The following email posted on the N1MM reflector by K1TTT…
“If you are trying to use my cluster node on port 23 it won’t work. change to 7373 instead. please pass this on to anyone you know, it has been down for months now and still getting 30 connect requests per minute!”
Gentlemen,
At the last meeting I thanked John AN and Dr. Mike for the F Key Template that we used at Field Day. I’ve been using it ever since tailored to each contest I’ve operated. Ed suggested that I post it to the web site. Sorry it took so long (er, I forgot).
Here’s the template that I’ve set up for Sweepstakes SSB this weekend. It’s just a Word file and easily modified for your circumstances.
Good luck this weekend and hope to work many CT and RI members!
73 James K1SD
Anyone planning to play in ARRL Sweepstakes this weekend may find this helpful or, at least, somewhat interesting.
73 James K1SD
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YCCC does not usually put forth an all-out effort in the Sweepstakes contests, as the Northeast is typically geo-challenged in this domestic contest. So we let our friends to the west have at it, and we are happy to participate and have fun.
Other contest clubs take Sweepstakes much more seriously! I happened to be doing a bit of web ‘recon’ and came across a gem on the PVRC website, a strategic encouragement for their members to participate in Sweepstakes. It includes a lot of specific operating tips which may (or might not) be applicable to those of us joining the fray this weekend.
So I’ll share the link:
http://pvrc.org/Powerpoint/pvrc_sweepstakes_2015R.pdf
-Tony, K1KP
Who wouda thunk that I would ever take First Place in a 160 meter contest?!? Well, I received in the mail today from the League a Certificate for First Place, Single Op Unlimited, High Power, Rhode Island Section in the ARRL 160 meter contest in 2014. My big antenna is the NVIS 80 meter dipole and tuner at the amp. My winning score was 9789.
Is anyone bringing a projector to the meeting?
James
It’s that time again. If you are familiar with the interactive meeting notice skip down to “Topics“. This is an interactive meeting notice. What, you may ask, is an interactive meeting notice? As the phrase suggests, it is a meeting notice which requires interaction by the readers. For example: we need to have topics for presentation at the meeting; we need presenters; we need volunteers to provide lunch; we need to know who is coming to the meeting so the quantity of lunch portions may be determined, and so on. This post will be updated as interactions (comments) are appended.
Topics
Lunch provider: None
Projector by: W1AN
Coffee and Donuts by: W1AN (Coffee Cake by Nancy)
Members who will attend: W1PN, W1XX, KB1RFJ, W1WBB, K1SD, W1YRC, W1AN, KS1J, K3IU,
Venue: North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone Street North Kingstown, RI
Hi
Here’s a message that John KO1H posted on our yahoo email group. Not sure where John is residing now
Jim KS2J
From: ctricg@nullyahoogroups.com [mailto:ctricg@nullyahoogroups.com]
Sent: Sunday, November 08, 2015 3:28 PM
To: Bob Beaudet; John Lindholm; w1sne@nullarrl.net; Daniel Roy; Patrick Atwood; Al NN1U Testing; Mercier, Michael; Bob Rogers; Daniel Roy; Adam k1ocd; ham-antennas@nullyahoogroups.com; Chris Prata; Bob DiPippo; Rogers, Bobby V CTR NUWC NWPT; Boyes Bill; Allen Zatonsky; aa1vu@nullcox.net; ctricg@nullyahoogroups.com
Cc: Mat
Subject: [ctricg] update gear and antenna help needed
Update: I found a transceiver for my bedroom and a power supply. What I need is install help for the antennas. etc. I know everyone is busy and its a bad time of year! But, what I need is a few hands for a full day of antenna and feed line install. If I get a few volunteer’s I will gladly list off the details. I will try to do as much as I can myself or at least have the components ready.
I hope some of you can help as my woods walking days are over at least for a while.
de John ko1h
HI All, To make the story short on 10/16 I found myself unemployed. Then on 10/18 I found myself disabled. I took a bad fall coming out of a minor surgery at my dermatologist. My spine hit the curbstone when I went down in the parking lot and although things have gotten a little better. I went down again on 10/30 and the doctors have gotten me a little better straightened out found the reason for the falling and we are progressing. Meanwhile I’m trying to get a little station going here at my qth. I had a dipole up for a short time but had trouble with it. It broke and fell down in a recent wind storm. I don’t want to make this email sound like begging. But, I need help restoring the dipole and putting up two others that I’ve had for a while.
Other than antenna help, Items that I need are more durable antenna wire. I was using double 18g speaker wire. It did not do well. Also items that I need because I am required to spend lots of time in bed. I’m trying to build a small station next to my bed. Items that I need to complete it are a Power supply (regulated preferred 30 amps or better but beggars cant be choosers) and a transmitter (Fldx400 or tx599 or something else ) to match up with the receiver I have (Radio shack dx100). I only have a pair of Long wires (separate receive and transmit ) but they work fine. I would love to find someone who has a multiband vertical for very cheap or just wants to get rid of it.
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks de John KO1H
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Please post your ARRL SSCW results here for inclusion in the CTRI Champions Leaderboard.
73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the Leaderboard
The CTRI Champions Leaderboard is available with results submitted through the CQWW Phone Contest. To view or download the spreadsheet, use the link below. I was going to wait until after SSCW this weekend, but I’ll update again after the Sweeps CW and SSB. If you don’t see your results here, that’s because they weren’t posted on our web site or listed under the club name on the 3830 reflector.
2015-2106_CTRI-Champions-Leaderboard-20151104
73,
Ken K3IU Keeper of the Leaderboard
The 2015 Field Day report including scores is now posted on the ARRL website…including the CTRI W1DX score in 2A.
Hi All
If you turn to page 25 of the latest CQ Magazine (November), you will see a whimsical article presenting my daughter’s take on the phoenetic alphabet. If you have a spare copy that you would like to donate to me, I would greatly appreciate it! Mine got kinda wrinkled by our friends in the USPS.
73
Jim KS1J
Please post your contest results here for inclusion in the CTRI Champions Series Competition. Also, don’t forget to submit your score to the contest sponser no later than 2359 UTC October 30, 2015.
You can post your score info by replying to or adding a comment to this posting.
73, Ken K3IU
Keeper of the CTRI Champions Leaderboard
Gentlemen,
Attached is the updated CTRI Contest Calendar/Meeting Schedule for 2016. Several meeting issues have been settled, others are still undecided.
1. Proposed 9 January date is NOT available at the NK Library; 16 January MIGHT be available. The Librarian said she would let me know in a few days. At our last meeting we had discussed having the Holiday Soiree in January; if so, this becomes a non-issue.
2. The only open date in February is the 6th ; all other weekends have a contest. The Library is NOT available on that Saturday. Alternate venue required.
3. The only open date in March is the 12th ; all other weekends have a contest. The Library is NOT available on that Saturday. Alternate venue required.
4. The other proposed dates through June are reserved with the Library. We have the large meeting room from 1000 – 1300 on:
a. 9 April
b. 14 May
c. 18 June
5. We can follow-up with the Library in the Spring to set the remaining dates for 2016.
73 James K1SD
It’s that time again. If you are familiar with the interactive meeting notice skip down to “Topics“. This is an interactive meeting notice. What, you may ask, is an interactive meeting notice? As the phrase suggests, it is a meeting notice which requires interaction by the readers. For example: we need to have topics for presentation at the meeting; we need presenters; we need volunteers to provide lunch; we need to know who is coming to the meeting so the quantity of lunch portions may be determined, and so on. This post will be updated as interactions (comments) are appended.
Topics
Lunch provider: None
Coffee and Donuts by: KB1RFJ (Coffee)
Members who will attend: W1PN, K1DM, W1XX, K1SD, KB1RFJ, KB1LN
Venue: North Kingstown Free Library, 100 Boone Street North Kingstown, RI
Gentlemen,
I think most of us are pretty much exempt from this requirement, but there are a few members of CTRI who, I hope, may need to be concerned about recording their audio during CQWW.
Also for those that like to diddle, the Makrothen DX RTTY Contest is this weekend – starts Friday night around here.
http://home.arcor.de/waldemar.kebsch/The_Makrothen_Contest/TMC_Rules.html
73 James K1SD
