Hello Everyone -
Just a few random thoughts on my first CQ WW SSB effort. I REALLY
enjoyed it!!! I made a few mistakes <thank goodness - I know I'm human!
:-> ).... I beat a few of the pileups created by packet clusters, but I
couldn't get thru the ones already in operation when I found 'em. All
the DX countries I worked were first time contacts for me.
-- The ONLY thing that truly bothered me during the contest were
stations calling CQ Contest and when I went back to them replied (or
changed their CQ) "sorry DX only".....you KNOW who you are guys! Seems
like the purpose of the contest was to make contacts NOT just DX
contacts.....or am I missing something here????
Worked all bands. Single Op unassisted, low power. Equipment -\
Icom IC-706 into MFJ-941D feeding a Carolina Windom 160.
Total QSO's - 167
DX Mults - 76
Zones - 44
Someday the "little fish" grow into BIGGER fish! I'll be back again and
again......kinda gets in yer blood doesn't it?
-73-
Jerry KB9NMU
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/KB9NMU
"No Code - No HF....Know Code KNOW HF!"
>From silver@ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira) Mon Oct 28 14:56:43 1996
From: silver@ax.apc.org (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira) (Carlos Augusto S. Pereira)
Subject: AH7G
Message-ID: <199610281456.MAA16344@ax.ibase.br>
Was AH7G in Hawaii or Kure Is.?
73,
Carlos - PY1CAS
>From ke5fi@wt.net (KE5FI) Mon Oct 28 17:02:01 1996
From: ke5fi@wt.net (KE5FI) (KE5FI)
Subject: Little fish.....
References: <3274C79B.3814@comsys.net>
Message-ID: <3274E709.3177@wt.net>
Jerry Fray wrote:
> -- The ONLY thing that truly bothered me during the contest were
> stations calling CQ Contest and when I went back to them replied (or
> changed their CQ) "sorry DX only".....you KNOW who you are guys! Seems
> like the purpose of the contest was to make contacts NOT just DX
> contacts.....or am I missing something here????
You missed something, Jerry! Contacts in the same country count zero
points. (I was one of the ones...)
Chuck, KE5FI
(Single band 10 operating K5XI)
>From 71111.260@CompuServe.COM (Hans Brakob) Mon Oct 28 15:37:41 1996
From: 71111.260@CompuServe.COM (Hans Brakob) (Hans Brakob)
Subject: AH7G
Message-ID: <961028153741_71111.260_EHM35-1@CompuServe.COM>
AH7G was in Hawaii.
Kure would have "K" as the first letter of the suffix. All other
AH7/NH7/KH7/WH7 are Hawaii.
AH7K, WH7KAA, KH7KB are examples of calls that might be assigned to Kure.
73, de Hans, K0HB
>From jfunk@adams.net (jim funk) Mon Oct 28 15:58:35 1996
From: jfunk@adams.net (jim funk) (jim funk)
Subject: Little fish.....
Message-ID: <9610281558.AA06874@golden.adams.net>
KB9NMU:>-- <snip> The ONLY thing that truly bothered me during the
contest were
>stations calling CQ Contest and when I went back to them replied (or
>changed their CQ) "sorry DX only".....
<snip>
Hey, big fish:
Some of us need a Zone 3, 4 or 5 for a mult on a particular band.
It takes just about as much time to say, "KB9XXX 59 5" as it does to say,
"Hey old man, this is a *DX* contest! QRZed DX only".
Think about it.
73, Jim N9JF
you KNOW who you are guys! Seems
>like the purpose of the contest was to make contacts NOT just DX
>contacts.....or am I missing something here????
> Worked all bands. Single Op unassisted, low power. Equipment -\
>Icom IC-706 into MFJ-941D feeding a Carolina Windom 160.
> Total QSO's - 167
> DX Mults - 76
> Zones - 44
>Someday the "little fish" grow into BIGGER fish! I'll be back again and
>again......kinda gets in yer blood doesn't it?
>
>-73-
>Jerry KB9NMU
>http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/KB9NMU
>"No Code - No HF....Know Code KNOW HF!"
>
>
The Lane, The Pole, The 2-Yard Line, 14.002; Radio Contesting isn't for Sissies.
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