Congrats on a great score...It seems to me that if someone has to cheat to
make a better score, then in degrades the contest for ALL of us. I think
you need to send in a complaint.
Dan/W4NTI
> [Original Message]
> From: Lewis Frederick Dennin II <fdennin@numail.org>
> To: <secc@contesting.com>
> Date: 11/22/04 12:07:29 PM
> Subject: [SECC] Sweepstakes
>
>
> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB
>
> Call: WW4LL
> Operator(s): WW4LL, KU8E, W4BW, K9MUG, K4ZJ
> Station: WW4LL
>
> Class: Multi-Op HP
> QTH: GA
> Operating Time (hrs): 24
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160: 0
> 80: 38
> 40: 898
> 20: 400
> 15: 66
> 10: 38
> ------------
> Total: 1440 Sections = 80 Total Score = 230,400
>
> Club: South East Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Operators here did a great job for an effort that was put together at the
> last minute and hampered by "Murphy". Just before contest start time had
> computer problems, problems with new Heil noise cancelling headsets (one
> slide switch bad with phasing), lost amp for short period of time, and
> late in contest lost tuner for unknown reason at this time.
>
> Learned more as we always try to do with each of these endeavors. Should
> have heeded the advice of my friend and mentor (N4GG) with a strategy
> error that I made at 4am. 40 meters was incredible all night with
> repeated 100 plus hours.
>
> After 12 hours of operating at 4am, I decided to shut down for a break and
> we were still running 50 to 60 Qs per hour. Bad mistake and my
> responsibility. I should have waited until the rate dropped more. "Bird
> in the hand" kind of philosophy.
>
> Got sweep at 3:30 am with NNY which was our first Q on 80 meters. Had 40
> mults in the first two hours.
>
> Congratulations to our SECC single op friends (N4LR & NA4BW) who kicked
our
> multi-single butts and our W5DDX (NN4RR & K1DW) multi-single friends who
> did so as well.
>
> I've already been to HRO and traded out the new Heil noise cancelling
> headsets for two new ones. Got to address the amp & tuner failure yet. We
> have other station design issues to address and I'm always thankful that
> we do a "lessons learned" kind of thing to see where we can improve both
> with the station and as a team of operators.
>
> I didn't post this on the 3830 reflector but as we worked one multi single
> station, we could clearly hear his other station in the background calling
> CQ as we the run op was stumbling with the exchange. There's been a lot
> on the CQ reflector recently about cheating and I've avoided engaging in
> that discussion, but this was blatant and identifiable. At least one
> other op has already posted on the CQ reflector, hearing the same thing
> this weekend.
>
> Many thanks to everyone who participated, as it was a lot of fun and the
> comradery was great. Happy that we worked so many SECC guys and the
> support is appreciated. Hopefully, some of you will join us one day in
> our next mult single effort.
>
> 73'.......Fred WW4LL
>
>
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