The Official Newsletter of the Kansas City DX Club

KC DX NEWS AB0X-EDITOR

DX PACKET CLUSTER:144.95 AUGUST 2003

IN THIS ISSUEClub News & Carp Winners-AB0XPresidential Podium?-K0LWKDX&PS Meeting-AB0XDX Bulletin-KB8NW

NEXT KCDXC MEETING: SEPT. 29 The next meeting of the KCDXC is on Sept. 29,at 7:30 P.M. The meeting location will be theSalvation Army building at the corner of Troost andTruman Road. The address is 1110 Truman Rd..Coffee and donuts from Lamar’s will be served. . The club does not meet thru the summer months.

LOCAL BOY WINS KCDXCCARP TOURNAMENT For the first time in years one of our own won theKCDXC Tournament July 4th weekend. AA0MZswept the competitors pulling in a 34 pound carp !Jim, shown below, had a photo taken later on hisfront porch, in uniform. Mike Zooloo was so proudof the win he had the Carp mounted as can be seenin the picture. AA0MZ said he used a hand grenadeas bait. (More on page 2)

THE KCDXC HONOR ROLLDXCC TOTALS

Call Mixed CW Phone RTTY 160

W0TM 352 343 334

K0JN 335

K0CS 349 254 340 198

W0NS 348

AB0X 348 331 186

N0XA 345 285

W0JLC 345 343 325 102

AK0A 343 243

K5ZQ 339

NX0I 339 334 332 191

K0HQW 331 300 331

K0ZM 322 303

KR0I 318 282 248

K0GY 315 292 313

N0UF 269 144 256

AA0MZ 269 228 248

KG0UA 268 262 109

K0XM 245 172 202 32

AE9B 250 191 224 79 44

NW0L 190 2 175 95

KD0FW 201

KI7WO 192 16 188 29 2

WD0SRI 67 8 63 3

W0JM finished second in the tournament with a catch of 24 pounds and 3 ounces. Johnny said “All thatold green stuff in my refrigerator finally paid off!” G3SXW grabbed third place with a catch of 12 poundsand OH2BH slipped in with a catch of 6 pounds and 3 ounces for fourth. K0VBU’s XYL, Carol, got 5th

place with a 4 pound carp. ON4UN won the prize for the largest non-carp species with a catch of a 3 ½pound drum. WD0SRI claims first place for the most chiggers, 27.

Over 22 cases of beer was consumed along with 3 gross of hot dogs. A total of 257 people attendedthe gala event on the sandy banks of the Kaw River. A total of 107 pounds of carp was baked over thegrill, as well .

KD0FW retained his title in the Beer Can Throwing Contest with a throw of 47' 5". AE9B finished aclose second with a throw of 43'. K0OU won the non-sanctioned beer drinking contest.

KCDXC has received good news on AA0MZ’s arrest for excessive noise and illegal fireworks duringthe tournament. Charges have been dropped by the Bonner Springs District Attorney! (Mike ZooLoo wascaught using hand grenades for bait during the competition.)

The Presidential Podium August 2003

There is good news and bad news to report to the club.

The bad news is that "Mac" WØCW is a silent key. Mac was an original member of

the Kansas City DX Club and a Dxer and Dxpeditioner in his own right. I believe I am

richer for having known Mac and I will miss his "well hello Lee Ward" whenever I

talked to him.

The good news is that as of the 4th of August 2003 the Kansas City DX Club call is

WØCW. This is a great honor for the club to hold this call and we should use it as

often as possible to honor Mac.

The trustee for the club call is Frank Paxton, NGØN. Frank is an old friend of Mac’s

and is still close to the family. It was Mac’s desire that Frank be the trustee for the

club and we have honored his wishes.

Frank took care of the entire process of

obtaining the first club call and followed

through with the acquisition of WØCW

for the club. I want to thank Frank for

his efforts in support of the club. To use

the club call coordinate with Frank at

816-361-6194 or

paxton@bulbbopper.com .

WØCW, SK

73 Mac de KØLW

OVERHEARD IN KB0U’SSHACK

ANNUAL SUMMER MEETINGOF KANSAS DX & POETRYSOCIETY BY WD0SRI The annual Summer meeting of the Kansas DX& Poetry Society was held on July 18th inManhattan at the Chip Kicker’s Bar & Grill. Manymembers met at the I-70 exit at 6 PM and rodeinto Manhattan in a long caravan of pickups andRV’s. The group stopped at the Bill SnyderMemorial Bridge for brief a prayer for the footballteam and then sang a rousing chorus of “EveryMan’s a Wildcat”. Even though a few KDX&PSmembers abstained from singing (Grads from ontop of Mt. Oread and other god forsaken placeslike MU) it was a stirring moment for the group. The Chip Kickers Bar & Grill proved to begracious hosts as they had their Corral (meetingroom) set up for our program. They providedcomplimentary cans of Skoal for members whochose the smokeless option. The KDX&PSPresident K0ZM, Tom, began the meeting byreminding members that the Society was not

responsible for bail or damages of individuals. Themembers roared their approval by popping a topin unison. Members with drafts merely belchedloudly. President Tom announced that Hurling forDollars was no longer a sanctioned Society activity.Informal hurling contests in the parking lot ofAggieville were now up to individual members.

The President closed the business section of themeeting and kicked off the Limerick Contest byreading a few classic verses from our mentor RodNewkirk. “Old Crud Boy McGee” brought thecrowd to their feet. Many old timers stood withheads bowed and Kenwood caps over their heartsin tribute to the master of rhyme, W9BRD.

One older member of the KDX&PS said loudly“They don’t make Dxers and poets like Rodanymore!” Another old timer said “Yeah! Rod wasthe main source of DX news for years in the How’sDX column, but oh, the man had a way withwords!”

Unfortunately, a few of the younger membersbelched loudly at this point, in disrespect. AnHonor Roll member said “Surely they must havematriculated at M.U.!”

Nevertheless, the President started thecompetition by asking 13 time winner of the annualLimerick Contest, your Editor, AB0X, to stand andrecite a classic that won the event back in 1989.

He began just as he does on 20 meters bywhistling into the PA and saying hola a few timesto get their attention. Then a pearl spewed forth...

“The contester from East Dubuque,

Received great personal rebuke!

He called out of turn,

And was often spurned,

But was mostly told “You are a dupe!”

Some of the KCDXC boys clapped loudly andslapped each other on the back in tribute to thisGolden Oldie form their Editor-in- Chief. Othersjust belched loudly while some lifted their legs andadded great quantities of Methane to theatmosphere. One Dxer said “Aw, they are justmaking UHFers, don’t pay any attention to them!”

Yet, the competitors this evening knew they hada real challenge ahead as no one had beat the oldgray haired Editor in years. K0ZM officially

opened the competition. Tom declared “Gentlemen,Start your Limericks!”

The first poet Dxer came to the mike and rathershyly he recited a verse on Dxpeditions:

Don’t you love those traffic cops,

On a new one they do plop.

Giving smart retorts,

Coverin’ my reports,

Their helpfulness needs to stop!

The sound of 807 cans opening in unison washeard all around the room in recognition to theexcellent limerick. It was a good one but not awinner. The Applause& Belch Meter just movedslightly to the right. But, there were several moreto present their poetry. The next contestant whomade his way to the stage bore a strikingresemblence to KR0CK, Harvey(ex N0LID). Histopic was the recent restructure of ham licensing.He began quietly:

Jim Bob, a new extra class,

Studied for months to pass.

I got little rest,

To pass the damn test,

And now the Feds tricked my ass!

A couple of VHF, Novice Tech, no code creeps,cheered for Harvey’s effort. But to the crowd ofalmost all Extra class Dxers, there was little humorin the verse. Some even stood and threw 807bottles at the stage. The Sgt. Of Arms quicklyrestored order.

Finally the crowd settled down and the nextcontestant came up. He wore a red flannel shirtwith a rather high waist line. Some said he camefrom a low rent urban area of Kansas. NX0I yelledat the old poet from the crowd “Hey, Johnny,don’t your nipples rub on your belt?”

It looked like this ham had a few sunspots cyclesunder his high belt. He recited:

Old timer Harley McGee,

Worked the last one with glee!

Well, I guess I’m done,

It has been great fun,

Now what’ll happen to me???

The Social Security crowd, who was a strongcontingent, whistled and stomped in response to theverse. “Yeah!” one old timer said. “We need somenew countries to work!” The younger crowd onlyshook their heads in pity. Yet, the majority ofKDX&PS is made up of middle aged Dxers, andthey could empathize with the emotions of both.

Finally the pops stopped popping and everyonesat down again for the next contestant, who wasfrom the same retired groups of Dxers. He beganslowly:

Don’t like this new D-S-P!

Old timer Ralphie decreed.

It seems like a must,

But hard to adjust,

Can somebody please help me!

The Social Security crowd stomped and slappedbacks loudly in agreement! One old timer saidloudly “DSP stands for Dumb, Stupid Product!”Even a few of the middle aged boys chimed in withthe crowd. The applause was good but it wasn’t awinner according to the KDXP&S Applause andBelch Meter.

The next contestant in the Limerick Contestwas another QCWA member Poet. His bald headwas evident as a shine reflected off his head fromthe lights.

One Dxer said loudly “ He’s either an old Fartor he has a Godzilla Amp at home.” This remindedthe crowd of Godzilla products disclaimer in mostamplifier ads and caused the crowd to laugh loudly.

The contestant waited for the din to die downbefore he began his verse:

The old DXer named Jake,

Loved his boat anchors named Drake

The C line was grand,

But required a fan,

Or else he’d have Shake N’ Bake.

“Yeah!” one old tube man yelled, “Real radiosstill glow in the dark” another said. The applauseslowly rose to a point that it was obvious that thisbit of verse was quite good and in the competitionfor the big silver trophy.

The next contestant who came to the mikesnapped to attention and proudly saluted the crowdbefore he began. It was obvious he had come from

a rural area and had a military background. Herecited:

The sad old ham from Wetmore,

Said “Oh, my the band is poor!”

“No antenna works,”

Said With a big smurk!

“Guess I’ll load up the screen door!”

The crowd jumped to their feet and the clappingwas overwhelming! The old Applause & BelchMeter went to the right like AB0I’s watt meterused to do on contest days! The crowd belched in3 part harmony. It was obvious that it would takea real pearl to win this year’s competition.

The next competitor who came up to the mikewas a large, rotund man. An old timer from thecrowd was overheard to say “Is that Tommy Baughup there?” His old QCWA friend said “No,Tommy is much better looking than this guy, plushe has hair.” However, many of the KCDXCgroups began whistling and stomping their feet.Several yelled out “El Presidente! Our Leader!LW! Kay Zero Limp Winnie!”

The contestant recited even though the whistles hadnot all stopped:

At the DX Club meeting,

“I slept thru the proceedings,”

“So, I got elected,

“It left me dejected,”

“If only I’d been listening!”

The local KCDXC boys cheered loudly andscreamed “He’s a Lifer! But he’s ours!” One ole’timer asked his friend “What did he say?” Hisbuddy said “He said don’t ever sleep at a clubmeeting.”

“Oh, yeah, but he’s got a peculiar approach toeverything,” advised the ole’ timer.

The next to last contestant rose to the stage.He was a radical DXer who still questioned theDXAC on occasion and enjoyed throwing jabs atthe ARRL and their “fair haired boys”. He hadobviuosly worked the first Pratas DXpedition thathad been disallowed by the DXAC. Their “MainMan” goes to the same spot as the first group andit counts. In the words of Ricky Ricardo he said“Can somebody splain it to me?” His verse had amessage and he needed to be heard:

The damn League deleted my reef!

Screamed DXer Ralph in grief.

If Martti went there,

Then nobody would care,

He moaned in sheer disbelief!

The old KDXP&S Applause & Belch Meterwas nearly pegged by the response from thecrowd. A couple of the members who had actuallygone on some DXpeditions cried out “How do weget to be a Fair Haired Boy?” Much bottle clinkingand back slapping followed.

The next contestant to recite was a white hairedgentleman who looked like he had tipped a few atthe Hospitality Suite in Dayton over the years. Itwas evident that he had brought his own crowd ofsupporters who could belch, fart and whistle withthe best of them!

He cleared his throat and began:

Old Rick said his hair turned white,

Because of long contest nights,

“That big tube did buzz,”

“See what RF does!”

“That Godzilla ‘s got a bite!”

The crowd exploded like a plate choke in themiddle of a pile up! Almost everyone there had hadsome experience with excessive RF. One Dxeryelled loudly “Rick should’ve got a lead lined ballcap.” Another said “Yeah, but at least he’s notlike K0ZM, bald and sterile !”

Another Dxer yelled out “Free Vasectomies byGodzilla!” The whistling and belching must havelasted at least a minute. The ovation was so loudthat when the Belch & Applause Meter hit the pegit bent the needle! It was obvious it would take areally good limerick to beat this one!

The final contestant was the defending champ,AB0X. As he came to the stage, he waved to hissupporters over with the KCDXC group. A few

belched loudly and whistled. One who looked likeK0XM pleaded with Mike to “Pull his Finger!”Luckily, he avoided the explosion, and said “No,we have too many UHFers already!”

This comment made the crowd laugh andstomp even harder! In fact, the manager of the ChipKickers Bar & Grill looked a little worried that thecrowd might tear up the Corral.

Before he began reciting the old pro pulled outa handkerchief and faked like he was blowing hisnose. The crowd looked puzzled and a hushcrossed the room:

The Contester from Saint Lou,

Let out a giant Ker-Choo!

It was kind of sad,

And looked real bad,

N’ covered his mike with green goo!

The roar was instant! It appeared that many inthe crowd must have had very similar experiencesometime in their ham career because the crowdresponded with bodacious applause, whistles,belching and foot stomping! The KDX&PSApplause & Belch Meter stayed pegged for over 2minutes solid! President, K0ZM, handed AB0X thesilver trophy for the 13th time in a row despite theraucous crowd.

One old timer, with a tooth pick in his mouthsaid of AB0X, “ Aw, he thinks he’s great, but aNewkirk he ain’t!”

This comment fell on deaf ears though, asAB0X said “Such is the life of a Dxer Poet! NoRespect!”

MANY DXERS ATTEND ARRLNATIONAL CONVENTION:JUNE 20

IN BIG “D” by AB0X

The annual HamCom Convention held inArlington, TX, was host this year to the ARRLNational Convention. The good ‘ole boys reallyturned out in force this year as the ConventionCenter next the Rangers Ball Park was packed theentire weekend.

Many U.S. and foreign Dxers attended this year.The Lone Star DX Association sponsored the DXprogram and did an outstanding job! There wasalmost non-stop DX programing going the entire 3days of the Convention. Many well known Dxersmade presentations and showed videos of theiroperations to the crowds. Almost all of the famousvideos that Jim Brooks has made for so manyDxpeditions were shown throughout the weekendin the DX conference room just off the main roomof the convention.

The Lone Star DX Association also did a goodjob of obtaining numerous quality door prizes,which included thing a like a 1000 QSL cards, DXsubscriptions, books, videos and various products.Three of the four people in my group, the LanceJohnson Contingency, ended up winning prizes! Even a few copies of DX WAS were given away!One winner, a DXer from New Jersey, was askedif he wanted his copy autographed by the author.He replied “Sure, Asshole! But not you.” ( I believethat KB0U had something to do with his response-AB0X)

The Lone Star DX Association also sponsoredthe real highlight of the DX programing with itsannual DX Luncheon on Saturday, over at theMarriot Hotel next door to the convention Belowis a photo of the DX Luncheon taken by KB0U. Itwas held in one of the adjoining dinning roomscalled the Rainforest.

The program included a fairly good meal for abanquet and an entertaining DXprogram

was a good respite from the Texas heat. The AH3DDX program was shown by several team members.

Below are some photos around the convention:

The annual HamCom Convention is always

worth the trip from KC to Big “D.” It’s DXprogram is second only to Dayton.

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3XY, GUINEA. Leo, 3XY1L, continues to be active. Thispast week he was mainly on 15 meters usually between21280-21285 kHz (sometimes lower around 21208 kHz) asearly as 1230z and as late as 1900z. He has also been heardon 7060 kHz after 2100z. QSL via UY5XE.

5H, TANZANIA (Help Needed). Paul/K1XM (5H1F) andCharlotte/KQ1F will be active and will try to have manyradio club students at Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology(DIT) join them in this year's CQWW SSB Contest as5I3A. They will be a Multi-Multi entry. Charlotte and Paulwill arrive a few days early, set up stations, and starteducating students as they have time. Paul figures they willneed to teach a bit of geography, propagation, operating,contest rules, how to use the contesting software, strategy,pile-up handling, phonetics, etc.... They will have threeradios with them. They will bring extra headphones andsplitters, so they can operate with the students listening andthen swap off and have a student operate while they listen.However, Paul is looking for other "stuff" and some ideas.They don't have enough headsets. Does anyone have a Heilheadset they are interested in selling? This is a goodopportunity to buy a new Proset + and unload your old set.They could also use a stand-alone voice keyer or two. He isalso in need of some ideas for antennas. The existing logperiodic is a good start, but he needs enough for six bandsand three radios. Any aluminum must fit in a 4' golf clubcarrying case. He thinks they will be using the top of abuilding. Rotators are probably too heavy. If someone isinterested in joining this operation, that is a possibility. Thesafari opportunities in Tanzania are incredible. Check outthe following Web page to see some of the photos Paul andCharlotte took during their 2001 operation. They plan toleave the antennas and enough accessories that the TS-140Scan be used as a contest station. Paul states, "There are agroup of college students who were enthusiastic enough thatthey got licenses. They are young and learn fast. If ouroperation is succesful we hope that the DIT club will

continue to operate in contests and the members will becomfortable getting on the air." If you can help Paul out withaccessories/antennas, send an E-mail to: youngp@hp.com

5W, SAMOA. By the time you read this, look foroperators 9A6XX, M0GMT, K9YO, N1SNB and 9K2RRto be active from now through August 14th. Theircallsigns were not yet known as this was being typed. Theywill have two stations active with activity on 160-6 meters,SSB, CW, RTTY and PSK31. QSL via N1SNB.

7Q, MALAWI. Nick, G4FAL, will be on a family holiday

and will be active during short periods as 7Q7NT fromBlantyre, August 13-30th. Most of his activity will bemainly on 20 and 15 meters CW/SSB.

8Q, MALDIVES. Uwe, DJ9HX, will be active as 8Q7HX

from Lhaviyani Atoll, now through August 16th. Activitywill be on 40-10 meters. QSL via his home callsign. E-mailrequests for bureau cards are welcome by sending QSO infoto: dj9hx@darc.de

BQ9P, PRATAS ISLAND. The Chinese Taipei AmateurRadio League (CTARL) is planning to head back toPratas Island in coming October. Paul, BV4FH, reportsthat they need 4 experienced foreign operators for thisDXpedition. If anyone is interested, please contact Paul,BV4FH, as soon as possible for more details and freightschedule arrangements for Pratas Island. His E-mail addressis: bv4fh@ms2.hinet.net

CO0, CUBA (Special Event). Look for special eventstation CO0R to be on the air from Santiago de Cuba City,August 9-10th, to celebrate the 150th anniversary of thebirth of Cuban national hero Jose Marti. Activity will beon CW, SSB and digital modes (bands of activity were notprovided). All QSLs will be sent automtically via bureau.

FG, GUADELOUPE. A group of Spanish operators will be

active from here between September 23rd and October9th. Activity will include an entry in the CQWW RTTYContest. Before and after the contest, operators will be onSSB/RTTY/PSK31/SSTV. Operators will be EB2DTP,EA2RU and EA2RY. Look for them to sign homecall/FG orFG/homecall. QSL via EA2RY.

JW, SVALBARD. Operators LA7QI and LA8AW will

operate from Spitsbergen as JW7QI and JW8AW,respectively, from September 16-22nd. Also, look forthem to be in the SAC CW Contest as JW8D. QSLs forJW7QI and JW8D are via LA7QI and JW8AW viaLA8AW, bureau or direct. Remember, that SASE requires2 USD or 1 IRC (new).

JX, JAN MAYEN (Update/Op Cancelled!). Ove, LA2IJ,informs OPDX that he is sorry to announce that his trip toJX-land has been cancelled because of transportationproblems. The plane has not been able to land at JanMayen airfield the last two weeks due to thick fog. Hestates, "I did see the island quite well on Thursday, but theplane could not come down... It is almost sure that I willnot go to JX this year, but hope to be able to go next year."

Ove also states that there are only eight (8) flights goingto Jan Mayen during one year. His possible next trip willbe announced when plans are final. Ove's visit to JX is nota DXpedition; he has work to do and only operates hamradio in his spare time.

KG4, GUANTANAMO BAY. Cory/N1WON and

David/WA4ET will be active as KG4CM and KG4DP,respectively, from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba (NA-015),from August 14-21st. Activity will be 80-6 meters, SSB,RTTY and PSK. Please QSL KG4CM to N5FTR andKG4DP to WA4ET. Reminder: Please do not send cardsfor this event to the bureau. There is no KG4 bureau forGuantanamo Bay. Please QSL as directed to receive QSLcards.

KH9, WAKE ISLAND. Jake, N6XIV/KH9, was quiteactive this past weekend on 40 meters. He used severalfrequencies (7085, 7227-28, 7231 and 7243 kHz) between7000-0845z. QSL via K2FF.

KC DX NEWSAB0X-Editor7871 WebsterKansas City, KS 66109

MOUNTAIN POLAR RADIO EXPEDITION. TheRussian Robinson Club (RRC) plans to be active asR3RRC/9 from August 14-25th, from the Polar UralMountains (RM-02-01 for Russian Mountains Award).Their activity will be on HF and VHF bands. For moreinformation regarding Russian Mountains Award, pleasevisit the Web page (in Russian) at:

http://www.hamradio.ru/rrc/AWARDS/rma.htm QSL viaUA3SGV: Andy Blinushov, P.B. 180, Ryazan-35,Russia, 390035.

PACIFIC OPERATION (H44/H40/P29). Dan,JA1PBV, will be active as H44V from Guadalcanal(OC-047), Solomon Islands, between August 5-9th. Hewill team up with Kazuo, P29KM, as H40V from TemotuProvince (OC-100), August 11-16th. Dan will also signP29SI from Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (OC-034) before going back to Japan around August 20th.

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