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[VHFcontesting] Fwd: W3SO 222 Spring Sprints 2005

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Subject: [VHFcontesting] Fwd: W3SO 222 Spring Sprints 2005
From: Ed Steeble <esteeble@sc.rr.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2005 14:44:55 -0400
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>Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:19:20 -0400
>From: Ed Steeble <esteeble@sc.rr.com>
>Subject: W3SO 222 Spring Sprints 2005
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>W3SO, FN00, WPA, 222 Spring Sprint:
>
>57 QSOs, 25 Grids = claimed score 2850
>
>CONTEST:       222 Sprint 2005
>OPERATORS:   W3TEF
>SOAPBOX:       No television disruption ( ie NCAA basketball) to affect
>SOAPBOX:       things, and again more participation than usual for 222 MHZ.
>SOAPBOX:       Normally W3SO strives to work 30 to 40 stations and a dozen
>SOAPBOX:       grids in a sprint.In this sprint we worked 57 QSO and 25 grids.
>SOAPBOX:       We worked two rovers (N3FTI and WB3SIH - WB2SIH in
>SOAPBOX:       two grids!). We worked the usual VE3s; but didn't hear any 9's
>SOAPBOX:       despite long calling periods with the beam to the NW and W.
>SOAPBOX:       The best DX was a new grid for W3SO, EM85. The only major,
>SOAPBOX:       super station from the NE we heard was K1TEO (and we worked
>SOAPBOX:       him). We did work many stations with low power, transverter 
>type
>SOAPBOX:       setups, welcome to the band and we are glad you guys were on.
>SOAPBOX:       Participation held on until 10:30PM ET rather than the 
>usual, "we
>SOAPBOX:       worked them all in the first hour".
>SOAPBOX:       It was a pretty even mix between SSB and CW QSOs.
>ARRL-SECTION:  WPA
>CATEGORY:      SINGLE-OP HIGH
>GRID: FN00
>
>For the team,
>Ed
>K3IXD

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