Re: 29th FDIM is open for registrations!
Hahaha...no worries Randy!
See you in May!
On 1/5/2025 8:31 AM, Randy K7RAN via
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Postscript… I see the little sentence down on the lower left
that just says to send PayPal to it address… I understand now…
Sorry! Thanks,
Randy
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Re: 29th FDIM is open for registrations!
Send your money via paypal to treasurer@...
In the comment state:? This is for 1 banquet and 1 symposium(book
included).
Include the call sign and name you want on your name tag.
Enjoy!
de KB9BVN
Brian Murrey
Membership Manager
On 1/5/2025 8:29 AM, Randy K7RAN via
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So I went to the page looking to register for the symposium,
and banquet, and I don’t see anything on the page that says
register. How can I do that? I’ll be attending both by myself.
73, Randy K7RAN
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Re: 29th FDIM is open for registrations!
Postscript… I see the little sentence down on the lower left that just says to send PayPal to it address… I understand now… Sorry! Thanks,
Randy
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Re: 29th FDIM is open for registrations!
So I went to the page looking to register for the symposium, and banquet, and I don’t see anything on the page that says register. How can I do that? I’ll be attending both by myself.
73, Randy K7RAN
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29th FDIM is open for registrations!
A big thank you to every one that has already registered for FDIM
25.? This will be the 29th year of Four Days in May, and it will be
a great event as usual.
Remember when registering via Paypal, please include your name, your
guest names (if you are registering multiple people), their call
signs, and what it is for.
Ex:? Brian KB9BVN and? Petunia NoCall need 2 for the banquet, and
KB9BVN need 1 for the symposium.
We need that information to keep the list of registered attendees
complete and posted on the website.
Once you have registere dfor the Banquet OR the Symposium, you will
get an email from FDIM@... that will have a link for the
discounted reserved rooms at the Fairborn Holiday Inn.
Do not pay QRP ARCI for your hotel rooms.? The rooms must be paid to
the Holiday Inn.?
Tenative schedule - subject to change
May 14th, Wednesday evening - Pick up your credentials, Walk in
registrations
Walk in registration will ONLY be accepted if there is room. There
is a seating capacity, I don't know what it is.
May 15, Thursday Symposium all day (8AM to 5PM ish) - You may pick
up your credentials before the Symposium (7A - 8A)
Buildathon Thursday Evening - tentative
May 16th, Friday - Club Night, Vendor Night, Homebrew Contest,? IC
Transmitter contest, socialize
May 17th, Saturday Night - Banquet
May 18th, Close out FDIM, visit the Hamvention, safe travels home
Rex Harper W1REX is doing a buildathon, the kit will be suitable for
the IC Transmitter Challenge.? Stay tuned for more info as it comes
available.
Happy New Year!
de KB9BVN
Brian Murrey
QRP-ARCI Membership Manager
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In 2023, I petitioned Mark, WC3W, to create a new QRP category in the DX Marathon Contest. I thought a competition among fixed position antennas would be a good draw for those hams who do not have a tower and beam. My request was late for the 2024 Rules deadline, so I sent my second petition early in 2024 for the 2025 contest season. To give Mark full credit, he pushed very hard to see my petition thru, often taking a third of fourth look at the proposal. Here is the reasoning for the petition: An elite operator with a tower and beam, will always beat an elite operator with fixed wire antennas, regardless of height, over the course of a year-long contest.? There should be a separate category for Fixed Position Wire Antennas.
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To prove my point, I took on my friend, WG5G, mano-a-mano, for the 2023 contest. I told him he was not going to beat me by 40 points, like he beat most everyone else, and he didn’t. I turned in one of the three highest QRP scores ever submitted using fixed-position antennas, 279 points; Dan turned in the highest score ever recorded. He beat be by 35+ points!
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This year, QRP ARCI has agreed to sponsor the plaque for the QRP Limited Category in the 2025 DX Marathon. It is a great contest for filling in those missing DX slots in your collection, and now you do not have restrictions on wire antenna height or length., nor must you compete against towers/beams.
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This year I competed in the DX Challenge Category. There isn’t a QRP division, so my competitors outgunned me by a mile. I’ve listed below my results. Caution: I spent way too much time on this contest!!
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1. 276 of 320 Band Zones worked = 86%
2. 1115 of 2768 of band Countries worked = 40%
3. 8 Band DXCC
4. WAZ 15M
5. 168 of 200 Band Zones for 5BWAZ
6. Clean Sweep of 24 zones on all 8 bands
7. Clean Sweep of 77 of 346 countries on 8 bands
8. Breakouts: North America= 6.9%, Central America = 15.28%, South America = 13.2%, Europe = 30.5%, Africa = 11.25, Asia = 14.28%, Oceanna = 7.93%.
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This isn’t a winning score, but I was an absolute winner contest. I increased my ATNO CW and ATNO Digi totals and added almost 100 countries to my DXCC Challenge numbers.
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So, if QRP DXing is your thing, then this contest should be your thing as well.
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This is our club supporting us! I hope you will join us in participating in the 2025 DX Marathon. The bands were smokin’ last year and this year looks to be even better.
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73,
Sam Burgin
NN4Q
#5500
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Re: FDIM Registration opens 12/30/24
Excellent idea...es I just finished registration...
es vy 73 de "Baab" w9ya
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On Monday, December 30, 2024, Brian KB9BVN via <kb9bvn= [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bob > > This year we will be emailing the link for the FDIM Block of rooms, after we get the registration for the Symposium or the Banquet. > > Brian > > > > > On 12/30/2024 9:43 AM, Bob W9YA via wrote: > > Outstanding lineup.... > UM; I am assuming that the hotel booking info is yet to come...right ? > > On Sun, Dec 29, 2024 at 8:55?PM Brian KB9BVN via <kb9bvn= [email protected]> wrote: >> >> The website is updated with what we have so far. >> >> Four Days in May will be May 15-18 at the Fairborn OH Holiday Inn >> >> Pricing is THE SAME as last year. >> >> May 15 - Symposium - $35.00 (Includes one proceedings book) >> May 18 - Banquet - $40.00 per person >> Proceedings Book - $15.00 >> May 15 - Zoom Session for Symposium - $12.00 >> >> Zoom keys will be sent to your registered email address a few days before the start of FDIM. >> If you change your email address after you register, you may not get your Zoom key. >> >> A few days or so after you register for the Symposium or the Banquet, you will get an email with the link to the hotel for booking rooms for FDIM. >> >> Send payments via paypal payable to treasurer@... - Just like last year. >> >> 73 de KB9BVN >> Brian Murrey >> QRP-ARCI Membership Manager >> >> >> >> -- >> 72 de KB9BVN > > -- > 72 de KB9BVN > _._,_._,_ > ________________________________ > Groups.io Links: > > You receive all messages sent to this group. > > View/Reply Online (#7929) | Reply to Group | Reply to Sender | Mute This Topic | New Topic > Your Subscription | Contact Group Owner | Unsubscribe [ w9ya.ham@...] > > _._,_._,_
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Re: FDIM Registration opens 12/30/24
Hi Bob
This year we will be emailing the link for the FDIM Block of rooms,
after we get the registration for the Symposium or the Banquet.
Brian
On 12/30/2024 9:43 AM, Bob W9YA via
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Outstanding
lineup....
UM; I am
assuming that the hotel booking info is yet to come...right ?
The website is updated with what we have so far.
Four Days in May will be May 15-18 at the Fairborn OH
Holiday Inn
Pricing is THE SAME as last year.
May 15 - Symposium - $35.00 (Includes one proceedings book)
May 18 - Banquet - $40.00 per person
Proceedings Book - $15.00
May 15 - Zoom Session for Symposium - $12.00
Zoom keys will be sent to your registered email address a
few days before the start of FDIM.
If you change your email address after you register, you may
not get your Zoom key.
A few days or so after you register for the Symposium or the
Banquet, you will get an email with the link to the hotel
for booking rooms for FDIM.
Send payments via paypal payable to treasurer@...
- Just like last year.
73 de KB9BVN
Brian Murrey
QRP-ARCI Membership Manager
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Re: FDIM Registration opens 12/30/24
Outstanding lineup....
UM; I am assuming that the hotel booking info is yet to come...right ?
The website is updated with what we have so far.
Four Days in May will be May 15-18 at the Fairborn OH Holiday Inn
Pricing is THE SAME as last year.
May 15 - Symposium - $35.00 (Includes one proceedings book)
May 18 - Banquet - $40.00 per person
Proceedings Book - $15.00
May 15 - Zoom Session for Symposium - $12.00
Zoom keys will be sent to your registered email address a few days
before the start of FDIM.
If you change your email address after you register, you may not get
your Zoom key.
A few days or so after you register for the Symposium or the
Banquet, you will get an email with the link to the hotel for
booking rooms for FDIM.
Send payments via paypal payable to treasurer@... - Just
like last year.
73 de KB9BVN
Brian Murrey
QRP-ARCI Membership Manager
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FDIM Registration opens 12/30/24
The website is updated with what we have so far.
Four Days in May will be May 15-18 at the Fairborn OH Holiday Inn
Pricing is THE SAME as last year.
May 15 - Symposium - $35.00 (Includes one proceedings book)
May 18 - Banquet - $40.00 per person
Proceedings Book - $15.00
May 15 - Zoom Session for Symposium - $12.00
Zoom keys will be sent to your registered email address a few days
before the start of FDIM.
If you change your email address after you register, you may not get
your Zoom key.
A few days or so after you register for the Symposium or the
Banquet, you will get an email with the link to the hotel for
booking rooms for FDIM.
Send payments via paypal payable to treasurer@... - Just
like last year.
73 de KB9BVN
Brian Murrey
QRP-ARCI Membership Manager
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Re: W0RW Pedestrian Mobile Adventures eBook
eBook Still available at new listing:
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Paul? ?w0rw
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Re: W0RW Pedestrian Mobile Adventures eBook
Don't look now, but you have a skinny black snake crawling into your backpack!
Jack, W8TEE
On Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 10:21:18 AM EST, w0rw via groups.io <w0rw777@...> wrote:
? ??W0RW Pedestrian Mobile Adventures + Analecta,? 2nd Edition.
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See
Paul? w0rw
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W0RW Pedestrian Mobile Adventures eBook
? ??W0RW Pedestrian Mobile Adventures + Analecta,? 2nd Edition.
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See
Paul? w0rw
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EURAO Party - Winter 2025: Season's Greetings
This came to the contest inbox this morning. I guess they wanted all QRP-ARCI Members to be aware:
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The?European Radio Amateurs' Organization?announces a new party on the air, this time with the motto: "Season's Greetings". Remember this is not a contest, it is just a radio meeting with a few simple 'rules', better to call them recommendations.
Purpose: Wish a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all the stations you contact with these days. This is a good time to wish peace and love to everyone. Have fun and meet other hams all over the world or just locals. Of course SWLs are welcome to participate.
Date & time: from December 24th, 2024, to January 6th, 2025, 00:00-24:00 UTC.
Bands & modes: all modes and frequencies, mainly in HF bands, but not only.?.
Call: "CQ EURAO Party".
Exchange: because this is a QSO event, not a contest, you can talk about whatever you want, in any language, and for as long as you like. Here are some topic suggestions to get the conversation going: name, city, locator, weather, antennas, rigs, etc.
Also talk about QSL interchange. Tell the truth. Say "no, thanks" if you are not interested in QSL cards. But if you would like to have a memory of your contact, feel free to use our?EuroBureauQSL?(see below).
Logs: for statistic purposes only, we ask participants to submit their logs to?party@...?in ADIF format, where the filename should be your callsign (e.g. EA3RKF.ADI).
There will be no results or league tables, only statistical information about number of QSOs, countries, callsigns, OMs/YLs/Clubs, etc.
Certificate of Participation: for all those sending the log and without a minimum of confirmed QSOs.
EuroBureauQSL: you can use it to interchange QSLs even if you are not member. In this case, just send the QSL to the??of the country of the station you have contacted.
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72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP-ARCI Contest Manager
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Re: Mert Nellis, W0UFO, SK
I am so sad to hear the news about Mert, W0UFO.??I remember working him many times over the years in the Zombie Shuffle. The last time that I went to Dayton, probably about 10 years ago, I happened to be waiting in line with a friend for a breakfast table at the FDIM hotel. There were two hams in from of us and only one table for four so the waitress asked if we would share which we did. I was very surprised and pleased to find that I was sharing a table with Mert, W0UFO. It was really great to meet him in person.?
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My last contact with Mert was probably about 2 years ago. I was operating portable with my IC-705 and JPC-12 vertical from a beautiful spot along the Rideau River and had a very nice ragchew QSO with him. He remembered meeting me at breakfast at FDIM that time.??
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Michael VE3WMB?
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Re: Mert Nellis, W0UFO, SK
Chuck thank you for posting that link.? Mert had twice the go power
of most 65 year olds, including me.?
73 de KB9BVN
Brian
On 12/21/2024 8:31 AM, Chuck KA8HDE via
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For those of you who are interested, Mert W0UFO,
gave a presentation on his ham journey and QRP last April 2024
at the Minnesota Amateur Radio Technical Society (formerly
MNQRP). Many of us knew part?of his story, but we were blessed
that he would do this for?us and wanted to share it with all
his QRP friends and family.? Here is a link to that YouTube
video.
72 de chuck ka8hde
On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at
12:15?PM Craig Johnson, AA?ZZ via <aa0zz= [email protected]>
wrote:
Hi
friends,
It's
with a very heavy heart that I must announced that
Mert Nellis, W0UFO, passed away peacefully on December
19th, 2024.? Mert was 99 years old and less than three
months away from his 100th birthday (March 2).? His
mind was still ss sharp as ever, showing no signs of
his age.
Mert
fell and broke his right hip about 5 years ago and
that surgery was successful, allowing him walk and
even drive his car again. Unfortunately, he fell again
about a month ago and broke his other hip.? This hip
replacement surgery did not go as well as the first
and he went into hospice care about 2 weeks after.
Mert
has been an active QRPer since first licensed in June,
1941 (83 years ago).?? He's the only ham that I ever
knew who was told to shut down his station on December
11, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day) as World War II commenced.
Mert served in the Navy for 23 years (active and
reserve) and, because of his head-start in electronic
knowledge as a ham, the Navy sent him to Iowa State
University for formal electronics training.? After
being an instructor in the Navy he was a college
professor (Electrical Engineering) at Michigan State
University for a few years before moving on to start
and run several business involving electronics, one
being designing and constructing custom transformers.
Mert
published countless articles in QST and QRP Quarterly
and was an avid homebrewer.? For the last several
years Mert lived in a condo so he no longer had his
big antennas, but he still kept active in many QRP
contests as well as some DX contests. He attended FDIM
and OzarkCon for more than 25 years, loving to
socialize and compare notes with his many friends.? He
usually had a project or two to demonstrate at FDIM,
including his entry in the 2-transistor power
amplifier contest and other gizmos that he developed.
We often sat in a restaurant where Mert pulled out a
napkin and started drawing schematics and formulas
showing how things "used to be built".?
Mert
has been a mentor for me for ALL of my projects
through the years as well as for countless other
people.? He’s always been my first Beta tester,
providing valuable feedback and suggestions about how
to make the projects better.?
Mert
was at peace with the world as well as with God when
he passed away. My friend (Chuck Stroud, KA8HDE) and I
prayed with him when he was in hospice care at the
convalescence home so he was at peace.
So
long, dear friend.? As Mert told us a few days ago,
"See you in heaven.? I'll be waiting for you".
73,
-Craig,
AA0ZZ
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Re: Mert Nellis, W0UFO, SK
For those of you who are interested, Mert W0UFO, gave a presentation on his ham journey and QRP last April 2024 at the Minnesota Amateur Radio Technical Society (formerly MNQRP). Many of us knew part?of his story, but we were blessed that he would do this for?us and wanted to share it with all his QRP friends and family.? Here is a link to that YouTube video.
72 de chuck ka8hde
On Thu, Dec 19, 2024 at 12:15?PM Craig Johnson, AA?ZZ via <aa0zz= [email protected]> wrote:
Hi friends,
It's with a very heavy heart that I must announced that Mert Nellis, W0UFO, passed away peacefully on December 19th, 2024.? Mert was 99 years old and less than three months away from his 100th birthday (March 2).? His mind was still ss sharp as ever, showing no signs of his age.
Mert fell and broke his right hip about 5 years ago and that surgery was successful, allowing him walk and even drive his car again. Unfortunately, he fell again about a month ago and broke his other hip.? This hip replacement surgery did not go as well as the first and he went into hospice care about 2 weeks after.
Mert has been an active QRPer since first licensed in June, 1941 (83 years ago).?? He's the only ham that I ever knew who was told to shut down his station on December 11, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day) as World War II commenced. Mert served in the Navy for 23 years (active and reserve) and, because of his head-start in electronic knowledge as a ham, the Navy sent him to Iowa State University for formal electronics training.? After being an instructor in the Navy he was a college professor (Electrical Engineering) at Michigan State University for a few years before moving on to start and run several business involving electronics, one being designing and constructing custom transformers.
Mert published countless articles in QST and QRP Quarterly and was an avid homebrewer.? For the last several years Mert lived in a condo so he no longer had his big antennas, but he still kept active in many QRP contests as well as some DX contests. He attended FDIM and OzarkCon for more than 25 years, loving to socialize and compare notes with his many friends.? He usually had a project or two to demonstrate at FDIM, including his entry in the 2-transistor power amplifier contest and other gizmos that he developed. We often sat in a restaurant where Mert pulled out a napkin and started drawing schematics and formulas showing how things "used to be built".?
Mert has been a mentor for me for ALL of my projects through the years as well as for countless other people.? He’s always been my first Beta tester, providing valuable feedback and suggestions about how to make the projects better.?
Mert was at peace with the world as well as with God when he passed away. My friend (Chuck Stroud, KA8HDE) and I prayed with him when he was in hospice care at the convalescence home so he was at peace.
So long, dear friend.? As Mert told us a few days ago, "See you in heaven.? I'll be waiting for you".
73,
-Craig, AA0ZZ
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Re: ANNOUNCING THE FDIM 2025 LOGIC IC TRANSMITTER POWER CHALLENGE!
I just received word from Rex W1REX that he will be running the Buildathon at FDIM 2025 one more time!? The kit will be a Logic IC Transmitter which can be entered in the 2025 LOGIC IC TRANSMITTER POWER CHALLENGE contest at FDIM!? Check the QRPME.com website for updates.? This is going to be great!
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73 Dave NM0S
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Re: Mert Nellis, W0UFO, SK
What a friend Mert had! ?Sounds like Mert was a wonderful man who lived a fuller than most life.
Prayers indeed.
Hi friends,
It's with a very heavy heart that I must announced that Mert Nellis, W0UFO, passed away peacefully on December 19th, 2024.? Mert was 99 years old and less than three months away from his 100th birthday (March 2).? His mind was still ss sharp as ever, showing no signs of his age.
Mert fell and broke his right hip about 5 years ago and that surgery was successful, allowing him walk and even drive his car again. Unfortunately, he fell again about a month ago and broke his other hip.? This hip replacement surgery did not go as well as the first and he went into hospice care about 2 weeks after.
Mert has been an active QRPer since first licensed in June, 1941 (83 years ago).?? He's the only ham that I ever knew who was told to shut down his station on December 11, 1941 (Pearl Harbor Day) as World War II commenced. Mert served in the Navy for 23 years (active and reserve) and, because of his head-start in electronic knowledge as a ham, the Navy sent him to Iowa State University for formal electronics training.? After being an instructor in the Navy he was a college professor (Electrical Engineering) at Michigan State University for a few years before moving on to start and run several business involving electronics, one being designing and constructing custom transformers.
Mert published countless articles in QST and QRP Quarterly and was an avid homebrewer.? For the last several years Mert lived in a condo so he no longer had his big antennas, but he still kept active in many QRP contests as well as some DX contests. He attended FDIM and OzarkCon for more than 25 years, loving to socialize and compare notes with his many friends.? He usually had a project or two to demonstrate at FDIM, including his entry in the 2-transistor power amplifier contest and other gizmos that he developed. We often sat in a restaurant where Mert pulled out a napkin and started drawing schematics and formulas showing how things "used to be built".?
Mert has been a mentor for me for ALL of my projects through the years as well as for countless other people.? He’s always been my first Beta tester, providing valuable feedback and suggestions about how to make the projects better.?
Mert was at peace with the world as well as with God when he passed away. My friend (Chuck Stroud, KA8HDE) and I prayed with him when he was in hospice care at the convalescence home so he was at peace.
So long, dear friend.? As Mert told us a few days ago, "See you in heaven.? I'll be waiting for you".
73,
-Craig, AA0ZZ
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Randy K7RAN
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