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Subject: N3RS ARRL CW Results (long)
From: devon6@voicenet.com (R. Sigismonti)
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 1997 21:53:12 +0000
The following is the score breakdown of the N3RS M/M effort by the 
"Old Man" gang (average age of 48+ when N2SR is included & 52+ 
without him):

                 ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1997


      Call: N3RS                     Country:  United States
      Mode: CW                       Category: Multi Multi

      BAND     QSO    QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES


      160      174      522   3.0       62
       80      807     2421   3.0       93
       40     1164     3486   3.0      116
       20     1859     5574   3.0      113
       15      402     1206   3.0       97
       10       17       51   3.0        6
     --------------------------------------

     Totals   4423    13260   3.0      487  =   6,457,620


This year we were not sure what class we wanted to enter so we took a 
straw poll of the 6 op's we had and settled on M/M.  The station was 
set up the weekend before the contest as usual, but this time it 
consisted of 4 operating positions instead of our usual 3 (or even 
2).  The operators this time around included regulars W3UM (160M), 
N3ED (80M), N3RS (40M), N3RD (20M) & N2SR (10M plus spot relief on all 
bands) and W7CT (second op on 40M and spot relief on all bands).  
Note that no one had a principal assignment on 15M, although N3ED, W3UM, 
W7CT and N2SR all contributed to that band.  We were hoping to make the 
"box" this year and were very pleased with the results.

I think our entry on SSB will be M/2 since we will be down to 3.5 
op's for that mode.

A few words about the station:
160M-   The antenna is a top loaded 120 ft. high vertical with the 
base about 12 ft above ground with 4 radials, also above ground.  The 
receiving antennas were 3 beverages; NE, W & S.  The station used had 
an IC-775DSP and Alpha 76PA.

80M-    The antennas were a rotary EF-180C at 140 ft. and a 4V phases 
array with the feed points at 65 ft. above ground and out 65 ft. from 
the tower.  The dipole was the main antenna for everything except JA 
and VK/ZL.  For those directions, the 4V played exceptionally well.  
Same beverages were used on 80M as on 160M.  The station was an 
IC-765 and an Alpha 76PA.

40M-    The antenna is an old HyGain 403B (original Long John) that 
used to belong to N3EA (aka K3JH).  It is a brute, but worth every 
drop of sweat it took to get it in the air (thanks to the FRC antenna 
crew).  We had no precip static so, although we had access to those 
beverages, we never used them.  The equipment here was the second 
IC-775DSP and another Alpha 76PA.

20M-    The three stack of 5 element HB yagis at 117/77/37 ft. played 
very well!  Dave had personal high QSO rates this year at 175/hr the 
first morning.  The three antennas are all independently rotatable on 
TIC rings.  The equipment consisted of a TS-950SDX and a Titan 
linear.

15M-    A big disappointment here, but not unexpected with the way we 
decided to man 15M.  The antenna here is also a three stack, but 
using long boom 4 element yagis at 130/87/47 ft.  The station was the 
same one that was used on 160M.  Propagation played a role in the low 
totals on this band, but it was very frustrating to keep it manned 
while so little was going on.

10M-    This is probably the last year for the current antenna system 
on 10M.  It consists of our "High" 4 element yagi at 87 ft. and a low 
stack of 4 element yagis on 24 ft. booms that is a monster when SSN 
gets up reasonable numbers.  We used the same station as used on 80M 
for 10M.  Thanks to my op's who perservered my constant nagging to 
keep a signal on the air - even when it was obvious that nothing was 
doing there.

BREAKDOWN QSO/mults  N3RS  ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST  Multi Multi

HOUR      160      80       40       20       15       10    HR TOT  CUM TOT  

   0    23/15    61/28   123/35    42/27    .....    .....  249/105  249/105
   1    20/11    51/11    69/19    13/2       .        .     153/43  402/148
   2    15/8     36/9     58/10      .        .        .     109/27  511/175
   3     8/2     28/6     34/3       .        .        .      70/11  581/186
   4     5/4     22/3     35/6      6/0       .        .      68/13  649/199
   5     5/3     36/5     23/3      4/3       .        .      68/14  717/213
   6     4/2     37/3     28/5      3/1       .        .      72/11  789/224
   7     2/1     15/2     34/2       .        .        .      51/5   840/229
   8     3/2      6/2     27/5     .....    .....    .....    36/9   876/238
   9      .       3/0     21/0       .        .        .      24/0   900/238
  10      .       5/1      6/0     17/12      .        .      28/13  928/251
  11      .       3/1     14/3    106/19      .        .     123/23 1051/274
  12      .       3/0      5/3    174/11    20/16      .     202/30 1253/304
  13      .        .       1/0    133/4     53/21      .     187/25 1440/329
  14      .        .        .     122/3     75/11      .     197/14 1637/343
  15      .        .        .      94/0     54/10     1/1    149/11 1786/354
  16    .....    .....    .....    97/6     30/9      1/0    128/15 1914/369
  17      .        .        .      79/1     36/2      5/0    120/3  2034/372
  18      .        .        .      70/2     11/5      2/1     83/8  2117/380
  19      .        .       3/0     51/3      2/1      2/1     58/5  2175/385
  20      .        .      68/1     49/1     18/3      2/0    137/5  2312/390
  21      .       4/0     95/3     52/3      2/0       .     153/6  2465/396
  22     8/1     78/2     86/0     70/1      3/1       .     245/5  2710/401
  23    14/1     70/2     56/2     31/2       .        .     171/7  2881/408
   0    15/1     60/2     37/0      3/0     .....    .....   115/3  2996/411
   1    10/4     50/2     21/3       .        .        .      81/9  3077/420
   2     3/2     32/1     22/1       .        .        .      57/4  3134/424
   3     4/0     30/3     12/1       .        .        .      46/4  3180/428
   4     5/2     28/4      8/0       .        .        .      41/6  3221/434
   5    17/2     38/1      5/1       .        .        .      60/4  3281/438
   6     9/0     40/2      2/0       .        .        .      51/2  3332/440
   7     1/0     23/1      6/1       .        .        .      30/2  3362/442
   8    .....    .....     7/0     .....    .....    .....     7/0  3369/442
   9      .       1/1      6/0       .        .        .       7/1  3376/443
  10     1/0      3/0     12/0       .        .        .      16/0  3392/443
  11      .       3/0     12/2     21/1       .        .      36/3  3428/446
  12      .       1/0      6/1     89/1      3/1       .      99/3  3527/449
  13      .        .        .      80/1      4/0       .      84/1  3611/450
  14      .        .        .      68/0      7/2       .      75/2  3686/452
  15      .        .        .      64/1     14/3      1/1     79/5  3765/457
  16    .....    .....    .....    71/0     18/1      2/2     91/3  3856/460
  17      .        .        .      62/1      9/2       .      71/3  3927/463
  18      .        .        .      37/0     11/3      1/0     49/3  3976/466
  19      .        .      33/1     36/0      8/2       .      77/3  4053/469
  20      .        .      58/2     32/2      8/0       .      98/4  4151/473
  21      .       2/0     50/1     29/2      9/2       .      90/5  4241/478
  22      .       7/0     44/0     25/1      4/2       .      80/3  4321/481
  23     2/1     31/1     37/2     29/2      3/0       .     102/6  4423/487
DAY1   107/50   458/75  786/100 1213/101   304/79    13/3     ..... 2881/408
DAY2    67/12   349/18   378/16   646/12    98/18     4/3       .   1542/79 
TOT    174/62   807/93 1164/116 1859/113   402/97    17/6       .   4423/487


                              Continent Statistics
   N3RS   ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST    Multi Multi     16 Feb 1997  1658z

                     160   80   40   20   15   10  ALL   percent

North America   CW    20   31   41   34   28    0  154     3.3
South America   CW     5    9   36   53   67   17  187     4.0
Europe          CW   139  743  978 1684  266    0 3810    82.3
Asia            CW     0   20   64  203    6    0  293     6.3
Africa          CW     7   12   29   26   23    2   99     2.1
Oceania         CW     3   10   42   16   15    0   86     1.9

73 de Sig


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