The fifth night of the Colorburst Sprint is this Thursday, 3/6/97, from 9-10PM
EST. Participation last week was very strong with many stations running
crystal-control and/or tube transmitters. The Colorburst window last week
ranged from about 3.577 to 3.580 and was very busy for the entire hour.
Stations able to do so are encouraged to tune around their transmit
frequency for responses from stations running fixed crystal-control. Don't
forget that the Colorburst Sprint presents a great opportunity to get
contacts with that Pixie or 80-9er rig, and you may get the opportunity to
work a QRP glowbug station, as members of the Glowbug list will be joining
us for this event.
After the Sprint has closed at 10PM EST, I will switch to 3.686 Mhz and look for
QRP contacts. I modified this year's transmitter to offer 3 crystal frequencies, 3.560,
3.579 and 3.686 Mhz.
Attached with this note are the rules for the Colorburst Sprint.
Hope you can join us!
72 de Ted, KF8EE
NE404
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Announcing the :
QRP-NE (QRP Club of New England)
79er SPRINT
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When: Each Thursday evening during February and March, 1997
Modes: CW - Crystal and VFO Control
Freq: ~ 3.579 MHz
Power Level - 5 Watts or less output power
Time: 9:00 - 10:00 p.m. EST
Exchange - RST QTH NE#X NAME; ie.....579 OH NE404X Ted
Members use QRP-NE number; NE404 and add X if XTAL control; NE404X
Non-members use Power Level; 4W and add X if XTAL control; 4WX
QSOs are cumulative: Work the same station on subsequent Thursdays.
Score: QSOs X SPC. Crystal Station Bonus: Total score X 1.5.
The 79er transmitter was NE-QRP's first club project. It uses a
3579.545 kHz crystal to set the frequency. These crystals are used in
the colorburst oscillator of all color TV sets in the United States
and Canada, and in other devices as well.
The 79er event is an on-the-air get together, not a contest.
Crystal-controlled stations append the letter "X" to their calls,
such as "KF8EE/X." Yes, it's legal. We hope this event will stimulate
everyone to build a crystal-controlled transmitter to use during the event!
Send Logs to: Ted Albert, KF8EE
1924 Timberidge Drive
Loveland, OH 45140
(or)
e-mail Logs to: 72437.651@compuserve.com
Logs need to be received by April 30, 1997. Results will be published
in "72". State Output Power Level, Type of Rig, and Antenna Type on logs.
Include comments on the event or how you built your crystal-controlled
transmitter for inclusion in the report in "72".
Watch out: W1AW transmits bulletins at 10:00 pm. on 3.581 MHz
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Transmitter Reference articles:
In case you were wondering, "79er" comes from 3.579 MHz
Articles abound on building a simple crystal-controlled transmitter
for 80 meters. Try the "Universal QRP Transmitter", page 26 of
"Solid State Design " (ARRL), or "The Oner" (Sprat), or "The Cubic Incher"
(ARRL), or "The 79er"/"Colorburst Special" (QRP-NE).
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