>Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 15:19:20 -0400
>From: Ed Steeble <esteeble@sc.rr.com>
>Subject: W3SO 222 Spring Sprints 2005
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>W3SO, FN00, WPA, 222 Spring Sprint:
>
>57 QSOs, 25 Grids = claimed score 2850
>
>CONTEST: 222 Sprint 2005
>OPERATORS: W3TEF
>SOAPBOX: No television disruption ( ie NCAA basketball) to affect
>SOAPBOX: things, and again more participation than usual for 222 MHZ.
>SOAPBOX: Normally W3SO strives to work 30 to 40 stations and a dozen
>SOAPBOX: grids in a sprint.In this sprint we worked 57 QSO and 25 grids.
>SOAPBOX: We worked two rovers (N3FTI and WB3SIH - WB2SIH in
>SOAPBOX: two grids!). We worked the usual VE3s; but didn't hear any 9's
>SOAPBOX: despite long calling periods with the beam to the NW and W.
>SOAPBOX: The best DX was a new grid for W3SO, EM85. The only major,
>SOAPBOX: super station from the NE we heard was K1TEO (and we worked
>SOAPBOX: him). We did work many stations with low power, transverter
>type
>SOAPBOX: setups, welcome to the band and we are glad you guys were on.
>SOAPBOX: Participation held on until 10:30PM ET rather than the
>usual, "we
>SOAPBOX: worked them all in the first hour".
>SOAPBOX: It was a pretty even mix between SSB and CW QSOs.
>ARRL-SECTION: WPA
>CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP HIGH
>GRID: FN00
>
>For the team,
>Ed
>K3IXD
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