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> From: Raymond Dave-CSUS04
> Sent: Sunday, December 28, 1997 7:55 PM
> To: 'Topband Reflector'
> Subject: Condx for Stew Perry from Iowa
>
> Hello Crew:
>
> Condx Saturday evening local time for the Stew Perry contest were
> nothing short of absolutely fabulous. Activity levels were even
> higher than the recent 160 mtr contests.
>
> I had a project going on the bench when I fired the station up at
> about 2100z. Made a handful of Q's off and on for the first couple of
> hours while I was finishing my project. Then at 2300z I sat down and
> started to get serious. I finally had to go to bed about 0500z.
>
> In short, I had 223 q's, of which 56 were Europeans! At one point,
> the Europeans were lined up 2 or 3 deep calling me as I ran (an
> unusual event from Iowa!). I would frequently ask US stations to
> standby, so I could work the DX.
>
> Were there some stations running qrp or qrpp? I had some unbelievably
> weak stateside stations calling me that kept getting covered by
> Europe. I think I got them all pulled through. . . the beverages
> worked well for the very weak stateside stations.
>
> I'm not really geared up for contesting here (do that at N0NI), so
> don't have contest type logging and computer/rig interface, etc.
> Logging on paper, tuning the RIT, switching antennas, and running the
> keyer, all at the same time, are quite a challenge!
>
> I have no way of knowing how I did from a score perspective. I don't
> even know if I could submit my ugly paper logs, but I sure had a ball.
> We gotta do this again!
>
> 73 and Happy New Year to all,
>
> Dave,
> W0FLS
>
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