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To: <3830@contesting.com>
Contest Date: 12/22/1996
Mode: CW
BAND Q
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Station Callsign:WB0O 80 40
Operator Callsign:WB0O 40 98
State or Country:ND ------------
138 points
Name:BILL STRAW
Address:wb0o@mcimail.com
SOAPBOX:
The shack is heated with off-peak electric. Usually in a contest I
have all ten Alpha's running at the same time, which keeps things
nice and toasty. Tonight it is -22F outside and the shack heat has
only been on 15 minutes per hour all day. Temp in the shack during
the test- a balmy 50F! (It probably doesn't even get that cold
OUTSIDE, AT NIGHT at K6LL's QTH). A barefoot OMNI VI does not seem
to generate any heat.
40M went long, minimal activity on 80M, the last half hour was pretty
slow.The W6's seem to fall perfectly in the side null of the 40 and
80 four squares when pointed SE. Co-fed each with an inverted-v,
which sure seemed to help.
ALL RULES FOLLOWED: (signed) BILL STRAW, WB0O, 21/DEC/96
73 BILL WB0O in way northern North Dakota
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