K9TR - 98 CW SWEEPSTAKES SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Dates : November 7-8-9 UTC, 1998
Callsign Used : K9TR
Operator : K9TR
Category : Low Power CW (150W Max Output)
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults
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80CW 329 329 658 10
40CW 418 418 836 18
20CW 135 135 270 24
15CW 103 103 206 25
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Totals 985 985 1970 77
Final Score = 151690 points.
Equipment Summary
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FT-1000MP with lotsa filters, FT980 as extra RX, seldom used
Antenna Descriptions:
80: Inverted V@65ft
40: Shortdipole@70ft;End fed zepp@35 ft;Low inverted V wire yagi
20: TA-33@70ft;End Fed Zepp@ 35 ft;Low 2L quad fixed south
15: TA-33@70ft;End Fed Zepp@ 35 ft
Power dividers used to drive two antennas at once on 40,20 and 15
with variable power ratios.
Software: TRlog v6.29
Beverage: Jewel brand generic coffee, 2.5 gal approx. utilization
Soapbox Comments
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With a new rig (FT-1000MP, GREAT rx!), and a wider selection of lower
antennas, I only managed one more QSO than last year. And two less
sections! Never heard NL or MS. Mississippi seems to be a difficult
one to snag from IL. Still have difficulty maintaining a high
rate in the first four hours, will have to devote more practice to
S/P with a dual VFO rig.
Auroral flutter made copy tiring Saturday nite. Many repeats. It also
took everything north of Minnesota off the map until about mid-Sunday.
Best addition this year: Scheduled a day off for Monday. Very helpful
during recovery from the 2 gallon plus coffee consumption over the
weekend. It also allowed taking down all the temporary wire antennas
that would have come down on their own accord shortly thereafter.
Forgot this year: I neglected to spend any time in the Novice bands.
Had a great time, though, although I was definitely zombie-like by the
early evening on Sunday. Heavy reliance on the CQ robot and the high
end of 40 and 20.
See you all again next November! - Mark
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Mark Shaum K9TR
email: k9tr@cwix.com
http://home.cwix.com/~k9tr@mci2000.com
Central Illinois Grid EN50ii
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