Okay, the game plan for next year is to save a couple of low numbers and
when I work Don, low ball him with those numbers. I certainly didn't want
to motivate him as he is hard enough to beat when he is just fooling around.
Seriously, congratulations Don.
73,
Mike, K4GMH
At 01:11 PM 8/18/02 -0500, Don Hill AA5AU wrote:
> SARTG WW RTTY Contest
>
>Call: AA5AU
>Operator(s): AA5AU
>Station: AA5AU
>
>Class: SOAB HP
>QTH: LA
>Operating Time (hrs): 24
>Radios: SO2R
>
>Summary:
> Band QSOs Pts Mults
>-------------------------
> 80: 19 190 15
> 40: 87 1030 49
> 20: 312 3995 88
> 15: 223 2850 69
> 10: 47 610 29
>-------------------------
>Total: 688 8675 250 Total Score = 2,168,750
>
>Club:
>
>Comments:
>
>Looks like another very close finish between Mike, K4GMH, and myself.
>He motivated me to work hard in this one. At one point, he was 20
>QSO's ahead of me on Saturday. I had a real good run of EU at the 0800
>start of the last period that helped me catch him.
>
>Condx were not the best, but a lot of activity made for a good contest. 10
>meters came alive to EU with 30 minutes left in the contest. Lots of JA's
the
>first night. 40 was decent with good paths to EU and JA. Heard VK6HD
longpath
>on 40 Saturday afternoon but couldn't break the EU pileup. Thanks to VA3DX,
>W9HLY, KH6ND and K4WW for 5 band QSO's.
>
>Highlights were PS7TKS on 80, 5B4/G0LII on 40, CN8KD on 40, ZP5CGL on 40,
OA4AHW
>on 40, 4W6MM, A45WD, C31BO, EA9IB, FO5PS, VK4UC (4 bands), ZL2AMI (4 bands),
>and JY9NX.
>
>Lowlights - not hearing FR5GS, missing my personal best by only 3255
>points.
>
>I knew something was up with 10 meters Sunday when I heard and worked 4Z8EE
>before I had heard any EU signals. Too bad it was at the end of the contest.
>
>It was a lot more fun than I anticipated. Thanks to everyone, old RTTY
friends,
>and new ops for all the QSO's! And especially thanks to those stations
that QSY'd
>to other bands for me. It may have made the difference.
>
>73, Don AA5AU
>http://www.aa5au.com
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>
>
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