LondonSM writes:
: Well, at the risk of sounding like the ironman that I am turning in to, I
agree
: with K1TO. Let's get rid of the off time in SS. As a compromise to keep the
: current records meaningful, I could live with shortening the contest to 24
: hours, total (i.e. 0000Z to 2359Z), but 30 hours, no off-time would be
better
I think that the off time is one of the things that makes the
SS and to some extent the NAQP (and other contests with off time)
challenging. Removing the off time would make the contest
eaiser to do - you dont have to decide when to operate. Off time
in a contest makes for some sweat and worry on the operator and
his competitors - because you never know just how much off time
the other guy has taken - I think it is GREAT.
: The current scheme leaves too much room for bending the rules, by using the
: off-time to look for needed multipliers. (Tell me, Billy and Warren, how many
: examples of this do you see in the logs - where the first or 2nd QSO after an
: off-time is a new multiplier ?).
This happens I am sure - I dont do it - you shouldnt do it - but I have
had the first qso after an off time be a mult if for no other reason
than when I get back on I sometimes am tuning through the band. I am
willing to trust folks enough to not get upset about this and other
ways that people can cheat - I dont think enough cheat to worry about
it. I sure hate seeing negivitive stuff about how people might cheat.
Now if you do want to talk about breaking the rules - and I am
not just talking contest rules - we can get into the subject of
some east coast stations that I heard in the cq ww ssb contest
working TR8IG (who was *not* listening up) on 7018 or 4X4JU (same deal)
on 7033. Not that is a problem.
--
George Fremin III
Austin, Texas C.K.U.
WB5VZL
512/416-0140
geoiii@bga.com
>From junger@mtn.er.usgs.gov (John Unger) Mon Nov 6 19:12:14 1995
From: junger@mtn.er.usgs.gov (John Unger) (John Unger)
Subject: SS CW raw score
Message-ID: <9511061912.AA23612@mtn.er.usgs.gov.er.usgs.gov>
1995 CW Sweepstatkes
W3GOI - single op / low power
QSOs Points Mults Time
381 762 72 13.5 hrs.
Final Score = 54,864 points
note: 271 QSO were S&P (this stat courtesy of TR ver 5.51, tnx, Tree!)
Equiment:
TenTec CorsairII
TR-log ver 5.51
KT34-A @ 40' (my first contest with a beam!!)
40 meter dipole @ 35'
10-week old kitten dancing on keyboard (sri for wierd exchanges...)
Again, I worked things in between family obligations, but all-in-all
a very good contest for me. I beat last year's score (first goal)
but missed a clean sweep (secret goal) by 5 - I _always_ hear lots
of Eastern Canada, but missed both MAR and Pq this year :-(, in
addition to NWT, VI, and where was De??? Most important fact was
that it was fun. Bands were FULL, esp. 40M Saturday evening.
Things I remember fondly:
Working the OT's; especially W1OP, who had a score half way
through the contest almost equal to my final score! His chk: 19
I worked 15 hams who were licensed before 1930, and 26 who got
a license since 1990. (histograms to follow...???)
Keeping up with the fast ops and slowing down for the slower ones.
tnx for all the QSO's, and best 73 - John, W3GOI
>From Steve Steltzer <steve.steltzer@paonline.com> Mon Nov 6 15:04:57 1995
From: Steve Steltzer <steve.steltzer@paonline.com> (Steve Steltzer)
Subject: WF3T SS score
Message-ID: <199511070852.AAA20626@netcom21.netcom.com>
ARRL SWEEPSTAKES -- 1995
Call: WF3T Country:
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator High Power
BAND QSO QSO PTS SECTIONS
160 0 0 -
80 229 458 -
40 525 1050 -
20 142 284 -
15 60 120 -
10 0 0 -
-----------------------------------
Totals 956 1912 74
Score: 141,488
Power Output: 1500 watts Hours of operation: 23
Equipment Description: IC 775DSP, KT34XA's @90 & 45, 40-2cd @ 100,
Inv V @ 80, Commander, Top Ten antenna control
Club Affiliation: Frankford Radio Club
This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
Signature _________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS:
Steve Steltzer WF3T
944 Cedars Road
Lewisberry, Pa. 17339
Excuses, appoligies, and other whining for the reflector:
>From Charles Epps <epps@netcom.com> Tue Nov 7 08:47:23 1995
From: Charles Epps <epps@netcom.com> (Charles Epps)
Subject: W6OAT SS Score
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9511070039.A20456-0100000@netcom20>
W6OAT (Santa Clara Valley Section)
Multiop (W6OAT + Packet)
Low Power
Mode: CW
716 QSOs / 77 Sections / 110,264 Points / 17.5 Hours
73 de Rusty, W6OAT
>From ni6t@ix.netcom.com (Garry Shapiro ) Thu Nov 9 02:49:31 1995
From: ni6t@ix.netcom.com (Garry Shapiro ) (Garry Shapiro )
Subject: Drake L-4B as contest amp
Message-ID: <199511090249.SAA18130@ix4.ix.netcom.com>
You wrote:
...
>
>1.) If you choose parts carefully, the grid circuit can be used as a
safety
>circuit to prevent more catastrophic failures caused by overdriving
the
>grids. I removed the small chokes from my grid pins and replaced them
with
>30 ohm, 1/2 watt flameproof metal-film resistors (about a nickel
apiece,
>max.). Better to have the resistors fry than the tube. The resistors
don't
>flame like the chokes do :-) I also make sure that I've got about
1600 -
>2000 pF per tube of grid capacitors to the chassis, evenly spaced
amongst
>the three pins (3-500Z's).
>
Not a bad idea. At least the increased capacitance reduces the
impedance to ground...as well as providing the current protection.
>2.) If the tube does fail (and I've repaired plenty of amps where
there's a
>grid-to-plate short, sometimes one that only shows up when the
filament
>heats the grid and causes it to touch the plate), that little 5c
resistor
>has just saved you the time and expense of looking for and installing
a
>suitable plate choke, or worse.
I have to admit that grid-plate shorts with 3-500Z's are a new one on
me--not that I have centuries of experience with power tubes. The tubes
I have lost have been to grid-cathode shorts--are they not more common?
>
>You might not be able to squeeze out a few more watts with this
approach,
>but when something goes wrong in your amplifier (Notice that I didn't
say
>"if.") it will be a LOT less hassle and a Lot less expensive to fix.
With the reduced grid-to-ground impedance, you should be able to have
the increased power as well.
Thanks for the comments.
Garry, NI6T
>From Stephen Lufcy <km0l@tyrell.net> Tue Nov 7 00:44:06 1995
From: Stephen Lufcy <km0l@tyrell.net> (Stephen Lufcy)
Subject: Aging Contesters
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.951106184058.1817A-100000@tyrell.net>
Interesting stats- I've wondered about this- especially on CW.
We multi-op'ed here with three op's, aged 53, 49, and 49- all of
us were licensed in 1958. A rel true ck of 58!
73 de KM0L
On Mon, 6 Nov 1995 JimKD0AV@aol.com wrote:
> Fellow Contesters:
>
> After the SSCW I took a quick look at the Check in the reports I received to
> get an idea of the "age" of the group. A few caveats are in order: I only
> operated part time with about 60% S&P and 40% running. Power level was 75
> watts with wire antenna from IL (suburban Chicago)... I am sure that my
> results are not representative.
>
> Out of 318 qs
> Year Licensed Percent
>
> prior 1950 5.3%
> 50's 28.9
> 60's 27.4
> 70's 27.0
> 80's 6.1
> 90's 5.3
>
> Conclusions: The contest community is getting older inspite of the "new
> blood" into the hobby. Hopefully, those licensed in the 80's and 90's were
> operating but could hear my little signal. Perhaps those of you with 1K
> plus qs can give a better representation of the contesting population in the
> '95 sscw.
>
> 73 and enjoyed the test,
>
> Jim KD0AV ck:67
>
>
>
>From ni6t@ix.netcom.com (Garry Shapiro ) Thu Nov 9 03:22:01 1995
From: ni6t@ix.netcom.com (Garry Shapiro ) (Garry Shapiro )
Subject: VI Mult
Message-ID: <199511090322.TAA28155@ix13.ix.netcom.com>
You wrote:
>
>>...so I'm CQing away in the CW SS with the computer set to reasonable
>>speed, and someone comes back and asks "QRS". It's a Q, and I'm not
a
>>hard guy, so I slow the thing down and send the exchange #345 B W6QHS
>>52 SCV. I get another QRS, so I grab the knob on the keyer and
really
>>slow it down # 3 4 5 B W 6 Q H S etc.
>>
>>Well, the reply is TNX QRS, exchange ending in VI!
>>
>>Hey, VI? I send Q T H ? and get "Gitmo, Cuba, in VI sec" in reply.
>>
>>Just to be sure, I ask for the whole exchange again, and sure enough
its
>>
>>KG4SH...VI. This is around 0430 first day, so I feel very smug and
>>virtuous to be paid back so much for the insignificant kindness of
QRS.
>
>
Maybe Dave should apply for a new callsign: W6QRS.
Dave is 1 mile from here (horizontally) and one half mile from here
(vertically) and was sixty over on whatever band he operated. I can
only hope I was that loud at his place :>)
Garry, NI6T
>You owe me for this mult. This guy is an Army Ranger trainer that I
met up
>in Dahlonega, GA. The Army Ranger training camp (mountaineering
section) is
>2 miles from my QTH. He came out to help me with antenna work several
times
>and I talked up contesting with him. I told him once to not be shy
about
>asking a contester to QRS. I told him if the guy doens't QRS, he's a
jerk
>and you don't want to work him anyway!!! I guess this just proves
that you
>aren't a jerk Dave! Say hi to Barb!
>
>73
>
>
>From aa0ob@skypoint.com (greg fields) Thu Nov 9 03:16:00 1995
From: aa0ob@skypoint.com (greg fields) (greg fields)
Subject: KG8PE 12 year old contester!
Message-ID: <m0tDNTG-00058ZC@skypoint.com>
Here is some of the new blood we keep talking about! At age 12 and
614 Q's x 76 mults we should all be encouraged! Good job Mike!
(Given some time, the BIG GUNS could have some competition.)
73,
Greg AA0OB
>From Fred Hopengarten" <k1vr@k1vr.jjm.com Wed Nov 8 06:33:32 1995
From: Fred Hopengarten" <k1vr@k1vr.jjm.com (Fred Hopengarten)
Subject: SS CW raw score
Message-ID: <30a04f3f.k1vr@k1vr.jjm.com>
On Mon, 6 Nov 95 14:12:14 EST, "John Unger"
<junger@mtn.er.usgs.gov> wrote:
> 1995 CW Sweepstatkes
> Things I remember fondly:
>
> Working the OT's; especially W1OP
K1VR: Better look up W1OP in your Buckmaster database.
They are a radio club. The person you worked could be 19
years old, but the club was licensed in 1919. When I
operated W1AF (the Harvard Wireless Club), people would go
bonkers because of our check.
--
Fred Hopengarten K1VR
Six Willarch Road * Lincoln, MA 01773-5105
home + office telephone: 617/259-0088 (FAX on demand)
internet: k1vr@k1vr.jjm.com
"Big antennas, high in the sky, are better
than small ones, low."
>From floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) Thu Nov 9 04:46:21 1995
From: floydjr@nr.infi.net (jim floyd) (jim floyd)
Subject: ARRL SS 95 CW Scores IV
Message-ID: <199511090451.XAA02828@moe.infi.net>
ARRL SWEEPSTAKES CW 95
RAW SCORES
Compiled by
WA4ZXA
CALL OP/SECT SCORE QS0'S SECTS HRS
_______________________________________________________________
Single/OP/QRP/Q
K2ZJ WNY 125,400 825 76
K2PO/7 96,360 660 73 24
K9AY CO 96,644 653 74
WA0RPI IA 85,820 613 70
KI6GJ 73,704 498 74
WA1GUV VT 65,604 497 66 22
ND3F MD 45,156 318 71
KF9PL 41,400 300 69 12.3
KK7A ID 37,830 291 65 10
WA3NNA EPA 33,264 252 66 15
N2JJ ENY 30,418 227 67 17
VE6SH 28,242 209 68
WD9IAB 23,364 198 59
K7FD 15,660 135 58
Single/OP/Low Power/A
KR0Y 209,286 1359 77
K0EU CO 190,152 1251 76
KP4VA (OP KP4TK) 188,550 1257 75 24
N0AT 169,650 1131 75
W7ZRC ID 168,720 1114 76
KM9P (OP K7GM) 167,960 1105 76
W7RM WWA 164,472 1068 77
KO9Y 163,856 1064 77
K0LUZ NFL 163,552 1076 76
WA2SRQ 157,776 1038 76
KC1F 153,900 1026 75
AC1O/4 153,384 996 77
K1TR (AT N6BV) 153,368 1009 76
AA5WQ 148,888 1006 74
K7MM 147,378 957 77
N0AX 146,608 952 77
N4OGW/9 IL 145,464 957 76
K0KX (OP AA0VQ) 143,792 946 76
K4XU IL 143,700 958 75
KC6X 141,526 919 77 23
N4ZR WV 139,800 932 75
K2IM 138,138 897 77
AA7BG 137,240 940 73
KZ8E 136,950 913 75
KK9W IA 134,680 910 74 24
AA0OB MN 133,912 881 76 24
W5NN (OP KB5YVT) 130,000 870 75
N4YOS AL 123,300 822 75
WB9HRO 122,700 818 75
NX7K WWA 121,650 811 75
NN5T 116,746 787 74
K8JLF EMA 116,746 787 74
KB8N 115,800 774 75
KB0IHM MN 114,878 809 71 24
WA3HAE WPA 113,960 770 74
WA2LCC 102,240 710 72
W8CAR OH 100,886 691 73 20
WD0GVY IA 98,420 665 74
N8NA DE 97,828 661 74 20
KG8PE (12 YRS OLD) 93,328 614 76 24
AA1HJ 92,400 616 75 23
KO7V 92,400 600 77 15
WQ5L MS 91,316 617 74 18
N3BGV WPA 90,958 623 73
AC4ZO 80,550 537 75 18
W1PH/6 SJV 73,704 498 74 15
NJ2L WNY 68,586 483 71 11
WD4MUR VA 68,248 449 76
KI4HN 66,240 460 72
NJ1V STX 62,780 430 73 14.3
K3SA 60,800 400 76
WA7VNI 59,340 430 69 21
KX7L WWA 57,084 402 71
WD4RDU/0 55,216 406 68
W3GOI 54,864 381 72 13.5
NO1J 47,952 333 72
K7FR EWA 47,436 354 67 7.5
NF6H ORG 47,124 306 77 12
W9SZ 46,340 331 70 12
N6KL CO 45,440 355 65 11
K1TN 43,148 322 67 8
KW1K EWA 42,746 319 67 11
KR2J 40,800 300 68 8.5
KD0AV IL 36,888 318 58 8
N9XX WI 34,170 255 67 6
NS8O 33,180 237 70 15
AA8SM 28,000 200 70 10
WA7BNM LAX 8,712 66 66
N9WHG IN 6,972 83 42 5
KI7WX 4,340 62 32 4
Single/OP/High Power/B
W5WMU (OP N6TR) 246,708 1602 77
N5RZ (OP K5GA) 238,700 1550 77
K1ZX 224,960 1480 76
K5GN 222,068 1442 77
W6GO (OP N6IG) 221,452 1438 77
K6LL 219,450 1425 77
NC0P (OP AG9A) 219,296 1424 77
KI3V/7 NV 218,218 1417 77
K4VX/0 (OP WX3N) 216,832 1408 77
N6UR (OP KR6X) 215,600 1400 77
K0RF 213,712 1405 76
AA5BL 211,736 1393 76
K0KR 211,432 1391 76
N2NT (OP KZ2S) 210,520 1385 76
K5ZD 209,748 1362 77
N6TV 209,608 1379 76
N4BP 200,640 1320 76
AB6FO 200,508 1302 77
K1KI (OP K1TO) 200,488 1319 76
WA8ZDT 199,584 1296 77
W6QHS 198,968 1292 77
N6RO 196,536 1293 76
WC4E 196,384 1292 76
K8AZ (OP K8NZ) 193,578 1257 77
W2VJN OR 193,270 1255 77 24
KS1G 192,736 1268 76
WC6H 190,912 1256 76
KS9K (OP N0BSH) 190,806 1239 77
KT3Y 189,300 1262 75
KF3P 187,572 1218 77
AA4NC NC 186,352 1226 76
AA6KX 182,798 1187 77
K1ZZ 181,874 1181 77
NA5Q 181,258 1177 77
K8CC (OP K5GO) 179,208 1179 76
K4PQL NC 179,968 1184 76
WM4T (OP KU8E) 179,718 1167 77
N4ZC (OP WZ3Q) NC 178,024 1156 77
NB6G 174,174 1131 77
KO1JL 170,544 1122 76
W5ASP 168,720 1111 76 19
W6XR/2 166,896 1100 76
K9LJN 166,440 1095 76
WB1GQR 159,000 1060 75
KI0U 159,296 1048 76
NI6T 155,386 1009 77
W0UO 149,688 972 77
KE9I 148,918 967 77 21
K0DI LAX 143,250 955 75
AB1T VT 142,500 950 75 24
WF3T 141,488 956 74 23
WR3O TN 139,688 919 76
AI7B 138,750 925 75 19
AB6WM 138,320 910 76 18
WA6CTA SF 130,568 859 76 20
K8JP IN 123,912 881 76 22.7
WB0O ND 118,552 813 73 12
WB4NFS 117,968 808 73
N1CC ENY 107,800 700 77 16
AE0M 101,332 658 77
W1IHN NC 99,000 660 75 14.2
K9MA 92,700 618 75 11
K1AR 90,750 605 75 10
K8CX 85,316 554 77
WA1G 77,552 524 74 10.1
WA7UVJ WWA 70,992 552 68
K3SA 56,800 400 71 7
K0GU CO 45,630 351 65
NC6U 45,500 650 35
K0EJ 40,800 340 60 5
W3CPB 40,120 295 68
N5CT UT 19,250 175 55
W1YU (OP WI2E) 14,976 144 52 3
NC6U 4,550 65 35 1
Multioperator
AA5B 243,320 1580 77
K7UP 222,684 1446 77
KS9W IL 194,348 1262 77
KM0L 188,650 1225 77
K6XO 178,024 1156 77
K9UWA 166,782 1083 77
N6KI SDG 163,500 1061 77
KL7Y 139,050 927 75
K3WW 120,120 780 77
KB2UGM WNY 115,900 759 76
W6OAT SCV 110,264 716 77 17.5
KE3Q 106,000 716 75 13.5
AA6MC L SCV 100,716 654 77
Operator List for Multi-Op
Call Ops Submitted
AA6MC AA6MC AA6MC
KM0L KMOL,K0RWL,K0VBV KM0L
KL7Y KL7Y,NL7GP KL7Y
N6KI N6AZE,KM6SN,WB6NBU N6KI
KB2UGM K2DB,NG2P,N2PEB,KF2ZW,AF2K,WA2ROW K2DB
K9UWA K9UWA,WA8YVR,KC9LA K9UWA
K6XO K6XO,W0MHS,N5CT,AB7GM K6XO
KS9W KS9W,AA9LX,KD5PJ/9 KD5PJ/9
*********************************************************************
Anyone who sends me a score with no class on it will be put into the B
class. Feel free to email me and I will correct it.
As an interesting sidebar (you see I watched OJ), those of you who
made it to 76 but missed the last one might email me and tell me
which one it was. I will then make up a poll just to see what was the
toughest to get. Pretty sure of the answer but it will be interesting
to look at it from a regional aspect.
Hope you like this. It is a preview of the SSB contest.
73's Jim
Amateur Call: WA4ZXA
Email: floydjr@nr.infi.net
Packet Node: N4ZC
>From Gary Schwartz <garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net> Thu Nov 9 05:31:02 1995
From: Gary Schwartz <garyk9gs@solaria.sol.net> (Gary Schwartz)
Subject: multiple messages
Message-ID: <Pine.3.02.9511082359.A10768-a100000@solaria.sol.net>
Yes, same thing here.
73,
Gary K9GS (You have to STOP the Q-Tip when there's resistance !)
________________________________________________________________
| |
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| Society of Midwest Contesters Packet:K9GS@WA9KEC.WI.USA.NOAM |
| Greater Milwaukee DX Association Secretary/Treasurer |
|________________________________________________________________|
>From Jeffrey Clarke <jdclarke@freenet.columbus.oh.us> Thu Nov 9 05:55:50 1995
From: Jeffrey Clarke <jdclarke@freenet.columbus.oh.us> (Jeffrey Clarke)
Subject: PHONE SS ROVER
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9511090049.A17060-b100000@acme>
On Wed, 8 Nov 1995 N0HJZ@aol.com wrote:
> Rich, N0HJZ (+Bruce,KE9QT) plan on being a rover station in the November
> Sweepstakes Phone Weekend.
>
> Using the call N0HJZ we will operate from North Dakota, South Dakota and
> Minnesota on 80 - 10 meters. We will start in North Dakota and operate for
> up to nine hours. We will then move to near Sisseton, SD and operate until
> about noon on Sunday. We will then move to MN for the remainder of the
> contest.
>
> We are giving everyone the word about our trip in advance so people with
> computer logging can figure out how to log our call so we don't show up as a
> dupe. VHF'ers always log us as CALL/GRID, but maybe people can log us as
> N0HJZ/ND, etc.
>
> We love roving in the VHF contests so now it's time to try HF roving. See
> you in SS!
>
> N0HJZ/Rover
I not sure about this ........ in SS can't you only work
a callsign only once, no matter where he is located?? I know the
rules for most VHF/UHF contests state you can work a rover station each
time he changes grid squares but I don't think there is a rule like
this in SS ???? You guys might want to think about using different
callsigns in each state so people don't lose a QSO for what the guys
at the ARRL contest desk might interpret as a broken exchange.
Jeff KU8E
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* Jeffrey D. Clarke jdclarke@freenet.columbus.oh.us *
******************************************************************
>From Jeffrey Clarke <jdclarke@freenet.columbus.oh.us> Thu Nov 9 06:12:38 1995
From: Jeffrey Clarke <jdclarke@freenet.columbus.oh.us> (Jeffrey Clarke)
Subject: K1TO - SS CW 1995 sum/brk/text
Message-ID: <Pine.3.07.9511090136.A17060-b100000@acme>
On Wed, 8 Nov 1995, LondonSM wrote:
> On Nov 7, 10:54pm, K1to@aol.com wrote:
>
>
> >
> > One solution is to eliminate off-time altogether. Since this is already a
> > short contest (why have the DX contest be 48 straight hours, then have
> > mandatory off time in a contest that is half as long??), since the off-times
> > dilute the activity on Sunday, and since there is room for varying
> > interpretations of the off-time rules, I would really like to see this be a
> > 24-hour contest. I'm a big fan of the IARU contest which has exactly that
> > format. Is "tradition" the overriding factor here? At least I'm not
> > advocating working guys on multiple bands or shortening the exchange!
> >
> > What say, guys?
How about letting everyone work everyone on every band too ???
I know a lot of people who will not operate SS because they think
it is a BORING contest......
> >
> >
>
> Well, at the risk of sounding like the ironman that I am turning in to, I
> agree
> with K1TO. Let's get rid of the off time in SS. As a compromise to keep the
> current records meaningful, I could live with shortening the contest to 24
> hours, total (i.e. 0000Z to 2359Z), but 30 hours, no off-time would be better
> !
> The current scheme leaves too much room for bending the rules, by using the
> off-time to look for needed multipliers. (Tell me, Billy and Warren, how many
> examples of this do you see in the logs - where the first or 2nd QSO after an
> off-time is a new multiplier ?).
>
> CU in Phone SS (lent the station to K0KR for CW SS).
>
> 73,
> Steve, N2IC/0
> n2ic@dr.att.com
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* Jeffrey D. Clarke jdclarke@freenet.columbus.oh.us *
******************************************************************
>From Larry Tyree <tree@cmicro.com> Thu Nov 9 06:23:19 1995
From: Larry Tyree <tree@cmicro.com> (Larry Tyree)
Subject: CW SS at W5WMU
Message-ID: <199511090623.WAA20002@cascade.cmicro.com>
I have been pestered to do a short summary of my effort at W5WMU in
the CW Sweepstakes.
First off, let me correct my score. I found out last night that I had
operated 25 hours, instead of 24. Guess I was having so much fun, I
didn't want it to end. Because of this, I will have to remove my last
41 QSOs. That, along with 6 dupes that were logged makes me end up
with 1562 X 77 for 240,548 points. This is one QSO less than Jeff's
record score from last year.
The band breakdown is 80 - 104, 40 - 757, 20 - 639, 15 - 62.
There were about 185 second radio QSOs. This is even amazing to me, as I
didn't think I had made that many. I did make 14 of them in the first
hour, which was 117. The second hour was 112. I had another hour of
100 at 0100 on 40. The software does it part to make second radio QSOs
easy.
Pat was a great host. The station isn't at his house, and I had plenty
of time to get prepared. There are eleven towers with HF beams on them.
There are probably 8 more with various wires being supported or future
expansion.
I used a 204BA pointing NorthEast with a 5 element beam pointing North
West fed together. On 40, I had a 3 ele DX engineering point NE with a
4 element KLM pointing west. On 15, it was 4 over 4 to the NE and
4 over 4 to the NW.
I could of elminated all of those antennas and started all over again
with different ones. There was 6 over 6 on 20, another 5 element 20
meter beam that was rotatable, a fixed 4 ele 20 pointing east just to
give a sample.
I was glad I brought my TS-850S. All but one of the Yaesu radios had
the old firmware. I ended up using a FT-990 as my second radio. I
always used the 850 for running as the RIT from the keyboard is real
handy (this doesn't work in the Yaesu radio) and I am just used to
how the 850 sounds. I have operated 3 SS CWs with the 850 with stock
500 hertz filters and feel the radio did everything I needed it to.
The amps were homebrew. There were Bird wattmeters, and I was in control
of my power level. I guess I could of been 3 db louder if I wanted to be.
Pat was great. I needed some patch panels made up ahead of time so I could
connect either radio to any of the amps. This was all done and it worked
great. I would also like to thank Stephanie and Jim for their support.
Stephanie does a lot of the maintenance, and could always find that adapter
that I needed. Jim helped me get the computer configured the way I
needed it. It was nice having someone to work with who could understand
what I needed.
It sure is different operating from Louisana compared to the west coast
or Oregon. 15 is mostly useless for running (all you year are some
W6s and W7s). 40 is HOT!!!! I kept expecting 40 to go long, but it
just never happened.
It feels nice to finally be #1 after being in the top ten about 14 times.
Maybe if I go back next year, Jeff and I can do battle.
Congrats to Bill, K5GA, who used to operate at Pat's, for doing a great
job from N5RZ. I was happy to keep him from having to shave his head.
Also, KR0Y, who did a unbelivable job with low power. This guy is just
an animal.
Also, our thoughts are with Bill, KM9P, who missed the contest with a
sick child. Being a father, this is something that can happen to
any of us, and we missed Bill in this one (KM9P was operated by K7GM).
73 Tree N6TR
tree@cmicro.com
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