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Gary DeBock
Hello All,
As most of us are aware, before John's unfortunate accident he spent quite
a lot of time and effort to design beautiful, unique Award certificates as
an incentive for Ultralight radio group members to accomplish various
goals in their DXing. Many of us have been fortunate to receive one (or more) of
these stylish certificates, decorated with classic radio artwork from the 1920's
and 1930's.
The Ultralight Awards Committee (John, Rob Ross and me) discovered
that these certificates were becoming a very popular reward for outstanding
DXing accomplishments, and John took great pride in his creativity in
designing the artwork, as well as in congratulating the DXers who
qualified for each award. Some DXers who had qualified for the awards
but never seemed to apply for them (like me) were even occasionally chastised by
John, and politely advised to get with the program.
John's superb design creativity is displayed in each one of these
beautiful Award certificates, but unfortunately he did not share his design
secrets with anyone, and his sudden accident has left Rob and me scrambling to
find a solution. The Ultralight Awards program is one of our most popular DXing
incentive programs, and we certainly plan to continue awarding these
unique certificates, if at all possible.
After some discussion, Rob and I have decided that in order to honor John's
memory, we wish to retain John's original "classic radio" artwork in all
future Award Certificates. In order to accomplish this, at least
temporarily, we plan to issue new Award Certificates based upon the unique
artwork in previously issued certificates, with a different serial number
system. Unlike me (the occasional target of John's wrath), Rob has already
collected many of John's fine Award Certificates in many different categories,
giving us a decent start in getting the new program going. I'm certain that John
was using the Adobe Photoshop software to create these unique certificates, but
since his sample files are presumably unavailable, we will need a little time to
collect and prepare the future Award Certificates, in the different
categories. Partly in order to honor John's memory, however, we certainly
do plan to continue the Ultralight Awards program, and welcome your comments and
suggestions as we proceed in this effort.
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
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--- In ultralightdx@..., D1028Gary@... wrote: > Partly in order to honor John's memory, however, we certainly > do plan to continue the Ultralight Awards program, and welcome your > comments and suggestions as we proceed in this effort. As one of those goaded by John to apply, I appreciate the effort he and Rob put into the program. I would strongly urge you to cut back on the number of certificates, though that's easy for me to say, having hit many of them already. We could discuss the breakdown forever, so I'd leave that up to you and Rob. Unfortunately, John probably didn't transmit records of total certificates at any level either, so you may want to start from scratch, with a smaller list of awards. (You'd have to dig through the posts on Yahoo to find all his reports. Ugh.) No one would fault you for trimming the program. Assuming you start fresh, another thing I would suggest is to periodically upload a file with recipient's names and certificates awarded, to the Files section, for reference and continuity. Thanks for volunteering to take this on! 73, Jim, KR1S http://qrp.kearman.com/
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AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards. also, anyone can find the last award listing from John and Yahoo makes a list of previous emails with the same titles. that should make the job easier.
keeping track of who achieves awards, on this website, is most important, to encourage others to go after new awards. just like radio mods, it certainly has spurred me on. i'm starting on a srf-59 mod with vernier drive, bigger battery, external audio amp and external ferrite rod w/litz wire.
800 stations, 40 states, 8 provinces. it shows whats possible and gives all of us, hope.
byron wa8lcz
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--- In ultralightdx@..., "jim_kr1s" <jkearman@...> wrote:
--- In ultralightdx@..., D1028Gary@ wrote:
Partly in order to honor John's memory, however, we certainly
do plan to continue the Ultralight Awards program, and welcome your
comments and suggestions as we proceed in this effort. As one of those goaded by John to apply, I appreciate the effort he and
Rob put into the program. I would strongly urge you to cut back on the
number of certificates, though that's easy for me to say, having hit
many of them already. We could discuss the breakdown forever, so I'd
leave that up to you and Rob.
Unfortunately, John probably didn't transmit records of total
certificates at any level either, so you may want to start from scratch,
with a smaller list of awards. (You'd have to dig through the posts on
Yahoo to find all his reports. Ugh.) No one would fault you for trimming
the program.
Assuming you start fresh, another thing I would suggest is to
periodically upload a file with recipient's names and certificates
awarded, to the Files section, for reference and continuity. Thanks for
volunteering to take this on!
73,
Jim, KR1S
http://qrp.kearman.com/ <http://qrp.kearman.com/>
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--- In ultralightdx@..., "wa8lcz" wrote: > > > AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards. I thought about this, but some people who got awards may not be reading the list regularly and won't know. I hate to ask Rob and Gary to pore over old messages looking for info. After WW2, ARRL restarted DXCC, because so much had changed. It might be best for Rob and Gary to do the same. Anyone who has an award knows it and won't reapply for the same one. Pick a smaller set of awards and start numbering certificates at 0001. This is an all-volunteer effort, and that's expecting more than enough of them IMO. I'd prioritize it something like this: 1. Listening to the radio 2. Spending time with family (let's be honest!) 3. Standing on line at Motor Vehicles 4. Going to the dentist 5. Making award certificates  73, Jim, KR1S http://qrp.kearman.com/
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Russ Edmunds <wb2bjh@...>
Frankly, if I had the know-how to produce the certificates. I'd rank it above both the DMV and the dentist. I might even without the know-how.
Russ Edmunds
Blue Bell, PA ( 360' ASL )
[15 mi NNW of Philadelphia]
40:08:45N; 75:16:04W, Grid FN20id
FM: Yamaha T-80 & Onkyo T-450RDS w/ APS9B @15'
AM: Modified Sony ICF 2010 barefoot
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--- On Sun, 2/14/10, jim_kr1s wrote:
From: jim_kr1s
Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Ultralight Radio Awards Program
To: ultralightdx@...
Date: Sunday, February 14, 2010, 10:38 AM
--- In ultralightdx@ yahoogroups. com, "wa8lcz" wrote:
>
>
> AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards.
I thought about this, but some people who got awards may not be reading the list regularly and won't know. I hate to ask Rob and Gary to pore over old messages looking for info.
After WW2, ARRL restarted DXCC, because so much had changed. It might be best for Rob and Gary to do the same. Anyone who has an award knows it and won't reapply for the same one. Pick a smaller set of awards and start numbering certificates at 0001. This is an all-volunteer effort, and that's expecting more than enough of them IMO. I'd prioritize it something like this:
1. Listening to the radio
2. Spending time with family (let's be honest!)
3. Standing on line at Motor Vehicles
4. Going to the
dentist
5. Making award certificates
73,
Jim, KR1S
http://qrp.kearman. com/
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Pollock,Raphael E <rpollock@...>
Which Litz and which ferrite bar?
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From: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
To: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
Sent: Sun Feb 14 09:13:05 2010
Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Ultralight Radio Awards Program
AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards. also, anyone can find the last award listing from John and Yahoo makes a list of previous emails with the same titles. that should make the job easier.
keeping track of who achieves awards, on this website, is most important, to encourage others to go after new awards. just like radio mods, it certainly has spurred me on. i'm starting on a srf-59 mod with vernier drive, bigger battery, external audio amp and external ferrite rod w/litz wire.
800 stations, 40 states, 8 provinces. it shows whats possible and gives all of us, hope.
byron wa8lcz
--- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com, "jim_kr1s" <jkearman@...> wrote:
>
>
> --- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com, D1028Gary@ wrote:
>
> > Partly in order to honor John's memory, however, we certainly
> > do plan to continue the Ultralight Awards program, and welcome your
> > comments and suggestions as we proceed in this effort.
>
> As one of those goaded by John to apply, I appreciate the effort he and
> Rob put into the program. I would strongly urge you to cut back on the
> number of certificates, though that's easy for me to say, having hit
> many of them already. We could discuss the breakdown forever, so I'd
> leave that up to you and Rob.
>
> Unfortunately, John probably didn't transmit records of total
> certificates at any level either, so you may want to start from scratch,
> with a smaller list of awards. (You'd have to dig through the posts on
> Yahoo to find all his reports. Ugh.) No one would fault you for trimming
> the program.
>
> Assuming you start fresh, another thing I would suggest is to
> periodically upload a file with recipient's names and certificates
> awarded, to the Files section, for reference and continuity. Thanks for
> volunteering to take this on!
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, KR1S
> http://qrp.kearman.com/ <http://qrp.kearman.com/>
>
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Gary DeBock
Hello All,
Thanks to all who have posted comments concerning the Ultralight Radio
Awards program. Rob Ross and I have already done some preparatory work to
maintain John's artwork in future Award Certificates, and partly as a tribute to
John, we do plan to maintain the diverse award categories available under the
current incentive system.
Our program is based upon using the artwork in existing certificates, so
many of the Award Certificates sent to Rob and me have already been
processed for use in new DXers' applications. Allen Willie and Kirk Allen
have also kindly sent samples of the new "Centurion" Awards. What we currently
lack are samples of the "basic" Award Certificates (100 stations
heard, 20 states heard, etc.), so if you have received any Award
Certificate from John recently that you think may be in this category, please
consider sending the certificate (in file form) directly to me at d1028gary@... .
Certain certificates like the "Centurian" awards will require some
additional time to process for further usage (using the Adobe Photoshop
software), but the following awards sent to John and me have already been
successfully processed for new applications:
1) 10 Countries Heard
2) 30 Latin American Stations Heard
3) 25 Countries Heard
4) 30 States Heard
5) 60 Graveyard Stations Heard
6) 6 Canadian Provinces Heard
7) 4 Continents Heard
8) Master DXer- 500 Stations Heard
9) Master DXer- 6 Canadian Provinces Heard
10) Master DXer- 40 US States Heard
11) Trans-Atlantic DXer (1 TA Heard)
12) Trans-Pacific DXer (1 TP Heard)
If any of you have interest to apply for one of these 12 Award
Certificates (with John's original artwork), please submit your applications to
Rob Ross, and they will be processed as time allows. Sample certificates in
other Award categories will be greatly appreciated, and will be used to continue
the original Ultralight Awards program (retaining John's creative
artwork).
73 and Good DX,
Gary DeBock (in Puyallup, WA, USA)
In a message dated 2/14/2010 7:15:58 A.M. Pacific Standard Time,
wa8lcz@... writes:
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AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever
takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards.
also, anyone can find the last award listing from John and Yahoo makes a list
of previous emails with the same titles. that should make the job easier.
keeping track of who achieves awards, on this website, is most
important, to encourage others to go after new awards. just like radio mods,
it certainly has spurred me on. i'm starting on a srf-59 mod with vernier
drive, bigger battery, external audio amp and external ferrite rod w/litz
wire.
800 stations, 40 states, 8 provinces. it shows whats possible
and gives all of us, hope.
byron wa8lcz
--- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com,
"jim_kr1s" .> wrote:
>
>
> --- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com,
D1028Gary@ wrote:
>
> > Partly in order to honor John's
memory, however, we certainly
> > do plan to continue the Ultralight
Awards program, and welcome your
> > comments and suggestions as we
proceed in this effort.
>
> As one of those goaded by John to
apply, I appreciate the effort he and
> Rob put into the program. I
would strongly urge you to cut back on the
> number of certificates,
though that's easy for me to say, having hit
> many of them already. We
could discuss the breakdown forever, so I'd
> leave that up to you and
Rob.
>
> Unfortunately, John probably didn't transmit records of
total
> certificates at any level either, so you may want to start from
scratch,
> with a smaller list of awards. (You'd have to dig through the
posts on
> Yahoo to find all his reports. Ugh.) No one would fault you
for trimming
> the program.
>
> Assuming you start fresh,
another thing I would suggest is to
> periodically upload a file with
recipient's names and certificates
> awarded, to the Files section, for
reference and continuity. Thanks for
> volunteering to take this
on!
>
> 73,
>
> Jim, KR1S
> http://qrp.kearman.com/ <http://qrp.kearman.com/>
>
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Hi,
its about 70 turns of litz 165/46 on a 4" x 1/2" ferrite rod type 61.
check out gil stacys article in "Files, antenna and equipment, ferrite rod antennas, inductively coupled loops" but i would use a large variable capacitor with 1/4" shaft and ceramic insulators, so i could add an insulated shaft, a big knob and if necessary a 6 to 1 vernier drive.
also check out John Bryants 3 sets of photos in the photo section under "hot rodding the srf-39". thats the definitive conversion of a 39, 49 or 59 to a useable ultra lite radio.
if you add this coil/capacitor tuned circuit, build a second one to use as a wave trap. to tame those flame thrower stations. it might even help with iboc hash. thats on my list of "to do" projects.
byron
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--- In ultralightdx@..., "Pollock,Raphael E" <rpollock@...> wrote:
Which Litz and which ferrite bar?
________________________________
From: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
To: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
Sent: Sun Feb 14 09:13:05 2010
Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Ultralight Radio Awards Program
AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards. also, anyone can find the last award listing from John and Yahoo makes a list of previous emails with the same titles. that should make the job easier.
keeping track of who achieves awards, on this website, is most important, to encourage others to go after new awards. just like radio mods, it certainly has spurred me on. i'm starting on a srf-59 mod with vernier drive, bigger battery, external audio amp and external ferrite rod w/litz wire.
800 stations, 40 states, 8 provinces. it shows whats possible and gives all of us, hope.
byron wa8lcz
--- In ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>, "jim_kr1s" <jkearman@> wrote:
--- In ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>, D1028Gary@ wrote:
Partly in order to honor John's memory, however, we certainly
do plan to continue the Ultralight Awards program, and welcome your
comments and suggestions as we proceed in this effort. As one of those goaded by John to apply, I appreciate the effort he and
Rob put into the program. I would strongly urge you to cut back on the
number of certificates, though that's easy for me to say, having hit
many of them already. We could discuss the breakdown forever, so I'd
leave that up to you and Rob.
Unfortunately, John probably didn't transmit records of total
certificates at any level either, so you may want to start from scratch,
with a smaller list of awards. (You'd have to dig through the posts on
Yahoo to find all his reports. Ugh.) No one would fault you for trimming
the program.
Assuming you start fresh, another thing I would suggest is to
periodically upload a file with recipient's names and certificates
awarded, to the Files section, for reference and continuity. Thanks for
volunteering to take this on!
73,
Jim, KR1S
http://qrp.kearman.com/ <http://qrp.kearman.com/>
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Pollock,Raphael E <rpollock@...>
Any thought as to a higher count Litz--say 660?--and a slightly longer Ferrite--it might give markedly better results...
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From: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
To: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
Sent: Sun Feb 14 16:57:17 2010
Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Ultralight Radio Awards Program
Hi,
its about 70 turns of litz 165/46 on a 4" x 1/2" ferrite rod type 61.
check out gil stacys article in "Files, antenna and equipment, ferrite rod antennas, inductively coupled loops" but i would use a large variable capacitor with 1/4" shaft and ceramic insulators, so i could add an insulated shaft, a big knob and if necessary a 6 to 1 vernier drive.
also check out John Bryants 3 sets of photos in the photo section under "hot rodding the srf-39". thats the definitive conversion of a 39, 49 or 59 to a useable ultra lite radio.
if you add this coil/capacitor tuned circuit, build a second one to use as a wave trap. to tame those flame thrower stations. it might even help with iboc hash. thats on my list of "to do" projects.
byron
--- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com, "Pollock,Raphael E" <rpollock@...> wrote:
>
> Which Litz and which ferrite bar?
>
> ________________________________
> From: ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com <ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com>
> To: ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com <ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Sun Feb 14 09:13:05 2010
> Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Ultralight Radio Awards Program
>
>
>
> AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards. also, anyone can find the last award listing from John and Yahoo makes a list of previous emails with the same titles. that should make the job easier.
>
> keeping track of who achieves awards, on this website, is most important, to encourage others to go after new awards. just like radio mods, it certainly has spurred me on. i'm starting on a srf-59 mod with vernier drive, bigger battery, external audio amp and external ferrite rod w/litz wire.
>
> 800 stations, 40 states, 8 provinces. it shows whats possible and gives all of us, hope.
>
> byron wa8lcz
>
> --- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>, "jim_kr1s" <jkearman@> wrote:
> >
> >
> > --- In ultralightdx@yahoogroups.com<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>, D1028Gary@ wrote:
> >
> > > Partly in order to honor John's memory, however, we certainly
> > > do plan to continue the Ultralight Awards program, and welcome your
> > > comments and suggestions as we proceed in this effort.
> >
> > As one of those goaded by John to apply, I appreciate the effort he and
> > Rob put into the program. I would strongly urge you to cut back on the
> > number of certificates, though that's easy for me to say, having hit
> > many of them already. We could discuss the breakdown forever, so I'd
> > leave that up to you and Rob.
> >
> > Unfortunately, John probably didn't transmit records of total
> > certificates at any level either, so you may want to start from scratch,
> > with a smaller list of awards. (You'd have to dig through the posts on
> > Yahoo to find all his reports. Ugh.) No one would fault you for trimming
> > the program.
> >
> > Assuming you start fresh, another thing I would suggest is to
> > periodically upload a file with recipient's names and certificates
> > awarded, to the Files section, for reference and continuity. Thanks for
> > volunteering to take this on!
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jim, KR1S
> > http://qrp.kearman.com/ <http://qrp.kearman.com/>
> >
>
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hi raphael,
it depends on how much money you want to put into the project, after all its only a 15 dollar radio. if you wanted to spend 70 bucks on radio and parts, why not just get a tecsun 380 ? they you'll have digital readout, memories, great filters, shortwave, dsp, 5 or 6 different tuning modes, on and on.
thats the beauty of it all, you can do whatever you want. go for it !
byron
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--- In ultralightdx@..., "Pollock,Raphael E" <rpollock@...> wrote:
Any thought as to a higher count Litz--say 660?--and a slightly longer Ferrite--it might give markedly better results...
________________________________
From: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
To: ultralightdx@... <ultralightdx@...>
Sent: Sun Feb 14 16:57:17 2010
Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Ultralight Radio Awards Program
Hi,
its about 70 turns of litz 165/46 on a 4" x 1/2" ferrite rod type 61.
check out gil stacys article in "Files, antenna and equipment, ferrite rod antennas, inductively coupled loops" but i would use a large variable capacitor with 1/4" shaft and ceramic insulators, so i could add an insulated shaft, a big knob and if necessary a 6 to 1 vernier drive.
also check out John Bryants 3 sets of photos in the photo section under "hot rodding the srf-39". thats the definitive conversion of a 39, 49 or 59 to a useable ultra lite radio.
if you add this coil/capacitor tuned circuit, build a second one to use as a wave trap. to tame those flame thrower stations. it might even help with iboc hash. thats on my list of "to do" projects.
byron
--- In ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>, "Pollock,Raphael E" <rpollock@> wrote:
Which Litz and which ferrite bar?
________________________________
From: ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com> <ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>>
To: ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com> <ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>>
Sent: Sun Feb 14 09:13:05 2010
Subject: [ultralightdx] Re: Ultralight Radio Awards Program
AND, all of us that have received awards can send a list to whoever takes on this job, via private email. to reconstruct these lists of awards. also, anyone can find the last award listing from John and Yahoo makes a list of previous emails with the same titles. that should make the job easier.
keeping track of who achieves awards, on this website, is most important, to encourage others to go after new awards. just like radio mods, it certainly has spurred me on. i'm starting on a srf-59 mod with vernier drive, bigger battery, external audio amp and external ferrite rod w/litz wire.
800 stations, 40 states, 8 provinces. it shows whats possible and gives all of us, hope.
byron wa8lcz
--- In ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>, "jim_kr1s" <jkearman@> wrote:
--- In ultralightdx@...<mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com><mailto:ultralightdx%40yahoogroups.com>, D1028Gary@ wrote:
Partly in order to honor John's memory, however, we certainly
do plan to continue the Ultralight Awards program, and welcome your
comments and suggestions as we proceed in this effort. As one of those goaded by John to apply, I appreciate the effort he and
Rob put into the program. I would strongly urge you to cut back on the
number of certificates, though that's easy for me to say, having hit
many of them already. We could discuss the breakdown forever, so I'd
leave that up to you and Rob.
Unfortunately, John probably didn't transmit records of total
certificates at any level either, so you may want to start from scratch,
with a smaller list of awards. (You'd have to dig through the posts on
Yahoo to find all his reports. Ugh.) No one would fault you for trimming
the program.
Assuming you start fresh, another thing I would suggest is to
periodically upload a file with recipient's names and certificates
awarded, to the Files section, for reference and continuity. Thanks for
volunteering to take this on!
73,
Jim, KR1S
http://qrp.kearman.com/ <http://qrp.kearman.com/>
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