QRP-L Foxhunt History - 1994/1995 - The First 40M CW Hunt
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From the Archives of the QRP-L e-mail list on
Think.Com, Netcom.com, and lehigh.edu as
extracted from the QRP-L Archives CD, Volume 2.

Kevin Anderson, K9IUA, 9 December 2000, Lincoln, ND

(Please inform me of omissions at K9IUA@juno.com
or kla@helios.augustana.edu)

[Does someone want to volunteer to do the subsequent
years????? Or document the early attempts at a SSB
version of the Fox Hunt?  How about the 30m Propogation
Study (TMPS)?  There is much history out there to
ferret out of these archives.]

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Introduction:

Copied below are posts to QRP-L that represent a
history of sorts of the first QRP-L Fox hunt held in 
the 1994/1995 school year.  Included are posts from
Chuck, then K5FO, with schedules, rules, and summaries
of results.  Also included are logs as posted from the
Foxii.  Not included here are all the "No fox here", 
"not heard here", and "I got the fox" posts that are 
also part of the history.  (You can read the archives, 
like I have done, to find all of those posts if you 
like <grin>.  I personally have always enjoyed the
"hunters heard" posts where folks indicated who they
were hearing, which was further information as part
of this great propogation study.)

Please note that for the first hunt, unlike today's 
(2000/2001) Fox hunts, there were many schedule changes, 
as folks learned to work with UTC, work schedules, and
explored which days of the week worked best.  This was
also a time when both the Novice and General portions
of 40 meters were worked in the same night by the same 
Fox.  This in turn made the foxhunt both fun and 
frustrating (and made the searching through these 
archives a non-trivial task indeed, as I had to look
at essentially everyday's archive just in case.)
And an additional note -- unlike today's foxhunts, 
there was a plethora of "prizes" in the early years
(most thanks to Chuck Adam's, K7QO, own contributions
by the way -- Thanks, Chuck!) to "spur" us hunters
and foxii on in the endeavor.

The messages included below are a mixture of those taken
from the HTML version of the archive and the raw daily
archive files, so some formatting changes occur at times
in this version of the history.  Hopefully I haven't
missed anything in the process beyond what I note
here:  that is, I never did see the second log posts for
K5FO (Jan 1), KA7ULD (Feb 7) or N9UXU (Mar 4).
I apologize in advance for any other omissions or errors.

Enjoy this replay of the First QRP-L 40m CW Fox Hunt!

Cheers/73.   Kevin, K9IUA (then KB9IUA in Illinois)

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QRP-L Archive for September 10, 1994
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From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Subject: The FOX Hunt


Gang,

We are going to start the foxhunt on the week of October 2nd.

For those of you new to the group, we are going to have someone
on the group get on the air for a few hours DURING the middle
of the week for one night either Monday through Thursday on
40M.  They will then post to the mail group who they worked.

Band was picked due to proliferation of rigs on that band
and the fact that it is winter time and 40M should be good.
We will attempt to work the novice freqs also at novice
code speeds to help them and tech+ critters.  

We will be doing this from the first week in Oct to week
of Feb 26th for a total of 22 weeks.  The original posting
was for Sept to March, but that was going to be too long
and a drain on all participants.  So, for the first
annual fox hunt, we'll try 22 weeks and if it picks up,
we can extend it.

So, get to work on the 40M antenna now, while there is no
ice on the ground and we'll start it before you know it.

dit dit
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com


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QRP-L Archive for October 4. 1994
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Subject: The FOX is loose

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 94 20:29:00 -0500



Gang, 

Here is partial schedule. Will be filled in as soon as
missing stations finalize their schedules. Remember gang,
this is for fun and these guys volunteered for this duty.
Missing dates probably due to email error on this end,
but we still have plenty of time to fill in. Don't panic.

They will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their variation of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-)

I will repost every week to remind you, so you don't have
to save it, or if you do, remember we may run in another
station if something comes up. Stay tuned here.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA. 40M chosen due to proliferation
of rigs on that band, nitetime conditions during the winter
months, etc.

Two NE QRP kits at risk here, one for hunters and one
for the huntee. The final rank is sole determentation of
the judge, K5FO. These stations will get on the
air for two hours and work as many guys/gals as possible, then
report their log here on the net. Try for short exchanges, we're all
in line to work these critters. Then hang around afterward to
get the others. In fact, after you work the station for the
week, move up 5KHz or above to first free freq and work the
rest of the internet club. As this is a QRP group, I think
that both stations should be QRP, but then there may be some
nights where you need to crank up to 10W, but here I don't 
want to set any rules. Honor system in effect. Tell FOX
what you are running and he will tell you also.

I have sent NN1G MO for the two kits, to which he will hold
on to. He will ship them to the winners, once we determine
who they are and whether they want the 40-40 or 30-40 (40M
and 30M respectively). Dave, check is in the mail.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.


name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD mcronenw@pyramid.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Paoli, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH

I have other volunteers who may be called to fill in or
we might just add a couple of days per week aperiodically.
Maybe a surprise fox.

Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Oct 2nd N2IPY Oct 5 0000-0200Z 7.110-7.120
Oct 9th KF8EE Oct 10 0100-0300Z 7.040
Oct 16th K5FO Oct 13 0100-0300Z 7.106 30min then 7.040 for 1.5hr
Oct 23rd N6ULU
Oct 30th N4AOX Nov 4 0000-0200Z 7.101 then 7.041+

Nov 6th WB3GCK Nov 7 2200-2400Z 7.040
Nov 13th N9UXU
Nov 20th KI0G
Nov 27th WA3NNA

Dec 4th N6ULU
Dec 11th N2IPY Dec 11th 0000-0200 7.110 7.120
Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-060 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y

Jan 1st K5FO
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 0000-0200Z 7.101+ Primary 7.041+ Alternate
Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 16 2200-2400Z 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Feb 19th KU7Y
Feb 26th N9UXU

Again, this is not in concrete except for the current
week. Stay on your toes gang.
SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive for October 5, 1994
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Subject: The FOX is loose

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 94 10:11:24 -0500

October 4, 1994

****** Tonite the FOX is N2IPY up in the novice band. *******

Are there others who want to volunteer during any of the weeks
on other nights (Not Saturday or Sunday) than those already
assigned? I don't want to overload the schedule.

I'd like to give up my slot. Then I'd like to get
AA2U, W7EL, W7ZOI, KI6DS, K5FO, AC4HF, NN1G, and other
"high profile" critters to come out of the wood works for
a 'celebrity' hunt, not that these guys really need it,
but it would be fun. :-) :-)


Gang, 

Here is fox hunt schedule for this week. Missing dates/times
to be filled in as soon as missing stations finalize their schedules. 
Some will not be filled in until the week before or of the week
they have volunteered for due to their work schedule. Remember gang, 
this is for fun and these guys volunteered for this duty.

The fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their rendition of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-) Propagation has
everything to do with this hunt, thus you may be unfortunate
enough to be out of the zone(s) where they can work you.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.


name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD mcronenw@pyramid.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH


Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Oct 2nd N2IPY Oct 5 0000-0200Z 7.110-7.120
Oct 9th KF8EE Oct 10 0100-0300Z 7.040
Oct 16th K5FO Oct 18 0100-0300Z 7.106 30min then 7.040 for 1.5hr
Oct 23rd N6ULU
Oct 30th N4AOX Nov 4 0000-0200Z 7.101 then 7.041+

Nov 6th WB3GCK Nov 7 2200-2400Z 7.040
Nov 13th N9UXU
Nov 20th KI0G
Nov 27th WA3NNA

Dec 4th N6ULU
Dec 11th N2IPY Dec 11th 0000-0200 7.110 7.120
Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-060 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y

Jan 1st K5FO
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 0000-0200Z 7.101+ Primary 7.041+ Alternate
Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 16 2200-2400Z 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Feb 19th KU7Y
Feb 26th N9UXU

SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive for October 6, 1994
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Subject: FOX HUNT #1

From: "Robert E. Easton" <bobea@watson.ibm.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Oct 94 07:42:23 EST


OK Guys, you made the first Fox Hunt too easy. There were a couple of folks
waiting at the door. That was a great way to start. Here's the log:


UTC Call RST Name Location
---- ------ --- -------------- ----------------
0001 KF8EE 579 Ted Albert Loveland, OH
0008 N4AOX 579 Clay Wynn Alcoa, TN
0023 VO1DRB 569 Bob Gobrick Newfoundland?
0110 K5UP 549 Glen Stockton Bartlesville, OK

I also heard W5TFB, Jack Bryant at College Station, TX about 0053, but we
didn't make it a full QSO. Jack, you were 469, but that was one of those
rare times when Radio Moscow was actually playing music. ;-}

K5UP wins the persistence award as he followed me up the dial as we tried to
find a quieter spot. Nice job!!!

That brings up a very interesting point. EVERYONE answered within only a
few cycles of zero beat. My RIT control stayed centered. Why is it we can
do that with these "primative" little QRP rigs, when lots of big rig
folks have trouble getting within a khz? Again, nice job!!! Makes hamming
easy, and a lot of fun.

My rig is an OHR Spirit tuned for 5.0 watts into a home built inverted vee
that has an apex at 40 feet. I did not ask about all of the other rigs, but
it sounds like all were QRP. You hunters might want to supplement this by
posting your rig info.

It was fun. I'll be looking forward to upcoming fox hunts, and hoping that
we can see the logs grow a lot longer.

72, Bob - N2IPY

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QRP-L Archive for October 11, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Mon Oct 10 15:52:04 1994
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 94 12:17:27 EDT
From: teda@meaddata.com (Ted Albert)
Message-Id: <9410101617.AA01820@rain.meaddata.com>
Subject: Fox # 2

Gang:

I will run another fox session tonight. Chuck gave the go ahead. 
This will be a shortened version. I will start at 0200Z on 
7.110 +/- qrm for 30 minutes.  Then I will switch to 7.040 +/- qrm 
for 30 minutes. If I am still getting calls in either 30 minute window, 
I will stay on that frequency until all stations have been worked, 
so please wait, or check the other calling frequency to
see if I am still busy.

73 de Ted, KF8EE

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Mon Oct 10 08:16:41 1994
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 94 05:31:00 -0500
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9410101031.AA17668@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Fox #2

Not a very good night for fox hunting :(
Gang,

Here is report that I got from Ted from last nights hunt.

Thanks Ted for being persistant and hanging in there.  It
may be lonely some nights being the fox.  As QRPers we know
the feeling very well.

It may be that we need to forget Sunday nights, so that I can
post on Monday mornings to remind people of the schedule that
week.  I might post on Fridays too, but hey, I don't want to
load down the reflector either.  :-)

Anyone want to try another night this week?  We can sneak in
someone this week and see if that works better.  I was on but
didn't hear Ted.  Now up to two countries and three states on
40M with Sierra.  N6ULU may have his on during his stint as
the FOX.  I'm up in the air as to whether 1 or 5W is best for
this activity.  Don't want to handicap the huntees anymore than
they already are.

---From Ted-----



Time    Station         His RST         My RST  Name    QTH             END
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
0250Z   KB9ICC          589             569     Mark    Angola, IN      0257Z


Rig here was a Ten-Tec Argonaut II at 5 watts to an end-fed 120' wire. Freq
was 7.040 as announced. Band was long into Ohio tonight. Heard KL7's and
lots of W6 stations. Thank goodness for a memory keyer, kept the boredom to
a manageable level.

73 de Ted, KF8EE

---EOT-----

SIG
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive for October 18, 1994
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Subject: fox hunt

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 94 09:58:37 -0500



October 17, 1994

****** This week the FOX is K5FO in the novice and general bands. *******

Here is fox hunt schedule for this week. Missing dates/times
to be filled in as soon as missing stations finalize their schedules. 
Some will not be filled in until the week before or of the week
they have volunteered for due to their work schedule. Remember gang, 
this is for fun and these guys volunteered for this duty.

The fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their rendition of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-) Propagation has
everything to do with this hunt, thus you may be unfortunate
enough to be out of the zone(s) where they can work you.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.


name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD mcronenw@pyramid.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH


Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Oct 16th K5FO Oct 18 0100-0300Z around 7.106 30min then 7.040 
for 1.5hr
Oct 23rd N6ULU
Oct 30th N4AOX Nov 4 0000-0200Z 7.101 then 7.041+

Nov 6th WB3GCK Nov 7 2200-2400Z 7.040
Nov 13th N9UXU
Nov 20th KI0G
Nov 27th WA3NNA

Dec 4th N6ULU
Dec 11th N2IPY Dec 11th 0000-0200 7.110 7.120
Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-060 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y

Jan 1st K5FO
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 0000-0200Z 7.101+ Primary 7.041+ Alternate
Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 16 2200-2400Z 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Feb 19th KU7Y
Feb 26th N9UXU

SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive for October 19, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Oct 18 17:46:38 1994
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 94 13:45:03 -0500
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9410181845.AA07600@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Fox Hunt


Gang,

Some have written me notes on the fact that they
missed last nite due to confusion over UTC.  Good news:
I will be on again tonight and we'll see how it goes.
Later time though:  0200-0400Z.  That's Tuesday nite
in the USofA, Wednesday in the Queen's Country of England.
(Sorry George, had to work that in somehow)  :-)

I'll start out first 30 on 7.106 and thereabouts for the
Novices and Techs then migrate to 7.040 to 7.050 MHz.
I'll be 5W out and let's hope this flood stops in Texas.
We're expecting 5 inches of rain today alone.  Anyone want
some water to put on the ground rod?

a very wet dit dit

SIG
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive October 20, 1994
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Subject: Fox Hunt part 2

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 94 08:35:32 -0500


Gang,

Got on again last night. We never said this was going to
be easy. As QRPers we understand all the handicaps we start
with and we go from there.

I started out at 7.115 or so. At 7.105 there is a very very
strong AM Broadcast station that was rock steady all evening.
Goes to show that anybody can do it with 25KW or so of power.

As best I can tell, the skip was very short until 0300Z and
then it went extra long. Didn't seem to be a gradual shift
either for a long period of time like there usually is.


TIME STATION FREQ HIS_RST MINE Comments

0229 W5YM 7.115 599 579 Russ Fayetteville, AR (not in callbook)
0239 N5ODV 7.040 579 559 John Littlerock, MS
0246 WA4NID 7.040 449 499 Dave Durham, NC

After that all I heard was VE1s and VE3s and noone was very strong.

I think Dave was the only internetter from the QSOs and comments
during same.

Stan will be on next week, Thursday nite USofA time. Watch
for posting on Friday. After that I will K5FO/6 and K5FO/4 for
the next four weeks. Taking the NE40-40 on the road with me to
CA and Sierra to FL. I'll be checking the mail as 700+ messages
per week would be too much not to keep up with and wait until I
got back.

It was funny about Russ, W5YM. As I was talking to him I brought
up the QRZ CDrom on the SGI workstation and queried for his call
and got no return. I find it hard to believe that the FCC would
go back and reissue a call from that time period. It may be someone
using a unused slot in the FCC database. Time will tell if I get
a card from him. I QSL 100%. I got a card the other day from
W7ZOI for a qso we had in 1988. Sometimes it takes time to get these
things. :-)

cul es dit dit

SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive for October 26, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Wed Oct 26 00:08:48 1994
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 94 19:03:34 -0500
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9410260003.AA27809@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: The Fox N6ULU


The FOX this week is Stan, N6ULU. 

I got to meet Stan at Pacificon this past Saturday.
There is no reason other than propagation that everyone
East of the West Coast should not hear him.  He is at
91 countries on the NorCal 40 with his fantastic antenna
system.

So Wednesday night at 0100-0300Z (Thursday in EU), start
looking for him at 

7.110MHz the first 30 minutes
7.040MHz the next 1.5 hours after that

Good luck de K5FO/6

dit dit
SIG
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com


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QRP-L Archive for October 30, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Sat Oct 29 14:48:11 1994
Subject: Re: The Fox N6ULU
Date: Wed, 26 Oct 94 22:12:41 PDT
From: "Stan Goldstein, N6ULU" <stan@cruzio.com>
Message-Id:  <9410262212.aa26897@cruzio.cruzio.com>

Hello Chuck and the Internet Fox Hunting Gang,
    Finally had my turn as the fox.
    Felt like a real contest with all the qrm.
    Thought about turning on the BIGRIG & AMP to get a clean freq
    as a lot of guys were severely encroaching on the freq, but I
    didn't and made my stand qrp.
    Worked 14 guys for sure and 1 maybe.
    The maybe and I exchanged sig reports, but when I asked him if 
    he was in the fox hunt , he didnt come back to me. 

    The 14 in the log are :
    1   w1hue Larry             8   kf8ee   Ted ?
    2   n4uox Clay              9   k8bvj   Jack
    3   w3pm  Gene             10   wb2sxn  Bing
    4   ab5ou Tim              11   n1irz   Dave
    5   ac4qx Red              12   ab4el   Steve
    6   w5tfb Jack             13   w2rxg   Bob
    7   k5up  Glen             14   wa3nna  Pete

   The maybe was kb7so.

   I enjoyed doing this a lot, Thanks Chuck for setting this up.
  

   72 Stan.

-- 
Stan Goldstein , N6ULU


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QRP-L Archive November 5, 1994
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Subject: Fox Hunt Report Nov.4 1994

From: wynn c c <wyn@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV>
Date: Fri, 4 Nov 1994 10:27:12 -0500 (EST)

Message-Id: <Pine.OSF.3.91.941104101657.12684A-100000@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV>


Fox Hunt Nov.4 (UTC), 1994

The fox hunt last night was hindered by QRO RTTY, and Packet. 
I guess that has become the norm though so why complain.

We also had our share of QSB and QRN. Receive sensitivity seemed
to be down or noise floor up last night, even more than usual for
the -3dB pad field antenna. Can't tell for sure though because
of the new QTH. Craig reports that Nov.3 propagation was predicted
to be poor. Just my luck! 

Thanks to all of the hardy ops. who fought their way through.

Nearly all stations logged were worked in the novice segment.

Time (UTC) Call RST (Rcvd) RST(Sent) SPC
00:00 NN9K 559 579 IL
00:05 NM1JK 559 559 ?
07:10 N3PFF ? 559 PA
07:15 K5UP 559 559 OK
07:20 AB4OU 449 339 NM 
07:25 N9OUH ? 579 WI
08:20 KC5EQC 599 339 OK

72,73
Clay, N4AOX 
QTH nr Knoxville, Tn.
wyn@ornl.gov


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Subject: Fox Schedule

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 94 15:45:30 -0600



November 3, 1994

****** The FOX stations for the next few weeks will be listed below *****

I will be /4, thus probably not posting the week after and will ask
the originating station to do so. I will attempt to carry the laptop
and check in, but you will find me on 40M K5FO/4. Am trying to find
out what islands are rare in the keys to operate from as a rare IOTA
find.

For the newbies, we're trying to generate weekly activities during
the middle of the week and not on weekends when everybody and their
dog is running a contest with N stations, where N is large.

The fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their rendition of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-) Propagation has
everything to do with this hunt, thus you may be unfortunate
enough to be out of the zone(s) where they can work you.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.


name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD mcronenw@pyramid.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH


Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Nov 6th WB3GCK Nov 8 0000-0200Z 7.110 (30Min) - 7.040 (Monday evening EST)
Nov 13th N9UXU
Nov 20th KI0G
Nov 27th WA3NNA

Dec 4th N6ULU
Dec 11th N2IPY Dec 11th 0000-0200 7.110 7.120
Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-060 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y

Jan 1st K5FO
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 0000-0200Z 7.101+ Primary 7.041+ Alternate
Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 17 0000-0200Z 7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Feb 19th KU7Y
Feb 26th N9UXU

SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive November 9, 1994
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Subject: Fox Hunt Results - Week 6

From: Craig LaBarge <74740.3166@compuserve.com>
Date: 07 Nov 94 21:39:12 EST

Message-Id: <941108023911_74740.3166_EHB42-1@CompuServe.COM>

FOX HUNT RESULTS
Week 6

FOX: WB3GCK (Craig LaBarge)
QTH: Phoenixville, PA
(26 miles NW of Philly)
DATE/TIME: November 8, 0000Z to 0200Z
FREQUENCY: 7.110, 7.040
RIG: MFJ 9040
POWER: 5 Watts
ANTENNA: Rainspout & tuner

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
UTC STATION RST SENT RST RECD COMMENTS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0005 NN9K/QRP 339 549 Colon, IL Peter
0100 N4ALO 559 ??? Tifton, GA ???
0114 AD4TK 579 589 Fort Walton Beach, FL Jack
0140 VO1DRB/QRP 339 339 Bob
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
REMARKS: Thanks to those who hung in there with some basically mediocre
band conditions. I felt like the Maytag repairman for the first hour or
so. :-) For a while, I was wondering if the MFJ's receiver was working
until I heard WB2QAP/4 coming in strong from Florida working an 8-land
station.

I don't believe AD4TK was looking for the fox. He was giving his 40 year
old Viking 2 a work out and looking for a rag chew. Nice sounding rig,
though.

The award for perseverance definitely has to go to Bob, V01DRB. I heard
him calling several times, but couldn't quite make out the call. At about
0130Z, I finally got him and sent a signal report but QRM wiped out his
reply. Ten minutes later, he called again and we were able to exchange
signal reports and complete the QSO. Nice job, Bob!

A slow night, but fun nonetheless. Hope the band is a little better next
time! I have to go ice up my arm after banging my old straight key for
2 hours. :-)

73, Craig WB3GCK

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QRP-L Archive November 17, 1994
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Subject: Fox log

From: David Adams <dave@flowserver.stem.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 94 21:14:11 -0800

Well...that was interesting. My apologies for my sloppy code. Glad to 
say that I did get found, though....

04:00 WB4OWL 
04:08 KO6CL
04:35 KM6WT

That's all the contacts...I'll fox again in March.

73 de Dave, N9UXU

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QRP-L Archive for November 18, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Nov 17 16:08:42 1994
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 94 13:55:45 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9411171955.AA03366@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: FOX addendum


Gang,

One additional rule and the final decision of the judge
is final.  The same station as FOX and hunter can not
win both NExx-40 kits.  :-)  Just in case this comes
up and it was something that I thought of when leaving
Miami in 40 mph wind gusts on Tuesday.  :-)

dit dit
SIG
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Nov 17 14:57:03 1994
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 94 09:12:57 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9411171512.AA02927@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Fox Hunt Etiquite


Gang,

I got email from another member of the group about what to do
if one invests one time in listening for the fox and you don't
hear the station being sought.

They suggested sending CQ CQ CQ INET INET DE ...

I'd say go for it, but make sure you move a little away from
the frequency the Fox is operating on as posted.  In the case
of someone operating at 7.110 and above, then if you don't hear
anyone move down to 7.040 area.

The side effect of all this is that a situation could arise
where everyone is working everyone else and noone works the fox.  :-)

I sincerely hope that I did not create a monster here, i.e.
a lot of valuable time is spent by a lot of people trying to
work another station when the band conditions aren't helping.

In the last few nights I've noted that 40M was long at sunset
and in pretty good shape for a few hours then when the MUF
drops below 7MHz the band goes dead.  What I do is listen
to the BC stations between 7.1 and 7.15 and see how strong
they are.  If you don't hear them, then skip is short or the
band is dead.

Tuesday nite at 2330Z I worked SD, MI, and DC with 0.95W and
599 reports from all stations.  They were also 599 using the
Sierra.  Later I came back around 0300 or 0400 and the badn
(make that band) was nearly dead with some weak signals heard
but mostly a vacant band.

We have no control over propagation, but you knew that.

Thanks to Dave for last nights attempt.  I think that the band
must have been long at the time, considering all the stations that
he worked were in CA.

If you do get on before or after, remember that 7.040 and 7.110 are
good frequencies to try for fellow QRPers and INETers.

dit dit
SIG
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Nov 17 23:41:00 1994
From: David Adams <dave@flowserver.stem.com>
Message-Id: <9411180206.AA19517@flowserver.stem.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 94 18:04:11 -0800
Subject: My fox experience

Well...people have been asking what happened last night, so rather  
than type the same thing over and over, I thought I might do a recap  
here.

At my qth the band was hideous....the noise level was deafening....

I was running a Kenwood TS-520 and had it tuned down to 5 watts.  At  
03:00 I first tuned the rig and connected to my hamstick dipole  
(which refuses to tune to resonance)/tuner combo.  I spent my first  
hour sending and listening there...no contacts....

I then switched to my 40m wire dipole strung along the walls inside  
the shack (strung out in the mangled corpse configuration).  I  
immediately made contact with the 4 station.  I was pleased....the  
two six station came soon (ish) after that, but not uncoincidentally,  
after my third contact, my wife came home with our 2 year old  
daughter, and I was unable to pull anymore stations out of the  
noise...ah well...kept calling though...

73 de dave

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QRP-L Archive for November 19, 1994
===================================

From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Fri Nov 18 15:10:33 1994
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 94 10:14:20 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9411181614.AA05028@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Fox Hunt


To the Newbies,

The "Fox Hunt" is my idea and I am sorry that I pushed it
on the world.  :-)

Here's a short form.  A "Fox" whose call and date and time
(2 hrs) will come on 40M and your job is to work them.  The
station that works the most Foxes gets a prize of one kit
from NN1G, either a NE30-40 or NE40-40 as seen in Nov QST.

The kit has been paid for and waiting for the final results.
This goes once a week until March at which time I will
announce the winner.  Judge's decision is final....  :-)

The freqs are usually 7.110 for 30M to let the Novicii and
Techs+ work 'em and then move to 7.040MHz for the "big"
guns.

We're shooting for QRP both ways, but that's not necessary
for the hunter.  The Fox will be QRP.  So it's a propagation,
antenna, receiver, operator, and all the other variables rolled
into one.

Don't take this too seriously.  It's cheaper to go buy the kit.  :-)
It (the hunt) was created to give us something to do during the
long winter nights when the wind is howling outside and the
final 2N3553 is warming our hands with all that power flowing
through it.  :-)

You will note is a middle of the week event when we don't have
to compete with all the big contests on the weekends.

dit dit
SIG
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive November 22, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Nov 22 05:34:01 1994
Date: Mon, 21 Nov 1994 20:48:42 -0700 (MST)
From: Robert Cutter <bcutter@csn.org>
Subject: Fox Hunt
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9411212035.A24910-0100000@teal.csn.org>

Excellent QRP ears out there tonight:

AB5OU
K9MWM
WW7Y
KO6KA
W0DSW
KD6ZMT, twice-on each frequency
N4AOX
WB4TP

and NN9K on 160 for a special test.

Good job all.

72, Bob KI0G

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QRP-L Archive November 27, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Sat Nov 26 07:56:29 1994
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 1994 09:22:16 -0500 (EST)
From: prvalko <prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Subject: Thanksgiving Fox Hunt Results
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9411240943.A27397-0100000@saturn.acs.oakland.edu>

Hot off the press!  This mornings' results...
        
        CALL            GMT     snd/rcv         Details

7.110   n1ntq           12:27   579/479         Steve, New Britain CT
        ve3chk          12:40   59/579          Ed, Ottawa (He was on SSB!)
        kb2sem          12:50   569/579         Dan, Bricktown NY

7.040   k0huu           13:07   599/569         Don, Springfield MO
        wa3pty/qrp      13:20   339/539         ?  qrm/qsb
        ng9q            13:32   589/579         Chuck, Collinsville IL          
        wb2ppq/qrp      13:45   449/449         Greg, Chattam NY
        wa3gyw/qrp      13:58   339/449         ?  lost in the rising QRM

Eight QSO's in two hours... not too shabby.  Running the Argonaut 515 to 
my 45' high full wave.  Abt 3 watts to the antenna.

GOSH that was fun!  Now off the my in-laws for the holiday!

73 =paul= wb8zjl

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QRP-L Archive November 28, 1994
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Subject: Re: The FOX is loose (fwd)

From: prvalko <prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 1994 13:18:54 -0500 (EST)

Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9411231309.C14454-0100000@vela.acs.oakland.edu>


***** ALERT ***** ALERT ***** ALERT *****

I have the blessing from Professor Adams to be the FOX... on 
THANKSGIVING MORNING!!!

This is great chance for everyone to bag the fox because most 
everyone will be off work. I will also be operating EARLY in the 
morning, so there will still be time to go to the parade and 
Grandma's house!

I will be on the air from 7:00 AM until 9:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. 
I'll spend the first hour (maybe less) on 7.110 and move to 7.040 
for the second hour. 

73 =paul= wb8zjl

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Subject: Re: The FOX is loose (fwd)

From: prvalko <prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: Sun, 27 Nov 1994 07:25:32 -0500 (EST)

Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9411270743.B2480-0100000@saturn.acs.oakland.edu>

Gosh... That message only took 4 days to post!

How did my RESULTS get posted before the announcement???!!!

=paul=

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QRP-L Archive November 29, 1994
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Subject: Fox Schedule

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 94 11:58:27 -0600



November 28, 1994

For the newbies, we're trying to generate weekly activities during
the middle of the week and not on weekends when everybody and their
dog is running a contest with N stations, where N is large.

The fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their rendition of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-) Propagation has
everything to do with this hunt, thus you may be unfortunate
enough to be out of the zone(s) where they can work you.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.

Mike C. noted that he is interested in publishing this in QQ.
Only problem with that is that the table is incomplete and
subject to change. This will irritate a lot of people if
this happens and give the whole concept a bad name. My $0.02
worth. A lot of people will have work schedule changes and
can't give me the information until the last minute.


name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD mcronenw@pyramid.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH


Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Nov 27th WA3NNA Dec 1 0200-0400 7.040 +/- No Novice Frequencies this week.
This will be Wednesday evening for those in the USofA.

Dec 4th N6ULU
Dec 11th N2IPY Dec 11th 0000-0200 7.110 7.120
Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-060 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y

Jan 1st K5FO
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 0000-0200Z 7.101+ Primary 7.041+ Alternate
00:00Z-01:00Z 7.101 MHz & UP; 01:15Z-03:00Z 7.041 MHz & UP
-or-
Jan 12 (Local)
07:00 EST - 08:00 EST 7.101 ; 08:15 EST - 10:00 EST 7.041
06:00 CST - 07:00 CST 7.101 ; 07:15 CST - 09:00 CST 7.041
05:00 MST - 06:00 MST 7.101 ; 06:15 MST - 08:00 MST 7.041
04:00 PST - 05:00 PST 7.101 ; 05:15 PST - 07:00 PST 7.041

Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 17 0000-0200Z 7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Feb 19th KU7Y
Feb 26th N9UXU March 2 0400-0600Z 7.110+ only

SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive December 1, 1994
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Dec  1 00:39:23 1994
From: rossi@VFL.Paramax.COM
Message-Id: <9412010426.AA21510@gvlf9-a>
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 94 23:26:51 EST
Subject: DEC 01 FOX REPORT

Very interesting evening.   Looks like 15 "solid" QSOs and 2 partials.
Heard lots more stations calling.  I think there was a "V3" station
calling be near the beginning.    Maybe a VE3?

Several times I could hear stuff way way way down in the noise that I 
think was calling me..

Here is what I got...

UTC     CALL   SENT  RCV    NAME   QTH
0203  STARTED on 7040
0204    NN9K   559   449    ---    -- (forgot to write down info!)
0208    W3GOI  559   449    JOHN   VA
0213    N4AOX  579   559    CLAY   TN
0216    W4HFU  579   459    FRANK  ALA
0220    WB3CGK 579   569    CRAIG  PA
0224    NZ4I   589   579    RANSON VA
0226    K5FO   579   559    CHUCK  TX
0229    NR3Z   559   559    MARTY  PA
0234    K5YUT  579   539    JIM    TX
0236    W5TB   579   579    DOC    TX
0240    N2CX   439   459    ???    ?? LOST IN QRM
0245  QSY to 7110
0255    WB2LJG 579   459    NATE   LAKEWALES, FLA
0310    N6QQ   579   329    JOHN   CA
0313    AB5OU  559   ---    ???    ?? LOST IN QRM  (called me twice)
0320  QSY to 7040
        CQ for 10 minutes -- nil
0332  QSY to 7110
0336    K5UP   569   559    GLEN   OK
0343    KE4OOW 559   569    DAVE   CONWAY, SC
0335    WA4NID 449   557(?) DAVE   NC
0402  QSY back to 7040
        CQ for 5 minutes -- nil -- gave up!


Thanks again to everyone who called and those that I missed.  Will try
this again in February.

Now, who is the fox next week?

73,

Pete, WA3NNA

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Wed Nov 30 14:23:51 1994
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 94 09:58:24 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9411301558.AA04329@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Re: Fox Schedule

Paul, et al,

The fox can run one day of the week, not the weekend so as not to
conflict with contests etc., and the fox picks the day of the week.

I tried to avoid multiple foxii during each week and I didn't want
this to be a nightly thing.  Most of us have jobs, family, etc. and
we just don't have the time to compete fairly otherwise.

Hope this helps  :-)  I have enough foxii.  Thanks for the offers.

dit dit
SIG
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Wed Nov 30 16:56:48 1994
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 1994 13:54:09 -0500 (EST)
From: prvalko <prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Subject: Re: Fox Schedule
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9411301300.A12365-0100000@saturn.acs.oakland.edu>


On Wed, 30 Nov 1994, chuck adams wrote:

> I tried to avoid multiple foxii during each week and I didn't want
> this to be a nightly thing.  Most of us have jobs, family, etc. and
> we just don't have the time to compete fairly otherwise.

Actually, that is MY point.  I can never predict that I'll be free on any 
given evening because of my job, family, etc.  I believe that there is 
enough interest in the fox hunt to have a couple different people run as 
the fox each week.  That means that a lot of us (me) would stand a better 
chance of working the fox-of-the-day.  For what it's worth, I don't 
*really* think of it as a competion either.  I'm not out to "win" the QRP 
kit :-)

Soooooo... perhaps you'll reconsider?  (hope hope hope)  I'd like another 
shot at being the fox!  You are the BOSS though, Chuck.  All decisions 
are final :-)

73! =paul= wb8zjl

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QRP-L Archive December 2, 1994
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Subject: Fox Hunt - Round 1

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 94 06:50:07 -0600



Gang,

So it's now the end of round one, i.e. we are half way through
the "Fox Hunt QRP Internet Style", a monster of a contest
created and funded by Chuck Adams, K5FO. :-) At stake here
are two NE40-40 or NE30-40 (winners choice) kits already paid
for and more importantly is one's reputation on the air for
having the big antenna's and hearing those puny little peanuts
in the wind and ether. :-)

Here here is my tally so far. All errors are mine and mine
alone and some mods to allow for QRN/QRM in getting calls.
I think three is an obvious geographical advantage on 40M.
Tim, AB5OU, there in Las Cruces, NM and Glen, K5UP, in
Bartlesville, OK can hit both coasts. Clay, N4AOX, is in
Alcoa, TN and must be sitting on all that Aluminum!! :-)
Sorry Clay, I just couln't let that one pass.

So Stan has his work cut out for him next week. He has posted
so everyone make an effort to get out and knock the ice of the
aerial, although getting closer to superconducting temperatures
may help. :-)

The FOX:
Pete WA3NNA 17 worked
Stan Golstein N6ULU 14 worked
Clay N4AOX 7 worked
Bob KI0G 8 worked
Paul WB8ZJL 8 worked
Bob N2IPY 4 worked
Dave N9UXU 3 worked
Chuck K5FO 3 worked
Ted KF8EE 1 worked

Hunters and their successes:
4 N4AOX Clay N2IPY N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA
4 AB5OU Tim N6ULU N4AOX KI0G WA3NNA
4 K5UP Glen N2IPY N6ULU N4AOX WA3NNA
3 NN9K Pete N4AOX WA3NNA
2 KF8EE Ted N2IPY N6ULU
1 KB9ICC Mark KF8EE
1 VO1DRB Bob N2IPY
1 W1HUE Larry N6ULU
1 K8BVJ Bing N6ULU
1 W3PM Gene N6ULU
1 WB2SXN Bing N6ULU
1 N1IRZ Dave N6ULU
1 AC4QX Red N6ULU
1 AB4EL Steve N6ULU
1 W5TFB Jack N6ULU
1 W2RXG Bob N6ULU
1 W5YM K5FO
1 N5ODV K5FO
1 WA4NID K5FO
1 NM1JK N4AOX
1 N3PFF John N4AOX
1 N9OUH N4AOX
1 KC5EQC N4AOX
1 WB4OWL Chas N9UXU
1 KO6CWL N9UXU
1 KM6WT Mont N9UXU
1 K9MWM KI0G
1 WW7Y KI0G
1 KO6KA KI0G
1 W0DSW KI0G
1 KD6ZMT KI0G
1 WB4TP KI0G
1 N1NTQ WB8ZJL
1 VE3CHK WB8ZJL
1 KB2SEM WB8ZJL
1 K0HUU WB8ZJL
1 WA3PTY WB8ZJL
1 NG9Q WB8ZJL
1 WB2PPQ WB8ZJL
1 WA3GYW WB8ZJL
1 W3GOI WA3NNA
1 W4HFU WA3NNA
1 WB3CGK WA3NNA
1 NZ4I WA3NNA
1 K5FO WA3NNA
1 NR3Z WA3NNA
1 K5YUT WA3NNA
1 W5TB WA3NNA
1 N2CX WA3NNA
1 WB2LJG WA3NNA
1 N6QQ WA3NNA
1 KE4OOW WA3NNA
1 WA4NID WA3NNA

SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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Subject: Re: Fox Hunt - Round 1

From: Robert Gobrick <bgobrick@random.ucs.mun.ca>
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 1994 14:16:48 -0330 (NST)

Message-Id: <Pine.3.87.9412011448.A152-0100000@random.ucs.mun.ca>

Chuck - please move me up in the fox hunters rank from 1 worked to 2 
worked - I think you forgot Craig WB3GCK with his rain gutter effort - I 
think I was only one of a few who worked him (8 Nov 1994 - 0140UTC- 
7 Megacycles (ohhh that hurtzzz).

By the way just to let the gang know propogation at 0200Z is the pits 
from Newfoundland - All I heard was a station in Puerto Rico and at 10:30 
local time the pickings are slim. So it looks like all I'll ever get at 
that hour is "near" East Coast. So please swing those 3 element 40 meter 
QRP beams on those 100 foot towers up to the NorthEast and work some 
"real" qrp dx - ME!!

Still having fun after all these nights listening for the Fox through the 
Aurora Boreolis - or whatever it is we have up here...

72 Bob VO1DRB-

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Subject: Fox Results V1.1

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 94 11:55:10 -0600


Corrected and edited version 1.1. :-)


Gang,

Here here is my tally so far. All errors are mine and mine
alone and some mods to allow for QRN/QRM in getting calls.
I think three is an obvious geographical advantage on 40M.
Tim, AB5OU, there in Las Cruces, NM and Glen, K5UP, in
Bartlesville, OK can hit both coasts. Clay, N4AOX, is in
Alcoa, TN and must be sitting on all that Aluminum!! :-)
Sorry Clay, I just couln't let that one pass.

So Stan has his work cut out for him next week. He has posted
so everyone make an effort to get out and knock the ice of the
aerial, although getting closer to superconducting temperatures
may help. :-)

The FOX:
Pete WA3NNA 16 worked
Stan Golstein N6ULU 14 worked
Clay N4AOX 7 worked
Bob KI0G 8 worked
Paul WB8ZJL 8 worked
Bob N2IPY 4 worked
Craig WB3GCK 4 worked
Dave N9UXU 3 worked
Chuck K5FO 3 worked
Ted KF8EE 1 worked

Hunters and their successes:
4 N4AOX Clay N2IPY N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA
4 K5UP Glen N2IPY N6ULU N4AOX WA3NNA
4 NN9K Pete N4AOX WA3NNA WB3GCK
3 AB5OU Tim N6ULU N4AOX KI0G
2 KF8EE Ted N2IPY N6ULU
2 VO1DRB Bob N2IPY WB3BCK
1 KB9ICC Mark KF8EE
1 W1HUE Larry N6ULU
1 K8BVJ Bing N6ULU
1 W3PM Gene N6ULU
1 WB2SXN Bing N6ULU
1 N1IRZ Dave N6ULU
1 AC4QX Red N6ULU
1 AB4EL Steve N6ULU
1 W5TFB Jack N6ULU
1 W2RXG Bob N6ULU
1 NN9K WB3GCK
1 AD4TK WB3GCK
1 W5YM K5FO
1 N5ODV K5FO
1 WA4NID K5FO WA3NNA
1 NM1JK N4AOX
1 N3PFF John N4AOX
1 N9OUH N4AOX
1 KC5EQC N4AOX
1 WB4OWL Chas N9UXU
1 KO6CL N9UXU
1 KM6WT Mont N9UXU
1 K9MWM KI0G
1 WW7Y KI0G
1 KO6KA KI0G
1 W0DSW KI0G
1 KD6ZMT KI0G
1 WB4TPW KI0G
1 N1NTQ WB8ZJL
1 VE3CHK WB8ZJL
1 KB2SEM WB8ZJL
1 K0HUU WB8ZJL
1 WA3PTY WB8ZJL
1 NG9Q WB8ZJL
1 WB2PPQ WB8ZJL
1 WA3GYW WB8ZJL
1 W3GOI WA3NNA
1 W4HFU WA3NNA
1 WB3CGK WA3NNA
1 NZ4I WA3NNA
1 K5FO WA3NNA
1 NR3Z WA3NNA
1 K5YUT WA3NNA
1 W5TB WA3NNA
1 N2CX WA3NNA
1 WB2LJG WA3NNA
1 N6QQ WA3NNA
1 KE4OOW WA3NNA
1 WA4NID WA3NNA
SIG
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60
adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive December 8, 1994
==============================

Subject: Fox Report -N6ULU

From: "Stan Goldstein, N6ULU" <stan@cruzio.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 94 7:02:59 PST

Message-Id: <9412070703.aa16834@cruzio.cruzio.com>

Well Guys, It's getting easier to be the fox.. worked 18 of you 
in the first hour .. but then it dried up and had to work for 
the last few.. even answered 2 cq's .. (does that count Chuck ?)

7110
1 ww8y
2 k5yut
3 kb7zne
4 w5lgo
5 w5tb
6 ki0g
7 ab4el
7040
8 wb4zka
9 wa3nna
10 w5tfb
11 ku7y
12 n4aox
13 ki6sn
14 n8et
15 nn9k
16 wa6hhq
17 ac4hf
18 w8hfj
19 ka0lgn (answered his cq)
20 n1qpr
21 k9yii
22 w1hue (answered his cq)

7040 and around 7040, sure gets busy. seems to me we need more 
spectrum as all the activity is squeezed between the qro sigs at 
7035 and the foreign ssb which typically starts around 7042 or so.
Hopefully all this action we are generating will eke out another
khz or 2 of room. 
G/L to the rest of the foxes..

Hey .. How come Chuck starts this gig and we work real hard to get 
contacts .. and Chuck Goes to the beach ? What does he know we dont ?

-- 
72.5 (almost a full qrp convert)
Stan Goldstein , N6ULU

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QRP-L Archive December 12, 1994
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Subject: FOX Results Dec 11, 1994

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 94 06:41:04 -0600



December 11, 1994

Gang,

Here here is my tally so far. All errors are mine and mine
alone and some mods to allow for QRN/QRM in getting calls.
Errors will be corrected as I receive them.

Two contacts on Stan's last round did not count, as he called
someone who was calling CQ. Call and they will come. :-)


The FOX:
Stan Golstein N6ULU 14 + 20 worked (FINAL) 34
Pete WA3NNA 16 worked
Clay N4AOX 7 worked
Bob KI0G 8 worked
Paul WB8ZJL 8 worked
Bob N2IPY 4 worked
Craig WB3GCK 4 worked
Dave N9UXU 3 worked
Chuck K5FO 3 worked
Ted KF8EE 1 worked

Hunters and their successes:
5 N4AOX Clay N2IPY N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA N6ULU
4 NN9K Pete N4AOX WA3NNA WB3GCK N6ULU
4 K5UP Glen N2IPY N6ULU N4AOX WA3NNA
3 AB5OU Tim N6ULU N4AOX KI0G
2 KF8EE Ted N2IPY N6ULU
2 VO1DRB Bob N2IPY WB3BCK
2 K5YUT WA3NNA N6ULU
2 AB4EL Steve N6ULU N6ULU
2 W5TFB Jack N6ULU N6ULU
1 WA4NID K5FO
1 KB9ICC Mark KF8EE
1 W1HUE Larry N6ULU
1 K8BVJ Bing N6ULU
1 W3PM Gene N6ULU
1 WB2SXN Bing N6ULU
1 N1IRZ Dave N6ULU
1 AC4QX Red N6ULU
1 W2RXG Bob N6ULU
1 NN9K WB3GCK
1 AD4TK WB3GCK
1 W5YM K5FO
1 N5ODV K5FO
1 NM1J N4AOX
1 N3PFF John N4AOX
1 N9OUH N4AOX
1 KC5EQC N4AOX
1 WB4OWL Chas N9UXU
1 KO6CL N9UXU
1 KM6WT Mont N9UXU
1 K9MWM KI0G
1 WW7Y KI0G
1 KO6KA KI0G
1 W0DSW KI0G
1 KD6ZMT KI0G
1 WB4TPW KI0G
1 N1NTQ WB8ZJL
1 VE3CHK WB8ZJL
1 KB2SEM WB8ZJL
1 K0HUU WB8ZJL
1 WA3PTY WB8ZJL
1 NG9Q WB8ZJL
1 WB2PPQ WB8ZJL
1 WA3GYW WB8ZJL
1 W3GOI WA3NNA
1 W4HFU WA3NNA
1 WB3GCK WA3NNA
1 NZ4I WA3NNA
1 K5FO WA3NNA
1 NR3Z WA3NNA
1 W5TB WA3NNA
1 N2CX WA3NNA
1 WB2LJG WA3NNA
1 K6QQ WA3NNA
1 KE4OOW WA3NNA
1 WA4NID WA3NNA
1 WW8Y N6ULU
1 KB7ZNE N6ULU
1 W5GLO N6ULU
1 W5TB N6ULU
1 KI0G N6ULU
1 WB4ZKA N6ULU
1 WA3NNA N6ULU
1 KU7Y N6ULU
1 KI6SN N6ULU
1 N8ET N6ULU
1 WA6HHQ N6ULU
1 AC4HF N6ULU
1 W8HFJ N6ULU
1 N1QPR N6ULU
1 K9YII N6ULU
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 adams@sgi.com

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Subject: Fox Schedule

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 94 06:50:11 -0600

December 11, 1994

For the newbies, we're trying to generate weekly activities during
the middle of the week and not on weekends when everybody and their
dog is running a contest with N stations, where N is large.

The fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their rendition of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-) Propagation has
everything to do with this hunt, thus you may be unfortunate
enough to be out of the zone(s) where they can work you.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

This week will be Wednesday night (US) and next week will be Tuesday.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.

name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH

Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Dec 11th N2IPY Dec 15th 0000-0200 7.110 7.120
Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-0600 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y

Jan 1st K5FO Jan 5 0200-0400 7.110(30min) 7.040(1.5hr)
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 00:00Z-01:00Z 7.101 MHz & UP
01:15Z-03:00Z 7.041 MHz & UP
-or-
Jan 12 (Local)
07:00 EST - 08:00 EST 7.101 ; 08:15 EST - 10:00 EST 7.041
06:00 CST - 07:00 CST 7.101 ; 07:15 CST - 09:00 CST 7.041
05:00 MST - 06:00 MST 7.101 ; 06:15 MST - 08:00 MST 7.041
04:00 PST - 05:00 PST 7.101 ; 05:15 PST - 07:00 PST 7.041

Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 17 0000-0200Z 7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive December 16, 1994
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Subject: Fox Hunt - Dec 16

From: "Robert E. Easton 8-862-3241" <bobea@watson.ib
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 94 08:04:07 EST


UTC CALL HisRST Name QTH
------------------------------
0209 WB4ZKA 549 Mike Phoenix, AZ
0221 K5UP 559 Glen Bartlesville, OK
0233 KK6MC 339 Jim Lawndale, CA
0245 NN9K 359 Pete Colona, IL
0251 N6ULU 239 Stan Watsonville, CA
0334 N4AOX 349 Caly Alcoa, TN

It was a FINE evening for long skip. The closer stuff was disappointingly
weak. NN9K and I had a brief QSO Sunday evening that was an easy S8, but
last night he was down in the mud. N4AOX is usually much stronger too.
Then there's a whole lot of 8, 9, 4, and 3 land folks that I couldn't hear
at all. It would have been nice to have more QSOs, but we take the
propogation we're handed.

Chuck, on your theory of reciprocity: Those signals that were just above
the noise floor gave me the same RST I gave them. With the OHR Spirit, it
looks like I can work anything it can hear, even if I have to crank both RF
and AF gain wide open.

On the happy side, AZ and CA were new states for me on 40M QRP.
THANKS guys! ... and THANKS especially to those who have to modify there
homebrew rigs to work the novice section!

73, Bob - N2IPY

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QRP-L Archive December 18, 1994
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Subject: FOX Results 12/18/94

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 94 14:15:15 -0600

December 11, 1994

Gang,

Here here is my tally so far. All errors are mine and mine
alone and some mods to allow for QRN/QRM in getting calls.
Errors will be corrected as I receive them.

Two contacts on Stan's last round did not count, as he called
someone who was calling CQ. Call and they will come. :-)


The FOX:
Stan Golstein N6ULU 14 + 20 worked (FINAL) 34
Pete WA3NNA 16 worked
Clay N4AOX 7 worked
Bob KI0G 8 worked
Paul WB8ZJL 8 worked
Bob N2IPY 4 + 6 worked (FINAL) 10
Craig WB3GCK 4 worked
Dave N9UXU 3 worked
Chuck K5FO 3 worked
Ted KF8EE 1 worked

Hunters and their successes:
6 N4AOX Clay N2IPY N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA N6ULU N2IPY
5 NN9K Pete N4AOX WA3NNA WB3GCK N6ULU N2IPY
5 K5UP Glen N2IPY N6ULU N4AOX WA3NNA N2IPY
3 AB5OU Tim N6ULU N4AOX KI0G
2 KF8EE Ted N2IPY N6ULU
2 VO1DRB Bob N2IPY WB3BCK
2 K5YUT Jim WA3NNA N6ULU
2 AB4EL Steve N6ULU N6ULU
2 W5TFB Jack N6ULU N6ULU
2 WB4ZKA Mike N6ULU N2IPY
1 W5TB Doc WA3NNA N6ULU
1 WA4NID Dave K5FO
1 KB9ICC Mark KF8EE
1 W1HUE Larry N6ULU
1 K8BVJ Bing N6ULU
1 W3PM Gene N6ULU
1 WB2SXN Bing N6ULU
1 N1IRZ Dave N6ULU
1 AC4QX Red N6ULU
1 W2RXG Bob N6ULU
1 AD4TK WB3GCK
1 W5YM K5FO
1 N5ODV John K5FO
1 NM1J Scott N4AOX
1 N3PFF John N4AOX
1 N9OUH Paulette N4AOX
1 KC5EQC Gordy N4AOX
1 WB4OWL Chas N9UXU
1 KO6CL N9UXU
1 KM6WT Mont N9UXU
1 K9MWM Bob KI0G
1 WW7Y Steve KI0G
1 KO6KA KI0G
1 W0DSW Dick KI0G
1 KD6ZMT Loyd KI0G
1 WB4TPW Roger KI0G
1 N1NTQ Steve WB8ZJL
1 VE3CHK Arnie WB8ZJL
1 KB2SEM WB8ZJL
1 K0HUU Don WB8ZJL
1 WA3PTY Al WB8ZJL
1 NG9Q Chas WB8ZJL
1 WB2PPQ Greg WB8ZJL
1 WA3GYW FrancisWB8ZJL
1 W3GOI WA3NNA
1 W4HFU WA3NNA
1 WB3GCK WA3NNA
1 NZ4I WA3NNA
1 K5FO Chuck WA3NNA
1 NR3Z WA3NNA
1 N2CX WA3NNA
1 WB2LJG WA3NNA
1 K6QQ WA3NNA
1 KE4OOW WA3NNA
1 WA4NID WA3NNA
1 WW7Y N6ULU
1 KB7ZNE N6ULU
1 W5GLO John N6ULU
1 KI0G N6ULU
1 WA3NNA N6ULU
1 KU7Y N6ULU
1 KI6SN N6ULU
1 N8ET Bill N6ULU
1 WA6HHQ N6ULU
1 AC4HF Jeff N6ULU
1 KK6MC N2IPY
1 W8HFJ N6ULU
1 N1QPR N6ULU
1 K9YII N6ULU
1 N6ULU Stan N2IPY

Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 adams@sgi.com

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Subject: FOX Schedule

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 94 14:02:25 -0600

December 18, 1994

For the newbies, we're trying to generate weekly activities during
the middle of the week and not on weekends when everybody and their
dog is running a contest with N stations, where N is large.

The fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their rendition of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-) Propagation has
everything to do with this hunt, thus you may be unfortunate
enough to be out of the zone(s) where they can work you.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.

name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH

Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-0600 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y Dec 27th 0300-0500 7.110-7.115(1st hr) 7.040-050(2nd)

Jan 1st K5FO Jan 5 0200-0400 7.110(30min) 7.040(1.5hr)
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 00:00Z-01:00Z 7.101 MHz & UP
01:15Z-03:00Z 7.041 MHz & UP
-or-
Jan 12 (Local)
07:00 EST - 08:00 EST 7.101 ; 08:15 EST - 10:00 EST 7.041
06:00 CST - 07:00 CST 7.101 ; 07:15 CST - 09:00 CST 7.041
05:00 MST - 06:00 MST 7.101 ; 06:15 MST - 08:00 MST 7.041
04:00 PST - 05:00 PST 7.101 ; 05:15 PST - 07:00 PST 7.041

Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 17 0000-0200Z 7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive December 20, 1994
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Subject: Cribsheet for CW Foxchasers (12/19/94)

From: ab4el@Cybernetics.NET (Stephen Modena)
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 1994 18:18:05 -0500 (EST)


Remember: The CW FOX runs tomorrow night (Tues. 12/20) E.S.T.!
His callsign is: KA7ULD 

For those wanting to detect fellow I-netters, here is the fist
cribsheet. If you think you name should be on it, let me know.
I'm not publishing anyone not asking so. :^)

Two formats: Columns across ... and single column.
-- de Steve AB4EL
---------------Cut Here---------------

KX1E N2CX VE3DNL AB4EL KC5CUW KO6CL KC7FII KF8AT
NM1J N2ELW N3PFF WA4NID AB5QE KK6MC/5 KD8BJ
N2PSH WA3NNA WB4OWL W5TB K6QQ AA8CY
KV2X VE3VAW KE4PC W5TFB WB8E
AD4ZE K5UP KF8EE
WB4ZKA NS8O
WB8ZJL



KX1E
NM1J
..
N2CX
N2ELW
N2PSH
KV2X
..
VE3DNL
N3PFF
WA3NNA
VE3VAW
..
WA4NID
WB4OWL
KE4PC
AD4ZE
WB4ZKA
..
KC5CUW
AB5QE
W5TB
W5TFB
K5UP
..
KO6CL
KK6MC/5
K6QQ
..
KC7FII
..
KF8AT
KD8BJ
AA8CY
WB8E
KF8EE
NS8O
WB8ZJL

------------------------------------------------------

Subject: Fox Hunt Propagation

From: bobea@watson.ibm.com
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 94 09:22:02 EST


A lot of people, most recently Craig LaBarge, have commented
about last week's Fox Hunt ... and not hearing the fox.

Wow, I didn't know there were so many of you out there; wish
I could have heard you too!!!

In my report, I mentioned it was a good night for long skip.
Long skip was ALL there was. I have nearly 100% reliable
communications at the 600-800 mile range. OH, MI, IN, KY,
TN, GA, and yes ME, are all a "piece of cake" normally.
However, "normally" for me is a little earlier in the
evening. I've been spending more time lately at the later
hours and there's a dramatic change after darkness covers
the entire continent. Last Wednesday I had the longest
skip I've experienced, but all of the normal stuff either
disappeared or dropped about 6 S units.

Good news was that I picked up 3 new states in the west, NM
AZ, and CA. The bad news was a low score and missing out on
a lot of friends in middle America.

By the way, it's a good deal to move up 5khz and carry on
with other list-dwellers after catching the fox. See you
on the 20th for KA7ULD!

Happy Holidays and 73, Bob - N2IPY

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QRP-L Archive December 21, 1994
===============================

Subject: Cribsheet for CW Foxchasers: Rev 1994.12.20/12:00Z

From: ab4el@Cybernetics.NET (Stephen Modena)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 07:03:17 -0500 (EST)


Remember: The CW FOX runs tonight (Tues. 12/20) E.S.T.!
His callsign is: KA7ULD 

For those wanting to detect fellow I-netters, here is the fist
cribsheet. If you think you name should be on it, let me know.
I'm not publishing anyone not asking so. :^)

Two formats: Columns across ... and single column.
-- de Steve AB4EL
---------------Cut Here---------------

Revision: 1994.12.20/11:50Z
-------------------------
KX1E N2CX VE3DNL AB4EL KC5CUW KO6CL KC7FII KF8AT
NM1J N2ELW N3PFF WA4NID K5FO KK6MC/5 KD8BJ
N2PSH WA3NNA WB4OWL AB5OU K6QQ AA8CY
WJ2V VE3VAW KE4PC AB5QE N6ULU WB8E
KV2X AD4ZE W5TB KF8EE
WB4ZKA W5TFB NS8O
K5UP WB8ZJL



KX1E
NM1J
..
N2CX
N2ELW
N2PSH
WJ2V
KV2X
..
VE3DN
N3PFF
WA3NNA
VE3VAW
..
WA4NID
WB4OWL
KE4PC
AD4ZE
WB4ZKA
..
KC5CUW
K5FO
AB5OU
AB5QE
W5TB
W5TFB
K5UP
..
KO6CL
KK6MC/5
K6QQ
N6ULU
..
KC7FII
..
KF8AT
KD8BJ
AA8CY
WB8E
KF8EE
NS8O
WB8ZJL

-------------------------------------------------

Subject: Final (12/20) CW QRP Cribsheet

From: ab4el@Cybernetics.NET (Stephen Modena)
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 1994 19:31:49 -0500 (EST)


OK-- This won't reach everyone. But nonetheless a number of
callsigns have been added...and the session does start later.
-- de AB4EL
=======

QRP-L CW FOX HUNTING CRIBSHEET

Revision: 1994:12:21/00:12Z
-------------------------

KX1E N2CX VE3DNL AB4EL KC5CUW KO6CL AA7AR/6 KF8AT WB0NVB
KC1FB W2DYY WB3GCK NZ4I KC5EQC VE6GK KC7FII KD8BJ
W1HUE N2ELW N3PFF WA4NID K5FO KK6MC/5 WW7Y AA8CY
NM1J VE2KN WA3NNA WB4OWL KB5HVN K6QQ WB8E
N1QPR N2PSH VE3VAW KE4PC AB5OU N6ULU KF8EE
WJ2V AD4ZE AB5QE NS8O
KV2X WB4ZKA KA5T WB8ZJL
W5TB
W5TFB
K5UP

----

KX1E
KC1FB
W1HUE
NM1J
N1QPR
..
N2CX
W2DYY
N2ELW
VE2KN
N2PSH
WJ2V
KV2X
..
VE3DNL
WB3GCK
N3PFF
WA3NNA
VE3VAW
..
AB4EL
NZ4I
WA4NID
WB4OWL
KE4PC
AD4ZE
WB4ZKA
..
KC5CUW
KC5EQC
K5FO
KB5HVN
AB5OU
AB5QE
KA5T
W5TB
W5TFB
K5UP
..
KO6CL
VE6GK
KK6MC/5
K6QQ
N6ULU
..
AA7AR/6
KC7FII
WW7Y
..
KF8AT
KD8BJ
AA8CY
WB8E
KF8EE
NS8O
WB8ZJL
..
WB0NVB
====

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QRP-L Archive December 22, 1994
===============================

Subject: Fox Rules Repost

From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 94 15:58:29 -0600



Gang,

Many are new to the list. Here is what is going on
with the "Fox Hunt". I posted the following in Oct
of this year. You can still participate. Just remember
that you have a definite handicap due to the previous
12 weeks or so that we have been playing, but the more
the merrier.

Enjoy.

---------------------Start of Original Posting-------------

Date: Sun, 2 Oct 94 20:29:00 -0500
>From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Subject: The FOX is loose


Gang, 

...stuff deleted...

The Fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their variation of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-)

I will repost the sched every week to remind you, so you don't have
to save it, or if you do, remember we may run in another
station if something comes up. Stay tuned here.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA. 40M chosen due to proliferation
of rigs on that band, nitetime conditions during the winter
months, etc.

Two NE QRP kits at risk here, one for hunters and one
for the huntee. The final rank is sole determentation of
the judge, K5FO. These stations will get on the
air for two hours and work as many guys/gals as possible, then
report their log here on the net. Try for short exchanges, we're all
in line to work these critters. Then hang around afterward to
get the others. In fact, after you work the station for the
week, move up or down 5KHz or above to first free freq and work the
rest of the internet club. As this is a QRP group, I think
that both stations should be QRP, but then there may be some
nights where you need to crank up to 10W, but here I don't 
want to set any rules. Honor system in effect. Tell FOX
what you are running and he will tell you also.

I have sent NN1G MO for the two kits, to which he will hold
on to. He will ship them to the winners, once we determine
who they are and whether they want the 40-40 or 30-40 (40M
and 30M respectively).

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.

....schedule and list deleted....

---------------End of Original Posting-------------------


Hope this is clear. I tried at the time to make the rules
simple and straight forward. As soon as Mark posts his
log, I'll update the standings and post to the mailer.

Remember gang, this is not a serious contest like CQ WW
and everyone just enjoy. Don't get up tight. It's cheaper
just to go and buy the kits, if you figure out your time
and the cost of a kit at this time. :-)

What are you learning about ham radio from this exercise
as a QRPer?

1. Power out at QRP levels is the same.
2. Antennas make a difference
3. Receivers make a difference
4. Line noise sucks
5. Code speed means nothing
6. QRPers are a great bunch to work with
7. Propagation is everything

and you can add your stuff.

Please do not repost to this group. Please.

Toward the end of this game I hope we don't generate
too much QRM. :-) Or vice versa.

dit dit

Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive December 23, 1994
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Subject: Fox Hunters Bagged at KA7ULD

From: ka7uld@ix.netcom.com (Mark Cronenwett)
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 1994 21:14:13 -0800



Well Gang,

It was unusuall bad for me last night. The noise was running S5 to S9
at 7.120, and usually an S5 on 7.040. I also found I could not use my
narrow filter, it just made it impossible to hear anything. I have had 
much better days, but have not ever worked that far on 40 from this 
location. It did show me that I can be heard a lot farther than I can 
hear. Pulling Steve (AB4EL) out of the mist was really tough, but he
just happened to hit it right. I could tell that there was a pileup out 
there, but it was hard to tell through the noise. I know I missed a lot
of people, so for next time I am going to try some of Steve's little 
hints. The reason I moved down to 7.117 was that a BC station opened up 
here all of a sudden, and I heard NOTHING...:)) Next time I will just
stick my foot in my ear...:)) I am also very bad at contesting, so 
ymmv.

UTC Call Name QTH Sent Recvd.
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0410 WB4OWL Charles CA 449 599
0425 AB5OU Tim NM 229 559
0429 NA5K Henry TX 349 559
0433 KC5EQC Don OK 229 449
0439 AB5WB Andy 349 459
0444 KO6CL Rich CA 559 559

0521 AA7AR Bruce CA 459 599
0538 AB4EL Steve 219 559
0545 NA5K Henry TX 119 439 *Second Time---Worse!!
0558 K5UP Glen OK 129 339
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Gear Used: (if anyone cares...:)))

TS-430S at 5 watts into an HF6V on the roof of my house (can I include 
the power lines in this as a handicap?). If anyone wants to come over 
to my house and see the setup, and provide helpful suggestions, you are 
very welcome, especially if it will improve the situation. Best send
email responses to mcron@dogbone.csd.sgi.com. Any responses to my good
footwork can also go to that address instead of the list....:))

Mark

-- 
=====================================================================
Mark Cronenwett, KA7ULD OS: Linux, DOS, Unix
Sunnyvale, CA Packet: ka7uld@n0ary
Operating QRP on CW, Pactor, Gtor, SSB
Ask me about the NorCal QRP Club
=====================================================================

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QRP-L Archive December 27, 1994
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Subject: FOX Schedule reposted

From: Stephen Modena <modena@sunsite.unc.edu>
Date: Mon, 26 Dec 1994 15:09:07 -0500


Subject: FOX Schedule

>From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com Sun Dec 18 19:13:16 1994
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 94 14:02:25 -0600
>From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9412182002.AA19506@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: FOX Schedule


December 18, 1994

For the newbies, we're trying to generate weekly activities during
the middle of the week and not on weekends when everybody and their
dog is running a contest with N stations, where N is large.

The fox will come on with CQ CQ FOX HUNT de CALL CALL K.
or their rendition of same. Then they will be attacked 
by the hoards of screaming QRPers. :-) Propagation has
everything to do with this hunt, thus you may be unfortunate
enough to be out of the zone(s) where they can work you.

WARNING: Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

We tried to get some time in for the novices. Run at your
CW speed and the fox will match it.

name call email address QTH

Chuck Adams K5FO adams@sgi.com Dallas, TX
Bob Easton N2IPY bobea@watson.ibm.com Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter KI0G bcutter@csn.org Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams N9UXU dave@flowserver.stem.com Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark KU7Y mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein N6ULU stan@cruzio.com Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn N4AOX wyn@ornl.gov Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert KF8EE teda@meaddata.com Loveland, OH

Week of: FOX Date Time(UCT) Freq

Dec 18th KA7ULD Dec 20th 0400-0600 7.040 7.150
Dec 25th KU7Y Dec 27th 0300-0500 7.110-7.115(1st hr) 7.040-050(2nd)

Jan 1st K5FO Jan 5 0200-0400 7.110(30min) 7.040(1.5hr)
Jan 8th N4AOX Jan 13 00:00Z-01:00Z 7.101 MHz & UP
01:15Z-03:00Z 7.041 MHz & UP
-or-
Jan 12 (Local)
07:00 EST - 08:00 EST 7.101 ; 08:15 EST - 10:00 EST 7.041
06:00 CST - 07:00 CST 7.101 ; 07:15 CST - 09:00 CST 7.041
05:00 MST - 06:00 MST 7.101 ; 06:15 MST - 08:00 MST 7.041
04:00 PST - 05:00 PST 7.101 ; 05:15 PST - 07:00 PST 7.041

Jan 15th WB3GCK Jan 17 0000-0200Z 7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd KF8EE Jan 23 0200-0400Z 7.040
Jan 29th KI0G

Feb 5th KA7ULD Feb 7 0400-0600Z 7.040-7.150
Feb 12th WA3NNA
Chuck Adams K5FO CP-60 adams@sgi.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Dec 27 10:43:41 1994
From: haber@bmcwest.com (Rhonda Haber)
Subject: Call Signs
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 1994 07:18:05 +700
Message-Id: <haber.379.0011129D@bmcwest.com>

Here is a list of the stations I worked last night as The Fox. I should be 
back home Thursday evening -- will post a recap then.

AB5OU
NA5K
N6ULU
K5UP
KC5EQC
K6QQ
KB0LMQ
AB4EL
WW7Y
N0ZYK
VE6GK
KE4PC
WA6HHQ
KK6ZC
WB0GIX
N7AFB
NN9K

72's Ron
KU7Y

By: Rhonda Haber
*********************************
*********************************
The highest cost of livin's
dyin -- that's one everybody
pays...
     So have it spent before you
     get the bill --
     There's no time to kill

(Clint Black/No Time To Kill)
*********************************
*********************************

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QRP-L Archive December 29, 1994
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Subject: FOX recap

From: Monte Stark <mswmod@sage.unr.edu>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 1994 19:10:48 -0800 (PST)

Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.90.941229184437.11939A-100000@nimbus>


Hi all,

Thanks to all the faithfull who stayed with it and
let me hear them through the bad noise up in Idaho.
Wx was light rain and the noise was from S3 to S8,
back and forth!

Here is what I wound up with.

Time Station Sent Rcvd

0300 AB5OU 559 ID 569 NM
01 NA5K 579 ID 579 TX
05 N6ULU 599 ID 599 CA
06 K5UP 449 ID 579 OK
14 WW7Y 579 ID Lose him in the noise
16 AB4EL 559 ID Lost him in the noise
20 KC5EQC 559 ID 529 MO
21 K6QQ 579 ID 429 CA
26 KB0LMQ 569 ID 358 CO
33 AB4EL 549 ID 589 NC
42 N0ZYK 599 ID 599 CO
0404 VE6GK 559 ID 599 AB
13 AB4EL 339 ID 589 NC
16 KE4PC 339 ID 449 TX
26 WA6HHQ 589 ID 589 CA
40 KK6ZC 549 ID 589 CA
41 WB0GIX 589 ID 589 CA
43 N7AFB 599 ID 599 MT
57 NN9K 339 ID 449 IL (This one was very hard
to get. Noise and signal
up and down togeather!)


I was using the station of Idaho's Section Manager, Don, KA7T.
I used to live one place west of him. Super guy. Works lots of
160.

Rig........TS950 down to 5w out.
Antenna....2 ele yagi up about 80 feet.

N0ZYK sounded like a new ham. About 7wpm and sending a few
letters wrong now and then. Have you ever tried to explain
a contest format at that speed?

But the newcommers are the life blood of amateur radio. We
must always remember that we were all new once. If it takes
15-20 mins, don't sweat it. Work that much longer if you
want. I think Chuck and all the rest would agree. Lets be
sure EVERYONE has fun. 

Again, thanks to all, Ron

.........KU7Y....................Monte "Ron" Stark.....
..mswmod@sage.unr.edu............Sun Valley, Nevada....
.........ARRL.......NorCal #330.......NRA LIFE.........

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QRP-L Archive January 7, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Fri Jan  6 19:49:40 1995
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 95 13:57:20 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9501061957.AA09873@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: CW Fox Schedule


January 6, 1995

Gang,

Hard to believe that we are so close to the end.  Just seems
like yesterday we started.

WARNING:  Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

  name            call   email address                        QTH

Chuck Adams     K5FO   adams@sgi.com                     Dallas, TX
Bob Easton      N2IPY  bobea@watson.ibm.com              Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge   WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com         Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com              San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi      WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com             Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter      KI0G   bcutter@csn.org                   Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams      N9UXU  dave@flowserver.stem.com          Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark       KU7Y   mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu        Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein  N6ULU  stan@cruzio.com                   Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn       N4AOX  wyn@ornl.gov                      Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert      KF8EE  teda@meaddata.com                 Loveland, OH

Week of:    FOX       Date    Time(UCT)     Freq

Jan  8th    N4AOX    Jan 13    00:00Z-01:00Z 7.101 MHz & UP
                               01:15Z-03:00Z 7.041 MHz & UP
                     -or-
                     Jan 12 (Local)
                     07:00 EST - 08:00 EST 7.101 ; 08:15 EST - 10:00 EST 7.041
                     06:00 CST - 07:00 CST 7.101 ; 07:15 CST - 09:00 CST 7.041
                     05:00 MST - 06:00 MST 7.101 ; 06:15 MST - 08:00 MST 7.041
                     04:00 PST - 05:00 PST 7.101 ; 05:15 PST - 07:00 PST 7.041

Jan 15th    WB3GCK   Jan 17    0000-0200Z  7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd    KF8EE    Jan 23    0200-0400Z  7.040
Jan 29th    KI0G

Feb  5th    KA7ULD   Feb 7     0400-0600Z   7.040-7.150
Feb 12th    WA3NNA
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive January 7, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Sat Jan  7 03:35:55 1995
Date: Fri, 6 Jan 95 22:42:37 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9501070442.AA10713@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: FOX CW updated


January 6, 1995   Revision B.  :-)

Gang,

Ooops.  Previous post missing two and I apologize.

Hard to believe that we are so close to the end.  Just seems
like yesterday we started.  

WARNING:  Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

  name            call   email address                        QTH

Chuck Adams     K5FO   adams@sgi.com                     Dallas, TX
Bob Easton      N2IPY  bobea@watson.ibm.com              Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge   WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com         Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com              San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi      WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com             Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter      KI0G   bcutter@csn.org                   Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams      N9UXU  dave@flowserver.stem.com          Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark       KU7Y   mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu        Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein  N6ULU  stan@cruzio.com                   Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn       N4AOX  wyn@ornl.gov                      Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert      KF8EE  teda@meaddata.com                 Loveland, OH

Week of:    FOX       Date    Time(UCT)     Freq

Jan  8th    N4AOX    Jan 13    00:00Z-01:00Z 7.101 MHz & UP
                               01:15Z-03:00Z 7.041 MHz & UP

Jan 15th    WB3GCK   Jan 17    0000-0200Z  7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd    KF8EE    Jan 23    0200-0400Z  7.040
Jan 29th    KI0G

Feb  5th    KA7ULD   Feb 7     0400-0600Z   7.040-7.150
Feb 12th    WA3NNA
Feb 19th    KU7Y     Feb 21    0300-0500Z   7.110-7.115 (1st hr) 7.035-045 (2nd)
Feb 26th    N9UXU    Mar 4     0300-0500Z   7.110-7.120 (both hrs)
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive January 11, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Jan 10 02:36:31 1995
Date: Mon, 9 Jan 95 20:55:14 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9501100255.AA13796@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: N4AOX is fox Thursday


Remember that Clay in Alcoa, TN is the fox on Thursday night
US time (Jan 13, 0000-0100Z 7.101 up; 0115-0300Z 7.041 up).

Looks like he wanted to do over 2 hrs.  Hoping the thunderboomers
don't show up in Texas as predicted.

This is, of course, the CW one.
Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive January 11, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Wed Jan 11 17:24:00 1995
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 95 11:13:24 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9501111713.AA17602@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: FOX Schedule Modified


January 11, 1995

                FOX SCHEDULE - CW

WARNING:  Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

name of fox     call      email address                     QTH

Chuck Adams     K5FO   adams@sgi.com                     Dallas, TX
Bob Easton      N2IPY  bobea@watson.ibm.com              Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge   WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com         Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com              San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi      WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com             Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter      KI0G   bcutter@csn.org                   Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams      N9UXU  dave@flowserver.stem.com          Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark       KU7Y   mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu        Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein  N6ULU  stan@cruzio.com                   Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn       N4AOX  wyn@ornl.gov                      Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert      KF8EE  teda@meaddata.com                 Loveland, OH

Week of:    FOX       Date    Time(UCT)     Freq

Jan  8th    N4AOX    Jan 13    00:00Z-01:00Z 7.101 MHz & UP
                               01:15Z-03:00Z 7.041 MHz & UP

Jan 15th    WB3GCK   Jan 17    0000-0200Z  7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 22nd    KF8EE    Jan 26    0200-0400Z  7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 29th    KI0G     Jan 31    7.110  0200-0300Z   7.040 0300-0330Z.
Feb  5th    KA7ULD   Feb 7     0400-0600Z   7.040-7.150
Feb 12th    WA3NNA
Feb 19th    KU7Y     Feb 21    0300-0500Z   7.110-7.115 (1st hr) 7.035-045 (2nd)
Feb 26th    N9UXU    Mar 4     0300-0500Z   7.110-7.120 (both hrs)

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive January 14, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Fri Jan 13 11:15:35 1995
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 1995 07:47:32 -0500 (EST)
From: Wynn C C <wyn@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV>
Subject: Foxhunt Report Jan 12, 1995
Message-Id: <Pine.OSF.3.91.950113074222.24837A-100000@stc06.CTD.ORNL.GOV>


Subject: Fox hunt Jan 12, 1995

Well last night was a perfect score.  Five 5's, or 5 fives:

Time      Date      RST Rcvd     RST Sent     QTH     Name 

00:07     KC5EQC    449          339          OK      Don
00:15     K5UP      559          449          OK      Glen
01:30     KK6MC/5   559          559          NM      Jim
01:35     AB5QE     559          559          NM      Keith
02:15     AB5WB     449          559          TX      Andrew

Equipment: S&S Engineering ARK 4, 4 Watts to Inverted Vee at 25 ft.

I'm glad Chuck was not around to break the perfect 5 ;-).
I heard a few 1, 0, 6, and 9's apparently QRO and not in the hunt.

72/73,
Clay N4AOX
wyn@ornl.gov

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QRP-L Archive January 16, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Sat Jan 14 22:57:44 1995
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 95 19:00:36 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9501150100.AA26019@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Fox Tally Sheet


January 14, 1995

Gang,

Here here is the tally so far.

The FOX: (in order of stations worked so far)

Stan Golstein  N6ULU    14 + 20 worked    (FINAL)  34
Chuck          K5FO      3 + 13 worked    (FINAL)  20
Clay           N4AOX     7 +  5 worked    (FINAL)  12
Bob            N2IPY     4 +  6 worked    (FINAL)  10
Monte          KU7Y     17 worked
Pete           WA3NNA   16 worked
Mark           KA7ULD    9 worked
Bob            KI0G      8 worked
Paul           WB8ZJL    8 worked
Craig          WB3GCK    4 worked
Dave           N9UXU     3 worked
Ted            KF8EE     1 worked

Hunters and their successes:
    HUNTER        WORKED
    ------        -------------------------------------------
8   K5UP   Glen   N2IPY N6ULU N4AOX WA3NNA N2IPY KU7Y KA7YLD N4AOX
7   NN9K   Pete   N4AOX WA3NNA WB3GCK N6ULU N2IPY KU7Y K5FO
6   N4AOX  Clay   N2IPY N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA N6ULU N2IPY
5   AB4EL  Steve  N6ULU N6ULU KU7Y KA7ULD K5FO
4   AB5OU  Tim    N6ULU N4AOX KI0G KA7ULD KU7Y
4   KC5EQC Gordy  N4AOX KU7Y KA7ULD N4AOX
3   WW7Y   Steve  KI0G N6ULU KU7Y
3   WB4OWL Chas   N9UXU KU7Y KA7ULD
3   N6ULU  Stan   N2IPY KU7Y K5FO
3   NA5K          KU7Y KA7ULD K5FO
2   KF8EE  Ted    N2IPY N6ULU
2   VO1DRB Bob    N2IPY WB3BCK
2   K5YUT  Jim    WA3NNA N6ULU
2   W5TFB  Jack   N6ULU N6ULU
2   WB4ZKA Mike   N6ULU N2IPY
2   WA6HHQ        N6ULU KU7Y
2   KO6CL         N9UXU KA7ULD
2   KK6MC         N2IPY N4AOX
2   AB5WB         KA7ULD N4AOX
2   W5TB   Doc    WA3NNA N6ULU
1   WA4NID Dave   K5FO
1   KB9ICC Mark   KF8EE
1   W1HUE  Larry  N6ULU
1   K8BVJ  Bing   N6ULU
1   W3PM   Gene   N6ULU
1   WB2SXN Bing   N6ULU
1   N1IRZ  Dave   N6ULU
1   AC4QX  Red    N6ULU
1   W2RXG  Bob    N6ULU
1   AD4TK         WB3GCK
1   W5YM          K5FO
1   N5ODV  John   K5FO
1   NM1J   Scott  N4AOX
1   N3PFF  John   N4AOX
1   N9OUH Paulette N4AOX
1   KM6WT  Mont   N9UXU
1   K9MWM  Bob    KI0G
1   KO6KA         KI0G
1   W0DSW  Dick   KI0G
1   KD6ZMT Loyd   KI0G
1   WB4TPW Roger  KI0G
1   N1NTQ  Steve  WB8ZJL
1   VE3CHK Arnie  WB8ZJL
1   KB2SEM        WB8ZJL
1   K0HUU  Don    WB8ZJL
1   WA3PTY Al     WB8ZJL
1   NG9Q   Chas   WB8ZJL
1   WB2PPQ Greg   WB8ZJL
1   WA3GYW FrancisWB8ZJL
1   W3GOI         WA3NNA
1   W4HFU         WA3NNA
1   WB3GCK        WA3NNA
1   NZ4I          WA3NNA
1   K5FO   Chuck  WA3NNA
1   NR3Z          WA3NNA
1   N2CX          WA3NNA
1   WB2LJG        WA3NNA
1   K6QQ          WA3NNA KU7Y
1   KE4OOW        WA3NNA
1   WA4NID        WA3NNA
1   KB7ZNE        N6ULU
1   W5GLO  John   N6ULU
1   KI0G          N6ULU
1   WA3NNA        N6ULU
1   KU7Y          N6ULU
1   KI6SN         N6ULU
1   N8ET   Bill   N6ULU
1   AC4HF  Jeff   N6ULU
1   W8HFJ         N6ULU
1   N1QPR         N6ULU
1   K9YII         N6ULU
1   KB0LMQ        KU7Y
1   N0ZYK         KU7Y
1   VE6GK         KU7Y
1   KE4PC         KU7Y
1   KK6ZC         KU7Y
1   WB0GIX        KU7Y
1   N7AFB         KU7Y
1   AA7AR         KA7ULD
1   W2UKO         K5FO
1   WJ6Q          K5FO
1   AA1IT         K5FO
1   KM4GO         K5FO
1   N4ELM         K5FO
1   KD3AO         K5FO
1   AD4ZE         K5FO
1   KC2DU         K5FO
1   W2DYY         K5FO
1   AB5QE         N4AOX

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive January 16, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Jan 17 06:46:32 1995
Date: 16 Jan 95 21:37:54 EST
From: Craig LaBarge <74740.3166@compuserve.com>
Subject: CW Fox Hunt Results
Message-Id: <950117023753_74740.3166_EHB115-1@CompuServe.COM>

                            CW FOX HUNT RESULTS


FOX:  WB3GCK (Craig LaBarge)
QTH:  Phoenixville, PA
        (26 miles NW of Philly)
DATE/TIME:  January 17, 0000Z to 0200Z
RIG:  MFJ 9040
POWER:  5 Watts
ANTENNA:  Quarter-wave wire sloped out from a second story window with
a counterpoise wire and homebrew transmatch.

--------------------------------------------------------------------------
UTC    STATION     RST SENT   RST RECD   COMMENTS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
0014   NN9K          569        569      Peter
0020   KK6MC/5       339        ???
0027   KA4ANG        569        549      Frank in Gainesville, FL
0041   KC5EQC        549        559      Don
0049   K5UP          559        339
0103   WB2SXN        569        579      Bing
0125   K4FOM         569        559
0134   N8VAR         339        339      Al? in VT
0144   NM1J          339        559?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
REMARKS:  Much better results this time using a setup I normally use for
portable work.  Figured it usually works pretty good on the road, so I
tried it here at home instead of the ol' rainspout.  It never ceases to
amaze me what you can do with five watts and 33 feet of wire!

QRM was really rough tonite.  The band was wide open and really crowded.  I
had to move around a lot just to find an open spot.  Sorry for the moving
target, folks.  :-)

As usual, Pete, NN9K, was right there to kick off the session.  I had a lot
of trouble pulling pulling some callsigns out of the chaos.  Good thing I
had my Internet QRP cheat sheet handy.

The perseverance award this time goes to KK6MC/5.  We really had to work
for that QSO!  Thanks for your patience.

As always, it was a lot of fun.  I hope I get to do it again next year!

73, Craig WB3GCK

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QRP-L Archive January 16, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Jan 24 00:08:40 1995
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 95 18:19:35 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9501240019.AA09969@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: CW Fox - 6 to go


January 23, 1995

                FOX SCHEDULE - CW

WARNING:  Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

name of fox     call      email address                     QTH

Chuck Adams     K5FO   adams@sgi.com                     Dallas, TX
Bob Easton      N2IPY  bobea@watson.ibm.com              Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge   WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com         Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com              San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi      WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com             Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter      KI0G   bcutter@csn.org                   Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams      N9UXU  dave@flowserver.stem.com          Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark       KU7Y   mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu        Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein  N6ULU  stan@cruzio.com                   Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn       N4AOX  wyn@ornl.gov                      Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert      KF8EE  teda@meaddata.com                 Loveland, OH

Week of:    FOX       Date    Time(UCT)     Freq

Jan 22nd    KF8EE    Jan 26    0200-0400Z  7.110 (30min) - 7.040
Jan 29th    KI0G     Jan 31    7.110  0200-0300Z   7.040 0300-0330Z.
Feb  5th    KA7ULD   Feb 7     0400-0600Z   7.040-7.150
Feb 12th    WA3NNA
Feb 19th    KU7Y     Feb 21    0300-0500Z   7.110-7.115 (1st hr) 7.035-045 (2nd)
Feb 26th    N9UXU    Mar 4     0300-0500Z   7.110-7.120 (both hrs)

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive February 1, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Jan 31 03:25:02 1995
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 1995 21:48:06 -0700 (MST)
From: Robert Cutter <bcutter@csn.org>
Subject: FOX Results
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9501302137.A16705-0100000@teal.csn.org>

31 I 95

N9DD
KE6OFZ
N8VAR  twice
N7NTF
KO6KA
K0GUZ
K9MWM
NF8C
KU7Y
AA6AD
W0DSW
KV7O
AH6NP
W0KEA
W5TFB  twice

Fox rig, HW-9, 160M dipole fed with 450 line and G5RV.  Good ears out 
there tonight!!

72, Bob KI0G

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Jan 31 15:41:04 1995
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 1995 14:35:00 +0500
From: teda@meaddata.com (Ted Albert)
Message-Id: <9501311935.AA09238@rain.meaddata.com>
Subject: Returned mail: Service unavailable


I forgot to cc the list last week so here is the report from 
last week. I did not hear
the fox last night in my part of Ohio.

73 de Ted, KF8EE

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>From teda Thu Jan 26 10:49 EST 1995
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 1995 10:37:47 +0500
>From: teda (Ted Albert)
To: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com
Subject: foxhunt results for 1/26/95 UTC
Cc: teda
X-Sun-Charset: US-ASCII
Content-Type: text
Content-Length: 473
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Status: RO

Results for 01/26/95 - 0200Z to 0400Z

Time   Frequency    Call   RST   State
---------------------------------------
0204Z   7.110        KK6MC 549    NM
0236Z   7.040        W0CH  579    FL
0258Z   7.040        N4AOX 519    TN
0357Z   7.040        AB5OU 529    NM



Very enjoyable being the fox for this event. The
band was long into Ohio. I heard evidence
of aurora, echos on signals and a lot of digital
stuff that made things interesting at times. 

73 de Ted, KF8EE

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QRP-L Archive February 9, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Wed Feb  8 13:51:03 1995
From: rossi@VFL.Paramax.COM
Message-Id: <9502081602.AA12167@gvlf9-a>
Date: Wed, 8 Feb 95 11:02:50 EST
Subject: ** CORRECTED ** CW FOX Schedule


February 8, 1995

       ** CORRECTED **    FOX SCHEDULE - CW    ** CORRECTED **

Week of:    FOX       Date    Time(UCT)     Freq

Feb 12th    WA3NNA    Feb 17  0200-0300     7.110 +/- QRM
                              0300-0400     7.040 +/- QRM
            This is Thursday evening (Feb 16) local time in North America.


***** NOTE:  Times are one hour later than shown in the earlier posting  ****

---

Pete Rossi - WA3NNA
rossi@vfl.paramax.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Wed Feb  8 11:04:57 1995
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 95 16:16:26 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9502072216.AA01210@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: CW FOX Schedule


February 7, 1995

                FOX SCHEDULE - CW

WARNING:  Times and dates are in UTC, so for 0000Z, it's the
day before here in the USofA.

name of fox     call      email address                     QTH

Chuck Adams     K5FO   adams@sgi.com                     Dallas, TX
Bob Easton      N2IPY  bobea@watson.ibm.com              Sloatsburg, NY
Craig LaBarge   WB3GCK 74740.3166@CompuServe.com         Phoenixville, PA
Mark Cronenwett KA7ULD ka7uld@ix.netcom.com              San Jose, CA
Pete Rossi      WA3NNA rossi@vfl.paramax.com             Newton Square, PA
Bob Cutter      KI0G   bcutter@csn.org                   Glenwood Springs, CO
Dave Adams      N9UXU  dave@flowserver.stem.com          Indianapolis, IN
Ron Stark       KU7Y   mswmod@nimbus.sage.unr.edu        Sun Valley, NV
Stan Goldstein  N6ULU  stan@cruzio.com                   Watsonville, CA
Clay Wynn       N4AOX  wyn@ornl.gov                      Alcoa, TN
Ted Albert      KF8EE  teda@meaddata.com                 Loveland, OH

Week of:    FOX       Date    Time(UCT)     Freq

Feb 12th    WA3NNA    Feb 17  0100-0200     7.110 +/- QRM
                              0200-0300     7.040 +/- QRM (then 7110)
            This is Thursday evening (Feb 16) local time in North America.
Feb 19th    KU7Y     Feb 21    0300-0500Z   7.110-7.115 (1st hr) 7.035-045 (2nd)
Feb 26th    N9UXU    Mar 4     0300-0500Z   7.110-7.120 (both hrs)

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Wed Feb  8 13:11:38 1995
Date: Sun, 5 Feb 95 21:38:49 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9502060338.AA02860@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Monday Night CW Fox


At 0400-0600Z Feb 7th, which is Monday night in the USoA,
Mark Cronenwett, KA7ULD, will be fox.  Listen at around
7.150MHz (which is what I have in my last posting of the
freqs and schedule) at 0400Z and then I assume that Mark
will bop down to 7.040MHz at 0430Z.

Mark is in San Jose CA, thus on the west coast this will be
8pm to 10pm PST, 10-12pm CST, and 11pm-01am on the east coast.
The band should be long enough, but I can understand the lateness
of the hour and a workday being a problem on the east coast.

Mark can post if I have made an error in my interpretation and
with the mail server being as slow as it has been, I'd ask that
maybe he stick with the above to prevent confusion, he is the 
fox, so let the hunt begin.  :-)

Here are the results so far.  I have shortened the list to those
who have done more than one contact with a fox.  Hope I haven't
totally lost it on this one.  Email to me if I still have errors.

dit dit es gl

--------------------cut here-------------------------------

February 5, 1995

The FOX: (in order of stations worked so far)

Stan Goldstein N6ULU    14 + 20 worked    (FINAL)  34
Bob            KI0G      8 + 15 worked    (FINAL)  23
Chuck          K5FO      3 + 13 worked    (FINAL)  16
Craig          WB3GCK    4 +  9 worked    (FINAL)  13
Clay           N4AOX     7 +  5 worked    (FINAL)  12
Bob            N2IPY     4 +  6 worked    (FINAL)  10
Ted            KF8EE     1 +  4 worked    (FINAL)   5
Monte          KU7Y     17 worked
Pete           WA3NNA   16 worked
Mark           KA7ULD    9 worked
Paul           WB8ZJL    8 worked
Dave           N9UXU     3 worked

Hunters and their successes:
    HUNTER        WORKED
    ------        -------------------------------------------
9   K5UP   Glen   N2IPY N6ULU N4AOX WA3NNA N2IPY KU7Y KA7YLD N4AOX WB3GCK
8   NN9K   Pete   N4AOX WA3NNA WB3GCK N6ULU N2IPY KU7Y K5FO WB3GCK
7   N4AOX  Clay   N2IPY N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA N6ULU N2IPY KF8EE
6   AB5OU  Tim    N6ULU N4AOX KI0G KA7ULD KU7Y KF8EE
5   AB4EL  Steve  N6ULU N6ULU KU7Y KA7ULD K5FO
5   KC5EQC Don    N4AOX KU7Y KA7ULD N4AOX WB3GCK
4   KK6MC         N2IPY N4AOX WB3GCK KF8EE
3   WW7Y   Steve  KI0G N6ULU KU7Y
3   WB4OWL Chas   N9UXU KU7Y KA7ULD
3   N6ULU  Stan   N2IPY KU7Y K5FO
3   NA5K          KU7Y KA7ULD K5FO
3   W5TFB  Jack   N6ULU N6ULU KI0G
2   KF8EE  Ted    N2IPY N6ULU
2   VO1DRB Bob    N2IPY WB3BCK
2   K5YUT  Jim    WA3NNA N6ULU
2   WB4ZKA Mike   N6ULU N2IPY
2   WA6HHQ        N6ULU KU7Y
2   KO6CL         N9UXU KA7ULD
2   AB5WB         KA7ULD N4AOX
2   W5TB   Doc    WA3NNA N6ULU
2   WB2SXN Bing   N6ULU WB3GCK
2   NM1J   Scott  N4AOX WB3GCK
2   W0DSW  Dick   KI0G KI0G
2   N8VAR         WB3GCK KI0G
2   K9MWM  Bob    KI0G KI0G
2   KO6KA         KI0G KI0G
2   K6QQ          WA3NNA KU7Y
2   KU7Y          N6ULU KI0G

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive February 18, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Fri Feb 17 01:32:31 1995
From: rossi@VFL.Paramax.COM
Message-Id: <9502170443.AA01450@gvlf9-a>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 95 23:43:00 EST
Subject: FOX REPORT - 17 FEB 95

Very interesting evening.  A bit slower than last time but more QSOs.
Looks like a total of 21 QSOs - 2 were kind of marginal and 2 were
"dupes" between the 7110 and 7040 sessions.

Several times I could hear stuff way way way down in the noise that I 
think was calling me..

Here is what I got...   Some of the calls signed /QRP but I didn't always
write it down.

17 FEB 95
UTC    CALL     SENT  RCV   NAME   QTH
0200 STARTED on 7112
0203   KC5JRR   599   582   DAVE   TX
0210   K5UP     459   559          OK
0214   NN9K     570   570          IL
0217   KK6MC/5  559   569   JIM    NM
0222   KU7Y     449   559   RON    NV
0230   AB5TZ    449   ???              lost in QRM - but heard him call twice
0237   WB6HQK   449   439    
0241   AB5OU    449   ???   ???    NM  poor contact - but I heard "NM" twice
0247   KC5ECQ   559   449   DON 
0254   AB5QE    339   449              
0300 MOVED TO 7040+
0302   K5HQV    599   579   BEN    MS
0307   WW7Y     579   229   STEVE  UT
0314   KC5JRR   579   549   DAVE   TX  second QSO
0320   WB3GCK   559   559   CRAIG  PA
0326   KO6KA    559   569   ROB    CA
0328   KB7UIS   559   579   ???    TX  nice sig but then lost in QRM
0336   KE4PC    559   559   MIKE   TX?
0343   NA5K/M   559   599   SMITTY nrDALLAS  mobile QRP!
0350   AB5OU    449   449   TIM    NM  second QSO - solid QSO this time :-)
0357   KF6MU    559   339   DAN    CA
0400   N5EM     459   559   ED     TX

Thanks again to everyone who called and those that I missed.
Any errors above are probably typos :-)   Let me know.

73,

Pete Rossi - WA3NNA
rossi@vfl.paramax.com

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QRP-L Archive February 22, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Tue Feb 21 09:29:03 1995
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 1995 21:50:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Monte Stark <ku7y@sage.dri.edu>
Subject: FOX Results
Message-Id: <Pine.SUN.3.90.950220213743.14032B-100000@nimbus>

Thanks to all who worked me. The condx were a bit
strange. Had a pipeline into NM and TX. Sigs got
better as time went by.

But only one station from CA and that was weak. One
from CO which was also strong. MI and IL were weak.

Stations worked:

AB5OU
KK6MC/5
KB0LMQ
WB6HQK
K5UP
NA5N
W5XE
KC5EQC
NA5K
AL7EV
NN9K

NA5N, KK6MC/5, W5XE AND AB5OU all checked later in the
evening to let me know I was still being heard. Went
from 0422 to 0500 without a new contact!

Was lots of fun and I think we need to keep up this kind
of activity. Solder fumes are good but so is all the ozone
from the key contacts! Opps, forgot, most here are not old
enough to remember those days......

I'll also say no to testing on the WARC bands. Lets see about
making some NorCal 40a's and etc work on 80 and do the the next
one there?

72's, Ron

.........KU7Y....................Monte "Ron" Stark.....
....ku7y@sage.dri.edu............Sun Valley, Nevada....
.........ARRL.......NorCal #330.......NRA LIFE.........

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QRP-L Archive February 24, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Feb 23 16:31:38 1995
Date: Thu, 23 Feb 95 14:19:00 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9502232019.AA23772@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Final CW Fox


Gang,

It just seems like yesterday that we started the fox hunt.
And here were are at the end of the first time run of such
an activity.

Below is the schedule of the last CW Fox for this first
time event.  Hopefully, with enough interest, we can
do it again after the summer season and run it again
on 40M starting in October 1995.  Stayed tuned - same
bat time, same bat channel.

Summary to follow the week following.

dit dit and thanks to all who participated.


Week of:    FOX       Date    Time(UCT)     Freq

Feb 26th    N9UXU    Mar 4     0300-0500Z   7.110-7.120 (both hrs)


---------------------------------------THE END---------------------

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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QRP-L Archive March 3, 1995
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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Mar  2 14:19:13 1995
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 10:20:30 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9503021620.AA05868@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: FOX FINAL Results


March 2, 1995

Gang,

Here here is the final tally that I have.  Now the complaints
can stop about all the traffic on who/what/when/where/propagation/
kills/near misses/unsubscribe/....   :-)  :-)  There are probably
some errors remaining, but hopefully they are minor and my
apologies for same.

OK!! The winners are N6ULU and WA3NNA for the foxes and
     K5UP and NN9K for the hunters.  Yes, I upped another
     $100 into the kitty and there are 4 Small Wonder Labs
     kits to be sent to the four stations mentioned above.
     It was a close race on both sides of the fence.
     So, if you gentlemen will email me your preference for
     either 80M, 40M, or 30M, I'll see that Mr Benson gets
     them into the mail to you ASAP.  Thanks to all who
     participated.  It was fun for me --- was it for you?  :-)

It is my wish and hope that this "event" did function to
get people on the air and put those peanut rigs to use.
We all spend time building, tinkering, and hopefully
operating.  One of things that you gotta be worried about
is the encroachment of digital/rtty/QRO and other stuff
on the calling frequencies/gather places for QRPers.  We
do not own the frequencies.  We just borrow them.  In order
for us to hold our position, we do have to get on the air.
No ifs, ands, or buts about it.  No pain --- no gain.

It got us to work and get on the air during the middle of the
week too.  Weekends have all the "big gun" contests and other
special interests taking over lots of spectrum space.  Not
to mention "honey-do"s.

It got code speeds up or outta the moth balls.

It got new antennas put up, new/old rigs dusted off, powered
up and on the air.  Some learned that the antenna is everything.
I saw someone write ---- $0.01 for rig and $0.99 for antenna
for every $1 spent for QRP work.

It also was created to help increase operator skills.  Some of
you found out what it's like to be on the other end of a
"pileup".  The thrill and anxiety of being pounced upon like
a rare DX station.  Others standing by to work you before the
band closed.  We fought some nights when it seemed like a KW
wouldn't get out of the back yard.  Propagation is everything
in this game.

Hopefully the positives outweighed the negative vibes.
We will try to make this an annual event for the internet
group.  Again, I will only sponsor 40M and during the winter
time when we are all indoors after dark (which comes early).
Summer time is for yard work.  :-)  Other modes and other bands
for others willing to come up and sponsor same.  It's a free
net --- I am not in control.  Never have been and don't want
to be.   :-)

Thanks for all the hard work and time from your busy schedules
to do this for 22 weeks or so.  The time went by in a hurry.

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The FOX: (in order of stations worked so far)

Stan Goldstein N6ULU    14 + 20 worked    (FINAL)  34
Pete           WA3NNA   16 + 17 worked    (FINAL)  33

Monte          KU7Y     17 + 11 worked    (FINAL)  28
Bob            KI0G      8 + 15 worked    (FINAL)  23
Chuck          K5FO      3 + 13 worked    (FINAL)  16
Dave           N9UXU     3 + 13 worked    (FINAL)  16
Craig          WB3GCK    4 +  9 worked    (FINAL)  13
Clay           N4AOX     7 +  5 worked    (FINAL)  12
Bob            N2IPY     4 +  6 worked    (FINAL)  10
Mark           KA7ULD    9 +  1 worked    (FINAL)  10
Paul           WB8ZJL    8 +  0 worked    (FINAL)   8
Ted            KF8EE     1 +  4 worked    (FINAL)   5

Hunters and their successes:

    HUNTER        WORKED
    ------        -------------------------------------------

11  K5UP   Glen   N2IPY(2) N6ULU N4AOX WA3NNA(2) KU7Y(2) KA7YLD N4AOX WB3GCK
10  NN9K   Pete   N4AOX WA3NNA(2) WB3GCK N6ULU N2IPY KU7Y(2) K5FO WB3GCK

8   KK6MC         N2IPY N4AOX WB3GCK KF8EE WA3NNA KU7Y KA7ULD N9UXU
8   AB5OU  Tim    N6ULU N4AOX KI0G KA7ULD KU7Y(2) KF8EE N9UXU
7   N4AOX  Clay   N2IPY N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA N6ULU N2IPY KF8EE
6   KC5EQC Don    N4AOX KU7Y(2) KA7ULD N4AOX WB3GCK
6   NA5K          KU7Y(2) KA7ULD K5FO WA3NNA N9UXU
5   AB4EL  Steve  N6ULU N6ULU KU7Y KA7ULD K5FO
5   WW7Y   Steve  KI0G N6ULU KU7Y WA3NNA N9UXU
3   WB4OWL Chas   N9UXU KU7Y KA7ULD
3   N6ULU  Stan   N2IPY KU7Y K5FO
3   W5TFB  Jack   N6ULU N6ULU KI0G
3   KU7Y   Ron    N6ULU KI0G WA3NNA
3   KO6KA         KI0G KI0G WA3NNA
3   KO6CL         N9UXU(2) KA7ULD 
2   KF8EE  Ted    N2IPY N6ULU
2   VO1DRB Bob    N2IPY WB3BCK
2   K5YUT  Jim    WA3NNA N6ULU
2   WB4ZKA Mike   N6ULU N2IPY
2   WA6HHQ        N6ULU KU7Y
2   AB5WB         KA7ULD N4AOX
2   W5TB   Doc    WA3NNA N6ULU
2   WB2SXN Bing   N6ULU WB3GCK
2   NM1J   Scott  N4AOX WB3GCK
2   W0DSW  Dick   KI0G KI0G
2   N8VAR         WB3GCK KI0G
2   K9MWM  Bob    KI0G KI0G
2   K6QQ          WA3NNA KU7Y
2   KE4PC         KU7Y WA3NNA
2   WB3GCK        WA3NNA(2)
2   AB5QE         N4AOX WA3NNA
2   KB0LMQ        KU7Y(2)
2   WB6HQK        WA3NNA KU7Y
2   W5XE          KU7Y N9UXU
2   AL7EV         KU7Y N9UXU
1   KB9ICC Mark   KF8EE
1   AD4TK         WB3GCK
1   N3PFF,N9OUH   N4AOX
1   KM6WT,W2NNY   N9UXU
1   N1NTQ,VE3CHK,KB2SEM,K0HUU,WA3PTY,NG9Q,WB2PPQ,WA3GYW          WB8ZJL
1   W3GOI,W4HFU,NZ4I,K5FO,NR3Z,N2CX,WB2LJG,KE4OOW,WA4NID         WA3NNA
1   KC5JRR,N5EM,KF6MU,KB7UIS,K5HQV,KC5ECQ                        WA3NNA
1   KB7ZNE,W5GLO,KI0G,WA3NNA,KI6SN,N8ET,AC4HF,W8HFJ,N1QPR,K9YII  N6ULU
1   W1HUE,K8BVJ,W3PM,N1IRZ,AC4QX,W2RXG                           N6ULU
1   N0ZYK,VE6GK,KK6ZC,WB0GIX,N7AFB,AL7EV,NA5N                    KU7Y
1   AA7AR                                                        KA7ULD
1   W2UKO,WJ6Q,AA1IT,KM4GO,N4ELM,KD3AO,AD4ZE,KC2DU,W2DYY         K5FO
1   W5YM,N5ODV,WA4NID                                            K5FO
1   K4FOM,KA4ANG                                                 WB3GCK
1   W0KEA,AH6NP,KV7O,K0GUZ,N7NTF,KE6OFZ,N9DD,NF8C,AA6AD          KI0G
1   KD6ZMT,WB4TPW                                                KI0G
1   W0CH                                                         KF8EE
1   W2NNY N9UXU
1   W6WQ N9UXU
1   AB7HI N9UXU
1   KB7SOK N9UXU
1   K5UW   N9UXU
1   N6QGI  N9UXU

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Mar  2 19:46:24 1995
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 95 16:02:24 -0600
From: adams@chuck.dallas.sgi.com (chuck adams)
Message-Id: <9503022202.AA06982@chuck.dallas.sgi.com>
Subject: Re: FOX FINAL Results

Paul,

I apologize for the loss there and didn't realize that in the
hectic rush of it all you didn't get a second chance.  You name
the time and place and we'll try to be there.

Let the net know if you can operate next week, preferably after
Tuesday with the way the server has been delaying mail.

Again, my apologies and we didn't mean to short change you on
the run for the gold.

So, everybody stand by, there is one more chance here.

dit dit

Chuck Adams  K5FO  CP-60  adams@sgi.com

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Mar  2 21:36:23 1995
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 17:20:00 -0500 (EST)
From: prvalko <prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Subject: Re: FOX FINAL Results
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9503021746.A12011-0100000@saturn.acs.oakland.edu>

NONONONONONONONONONONONONONNO No!

That was NOT my intent at all!   The contest was 100% great and 
fantastic, it spawned the SSB fox hunt, and just FANTASTIC camaraderie!

The contest is over.  Congrats to the winning Foxes and Hunters and ALL 
participants!  

73 and be looking for everyone at Dayton!  (57 daze and counting)

=paul= wb8zjl

- besides... even though I *am* a superlative op... I don't think I'd get 
25 QSOs in two hours :-) 

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From owner-qrp-l@netcom.com  Thu Mar  2 22:41:00 1995
Date: Thu, 2 Mar 1995 16:48:49 -0500 (EST)
From: prvalko <prvalko@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Subject: Re: FOX FINAL Results
Message-Id: <Pine.3.89.9503021615.B10321-0100000@saturn.acs.oakland.edu>


On Thu, 2 Mar 1995, chuck adams wrote:
> 
> Paul           WB8ZJL    8 +  0 worked    (FINAL)   8

First... HATS OFF to Chuck for the Winter Fox Hunt.  A great idea and a 
ton of fun!  Chuck gets *MY* vote for I-net QRP Club (Hmmmm?) Ham of the 
Year.

Now, I would like to point out that *I* was the lone fox operating on 
Thanksgiving Morning 1994 (remember WAY back then?).  My schedule 
got lost in the ether when the list bit the dust for a day, everyone 
read about it a couple days later :-)  To sooth my wounded pride, I did not 
get a second shot at it as the above may indicate :-)  

NEXT time heh heh heh!

vy 73!!!  Tally HO!  =paul= wb8zjl

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    M I S S I N G

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Maybe somebody else can spot them in the
archives, but I never did see the logs for
the second events of K5FO (Jan 1), KA7ULD
(Feb 7), or N9UXU (the last fox, Mar 4).

Please notify me if you find them so I can
add them them to this record.

Cheers/73.  Kevin, K9IUA
9 December 2000