RadioSport Certificates | Move Them Into The Cloud

"We have discussed providing a way for contest participants to opt out of receiving a certificate. Perhaps they have a box of them or just don't want to cause us the expense. The logical place to do this is by a new field in the Cabrillo file. So far, the people who maintain the Cabrillo file "standard" have not been interested in adding a new tag. Perhaps some more support would encourage them to change their mind. Should there be one new tag that says "don't send certificates or plaques or anything"? Or should be there be two? One for no certificates and another for no plaques/awards? Or could it be as simple as a convention that says if there is no address provided then don't send anything?"

Randy Thompson, K5ZD, Chairman, CQ World Wide DX Contest Advisory Commitee, is asking about the feasibility of mailing RadioSport certificates and solicits feedback.

My feedback - if moving RadioSport certificates to the cloud saves money and time - then out source the labor. Additionally, the process can be further streamlined if Cabrillo file authors added an opt 'in' or opt 'out' tag for plaques only. Hopefully, the major logging programmers could collaborate with the CQ World Wide franchise in regards to K5ZD's initiative and streamline the award process that is move all certificate printing into the cloud.

Contest on!  

PT0S St. Peter And St. Paul Rocks | DX World Comments

Good morning from the shackadelic #hamr fun zone where needed rain finally arrived. A weather system like this paints magnificent panoramas of deep orange and purple at sunset. The Pacific roils reminding me that not far from the comfort of my shack there is tremendous power. The sunset moment inspired by storm clouding of giant moisture laden behemoths is like peering into the infinite and a 'bigger' life picture is reflected.

Right now, there are 4 men on a rock, facing danger in an ocean capable of delivering breathtaking beauty or instantaneous destruction. They are far removed from the life line of civilization.

All for what?

They are on St. Peter and St. Paul Rocks because of their selfless passion for our hobby. Yet, the subset swarm demands more from the operators themselves and the fragile umbilical of connective technology? On the other hand, I want to 'thank' the thousand of polite operators who are playing by a self driven code of personal ethics.

You do not need a Code of Conduct because the code already exists and will always exist. What I'm perceiving is the unruly subset swarm who because of the nature of extreme wireless communications, can and does, effect another half way across the world. You think before acting. You understand the nature of cause and effect. However, the unruly subset swarm, with its access to instantaneous connective technology is most likely envious because it takes guts to follow the high road.

Col - I'm a big fan of DX World - however; I do not agree with any kind of black list technology because it is dangerous. History has taught us difficult, painful lessons when such things like a list were created. Instead, we want to follow the high road, as challenging as it is at the end of the day, I want to feel right about myself. Eventually, time is patience and it will take care of the subset swarm given current demographic data.

I offer this challenge to those who are interested in the future of our great hobby. It starts with mentorship and one aspect of leadership is mentoring our future. Who are the mentors leading the way where connective technology is seamless with human decency? Where is the silver lining in this ocean of social upheaval? How can we make lemonade out of lemons?

I'm hedging on the Millennial generation who are witness to current history. Time is in the hands of the Millennials. Lastly, let's take a moment and peer into a sunset, and I really mean look with complete focus, turn off the mobile device, turn off the car wireless, turn off the tablet, and turn off the high frequency wireless set. I'm sure we will hear our answer.

73 from the shackadelic on the beach.      

PT0S DXpedition News

PT0S DXpedition - NEWS: Our main challenge continues to be the very limited Internet access. Log updates are very difficult to send. Logs need to be broken into small enough segments, which must be individually compressed into files of around 15 kbytes each. On some days we end up with 14 or 15 log update messages. Once these are ready to go, I have to climb to the top of Belmont (a steep, rocky climb), set up the computer and the sat-phone and wait for a good satellite pass. Once I have a connection, generally I am able to send our 2 or 3 files or e-mails. Then wait for the next good pass... The entire process takes 4 to 5 hours each day, is error prone and very time consuming. Log updates generally run 36 hours behind, and some files need to be resent. So please bear with us!

Chase DX respectfully, and patiently!

P.S. Using terminal for Google, right click on highlighted text, then click blog this, and the text is then copied into Blogger for posting. I like this application including Evernote's Quick Note, okay, I'm probably lagging in the blogging how-to category. However, my additional tools will make a difference when delivering content with appropriate credits. 73.

PT0S St. Peter And St. Paul Rocks

Araucaria DX Group Presents PT0S St. Peter And St. Paul Rocks

A stunning autumn afternoon perfect for a 15m swarm targeting the intertropical convergence zone. The team is operating from the only location in the Atlantic ocean where the abyssal mantle is exposed above sea level. Additionally, they are on the rocks without native capacity to generate fresh water with a total of 4 operators servicing thousands of computer log books for LoTW credits.

According to their website, scientific instrumentation powered by a number of networked inverters created an unruly noise level inside the cans. Furthermore, in an attempt to establish the main transmit antenna, the team was lightly injured when a towering wave swept against the Belmont peak.

A 20 foot plus wave is serious energy and life threatening.

Furthermore, according to the website, large swarms at different wavelengths are behaving at the level of unruly at times. The team is asking everyone to 'listen' while they manage signals according to global regions. It is a simple request for the benefit of all of us competing signal-to-signal for their attention. Also, and many of us can understand having spent long stretches of time inside the cans, these guys are going to get tired.

Likewise, the team is under tremendous physical pressure given sleep deprivation, whims of weather, equipment malfunctions, in general, a hostile environment unlike the comfort of the shack and home. Man and machine was not designed to operate on these rocks. They are a sharp crew of operators who earnestly desire to log all of us as quickly and as efficiently as possible.

They deserve respect and their wishes as cited on their website need to be honored.

Chase DX, respectfully, and patiently! 

Honda EU2000i And Pelican 1400 Case

Honda EU2000i With Side Panel Removed

Honda EU2000i After Adding 10W30 Motor Oil

Honda EU2000i Front View

Honda EU2000i With Protective Cover

Pelican 1400 Case

Pelican 1400 Case Ready For Perforated Foam Removal

Pelican 1400 Case With Yaesu FT100 And Bencher Paddles

Good afternoon from the #hamr shackadelic zone where emergency preparedness meets DXpedition like preparations. I'm enjoying a beach blue sky with an autumn temperature in the mid-sixties. An ideal afternoon to complete my project after taking delivery our Honda EU2000i portable gas generator.

We have peace of mind insurance if it becomes necessary to sustain minimum household power requirements for a time limited period. Our generator is not an indefinite option instead it can be used to fill the gap until local utilities restore power. I'm planning along the lines of an optimistic scenario. If it is an 'all else' fails then we will have to make lemonade out of lemons.

Ham radio is a great teacher of McGyver techniques.

Furthermore, I'm not capable of storing fuel over the long term or in any other capacity other than a 5 gallon container. There is an option of siphoning from our vehicle fuel tanks if, and only if, the crisis demands that type of response.

According to the owner's manual, gasoline oxidizes and deteriorates in storage and old gasoline clogs up the fuel system. Subsequently, degradation and oxidization can begin in less than 30 days depending on factors like quality of fuel and unit storage temperature.

It was explained to me to keep machinery operating and not let things sit idle for extended periods of time.

On the other hand, I purchased a Pelican 1400 case at a hamfest for my Yaesu FT100 and I'm grateful the company is perforating the foam. It is really tedious cutting away casing foam using a razor blade. It took about 30 minutes to completely remove the silhouette for the wireless set.

In the meantime, our Honda EU2000i opens new opportunity to explore locally and connect with our world using my Yaesu FT100 mobile transceiver and a Buddipole antenna system. Likewise, we have peace of mind insurance, at least temporarily, if a crisis demands emergency power at the home level. Lastly, if it is an 'all else' fails then Kimberly, Radio Dawg, and I will make lemonade out of lemons.

73 from the shackadelic on the beach.