NA Sprint CW Contest
Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: AC8E
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 3:59
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 71
40: 104
20: 89
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Total: 264 Mults = 43 Total Score = 11,352
Club:
Team:
Comments:
Thanks to John AC8E for use of his extremely fine station. It was the first
time I have had a chance to operate this contest from a real station in many
years. John's station is beautifully set up and everything worked fine (except
for the operator).
Aside from rustiness I encountered two problems: using the name OJAN and
operating from a new QTH. Around 60% of stations needed a repeat on the name
the first time I worked them and another 20-30% needed a fill on my QTH. Some
needed both, of course. (Very few of the "usual suspects" needed fills,
incidentally.) To minimize this problem, I dropped my speed way, way back. This
helped but did not eliminate the problem. Lesson: don't use a weird name in the
Sprint, especially not the first time you operate from a new section; a simple,
predictable exchange is worth about 1,400 watts and a tower.
By far the best event in contesting.
73,
Hal W1NN
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