The California qso party was a blast. My only regret was that I
didn't make more time to operate it. I had a hot date on Saturday
eve. and that cut into my operating time.
My totals are as follows:
CW Phone
80 7
40 28
20 46 2
15m 31 51
VHF 3
Mults: 48 total score 19,712 pts.
Rig: Icom 765 Amp: al-811a Antenna: Cushcraft a3s at 50 ft. Inverted vee for
40 and
80 meters.
Conditions were great. The contest was great, I fell a little short
of my goal of 400 to 500 contacts, but just wait until sweepstakes
comes around, I'll be ready. How did I miss N6O? 73 - Don AA6W.
Andrew Faber wrote:
> AE6Y SO HP CQP: (Santa Clara county)
> 1770 Q's x 58 mults = 248,066 points
>
> BAND CW PHONE
> 80 96 75
> 40 166 62
> 20 205 300
> 15 172 282
> 10 98 314
> -----------------------------------------
> Totals 737 1033
>
> Rig: TS950SDX, Titan Amp, Force 12's: 3el 20/2 el 40, 3 el on 10/15, rot dip
> for 80, all on 65 foot tower.
> Software: CQPWIN 6.0
>
> Soapbox:
> 1. You know sunspots are coming back when you make more q's on 10 phone
> than on 20 phone! To compare condx, my previous best was 228k in 1994, when
> that was good enough for 2d in the state, losing to AB6FO (K6LA) at 239k or
> so. This year there were several contact totals quite a bit higher than
> mine.
> 2. Mults were easier to come by than usual. First time ever worked
> two Yukon stns: not only old faithful Jay, VY1JA (VY1A in the contest), but
> also VY1AC.
> 3. The Speech processor in the rig self-destructed on Saturday. I
> must say I found it easier to listen to myself talking and to my prerecorded
> cq's, etc, without it, tho it did probably lose some punch.
> 4. As usual, thanks to the very many fellows (none of whom are
> probably on these reflectors) who gave me their number one contact to help
> out (do they give everyone else number one also?).
> 73, andy, AE6Y
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