Good score Jeff.
I hate the long gaps in stations giving their call too. I enjoy the
challenge of being unassisted and hunting, but beginning to feel like
the Geico neanderthal man.
Assisted takes some of the thrill out of hunting for me. Personally I
enjoy stumbling across a weak African that is calling as I tune the
dial much more than having a new multiplier color and call pop up on
the screen. I feel the same about skimmer and without using those aids
I don't see how you can be competitive in CW. I started back into CW
contesting, but the advantage given by spotting and skimmer just seems
too much to overcome so my personal fun factor is lower and I don't
care as much. Sad, because I used to love CW operations.
Get some antenna's Jeff. You've been writing about wires in the trees
too long. Of course I keep saying I should get a new radio too, but
other priorities do have a way of cramping ones style.
Kevan
N4XL
On 3/4/12, Jeff Clarke <ku8e at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: webform at b41h.net [mailto:webform at b41h.net]
> Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 10:47 PM
> To: 3830 at contesting.com; ku8e at bellsouth.net
> Subject: ARRLDX SSB KU8E SOAB HP
>
> ARRL DX Contest, SSB
>
> Call: KU8E
> Operator(s): KU8E
> Station: KU8E
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: GA
> Operating Time (hrs): 18:46
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs Mults
> -------------------
> 160: 17 14
> 80: 56 37
> 40: 164 62
> 20: 162 62
> 15: 257 74
> 10: 121 38
> -------------------
> Total: 777 287 Total Score = 668,997
>
> Club: South East Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> 500 watts with dipoles and loops + Inverted L (on 160)
>
> Seem to do pretty good with simple antennas. Guess I'm in a decent location.
> I
> should do really good if I ever put up some "real" antennas. Everything else
> in
> life just seems to be getting in the way of doing that (plus operating more
> hours). Still had fun...
>
>
> There still seems to be a big problem with stations not sending their call
> for
> a long time. That makes the pileups more unruly. I guess they figure
> everyone
> is using a spotting network? Maybe the rules should be changed to send the
> call
> with the exchange ?
>
>
> Jeff KU8E
>
>
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