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ELMER100: beginning topics relative to a project for newbies ELMER200: topics on oscillators and SPICE modeling of circuits ELMER300: discussion of a complete xcvr like the 2N22/40 with other numbers to added in this group of ELMER topics. MANHAT: discussion of the Manhattan Style of construction. Note that Ugly construction and deadbug styles may be apropos to this discussion. The postings will be mainly Manhattan style but may be modified for the other types of building styles. HB: homebrew discussions HELP: Request for help on a QRP item. No non-QRP requests. CONTEST: any announcement of a QRP related contest. Post contest discussion and scores to be posted on QRP-F. CLUB: for discussion of clubs, club events, and meetings ANT: antenna discussions RCVR: receiver discussions XMTR: transmitter discussions XCVR: discussion of transceivers KITS: discussion of a specific kit or kits. REVIEW: a formal review article written up in detail. Review of a product that is QRP related. This may be a book, kit, paddle, or other amateur related item of interest to QRPers. NILS: This is a special classification for Nils, our resident expert on the farout discussions. There is to be no followup by anyone on his postings. They can stand on their own. :-) This is for historical preservation of his unique line of postings. Consider Nils our FARSIDE expert..... :-) PROP: Propagation reports from Paul Harden, NA5N, and others. ARCHIVES: Where in the archives references exist for information. FOX: Foxhunt postings of logs and results from foxii. Also schedule postings and changes. Hunters should take their post fox discussions to QRP-F. NETS: Discussion of nets in the various regions, such as AR and CA. Announcements of same and procedures. OPERATING: Discussion of operating QRP and how to get more proficient at the lower powers. PICS: Discussions of PIC processors for QRP related projects. F/S: For Sale and Trade of QRP equipment ONLY. Is there still interest in a list of original pricing on stuff like I used to do with the TenTec used price list? Posting of for sale items will carry an asking price. No bidding wars like best offer out of the best N over $M dollars. Take the bidding to Ebay and no cross posting about Ebay. LIST: Comments/suggestions/etc. concerning the list itself. Thanks to WB8QYY for the organization of this list.
What new qrp-f features are being studied?
Several new features are have been proposed. Here are some of them with a priority for solution. The tech team is dedicated to making this a great forum. We hope that with the implementation of these features, this will be a excellent tool for QRPers.
1. Email of all posts - A reflector is
being established to take an email version of every post and send it to
subscibers. Of course, the programs have to be modified to do this.
We believe this should be up and running by Nov. 15, 1999. Those
who want to keep in touch will subscribe to the reflector.
2. SEARCH - We expect to complete a search
feature which will examine not only all current posts but also all archives.
3. HTML - A feature is being implemented
to permit you to enter a URL and when your message is read, the reader
can "jump" to the specified URL. This might be a web page, a pix,
a schematic, etc.
4. Preview posts - We are still looking
at this one. You would be able to review your post BEFORE posting.
5. Sort by date - We believe the email
feature will at least let you get the messages as they are posted, but
we have some other ideas which will flag those messages posted since your
last check of the page. This should greatly reduce the need for this
feature.
Several others are being looked at and will be posted here. Keep your comments coming!
Are there topics that are prohibited on the forum?
Posts on the forum may be about most things, but obviously we do not allow FLAMING, SPAMMING, or crass advertising of any nature. We want to see folks treat others with respect. If we follow this rule when sending, most problems will never occur.
ADVERTISING: By crass, I mean people who work for companies making more than "announcement" type posts. For example, we would not permit a company to put their own product info on the forum every week, that sort of thing. An occassional link to their web site would be fine. Of course, only QRP related products/services may be posted.
VIRUS WARNINGS: Please do not post any "Virus Warning" messages. If you receive an email from a friend warning you about such-and-such a virus, send me an email and I'll check it out promptly. Again, I know such things are done in good faith but I find it a bit embarrassing to have messages on the board propagating yet another virus hoax. They just serve to scare the unknowledgable and you are doing exactly what the originators of the hoaxes intended: taking up bandwidth and giving them their jollies.
SAFE COMPUTING: Also, if you receive an email message with an attachment you did not request, delete it. Do not open it. I don't care who it's from, don't open it. That's it, that's safe computing for the new millennium. Follow that simple rule and don't fret about "Virus Warnings"