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Date: 97-08-17 10:05:02 EDT
From: W3DYA
Full-Name: Norm E Beavers
Subject: MARAC 1997 CH CW CONTEST RESULTS and 1998 ANNOUNCEMENT
X-Status: New
From: W3DYAFull-Name: Norm E BeaversX-Status: NewFrom: W3DYAFull-Name:
Norm BeaversX-Status: New1997 MARAC (31ST) COUNTY HUNTERS CW CONTEST
RESULTS STATE - - - QSO'S BY TYPE -
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(MULT) PRE-1996AWARD CALL CTYS (TOT) FIXED DX
/M-/P QSO'S POINTS COUNTIES TO
TAL
SCORE COMPARISONMOBILE
STATIONSP W9MSE/M 47 TOT 570 36 324 930 5,610
321 1,800,810 529,650P W1NN/M 26
TOT 426 61 295 782 5,156 320 1,649,920
478,080
C KN4Y/M 55 GA 682 83 277 1,042 5,252 293
1,538,836 516,266 W3DYA/M 35 TX 434
11 224 669 3,849 265 1,019,985
C VE2EM/M 20 NY 141 51 189 381 3,231 217
701,127
C N5XG/M 53 TX 856 2,886 233
672,438
C W9MSE/M 22 IA 288 13 150 451 2,603 182
473,746
C N5QLZ/M 38 MS 321 25 132 478 2,426 179
434,254 KG5U/M 31 TX 627 10 96 733 2,
117 199 421,283
C W9MSE/M 15 MN 178 22 109 309 1,923 135
259,605
C W1NN/M 8 PA 274 1,708 156
198,432
C W1NN/M 8 NJ 192 1,272 113
143,736
C W1NN/M 5 CT 191 1,255 112
140,560 KA3MMM/M TOT 72 1 68 141 1,097
98 107,
506
C NF0X/M 19 MO 49 4 59 112 954 112
106,840 W1TEE/M 16 TOT 58 18 68 144 1,168 8
7 101,616
C W9MSE/M 10 WI 104 1 65 170 1,084 87
94,308 W1NN/M 5 NY 125 921 88
81,048
C KA3MMM/M 11 OH 57 0 43 100 702
66 46,332
C NS7B/M 4 UT 60 1 29 90 500 68
34,000 N2CWG/M 11 NY 46 21 36 103 691 58
40,07
8 W3XE/M TOT 92 525 54
28,350
C NU9M/M 3 IN 14 0 33 47 509 46
23,414 W0UBT/M 22 MN 80 1 23 104 430 53
22,790
W1TEE/M 5 CT 19 3 24 46 394 35
13,790 KA3MMM/M 4 PA 14 1 25 40 394
35 13,790
C W3XE/M MD 65 339 39
13,221
C W1TEE/M 6 MA 21 10 25 56 446 26
11,596
C W1TEE/M 26 RI 18 5 19 42 328 26
8,528 WD3P/M 1 MD 18 2 10 28 178 25
4,450
C W3XE/M VA 16 114 15
1,710 K4UK/M 1 VA 8 0 6 14 08 13
1.271
C W3XE/M DE 10 52 9
468 AC4VR/M 1 FL 0 0 5 5 75 5
374FIXED
STATIONSP KC6CNV CA 239 21 455 715 7,169
516 3,699,204 860,172P W0IZV CO 28
4 205 237 3,123 226 705,798
C K5IID WV 2,747 248
681,256
C K4LTA MO 209 0 143 352 2,354 258
607,332
C N1IA MA 32 3 163 198 2,492 183
456,036 W6TMD CA 7 0 162 169 2,437 162
394,
794
C K8CW OH 182 25 90 297 1,652 227
376,139 WB6IYS CA 59 3 115 177 1,799 160
2
87,840
C WD3P MD 49 3 105 154 1,639 145
237.655
C WC5D TX 103 1 88 913 1,428 159
227,052C W2EZ NY 1,250
105 131,250
C KB4XK NC 60 6 48 114 810 99
80,190 WA2BQI NY 28 0 58 86 898 85
75,430 W6NT
CA 24 1 69 94 1064 59 62,776
C W9MYY IL 34 1 47 82 744 81
60,264 WD6CKT CA 26 0 52 78 806 72
58,032
C N7JXS AZ 32 0 41 73 647 63
40,761
C W4TYU TN 18 0 37 55 573 54
30,942 WT8P OH 26 1 33 60 526 58
30,508
C KR1B ME 14 0 38 52 584 51
29,784
C AC4VR FL 5 0 41 46 620 46
28,520 AE3O MD 10 2 30 42 470 41
19,270 W8PN OH
10 1 29 40 450 40 18,000
C K7DM OR 18 0 23 41 363 37
13,431 W5NR TX 15 0 20 35 315 34
10,710
C K3WWP/QRP PA 18 1 21 40 338
36 12,168
C K0OAL NE 21 0 15 36 246 49
12,054 KB8KIK OH 22 1 11 34 192 33
6,336 W3EFY
PA 8 0 16 24 248 24 5,952
C K4UK VA 2 0 13 15 197 14
2,758 WZ3P CA 17 2 5 24 102 20
2,040
C W7DRA WA 2 0 11 13 153 12
1,836 KD2VC VA 7 0 6 13 97 13
1,261
C VE2ABO/QRP QUEBEC 8 1 2 11 43
10 430DX
STATIONSP DL4RX GERMANY 47 0 133 180 2,042
163 332,846
C G0CUZ ENGLAND 16 0 57 73 871 72
62,712 DL3DD GERMANY 17 0 44 61 677 59
39,
943
C JA9CWJ JAPAN 2 0 0 2 2 2
4CONTEST
MANAGER COMMENTS:During the past year, there has been a lot of talk about
changing the CW/SSB contests to generate more activity. At Lake Texoma
(SC MINI) in March, I reported the CW contest was alive and well; and
should get better if we could sustain the interest as we have during the
past couple of years. I received about 60 logs (19 mobile, 4 DX, 40
Fixed) and three mobile and one fixed scores made it in the top ten
history records. Scores were converted to pre-1996 rules; see list at
bottom of this report.There have been some suggestions about the contest
and below is a list of some of the more popular items which have been
discussed. I would be interested in receiving your comments, and am open
to any suggestions with a view toward making the contest more enjoyable.
. Contest hours: is 48 hours too long? . Scoring for
mobile: credit for counties run? multipliers for new counties?
. Scoring, general: mobile points too high compared to fixed, DX?
. Accepting email Summary Sheets; paper contest logs for award
winners? . QRP/Portable category: Is there enough
interest/activity to justify separate awards?Try to keep in mind this is,
first, a county hunting activity. I consider it more of a "party" than
contest, but without the awards and competitive spirit we can get
counties daily on the nets. This annual activity is also a good way to
introduce county hunting to contesters who aren't familiar with the nets
and MARAC.When I QSO someone in a contest (MARAC, CA, WA, PA, etc.) who
indicates they collect counties, I usually send them a one-page info
sheet on MARAC and county hunting (referring them to MARAC's info pack)
and the CW contest info. I've sent this info to about 50 new hams
(although I find out some have been members for years and are just trying
CW!) I also send the contest results to everyone who sends in a log, as
well as many of those I QSO for the first time.I appreciate the support
and participation of everyone who takes the time to join in the contest,
and I hope you continue to ejoy meeting new and old friends in this
annual activity.73, Norm, W3DYA - -
- - - - - - - - 997 MARAC (31ST) COUNTY HUNTERS CW CONTEST RESULTS -
SOAPBOXW6TMD(Darrel) - Contest conditions were great. It worked well
with the TQP also generating a lot of activity. I worked 101 new
counties on CW, so I was really pleased at the end!KC6CNV(Daniel) - Had a
lot of fun. Thanks to all the mobiles who kept the contest fun. I
worked 281 new counties in the contest.DL3DD(Leo) - It was participation
#16. Took part all CHC since I started in 1982. But results are not so
good; 59 counties and no new ones! Mostly conditions went down when the
mobvile approached the needed county. Hope to have more fortune in (CH)
NET.JA9CWJ(Yoshi) - I was able to participate in contest after a long
interval. However, was only able to hear one mobile station, N5QLZ/M,
Yazoo/MS at 22.35 May 4 - but no contact HI.DL4RX(Vena) - Conditions as
usual - no comment. I just enjoyed meeting friends. See you next
year.KN4Y(Ed) - Was sleepless in GA, WX channel had big storms for Sat.,
had 5 min. rain in Wilson Co., had to detour a 9-foot underpass in
meriwether Co, Spider 40M resonator disappeared with one hour to go in
contest. Will discuss contest in more detail with gator!W9MSE (Jeff) -
The contest went very well for me and sounded like a very active contest.
This is probably my favorite contest. I actually did quite a fit better
than last year even though I did not have a driver this year.... I didn't
hear KA3mmm very much, so don't know how he was doing and the same for
NF0X, W3XE, and W1TEE; but it was great to have them out there. (DC can
be used as Montgomery or Prince Georges counties MD)WT8P(Joe) - I enjoy
working the mobiles because I know that they are not working under ideal
conditions. I got you (W3DYA) Sunday morning and your signal into OH was
very good. At the age of 76 years and failing eyesight I operate a
"fixed" station. I still use my J45 knee key, though, and wait for the
next "straight key nite" HI! Best wishes to you and the gang!K5CWR(Fred)
- Nothing spectacular enclosed (log) but I had a lot of fun. I learned a
little and hope to do better next time.WD3P(Larry) - Once again a fun
contest, and this year most of them are new counties. AE3O(Packy) - Great
contest - lots of activities. I was really having a run on Texas
counties - all new ones! I think we recruited some new county hunters
after they year. I never did find WD3P mobile! Where were you
Larry?W2EZ(Tom) - I almost missed this one. Lost my R7 in a wind storm
in March... bent traps. I put up a 40-30-20 trap dipole and just got
through pruning it when the contest came on. The dipole got a good
workout.KR1B(Bob) - My son's wedding Sat and this contest made a great
weekend. How about a county hunters sprint CW contest for fixed
stations? Long line CW!K7DM(Don) - First time I've been in one of these.
While I didn't have much time for operating, I did manage a few. I'll
try to spend more time on this next year. For whatever it's worth,
contacts with me between now and the (Orlando) convention are worth 2,500
points for the Millionaire "thing". Probably not many CW folks into that
though. CU in Murfreesboro in Nov.N1IA(Barry) - My G5RV did better than
expected. Big boost from the Texans. Lot of new ones, 2nd
time.WZ3P(Bill) - Only 24 contacts; Honey-do's and other non-ham
activities limited by time in the contest. First time I worked counties
on CW; found it interesting. My FT-890 is not really the rig for CW
work. Expect to get Ten-Tec Omni VI Plus in July when XYL and I return
from vacation. Did get some new counties. Will be at it again
sometime.WC5D(Van) - 1997 was another super CW CH Contest! Several
mobiles put out county after county from morning 'til night; it was
GREAT!!! The WX and propagation were good, too. Worked KN4Y & W9MSE the
most. W9MSE ran my last 0-land co. 1997 marks my 30th entry out of 31
contests; and 21 in a row.K4UK(Stan) - Unfortunately our church in
Roanoke had their 40th Anniversary of the founding. All our "kids" and
three grandsons came for the whole weekend, so was only able to operate a
very short time. I did run a little mobile during run to the "garbage
dump". Worked a few in the TQP and with the exchange being the same, it
was easy to get the TX stations to confirm my co. Once again I heard
very little activity from the CT and MA QSO Parties. I did enjoy the
MARAC contest again this year; hopefully, next year I can put in more
time operating.W3EFY(Al) - Lots of fun. Wish I had more time to spend.
An antenna hung in the attic and lousy band conditions sure didn't help.
However, I did manage to nail my last county in MN. Next year hope to
have an outdoor antenna and hope the sunspots cooperate a little
better!VE2ABO(Adeoda) - First time for this contest and couldn't be on
very long. But had fun and will be back next year. (HW9, 4
watts)WB6IYS(Bill) - KN4Y/M should get a medal - he was cranking out GA
QSO's right down to the wire (I hope Ed doesn't read this....
Norm)W9MYY(Walt) - Condx here were very poor - 20 meter skip was too long
and 40 meters was so noisy I couldn't hear a thing!WA2BQI(Bud) - Great
contest this year and worked many new counties; plus had great fun riding
with all the mobile stations this year. Hope to see you all again next
year.AC4VR/SM6VR(Arne) - Operated from Indian Shores, Pinellas Cty, FL.
Just to waste some time on my holiday and giving out some QSO's to the
mobilers. "Stealth" antenna on the balcony.KB8KIK(Chuck) - This was the
first time I worked the MARAC CW contest. Wish I had put a little more
energy into it, but I had a ball and will be looking forward to next
year. I've been chasing counties off and on for about three years... I
think it's time to get serious about it. Thanks for the contest; I was
able to garner a few more new counties!W8PN(Hal) - Didn't have much time
for this year's contest but did get a couple of new counties for 2nd time
around. Just got a new Xceiver and not used to the "bells and whistles."
Antennas are in disarry, also. Hope to do better next year.W5NR(Art) -
Enjoyed party/contest, but too many state contests on same day! Is
"two-for-one" legal? Same QSO for CH and TX OK? (You bet, and CT and
MA, too!)K3WWP(John) - Sure was a lot of activity this year. I wasn't
able to take full advantage of it as condx wer not favorable for my QRP
signal. Jeff, W9MSE, usually copies me all the time, also, but not this
year. Could work W1NN regularly, and did pretty well with AA9JY. I
worked DL4RX easier than many stateside staitons. It was interesting to
see so many of the big contesters in the contest; I mean those you
normally hear only in the SS, WPX and other "mainstream" contests.
Perhaps the MARAC (CW) contest is becoming a "mainstream" event. If so,
then it's definitely time to add a QRP category. (John, you'll notice I
received two QRP entries this year! If we can get a few more, who
knows....)W0IZV(John) - Appreciate all the mobile stations. Picked up a
few new counties.VE2EM(Andy) - Great participation and record personal
score!NF0X(Harry) - Lost several QSO's when recorder failed. Lot of
activity on 40M. Would like to see mobiles get multipliers for counties
RUN.NS7B(Rickey) - A lot better than the SSB contest; many more stations.
Hope the sunspots are better next year; maybe work some 10 and 15
meters. Almost had bad luck: Nr. 1 log page blew out the windows
luckily highway wasn't busy and was able to pick it up!NU9M(Dick) - Next
year I'm going to get new ears, move out of Indiana, get me a super
mobile, and try again HI! Hope all the others in the contest done
better. (Some did, some didn't; but only one mobile won Indiana!
Norm)W0UBT(Bud) - While on my trip I became discouraged at the number of
contacts being made... as compared to the number of miles being driven.
I cut my trip short after putting out only a total of 22 counties. It
was almost as if I had bad breath... not possible under the
circumstances, of course. Drove a total distance of about 700 miles...
but it was fun! (Bud also had fuel and police adventures, but he's out
of room - Norm)G0CUZ(Colin) - About 30 more QSO's than last year; good
mobile activity and reasonable condx. Big thanks to all the mobiles for
the activity and "new ones". Not so easy for me using just 100W and
dipole 16' above ground level; a bit less than most other EU's chasing CH
I bet?N2CWG(Harry) - It was a fun day and got out of the house while it
was being displayed. Great contest!W3XE(Andy) - I was running around MD
and neighboring states, so I decided to submit my score. I didn't think
I had made so many contacts until I did my tape log. ...<censored> I
thought it was a good contest, and I had fun. The only rule change I can
think of which would help you and the contest is to submit your score by
email. Logs only required from certificate winners after the totals are
in.N5XG(Don) - Was lots of fun, 1,600 miles in West TX, gave last TX to
W3DKT. I wrote WN5MBX at top of each new log page; CH won't be as much
fun without my friend, Ray.K4LTA(Bill) - I don't like scoring, as working
fixed US/Canada is almost a waste of time. Suggest the following:
US/Canada - 1, DX - 2, Mobile - 3. This was my first attempt and it was
from Lake of the Ozarks, MO; 100W and low dipoles for 20M/40M.- - - - - -
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - FOR THE RECORD -
1997Below are scores of the top ten stations in each category of
operation for the 31 years of this contest through 1997. Scores were
adjusted based on the pre-1996 scoring rules (3 points for mobiles and DX
vs 15 and 5 points, respectively, beginning in
1996). MOBILE PORTABLE
FIXED1,548,572
K5LZO 1986 486,780 WA4PGM 1984 1,528,065
K5ZD 1986 943,893 KB5FU
1986 318,080 N4BP 1979 1,270,332 AI9X 1986
788,840 N5JJ
1983 309,690 K4PUZ 1972 1,028,456 N7TT 1986
641,058 N5RM
1985 220,869 K3KX 1975 1,024,002 K9BG 1983
560,448 WC5D
1980 217,790 W7YS 1986 860,172 KC6CNV 1997
543,382 N5JJ
1982 199,789 K9YR 1974 726,642 W1GNR
1983 529,650 W9MSE
1997 197,580 AD9UKM 1976 671,590 KS7T
1986 516,266 KN4Y
1997 197,286 NX4C 1985 670,032 N7TT
1983 488,195 N5RP
1985 171,602 NU4O 1986 649,722 W7GHT
1983 478,080 W1NN
1997 164,772 K0MT 1979 628,575 W1GNR
1984- - - - - - - - - - - - - - \WORD\MARAC\CWRULE.98 1998
(32ND) MARAC COUNTY HUNTERS CW CONTEST 0000Z Saturday May 2 to
2400Z Sunday May 3, 1998The Mobile Amateur Radio Awards Club is pleased
to sponsor the 32nd Annual County Hunters CW Contest. Mobile, Portable,
and Fixed operation from every county in the US is welcomed and operation
from less-active counties is encouraged.RULES: Fixed Stations may be
worked only once on each band. Mobiles and Portable (identified by
signing /M or /P after call) may be worked each time they change county
or band; and when operating on county lines count as one QSO, but the
receiving station may count each county as a separate multiplier. To be
eligible for an award, a station must not operate more than one
transmitter at one time.EXCHANGE: Signal report, county, and state for U.
S. stations. Signalreport, province(Canada) or country for other
stations.SCORING: QSOs with fixed U.S./Canadian stations are worth 1
point; mobiles and portables are worth 15 points. US/Canadian contacts
with DX are worth 5 points. Contacts with stations operating under a
"Net Control" are invalid for contest purposes. FINAL SCORE = TOTAL QSO
POINTS times (X) TOTAL NUMBER OF U. S. COUNTIES WORKED.Mobiles and
Portables changing states during the contest should calculate their
scores for (1) individual state certificates and (2) total score for the
overall plaque. Total Overall Score must not count a county as a
multiplier more than once regardless of the county or band.FREQUENCIES:
3.575, 7.040, 14.050, 21.050, 28.050. Fixed Stationsshould operate above
the suggested frequencies and allow low powermobiles to operate below the
suggested frequencies.AWARDS: MARAC Contest Certificates to winning
stations as follows:First Place Fixed in each State, Province, and
Country.First Place Mobile in each State.First Place Portable in each
State. MARAC Contest Plaques to winning stations as follows:1st
and 2nd place Mobile in the U.S., 1st place Portable in the U.S., 1st and
2nd place U.S. fixed station, 1st place Canadian Station, and 1st place
DX station. For contest purposes, DX is any country other than the U.S.,
Canada, and Mexico.Send completed logs and summary sheet by June 5, 1998,
to Norm Beavers W3DYA; 3320 McMillan Drive; Tyler, Texas 75701-8239.
Contest package available on request.- - - - - - - - - -
MARAC COUNTY HUNTERS CW CONTEST SUMMARY
SHEET
=====================================================================
CALL ____________ NAME_______________________________________
ADDRESS_______________________________________ CITY__________________
STATE____________ ZIP____________ COUNTY (Country for DX)____________
Circle Class of entry: MOBILE FIXED DX PORTABLE
============================== SCORING ==========================
NUMBER OF FIXED STATIONS WORKED * __________ X 1 Pt = _________
NUMBER OF DX STATIONS WORKED __________ X 5 Pts = _________
NO. OF MOBILES/PORTABLES WORKED __________ X 15 Pts = _________
TOTAL QSOs = __________ TOTAL POINTS = _________
MULTIPLIERS (TOTAL NUMBER OF U. S. COUNTIES WORKED) = _________
TOTAL POINTS X TOTAL MULTIPLIERS = FINAL SCORE
____________ X _________________ = ___________ * FIXED
STATIONS = U.S., CANADA, AND MEXICO ========================== YOUR
COMMENTS ==========================
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Send Summary Sheet and Log to: Norm Beavers W3DYA
3320 McMillan Drive
Tyler, TX 75701
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For more information about MARAC, send #10 SASE to:
MARAC Information Bureau
406 Cherry Park Drive
Sherman, Texas 75090-6709 \word\marac\cwsum.98
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