is anyone else receiving duplicates of all qrp articles?
> I'm getting a second copy of everything posted here.
> I'm on 2 or 3 other reflectors and it's not happening on them so
> I suspect it is this list.
>
> Pete
> [e-mail]
>

 Me too, Is that common????

73

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   Date: 08 Apr 94 15:26:22 EXT
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   I am interested in purchasing a qrp (3-5watts) cw transceiver for
   backpacking/canoe trips, and general travel use. Is there a review
   of available transceivers or transceiver kits, which I might refer to
   in order to select a particular model?

This is actually something we on the net should be good at.  We should
collect reviews and keep them in the FTP repository here.  Next week I'll
peruse the archives and try to compile comments on various rigs.  If you
would like to write something, please do!  Also, please include
availability, contact, and price if you have the information.

--bruce WT1M


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All,


here is the CW poll sorted in order by speed.. I apologize in
advance for any errors.. used highest speed if range was
specified..thought it might be of interest before the contest..
hopefully received in time.

73

Jeff
Call    Max    Comf
K5FO    80    60
W1FMR    45    30
N0AX    45    35
KU7Y    45    30
KT5H    40    30
WB8YGG    35    20
KD4D    35    30
WD9EYB    35    20
AC4HF    30    20
WB8RUQ    30    20
NO1E    25    18
N1IRZ    25    20
AA6IY    25    20
K4ADL    20    15
KB9FKO    20    13
KN6MN    20    15
WB5OAU    20    15
NH6IL    20    15
N8HSC    20    15
WB2EMS    20    10
WB4TPW    18    13
KD6PRD    16    13
NWPSH    15    10
N1PBT    15    10
N1PWU    15    13
KA2SZU    15    12
WB7EEL    13    10
KD4YRN    13    8
KB9IUA    13    10
N3PFF    10    5
KA1JML    10    7
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Gang,

Here is list as of Friday, 2000Z.
Looks like a good turn out for the group.  Good luck to
all.  I'll update one more time about midnight texas time.
I will be up and listening to 40.  Looks like not too
good for propagation this weekend, so even if you are
working only 5 contacts or less an hour, you may be in
the lead.  Get there early and stay late.  :-)


Doug  KI6DS    80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15
Ron   KU7Y     80, 40 and 20. Maybe 15 & 10. As many hrs as I can..
Bill  N8ET     160M at 0400z on 1810 Khz and other bands
Rich  VE6GK    sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20)
Jim   VE2KN    80 - 10 Sat pm /Sun pm
Marty NR3Z     40, 20, 15, 10 meters
Chuck K5FO     40 & 20 Sat and Sunday (15-1700Z Sat QRT two hrs)
Gary  N2JGU    [e-mail] 160m, 40m, 20m CW only
Bob   AC4QO    40/20
Warren KD4YRN  15 20 40 80
Ron   N1PBT    20, 30, 40 meters (I'll try 160m)
Pete  VE5VA    10 (??), 15,20,40,80
Drew  KB9FKO   80-20, maybe 15m
John  N3PFF    Novice 80/40/15/10
Mark  WO7T
Howie WB2CPU
kb5ruf,Ed Guinn, 7.035-7.037, 7.104-7107
N8ET, Bill, 160-10
72 de Hajo DL1SDZ
Eric   AA8MD  Novice 15M
Jeff  AC4HF    Bands that are open
I'll be on Sat 160-10.  --bruce WT1M
Al  N2ALE  160/80/40
NX1K  Mark 40
Jim  W1FMR/1  80-10,  Sat. 1600-2200Z

KA2UPW  Douglas Quagliana  10M and 20M

If I get time, I will be using an MFJ-9015 in this weekend's contest.
I also have a Radio Shack DSP-40 to try out.  Hopefully it will make
QRP CW signals pop right out.  Jim, WD9EYB

Jack  W5TFB  80-40 +80-40 Novice.


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Could someone send a packet msg to WA2ZYU@KB1KD-4 and ask him to email me
at [e-mail] regarding the 10M beacon I'm installing here in
Hawaii.
Thanks so much!

Jeff NH6IL

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Jim,  What is this Radio Shack DSP-40 you mentioned?   I'm a DSP
fan and am always interested in new goodies - Is this unit in the stores or is
it an early beta release?
Eric , WA6HHQ

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I'll also try to work the contest on Saturday; it looks like 40m will be my
only contest band, unless I get lucky putzing around with my NN1G tonight.

John, WB7EEL

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Gang,

more interesting ranking would be AFTER the test.
let's see if it really does pay to work a test.
my money is on improvement for everyone below 25wpm
and more than 2 hours working the test.

dit dit

CUL es GL

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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Gang,

Here is list as of Friday, 2000Z.
Looks like a good turn out for the group.  Good luck to
all.  I'll update one more time about midnight texas time.
I will be up and listening to 40.  Looks like not too
good for propagation this weekend, so even if you are
working only 5 contacts or less an hour, you may be in
the lead.  Get there early and stay late.  :-)

--------------------

Doug  KI6DS    80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15
Ron   KU7Y     80, 40 and 20. Maybe 15 & 10. As many hrs as I can..
Bill  N8ET     160M at 0400z on 1810 Khz and other bands
Rich  VE6GK    sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20)
Jim   VE2KN    80 - 10 Sat pm /Sun pm
Marty NR3Z     40, 20, 15, 10 meters
Chuck K5FO     40 & 20 Sat and Sunday (15-1700Z Sat QRT two hrs)
Gary  N2JGU    [e-mail] 160m, 40m, 20m CW only
Bob   AC4QO    40/20
Warren KD4YRN  15 20 40 80
Ron   N1PBT    20, 30, 40 meters (I'll try 160m)
Pete  VE5VA    10 (??), 15,20,40,80
Drew  KB9FKO   80-20, maybe 15m
John  N3PFF    Novice 80/40/15/10
Mark  WO7T
Howie WB2CPU
kb5ruf,Ed Guinn, 7.035-7.037, 7.104-7107
N8ET, Bill, 160-10
Hajo  DL1SDZ
Eric   AA8MD  Novice 15M
Jeff  AC4HF    Bands that are open
I'll be on Sat 160-10.  --bruce WT1M
Al  N2ALE  160/80/40
NX1K  Mark 40
Jim  W1FMR/1  80-10,  Sat. 1600-2200Z

KA2UPW  Douglas Quagliana  10M and 20M

If I get time, I will be using an MFJ-9015 in this weekend's contest.
I also have a Radio Shack DSP-40 to try out.  Hopefully it will make
QRP CW signals pop right out.  Jim, WD9EYB

Jack  W5TFB  80-40 +80-40 Novice.

Roger WB4TPW    40, 15 CW ; during kids nap time

John, WB7EEL  Saturday  40M  maybe 20 if NN1G working

KB7TCY,  Spence     Count me in.  I can get on 80-10.

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Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
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FYI    from   W1FMR

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We should be in Dayton by early Thursday pm and head to areana to set up
booth as usual.  Hope they know we are coming!
I will have a car and there are only two of us - so free space available
72
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> From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
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> In-Reply-To: Your message of Fri, 8 Apr 1994 09:27:57 -0400 (EDT)
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> How's this: I'll program the beacon's callsign as N8OFS/KH6/B.
>
Ummm...  Is that legal???  Remember, I _am_ a No-Code, I'm not even
legaly allowed on that band.  It is a nice touch though...
>
> Oh, I need your address for the money order for shipping.
>
Hmmm...  I thought I gave it to you once. {scratch,scratch,scratch}

Andrew B. Sargent  N8OFS
7730 Spieth Rd.
Medina, Ohio  44256

BTW, the shipping may be more like $35, I have to weigh it.  It's
really expensive to ship to Hi.  I also wouldn't mind being the
QSL mamager for the beacon, I'd just have to get some cheap QSL's
printed up.
>
> Jeff
>
Andy  N8OFS

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Flowers and remorse,                      ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time,               ! CB =        THE NEON KNIGHT
Tragedy on course!!! - Frontline Assembly ! HACKER =    TH3 N30N KN16Ht

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Well...  I thought I'd put in my two cents worth.

AO-21 (435.015 up, 145.985 down):

I have personally worked this bird from a dual-band HT with good
results.  However, during the day, the loud-mouths on the East-coast
walk all over you.

AO-27 (145.85 up, 436.80 down):

Problem: haven't even heard this bird, so I can't work it  :)  :)  .

MIR (145.55 up&down)

No problem, I've got the QSL cards to prove it.  Best times are between
1:00 am thru 4:00 am local time (no pileups).


My uplink for AO-21 is a converted Motorolla Mocom-10 (2.25W) into a
Motorolla co-linear mobile antenna.

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Flowers and remorse,                      ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time,               ! CB =        THE NEON KNIGHT
Tragedy on course!!! - Frontline Assembly ! HACKER =    TH3 N30N KN16Ht

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> From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
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> Hi Andy: I just slipped $20 in an envelope - itshould arrive about the
> middle of next week. Oh, did I tell you? Someone is making an EPROM
> CW id'er for it. It's amazing the help I'm getting with this thing.
>
Cool...  I just hope the shipping won't be much more than $20, I am a
poor college student.  Your sucess in getting donations for equiptment
was solely in the way you presented it,  not to mention,  these QRP
guys are quite generous and helpfull.
>
> 73,
> Jeff
>
So long for now...

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Flowers and remorse,                      ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time,               ! CB =        THE NEON KNIGHT
Tragedy on course!!! - Frontline Assembly ! HACKER =    TH3 N30N KN16Ht

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Gang,  bands in bad shape.  havn't worked a soul on 20.

16 contacts on 40 this am.

Sad note.  I was getting 549s and 559s from everybody until
one of my own teammates came along and gave me a 419!!!  Why?
I gave him an honest 559.  Is my 0.95W doing that bad?

VE5VA is the winner.  He was right.  He said I'd need good
conditions and it seems I don't have them.  :-)  Well, it ain't
over 'til it's over.  I'll be back.  Look for me later today
if 20 opens up to anywhere.

40M after midnight 0500Z.  I'll be there, if I haven't had
too much diet coke at the party.  :-)

Hope everyone is doing well in the QSO Party.

dit dit
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Gang,

Got a sad note about the passing of Dr Nose, KH6IJ.  He was
a well noted DXer and a darn good CW op back in the 50s and
60s.  I used to work him at high speeds and catch him during
SS and other contests.


He will be missed and his QSL cards go on the wall in
a special place.

KH6IJ de K5FO   dit dit

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On Fri, 8 Apr 1994, Chuck Adams wrote:


(The list wasn't here)

And after a few hours of operating, this is the list
I think is right!!

Would love to hit 5 per hour.

Will try later on tonight and see if condx are any
better. Even WWV is weak!.

73, Ron, KU7Y



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Gang,

Here is list as of Saturday, 0430Z.
Looks like a good turn out for the group.  Good luck to
all.

Jack says that 80 was looking good, so maybe we may
get lucky on this one.

If you did not make the list, not to worry, I'll update
it on Monday.  If it turns out that you did work the
test, let us know.  This will run up the traffic for
the week.

Got the NN1G and the K5FO Special all ready to rock&roll.
Let the games begin!!

--------------------

Doug  KI6DS    80, 40, 30, 20, 17, 15
Ron   KU7Y     80, 40 and 20. Maybe 15 & 10. As many hrs as I can..
Bill  N8ET     160M at 0400z on 1810 Khz and other bands
Rich  VE6GK    sat pm 160 thru 40 (maybe 20)
Jim   VE2KN    80 - 10 Sat pm /Sun pm
Marty NR3Z     40, 20, 15, 10 meters
Chuck K5FO     40 & 20 Sat and Sunday (15-1700Z Sat QRT two hrs)
Gary  N2JGU    [e-mail] 160m, 40m, 20m CW only
Bob   AC4QO    40/20
Warren KD4YRN  15 20 40 80
Ron   N1PBT    20, 30, 40 meters (I'll try 160m)
Pete  VE5VA    10 (??), 15,20,40,80
Drew  KB9FKO   80-20, maybe 15m
John  N3PFF    Novice 80/40/15/10
Mark  WO7T
Howie WB2CPU
kb5ruf,Ed Guinn, 7.035-7.037, 7.104-7107
N8ET, Bill, 160-10
Hajo  DL1SDZ
Eric   AA8MD  Novice 15M
Jeff  AC4HF    Bands that are open
I'll be on Sat 160-10.  --bruce WT1M
Al  N2ALE  160/80/40
NX1K  Mark 40
Jim  W1FMR/1  80-10,  Sat. 1600-2200Z

KA2UPW  Douglas Quagliana  10M and 20M

If I get time, I will be using an MFJ-9015 in this weekend's contest.
I also have a Radio Shack DSP-40 to try out.  Hopefully it will make
QRP CW signals pop right out.  Jim, WD9EYB

Jack  W5TFB  80-40 +80-40 Novice.

Roger WB4TPW    40, 15 CW ; during kids nap time

John, WB7EEL  Saturday  40M  maybe 20 if NN1G working

KB7TCY,  Spence     Count me in.  I can get on 80-10.

Bill, KR8L  Any band 160 thru 6  -- YES SIX -- Pray for Es!!!

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hey, 20 is open, just worked 3 stations including a booming sig from n8et

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On Sat, 9 Apr 1994, Chuck Adams wrote:

>
> Gang,  bands in bad shape.  havn't worked a soul on 20.
>
> 16 contacts on 40 this am.
>
> Sad note.  I was getting 549s and 559s from everybody until
> one of my own teammates came along and gave me a 419!!!  Why?
> I gave him an honest 559.  Is my 0.95W doing that bad?
>
> VE5VA is the winner.  He was right.  He said I'd need good
> conditions and it seems I don't have them.  :-)  Well, it ain't
> over 'til it's over.  I'll be back.  Look for me later today
> if 20 opens up to anywhere.
>
> 40M after midnight 0500Z.  I'll be there, if I haven't had
> too much diet coke at the party.  :-)
>
> Hope everyone is doing well in the QSO Party.
>
> dit dit
> Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
> [e-mail]
>
>
>
>

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anyone know what the rating on this scope is worth ?
How about a value  ?


Tried to get on for the contest, but only 1 guy (k0frp ) heard me, and I didnt
hear too many of you either. (was on 40 m only ).
I guess dx is easier to work as I have worked 55 countries in last 6 weeks.
cul de Stan  N6ULU

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> From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
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> In-Reply-To: Your message of Sat, 9 Apr 1994 09:43:35 -0400 (EDT)
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>
> Yeah, you're correct - you already DID send your address... the $20 is
> in the mail. There's a UPS Brown Label rate, I believe - the slowest
> and cheapest. How much does the radio weigh? Find out the actual
> shipping cost before you ship it. Maybe UPS isn't the cheapest. Let's
> see, who else does shipping? The postal office has a parcel post rate.
> Dunno who else ships. Let me know - I want to pay all the shipping costs.
>
UPS won't ship Brown Label to Hi.  The Postal Office, is still more
expensive to ship to Hi than UPS Blue Label (which is how I think
we should ship it anyway).  I still have not weighed the xmiter, but
I will this week when I'm at work.
>
> You don't want to send out QSL cards!! When 10M opens there might be
> THOUSANDS of hams and swl'ers who will want Hawaiian QSL cards!!!!!!
>
Yes, Yes, Yes!!!  That's what I want, I'll make up the QSL cards.
The Beacon should say "NH6IL/B QSL VIA N8OFS", that should do the
trick.  I've always wanted to be a QSL manager!
>
[10M Beacon List stored and deleted for brevity]

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Flowers and remorse,                      ! ARMY MARS = AAN5HJT
Fading vision lost in time,               ! CB =        THE NEON KNIGHT
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Hi Gang,

        Ok, I would like to know, what they general consensus is about a
goot qrp kit for 20/40 meters. Price not withstanding. Performance is what I
am looking for. Some candidates I can think of is:-

        Gary Breed's 20 meter           problem is not RIT
        Radiokit QRP-20                 too many problems
        ARK 20                          expensive but most excellent
        OHR Spirit                      ? Box is rather big
        OHR Sprint                      ? Ditto
        Norcal 40                       ?
        NN1G (Mk II)                    ?
        OHR Explorer                    ?
        A&A kits?                       Same as Gary Breed I think
        624 kits?                       Ditto

        I would like to see a kind of rating systems for these AND OTHER
KITS too to see which one comes out tops on various categories such as,
performance, value/money, portability, "fun-ness" as a kit, quality, degree
of difficulty, price, availability, circuit design, bands/coverage, options,
features etc.

        Also would like to compile reviews and mods for all the kits to form
a database so any kit-builder can look in to check them out before
committing themselves to it etc etc.

        Tks. Please send me info and reviews, comments, comparisons, so I
can compile.

73,
Daniel
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Hi gang,
looked out for everyone over the weekend
around the usual freq, nothing but EU heard
band were aweful!! got on about 0100Z Sunday
160m dead, 75/80 silent on 3.560 even
40 lacking Dx life.. Oh well, here's to
the next time.....
Licence for Haiti looking good!
TTFN...
--
Dick G0BPS / G0ROO      A member of the DRAGON SLAYERS QRP Group
Kanga Products         (Remember that sometimes the Dragon wins)

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Date: Sat, 9 Apr 1994 11:12:46 -0500 (CDT)
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In your article <[e-mail]> ["Re:  Dayton"], you wrote:

> A few folks are arriving on Wed.  KH6MM is one that I know
> about.   Anyone else ?
>
> 72   Jim  W1FMR

    I'll be arriving Wed evening (going to the Analog Devices
seminar on Thursday).  Don't look for me at the hotel - my Mom and my
sister both live in Dayton ;-) ;-)

--
John Welch, N9JZW

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Hi to all,

Just a bit of a recap of what it was like from here in
Nevada.

Never heard a signal on 10, 15 or 80. Heard one on 20 but it was
too weak to copy who it was.

Heard one JA on 40 Sunday am. One VK on Sat am.
Never heard any east coast stations. Heard W8MVN both days but
never could get him to even send a ?.

So much for all the bad stuff. Now comes the fun part!!

Worked only 40m. Spent 10.5 hrs operating. Should have
been there for all 24 but just got too bored!

45 QSOs. 14 States and one VE.
Points come out to 15,750.

From the gang here I worked VE5VA, WB4TPW and W6RCL.

Found another must for a rx. Good noise blanker. The power
line noise here would get over s9 at times but the blanker
in the little TS 130S did a great job.

After the contest I checked the SWR. It's infinit! Guess
that might explain part of the trouble. Oh well, soon the
tower will be up and I can get a real antenna up.

If any of you "big guns" out there want to have a frustrating
weekend, try contesting without an antenna!!!

Gota run to work and reset the weather station computer. Had a
power loss. Must remember to get a good back-up supply on that
and save my gas!!

Thanks to all that pulled me out of the mud and that repeated
the reports for me till the qsb let me get it! Signals would
go from in the noise to a good s6 during an exchange. Weird.

73 & cul, Ron, KU7Y



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Not much of a party really! Condx were absolutely dreadful.
Hey Chuck - *we* even had a thunderboomer about an hour before the contest
ended. Temp was only about 15C all day. Curious.
Anyway - here's the score FWIW.
Only 20m and 40m.
31Qs (!)  125 Qpts / 19 SPC / Pwr x10 (0.9W)  --> 23750

If that didn't beat you Chuck, I have a list of excuses ready.

73 de Pete
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BTW. This machine was down most of the weekend so didn't get the final list
until after the contest but I think the only person I worked on the list was
Bill N8ET.


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Obviously pete is the canadian champion......try as I might I was only
able to HEAR 9 staions on 10 thru 160.  I worked everybody I heard. Oddly
enough, I doubt being QRO would have helped.  What was really strange was
that several  stations including HP1AC were quite strong......by the way,
my antenna was connected! (tribander at 66 feet, shunt loaded tower)
Finally, I worked more qrp stations in two hours on friday night than I
did for the entire contest..........9 qs, 9 spc.....canadian runner up?

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On Sun, 10 Apr 1994, Peter Hardie wrote:

> Not much of a party really! Condx were absolutely dreadful.
> Hey Chuck - *we* even had a thunderboomer about an hour before the contest
> ended. Temp was only about 15C all day. Curious.
> Anyway - here's the score FWIW.
> Only 20m and 40m.
> 31Qs (!)  125 Qpts / 19 SPC / Pwr x10 (0.9W)  --> 23750
>
> If that didn't beat you Chuck, I have a list of excuses ready.
>
> 73 de Pete
> [e-mail]
>
> BTW. This machine was down most of the weekend so didn't get the final list
> until after the contest but I think the only person I worked on the list was
> Bill N8ET.
>
>

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Brief note on ARCI QSO Party at N8ET....

Worked 167 after dupes.

only DX was HP1AC on 20 and 40.

Not sure how many states - have not counted 'em yet

worked more of the INET1 team (3) than INET2 (2) - I was on INET2....:-(

Never heard K5FO - ( I did work VE5VA tho!)

heard a few EU on Sunday afternoon - but none of 'em in the test.

Found I have a bad noise problem on 80 locally - apologies to anyone
who may have tried to call me on 80....

Only heard on signal on 15 - HP1AC.

I was on 160 at 0403Z til 0415.  Worked WS8T. Was anyone else there??

missed OH on 40....

About it for now - how did everyone else do??

73/72 - Bill - N8ET


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I'll have to agree with Peter...it wasn't much of a party...but,
it sure was fun trying to pull those wavering signals in. I had
planned to work 15, 20, 40, and 80. I never heard a peep on
15 or 20. 40 and 80 were not much better...but I did make 18Qs,
81 points, 11 SPC, and 5 watts for a grand total of 6237 points.
Not to bad for a rookie and a lot better than my botched effort
last year!! Hopefully, I didn't pull the INET2 team down too much.

I had about 3 hours of concentrated effort and about 3 hours of
semi-concentrated effort while playing with a new satellite tracking
program. How do you folks concentrate for extended periods
of time through all the static and noise?

From the QRP list I bumped into Bill, N8ET on both 40 and 80,
and Howie, WB2CPU on 40.

Other notables that jump out from my log were Danny, K3TKS,
ARCI Net Manager and the ARRL's master of microwaves,
Zack, KH6CP/1.

I know I had a good time...but, I do believe my code speed has
gotten worse :-(... I guess that blows Chuck's theory. It must be
the fatigue....I'll make sure I get a good nights rest and see how
it is tomorrow.

Look forward to seeing everybody next time!!

                             - Warren  KD4YRN
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I have a couple of things I would like to sell at Daytom. I was just wondering
if anyone has some room at their table?? I am trying to sell an HTX-100 and an
MFJ 9040. Please send me E-Mail & I'll probably be on 146.895 (s) at the
hamfest.
73--
Justin AA9KM

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This was the big weekend, the Spring QSO party.  I was sooo excited.  The
Sierra was ready, I had borrowed Bob Warmke's while he tweaked mine up (I'm
going to take it to Dayton and want it to be just right).  The band's were
horrible.  Murphy came to visit in a big way at my house.  There was just
noise on the bands.  WWV was even barely audible.  Gosh, call Chuck and see
how it is in Texas.
     The phone rings, and Chuck answers on the first ring.  I don't even
have to ask, as he tells me the same thing in Texas.  Nada for signals on
any band.  I decide to try the NorCal 40 and just operate on 40 meters
instead of all bands.  Not a bit better.  Still noise.  I work 4 qso's in 45
minutes.  So, I decide to work on the next issue of QRPp.  I shut the rig
down and went to work.
     My wife came in at 5:00 and made me shut down to go to Mass.  We then
had a nice leisurely dinner, and then I decided to try the bands again.  They
were a little better, but not much.  Made 9 more contacts.  Ok, hang it up
and go back to work on QRPp.
     The good part is that my station really worked nice.  The Super CMOS II
keyer is a great aid.  I programmed button 1 to call CQ QRP CQ QRP CQ QRP
DE KI6DS KI6DS QRP TEST K.  Button 2 was programmed to say TU QS0 GL 72 DE
KI6DS.  Button 3 was programmed with CA CA NR NR XXXX (ARCI NUMBER).  And
Button 4 was programmed with just the number, as it is the most requested
repeat.
     The NorCal 40 is an excellent contest rig.  The receiver is sensitive,
I had the power turned down to 1 watt, and made contacts all over the place
when they were there, the trouble was, most of the time no one was there.
The RIT is a must, and if you are designing a rig, you MUST, MUST include
RIT.
     Oh, I forgot to mention that one leg of my antenna fell down and had to
be fixed before I could get on the air.  I also called Jeff Gold, AC4HF, and
talked to him about an article for the next issue of QRPp.  Jeff is a great
guy, lots of fun to talk to, and he is one prolific writer.  Watch for
articles in CQ and 73 in the near future.  Jeff is thinking about driving up
to Dayton on Saturday morning and spending the night with the ARCI gang.  Do
it Jeff, we all want to meet you.
    Here is a list of the contacts that I made:
        KE6QF, NU6U, W6JHQ, WA6HYB, WB4TPW, N9FVN, W6EMT (Roy Gregson, famous
QRPp author), AA6TR, WA7ZBL, WB5FKC, WX7R, N4TTJ, W0NQS.  Worked 7 States,
CA, OR, WI, WA, TX, FL, MN on 40.  Total time operating: About 2 hours.

Lots of fun, but sure wish the bands were in better shape.  By the way, I
have 63 pages for the next issue of QRPp so far.
CUL, 72, Doug

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Hi, from the Los Angeles suburb of LaCanada-Flintridge (home of JPL and about
2-miles NW of the Rose Bowl).  I spent a couple of hours on-air during the QSO
party and heard no one on 160-80-or-10.  The rest of the bands went like this:
        40m - W7UAB, N7MFB, KB8N, N8FU, N4OGW, KU7Y, W6SIY, W6JHQ,
                AB6SO, K8ORD/K7, WB6TZY
        20m - AA7KR, WB0SMZ, WA4VQD, K4ADI, W0PRQ (the latter sounds too good
                to be true ---- backwards his call is QRP 0 W !)
        15m - HP1AC
It was fun.  But not without disappointments:  I, too, called W8MVN for 30-
minutes without a response.  And I first heard HP1AC on 40M Saturday night --
while he was working 3's but apparently had no propagation to the West Coast.
And at that particular time the skip on 40 was so bizarre, I couldn't hear
any stateside!  Reflections:  In my contest mode, I gave everyone a 599 --
that was probably a mistake.  And would someone suggest to the Software
Moguls -- K1EA, N6TR, and whoever else is writing contesting software, that
because of the QRP exchange we probably need someone to write our
contest/QSO party/whatever into their package of contest configs?  Come to
think of it --anyone who is going to Dayton might ask at their booths!
I'm looking forward to next year --and am hoping to run a complete homebuilt
rig for all the bands: I'll be ordering the Sierra when it's available.  I do
have monobanders for 20 and 10 which are capable of 5-watts.  But I used the
QRO rig (IC-725) loaded down to about 8-10 watts (there go the power
multipliers).

The 80-40 antenna is a Butternut HF-2V (33-feet tall, works better than my
inverted V--apex 37'--on 40).  For 20-15-10, I'm using a Cushcraft A-3 at about
43-feet.  One final thought:  I'd like to see a monoband QRP QSO party on 30
Meters ONLY sometime.  The lack of highpower guys on the band makes it
appealing.  And I think it's a great frequency for QRP!  Plus, despite the IARU
''gentleman's agreement'' not to contest on the WARC bands, I believe the rule
was made to keep all-band contesting (CQWW, ARRL DX, etc) off ALL the bands on
a given weekend.  I don't think the rule should apply to a single band QSO
Party (don't call it ''a contest'' because that has ugly sounding description
to some Amateurs)!  73, 72 de Alan-W6RCL

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well guys, I have no idea how the cw poll got uuencoded, but maybe it
was intercepted at think.com and uuencoded.  I think that uuencoding now
does the compression as well as hexification, so that might make sense
.  73 all and see you later, I have a lot of work to do today.. at home :-).
Brad WB8YGG

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Daniel,
I am sure you will hear about the NorCal 40. (Especially at Dayton).
I just built one last month.
It is easy to build, moderate skills required.
Quality went into every component.  Room left inside case for mods.
Stability is excellant.
Sensitivity superb.  Audio a little low, but can be modified.
CW keying great.  Price was low.

This is a club project, not so much a kit.  FAR Circuits may have the boards
available.

I used mine for ARCI test this weekend.  It works just as good as my Icom.
I plan to use it portable this year.  It is rugged.

72 de Cameron, KT3A.


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Well after reading KI6DS's report, I did not feel too bad about my report!
I worked only 2 hours using my Norcal 40.  I ran 2 watts into a Hamstick. (No
antenna allowed).
Tried the Super Keyer II just to see if it did what I wanted it to.  It
worked fine, but I had more fun with the straight key.  Conditions here on
the east were just as bad Doug.  I spoke with W3TS on the phone and his
comments were the same.  He was on several bands, I was on 40 only.  I also
was worn out from National Guard duty this weekend.  (Not a good combination).
W8MVN sounded like a big gun on 40.  Heard HP1 and some 6's.  (Maybe Doug was
one)!


Results: 7 contacts, 6 states, total pts - 1092.


72 de Cameron, KT3A.


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As everyone has noted, bands were in sad shape.  But the NorCal 40 held
its own.  Really appreciated the great receiver during the last hour
when everyone was on the same frequency looking for one more QSO.
Worked only 40 meters for this one.

On the air, WA1JXR said "condix are "poor." I replied that "poor" was
being generous.  Really wasn't worth being on before 21 or 2200 UT.

From Central Massachusetts, I only worked two others from MASS, with
reports like 339.  Worked none others from New England, and none from
the second district either.  Got three new states, CO, TX and WV.

Did manage 30 QSOs in 16 states in about 7 hours.  Furthest was W0FPR in
Colorado.  Also worked four on the INET list and will send details to
Chuck.  W8MVN had a booming signal, especially Sunday.  Had a hard time
getting him to hear me, but he finally did.

Was lots of fun and am looking forward to the Fall.

Cheers,

Mark, NX1K

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Hi all,

First would like to apologize to any who received low RSTs from me
during the contest.. we had SEVER weather conditions ALL weekend..
had to keep shutting everything off and disconnecting all.. never
seen so much rain and lightning.. had a LOT of trouble hearing
people most of the time...20 was almost completely dead.. got a
bad headache from all the atmospheric noise and the popping and
crackling from the receiver. So sorry guys on my INET team.. did
my best....

Last night while copying over my logs.. remembered how much I hate
to contest using paper logs.. have to figure out how to make CT do
it.. my handwriting is terrible.

Here are my results:


65 QSOs..all but five on 40 meters
243 contact points
27 multipliers
7 point multiplier for using 4 watts

total score was 45,927. .would love to do this again when the
bands don't need bandaids.

I used my HW9 and Ten Tec Argosy II and my Gap vertical.. that's
right.. worse than a dipole.. no big antenna advantage.. Used a
hand made solid brass Canadian straight key on the HW9 and the
single paddle with Tejas Curtis chip keyer on the Ten Tec.. no use
of any additional filter.

I did turn on and listen with the ARK 40.. was really surprised..
it did the BEST job on hearing under loud noise conditions..better
than the Ten Tec. .but couldn't use it.. think it is now putting
out 6 or 7 watts.

Think best part of the contest was speaking to Doug on the phone
about the NorCal club and QRPp.. tried to get him to move to
Tennessee and start a QRP club here.

72


Jeff, AC4HF

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My efforts were pretty modest.  After catching up on all the other reports
submitted so far, I don't feel so bad!

Band    QSOs    Points    Mult
80    17    76    10
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20     6    24     4
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Total    35    148    19

It was worse until the end...10 QSOs were in the last half-hour of the
contest on 80m, the only decent rate of the whole test.

Five hours operating, most of it spent listening to noise :-).  Condx were
so bad on Saturday that I took a couple of hours outside and changed my
antenna from a longwire to a vertical rectangular loop about 160m in
circumference, about 230x50' fed with twinlead.

Working the list....I worked N8ET (twice: 40 & 80), AA2U, NX1K, and WB2CPU.
I worked five Texans, but never heard Chuck.  I could barely hear N8ET on
160, but the best I got when calling him was a "QRZ?"  I could tell there
was one other signal on 160, but I couldn't copy.

Longest QSO was Colorado on 20m late Sun afternoon.

--bruce WT1M

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Hello to all-

I made a 40m only effort from here in southeast Michigan.  My time was
limited since my brother, n3qxb, surprised us by flying in from American
Samoa.  The band was poor -- lots of noise and moderate fade rates.

I ran my Drake tr5 at 5 watts into a quarter wave ground plane at 17 ft.

My summary:  33 QSOs in 19 SPCs for 17,556 points
             2hrs of operating time

I worked fellow netters wb2cpu and ac4hf.  Also snagged nn1g and
kh6cp/1.  I missed Chuck.  I called w8mvn until my fingers were
blue -- did anyone work him?  :)

Thanks to all -- it was an enjoyable QSO party.  Onward to a QRP FD!

72/3,

Ron (wb8ruq).
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Hi Gang....

 W1FMR/1 had a ball in the ARCI QSO Party, operating from the car.

I grabbed an ancient Butternut vertical and headed for a spot scoped out
the previous fall.  Located on a salt tide river on the MA/NH border, it
is a brackish basin about 1500 ft. across, facing west.  I set the vertical
in an open fence post and could hardly hold it because of high winds, but I
got lucky and it went up without incident. 6 various lengths of radials were
attached and the feedline was fed through the car window.  I tried to run the
NorCal-40 using lantern batteries, but the audio was low and wind noise and QRN so
high I could barely hear stations. I switched over to the Argo 509 and a gel
cell, and was able to copy stations easily on the rig speaker.

It was a beautiful, peaceful and cozy, sitting in the sun-warmed car, looking
across the river inlet at the whitecaps being whipped up from the wind, and
following the flight of seagulls hovering and diving at invisible carrion in
the river. The mystical and weird shapes of the Seabrook Nuclear plant
buildings looked especially calm, and I wondered if the QRN was due to
internal atomic explosions occurring within the plant.

Stations were worked at a rate of about 5/hour - Not too shabby
considering the portable location and poor miserable conditions.
The only INET stations worked were Jan, WA4VQD & Bill, N8ET.  Bill and I
made a a sked for 80m but I needed time to put a matching coil on the vertical
for 80m and after that, the SWR was horrible.  I heard and called Bill but
could not get him.  About the same time, a ham saw the butternut flailing
around in the gale, wandered by and we introduced ourselves. Jim, AA1FR
helped me put up a long (low) wire for 80m.  By that time N8ET had disappeared
but I worked WA1OFT, K8AQM and K3WWP on 80.  Since Jim and I were spending
more time chatting in my car, than operating, we decided to dismantle
the station and head for the Blarney Stone Tavern for a couple of
Murphy stouts and call it a night.
All in all, a memorable time, though not many stations were contacted.

Results - W1FMR/1,  : Hampton  NH,   Outdoors,  near fishing village.
Power               : 3 watt, batt.,
Rigs                : ARGO 509,  NorCal-40,
Ants.               : Butternut Vert., LW
Operating time      : 8.5 hours,  Sat., 11:30 - 8:00 p.m. EST.
# Stations worked   : 39
Furthest DX         : WY  and  ND
Bands               : 80, 40, 20
SPC                 : 21
ARCI members worked : 26

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Preliminary count from my log last night:

167 QSOs
60 SPC
676 points
283,920 score

The above numbers are subject to review when I am awake.... I did the 24
hours, and trying to dig signals out of the soup this past weekend was WORK!

I have noticed several comments on Internet about the 40m signal from W8MVN -
I heard him in NW Ohio also - sounded like a DX signal from over the pole -
he never heard me - I never got OH on 40....

Glad to know from the posts on Internet that CA was on the test - most of
the time propagation ( when it was there) seemed to stop at Colorado, and
leaped over all the midwest states. Missed things like OH, MI, IN, IL, KY on
40.... my best shots on 40 were PA and New England.

Rig was a TR-7 cranked back to 5w.

Antennas -
    Wilson System 36 at 45'
    Inverted vees for 40 and 80
    18HT vertical for 40 and 80
    130'wire for 160 thrown over some trees and connected to the base of the
18HT.

Ground system - 7 acre pond in the back yard....

CW was done by a K9CW keyer with memories, and also by the PC (N6TR's
program) - sometimes they don't send what you think you asked them to
send.... so I did use the paddles a lot.

Logging - used N6TR's 'LOG' program for the first time - also used a
paper log just in case...  I am going to drop a note to Tree and ask a few
questions about LOG - it did a few things I didn't expect, and didn't do a
few things I did expect....

Note to Doug - KI6DS - I'll write my adventures in the spring QSO party in a
more readable form (after I am finished with April 15 and Uncle Sam!!!) and
get it to you for QRPp.


73/72 - Bill - N8ET

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New Newfoundland ARCI Spring Party Record?

Boy it is so nice to be on the QRP list and receive the encouragement
to keep on plugging away at the ARCI contest when things looked (no make
that were) so bleak.  Thanks to you Chuck K5FO for the updates, thanks to
Bill N8ET for my First QRP QSO (ever) as a VO1 on SUNDAY afternoon and thanks
to you all who strained your ears to hear my Newfoundland cod tongue whisper
during my 4 hours in the contest.  Here's my "Rhyme of the Ancient Qrper"..

- Moved to St. John's (the Rock) Newfoundland this past week into my 1
year "vacation apartment" (actually "work" related).

- Ventured down to the Canadian Department of Communications and secured yet
yet another call VO1DRB to go along with my VE2DRB and WA6ERB (I know they
don't match).

- In preparation for the ARCI Spring Party I unpack my Ten Tec Argosy II,
MFJ antenna tuner, Cmos Super Key II, my trusty non-moving capacitance
coupled iambic paddle and some disarray of antennas (unpacking radios
comes before anything else essential - where was that toothbrush anyway).

- Out on my third floor corner apartment balcony I lash together a Radio Shack
(thank goodness EVERY North American town has a Radio Shack - that's how I let
my wife know if a town is noteworthy) 5 foot mast and a 40/20 meter rotatable
dipole made of two old Hygain mobile whips.

- I fire up the Argosy II to a full QRP gallon check SWR (not bad) and listen,
and listen, and listen... Boy what a bummer.  I hear nothing on 40, change
whips and still hear nothing on 20.  Not knowing anything about propagation
from a QTH that is the farthest East possible in North America begins to make
me wonder if I'll ever get through the Auroras (or whatever they get up North
here).  It's Saturday evening - I give up (so easily).  I finally do crank up
the Argosy to 50 watts and make a few European QSO's - St. John's IS only
2 1/2 time zones away from GMT.  To bed I go.

- Sunday is not much better.  I jury rig up an old AEA Isoloop on my balcony
in the horizontal position.  A little better but no barn burner.  Work a few
more Europeans at 50 watts.  Will I ever work (or be able to work) a North
American QRP station?  I call and I call and I call.  I almost made contact
with NX1K (good ole New England QRPer) and K4JM - thanks guys for listening.
I called W8MVN a thousand times - no answer.  Will my career (?) as a QRP
contester end?

- I move into a new mode of operation.  Set my computer up and got "sucked"
into playing Solitaire.  Meanwhile I program my Super CMos Keyer II for
calling CQ QRP Test.  Let it run a while to heat up the ionosphere with my
5 watts - maybe I can punch a hole through...  Low and behold but who comes
pouncing on my frequency but N8ET with a 559 - Wow First QRP QSO from a super
operator - thanks Bill.  Maybe there's hope.  More CQ's, more Solitaire and
yes more QRP contacts.  A GRAND total of 15 Q's in the last 4 hours of the
contest.   A NEW WORLD'S RECORD FOR THE SPRING 1994 ARCI PARTY FROM VO1 LAND?

- And my final challenge was to fill out my log but I couldn't figure out the
GMT time (Newfoundland is 1 and 1/2 earlier than EST and with the daylight
savings change I didn't have a clue what GMT was.  Turn to trusty WWV - I
can't even find it until Monday morning the conditions were so bad..  By the
way it is 2 and 1/2 hours later than GMT in case you ever operate from VO1.

So thanks to the INET QRP gang for making this all worthwhile.  Now I can go
find that toothbrush and get ready for work...  See you all at Dayton.  Oh
one last item during my week move to Newfoundland from Montreal I had backed
up over 100 messages in my Compuserve/Internet gateway - Compuserve dumped 30
messages because of overflow - so sorry if I missed some mail.

73 from CFA (Newfoundland term for Come From Afar) Bob
VO1DRB/VE2DRB/WA6ERB


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Greetings!

I operated 40 meters for about 3 hours during
the weekend from Boulder, Colorado. My thanks
to all who helped me with 2-way QRP contacts
under less than optimum conditions!

I used my Ten-Tec OMNI-5 rig cranked down to
5 watts output. My antenna is a homebrew
vertical with 65 radials cut for 40 meters and
3 or 4 longer ones to help on 160m.

I only managed about 15 to 20 contacts and gave
up after about 3 hours of QRN and poor propagation.

I tried to work Bill N8ET on 160m Saturday night but
between the freezing rain, QRN, and poor propagation
it just didn't work.

'72's    Chip Owens,  NW0O
     Boulder, Colorado


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Hello gang!

I worked the ARCI QRP QSO Party for about 2 hours 15 minutes total.
QTH is Brighton, MI, which is about 45 miles northwest of Detroit.

I currently only have an 80m dipole up (I hope to get a Cushcraft R7 at
Dayton and put it on one of my roof tripods).

Saturday morning, I quickly turned on the radio and listened around 3560 a
little after 8AM (1200z). I heard some activity, but I had to run to a
veterenarian appointment. When I got back, the operators had vacated 80.

I ran an hour Saturday evening. I fired up my IC-735 (I had adjusted the
output power swing to work QRP levels on Field Day last year). Turned my
power down to 5W and got to work. I worked 11 stations in an hour. I used
the ole hunt-n-pounce method.

I discovered that I have a less-than-optimal callsign for contesting (I
already suspected that). Lots of problems with the H and S following each
other. I found it most effective if I increased the spacing between the
letters of my call.

The band, of course, was noisy. I seemed to be working to the east and
southeast pretty well. I only got as far west as IN and WI.

3560 appears to be a popular NTS net frequency, but it seemed for the most
part that the "contesters" (partiers?) made room for the net folks.

Later that evening, from 0242 to 0252, I tried again, but the noise was
horrendous! I made 2 more contacts. I got involved with other things after
that attempt, then checked the band again at about 0420z (12:20AM EST), and
the band was vacated.

I got up at 7:30 the Sunday and listened around, nobody was there.

I worked again from 2245z until the end of the contest. I got 8 more Qs,
but the noise was bad.

I could hear NZ8J in Fairborn, OH. He was booming right in. Working him was
a snap.

This is the first "contest" I've participated in other than Field Day. It
was a most enjoyable experience. I noticed that the people I worked this
weekend were patient enough to stick with me and try to get the exchange
through the noise. I never really got "jettisoned". Kudos to WD9CTB, Jerry
Kitterman, he stuck with me through a long ordeal. He was my last new
state. He probably already worked MI, but he gave me one more state in my
SPC multiplier.

I worked PA, VA, MI, OH, MD, GA, WI, NH, CT, NJ, and IN.

In the end, I had 21 contacts (16 members, 5 non-members), 11 states,
running 5W.
That give me a score of 6930. I'm happy with it. Perhaps I have a shot at
the 80m-only Michigan certificate.

I'm sending my dues to ARCI to get my own number.

It was fun, and that's what it's all about.

72!

--Steve, N8HSC.





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I saw a message about the DSP-40, a copy is attached to the end of this one,
on one of the newsgroups.
Being interested in DSP, I rushed right out and bought one.
My intention was to use it in the contest, but I didn't get to work any
of the contest due to other obligations (sigh).
I did get to play with the thing for about half an hour.
Here are my first impressions.

First, since several have asked what it is, I'll try to describe it.
It's a black plastic box with knobs on the front and connectors on the back.
It has an 1/8" audio in jack, a 1/8" external speaker jack, and a
coaxial power connector for 12 VDC.  On the front is a 1/4" phone jack.
An audio amplifier and speaker are built in.  The speaker is mounted
in the top of the box.

On the front is a volume control which also turns the unit on and off.
To the right of the volume control is the DSP button.  With the DSP
button out, the unit is just an audio amplifier.  With the DSP button
in, the unit is an audio DSP.  Also to the right of the volume control
is an LED that flickers to indicate audio input level, which is on solid
when the unit is in CW mode.

To the left is a function switch and a bandwidth switch.  The function
switch has three positions, NR, SSB and CW.  The bandwidth switch has
three postions, Narrow, Medium and Wide.  When the unit is in the NR or
SSB mode, it will eliminate steady audio tones.  In all three modes,
the unit will do bandpass filtering, the bandwidth varies with both
the function selected and the bandwidth selected.  I left the user's manual
at home, but I remember that the narrowest SSB bandwidth was about 300 Hz
to 2 kHz and the narrowest CW bandwidth was about 600 Hz to 900 Hz.

The unit does work, but I would say a phone operator might be more interested
in it than a CW operator.  In the CW mode, the unit seems to me to just be
a narrow audio filter.  Frankly, I like my MFJ active filter better.
My active filter is also cheaper, I got it used for $5.00 at a hamfest.
The DSP-40 is about $80.00.

A phone operator would like the automatic notch filter function.
It is effective.  The bandpass filtering also helps, but most rigs
already have bandpass fitlering.

I have not yet noticed that noise reduction does a lot.  However,
I've only played with it for about half an hour.  Also, if you're
listening to signals that are already good, the DSP-40 can actually
make them worse.

Yes, you can hear the quantization noise.  If you're use to picking
weak signals out of the noise, it's very noticable.  I have a hunch
this is an eight bit unit.  I am experimenting with implementing
the W9GR stuff on a TI DSP Starter's Kit that has a 14 bit AIC.
I hope I get better results with it.

You can do some silly things with the unit too.  You can put it into
SSB mode while listening to CW and see if you can copy with just the
key clicks.  You can wiggle your rig's tuning knob and see how long
it takes the DSP-40 to adjust.  You can listen to a SW music broadcast
and see how nicely the notch filter mutilates that.  You can also listen
to AM SW as SSB using the DSP-40 to notch out the carrier.

Here are my conclusions.  If you're interested in learning more about
DSP and want to play like I do, buy it.  If you just want better CW
reception, don't buy it.  Buy a good active filter instead.  If you're
a phone operator that can't stand people tuning up on your QSO, buy it.
If you only work strong stations with excellent signals, don't buy it.

Those are my impressions so far.  Hopefully others will evaluate and
review the unit for us too.

A copy of the post I saw about the DSP-40 is attached.

73,

Jim, WD9EYB

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Radio Shack is in the DSP race with their new DSP-40
noise reduction system.

It's a black box with a speaker, 12 volt and input chord.
It has 2 three position switches and a volume control.
One switch selects wide, medium and narrow. The other selects
CW, SSB and NR.

The CW position selects narrow audio filters and allows a
CW tone to pass.  The other positions (SSB and NR) reject CW
or heterodynes and provide a noise reduction filter.  The other
switch selects the filter bandwidths.  The volume knob controls
the audio level and there's a 5 watt internal amplifier/speaker.

The unit does a nice job nulling carriers but does very little
noise cancelling.  The narrow CW mode works fine but the I.F.
filter in my Kenwood 440 does a much better job.   The unit
makes a great mobile speaker for my H.T. and it runs on 12 volts
but $80.00 is a little steep for a mobile use.  I purchased it
so I can compare it to the Hamblaster which does a much better
job reducing noise.

Inside is a PCB that's partially covered with a sheild.  Under the
bottom sheild there's a Texas Instruments chip with unknown markings.
It's probably a custom chip with a TMS320C10 core.  The top side
probably has the A-D/D-A.  I didn't look at the number.

---
   Jack Albert  WA9FVP             Fellow Radio Hacker
                     Tele [phone]
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     I listened on 20m all weekend from a remote campsite in the high
     country of northern AZ and heard a total of a dozen signals, all
     weak as a whisper.  Half of those were AMTOR stations.  I never
     heard the first ARCI contest QSO.  Was the band really that
     moribund or should I take a closer look at my gear?

     Regards,

     -- Mike, WB4ZKA

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     Mike Pulley                                  Intel Corporation
     Phoenix, Arizona (USA)          [e-mail]
     Callsign: WB4ZKA
     QRP rig:  MFJ-9020 20m CW, Ten-Tec PM2-B
     QRP ant:  Butternut vertical at ground level
     QRP interests:  Operating (WAS or bust!)
     ==============================================================


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well guys, I have no idea how the cw poll got uuencoded, but maybe it
was intercepted at think.com and uuencoded.  I think that uuencoding now
does the compression as well as hexification, so that might make sense
.  73 all and see you later, I have a lot of work to do today.. at home :-).
Brad WB8YGG

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Turned on radio for propagation check Saturday morning. Didn't
find any. Turned off radio, put weekend into ham radio bank for
use under better conditions. Read "The Good Policeman" by
Jerome Charyn.

72

KR1S



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Bob,

I'm sorry to have to use the list where direct mail would be preferable, but
my system will not send mail to compuserve.

In your note on the New Newfoundland ARCI Spring Party Record, you mentioned
your "trusty non-moving capacitance coupled iambic paddle."

Is this the one described in SPRAT of somewhere about number 48?  I have been
thinking of building the key section of that and then mating it to the Iambic
keyer of number 56.  Anyway, how well does a capacitive keyer work?  Is it
a good unit?  This would be my first keyer rig and I wonder if it would be
usable, or should I go with a bencher/curtis type rig.

Thanks for any info you could supply.

72

Ted [e-mail]
KC5CUW

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Hello to all-

I made a 40m only effort from here in southeast Michigan.  My time was
limited since my brother, n3qxb, surprised us by flying in from American
Samoa.  The band was poor -- lots of noise and moderate fade rates.

I ran my Drake tr5 at 5 watts into a quarter wave ground plane at 17 ft.

My summary:  33 QSOs in 19 SPCs for 17,556 points
             2hrs of operating time

I worked fellow netters wb2cpu and ac4hf.  Also snagged nn1g and
kh6cp/1.  I missed Chuck.  I called w8mvn until my fingers were
blue -- did anyone work him?  :)

Thanks to all -- it was an enjoyable QSO party.  Onward to a QRP FD!

72/3,

Ron (wb8ruq).
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I got hit with some kind of flu Friday nite. I had 101+ F all day Sat and
couldn't even think about operating in the contest. I turned on the radio
about Sunday noon but still wasn't really coherent enough for much.
Finally, by late p.m. I was able to operate a bit. Conditions, as others
have noted, seemed poor from here. Only HEARD a couple of contest stations
on 20, tho, surprisingly a few Europeans were coming in. 40 was only good
for relatively short stuff, 4's and 8's, mostly. Loudest heard were W8MVN
and N8ET (guess your antennas doing ok, Bill). From the INET teams I
worked only WA4VQD from INET1 and N8ET and KD4YRN from INET2. I
haven't figured my score yet but I had 45 Q's in less than 3 hours.
Apologies to my INET1 teammates for the paltry score. I'm still not
feeling so great -- taking today off from work.

Hope to see many of you at Dayton.

72/73... howie, wb2cpu
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No, the subject isn't a typo.

Well, nearly breaking my foot Friday considerably dampened my enthusiasm for
dashing around outside stringing up an antenna.  I actually did get the antenna
up by early evening, however, whereupon I discovered that my Ugly Weekender
doesn't work.  I had planned to get on 17 and 30 Sunday, but since I planned
to operate outside, Sunday's rain literally dampened my enthusiasm for that
idea...

Oh well.  Maybe next weekend.

73, John, WB7EEL

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well guys, I have no idea how the cw poll got uuencoded, but maybe it
was intercepted at think.com and uuencoded.  I think that uuencoding now
does the compression as well as hexification, so that might make sense
.  73 all and see you later, I have a lot of work to do today.. at home :-).
Brad WB8YGG

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Well, I did it. I bought a HW-8 at this weekend's hamfest. There, I've said it.
It was just too cure to pass up. Kind of like a puppy at the dog pound...

Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work. TX or RX. I'll dig into it in earnest
after my W6EMT 30m VXO transmitter is finished. I would like to hear
from you about HW-8 mods and improvements. I plan to order "The HW-8 Handbook",
and would like to know of other sources. One specific mod I'd like to hear
about is audio output. Not owning any 2000 ohm headphones leads me to believe
others have come up with better options. Share your ideas, please!

I would like to hear about common failure modes, too. That might help me get
this rig back on the air sooner. I have the assembly manual and schematics.
The book is a little tired and falling apart, but I think it is still all there.

Thanks!

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Based on the comments on the net to date I don't know whether to feel
good or bad about my luck in the contest.  About 12 1/2 hours of
operation produced 36 QSOs with 14 States on 40 (most of the QSOs) and
20 Meters for a grand total of 13,818.  With stations reporting higher
scores and 2 hours of operation I wonder if I was in the correct
contest :-)  Station was all battery powered (including the
fluorescent lamp) to get ready for Field Day.  The ARK-40 performed
great as did the K9AY on 20 Meters.  Antennas were a trap vertical for
40 and an attic dipole for 20.  I did manage to work W8MVN on 40 !!
So despite the poor band conditions it looks like this was a successful
contest.  73  &  72

Jim Johns  KA0IQT
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Daniel,
I am sure you will hear about the NorCal 40. (Especially at Dayton).
I just built one last month.
It is easy to build, moderate skills required.
Quality went into every component.  Room left inside case for mods.
Stability is excellant.
Sensitivity superb.  Audio a little low, but can be modified.
CW keying great.  Price was low.

This is a club project, not so much a kit.  FAR Circuits may have the boards
available.

I used mine for ARCI test this weekend.  It works just as good as my Icom.
I plan to use it portable this year.  It is rugged.

72 de Cameron, KT3A.


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Well my first CW contest is history.  I was only able to spend 1 real
hour at the rig with sporadic 15-20 minute intervals here and there.
Don't look for me on any log sheets though!!  I tried like heck to get
W0FPR to hear me on Sunday.  I though at one point that he was coming
back, but it was the phantoms that I could not here that he was responding
to.  The net result is that nobody worked Vermont despite my short, but
persistent efforts.  With some more contesting under my belt I may be
in a better sort come the fall.

I had moved my station to the basement Friday evening to enable me to
work "after hours".  I did get on later than I would normally, but I
ran into antenna problems as a result of the move.  How you route a long
wire out of the basement has a large effect on signal.  I know the bands
were lousy, but they couldn't have been as bad as I was hearing.  Sure
enough moving the line to get out of the basement ASAP improved things
for the better.  Only I had eaten up most of the time I had to spend
dorking around with the station.

Rest assured I heard a few of you folks out there.  This was the first
time that I could hear, but not speak to anyone...bummer.  I did have
fun however.

73 de N1PBT...ron

Ron Rossi

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  OFFICE MEMO         QRP Contest de AC4QO                  Date:  4/11/94
Well, this was my first contest and on the upside, I learned a lot about my
equipment.  Mostly used an HW-9 (nice little rig) on a vertical.  Made a few
on 20 using a Yaesu FT-890 on a sloping (did not get a mast up) dipole.  The
vertical seemed to perform better.  Heard W8MVN a lot!  He must have been in
a place circling Ohio cause he was always bombing into the Northern Virginia
area.  Worked Jeff (AC4HF).  I was surprised that I was able to dig him out.
Nice clean signal, but really down there.  The bands were very bad as you all
know.  I did find an opening on 20 and worked the states of Washington and
Oregon.  Ended up working 19 stations.  Ears got tired of all the work.
Evenings were not much better since the Texans were out playing with their
thunderboomers.  Maybe it was good that the bands were so bad.  Everyone else
stayed of the air and left it to us fleas to play in.

On 40 worked  K8AQM, W1MK, KB1ASO, NX1K, AC4HF, N4AOX, AC4VO, KF2NB, WB9CAB,
W8MVN, K0FRP, KI4XS, N5OD, WB4ILH, KB4GID

On 20 worked K0FRP, K7MFB, AA7QU, KB5YUT

All in all, it was enjoyable and I got to observe lots of styles under truely
bad operating conditions.  Think I will do it again.  Thanks to all who
worked me.  73.  Bob AC4QO....



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As everyone has noted, bands were in sad shape.  But the NorCal 40 held
its own.  Really appreciated the great receiver during the last hour
when everyone was on the same frequency looking for one more QSO.
Worked only 40 meters for this one.

On the air, WA1JXR said "condix are "poor." I replied that "poor" was
being generous.  Really wasn't worth being on before 21 or 2200 UT.

From Central Massachusetts, I only worked two others from MASS, with
reports like 339.  Worked none others from New England, and none from
the second district either.  Got three new states, CO, TX and WV.

Did manage 30 QSOs in 16 states in about 7 hours.  Furthest was W0FPR in
Colorado.  Also worked four on the INET list and will send details to
Chuck.  W8MVN had a booming signal, especially Sunday.  Had a hard time
getting him to hear me, but he finally did.

Was lots of fun and am looking forward to the Fall.

Cheers,

Mark, NX1K

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Hello to all-

I made a 40m only effort from here in southeast Michigan.  My time was
limited since my brother, n3qxb, surprised us by flying in from American
Samoa.  The band was poor -- lots of noise and moderate fade rates.

I ran my Drake tr5 at 5 watts into a quarter wave ground plane at 17 ft.

My summary:  33 QSOs in 19 SPCs for 17,556 points
             2hrs of operating time

I worked fellow netters wb2cpu and ac4hf.  Also snagged nn1g and
kh6cp/1.  I missed Chuck.  I called w8mvn until my fingers were
blue -- did anyone work him?  :)

Thanks to all -- it was an enjoyable QSO party.  Onward to a QRP FD!

72/3,

Ron (wb8ruq).
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My efforts were pretty modest.  After catching up on all the other reports
submitted so far, I don't feel so bad!

Band    QSOs    Points    Mult
80    17    76    10
40    12    48     5
20     6    24     4
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Total    35    148    19

It was worse until the end...10 QSOs were in the last half-hour of the
contest on 80m, the only decent rate of the whole test.

Five hours operating, most of it spent listening to noise :-).  Condx were
so bad on Saturday that I took a couple of hours outside and changed my
antenna from a longwire to a vertical rectangular loop about 160m in
circumference, about 230x50' fed with twinlead.

Working the list....I worked N8ET (twice: 40 & 80), AA2U, NX1K, and WB2CPU.
I worked five Texans, but never heard Chuck.  I could barely hear N8ET on
160, but the best I got when calling him was a "QRZ?"  I could tell there
was one other signal on 160, but I couldn't copy.

Longest QSO was Colorado on 20m late Sun afternoon.

--bruce WT1M

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Hi all,

First would like to apologize to any who received low RSTs from me
during the contest.. we had SEVER weather conditions ALL weekend..
had to keep shutting everything off and disconnecting all.. never
seen so much rain and lightning.. had a LOT of trouble hearing
people most of the time...20 was almost completely dead.. got a
bad headache from all the atmospheric noise and the popping and
crackling from the receiver. So sorry guys on my INET team.. did
my best....

Last night while copying over my logs.. remembered how much I hate
to contest using paper logs.. have to figure out how to make CT do
it.. my handwriting is terrible.

Here are my results:


65 QSOs..all but five on 40 meters
243 contact points
27 multipliers
7 point multiplier for using 4 watts

total score was 45,927. .would love to do this again when the
bands don't need bandaids.

I used my HW9 and Ten Tec Argosy II and my Gap vertical.. that's
right.. worse than a dipole.. no big antenna advantage.. Used a
hand made solid brass Canadian straight key on the HW9 and the
single paddle with Tejas Curtis chip keyer on the Ten Tec.. no use
of any additional filter.

I did turn on and listen with the ARK 40.. was really surprised..
it did the BEST job on hearing under loud noise conditions..better
than the Ten Tec. .but couldn't use it.. think it is now putting
out 6 or 7 watts.

Think best part of the contest was speaking to Doug on the phone
about the NorCal club and QRPp.. tried to get him to move to
Tennessee and start a QRP club here.

72


Jeff, AC4HF

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Hello gang!

I worked the ARCI QRP QSO Party for about 2 hours 15 minutes total.
QTH is Brighton, MI, which is about 45 miles northwest of Detroit.

I currently only have an 80m dipole up (I hope to get a Cushcraft R7 at
Dayton and put it on one of my roof tripods).

Saturday morning, I quickly turned on the radio and listened around 3560 a
little after 8AM (1200z). I heard some activity, but I had to run to a
veterenarian appointment. When I got back, the operators had vacated 80.

I ran an hour Saturday evening. I fired up my IC-735 (I had adjusted the
output power swing to work QRP levels on Field Day last year). Turned my
power down to 5W and got to work. I worked 11 stations in an hour. I used
the ole hunt-n-pounce method.

I discovered that I have a less-than-optimal callsign for contesting (I
already suspected that). Lots of problems with the H and S following each
other. I found it most effective if I increased the spacing between the
letters of my call.

The band, of course, was noisy. I seemed to be working to the east and
southeast pretty well. I only got as far west as IN and WI.

3560 appears to be a popular NTS net frequency, but it seemed for the most
part that the "contesters" (partiers?) made room for the net folks.

Later that evening, from 0242 to 0252, I tried again, but the noise was
horrendous! I made 2 more contacts. I got involved with other things after
that attempt, then checked the band again at about 0420z (12:20AM EST), and
the band was vacated.

I got up at 7:30 the Sunday and listened around, nobody was there.

I worked again from 2245z until the end of the contest. I got 8 more Qs,
but the noise was bad.

I could hear NZ8J in Fairborn, OH. He was booming right in. Working him was
a snap.

This is the first "contest" I've participated in other than Field Day. It
was a most enjoyable experience. I noticed that the people I worked this
weekend were patient enough to stick with me and try to get the exchange
through the noise. I never really got "jettisoned". Kudos to WD9CTB, Jerry
Kitterman, he stuck with me through a long ordeal. He was my last new
state. He probably already worked MI, but he gave me one more state in my
SPC multiplier.

I worked PA, VA, MI, OH, MD, GA, WI, NH, CT, NJ, and IN.

In the end, I had 21 contacts (16 members, 5 non-members), 11 states,
running 5W.
That give me a score of 6930. I'm happy with it. Perhaps I have a shot at
the 80m-only Michigan certificate.

I'm sending my dues to ARCI to get my own number.

It was fun, and that's what it's all about.

72!

--Steve, N8HSC.





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     I listened on 20m all weekend from a remote campsite in the high
     country of northern AZ and heard a total of a dozen signals, all
     weak as a whisper.  Half of those were AMTOR stations.  I never
     heard the first ARCI contest QSO.  Was the band really that
     moribund or should I take a closer look at my gear?

     Regards,

     -- Mike, WB4ZKA

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     Mike Pulley                                  Intel Corporation
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     QRP ant:  Butternut vertical at ground level
     QRP interests:  Operating (WAS or bust!)
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Turned on radio for propagation check Saturday morning. Didn't
find any. Turned off radio, put weekend into ham radio bank for
use under better conditions. Read "The Good Policeman" by
Jerome Charyn.

72

KR1S



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Bob,

I'm sorry to have to use the list where direct mail would be preferable, but
my system will not send mail to compuserve.

In your note on the New Newfoundland ARCI Spring Party Record, you mentioned
your "trusty non-moving capacitance coupled iambic paddle."

Is this the one described in SPRAT of somewhere about number 48?  I have been
thinking of building the key section of that and then mating it to the Iambic
keyer of number 56.  Anyway, how well does a capacitive keyer work?  Is it
a good unit?  This would be my first keyer rig and I wonder if it would be
usable, or should I go with a bencher/curtis type rig.

Thanks for any info you could supply.

72

Ted [e-mail]
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Agree with Dick - I really did try - but nothing except aching ears
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I saw a message about the DSP-40, a copy is attached to the end of this one,
on one of the newsgroups.
Being interested in DSP, I rushed right out and bought one.
My intention was to use it in the contest, but I didn't get to work any
of the contest due to other obligations (sigh).
I did get to play with the thing for about half an hour.
Here are my first impressions.

First, since several have asked what it is, I'll try to describe it.
It's a black plastic box with knobs on the front and connectors on the back.
It has an 1/8" audio in jack, a 1/8" external speaker jack, and a
coaxial power connector for 12 VDC.  On the front is a 1/4" phone jack.
An audio amplifier and speaker are built in.  The speaker is mounted
in the top of the box.

On the front is a volume control which also turns the unit on and off.
To the right of the volume control is the DSP button.  With the DSP
button out, the unit is just an audio amplifier.  With the DSP button
in, the unit is an audio DSP.  Also to the right of the volume control
is an LED that flickers to indicate audio input level, which is on solid
when the unit is in CW mode.

To the left is a function switch and a bandwidth switch.  The function
switch has three positions, NR, SSB and CW.  The bandwidth switch has
three postions, Narrow, Medium and Wide.  When the unit is in the NR or
SSB mode, it will eliminate steady audio tones.  In all three modes,
the unit will do bandpass filtering, the bandwidth varies with both
the function selected and the bandwidth selected.  I left the user's manual
at home, but I remember that the narrowest SSB bandwidth was about 300 Hz
to 2 kHz and the narrowest CW bandwidth was about 600 Hz to 900 Hz.

The unit does work, but I would say a phone operator might be more interested
in it than a CW operator.  In the CW mode, the unit seems to me to just be
a narrow audio filter.  Frankly, I like my MFJ active filter better.
My active filter is also cheaper, I got it used for $5.00 at a hamfest.
The DSP-40 is about $80.00.

A phone operator would like the automatic notch filter function.
It is effective.  The bandpass filtering also helps, but most rigs
already have bandpass fitlering.

I have not yet noticed that noise reduction does a lot.  However,
I've only played with it for about half an hour.  Also, if you're
listening to signals that are already good, the DSP-40 can actually
make them worse.

Yes, you can hear the quantization noise.  If you're use to picking
weak signals out of the noise, it's very noticable.  I have a hunch
this is an eight bit unit.  I am experimenting with implementing
the W9GR stuff on a TI DSP Starter's Kit that has a 14 bit AIC.
I hope I get better results with it.

You can do some silly things with the unit too.  You can put it into
SSB mode while listening to CW and see if you can copy with just the
key clicks.  You can wiggle your rig's tuning knob and see how long
it takes the DSP-40 to adjust.  You can listen to a SW music broadcast
and see how nicely the notch filter mutilates that.  You can also listen
to AM SW as SSB using the DSP-40 to notch out the carrier.

Here are my conclusions.  If you're interested in learning more about
DSP and want to play like I do, buy it.  If you just want better CW
reception, don't buy it.  Buy a good active filter instead.  If you're
a phone operator that can't stand people tuning up on your QSO, buy it.
If you only work strong stations with excellent signals, don't buy it.

Those are my impressions so far.  Hopefully others will evaluate and
review the unit for us too.

A copy of the post I saw about the DSP-40 is attached.

73,

Jim, WD9EYB

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Radio Shack is in the DSP race with their new DSP-40
noise reduction system.

It's a black box with a speaker, 12 volt and input chord.
It has 2 three position switches and a volume control.
One switch selects wide, medium and narrow. The other selects
CW, SSB and NR.

The CW position selects narrow audio filters and allows a
CW tone to pass.  The other positions (SSB and NR) reject CW
or heterodynes and provide a noise reduction filter.  The other
switch selects the filter bandwidths.  The volume knob controls
the audio level and there's a 5 watt internal amplifier/speaker.

The unit does a nice job nulling carriers but does very little
noise cancelling.  The narrow CW mode works fine but the I.F.
filter in my Kenwood 440 does a much better job.   The unit
makes a great mobile speaker for my H.T. and it runs on 12 volts
but $80.00 is a little steep for a mobile use.  I purchased it
so I can compare it to the Hamblaster which does a much better
job reducing noise.

Inside is a PCB that's partially covered with a sheild.  Under the
bottom sheild there's a Texas Instruments chip with unknown markings.
It's probably a custom chip with a TMS320C10 core.  The top side
probably has the A-D/D-A.  I didn't look at the number.

---
   Jack Albert  WA9FVP             Fellow Radio Hacker
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Hi folks!

I've been reading the mail for a while, and I must say this group gets some
great QRP discussions going.  A pleasure to read.

I have an HW-9 that I built several years ago, and I am not using it much.
Since I'm going to move soon, I thought it might be a good time to clean
house a little, so.... it's for sale.

Two problems with it that I know of:

(1) 15m is dead.

(2) The cabinet screws are missing.

Otherwise it's in good shape.

If you're interested, please e-mail me.

Tom Schomburg, N0MCX
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It was more like hard work than fun but I managed to make 26 qso's in 14
states plys HP.  Gear: ATB34 at 50 feet and inverted VEEs for 80 and 40;
IC751A cranked down to 4 watts (ALC backed off).  Skip seemed to be one
way on 40 m.  Heard lots of Q5 signals but couldn't get through to them.

Calling CQ simply did not work.

What's this NORCAL 40 ..... is it still available?  How does one get one?

73, Jim, VE2KN




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From: Ted Rosen, Architectural Technology Department
Thanks to all who responded to my inquiry about qrp kits.
I will continue to follow this subject with interest.
I enjoyed  working a number of stations during the weekend
contest, and look foreward to meeting you on the air.


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Hi all -- I just got a list from Dan's Small Parts, and see that he has the
NN1G kit.  I have no info about this rig -- anyone have any comments or advice
on this rig???  I'm itching to build another kit -- something for camping,
probably for 40 or 20 meters, as I have my Sprint for 30 meters.  Any info
would be appreciated.  Thanks and 73, Bill, KR8L/7  ([e-mail])

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From [e-mail]  Tue Apr 12 09:42:53 1994
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I apologize, but we are still plagued by problems in our mail processing
machine.  The duplicate messages are caused by crashes.  The empty-bodied
messages last night were caused by a filesystem filling up.  The people who
maintain those systems are working on solutions, and I hope it all clears
up soon.

--bruce WT1M



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    Well, at the risk of beating a dead horse
    (or should I say dead band?)........

    I spent just a few hours this weekend playing in the contest.  I
    haven't added things up yet, but I had about 30 QSO's--certainly
    nothing special.  On the other hand, all I did was answer CQs.

    The only INETers I worked were Bill N8ET, and Bruce WT1M.

    Interesting situation on 80:  I heard an EA1 and an EA8, both calling
    "CQ QRP."  Both were S3-4, but the obviously couldn't hear me or any
    of the others in the US who were trying to reach them.  I gave up after
    about 7-8 tries.

    So my big question is:  Who the heck is W8MVN?  And why does he have
    such a big signal on 40?  At one point, he was about 20 over when all
    the other signals were in the mud.  I worked him on the first try and
    he seemed to be working a steady stream of takers.

    Chet, AA1EX, Sharon NH

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All,


Just got a long awaited package in the mail last night. I have
built most of the QRP kits on the market. I enjoy building about
anything from an accesory on a schematic to a multiband
transceiver. I have dealt with having no instructions all the way
up to the instructions that came with the HW9. I love my HW9, but
think the instructions are a little much.

When it is time to relax (and not Miller time) I really enjoy a
well thought out kit with quality parts that I am fairly confident
will work when I put the power to it. In my experience (and I can
say this on the Internet list.. and not in published articles) the
current "Cadillac" of the kit business is Oak Hills Research. I am
by nature cheap, but in kits you often get what you pay for. I
have found that after getting over the initial shock of paying the
extra price for the kits, I usually LOVE building the Oak Hills
Kits, and find they work GREAT afterwards. One of the transceivers
that almost had to be pried from my hands and I had to think long
and hard about selling was the Oak Hills Spirit. I had a blast
building it, it worked great the first time and everytime.

One of the final considerations when I finally sold my Spirit was
the fact that Dick from Oak Hills said he was going to have a dual
band that was going to be as good as the Spirit. The two bands it
was going to cover were 20 and 40. Well this accounts for over 90%
of my operating. I finally let the Spirit go and waited, and
waited. Spent a bunch of money calling every once in a while to
check and see how Dick was doing on the project.

Well the wait it over.. the box has arrived and the kit in in my
workshop. I anxiously, and carefully opened the box and got rig of
the top layer of shredded paper (the only part left of Oak Hills
Kits that I don't enjoy HI HI). The case is really heavy duty and
nicely painted and screened.

The second thing I always check is the instructions. Boy was I
impressed. I have always appreciated the quality of Oak Hills
instructions. They are very clear, thorough without going
overboard and nicely printed. I had suggested to Dick, and imagine
others must have also, a possible improvement or two for his kits.
I found that with the Spirit it would have been easier of the
parts for the sections of the transceiver be packaged seperately
and the parts list seperated out. I found I was ripping the
instructions apart and having to take out the parts list and the
layout picture.

Well, the new instructions have a nice, thick main section that
gives an introduction to the transceiver, some general
instructions, a list of tools needed, advice on soldering and
such. Then it goes throught each PCB and gives step by step
instructions. It clearly states not to unpack all the parts at
once. There are 4 boards (as I remember.. more will follow) One
for the oscillator, one for the tx, one for Rec, one for optional
cutis keyer. Each board has the parts packaged seperately and has
a corresponding seperate (stapled seperate) set of sheets with the
parts list, description of parts, and reference number to board id
(ex: R34). I think I lot of detail has gone into making the
building of this kit as enjoyable as possible.

OK here is the basic description out of the new catalog:

QRP Classic-Dual Band CW Transceiver
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-Dual band transceiver kit for 20m and 40m
-Superhet receiver design with diode ring mixer and RF pre-amp
-High side LO injection on both bands for cleaner signal
-4 pole crystal filter
-4 pole audio filter
-AGC circuit
-Vfo tuning with 8:1 vernier dial covering 100 KHz
-RIT w/center dtent provides +- 1 KHz
-Sidetone oscillator w/ level control
-Silky smooth QSK
-4-5 watts output
-TX output adjustable from 0-full on back panel
-12vdx-290mA on Rx and 1.2A on TX
-Measures 4" X 6.25" X 6 7/8".. 48 oz
-all panels prepunched for optional keyer

CAT # CL2040-$269.95
 optional keyer $39.95

Oak Hills Research
20879 Madison Street
Big Rapids, MI 49307
[phone]
[phone]

I don't work for the company and am in NO way connected with it
and haven't as of yet met Dick the owner.

Also noticed in the catalog the QRP explorer superhet for either
20 or 40 for $159.95


73

Jeff, AC4HF

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Callsign   WB8YGG
Max CW Speed = 35
Comfortable CW speed = 20
CW sending Method = Computer over 20, under iambic keyer
CW receiving Method = head except for callsigns, then I write it out.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
            Callsign = N8HSC, General Class
        Max CW Speed = 20WPM
Comfortable CW speed = 15WPM
   CW sending method = Semi-automatic mechanical keyer (bug)
CW receiveing method = paper, and in my head
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Call:                    K4ADL
Max CW Speed:            20 wpm
Comfortable CW Speed:    15 wpm (so sue me!)
CW Sending Method:       Mouse converted to keyer paddles.
CW Receiving Method:     Head, except paper for calls, qth & name.
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Callsign     WB7EEL
Max CW Speed =  13
Comfortable CW speed = 10
CW sending method = straight key
CW receiveing method = paper
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Callsign AC4HF
Max CW Speed =30?
Comfortable CW speed =approx 20
CW sending method = (options could be straight key, computer, iambic, bug etc)
favorite is Straight key, also iambic, single paddle, and bug..NO
COMPUTER
CW receiveing method = (options could be computer, in your head , on paper etc)
Most of time head.. when tired, paper assist.. NO COMPUTER
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Callsign  WB4TPW
Max CW Speed = 18
Comfortable CW speed = 13
CW sending method = homemade non-iambic keyer, its really a sad keyer
CW receiveing method = on paper
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Call = N1PBT/AE
Max reliable = 15
Comf = 10
Send = straight
Recv = paper/head
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Callsign N2PSH
Max CW Speed = 15
Comfortable CW speed = 10
CW sending method = straight key
CW receiveing method = on paper
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Callsign             : wb8ruq
Max CW speed         : 30 wpm
Comfortable CW speed : 18-20 wpm
CW sending method    : iambic keyer
CW receiving method  : pencil and paper
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N3PFF
Max CW    10 WPM
Comfortable CW    5 WPM
CW sending    straight key
CW receive    on paper (then use "wheel of fortune" method
                to fill in blanks HI HI)
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> Callsign = KB9IUA
> Max CW Speed = between 10 and 13
> Comfortable CW speed = between 8 and 10 (I'm still new at
this)
> CW sending method = paddle (not iambic), straight key
> CW receiving method = paper with pencil, a few words in
the head
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Callsign        kb9fko
Max CW Speed =  ? can snag callsigns at 20+
Comfortable CW speed = 10-13 solid, hopefully 20 after contest :-)
CW sending method = straight key, have used iambic before
CW receiveing method = paper copy, can head copy stretches at a time
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Callsign:               N1IRZ
Max CW Speed =          25 wpm
Comfortable CW speed =  20 wpm
CW sending method =     Iambic Keyer (primary), Straight Key (secondary)
CW receiving method =   Head (slow speed & short words), Magic Slate
                        (that's right, kid's toy -- for normal QSO),
                        Paper (callsigns, names, QTHs, etc.)
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Callsign  W1FMR  (held for 40 years)
Max CW Speed = 45 +
Comfortable CW speed =  30 Sending
CW sending method = Paddle/keyer
CW receiveing method = Left Brain >35   Pencil <25
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KN6MN
Max CW Speed = 20
Comfortable CW speed = 15
CW sending method = iambic
CW receiving method = in your [my] head
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Max CW Speed = 20 WPM
Comfortable CW speed = 13-15
CW sending method = 2 paddle keyer
CW receiveing method = Head/paper...computer copy doesnt count!
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>
> Callsign                      AA6IY
> Max CW Speed =                25
> Comfortable CW speed =        20
> CW sending method =           iambic - Morse Machine or Super CMOS-II
> CW receiveing method =        On paper
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Callsign   KT5H
Max CW Speed = 40
Comfortable CW speed = 30
CW sending method = iambic keyer
CW receiveing method = definitely in my head.  I can't write that fast!
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> Callsign  KU7Y
> Max CW Speed =  45wpm aprox
> Comfortable CW speed = 25-30 wpm
> CW sending method = Bencher iambic with kit keyer, Old Heathkit keyer
                      with built in iambic paddles, old MFJ keyer with
                      built in single lever paddles. Best speed copied
                      by a computer (W7PCP, Boise, ID) was 46 wpm. This
                      was with the benchers. Could only keep this speed
                      up for a few min. Then had to give my poor fingers
                      a rest!
> CW receiveing method = In my head when mobile, cobination of head and
                         paper at home.
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WB2EMS
max - oh probably 20 on a good day
comfortable - more like 10, i can copy that in my head usually, 15 on paper
sending method - keyer mostly, straight key, or 50 wpm keyboard to keyboard
receiving - in my head if possible (working on getting better at that), else on
paper, or with the computer for machine to machine chats (i can't copy above
about 20-25, but sometimes a couple of us get on at 40-50 wpm with computers
doing both the transmitting and receiving - less duty cycle than rtty. Plus
ok for novices who want to keyboard. I find that I don't dare trust the machine
to copy the k5fo types, it's liable to lose it halfway through the conversation
and then I'm hosed. :-)
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Callsign: KD6PRD
Max CW Speed = 16
Comfortable CW speed = 13
CW sending method = straight key
CW receiving method = Ears! :) (er... in head). Callsign written, maybe QTH.
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> Callsign KA1JML
> Max CW Speed = 10
> Comfortable CW speed = 7
> CW sending method = iambic
> CW receiveing method = on paper
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> Callsign   WD9EYB
> Max CW Speed = Can't say for sure, maybe 35 on a very good day.
> Comfortable CW speed = 20
> CW sending Method = CMOS Super Keyer II, Nye Viking Keyer, Straight Key
                      I have used a computer to send and don't like it
                      because it feels too impersonal.
> CW receiving Method = head except for slow code, then I write it out.
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Callsign     KD4D
Max CW Speed = 35
Comfortable CW speed = 30
CW sending Method = Computer during contests...paddles w/keyer otherwise
CW receiving Method =  head except for callsigns & I make notes
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Callsign             NO1E
Max CW Speed =             25 wpm
Comfortable CW speed =         18 wpm
CW sending method =          bug (aka semi automatic key)
CW receiveing method =         paper & pencil
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> Callsign : KD4YRN
> Max CW Speed = 13 wpm (ie. got lucky and passed 13 wpm)
> Comfortable CW speed = 8 wpm (ie. slow poke :-) )
> CW sending method = straight key
> CW receiveing method = on paper
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Callsign    K5FO
Max CW Speed  80
Comfortable   60
Sending       Keyboard above 40, bencher and MM-3 lower or CMOS II
Receiving     Head or Typewriter, prefer head and notes on paper
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Callsign   ka2czu
Max CW Speed = 15
Comfortable CW speed = 10-12
CW sending Method = straight key
CW receiving Method = paper.
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NH6IL (ex WA6QIJ)
20 wpm
15 wpm
Straight key
Paper and pencil
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 B > Callsign   N1PWU

 B > Max CW Speed = 15 Depending on senders Fist, Some are really not
     very good !! and VERY hard to copy

 B > Comfortable CW speed = 10 - 13

 B > CW sending method = Straight Key and Iambic Padle (Used with QRO YEASU
     FT-890) Straight key used with QRP HW-9, and home brew rig.

 B > CW receiveing method = Copy on paper, but trying to learn head copy.
     this may take some time.

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> Callsign N0AX
> Max CW Speed = 45
> Comfortable CW speed = 35
> CW sending method = iambic paddles
> CW receiving method = in the noggin

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WA3YNO
mac 18 wpm on a good day
comfortable 10-13 wpm
sending: iambic
copying: on paper, and since my biggest problem is trying to read while copying,
and therefore missing letters as they come, i sometimes write in vertical
lines to make it harder to read on the fly. (this will be a Hints and Kinks
item in a future QST).

("mac" should of course be "max")

Mark
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Callsign VE6GK
Max CW Speed = 35
Comfortable CW speed = 20   ve6gk iambic, bug, keyboard
CW sending method = (options could be straight key, computer, iambic, bug etc)
CW receiveing method = (options could be computer, in your head , on paper etc)

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At the moment, I'm an Advanced, and using Morse Tutor I can copy reliably about
10WPM (I've been off the air for over 10 years :-( ).  In 1976, four months after
getting my Novice, when I went to the FCC office to take the Advanced tests, the
Extra code test seemed *slow* because I was comfortable well over 25WPM (and
bizarrely enough, I'd been trying, off and on, to learn just 5WPM for four years
prior to getting my Novice ticket!).  At this rate, I'm afraid that if I try to
get my Extra ticket, I will forget the code entirely!  :-)

John, WB7EEL

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Callsign  KA0IQT
Max CW Speed = 35
Comfortable CW Speed = 22 - 25
CW sending method = iambic keyer (Bencher/Mercury/Schurr/Kent paddles)
CW receiving method = head - (paper for calls/name/RST for log)

I have several straight keys (J-38, Bencher, surplus Chech tank key and
an oversize Kent key) but I prefer using the paddles with the
CMOS Super Keyer II.  I finally found an iambic emulation mode that
I can live with :-)  Somewhere in my closet there is a Heath CW
keyboard but it hasn't been powered up in over 4 years so it
shouldn't count  ;-)

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max=35ish
comfy=28
send=keyer
rcv=pencil and head
Geoff WA1U
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K2DB
Max CW Speed = 60
Comfortable CW Speed = 45
Copy up to 30 wpm on paper & pencil , Up to 40 on keyboard,
over 40 in de head.Have terrible typing skills
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Callsign  AB6MB
> Max CW Speed = 30 wpm
> Comfortable CW speed = 23 wpm
> CW sending method = CW Keyboard
> CW receiveing method = On Paper

Jeff

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Callsign: KE7X
Max speed: about 35
Confortable: About 25
Sending: CT in contests, bencher/k9cw keyer otherwise
Receiving: Paper, head

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KR1S
Max CW Speed = 99 WPM
Comfortable CW speed = 0-99 WPM
CW sending method = 386SX-16 notebook
CW receiving method = see sending method

73

Jim's Computer

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Callsign    WD6CZI
Max CW Speed =  22 wpm
Comfortable CW speed = 15 wpm
CW sending method =   J-38
CW receiveing method = gray matter, with close-coupled cans

Note that I was off the air for 20 yrs, got back on only recently, and
don't have much time to recover my 30-35 wpm max speed, 20 wpm comfortable,
and sending method my Vibroplex Champion bug w/riveted Broadway nameplate.

I didn't want to post this, but if you are collating results, there you
have it!

73,

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On Sat, 9 Apr 1994, Chuck Adams wrote:

>
> Gang, > > Got a sad note about the passing of Dr Nose, KH6IJ.  He was >
a well noted DXer and a darn good CW op back in the 50s and > 60s.  I used
to work him at high speeds and catch him during > SS and other contests. >
> > He will be missed and his QSL cards go on the wall in > a special
place. > > KH6IJ de K5FO dit dit > > Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 >
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Yes, I too will miss him.

When I was in High School and just starting in Ham radio, there
were a few people I looked up to. KH6IJ was one.  When you worked
him he had a way of making you just plain old feel good.

73 Nose, tu es cul

Ron, KU7Y




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     Gang,
     After seeing all the postings I don't feel so bad about how I did.  As
     expected everyone was pretty well equally affected by the geomagnetic
     storm causing the poor conditions.  Results from the FL Space Coast:
     WA4VQD on INET1 team
     20M = 86, 40M = 37, 80M = 3 for 126 total Contacts
     Contact points = 522 and SPC = 56
     At 5 watts  =  204,624 points as a preliminary count

     I worked four of the other Inet team members (three on the opposing
     team-AC4HF,KF5O,N8ET and WB2CPU on mine). Consistantly strong signals
     down here throughout were W8MVN, K0FRG & N4ROA.

     I was happy to work other calls I see on here including WT1M & W1FMR.

     I put up a 40M delta loop last week for the contest.  I guess it paid
     off.  Used my 3el yagi at 35' for 20M and Butternut for 80M.  It is
     great to see all the encouragement on the net here.  I hope to see a
     lot of you at Dayton.
     73, Jan WA4VQD        [e-mail]



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Hi Gang,

My gosh, band conditions were terrible! I had heard the sunspot
activity was on a slope, but this seemed more like a cliff.

Finished work Saturday evening, fired up the rigs. Not a peep on
10 or 15. Tried working 40 meters. Heard a few packet stations
fading in and out. I did not even heard the usual SW stations.
Just for a lark tried 80. There were a few sideband stations above
my Novice/Tech area. Spent the rest of the evening thumbing around
the bands, trolling for CQ's and throwing out calls. No takers.\

Sunday morning I woke up feeling under the weather. Spent most of the
day sleeping. Warmed up the equipment mid-afternoon. 10 and 15 remained
dead, except for the QRN. We had rain, wind and short thunderstorms
throughout the day here in Central PA.

Later in the afternoon, found a few 40m CW stations on the air. Sent
calls and heard a few QRZ's, but no contacts. Came close once. Had a
station call me, but we both faded a few times, and I lost him in the
noise.

I have worked USB 10m and contested with fair results so far. But this
was my first CW contest, excuse me, CW "party". I had a GREAT time!
I believe I could really get into this code work. Enjoyed whistling
into the wind with a 1 watt rig and listening around with an old style
regen receiver. Challanging, but fun. This QRP hobby reminds me of fishing,
or at least my style of fishing. You take along a light spin cast rod and
reel, 4-10# test line, small hooks, a little bait, and just sit back an
s see what happens.

In all, I need to install a better antenna, and practice my code speed and
technique for the next party. Had a fun time. Looking forward to the next
time, and a chance to meet you folks on the air.

Total time on the air : 7 hours
contacts: none {:'(

equipoment:

1 tube 1 watt VFO/xtal transmitter
straight key
Radio Shack Globe Patrol transistor regenative mutliband receiver
65 foot inverted L at 10 feet off ground/ unfed end heading 090 deg.

Thanks, let's do it again soon!

73 to all
John
N3PFF


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Tnx for the contact in the QSO party, and the nice note on the internet.
ALso a nice tribute this morning to KH6IJ.

This connection is getting to be as fun as 40cw!

The amazing thing about the internet connection is it gives us instant feedback
and instant access to others ideas.  Now you don't have to wait for the
newsletters and magazines (except for obtaining the schematics which we have
not figured out how to send over internet w/o more significant software).

I any event, a pleasure making your acquaintance.  And see you on the radio!

DE ALAN, W6RCL  (Internet:::::::   [e-mail])


p-s--------do you think we should create the W8MVN 'big signal' trophy for the
most copied - least worked station in the contest?



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Greetings from the left coast (Oregon),

Thought I would add my two cents worth about QRP QSO party.  This was my
first contest in about 20+ years and I really enjoyed it.  My personal
goal was 20 contacts. I finished with 22.

My 6 year old kept asking me, "did you win, did you win".  I had to
explain to him that winning the contest was a very remote possibility.
However, if I had fun, then I would consider myself a winner.  I did
have a ball!

Worked 9 SPC, including 8 ARCI members, in about 6 hours of casual
operation on 40M only. Used my "box-stock" HW-8 and a 40M inverted Vee
at 30ft. Total 4280 points if I figured correctly.

Had the pleasure of talking to the Doug, KI6DS who has quite a signal
in Oregon.

I think a multiplier should be added for those operating with a 3 year
old on their lap. Maybe points for squables broken up, and "owie's"
taken care of. :-)

Thanks to all who dug me out of the noise.   See you in the fall.

73's

Roger Traylor
WB4TPW


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Gang,

I thought I was going to work the contest this past weekend. However, my
wife ordered a ton of IKEA furniture, which, to my chagrin, all had to
be assembled, in lieu of contest operating. 40 meters didn't sound all
that great anyway. But the real question is, if you assemble IKEA
furniture, is it considered "homebrew," or does one have to begin by
actually cutting down the trees?

On to a more serious matter. After using my MFJ-9040 for a week or so, I
noticed a bit of VFO drift. Actually, that's an understatement. It drifts
so bad that I can begin a QSO on 7.030 MHz and end up keying our local 2
meter repeater!  So today I called MFJ to discuss the matter. Before I
could even finish my sentence they said, "Oh yes, we know all about the
9040's drift problem."  In short, they said it's a problem with a few
capacitors; They will send me a set of new ones just as soon as they
arrive at the factory. Once again, nice service from MFJ.

-andy


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Hey! What in the world is this:

---------------------------------------------------------------------------
KR1S
Max CW Speed = 99 WPM
Comfortable CW speed = 0-99 WPM
CW sending method = 386SX-16 notebook
CW receiving method = see sending method

73

Jim's Computer

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Come on now, Jim - no hiding behind your computer; you've got to be honest
like the rest of us were.


Jeff NH6IL


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Sorry about the empty posting last night, but it was the fault of some gremlin
down the line.  Hope this works.

I am trying to save some long distance charges on this one, so bear with me.
The postings about the Spring QSO party were the most enjoyable things that
I have read on this forum in a while.  This is what I enjoy about this forum,
the opportunity to keep in contact with fellow QRPers about common interests.

I did not realize that back in June when I asked the members of the net to
post a brief summary of Field Day, that it would become an accepted thing
to do after QRP contests, yet it has.  Thank you to all who posted, I
enjoyed it immensely.  I also feel good that no one had to remind the members
to post, it was done spontaneously, as it should be.

Now for the other purpose of this posting. Ron KU7Y, Pete VE5VA, Rick VE6GK,
Warren KD4YRN, Alan W6RCL, Cameron KT3A, Mark NX1K, Jim W1FMR, Bill N8ET,
Chip NW0O, Bob VO1DRB/VE2DRB/WA6ERB, Steve N8HSC, Howie WB2CPU, John WB7EEL,
and Ron WB8RUQ, may I have permission to use your postings in QRPp?  Please
say yes, as what I have done is combined them under 1 title, Spring QRP QSO
Party by various authors.  That way I don't have to think up 15 different
titles for articles (getting smarter out here in the Wild West).  The article
will cover 6 pages, but is excellent reading.  Bill, don't worry about a
rewrite, I edited your second posting, and it looks fine.

By the way, QRPp for June is now at 69 pages, I am waiting on an article from
Eric Swartz and another on a SSB transceiver, plus Mark Cronenwett's Tidbits
column.  So, the 72 page "record" set in March will easily be broken.
Membership is at 439 as of today.  All set for Dayton.  Have to save some
space for an article about the Dayton trip, but otherwise, I am about done
with the June issue.  It has to be almost "in the oven" so that I can enjoy
Dayton.  See you guys there.
72, Doug


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To the QRP and Boatanchors nets: As you have probably heard, Katashi Nose,
KH6IJ has passed away. One of our Honolulu newspapers, The Honolulu Star-
Bulletin, has written an article about his life; it includes a photo of
the young Katashi in his ham shack.
If any of you would like a copy of this article please send me a SASE
(I might be flooded with requests) and I'll run off a copy for you.

Jeffrey Herman, NH6IL
P.O. Box 8282
Honolulu, HI 96830-0282

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On Tue, 12 Apr 1994, Jeffrey Herman wrote:

>
> To the QRP and Boatanchors nets: As you have probably heard, Katashi Nose,
> KH6IJ has passed away. One of our Honolulu newspapers, The Honolulu Star-
> Bulletin, has written an article about his life; it includes a photo of
> the young Katashi in his ham shack.
> If any of you would like a copy of this article please send me a SASE
> (I might be flooded with requests) and I'll run off a copy for you.
>
> Jeffrey Herman, NH6IL
> P.O. Box 8282
> Honolulu, HI 96830-0282

Thanks Jeff,

My SASE will be in the PO in the AM.

Ron, KU7Y



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I'll throw in my 2 cents about the contest.  Very disappointing,
especially since I made arrangements to be 'away from it all' just to
work the contest.  I used a QRP+ and a MFJ's 40m folded dipole as a
sloper coming down off the house onto the beach.  I had 43 QSOs, 19
states for a total of 3,059.  Total time as about 14 hours.  10 & 15
were dead.  Most of my contacts were on 40m.

It was even more depressing driving home Sunday afternoon in the rain.
I got on a 2 meter repeat and somebody tells me
they worked only one station in the contest and thought that was
enough.  The station was a G something on 2 watts.  And I didn't even
reach Canada!  Though he did tell me a funny story of getting a phone
call in the middle of the night from an irate ham.  It seem he got
through a mean pile up to a middle eastern country on 2 watts,
beating out this guy running 800 watts.  Who says there is no divine
justice?

Lessons learned from the school of hard knocks:
If you use a computer to log your contacts, write down the exchange
on paper first, then log it in the computer.  I use LogicIII and
wrote my own ARCI contest logging screen.  But I goofed on the QRP
NR.  I had to re-enter them after the contest because the
computer lost them.  If any one has LogicIII and wants an
ARCI contesting/reporting let me know.  The bugs should be all out
(I think...hope...)

Don't use a new paddle in a contest.  I have a G4ZPY (they travel
real well), but I haven't used it all that often.  But learning
something new during a contest means lots of mistakes (I guess this
applies to writing contesting programs/reports :-)

Nevertheless I did enjoy pulling a couple of QSO's out of the mud and
it was nice to get away.

73s
Andrew KF2JH
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Doug,
Anything I write here you are welcome to print in QRPp.  I give complete
support to your superb efforts.  QRPp is an excellant work.  (Just don't
offer remuneration, that's not the spirit of QRP).  :-).
72 de Cameron, KT3A.


From [e-mail]  Wed Apr 13 12:23:45 1994
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        Tennessee Technological University
            QRP Expedition
            TTARS-WA4UCE

The QRP expedition is this weekend April 16, 17. So far
looks like the Yaesu 301S and the MFJ 20 meter SSB travel
radio are definites, as well as testing out a MFJ Super
HI Q loop and a ZS6??? multiband dipole (variation of a G5RV
that seems to perform better).

The two main purposes of the expedition are to foster
interest in HF with the college hams here in Cookeville, and
to demonstrate the effectiveness of low power operation with
SSB, even with portable battery operated setups.

We will be operating from Fall Creek Falls state Park in the
south central part of Tennessee. We will be setting up one
base station from a campground and another portable
operation that will go to some remote sections of the park.


For a nice certificate send a 9X12 SASE with QSL card and
contact number to:

TTARS
Tennessee Tech. U.
Box 5262
Cookeville, TN 38505


*probably start afternoon of Friday April 15.

Sat. April 16 and Sunday April 17
----------------------------------
14:00-16:00Z (7.250-2.270)
         (7.055-7.065)

16:00-17:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (14.055-14.065)* if enough ops

17:00-18:00Z (28.350-28.365)

18:00-20:00Z (21.250-21.265)
         (21.050-21.065)*

20:00-22:00Z (14.250-14.265)
         (10.110-10.115)*

22:00-24:00Z (7.250-7.270)

00:00-02:00Z (3.900-3.915) or
             (7.250-7.270)

=======================================================

* we will operate on whichever band has best propogation. We
will attempt to stay with the above frequencies as much as
possible. The way conditions have been lately, 20 meters
will most likely be our main backup band.


thanks

73

Jeff, AC4HF

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Hi Gang,
    The QRP QSO party was great!  Stayed on 40 meters figuring it would
be best all around propagation.  Heard one VE but could not make a QSO.
Propagation was a yo-yo, sometimes during a QSO.  Once the band shut down
so hard I thought the event had concluded.

    26 states were worked from MA to CA with 85 QSO's, 40 ARCI No.s, 4 Watts
out, folded dipole at 35 ft.  QTH is near Knoxville TN.  Thunderstorms shut
me down Sunday afternoon.  Time on the air, including listening, was 18.5
hours.

    I am not into contesting or QSO parties that much, but this was alot
of fun and good fellowship.  The thoughts of a QRP field day has my foot
patting.

Clay Wynn
N4AOX
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Look, can I help it if the computer jumped in, bragging?
Max CW Speed = 45 WPM
Comfortable CW speed = 30-35
CW sending method = N2DAN "Mercury" Paddles, except in contests,
  where the snotty laptop takes over
CW receiving method = good-old-fashioned ears

73

Jim

(I let him do this--the computer)



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I think I will build my Radio Shack DSP-40 into my next homebrew rig.
The DSP-40 comes with an audio amplifier, a speaker, volume control,
jacks, etc..  That's stuff a QRP rig needs anyway.  It also has the DSP.
That will make my QRP rig "high tech".  And the DSP-40 runs off 12 V.
All I have to do is get it out of the plastic case it's in and mount
it in the case of my QRP rig.  I'll probably build a shielded enclosure
around the DSP-40 out of PCB material so the digital stuff doesn't mess
up the RF.

73,

Jim

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Gang,

40 meters is getting annoying. I'd like to get on 80 with roughly the
equivalent of my MFJ-9040. While you personally might not have such a unit
available, perhaps you can suggest something that's already built, 5
watts, VFO, of course, keyer optional, COVERS ENTIRE 80m CW PORTION,
NOVICE THRU GENERAL! Any ideas you have regarding what I should be looking
for would be appreciated.  73, andy, k4adl


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From the sounds of things, conditions during the contest were
pretty dismal no matter where you were operating from!  Like
many others, I heard w8mvn loud and clear here in rochester ny.
I tried on 40m for a contact, but no luck.

My goal for the contest was to make at least one contact on
an nn1g transceiver I had modified for 160m.  On saturday
morning, I had the rig putting out 700 mW and was hopeful.
It turned out that my impromptu random hori-vertical longwire
could not be matched... that pretty much put a damper on my
"contesting fever".  Anyone who has ever built a radio knows
that the first contact with it has a certain magic (hey, this
thing REALLY works).

I am investigating a vertical antenna design for 160m, due to
lot size restrictions.  Once I get an antenna "working", I'll
document the nn1g mods and include a working antenna design for
the space impaired.

73, gary n2jgu



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Here is the contest summary from N4OGW/9, a fellow club member
here in Chambana (Urbana-Champaign).  He is one of those contester types,
but I'm glad that he tried this contest.  Of course, he totally
smoked me in the contest.  :-)
73 de Drew kb9fko

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From: clay rudolf <[e-mail]>
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Subject: QRP contest

I diddled around in the QRP contest for a while on Saturday
afternoon/evening. (Yes the Drake will go down to 5 watts!) Worked a total
of 107 qso's, 1 on 80m,  84 on 40m, and 22 on 20m...39 total
multipliers. The bands really stunk (not just from a qrp point of
view)...20m barely opened at all, and the static on 80 sounded like summer
time. Best DX on 20 was VE9 (New Brunswick), on 40 Nicaragua, and on 80m
Pennsylvania (Whoopee!)...things were pretty slow, so I used the auto-CQ
feature and read a book until someone answered me.

[Stuff deleted about upcoming Sullivan, IL hamfest... ]

R. Torsten Clay, N4OGW/9   [e-mail]





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On Wed, 13 Apr 1994, andrew comas wrote:
> Though he did tell me a funny story of getting a phone
> call in the middle of the night from an irate ham.  It seem he got
> through a mean pile up to a middle eastern country on 2 watts,
> beating out this guy running 800 watts.  Who says there is no divine
> justice?

I love doing that. There's nothing better than hearing those kW all
around you when you bust a pileup running only 0.9W.

> Lessons learned from the school of hard knocks:
> If you use a computer to log your contacts, write down the exchange
> on paper first, then log it in the computer.

Why have the computer? Anyway, who's got the time to do both in a contest
like the party last weekend? :-)

> I had to re-enter them after the contest because the computer lost them.
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Please, let's be serious a moment. You didn't test your LogicIII setup
properly before the contest.

> something new during a contest means lots of mistakes (I guess this
> applies to writing contesting programs/reports :-)

Exactly! :-)

> Nevertheless I did enjoy pulling a couple of QSO's out of the mud and
> it was nice to get away.
Sorry we didn't connect in the contest. Maybe next time. FWIW I didn't
hear any G/EU either.

73 de Pete
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Date: Wed, 13 Apr 1994 11:57:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: howie cahn <[e-mail]>
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On Tue, 12 Apr 1994, Doug Hendricks wrote:
>
> I am trying to save some long distance charges on this one, so bear with me.
>   ...
> Now for the other purpose of this posting. Ron KU7Y, Pete VE5VA, Rick VE6GK,
> Warren KD4YRN, Alan W6RCL, Cameron KT3A, Mark NX1K, Jim W1FMR, Bill N8ET,
> Chip NW0O, Bob VO1DRB/VE2DRB/WA6ERB, Steve N8HSC, Howie WB2CPU, John WB7EEL,
> and Ron WB8RUQ, may I have permission to use your postings in QRPp?  Please
> say yes, as what I have done is combined them under 1 title, Spring QRP QSO
>

From me, sure.

Perhaps, to save you and others trouble in the future, we could adopt a
policy about this on the list. It could be either just an understanding,
or, a formal requirement for signing up. How about something like:

"Anything posted to this group, unless it either contains a copyright
notice or specifically denies such permission, will be considered to be
in the public domain and can be used without any additional authorization
for any legitimate, non-commercial amateur radio use as long as
attribution is given to the original author."

72/73... howie, wb2cpu
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From: Jeffrey Herman <[e-mail]>
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Do to the great response concerning Katashi I have posted the newspaper
article to the newsgroup rec.radio.amateur.misc. But I will certainly
forward a copy of this article via USPS to anyone who requests it.

Jeff NH6IL

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From: Andrew Arnett <[e-mail]>
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I had a blast in my first real CW contest.  I had operated a novice station
for FD a few years back when I had gone a whole year after my exam without
using CW. :-)

I took an HW9, straight key, _Solid State Design_ SWR meter, & a 40m & up
t-matcing network as well as RG58 & #22 stranded, and
drove to visit my folks 100 miles away in another part of central Illinois.

I put up a 40m dipole ~35 ft Friday night to be ready for the contest.
Saturday morning I found out that the bands were not in the greatest of shape.
Also, I found out that with the stock IF filter in the HW9, I had to pretend
that my ears were a good 8 pole 500Hz filter.  I worked a few stations
until about noon.  Then I spent all afternoon putting together an 20m
dipole that I took down after I put it up (20m was quiet) and changing
it to an 80m dipole.  I had to make a trip to a nearby town to
get a replacement tip for a soldering gun.  Before that, I put a PL259 on
RG58 with a propane torch.  This technique works fine, if you warm up
the connector again when you're done and straighted out the tip.  :-)

I managed to get the 80m dipole at 35ft, also.  I'm ready for FD, now!
I tried the bow and arrow technique.  I don't think I'll ever use
any other technique again.  I helped Torsten, N4OGW do some antenna
work with a bow and an open-face spinning reel to feed the line.  Since
I didn't have the spinning reel, I tried a technique I heard on either
this list or rec.*.antennas:  take the line you want to feed out, tie
one end to a bucket, and just start piling the line in the bucket.  You
do not have to coil it.  I was skeptical as to whether this would work
with fishing line, but it worked great!  My many thanks to the amateur
who revealed this great Indian rope-bucket trick.

I didn't manage to work anybody on 80m, but then again I draw sparks from
my 80m feedline Saturday evening during a light shower and not so light
wind.  (No t-storms, but I could hear them!)  I worked HP1AC (wow!)
on 40m and Jim, VE2KN.  Thanks Jim for bearing through to get the
exchange!

I didn't manage to work anybody on 80m, but then again I draw sparks from
my 80m feedline Saturday evening during a light shower and not so light
wind.  (No t-storms, but I could hear them!)  I worked HP1AC (wow!)
on 40m and Jim, VE2KN.  Thanks Jim for bearing through to get the
exchange.  The other INET person I worked was W5TFB.  I managed
to snag a couple of stations on 20m Sunday afternoon.  I operated
off and on during the contest, watched TV, visited with my folks, and
worked on the car.

Even though band conitions were lousy, I had a blast operating with
outdoor (!) antennas and working a ton of QRP stations.  It was kind of
wierd working QRP stations, because I could work anybody I could
hear.  Final totals:  30 Q's on 40m (I forgot to ask W5TFB for
a repeat on his NR), 2 Q's on 20m, & 21 SPC's.

73 de Drew kb9fko
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Champaign, IL