AA4NC wrote:
>Operators: WA6DGX (80%) , AA4NC
>35 hours of operation
Darn that K1EA. Thanks to the "Hours On" summary Will was able to
figure out that I only pretended to operate for 13 hours (see excuse
#8) Actually, is that "feature" of CT some sadistic prank on Ken's
part? You bang your head aginst lousy bands, trying to eek out a few
mults, and CT credits you with "Off Time"
Top Ten Excuses why our score sucks:
10. Multi single done the old fashioned way - 1 station and 2 operators -
Hallicrafters rules!!
Will, please get the BFO fixed - it drifts. Every time I tried to CQ
on
14150 it sounded like there was a mosquito there
9. I spent most of Saturday playing guitar rather than radio
Of course, on Saturday the europeans were more likely to hear the
guitar than the Hallicrafters
8. CQWW conflicted with "Baywatch Best of the babes" marathon on
cable
As a matter of fact, I can operate and watch Baywatch at the same
time. The real problem is the TVI. Fix that and we'll get the full
48 hours in next contest.
7. 40m beam broken
Sorry about that - I won't yell so loud next time (see also #6)
6. Big "GAS" SB200 amp at the repair shop at Heathkit
No problem, I just talked louder
5. Demons possessed voice keyer and caused it to take lists on 20
Come on, a lot of guys would never get to work an OH if it weren't
for DX nets.
4. All those knobs and switches!!!
So that's what those thingys are!
3. Could never figure out how many minutes in 10 minute rule...
Seven. Definitely seven.
2. Someone had switched regular coffee with Folger's instant
For a free dinner, it's well worth it.
1. One should never contest when the A index is higher than his IQ!
Hmmmm, happens to me all the time.
>From pduff@wizards.austin.ibm.com (Phill Duff) Wed Nov 2 16:56:03 1994
From: pduff@wizards.austin.ibm.com (Phill Duff) (Phill Duff)
Subject: Side-mounts
Message-ID: <9411021656.AA13184@wizards.austin.ibm.com>
Is "IIX" the only manufacturer of "swinging-gate" style side-arm
mounts for towers that is still in business??
de Phil NA4M
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Phil Duff NA4M (512) 838-3579
IBM AIX/6000 Austin, Texas Internet: pduff@wizards.austin.ibm.com
>From Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> Wed Nov 2 17:01:00 1994
From: Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Subject: VP2E CQWW SSB
Message-ID: <41941102170114/0006008716NA4EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
Gee...just got back and can't understand everyone's complaints about
conditions - they seemed fine from Anguilla!
Actually, the lousy Northern Latitude propagation gave us both great
W and EU runs on both 15 and 10. Guess we were the only game in town.
As mentioned before the contest, this was a laid-back vacation operation,
with just two guys, and one radio. No real priority given to multipliers.
It's amazing what a tribander at 60 feet and some wires can do from down
there with conditions like these. Being down there sure beat being home here
in NH this time! Kinda crowded on the island, with VP2EC (N5AU, opr) mono-80
and VP2EJ running all-band low power a mile or so away. Didn't seem to hurt
much, though.
Some high points...
75 Qs in 15 minutes on the first trip to 160 Friday night 06Z.
379 hour Saturday, 18-19Z 10 M running Ws (first Q was KY1H, who put us out
on packet). Could have been more, but found myself CQing again at 1830!
Got the CT "Last 10 Q" meter to 900 during that hour!
325 hour Sat morning running mostly EU with a few W dribbling in
1800 EU, 900 Ws on 15M ! Never heard a pileup of Europeans that big before,
in numerous trips South. Absolutely amazing.
Call: VP2E Country: Anguilla
Mode: SSB Category: Multi Single
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 170 345 2.03 11 25
80 549 1172 2.13 18 54
40 1008 2292 2.27 25 85
20 2128 4712 2.21 28 94
15 2770 7347 2.65 26 113
10 1909 4683 2.45 22 85
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 8534 20551 2.41 130 456 => 12,042,886
Operators: K1DG, KA1XN
Equipment: TS-930, Alpha 76, laptop, TA33, wires
Club Affiliation: YCCC
73,
Doug K1DG
k1dg@mcimail.com
p.s. Don't send cards to the non-existent VP2E bureau! QSL via WZ1R. Direct
cards will get direct answers, all else will bulked via bureau. Spread the
word...
>From Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> Wed Nov 2 17:03:00 1994
From: Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Subject: Scores from down South
Message-ID: <70941102170307/0006008716NA4EM@MCIMAIL.COM>
Scores from down South...
HC8A m/s 8792-152-574=18.6M
V31DX m/s 7600-?-?=8M
J6DX m/m 15000-?-?
PJ8Z m/s 6023-113-414=7.4M
VP2E m/s 8534-130-456=12.0M
NP4Z solp 4316-111-393=5.1M
P40W soab 6452-132-471=11.4M part time (W2GD, op)
P40E soab 8200-138-505=15.5M (CT1BOH, op)
KP2A 20M 4824-38-156=2.279M (KW8N, op)
73,
Doug K1DG
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