Hi QRP ops.
I think CA is going to be a challenge, given Aurora condx - we'll be using mostly high bands. (CW, SSB, RTTY)
73 - Deon k6wh
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I just heard on a repeater that Bud from Buddipole will be the speaker at the NCDX meeting tonight.
I'm heading down to LA for the rest of the week and weekend.
Nick
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Hiroki,
I'm in contact with the developers at RemoteHams.com and am working on an iPhone app frontend for their service.? That will make it truly universal.? If you haven't seen that service, take a look , it's pretty neat and easy to set up.? However, the app will only be receive until we figure out our own VoIP backend from the phone to the computer.
Nick
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QRPops,
You can't believe what's been happening here, totally beyond my wildest imagination.?It's been three straight days of cold, miserable rainy WX in Cambridge, MA, winter returning with vengeance. I turned on the 817 at noon ED, ?unlikely thing for me to do at this hour except for the rain. ?All of 15, 17 and 20 were open and I bagged OG2A from Finland on 15 SSB and a bunch of stateside stations also on 15, including W5 from Texas who was running 5 watts CW into a dipole. The Finnish station didn't believe me when I told him I was running 2.5 watts from a short vertical.?
Well, good days are here again (well, almost).
73,
Hiroki ps Nick, I saw your awesome demo on YouTube of remote controlling the KX3 with iPhone. Are you going to
globalize (i.e., useable on other X'vers) it?
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QRPops,
You can't believe what's been happening here, totally beyond my wildest imagination.?It's been three straight days of cold, miserable rainy WX in Cambridge, MA, winter returning with vengeance. I turned on the 817 at noon ED, ?unlikely thing for me to do at this hour except for the rain. ?All of 15, 17 and 20 were open and I bagged OG2A from Finland on 15 SSB and a bunch of stateside stations also on 15, including W5 from Texas who was running 5 watts CW into a dipole. The Finnish station didn't believe me when I told him I was running 2.5 watts from a short vertical.?
Well, good days are here again (well, almost).
73,
Hiroki ps Nick, I saw your awesome demo on YouTube of remote controlling the KX3 with iPhone. Are you going to
globalize (i.e., useable on other X'vers) it?
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Re: OPs this weekend and other stuff!
| Tim et al,
It's too bad the band path between W1 and W6 wasn't too good this afternoon. At my apartment QTH I did hear a few stations on 15; 17 and 20 were decent but not hopping. We will try again. Keep me posted whenever any one of you will plan to be on air.
As our new member (I assume he joined) K1TW Tom who is bi-coastal said to me at the last AmTech day, that east coast stations are much more active on 30 and 40. That is indeed the case in my short experience here. I also hear a lot of EU stations on 20 and 40. I am going to have dinner with Tom Saturday here and hope to learn more about east coast ops.
On another note, Tim and whoever else who might be interested in MP-1 portable vertical antenna, the eHam product review gives a lot of user experience report on it as well as some modifications many hams
have added. One interesting summary comment, which I fully agree, is reproduced here:
http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1378?page=1
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"This
antenna does lend itself to mods and add-ons. Use a longer mast and a longer
whip for greater efficiency. Hustler and DX Engineering masts should work, and
the MFJ and Buddistick whips telescoping whips will work with it as well. Get a
larger clamp for mounting flexibilty. Get a mini cord reel to coil up your
homemade counterpoise."
Have fun es 73,
Hiroki AH6CY
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--- On Sat, 3/13/10, Tim Dolan wrote:
From: Tim Dolan
Subject: Re: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@...
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 6:58 PM
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| I would think we would be on 20, 17, and 15 meters, using cw and ssb. Just give me a call on the cell phone when you are set up. Today I finished mounting the MP-1 on an old construction light stand. Getting the radials off the ground will now be easy and I drilled holes in the legs for ground stakes. After our last outing Hiro, I figured it was time to get this project done.
Tim --- On Sat, 3/13/10, Hiroki Kato wrote:
From: Hiroki Kato Subject: Re: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@yahoogroups. com
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 3:55 PM
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I will most likely be able to listen tomorrow afternoon. What freq and mode will you be using?Hiroki --- On Sat, 3/13/10, cyclist@sbcglobal. net wrote:
From: cyclist@sbcglobal. net <cyclist@sbcglobal. net>
Subject: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@yahoogroups. com
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:42 AM
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Hi Everyone,
Looks as though Spring is on its way. Don't forget that Daylight savings time begins at midnight tonight.
I spoke with Dave Crocker yesterday about getting together on Sunday. To make this early outing simple, we thought about getting together at 1:00 at Seal Point Park in San Mateo.
The weather should be perfect for dusting off the cobwebs from our equipment and playing with new antennas.
Other topics:
Deon, I won't be making Dayton this year, but Dave might be interested. It's too bad we did not hook up last year, but trying to hear a cell phone inside the exhibitor buildings was near impossible.
The ATS4 QRP rig that Nick mentioned a few postings ago are being kitted over the next few days. Steve Weber, KD1JV will begin taking orders this weekend. This should be a perfect rig for use when a small lightweight package is required.
Tim
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I just got back from 20 miles on the Ohlone Wilderness Trail between Sunol Regional Wilderness and Del Valle Regional Park.? Left on Friday and came back today.? Had a great time.? The KX1 was left in the car by accident so I didn't have any radio fun out there; had a blast seeing the views though.
Nick
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| I would think we would be on 20, 17, and 15 meters, using cw and ssb. Just give me a call on the cell phone when you are set up. Today I finished mounting the MP-1 on an old construction light stand. Getting the radials off the ground will now be easy and I drilled holes in the legs for ground stakes. After our last outing Hiro, I figured it was time to get this project done.
Tim --- On Sat, 3/13/10, Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...> wrote:
From: Hiroki Kato <hiroki@...>
Subject: Re: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@...
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 3:55 PM
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I will most likely be able to listen tomorrow afternoon. What freq and mode will you be using?Hiroki
--- On Sat, 3/13/10, cyclist@sbcglobal. net wrote:
From: cyclist@sbcglobal. net
Subject: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@yahoogroups. com
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:42 AM
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Hi Everyone,
Looks as though Spring is on its way. Don't forget that Daylight savings time begins at midnight tonight.
I spoke with Dave Crocker yesterday about getting together on Sunday. To make this early outing simple, we thought about getting together at 1:00 at Seal Point Park in San Mateo.
The weather should be perfect for dusting off the cobwebs from our equipment and playing with new antennas.
Other topics:
Deon, I won't be making Dayton this year, but Dave might be interested. It's too bad we did not hook up last year, but trying to hear a cell phone inside the exhibitor buildings was near impossible.
The ATS4 QRP rig that Nick mentioned a few postings ago are being kitted over the next few days. Steve Weber, KD1JV will begin taking orders this weekend. This should be a perfect rig for use when a small lightweight package is required.
Tim
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| I would think we would be on 20, 17, and 15 meters, using cw and ssb. Just give me a call on the cell phone when you are set up. Today I finished mounting the MP-1 on an old construction light stand. Getting the radials off the ground will now be easy and I drilled holes in the legs for ground stakes. After our last outing Hiro, I figured it was time to get this project done.
Tim
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--- On Sat, 3/13/10, Hiroki Kato wrote:
From: Hiroki Kato
Subject: Re: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@...
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 3:55 PM
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I will most likely be able to listen tomorrow afternoon. What freq and mode will you be using?Hiroki --- On Sat, 3/13/10, cyclist@sbcglobal. net wrote:
From: cyclist@sbcglobal. net
Subject: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@yahoogroups. com
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:42 AM
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Hi Everyone,
Looks as though Spring is on its way. Don't forget that Daylight savings time begins at midnight tonight.
I spoke with Dave Crocker yesterday about getting together on Sunday. To make this early outing simple, we thought about getting together at 1:00 at Seal Point Park in San Mateo.
The weather should be perfect for dusting off the cobwebs from our equipment and playing with new antennas.
Other topics:
Deon, I won't be making Dayton this year, but Dave might be interested. It's too bad we did not hook up last year, but trying to hear a cell phone inside the exhibitor buildings was near impossible.
The ATS4 QRP rig that Nick mentioned a few postings ago are being kitted over the next few days. Steve Weber, KD1JV will begin taking orders this weekend. This should be a perfect rig for use when a small lightweight package is required.
Tim
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| I will most likely be able to listen tomorrow afternoon. What freq and mode will you be using? Hiroki
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--- On Sat, 3/13/10, cyclist@... wrote:
From: cyclist@... <cyclist@...>
Subject: [QRPops] OPs this weekend and other stuff!
To: QRPops@...
Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8:42 AM
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Hi Everyone,
Looks as though Spring is on its way. Don't forget that Daylight savings time begins at midnight tonight.
I spoke with Dave Crocker yesterday about getting together on Sunday. To make this early outing simple, we thought about getting together at 1:00 at Seal Point Park in San Mateo.
The weather should be perfect for dusting off the cobwebs from our equipment and playing with new antennas.
Other topics:
Deon, I won't be making Dayton this year, but Dave might be interested. It's too bad we did not hook up last year, but trying to hear a cell phone inside the exhibitor buildings was near impossible.
The ATS4 QRP rig that Nick mentioned a few postings ago are being kitted over the next few days. Steve Weber, KD1JV will begin taking orders this weekend. This should be a perfect rig for use when a small lightweight package is required.
Tim
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OPs this weekend and other stuff!
Hi Everyone,
Looks as though Spring is on its way. Don't forget that Daylight savings time begins at midnight tonight.
I spoke with Dave Crocker yesterday about getting together on Sunday. To make this early outing simple, we thought about getting together at 1:00 at Seal Point Park in San Mateo.
The weather should be perfect for dusting off the cobwebs from our equipment and playing with new antennas.
Other topics:
Deon, I won't be making Dayton this year, but Dave might be interested. It's too bad we did not hook up last year, but trying to hear a cell phone inside the exhibitor buildings was near impossible.
The ATS4 QRP rig that Nick mentioned a few postings ago are being kitted over the next few days. Steve Weber, KD1JV will begin taking orders this weekend. This should be a perfect rig for use when a small lightweight package is required.
Tim
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Is anyone attending Dayton this year again?
Last year we missed each other ... hope to fix that this year and see
some QRP ops there.
I'll be on the overnight from San Diego - which means I will head to Hara directly from the apt.
Should arrove there abt 1030am Fri.
73 - Deon k6wh
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Tim et al,The only antenna I have with me is the MP-1 with my own concoction of 3 sets of 15 radial wires, totaling 45, made of computer ribbon cables. I did not bring a tuner, so I tune the antenna manually. The xceiver is my same old, original FT817 (not a new ND model). I would love to use a mag loop, but haven't come up with a collapsible/transportable model yet. Can you imagine what the TSA would do to me if I walk into the airport building with a 12" diameter mag loop? ?I'd be happy to hear from anyone who has any suggestion for an air travel friendly ML. |
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From: tim dolan
Subject: Re:
[QRPops] Fist QRP ops from east coast
To: QRPops@...
Date: Thursday, March 11, 2010, 7:09 PM
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As always, you are the master of QRP Hiro. That is a remarkable considering your power level and lack of space. You did not mention what antenna you are using. Maybe you constructed a new mag loop with a 12" diameter for super portable use? Or maybe for efficiency you strung up a 4' long dipole?
Have fun and please keep us informed.
Tim
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I have been in Cambridge, MA since Monday and will be here until mid-May except that I will be back in CA from 4/27-5/3 to attend the West Coast Military Radio Collectors' meeting in San Luis Obispo.
I brought my minimalist QRP gear on this trip and operated it for the first time this evening. My QTH turned out to be excellent: 6th floor with an openable (is there such a word?) window and no local QRN. My first?contact was an SSB 2.5 watts 20m contact with TI2AIM in Costa Rica. That's about 3000 miles! In quick succession, I worked a bunch of W4s coming in loudly. Among them is a CW contact with K4MQ who was running 5 watts QRP from Alabama. I heard W6s and W7s though they were not as strong as W4s and W9s. All of these were between 1830 and 1900 EST. ?I have
a feeling that west coast will
come in better earlier in the evening, something like my 1700s (your 1400s) and I should be able to work W6s at the rate the sun spots are increasing now. I will let you know when I am on the air again. QRP rocks!
73,
Hiroki AH6CY
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As always, you are the master of QRP Hiro. That is a remarkable considering your power level and lack of space. You did not mention what antenna you are using. Maybe you constructed a new mag loop with a 12" diameter for super portable use? Or maybe for efficiency you strung up a 4' long dipole?
Have fun and please keep us informed.
On Mar 11, 2010, at 4:43 PM, Hiroki Kato wrote:
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| Hello QRPopsters,
I have been in Cambridge, MA since Monday and will be here until mid-May except that I will be back in CA from 4/27-5/3 to attend the West Coast Military Radio Collectors' meeting in San Luis Obispo.
I brought my minimalist QRP gear on this trip and operated it for the first time this evening. My QTH turned out to be excellent: 6th floor with an openable (is there such a word?) window and no local QRN. My first?contact was an SSB 2.5 watts 20m contact with TI2AIM in Costa Rica. That's about 3000 miles! In quick succession, I worked a bunch of W4s coming in loudly. Among them is a CW contact with K4MQ who was running 5 watts QRP from Alabama. I heard W6s and W7s though they were not as strong as W4s and W9s. All of these were between 1830 and 1900 EST. ?I have a feeling that west coast will
come in better earlier in the evening, something like my 1700s (your 1400s) and I should be able to work W6s at the rate the sun spots are increasing now. I will let you know when I am on the air again. QRP rocks!
73,
Hiroki AH6CY
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| Hello QRPopsters,
I have been in Cambridge, MA since Monday and will be here until mid-May except that I will be back in CA from 4/27-5/3 to attend the West Coast Military Radio Collectors' meeting in San Luis Obispo.
I brought my minimalist QRP gear on this trip and operated it for the first time this evening. My QTH turned out to be excellent: 6th floor with an openable (is there such a word?) window and no local QRN. My first?contact was an SSB 2.5 watts 20m contact with TI2AIM in Costa Rica. That's about 3000 miles! In quick succession, I worked a bunch of W4s coming in loudly. Among them is a CW contact with K4MQ who was running 5 watts QRP from Alabama. I heard W6s and W7s though they were not as strong as W4s and W9s. All of these were between 1830 and 1900 EST. ?I have a feeling that west coast will
come in better earlier in the evening, something like my 1700s (your 1400s) and I should be able to work W6s at the rate the sun spots are increasing now. I will let you know when I am on the air again. QRP rocks!
73,
Hiroki AH6CY
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From the website:
The firmware is still being
tweaked, the manual is barely started and some parts have a much longer
lead time to obtain than expected, so I won't likely be able to start
taking orders or to start shipping this new rig until the 3d or 4th week
of March. The price is now set at $225.00
The ATS-4 now has the ability to
transmit PSK using Morse paddle input or from the message memories.
Vojtech, AB2ZA has been working on a PSK decoder chip we hope can be
tacked into the rig to make a truely stand alone PSK station. Although
the decoder chip is not likely to be fully ready by the time the rig
finally starts to ship, we hope to have all the firmware "hooks" in
place so it can be added at a later date without the need for firmware
updates to the rig. Of course, Pocketdigi software can still be used for
PSK or RTTY modes.
That's hot.
I can't make it to PAARA this Friday, friends in from out of town through the weekend.
On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 6:06 PM, David W Crocker <dwcae@...> wrote:
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Nick,
I am definitely going to get one. There will probably be a pile up ordering the thing. I wonder how many kits Steve will build on the first go around?
See you guys at PAARA this Friday?
Dave W6VYC
--- On Tue, 3/2/10, Tim Dolan <cyclist@...> wrote:
From: Tim Dolan <cyclist@...>
Subject: Re: [QRPops] ATS4 Manual
To: QRPops@...
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 4:40 PM
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Thanks for the heads up Nick. I joined the group a few minutes ago and look forward to what appears to be Steve's latest and greatest tin can radio. This may be the one I have been looking for to use on my bike tours.
Tim --- On Tue, 3/2/10, Nick Garner wrote:
From: Nick Garner
Subject: [QRPops] ATS4 Manual
To: "qrpops"
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 1:47 PM
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KD1JV just posted the preliminary manual for the ATS4 to the AT_Sprint Yahoo Group.? Looks very cool.
Nick
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Nick,
I am definitely going to get one. There will probably be a pile up ordering the thing. I wonder how many kits Steve will build on the first go around?
See you guys at PAARA this Friday?
Dave W6VYC
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--- On Tue, 3/2/10, Tim Dolan <cyclist@...> wrote:
From: Tim Dolan
Subject: Re: [QRPops] ATS4 Manual
To: QRPops@...
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 4:40 PM
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| Thanks for the heads up Nick. I joined the group a few minutes ago and look forward to what appears to be Steve's latest and greatest tin can radio. This may be the one I have been looking for to use on my bike tours.
Tim --- On Tue, 3/2/10, Nick Garner wrote:
From: Nick Garner
Subject: [QRPops] ATS4 Manual
To: "qrpops"
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 1:47 PM
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KD1JV just posted the preliminary manual for the ATS4 to the AT_Sprint Yahoo Group.? Looks very cool.
Nick
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| Thanks for the heads up Nick. I joined the group a few minutes ago and look forward to what appears to be Steve's latest and greatest tin can radio. This may be the one I have been looking for to use on my bike tours.
Tim
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--- On Tue, 3/2/10, Nick Garner wrote:
From: Nick Garner
Subject: [QRPops] ATS4 Manual
To: "qrpops"
Date: Tuesday, March 2, 2010, 1:47 PM
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KD1JV just posted the preliminary manual for the ATS4 to the AT_Sprint Yahoo Group.? Looks very cool.
Nick
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KD1JV just posted the preliminary manual for the ATS4 to the AT_Sprint Yahoo Group.? Looks very cool.
Nick
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Re: Nice locations in the San Diego area.
Conditions during the 2010 ARRL CW DX weekend.
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For when you northerners qrp ops make it down to San Diego, I'll post notes of locations to visit in/around the San Diego area.
Mt Laguna is close enough for a daytrip and there's plenty of exploring to be done in the Cleveland National Forest area.
Easy access to high elevation by road. day-pass (good for 1 yr) is required for parked vehicles, and can be obtained at the local ranger station. There are a few campgrounds in this area - all of which should provide easy access to hiking trails, all good for hf-packing.
,-116.430161 (San Diego Portable - Mt Laguna)
I was at the site around noon, and decided to setup close to the road, to save some time.
At elevation 6000 ft, there's plenty of snow around from the recent winter wx.
The wx today was a perfect 50F, sunny, no wind.
Antenna: 20m vertical using 20ft telescopic pole.
Rig: IC-7k
The 20m band was alive with S9 signals and it was almost difficult to find a spot to call CQ on the SSB portion - 14.342.5 was clear so I made a few qso's there.
20m Log:
DX and distant stations heard: LU, VE, OH2, JA, P40, XE, Alaska HF-packer near Fargo, AK.
Stations Worked: OH2, W0, W7
I'll post pics in the Photos section.
73 - Deon - k6wh
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I got it at Lowe's, Rhona.? Near the mailboxes.? It's a stake with reflecting tape at the top.
I think it's this one:
Nick
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Hi there Nick,
Where did you buy the fiberglass stake for your vertical antenna support?
~~Rhona, K6RHO
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Hi there Nick,
Where did you buy the fiberglass stake for your vertical antenna support?
~~Rhona, K6RHO
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Nick Garner
David W Crocker