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USS Pampanito on the Air... NJ6VT
D. Franklin <k6df@...>
Here is your chance to work the USS Pampanito - NJ6VT - for the NJ6VT
Endorsement sticker. Steve is on the air right now on 14.07138 73, Dennis K6DF 070 member #090 =========================
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Re: EA9CD
DL2AYL@...
He might have changed his strategy when he discovered he is a rare
one in PSK, in SSB and other modes are more hams operating from EA9 and sending cards via the bureau and his chances to get a qsl direct are not so great. It is just a way to increase his income. Erika/DL2AYL
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Re: EA9CD
AA8QQJMauch@...
Hi All,
My take on what is going on here is this. If Jose does not have a paper QSL for a certain DX, for a certain band, then he rejects the eQSL and demands a paper QSL. Could be strategy for making digital DXCC, then again, could be just being a jerk. Either way I don't think it's proper etiquette, and if he were an 070 member, I think I would have to have a talk with the executive board about his possible ejection from the club. I know there are no "written" rules about this kind of behavior, but this seems to fall under the category of "spirit of ham radio." Just my views. 73 to all, hope to see you in the "Fest", Jay - AA8QQ
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EA9CD
Duncan McMahon <zl3jt@...>
Well, There has been a lot of discussion about the methods used by Jose to confirm
QSOs! Most missed my point, after Ludek's message! I have received an eqsl card from Jose, EA9CD for a 15M QSO we made on the 8th June 2001. I have his electronic card in my archive! In the course of uploading my unconfirmed QSOs to eqsl.cc, Jose received an electronic qsl from me for a 20M QSO on the 6th August 2001 which was rejected by the man himself! There is evidence that a bureau exists in EA9 but Jose does not want cards by this method. My complaint is that fact that I received a 'rejection' on the grounds that Jose requests 'direct only', but when it suits him to have a ZL3 card for psk31, he sends eqsl to me! And then rejects my 20M one! Maybe Jose does return the direct requests, but once again we all run the risk of theft within the postal system. If 'direct only' requests are required by this operator, then he should not be a member of eqsl.cc! de Jungle Telegraph __________________________________________________ Advertise with ZFREE - to find out more click below http://www.zfree.co.nz/about-us/advert.html
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Re: EA9CD
Tom <tomias@...>
I see your point. But the way it seems to be is that he does use eqsl to
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exchange qsl's that are not digital.... It would help if he made it clearer but language difficulties add to the situation... Hope to see you on the pskfest..... Tom, k3psk
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From: "Stephen J. Melachrinos" <w3hf@arrl.net> To: <070@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 4:03 PM Subject: Re: [070] EA9CD Look up EA9CD's detailed information on QRZ ... you will find in hisTom -
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Re: EA9CD
Steve W3HF
Look up EA9CD's detailed information on QRZ ... you will find in hisTom - I guess my thoughts are these: 1. Although the notes above say "direct only," the emphasis seems to be NO BUREAU, as the parenthetical note says. Nothing in his statement says NO EQSL. 2. The use of eQSL to reject an electronic QSL, simply because of "policy" seems to me to be a misuse of eQSL resources. I could understand it if he would simply ignore eQSLs, but to reject them with the statement "direct only" violates the whole premise of the eQSL service. Steve
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Re: EA9CD
Tom <tomias@...>
Yes, that would present a problem.... maybe he isn't aware of that ???
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Tom, k3psk
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From: "Costas Krallis SV1XV" <sv1xv@eexi.gr> To: <070@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 11, 2002 1:03 PM Subject: Re: [070] EA9CD At 12:00 11/1/2002 -0600, you wrote:details the following:Look up EA9CD's detailed information on QRZ ... you will find in his "Confirmation of QSL in ways digital single direct road SATSE (2 $, 1 IRC orQSL CARD ONLY VIA DIRECT IN MODE DIGITAL (NO BUREAU) 2 Euro) "
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Re: EA9CD
Costas Krallis SV1XV <sv1xv@...>
At 12:00 11/1/2002 -0600, you wrote:
Look up EA9CD's detailed information on QRZ ... you will find in his details the following:I wonder, how do you send 2 Euro in an envelope? The smallest note is 5 Euros, 2 Euros is a heavy coin.... Costas SV1XV +------------------------------------------------------------+ | Costas Krallis SV1XV * LOC KM18UA | | P.O.Box 3066 * E-Mail: sv1xv@eexi.gr | | GR-10210 Athens * PGP key: 0x3BDBBC34 | | GREECE * http://www.qsl.net/sv1xv/ | +------------------------------------------------------------+
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Re: EA9CD
Tom <tomias@...>
Look up EA9CD's detailed information on QRZ ... you will
find in his details the following:
QSL CARD ONLY VIA DIRECT IN MODE DIGITAL (NO BUREAU)
And on his webpage at http://www.ea9cd.com/ ... "Confirmation of QSL in ways digital single direct road SATSE (2
$, 1 IRC or 2 Euro) "
So he is quite clear about the qsl method for digital...
I had a psk qso with him on Aug 8, 01 and received his card Oct
5, 01.
I periodically upload my log to eqsl ... did not think to
exclude this qso and later noticed the rejection.
Tom, k3psk
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CQ Okies!
N3DQU@...
Looks like I am going to be out in Norman, OK from Feb 4 to Feb 14
courtesy of the US Postal Service. Sure would be nice to get in an eyeball or two, say on the weekend of Feb 9th (hint hint!)....Jay N3DQU.
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ATA Attaboy Last Call
N3DQU@...
Here is the list of 070 members who have applied for the Anarad ATA
Attaboy. If your call is not on the list but it should be, please send an email direct to n3dqu@aol.com with your request. ATA Attaboy list: AA8QQ, DL2AYL, DL2NOH, DL2RR, K3PSK, K8IJ, KC0DEB ,KF4FHS, LZ4BU, N0BHC, N3DQU, W3HF, YO5CRQ NOTE: There are a few on the list who haven't gotten their Attaboys yet, not to worry! They are coming! I am only checking to see if there is anyone else out there who worked the contest and would like to get the Attaboy...73 de Jay N3DQU
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Re: EA9CD
Zoltan Bordas <borzol@...>
Hello to all,
And agree with all (Erika, Steve and Ludek)... Btw I have an eQSL from Jose, true that on SSB mode not PSK31, but I received it. I dont't know I had a gap in the rerejectin procedure, or he changed his policy... Thanks to alert us about VU2TRI. I had another PSK QSO with a VU station on PSK, VU2KFR who asked also only for direct QSLing. I don't know for how many IRC's, but let's not assume everybody want to become rich via envelopes... But I have several very awaited QSLs via bureau (VU2BK, VU2EPR, VU3DJQ). 73 de Zoli / YO5CRQ
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EA9CD
Duncan McMahon <zl3jt@...>
de Jungle Telegraph
I had the same email from the 'Webmaster' that Ludek got re: EA9CD direct only via qrz.com address... I can say the words you want on your behalf Ludek! I also have an eqsl from Jose, EA9CD, for a 15M psk QSO, but my 20M one was rejected like Ludek's. I emailed Jose and expressed my surprise at the 'rejection' and explained that he had a choice... My QSO with him on 20M is valid, and cannot be 'rejected' on the grounds of 'direct only'... Jose's choice is to take my eqsl from my log or not...that is entirely up to him, but I also explained that if wanted my direct qsl card...I am direct only like him, via qrz.com and please include sufficient return postage to cover my costs! If Jose does not choose to reply to valid QSOs on these grounds, he should notify the Webmaster of his eminent resignation from the eqsl.cc page...and then become another statistic in the green stamp black hole... Jose's card is a nice colour picture of himself too! Pity! If Jose receives this general email to the 070 group, then I say to him on behalf of all of us, accept eqsl.cc requests or resign! You are defeating the purpose of this excellent system... 73s to all.. __________________________________________________ Advertise with ZFREE - to find out more click below http://www.zfree.co.nz/about-us/advert.html
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Re: EA9CD
DL2AYL@...
There are other guys in EA9 which will send or answer a qsl via the bureau.
If I hear someone from a country with a functioning bureau I'll never call him when he says "direct only" - they are just $$$-collectors nothing more. The worst case so far was VU2TRI, he asks for 4 (four) IRC for one qsl and offers IRC for sale at a reduced price. There are several ways to get rich.... 73's Erika
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Re: EA9CD
Steve W3HF
de Jungle TelegraphDuncan (and Ludek) - I agree completely. I can understand not wanting to hassle with bureau QSLs. And I can understand not bothering to check or respond to eQSLs. But to be a member of eQSL only for the purpose of rejecting them (to request a direct QSL) is a tacit misuse of the eQSL system. Seems to me that this may be an issue that eQSL itself may be interested in. 73, Steve W3HF
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EA9CD via eQSL.cc ..........
"Luděk Salač <ludek.salac@...>
..... no comment ( I don t know enaught english vulgar words ).
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Ludek, OK1VSL
EA9CD has rejected one of your eQSL log entries Dear OK1VSL, EA9CD has examined a log entry you made for a QSO on October 6, 2001 > at 14:13 ONLY CONFIRMATION IN MODE PSK31 VIA DIRECT... Please check your OutBox. You can send an e-mail to EA9CD Sincerely, Dave Morris, N5UP
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Re: PSK without a computer?? It ain't what you think!
AA8QQJMauch@...
N3DQU@aol.com writes:
<< www.njqrp.org/portablepsk/ >> Kinda reminds me of an ex CW fanatic I remember, eh Jay? de AA8QQ Jay
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PSK without a computer?? It ain't what you think!
N3DQU@...
Check it out! < www.njqrp.org/portablepsk/ > ....Jay N3DQU.
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Re: psk or PSK
Steve W3HF
It takes a little bit longer for psk31 to send a CAPITAL LETTER, To test my theory I typed the same macro in both upper and lowercases...it is a surprising difference in speed! Duncan (and others) - You are exactly correct. The actual speed of characters is dependent on the distribution of letters in the text, but on average, capital letters are 2-3 bits longer than lower-case in the Varicode used in PSK31. I think lower-case letters average about 5-6 bits each (averaged over English text), and upper-case about 8-9. This has the two effects Duncan mentioned: 1. At a rate of 31 bits per second, lower case will produce about 5 letters per second, versus 4 letters per second for upper case. This means your message gets through faster. 2. You also only have to get 5 or 6 bits correct for the software to decode a lower case letter, three less than for an upper case. For a fixed bit error rate, this means the letter error rate will be lower for lower case than for upper case. Finally, there is the "email rule": capital letters are usually used for emphasis (i.e., shouting), and are sometimes considered rude for routine use. Steve W3HF
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Re: psk or PSK
Duncan;
Thanks for the tips on psk operation. I learned just a little while back that lower case was faster and a little less prone to errors. I never run over 5 watts with only indoor dipoles so I need all the help I can get. I have a couple more tips: 1. Use a spectrum display rather than a waterfall. I can detect and communicate with much weaker signals. Often, I get a comment that my signal can't be seen on the waterfall yet we will carry on a QSO. Perhaps not armchair copy, but for errorless copy use IRC. 2. Kill the squelch. I use Hamscope on the "contest mode" only. Yes, I get random characters etc but this is the same as listening to hiss as your tuning around in SSB or inband noise when your going after that weak one. Squelch only causes the loss of the weak signals. Just some thoughts from one of the little guys. Dave, WB5NHL
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