This was not a serious effort. I went skiing all day
Saturday (we have 235" of snow ten miles up the road) and my
amp is down for repairs. I started seven hours late just
"listening around". I have not done a DX contest without an
amp in 30 years. After a few hours, I was surprised at the
ability of my very modest station to get out. In
retrospect, it is a testament to the skill and hunger of the
ops at the other end. Thanks to all those guys who took the
effort to dig me out.
There are a lot of poorly set up stations out there. Is it
ignorance, lack of pride, or malice? These voice boxes,
DVKs, and other F1 devices seldom sound anything like the
guy who gives the report and many are so badly over
processed they do more harm than good. How many stations
take the trouble to listen to what they spew out on the
air? We all might have a better time -- and have a better
image -- if we promoted that concept in our contesting
culture.
73, Dick
ARRL DX SSB SUMMARY SHEET
Callsign Used : K4XU/7 QTH : Bend, Oregon
Category : SO LP AB unassisted
Default Exchange : 599 OR
BAND QSOs Countries
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Antennas:
160SSB 8 5 inverted L @ 69?
80SSB 22 15 inverted V @ 70?
40SSB 50 25 Dipole @ 40?, vertical
20SSB 104 57 TH6 @ 75? TA33 fixed SE
@ 32?
15SSB 250 74 "
10SSB 108 41 "
_________________________________ Rig: TenTec Omni V.
Totals 542 217 18 hours op time, 95% S&P
Final Score = 352,842 points.
k4xu@contesting.com
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