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Subject: [3830] N7VY The contest that almost wasn't. N7VY QRP
From: n7vy@qrp.net (Gordon)
Date: Mon, 9 Mar 1998 00:05:05 -0700
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                 ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1998

      Call: N7VY                     Country:  United States
      Mode: SSB                      Category: Single Operator QRP
      BAND     QSO    QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES

      160        0         0     0.0        0
       80         0          0    0.0        0
       40         6        18    3.0        6
       20       57      168   2.9       25
       15       87      258   3.0       40
       10       60      174   2.9       18
     --------------------------------------
     Totals    210      618   2.9       89  =3D   55,002

All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.

Equipment Description: Yaesu FT-1000, Force 12 C-4 Antenna @ 70'

Comments: I started out to operate the contest as XE2/N7VY. As I =
attempted to=20
clear Mexican customs I had a problem. The Customs agent confiscated my =
desk=20
top computer (They said you can take in a new one but not a =
usedcomputer?).=20
When another agent saw my radio he asked if I had paid duty on=20
the radio also. They then wanted to confiscate my radio, truck and place =
me=20
in jail!! After an hour of talking I got to leave Mexico and return to =
Arizona=20
( without my computer! ). Saturday I spent reassembling antennas and =
raising=20
my tower. I couldn't get the bottom antenna of my stack in the air, so =
only=20
had a C-4 to operate the contest. Sunday the conditions were better than =
last=20
year. Wow, I made more contacts on 10 meters than I did on 20 meters. I =
worked=20
only one other QRP station in the contest.

Club Affiliation: Central Arizona DX Association

This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.

                             Signature __On File___

           MAILING ADDRESS:

               Gordon D. Blank  N7VY
               POBox 2473
               Page, AZ 86040

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ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1998&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Call:=20
N7VY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nb=
sp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Country:&nbsp; United States<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Mode:=20
SSB&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
Category: Single Operator QRP&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BAND&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
QSO&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES</DIV>
<DIV><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
160&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
0.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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80&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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0.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
0<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
40&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
57&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 168&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
2.9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
25<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 87&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
258&nbsp;&nbsp; 3.0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
40<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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174&nbsp;&nbsp; 2.9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
18<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Totals&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
210&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 618&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
2.9&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 89&nbsp; =3D&nbsp;&nbsp; =
55,002</DIV>
<DIV><BR>All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise =
noted.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Equipment Description: Yaesu FT-1000, Force 12 C-4 Antenna @ =
70'</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Comments: I started out to operate the contest as XE2/N7VY. As I =
attempted=20
to <BR>clear Mexican customs I had a problem. The Customs agent =
confiscated my=20
desk <BR>top computer (They said you can take in a new one but not a=20
usedcomputer?). &nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>When another agent saw my radio he asked if I had paid duty on =
<BR>the=20
radio also. They then wanted to confiscate my radio, truck and place me =
<BR>in=20
jail!! After an hour of talking I got to leave Mexico and return to =
Arizona=20
<BR>( without my computer! ). Saturday I spent reassembling antennas and =
raising=20
<BR>my tower. I couldn't get the bottom antenna of my stack in the air, =
so only=20
<BR>had a C-4 to operate the contest. Sunday the conditions were better =
than=20
last <BR>year. Wow, I made more contacts on 10 meters than I did on 20 =
meters. I=20
worked <BR>only one other QRP station in the contest.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>Club Affiliation: Central Arizona DX Association</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>This is to certify that in this contest I have operated<BR>my =
transmitter=20
within the limitations of my license and have<BR>observed fully the =
rules and=20
regulations of the contest.&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
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<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
MAILING=20
ADDRESS:</DIV>
<DIV><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
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Gordon D. Blank&nbsp;=20
N7VY<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
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2473<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp=
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