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FOX: KB2FEL Final Log for 11/18/04
KB2FEL Fox Log 11-18-04
QSO 62 0201 N1FN 559 CO ET 5W 0202 KT5V 559 TX Dave 5W 0203 K0FRP/4 559 SC Al 5W 0204 W5YR 559 TX George 5W 0206 W0RW 559 CO Paul 5W 0208 KK5LD 559 TX Dan 5W 0209 NN9K 559 IL Peter 5W 0210 W0RW 559 CO Paul 3W 0212 N9NE 559 WI Todd 5W 0213 K5EOA 559 LA Wayne 5W 0214 AE4Y 559 GA Kent 5W 0215 W0PWE 559 IA Jerry 5W 0216 AA5O 559 LA Vern 5W 0218 VE3FAL 559 ON Fred 5W 0219 VE6KG 559 AB Norm 5W 0221 K5DI 559 NM Karl 5W 0222 K0MAX 559 MN Max 3W 0223 W0UFO 559 MN Mert 5W 0224 K0EVZ 559 NM Doc 5W 0225 KI0II 559 CO Ron 5W 0227 VE3XT 559 ON Bill 5W 0228 AA5CK 559 OK Ted 5W 0229 VE6EX 559 AB Dan 5W 0230 W5TB 559 TX Doc 5W 0231 AC5JH 559 OK Tom 5W 0233 KC4NX 559 GA Tom 5W 0235 WA5BDU 599 AR Nick 5W 0236 KG4FSN 559 FL Juan 5W 0237 AA7EQ 559 AR Bob 5W 0238 N1TP 559 FL Tom 5w 0239 KD5UDB 559 LA Chris 5W 0240 K6VNX 559 CA Arlen 5W 0247 K5ZTY 559 TX Bill 5W 0251 W8LI 559 GA Lou 5W 0253 AA5TB 529 TX Steve 5W 0255 W0CH 559 MO Dave 500mw 0257 N4DD 559 TN Dennis 5W 0259 W5USJ 559 TX Chuck 5W 0302 AJ4AJ 559 GA Perry 5W 0303 N0UR 559 MN Jim 5W 0304 AC7A 559 AZ Tom 5W 0307 W0IIT 549 KS Bart 5W 0308 WA0ITP 559 IA Terry 5W 0311 W2MY 549 TX Steve 5W 0313 KZ5J 559 TX Pat 5W 0314 K5XGB 559 TX Rob 5W 0320 KJ0C 559 MO Jim 5W 0321 N5KIP 559 LA Dick 5W 0324 W0NTA/7 559 WY Dick 5W 0329 AG0T 599 ND Tod 4W 0330 W7SW 559 AZ Scotty 5W 0335 KB5FCF 559 OK Joel 5W 0343 AB9CA 559 AL Dave 5W 0345 N0AM 559 IA Al 5W 0347 K4AQ 599 GA Matt 5W 0348 KR0U 559 CO Tim 5W 0354 K8KFJ 569 WV Gary 5W 0356 K5JHP/M 559 TX Bill 5W 0357 K0LGA 559 TX Dwain 5W 0358 VE6RL 559 AB Roland 5W 0359 N0AR Fox 0359 KB2FEL Fox 72 Bob KB2FEL dit dit __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! |
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FOX: KB2FEL Updated Log
Hi All,
If anyone would like something changed please let me know by Tomorrow Sunday. I will be posting the final log Tomorrow night. KB2FEL Fox Log 11-18-04 QSO 62 02:01 N1FN 55N CO ET 5W 02:02 KT5V 55N TX Dave 5W 02:03 K0FRP/4 55N SC Al 5W 02:04 W5YR 55N TX George 5W 02:06 W0RW 55N CO Paul 5W 02:08 KK5LD 55N TX Dan 5W 02:09 NN9K 55N IL Peter 5W 02:10 W0RW 55N CO Paul 3W 02:12 N9NE 55N WI Todd 5W 02:13 K5EOA 55N LA Wayne 5W 02:14 AE4Y 55N GA Kent 5W 02:15 W0PWE 55N IA Jerry 5W 02:16 AA5O 55N LA Vern 5W 02:18 VE3FAL 55N ON Fred 5W 02:19 VE6KG 55N AB Norm 5W 02:21 K5DI 55N NM Karl 5W 02:22 K0MAX 55N MN Max 3W 02:23 W0UFO 55N MN Mert 5W 02:24 K0EVZ 55N NM Doc 5W 02:25 KI0II 55N CO Ron 5W 02:27 VE3XT 55N ON Bill 5W 02:28 AA5CK 55N OK Ted 5W 02:29 VE6EX 55n AB Dan 5W 02:30 W5TB 55N TX Doc 5W 02:31 AC5JH 55N OK Tom 5W 02:33 KC4NX 55N GA Tom 5W 02:35 WA5BDU 5NN AR Nick 5W 02:36 KG4FSN 55N FL Juan 5W 02:37 AA7EQ 55N AR Bob 5W 02:38 N1TP 55N FL Tom 5w 02:39 KD5UDB 55N LA Chris 5W 02:40 K6VNX 55N CA Arlen 5W 02:43 KD5UDB Dupe 02:47 K5ZTY 55N TX Bill 5W 02:51 W8LI 55N GA Lou 5W 02:53 AA5TB 52N TX Steve 5W 02:55 W0CH 55N MO Dave 500mw 02:57 N4DD 55N TN Dennis 5W 02:59 W5USJ 55N TX Chuck 5W 03:02 AJ4AJ 55N GA Perry 5W 03:03 N0UR 55N MN Jim 5W 03:04 AC7A 55N AZ Tom 5W 03:07 W0IIT 54N KS Bart 5W 03:08 WA0ITP 55N IA Terry 5W 03:11 W2MY 54n TX Steve 5W 03:13 KZ5J 55N TX Pat 5W 03:14 K5XGB 55N TX Rob 5W 03:20 KJ0C 55N MO Jim 5W 03:21 N5KIP 55N LA Dick 5W 03:24 W0NTA/7 55N WY Dick 5W 03:29 AG0T 5NN ND Tod 4W 03:30 W7SW 55N AZ Scott 5W 03:35 KB5FCF 55N OK Joel 5W 03:43 AB9CA 55N AL Dave 5W 03:45 N0AM 55N IA Al 5W 03:47 K4AQ 5NN GA Matt 5W 03:48 KR0U 55N CO Tim 5W 03:54 K8KFJ 56N WV Gary 5W 03:56 K5JHP/M 55N TX Bill 5W 03:57 K0LGA 55N TX Dwain 5W 03:58 VE6RL 55N AB Roland 5W 03:59 N0AR Fox 03:59 KB2FEL Fox __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around |
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Re: Calendar mess up
Lloyd Lachow
--- cw_ne <w0oow@...> wrote:
It was on Tuesdays last year, to avoid a conflict w/ holidays. But it's back to Thursdays this year, as usual. You can check the dates of many past years' Hunts via links on the Fox website. LL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! |
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Re: FOX: KB2FEL log for 11-18-04
Lou Macknik
Bob,
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Thank you for checking your log. Your signal was very strong (with some rapid but short lived fades) the entire 2 hours and I had no trouble copying your replies to all of the Hounds. I am amazed at the behavior of 40m. I carefully aligned my OHR-100A using some very high end equipment and the results were extremely gratifying in the shop. On the air, though, I was reminded of my past 2m EME operations when I listened for hours with the 100Hz filter inline. I had trouble hearing anything on 40m last night except for WIAW (booming in), your consistent signal, and the hounds clamoring over N0AR at around 7.033 MHz. The band was virtually dead to me except for those amazing QRPers. I suspect that my MP-1 is not doing me a lot of favors by way of received signal strength...... 73, Lou W8LI On Nov 19, 2004, at 8:06 PM, Bob Sellars wrote:
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Technique
Steven Pituch
Just one other thing worth noting. All those other CQs and QSOs between
7.030 and 7.050 may not be QRP and Fox related but they are very important. As you go up the band listen to each QSO for a little bit. After all, listening will help you with improving your code copy. Don't worry, you have a full two hours to try to catch a Fox. But what you can learn is the "propagation of the moment". If you are a K6 on the west coast and the Fox is a W2, and you've heard 3 QSOs from "2" land, you can assume the propagation gods are favoring you tonight. If the W2s are getting weaker but the K8 QSO in Chicago is getting stronger, propagation has probably passed the east coast for you for the day. Plus these side QSOs can be quite entertaining to listen to. It all part of the allure of "weak signal work" which probably sums up what we do with QRP anyway. The good DX is usually the weak signal no one else is bothering to check out. 72 and a half, Steve --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (). Version: 6.0.794 / Virus Database: 538 - Release Date: 11/10/2004 |
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Re: FOX: KB2FEL log for 11-18-04
Hi Lou and Gang,
Lou, I checked and can safely say the log I posted was wrong.. you are in my paper log with the correct info. For some reason I put an X next to your Call. Not sure why, but you got left out of my posted log. I will be posting my final log on Monday and you will be in it.. thanks for picking it up that brings my total to 63. To Answere your question.... Check Log = not complete QSO, If I missed info like (rst or state or name) in the contact, I did not put it in my posted Log as it is not a completed QSO. I did try to go back at least 3 times for most. I went back 7 times for one contact. He was being QRM'd from three stations whos calls were not even close to his. TNX Lou 72 Bob KB2FEL Lloyd Lachow wrote:ns are better for you next time.Bob, --- In qfox@..., Lou Macknik <lou@m...> wrote: Bob, |
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Re: Proprosed Rule Change
Well said, OM
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de W1RT On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:55:59 -0600, Steven Pituch <spituch@...> wrote:
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Re: Proprosed Rule Change
Steven Pituch
Hi all,
I find not knowing the Fox's frequency more fun! You just have to be systematic about it. You approach it the same way a good CW Dxer would do it. You put your best filters in, put the headphones on, and start at 7.030 and very slowly tune toward 7.050. Try to listen to every station no matter how weak. You may be able to detect a signal at the noise level of your receiver. Make a mental note of each signal. Note if there are hounds piling up in a certain area. If so check a kHz below them. Can't quite make him out yet? Then make a note of the frequency. He will get either louder or weaker so you've got a 50% chance of getting him if you are patient. It may take you ten or fifteen minutes to scan the 20 kHz. Then start all over at 7.030. You have to learn discipline and how to hear! It takes time. The part of the fun of catching a fox is the hunt! Don't send your call if you can't copy less than 90% of what the fox is sending. Be Patient. In five minutes or maybe in 1 hour he'll appear in you sights (filter) and thats when you pull the trigger (send your call). Make sure you are zero beat with him. You will find that if you do it right you only need one shot (send your call) to bag him. The biggest thing to learn is split operation. Have the A vfo (receive)on the Fox and the B vfo (transmit)on the hounds. When the hound is replying find his exact frequency. Is the Fox moving around his listening frequency with a pattern? Decide what frequency he will listen to next, put the B vfo on it and listen to the Fox on the A vfo. When he stops, send your call once. I got two Foxes last night be sending my call once for each. I waited until conditions were right and I knew how the Fox was thinking. When you can predict his next listening frequency, you have him beat. And conditions were bad last night down here too. I heard some of the more experienced guys last night just sitting on a frequency and hoping the Fox would hear his call, which was sent many times. This is a waste of spectrum and batteries! So you can know the Fox's frequency and become an appliance operator, or you can do some high class operating and bag a Fox with minimum energy expended, and learn something at the same time. And you don't need to be good at CW (I am the worst). Its actually easier this way when you are being systematic. Operating at 5 Watts is one thing but operating at 5 Watts continuously for a long time hoping someone will hear you is more wasteful than using 100 Watts. Try measuring your feats by the amount of energy expended (Watt-seconds), instead of just the power output of your transmitter. When you are in a tent in the wilderness and need to make an emergency contact, every Joule counts! Learn to be efficeint, and you will become a much better Dxer, QRPer and Fox hunter. 72 and a half, Steve, W2MY/5 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (). Version: 6.0.794 / Virus Database: 538 - Release Date: 11/10/2004 |
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Re: FOX: KB2FEL log for 11-18-04
Lou Macknik
Lloyd Lachow wrote:
Bob,Bob, What's a check log? You gave me an unambiguous confirmation of our 0250 QSO but I am not in your final log(???) Lou, W8LI |
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Re: W8RU-Ron, please contact me
wb8wtu
Me too Ron. That house you wanted in NE Ohio is available.
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You must move before next Thursday.................... dennis --- In qfox@..., "jimford80041" <ejim@a...> wrote:
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Re: FOX: KB2FEL log for 11-18-04
Dennis Berry
Not an OH station in the log that I saw. Didn't hear either Fox again last
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nite. Plenty of hounds, no Fox though. I think I know what it is. When Diz moved out of Ohio, he sucked along all the good ether with him, and all the good grounds apparently. Will just have to wait for the rebound of the ether, grounds and/or sunspots, whichever comes first perhaps. dennis, nu8s
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Re: Proprosed Rule Change
Don't give up, I heard both fox's last nite and both never got over 529 with
an external 20db preamp. Props are very bad and it makes no diff how much power you run, if there are no props in your area you ain't gonna work em. Quoting n6nvp@...:
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Re: Proprosed Rule Change
Lloyd Lachow
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Lloyd - I'm trusting you or Doc to take care of I'll call Doc tonight, see what we can do...shouldn't be a problem. Good suggestion! LL __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! |
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Proprosed Rule Change
I've only been back on the air for about 6 months and am brand new to QRP Fox Hunting but...
I am guessing that what I'm experiencing right now is the lowest point of the solar cycle (I hope!) on a band extremely affected by the same. I haven't worked a fox in the 3 hunts I've participated in, thus far - and didn't even hear a fox or hound, last night. Some of that is surely my lack of experience, some of it is the known problems with my antenna but I'm hoping most of that is due to conditions. I think if any rule change is in order, it would be: No poor or variable conditions on 40 meters. None. Zero-tolerance. I want it stopped and I want it stopped NOW. Lloyd - I'm trusting you or Doc to take care of this. Please let me know when you're done. 72 Kip N6NVP |
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Re: FOX: KB2FEL log for 11-18-04
Lloyd Lachow
Bob,
Very nice! Very quick, too...Hope it was fun! Also hope conditions are better for you next time. What do you mean by "check log?" LL --- Bob KB2FEL <kb2fel@...> wrote:
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Re: FOX: KB2FEL log for 11-18-04
Hi All,
Sorry for the hounds I missed. I know there were many! 62 QSO's I pulled the 34 check logs out.. but they included SPAIN, PORTUGAL, England and a UA station. You hounds are a vicious group Hi Hi. KB2FEL Fox Log 11-18-04 02:01 N1FN 55N CO ET 5W 02:02 KT5V 55N TX Dave 5W 02:03 K0FRP/4 55N SC 5W 02:04 W5YR 55N TX George 5W 02:06 W0RW 55N CO Paul 5W 02:08 KK5LD 55N TX Dan 5W 02:09 NN9K 55N IL Peter 5W 02:10 W0RW 55N CO Paul 3W 02:12 N9NE 55N WI Todd 5W 02:13 K5EOA 55N LA Wayne 5W 02:14 AE4Y 55N GA Kent 5W 02:15 W0PWE 55N IA Jerry 5W 02:16 AA5O 55N LA Vern 5W 02:18 VE3FAL 55N ON Fred 5W 02:19 VE6KG 55N AB Norm 5W 02:21 K5DI 55N NM Karl 5W 02:22 K0MAX 55N MN Max 5W 02:23 W0UFO 55N MN Mert 5W 02:24 K0EVZ 55N NM Doc 5W 02:25 KI0II 55N CO Ron 5W 02:27 VE3XT 55N on Bill 5W 02:28 AA5CK 55N OK Ted 5W 02:29 VE6EX 55n AB Dan 5W 02:30 W5TB 55N TX Doc 5W 02:31 AC5JH 55N TX Tom 5W 02:33 KC4NX 55N GA Tom 5W 02:35 WA5BDU 5NN AR Nick 5W 02:36 KG4FSN 55N FL Juan 5W 02:37 AA7EQ 55N AR Bob 5W 02:38 N1TP 55N FL Tom 5w 02:39 KD5UDB 55N LA Chris 5W 02:40 K6vNX 55N CA Arlen 5W 02:43 KD5UDB 55N LA Chris 5W 02:47 K5ZKM 55N TX Bill 5W 02:53 AA5TB 52N TX Steve 5W 02:55 W0CH 55N MO Dave 500mw 02:57 N4DD 55N TN Dennis 5W 02:59 W5USJ 55N TX Chuck 5W 03:02 AJ4AJ 55N GA Perry 5W 03:03 N0UR 55N MN Jim 5W 03:04 AC7A 55N AZ Tom 5W 03:07 W0IIT 54N ks Bart 5W 03:08 WA0ITP 55N IA Terry 5W 03:11 W2MY 54n TX Steve 5W 03:13 KZ5J 55N TX J 5W 03:14 K5XGB 55N TX Rob 5W 03:20 KJ0C 55N MO Jim 5W 03:21 N5KIP 55N LA Dick 03:24 W0NTA/7 55N NV Dick 5W 03:29 AG0T 5NN ND Tod 5W 03:30 W7SW 55N AZ Scott 5W 03:35 KB5FCF55N OK Joel 5W 03:43 AB9CA 55N AL Dave 5W 03:45 N0AM 55N IA Al 5W 03:47 K4AQ 5NN GA Matt 5W 03:48 KR0U 55N CO Tim 5W 03:54 K8KFJ 56N WV Gary 5W 03:56 K5JSP/M 55N TX Bill 5W 03:57 K0LGA 55N TX Dwain 5W 03:58 VE6RL 55N AB Roland 5W 03:59 N0AR Fox 03:59 KB2FEL Fox 72 Bob KB2FEL dit dit ????? ????? __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! |
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FOX: KB2FEL log for 11-18-04
Hi All,
Sorry for the hounds I missed. I know there were many! 62 QSO's I pulled the 34 check logs out.. but they included SPAIN, PORTUGAL, England and a UA station. You hounds are a vicious group Hi Hi. KB2FEL Fox Log 11-18-04 02:01 N1FN 55N CO ET 5W 02:02 KT5V 55N TX Dave 5W 02:03 K0FRP/4 55N SC 5W 02:04 W5YR 55N TX George 5W 02:06 W0RW 55N CO Paul 5W 02:08 KK5LD 55N TX Dan 5W 02:09 NN9K 55N IL Peter 5W 02:10 W0RW 55N CO Paul 3W 02:12 N9NE 55N WI Todd 5W 02:13 K5EOA 55N LA Wayne 5W 02:14 AE4Y 55N GA Kent 5W 02:15 W0PWE 55N IA Jerry 5W 02:16 AA5O 55N LA Vern 5W 02:18 VE3FAL 55N ON Fred 5W 02:19 VE6KG 55N AB Norm 5W 02:21 K5DI 55N NM Karl 5W 02:22 K0MAX 55N MN Max 5W 02:23 W0UFO 55N MN Mert 5W 02:24 K0EVZ 55N NM Doc 5W 02:25 KI0II 55N CO Ron 5W 02:27 VE3XT 55N on Bill 5W 02:28 AA5CK 55N OK Ted 5W 02:29 VE6EX 55n AB Dan 5W 02:30 W5TB 55N TX Doc 5W 02:31 AC5JH 55N TX Tom 5W 02:33 KC4NX 55N GA Tom 5W 02:35 WA5BDU 5NN AR Nick 5W 02:36 KG4FSN 55N FL Juan 5W 02:37 AA7EQ 55N AR Bob 5W 02:38 N1TP 55N FL Tom 5w 02:39 KD5UDB 55N LA Chris 5W 02:40 K6vNX 55N CA Arlen 5W 02:43 KD5UDB 55N LA Chris 5W 02:47 K5ZKM 55N TX Bill 5W 02:53 AA5TB 52N TX Steve 5W 02:55 W0CH 55N MO Dave 500mw 02:57 N4DD 55N TN Dennis 5W 02:59 W5USJ 55N TX Chuck 5W 03:02 AJ4AJ 55N GA Perry 5W 03:03 N0UR 55N MN Jim 5W 03:04 AC7A 55N AZ Tom 5W 03:07 W0IIT 54N ks Bart 5W 03:08 WA0ITP 55N IA Terry 5W 03:11 W2MY 54n TX Steve 5W 03:13 KZ5J 55N TX J 5W 03:14 K5XGB 55N TX Rob 5W 03:20 KJ0C 55N MO Jim 5W 03:21 N5KIP 55N LA Dick 03:24 W0NTA/7 55N NV Dick 5W 03:29 AG0T 5NN ND Tod 5W 03:30 W7SW 55N AZ Scott 5W 03:35 KB5FCF55N OK Joel 5W 03:43 AB9CA 55N AL Dave 5W 03:45 N0AM 55N IA Al 5W 03:47 K4AQ 5NN GA Matt 5W 03:48 KR0U 55N CO Tim 5W 03:54 K8KFJ 56N WV Gary 5W 03:56 K5JSP/M 55N TX Bill 5W 03:57 K0LGA 55N TX Dwain 5W 03:58 VE6RL 55N AB Roland 5W 03:59 N0AR Fox 03:59 KB2FEL Fox 72 Bob KB2FEL dit dit __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! |
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[QRP-L] [FOX] Why not post the freq or small range of freqs
Dennis Doran
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