STEW PERRY '98 SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Dates : 26-Dec-98, 27-Dec-98
Callsign Used : K1KY
Operator : K1KY
Category : SOLP (100W)
Default Exchange : EM66
Equipment : Ten-Tec Omni VI+, 450' Inverted L @150'
Icom IC-735, Carolina Windom 160 @130'
Pentium Laptop, TRlog 6.33
RX Bevs: NE-500', N-580', NW/SE 295'
Location : Santa's Workshop - Music Mtn. - Gallatin, TN
Name : Thomas M. Delker
Address : 113 Richland Ave.
City/State/Zip : Smyrna, TN 37167
Team/Club : TENNESSEE CONTEST GROUP
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points
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160CW 267 261 734
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Totals 267 261 734
Final Score = 734 x 2 = 1468 Points. 13:34 Hrs Op
132 grids. 1st Radio 169 Q's, 2nd Radio 98 Q's
(156 grids Last Yr HP w/280 Q's 1K Pts)
Op Times: 21:57 - 06:55 08:58/08:58 Total
07:15 - 08:46 01:31/10:29 "
10:39 - 13:46 03:05/13:34 '
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MAXRATE ANALYSIS - SP TBDC '98 - K1KY
2220: 4 per minute (240/hr)
0133: 12 per 10 minutes (72/hr)
2319: 55 per hour
Total Qs: 267 Average rate: 19.77 /Hr, 13:34 Hrs Op
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Stew Perry TBDC '98 - K1KY SOLP
HR 160 CUM TOTAL
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21 1/0 1/0 Start 21:57
22 47/0 48/0
23 43/0 91/0
0 28/0 119/0
1 37/0 156/0
2 24/0 180/0
3 19/0 199/0
4 16/0 215/0
5 9/0 224/0
6 9/0 233/0 Break 06:55 - 07:15
7 6/0 239/0
8 3/0 242/0 Break 08:46 - 10:48
9 --- 242/0
10 1/0 243/0
11 4/0 247/0
12 10/0 257/0
13 4/0 261/0 Quit 13:47 - The End!
D1 91/0 91/0
D2 170/0 170/0
TO 261/0 261/0
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Litterbox Comments
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My 2nd run at this game. This time with low power due to
strategy planning and unfinished antenna match. I now have
4 elevated radials on 160M and 3 on 80M, still no matching
network at the base. Tuning from shack is 2:1 SWR best case.
Was real excited with the QSO count after the first 4 hours
with many new grids. Low power on the new antenna seems almost
as good as high power on my 80m loop. The windom still wins
out west, where I dedicated the IC-735. Interesting comparison
with the two antennas confirm the theoretical pattern predix.
Once again amazed at the amount of DX achieved with 100 watts,
bagging 4 EU in 10 minutes from 04:20 - 04:29. Caught RW2F
alone with no takers, while the masses battled over IV3PRK,
whom I never was able to crack. Also missed 9A5Y, VY2SS and
VE1ZZ. Only missed 3 U.S. calls that I heard, so I must have
done a pretty good job cleaning up with the 2nd radio. Ended
up with 6 double-digit contacts, with 1-17, 2-16, and single
15, 14 & 13 pointers.
My worst fears happened early Sunday morning at 06:55z which
is 12:55 a.m. local (and EU sunrise), with a banging noise at
the front door - growing more intense every 30 seconds.
(I'm in a pretty isolated location with only 1 resident on the
same hill) -- Turned out to be a young man and his woman with
car trouble..... well, they got it stuck, busted a radiator hose
etc... A much longer story goes along with this, but them's the
basics. Needless to say, I drove Buck and Cindy-Lou to town
to get his car and left them to sort out the rest. 20 minutes
lost and EU sunrise history, I get back at it for another
hour before stopping for a short nap.
The morning wasn't very exciting with only 20 more Q's
and no West Coast, JA's or anything over 3 points. Overall,
conditions seemed much worse than last year with very little
activity heard from 6 & 7 land and very few VE's.
Many more good ops are including callsigns with the S&P exchange,
which I think should be strongly suggested by all contest sponsors
for at least the domestic Q's. Only 6 dupes this time.
Once again a fine contest with a great scoring format. I think
that just about "cooks" the 1998 contest season for me! Many
thanks to all for the Q's, and I hope to get those QSL cards on
their way early in '99.
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Thomas M. Delker - K1KY CFO#395 - Smyrna / Gallatin / Short Mtn. TN
A.R.R.L. District Emergency Coordinator - Tennessee District #4
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