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Subject: Antenna Discussion on CQ-Contest
From: K4RO@music-city.tdec.state.tn.us (K4RO@music-city.tdec.state.tn.us)
Date: Sun Nov 10 16:14:52 1996
I have to disagree that CQ-Contest is not the proper place to discuss
antenna systems used for contesting.  Not everyone wishes to subscribe
to towertalk, for any number of reasons.  My understanding is that
CQ-Contest is an appropriate place for any contest related discussion,
including antenna systems.  This is not meant to be disrespectful to K7LXC
or anyone involved with the towertalk reflector.  I just don't want to
see all talk of contest-related antenna systems move off of the CQ-Contest
reflector.   Thanks for listening.

-Kirk  K4RO   K4RO@music-city.tdec.state.tn.us


>From km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P & K4AAA)  Sun Nov 10 23:15:31 1996
From: km9p@contesting.com (Bill Fisher, KM9P & K4AAA) (Bill Fisher, KM9P & 
K4AAA)
Subject: More 4-square notes
Message-ID: <199611102315.SAA13515@paris.akorn.net>


Just a follow up on previous messages regarding the 4-square I built...

1.  When I cut my RG11 coax, I cut to length using an SWR anaylyzer for the
proper length.  It was several feed different from the suggested length in
the manual that came with the 4-square box.  I would suggest not just
cutting it to a calculated length.

2.  It is suggested that you tune the verticals for 10% below the desired
frequency of operation due to mutual coupling.  In my case it didn't seem to
be anywhere near 10%.  More like 50KC on 80M.  So I tuned mine for 3475Khz
and 3775Khz.  The low dump power point in both cases is 50KC higher.

3.  I originally tuned mine for 3650Khz with the idea that I would live with
whatever dumped power there was on each mode.  After the first weekends
evaluation I felt like I was loud on CW but not so loud on SSB.  I also
didn't see as much F/B on SSB.  The next weekend I tuned the array for SSB
and the only test was the contest.  It worked FB.  

This weekend I decided rather than simply adding length to each vertical to
move it to cw, that I would add a coil on the bottom of each vertical and
short across it when operating SSB.  I wound the coil on a piece of plastic
pipe (about 5" in diameter).  It only took a 5 or 6 turns to bring it from
3800Khz to 3525Khz.  It also means that my verticals are truely vertical.
If I added length to each vertical wire, my supports were not tall enough to
keep the verticals vertical.  They would slope in slightly.  I figured
keeping the system vertical was more important than a whatever small loss
that would be seen in the coil.  I hope I'm right.  (any comments?)  

4.  K8CC told me that K3LR had problems with his 160m array detuning his 80M
4-square.  I have a 160M sloping vertical about 30' away from one of the
legs of the 4-square.  I have not seen any difference in dumped power
between any of the positions and the F/B seems to be consistant in all
directions.  I'm assuming it's not screwing the 4-square.  At any rate, it's
the only 160M antenna I have and it's staying up.  

Hope this helps someone.

73

Bill

Bill Fisher, KM9P & K4AAA
http://www.contesting.com 






>From goofy@hk.net (Tom Ewing)  Sun Nov 10 23:21:31 1996
From: goofy@hk.net (Tom Ewing) (Tom Ewing)
Subject: New Vanity Reflector
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.95.961111071419.5135D-100000@hk.net>




On Sun, 10 Nov 1996, Dale Martin wrote:

> A lot of the 'vanity' traffic seems to be espousing a vanity reflector or
> that the subject matter just not be discussed on this reflector. 
> 
> May I offer a suggestion: 
> 
> For those who have no interest in the vanity comments, simply
> delete them before you read them.  I don't know about your message
> software, but mine gives me a nice couple of columns of information, 
> one of which is the subject line.  I can CTL-mouse click on each one
> and bulk delete them before I even read them.  No problem.  


That's not the point...this is a contest reflector get it? CONTEST
C-O-N-T-E-S-T.



> 
> Another alternative is to simply unsubscribe for a month or so until 
> this all becomes old news and interest has veered onto another track. 

I don't think so....whay should I run off for a month, when the vanity
crap should never be posted here from day one?


> 
> Vanity program commenters:  Include the word vanity in your subject
> line to factilitate the less-than-interested parties deletion of your notes
> quickly and efficiently. 

Vanity programmers......take it elsewhere....it does not belong here.

> 
> Personally, I find the subject and comments somewhat interesting, 
> however, I do delete a lot of them after reading only the first couple of
> lines.  


Personally, I find your suggestions groundless. 



> 
> >From a contest point of view, I look forward to NAQP or Sprint
> to see what effects the new calls have...It will be very interesting to 
> compare the past and current scores of the new call holders, don't ya
> think? 
> 
> Soon it will all die down....and contest subjects...REAL contest subjects
> will prevail
>

In light of your comments and suggestions, I highly doubt it.



Tom Ewing

VR2GO


>From k5zd@ultranet.com (Randy Thompson)  Sun Nov 10 23:31:30 1996
From: k5zd@ultranet.com (Randy Thompson) (Randy Thompson)
Subject: K5ZD CQWW Phone Story (really long)
Message-ID: <01BBCF35.8462BBA0@k5zd.ultranet.com>

Sorry to interrupt, but how about something that goes back to why we =
started subscribing to this reflector in the first place...

The Summary Sheet:

                    CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1996

   Call: K5ZD                     Country:  United States
   Mode: SSB                      Category: Single Operator
                                            High Power

 BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/QSO   ZONES COUNTRIES

 160       46       97     2.11     11      29    1/4-wave GP, Inv vee @ =
90'
  80      237      647     2.73     16      74    Inv vee @ 95', =
1-/4-wave GP
  40      312      893     2.86     27      86    40-2CD @ 110'
  20      994     2908     2.93     34     125    Stacked 205CA @ =
100'/50'
  15      728     2146     2.95     27     110    5-el 15 @ 70'
  10       74      210     2.84      9      27    TH7DXX @ 90'
---------------------------------------------------

Totals   2391     6901     2.89    124     451  =3D>  3,968,075

The Story:

Sometimes it is far better to be lucky than good...

I had a number of very good reasons to operate this contest:

1. It is one of my favorite contests, has fantastic world wide activity, =
and signals the beginning of the fall contest season.

2. I had done a lot of work on the station over the summer with this =
contest in mind.  I raised my 70' tower to 90'.  Added an Inv vee for =
160 to help with the Caribbean (it didn't).  I worked on the audio =
switching inside the station to simplify going between radios.  Rebuilt =
my TH7DXX to like new condition.  Got some bandpass filters for the =
second station.

3. My nemesis, K1AR, had a business commitment that would prevent him =
from operating the contest.  Wow!  After 3 years of finishing second to =
John, here was my chance to win.

4. I had done a lot of work rebuilding K1IU (now K1AM) this summer and =
had all of his antennas working.  I even put him together with W2SC who =
was looking for a station to single op from.  Now we were finally going =
to find out which station was "better".

I had some pretty good reasons not to operate this contest:

1. I am involved in a start-up software company that is demanding =
virtually every waking moment of my time.  It is exciting, but leaves me =
exhausted at the end of each day.

2. My former employer threatens me with a lawsuit.  Needless to say, =
this consumes a lot of mental energy!

3. My 6 year old son had several competing activities for the weekend =
including cub scouts and the final soccer game of the year (I am =
assistant coach).

4. It is the bottom of the sunspot cycle and this would be one of the =
better years to skip!

Those of you who are used to reading my annual contest stories know that =
I always seem to find a way around these distractions.  But this year, =
the reasons not to operate were winning.

Tuesday night before the contest, I turn on the radio and the bands =
sound broken.  Even the C6A station on 160 seems to have auroral =
flutter!  The next morning before work, I listen across the bands and =
there is not a signal moving the S-meter at 12Z.  This is about as bad =
as conditions can get.

They improve a little bit on Thursday, but it still doesn't sound very =
good.  Given the external pressures in my life, I decide that I will =
prepare to do the contest, but will probably not do the whole thing.  I =
want to save myself for SS CW and WW CW.

I get home about 5PM Friday night and take a nap until 7:00.  The =
contest starts at 8PM.  I sit down, mark all the amp settings, and =
listen to how poor things sound.  I start on 20m S&P for the first 5 =
minutes.  Work CY0XX who is 40db over 9 plus some Caribbean.  Go to 40m =
and it sounds OK.  I settle in with the main radio on 40 and the second =
station on 20 beaming south.

I am able to CQ transmitting on 7189 and listening on 7088.  Get a short =
run of about 10 Europeans.  It is murder listening through all the QRM.  =
Best catch is RA4AG for a sometimes difficult double mult.  40m kind of =
dies to Europe around 0130Z and then things really slow down.

When I get to 75m, ON4UN is only about S4.  We work and I know it is =
going to be a long night if John is that weak.

Usually when conditions are poor, I can always count on spending some =
time on 160m picking up new multipliers.  This year, 160 was very =
marginal.  Except for IG9/IV3TAN.  What a signal he had, both nights, =
all the time.  It was amazing to hear him CQing S7 to S9, and yet not =
another European signal on the band.  My only Europeans on 160 the first =
night were YU1ZZ and CU2AF.  Called 9A800OS many times without success.

This left 75m as the only place to hang out.  I settled in around 3820 =
calling CQ and listening down around 3648.  The rate was slow but =
steady.  I would CQ for 10 or 15 minutes, then go to another band for =
S&P.  Kept the second rig on 20 all night picking up each new LU station =
as they showed up.  Had a good run of Europeans on 75m from 0330Z to =
0530Z.  Managed to work some good multipliers that called me -- UA2FJ, =
RA4CC, ES7RE, LY1DQ, OH3RB, HB0/DL6FDB, IT9THD, SL3ZV, UT4UZ, and =
GU3HFN.  This is why calling CQ is so important on the low bands.  Had =
an even better run on 75m during the 06Z hour.  The next morning on 15m, =
OH1EH tells me that only a few US stations were coming through - me, =
KC1XX, W1FJ.  Wow.  Those guys have lots better antennas than my =
inverted vee!

Meant to go to bed at 07Z but kept finding just one more QSO.  Then =
decided 08Z but kept finding more QSOs.  Worked JF1IST and JA1YXP on =
40m.  Finally at 0845Z, it slowed to the point that I decided to get =
some sleep.  This is the point that I "quit" the contest as I would =
normally never sleep during the first night.

Got back on at 1030Z (90 minutes of sleep).  Surprised to find 20m open =
so I did a couple of quick sweeps across the band.  It must not have =
been runnable because I went to 40m at 11Z and caught some good =
multipliers -- UA0JQ was the best.

Back to 20m at 1110Z and sat down on 14157.  Stayed here for an hour of =
113 QSOs.  Started checking 15m with the second radio about 12Z.  Worked =
some Caribbean stations and then noticed that the Europeans appeared to =
be coming in direct path.  Tried to run on 15m for 15 minutes but not =
very good rate.  Went back and amazingly recaptured 14156!  Ran there =
for another 30+ minutes.

Finally 15m warmed up enough to do something.  At 1252Z I settled on =
21238 and had 100+ rate for an hour and then did more S&P.  I don't know =
if I was not loud or if there was low activity, but I just wasn't able =
to command a frequency.

Some time later, it was really depressing when I chatted with K1DG at =
KC1XX and he was 200 QSOs ahead of me for the morning and said N6BV had =
a 200+ hour.  Wow...  We were talking up on 21392 which was the first =
clear spot I had been able to find.  It was good to me as 9H1DE and =
W4WET/TF7 were two new mults that called in.

About 1440Z I was starting to lose interest in the contest.  Its amazing =
how the drive to continue goes away once you think you are out of it.  I =
stopped for a moment to talk with W2SC at K1IU.  I told him I was going =
to quit and wanted to know his line score so I could see how I was =
doing.  I don't think he really wanted to trade numbers and asked if I =
was sure I was quitting.  He told me he was at 438K. I made a surprised =
comment and told him I was looking at 800K+ on my screen.  I think this =
mentally destroyed Tom for the next few hours (sorry OM).  It also made =
me give some thought to continuing...

I scanned 15m one more time and then went to 20m at 1450Z.  Wedged my =
way in on 14196 and had a pretty good run of Europeans.  The rate meter =
was well over 100 when my wife came in to ask me about something at =
1509Z.  I had 900 QSOs exactly.

I left the radio and helped her with a project.  Then I had some =
breakfast and fell asleep on the couch.  After another 90 minute sleep =
break, it was time to get my son ready for the soccer game.  While he =
was getting dressed, I sneaked into the shack and did a little high =
speed S&P.  From 1757Z to 1820Z (23 minutes) I worked 55 stations and 13 =
multipliers.  Most of them were on a virgin 10m band.  If I had a dollar =
for every LU that commented on my signal during this period I could =
afford to buy some more antennas!

I took Andrew to the soccer game (another loss).  The weather outside =
was fantastic.  A perfect sunny, crisp fall New England day.

Got back on the air around 2005Z and tuned across 10 and 15m chasing =
QSOs.  Finally got to 20m and started to run on 14176 about 2039Z.  Had =
a good hour or more and then discovered JAs were coming in.  Kept moving =
the beam between Eu and JA.

About this time I got into a rather juvenile frequency fight with K7RI.  =
I had heard him come on the frequency so I knew I was there first.  But =
he was working JA and I was beaming Europe so we coexisted for awhile.  =
Once I started trying to work JA, he moved down exactly on top of me and =
we traded senseless CQing for awhile.  Then we yelled at each other and =
finally I "won".  This is the kind of stupid thing I would never waste =
time doing if I was serious.  As it turned out, I felt rather silly and =
embarrassed when it was over.  I definitely owe him an apology!

I got to 40m about 2300Z.  The band was rocking and rolling with 40 over =
S9 signals from one end to the other.  It was obvious that I was a =
little late.  I started CQing on 7182 QSX 7057.  Had a nice string of 65 =
QSOs.  Best multiplier was 9K/YO9HP for a double! It definitely seems =
that split frequency on 40m phone is getting more productive each year.  =
Less broadcast station QRM or better radios?

At 2330Z it was dinner time.  Had a wonderful spaghetti dinner with my =
wife and son.  This must be how "normal" people ENJOY contests.  There =
is a lot less pressure when you can just walk away at any time.

I came back at 0015Z and started CQing on 7193 QSX 7093.  I ran another =
36 stations with the best being OX3SA for a very rare double mult.  =
Things slowed down around 0100Z and it became a game of search and =
pounce.  160m and 75m conditions were better the second night but the =
activity was not (or I had already worked most of the loud stations).  =
Kept checking 160 but not much was happening.  Worked M6T, EA8AK, CT3FN =
and ZD8Z among others.

I compared scores with KM9P about 05Z or so.  We had exactly the same =
QSO total but he was over 50 multipliers ahead.  I figured it was up to =
him or N6BV to win.

I made only 4 contacts between 0500Z and 0534Z and decided that I had =
enough. Went to sleep and set the alarm for 1045Z.  Didn't actually hear =
it and wake up until after 11Z.  Getting 5 hours of sleep on Saturday =
night in a DX contest really gave me a new view of Sunday!

I woke up with the goal of seeing if I could make the top ten and get in =
the band breakdown box.  Comparing to previous year's rate sheets I =
could see that I was in good shape on the LF bands, but needed lots of =
QSOs and mults on 15 and 20.  I dug out the results in CQ Magazine for =
the past two years to see if I could guess what it would take to make =
the top ten.  It looked like 2.5M would be enough.

Took me 15 minutes to find a frequency on 20m and started to run about =
1127Z. It was OK, but the band had a funny sound to it.  Almost like it =
does at the top of the cycle when the MUF has risen way above the band.  =
Signals were hollow sounding and some of the deep Asians were pretty =
loud.

Turned on the second rig and checked 15m.  The band was already wide =
open with excellent European signals.  First signal I heard was S01M at =
1143Z for a new multiplier.  Immediately switched the main radio to 15m =
and started searching for a frequency to call CQ.  Took 5 minutes to =
land on 21287.

Thus began the best hour of rate I have ever had in a DX contest from =
the USA.  I worked 310 QSOs in the next 106 minutes.  QRATE calculated =
the best hour at 203!  Interestingly, it was the 'perfect' kind of high =
rate -- usually only one or two stations calling at a time with very few =
repeats.  Opening the morning with this kind of rate really got me =
going.

Strangely, the next 2 hours were not very good.  It was almost like the =
band took a dive or the arrival angle passed out of the hot spot of my =
antenna.  I even went back to 20m to CQ for awhile it was so bad.  =
Started running again on 21248 about 1430Z.  Best call was from VU2PAI =
for a double mult.  The "low" rate gave me a chance to chase Africans on =
10m.  This really started to help the multiplier total.  Called stations =
almost all of the 15Z hour.

Finally settled into 14198 around 16Z and started the run that would =
eventually decide the contest. Four solid hours in a row (1602Z until =
2002Z) on the same frequency produced plenty of QSOs AND mults. Plus it =
gave me a base of operations I could do the second radio stuff from.  =
Some of the interesting things that CALLED ME included: HS0ZAA, VU2PAI, =
HS1BV, UK8IW, some JAs and UA9s, UN0G, VU2HDA, HL1CW, VU2MTT, EA6JN, =
4S7RF, A45ZN, 4S7OF, some 4X4s, ZC4EE, T88T, 8Q7BT, W4WET/TF7, OD5NJ, =
CT3HG, GD4PTV, GM0ILB/Shetlands, 9J2BO, and UK0A.

I keep talking about this second radio stuff.  What's it really worth?  =
Well, during the same 4 hour period when I was running on 20 and had 367 =
QSOs plus all those great multipliers call in, here are some of the =
mults I worked on 10m and 15m using the second rig: HC0E, 3DA0DX, V51GB, =
8R1K, V59T, AH8A, 9J2SZ, 5C8MC, D44BS, VP9ID, 9L1MA, KP2BH, and ZD7SAS.  =
This is all without ever transmitting on two bands at the same time!  It =
is amazing how easy it can be to find pileups and opportunities to call =
stations even with rates over 1/minute on the CQing frequency.  All made =
possible by our friend the DVP!

I went back and counted up my second radio QSOs for the contest.  I had =
only 128 of them.  25 were new zones.  An amazing 63 were for new =
country multipliers!  As you can see, I don't waste much effort on =
working contacts on the second rig but I do make a big effort to chase =
multipliers.

My wife came home from the store at 2002Z so I had to take a break to =
unload groceries from the car and eat lunch.  Back on about 2040Z until =
the end of the contest.  Did some more S&P for awhile chasing =
multipliers then back to CQing on 20.  Got 14172 about 2123Z and had =
some more good rate and mults.  Called by 3A2HB and then the shock of =
the weekend -- SU1ER!  Too bad I didn't have all those other zones you =
need for WAZ.

Got down to 40m about 2230Z and it was even better than the night =
before.  The band was packed!  When searching for a listening frequency =
I was surprised to hear the big USA multi-multi stations listening on =
frequencies like 7012, 7014, and 7020.  I had always tried to stay above =
7040 if possible (and certainly above 7030 at the lowest).  I listened =
down and they were getting plenty of answers.

Worked OD5NJ while looking for a spot.  I found a transmit frequency =
just off of K3LR at 7182 and started listening on 7014.  It sure is =
easier to run stations when they are in the clear rather than under some =
loud Italian or Slovenian!  Called by JY9QJ and EW4MM for new =
multipliers.  Had to give up on 7014 when V59T started calling CQ there! =
 Decided to listen up at 7075 to capture some of the guys who were =
obeying the band plan and was rewarded with GI4VKS and LX1NO for new =
ones.

Things really slowed down in the last half hour.  Even tried CQing for =
VEs on 75m with no luck.  Finally decided to try 160 at the end.  Heard =
9A800OS the loudest he had been all weekend and managed to get his =
attention for a new multiplier at 2357.  Two kHz down was TK1A for =
another new one at 2359Z.  Great way to end up!

Went to 3830 to listen to the scores.  Heard K3ZO check in with 3.0M and =
was a bit surprised to be ahead of him.  As the multi-single scores came =
in, I started to get excited.  Then N6BV was below me.  When KM9P =
checked in with 3.6M I was really thrilled because it meant I may have =
gotten lucky!  Is there anyone with a bigger score hiding out there?  =
Guess it will have to wait for the high claimed scores to come out.

According to CT, I operated 34.1 hours.  This is just about right as a I =
had set the off threshold to 20 minutes.  I was pretty serious when I =
was on the air, so all I really gave up were the sleep periods and short =
breaks.  The 4 hours off on Saturday afternoon may have been worth as =
much as 200-400K on the final score.  On the other hand, if I had not =
taken the breaks I may have made more mistakes and even finished worse!

In an ironic twist, I can say that if K1AR was going to be on, I =
probably would have skipped the contest completely.  They had a major =
power failure at K1EA's station for a number of hours on Sunday, so =
there is no guarantee that John would have overcome that.  But if he had =
been on, I wouldn't have been there, so...  If you want to win, you have =
to operate the best you can as much as you can.  There are no sure =
things!

Some general comments...

Bad conditions in the days leading up to and during the contest really =
seemed to have hurt activity.  Especially on the second day.  It was =
obvious from the big pile-ups that the serious multi-ops were on, but =
not the casual entries.

The packet pile-ups were as instantaneous as ever.  Very frustrating to =
get there first and then not make a QSO as a pile of packet assisted ops =
show up.  The packet piles weren't as deep as past years so it was easy =
to come back in 10 minutes or so and make a QSO.

My pet peeve regarding packet is what it has done to split frequency on =
80 and especially 40m.  I listened to ZD8Z on 40m for 8 minutes (all =
while vainly searching for his listening frequency) without him =
announcing it.  Just as I found it, he gave it out.  When we worked, I =
told him about it and he replied that with the packet pileup he didn't =
need to give it.  That's great for Jim, but a pain in the butt for those =
of us doing it the old fashioned way!  I don't mind waiting a bit but 8 =
minutes seems a little long.

I did not hear a single station going by call areas all weekend.  =
Overall, the operating that I observed was excellent.  Not many lids on =
either side of the pileups.

It was also amazing after the contest to read the reports by various DX =
stations that made thousands of QSOs, yet I had never heard them all =
weekend!  This contest is just getting too big.

See you in WW CW!

Randy Thompson, K5ZD
k5zd@contesting.com
 =20
=20
The Numbers:

Continental Breakdown

                  160   80   40   20   15   10   ALL   percent

North America      33   57   33   62   32   10   227     9.5
South America       4   21   30   63   66   57   241    10.1
Europe              5  152  223  740  592    0  1712    71.6
Asia                0    0    6  102   15    0   123     5.1
Africa              4    8   13   11   20    7    63     2.6
Oceania             0    0    7   16    3    0    26     1.1


Hourly Rate

HOUR      160      80       40       20       15       10    HR TOT  CUM =
TOT =20

   0    .....     2/2     45/26    17/14    .....    .....    64/42   =
64/42=20
   1     2/1     14/12    20/13    14/5       .        .      50/31  =
114/73=20
   2     5/4      8/1      8/3     14/5       .        .      35/13  =
149/86=20
   3      .      29/19     9/5      4/2       .        .      42/26  =
191/112
   4     7/6     35/10     3/2      5/2       .        .      50/20  =
241/132
   5     4/3     34/7      5/2      3/1       .        .      46/13  =
287/145
   6     3/2     57/7       .       1/1       .        .      61/10  =
348/155
   7     5/4     15/8     14/5       .        .        .      34/17  =
382/172
   8     1/1      1/1     15/7      1/1     .....    .....    18/10  =
400/182
   9      .        .        .        .        .        .        .    =
400/182
  10      .       1/0       .      29/14      .        .      30/14  =
430/196
  11      .        .       6/4    105/21     6/6       .     117/31  =
547/227
  12      .        .        .      72/5     41/22      .     113/27  =
660/254
  13      .        .        .       6/2    127/17      .     133/19  =
793/273
  14      .        .        .      26/3     55/10      .      81/13  =
874/286
  15      .        .        .      26/1       .        .      26/1   =
900/287
  16    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....  =
900/287
  17      .        .        .       6/1       .        .       6/1   =
906/288
  18      .        .        .      12/1       .      37/11    49/12  =
955/300
  19      .        .        .        .        .        .        .    =
955/300
  20      .        .        .      34/7     43/15     9/0     86/22 =
1041/322
  21      .        .        .      62/3      5/3       .      67/6  =
1108/328
  22      .        .       1/1     45/7      1/0       .      47/8  =
1155/336
  23      .        .      60/7       .        .        .      60/7  =
1215/343
   0    .....    .....    39/3     .....    .....    .....    39/3  =
1254/346
   1     1/0      5/3      1/1       .        .        .       7/4  =
1261/350
   2     5/3     11/2      6/1       .        .        .      22/6  =
1283/356
   3     3/2      8/2     10/1       .        .        .      21/5  =
1304/361
   4     6/1     13/3      2/0       .        .        .      21/4  =
1325/365
   5     2/2      2/0       .        .        .        .       4/2  =
1329/367
   6      .        .        .        .        .        .        .   =
1329/367
   7      .        .        .        .        .        .        .   =
1329/367
   8    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    .....    ..... =
1329/367
   9      .        .        .        .        .        .        .   =
1329/367
  10      .        .        .        .        .        .        .   =
1329/367
  11      .       1/0      2/1     33/1     52/3       .      88/5  =
1417/372
  12      .        .        .        .     203/7       .     203/7  =
1620/379
  13      .        .        .      14/0     77/6      1/1     92/7  =
1712/386
  14      .        .        .      25/3     44/3      3/3     72/9  =
1784/395
  15      .        .        .        .      29/5     12/11    41/16 =
1825/411
  16    .....    .....    .....    78/6     .....     5/1     83/7  =
1908/418
  17      .        .        .      91/6      8/5      2/0    101/11 =
2009/429
  18      .        .        .      89/3      9/6       .      98/9  =
2107/438
  19      .        .        .     109/5      2/0      5/0    116/5  =
2223/443
  20      .        .        .       4/1     20/1       .      24/2  =
2247/445
  21      .        .        .      55/6      4/1       .      59/7  =
2306/452
  22      .        .      24/2     11/1      2/2       .      37/5  =
2343/457
  23     2/2      1/0     42/4      3/1       .        .      48/7  =
2391/464
DAY1    27/21   196/67   186/75   482/96   278/73    46/11    ..... =
1215/343
DAY2    19/10    41/10   126/13   512/33   450/39    28/16      .   =
1176/121
TOT     46/31   237/77   312/88  994/129  728/112    74/27      .   =
2391/464

BREAKDOWN in Hours/QSO's per hr

DAY1  1.3/21   3.6/55   3.6/52   5.7/84   2.8/101  0.4/121   .....  =
17.3/70=20
DAY2  1.4/13   1.5/28   3.2/39   6.2/83   3.9/114  0.6/46      .    =
16.9/70=20
TOT   2.7/17   5.0/47   6.8/46  11.9/84   6.7/109  1.0/74      .    =
34.1/70=20

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