THE FIRST CLASS C.W.

OPERATORS CLUB
Editor: G4BUE

NEWS SHEET 565

FOC CALENDAR

November 1996

Friends, Just space to draw your attention to the revised deadline dates in the FOC Calendar for the December News Sheet and FOCUS 29. These are due to June and me booking flights to Florida on 28 November and the need to complete both publications before we leave, as we will not return to the UK until 20 December. We are looking forward to meeting many of you at the Florida Dinner and please keep an ear open for W4/G4BUE before and afterwards. Before the dinner we shall be staying with Vic, N4TO, and I am looking forward to trying out his new antennas planned to be put up in November. After the dinner we shall be staying with Shirley and Ink, N4OO, in Sopchoppy where some fishing is also planned!

BAND OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER IS 15 METRES

A man should keep his friendship in constant repair - Samuel Johnson (1755).

November - 15m until 6 DU3/AH8F by G4ZVJ 3/8 A61AD by WB2DND 9 Committee meeting 15/22 8P9HT by K4BAI 15/12 Dec GB4RN by G3LIK 15/25 V47VJ by G4ZVJ 16/25 K5VT QRV from XZ1N 16/26 J38AC by W1FJ 23/24 November CQ WW CW Contest 5V7A by G3SXW & others 8P9Z by K4BAI 9M6NA by JE1JKL, 80m J38AA by W1FJ & others V47VJ by G4ZVJ ZB2X by OH2KI AL SLATER, G3FXB MEMORIAL TROPHY ZM2K by ZL2AGY & others At the 1996 Annual Dinner at Lords on 5

20 Deadline for FOCUS 29 23 Deadline for December N/Sheet December 4/11 FS/W2AGW by W2AGW FS/W2JB by W2JB FS/W2QM by W2QM 7 VQ9QM by W4QM 7 7th Florida Dinner 7/8 Pump Handle Party 29 Deadline for January N/Sheet January - 160m 1 Subscriptions due 28 Deadline for February N/Sheet February - 80m 7/9 Marathon P4/K2LE by K2LE

October, the Al Slater, G3FXB Memorial Trophy for 1996 was presented to the North California DX Foundation (NCDXF) in recognition of their contributions to DXing, Contesting, Operating Standards, Friendship, and Encouraging Others. The award was accepted on behalf of the NCDXF by Bob, W6RGG.

Starred List

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION by G3MXJ

Amendments
G3LIK (1192): add xyls call G1YDW. G3RWL (1188): e-mail - g3rwl@amsat.org G3XSN (1093): e-mail -bertramdonn@msn.com G4BLX (1617): new address - Domaine de la Garrigue, 24240 Saussignac, France. Tel - 5 53 23 44 02. G4SPY (1587): new address - 36 Yorkswood Drive, Solihull B23 6DL. Tel - 0121 770 6382. GAYN (A1518): amend address - change name of town to Hanover from Elkridge. F3AT (1144): amend tel - 03 86 48 1437. OZ4UN (1554): new e-mail - pek@tdk.dk VE3AR (1103): new e-mail amateurdir@east.cnib.ca VK6AJ (1614): Resigned. W1FJ (1532): e-mail - w1fj@juno.com K1JD (1612): new address - 23 Standish Rd., Jamestown, RI 02835, USA. Tel - 401 423 7418. K1RM (1592): new e-mail - k1rm@snet-net K2LE (1461): new e-mail abodony@ix.netcom.com K7UOT (1601): e-mail (via xyl) karen.chandler@m.millard.k12.ut.us. Add xyls callsign KC7SQM. W3ML (A1130): Resigned. W4VQ (1299): new address - 276 Seminole Woods Blvd, Geneva, FL 32732. Tel - 407 349 1543. N9RD (1625): e-mail - jxnitt@inland.com visit the page for regular news updates:

THE 1996 WINDLE TROPHY by G3LIK

Will all members please make sure they submit their final Windle logs for 1996 to me as soon as possible after 31 December. Please do not send them to other Committee members or via e-mail. Please submit an entry no matter what your score is. It is the entering of the competition that counts and is a lasting memory of the OM himself. Finally, the annual Windle Trophy is one of the best ways of judging on-air activity within the club, and the more logs we receive the easier it is for the Committee to decide who should be a recipient of a letter under Rule 8.

3. W4FOA: AA5DX, G4PKT, K8MFO, W4YE, ZP6CW (+W1HMD). 2. G3IZD: G3JFF, G3LIK, G3XNG, W2BA, W4QM (+G3RFE, G3VCN). 1. W4PBC: G3UOF, W4MJ, W4QM, W9GW, ZL1MH (+W2AMS) 1. JA7SSB: G3IGW, JP1BJR, K1JKS, KT5X, W9KNI (+K6RA). 1. WHZ: EI5BW, G4PKT, W2DX, WIAK, WKZV (+K2OZ, K1GUP). An objection to YO3APJ is under consideration by the Committee. An invitation has been sent to N4YGP.

Additional Nominations
5. NNF: ZL2AGY, K1RH. 4. HA7PJ: W1PL, W2MEL. 1. ZS6QU: SM6DHU, K2OZ, 9J2BO, KL7HF, W1HMD. 1. GBQV: G3LTV, EI5BW, EA8CN. 1. N4KG: N4AR. 1. K9DX: N4AR, W9KNI, VK2BJ. 1. VE3UPG: VE1BN. 1. G3PQC: G3LPN.

CQ CW FROM 5V7A by G3SXW

Further to page 21 of FOCUS 28, Our trip is confirmed. Licences have now been issued and we now know that we will operate the contest with the call 5V7A. Please note the change. Before the contest we will operate with personal call-signs: G3SXW 5V7A K7GE 5V7JL GM3YTS 5V7RF KC7V 5V7MF K5VT 5V7VT N7BG 5V7BG Some activity may be expected 21/22 November whilst testing antennas and also hopefully on the WARC bands. On 160 metres please always look for us low in the band. All activity will cease at the end of the contest as we leave for home the next morning. QSLs for all the above callsigns go via home

1669 AA6KX (Bruce) B. Sawyer, 15430 Bohlman Rd, Saratoga, CA 95070, USA. XYL - Wesley; Tel - 408 741 0518; e-mail aa6kx@worldnet.att.net 1670 G3ZEM (Bob) R. Henderson, Whitwell House, Whitwell on the Hill, North Yorkshire YO6 7JJ.
call except for 5V7A which is via GM4AGL. Information has been updated on our WorldWide Web home-page, and you are welcome to

New Members

http://www.getnet.com/~kf7ay.com/ 5v5a.html

THE 1996 WINDLE TROPHY

Score updates can be passed to any G3LIK, G3MXJ, G4BUE or any committee member. An asterisk against the call indicates the score has been updated this month. Table shows the scores received by 1300z 30 October 1996.
GM3POI 391 K4KQ* 354 W4QM* 352 EA8CN* 351 G4BLX* 313 W1HMD* 305 G3JZV* 301 G4ZDB* 300 W3NZ* 288 G3KTZ* 286 G3LIK* 282 W2BA 282 K4LTA 275 K4EF 271 W9KNI* 266 OZ4UN* 265 DL6TQ 254 VE1BN 248 G4ZVJ* 237 K9BG 231 K9QVB 229 G3RVM 228 G4BUE* 227 OH2BDA*227 W6OV* 225 K6OU 220 W3VT 220 N3SZQ 219 N3RS 217 K5DQ* 205 G3IY 205 F3AT* 203 K2LE 203 VE3DHZ* 202 G3FDF 200 G4PKT 200 K1RM* 200 VE3DZZ 200 G4HZV* 194 WA4SNI 194 W6DU 191 G4BUO 190 YV1NX 190 G3HZL 183 K4II 183 K4XU* 183 G4PKD* 180 G4BJM* 179 LA1IE* 177 AC5K* 173 W6CYX 173 K4BAI 171 W8KJP 171 W8XM* 171 W9GW 171 GCMM 168 G4RMV 165 GW3SYL 161 W2MUM*160 G3NOH* 159 G3IEW 156 DJ6RX* 155 GM3UA 155 G3HZV 153 AA5DX 152 W2GW 152 ZL2AGY* 149 G3KKQ 148 GW3HCL*147 YO4PX G3IGW* G3LHJ* G3MXJ* G3GFG OK1RR W4YE W6THN K4FU* N4AR K6RA W1WEF U3DR* G4ODV W2DX* ZL1MH G3KDB G3AZ* WJ6O* G3RCU K1JKS DL7AKC G3TXF 147 146 146 146 145 145 145 145 144 144 143 143 142 141 141 139 138 137 136 135 135 133 133 KT5X 133 W1BIH 130 W6GTI 130 WB2YQH*130 WB4CSK*130 GIVZ 129 PALOU* 128 DL4CF 124 G3MCK 123 G3WGV 121 K7UOT* 121 K6DC 120 G3JFF* 118 OZ5DX 118 G8VG* 117 ZP6CW* 117 W1NV 116 K5MA* 115 G2HKU* 112 G3LZK 112 N3JT 112 N4TO 112 W1HT 112 W4TAJ* 112 G3JHF* 111 GM4SID 111 PABW 111 KRY 110 W4DHZ* 109 N9RD* 108 W1EYT 107 W5XJ 106 G4SFO 105 SMCOP 105 G3ZYV 104 LA3FL 104 G3UEN* 103 G3NKS* 102 G3VCN 102 G4XRV* 102 W6TZD 102 AA5TN* 101 GM3HUN*101 K6TS 101 KL7PJ 101 OK1KT 101 G3LKZ 100 G3LTV 100 OZ8RO 100 WB2DND 100 K4DL 99 K1GUP* 97 DK4LX 96 W5GEL 93 DJOS 90 W8TPS 89 GW3SB* 88 W9NN 87 VK8AV* 85 N4XR 79 KC7V 78 AA6KX* 77 XE2/NR7O 77 OH2BDP 76 G3DRQ* 75 GM3YTS 75 WD8LLD 75 G3JJZ GW3KGV OH2KI W1HX* G3SXW K1SS DJ9SB* OK1CZ 4X1FC* SO5TW G4FNL KP4L PADIN N4LS* K1JD* LA2UA OX3XR W1FZY PAINA G3ZWH W2MEL W6RGG 74 72 70 68 66 66 65 65 64 63 62 62 62 61 60 60 60 59 57 56 55 55 ZL1AH 54 VE3AR 51 W3NX 51 VK3MJ 50 W1FJ* 50 W1RM* 50 W9FKC 49 W4DGJ 48 WA1G 47 G4FM 42 W4/GIHM39 WB4OSN 39 W4MJ 38 K2VUI 37 JP1BJR 30 K5XK 29 ZS6AL 26 N4WJ 24 OZ7YL 21 W9VNE 20 W1HL 11 DL8CT 10

A71CW: Chris, who has been off the air for the last few months (no licence) is QRV again. AA6KX: New member Bruce has been very QRV as ZF8BS during October. GAYN: Congratulations to Yvonne and Ian on the birth of their daughter Bethany Laura. GCMM: John made over 1000 QSOs as GB2ROA and thanks members who called him. G3LIK: Mick will be QRV as GB4RN between 15 November and 12 December. G3SWH: Phil is the new QSL manager for Tims, G3VXE, operations as follows: G4VXE/ TF (August 1993), GJ4VXE/P (June 1994), G4VXE/C6A (December 1994/95 - also December 1996), G4VXE/VE3 (ongoing), GW4VXE/ P (FOC Marathons mainly) and G4VXE! G3UEN: Rexs activity has been curtailed lately due to his wife being in hospital four times recently. She is now home and improving. G3XSN: Referring to page 24 of FOCUS 28, Bert went to see Maurice, VS5MC, in Ashley Manor Nursing Home, 17-19 Cambridge Rd, Waterloo, Crosby, Liverpool L22 1AQ (tel: 0151 928 2249). Bert says, Despite knowing Maurice very well, he does not recognise anyone and if anyone is thinking of going to see him, they should be prepared for his mental state. He is suffering from dementia/altzheimer`s disease and is quite confused. I took in lots of photographs and chatted to him but it was of no use. G3ZBA: Members will be saddened to hear that ex-member Jim became a Silent Key in September. He resigned after his frist stroke. G4BLX: Derek and Val start a new life on 1 November when they move to the Dodogne Valley in France to take over a 60 acre vineyard. In between pruning the vines, crushing grapes, hammering corks into bottles and planning out the new antenna farm, Derek should be QRV as F/ G4BLX/P until he has a residence qualification that will enable him to get a new callsign. G4ZDB: Robbie and Jane will be in the USA for several months next spring and are planning to attend the Washington Dinner.

MEMBERS NEWS by G4BUE

G4ZVJ: Andy is currently QRV as DU3/AH8F until 6 November. With Ken, G4RWD, Andy will be QRV 15/25 November as V47VJ (Ken as V47WD), on 1827, 3503, 7003, 10107, 14027, 18077, 21027, 24897 and 28027kHz QRM, QSX up, plus a low-key operation as V47VJ in the CQ CW Contest. G5BZ: Condolences to George who lost his wife, Eileen, in September after 57 years of marriage. GW3HCL: Chas, GW3SB, recently toured the Scottish Highlands in his camper-van and kept a daily sked on 80 metres with Dan, his nearest FOC neighbour. Dan says a couple of years ago he needed five for his Augie and now he needs ten! He has heard nine of them this year but has failed to make a QSO, usually losing out to stronger competition. K1JD: John has a new QTH on Rhode Island. He has put up a 80 metre zepp until he is able to get better antennas up in the spring. K4KQ: Thelma was in hospital for four days with phneumonia recently but is now home and recovering with Chuck acting as cook, nurse, etc! K4XU: Dick will be an operator at KRF, multiop Colorado station, in the CQ CW Contest. K5DQ: Peggy and Don are going on a cruise in the western Caribbean soon. K5VT: Congratuilations to Vince on his recent election to the ARRLs DX Advisory Committee (DXAC). K6NA: Glen was 9Y4H in the CQ SSB Contest. K7UOT: Congratulations to Karen on obtaining her Technician licence KC7SQM. She is now studying for her General licence and has been on 40 metres, CW of course! Tom is using the MFJ1798 ten band vertical mounted on a mast about six feet above ground, and although it is a rather strange looking antenna it works sufficiently well for Tom to plan raising it to 22 feet above ground. During 100 days of being QRV as K7U, Tom worked only a few European FOC members, conditions being generally terrible. N4TO: Vic is enlisting the help of some locals to have a tower/antenna party to put up some new hardware in time for the CQ CW Contest.

PALOU: Lou was in China in August, where he was QRV from BY1PK, and in Israel for 12 days at the end of September for an IARU meeting where he enjoyed meeting some of the gang at 4X4NJs QTH. On activity Lou says, in my almost 40 year membership of FOC I cannot remember that activity was ever as low as it is now! I made approximately 150 QSOs from BY1PK, mostly with Europe, which included only three FOC members. VK2BJ: Barry says, here conditions on HF have been diabolical for as long as I can remember and I now have a major problem with reverse TVI, S8 wide band noise on 80 and 40 metres, from a new neighbours TV. At least the neighbour is friendly and will work with me to resolve the problem. I have told him the TV has to be off for BERU! VK6AJ: Jeff has decided to drop out of the club due to his changing interests that now concentrate on packet radio and SSB. Thanks for your past support for the club and good luck in the future. W1FJ: Al had four inches of water in his basement caused by the recent 12 inches in 24 hours rain. He will be one of the operators of a multimulti CQ CW Contest entry as J38AA and will also be QRV 16/26 November as J38AC. W1HX: Happy birthday to Norm on the 2 December when he will be 90 years old, and also (belatedely) to Tisha for the 8 October when she will be *? years old! W2JB: John, W2JB; Howie, W2AGW; and Dave, W2QM, together with five others, will be QRV 4/11 December as FS/W2AGW, FS/W2JB and FS/W2QM. W3ML: George has decided to resign from Associate membership and thanks his many friends made during his many years in FOC. W4QM: Dale will be QRV again from the beginning of December as VQ9QM, CW all bands including 160 metres. ZL2AGY: Tony will be one of the operators at the Kiwi Contest Groups multi-multi station ZM2K in the CQ CW Contest.

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