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Subject: [SECC] NA Sprint CW AA4LR LP
From: aa4lr@arrl.net (Bill Coleman)
Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 18:17:13 -0400
                    NA Sprint CW Contest

Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
---------------------
   80:   24     0.7
   40:   56     1.5
   20:   45     1.8
---------------------
Total:  126    Mults = 36  Total Score = 4,536

Club: South East Contest Club

Team: SS Sprint Coaltn #4

Comments:

Equipment:
TS430S, AT-250, Murch UT-2000A, 100 watts output.
Homebrew keyer
AE6Y Software

Antennas:
A3S @ 49.5 feet (20m)
40m 1/4 wave sloper @ 40 feet (40m)
80m doublet @ 35 feet (80m)

Comments:
Once again, Bill W4AN organised teams, and I volunteered. Since my last 
outingnetted 75 Qs, I signed up for a repeat, but my real goal was to 
break the 100 Qbarrier. I simply needed to maintain a rate of 25 Q/hr for 
four hours. Easy, right? No. This is the sprint -- the hardest doggone 
contest out there. And low power to boot.

First hour was slow with 23 Qs, but picked up 30 Qs int the second hour, 
and 36 Q/hr the last two hours. I suppose I'm learning. W4ANs tips from 
last year are still effective. Glad to finally be in 3-digit range.

Got annoyed on one occassion when someone answered my CQ at a slightly 
faster speed than I was sending. He then ripped through the exchange, and 
I got only part of the number and name. Here I am sending "NR" and he 
starts a QSO with next guy. They seem oblivious to my "NR NR NR". Guys, 
the QSO ain't over until the CQing guy sends something to acknowledge the 
end. That effort will be rewarded with a Not-In-Log.

Interesting on the mults. I got 36, but many of the top scorers only got 
42-44. Seems like I missed some easy mults like AL, KY, MI. 

You know, a few years ago, many of the top ops did the sprint low-power. 
While I don't expect them to do it again, it might be nice to try a 
speed-limit sprint -- like 20-25 wpm max. I'm sure the top ops would fall 
asleep, but it would be different.


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Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
            -- Wilbur Wright, 1901


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