NA Sprint RTTY Contest
Call: WK6I
Operator(s): WK6I
Station: WK6I
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 3.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 9 0.5
40: 18 1.0
20: 62 2.0
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Total: 89 Mults = 35 Total Score = 3,115
Comments:
Well that was interesting... I was able to get a slightly more effective
antenna up into the trees just before the contest, so I had a slightly
easier time on 40/80 than I would have otherwise. It seems like you have to
have a somewhat more 'effective' station for this sprint format than for a
regular test, because most contacts seem to involve busting a pileup. Dave
K6LL may be onto (as opposed to on) something: SOnR may be the way to go -
pick the screen that is ready for a pounce... I may have to -drink- some of
the good stuff myself and ponder it further.
Oh - lost the first half hour chasing demons (no not the ones that come from
the good stuff ;-). Had the station all set up and tested on a dead
frequency, then tuned to 14080 and tried to answer a CQ - and the
transmitter promptly locked itself into transmit. (Apologies to the 2 or 3
stations I smeared.) After much cursing, I found that the transmitter ground
connection had worked loose. (Add 'check grounds' to the checklist...)
73 - jeff wk6i
Jeff Stai jds@twistedoak.com
Twisted Oak Winery http://www.twistedoak.com/
Rocketry Org. of CA http://www.rocstock.org/
Amateur Radio WK6I
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