SCC RTTY Championship
Call: VE7ASK
Operator(s): VE7ASK
Station: VE7ASK
Class: SOAB LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts Mults
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80:
40: 25 52 18
20: 57 137 32
15: 26 59 18
10: 4 12 4
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Total: 112 260 72 Total Score = 18,720
Club:
Comments:
The Gear: FT920 100w tops, G5RV at 28ft, 18AVT/WB vertical on ground, and a
homebrew 2-ele wire triband yagi sloping from 25ft to 6ft (from Nov. 2001
QST).
The Moaning: After very modest performance in my first RTTY contests (ANARTS,
NAQP, and SARTG) this contest finally convinced me that my tree-supported wire
antennas are a) way too low, and b) not nearly high enough. Will work on that
problem over the next few weeks.
The Action: Calling CQ for 20 minutes all alone on 40 isn't much fun, but it
sure is nice when a call comes back. Makes the late night shift worthwhile.
I started S&P on 20M with VE2HQ and thought this might be the beginning of an OK
weekend. It took another 16 minutes to work W7TI/6, and then ZL2BR three minutes
later. The rate count was soaring all of a sudden. All looked good again -- 14
QSOs in my first hour (5 DX, 12 mults). For a peanut whistle, this felt pretty
good.
I worked 19 stations on 15M before bouncing up to 10M for a handful of mults
around 2100Z. The rest is a blur (laboriously counting band changes) till I
moved to 40M and worked AA5AU at 0248Z Saturday evening. Don is my beacon for
band openings, hi. Didn't hear a lot of stations on 40 but managed to work the
S9+ Hawaii crew -- KH6VV and KH6ND (for four bands). 80M was dead air from BC
throughout, with not a signal to be heard on the G5RV or the short vertical.
I knocked off just after midnight, following a tiny run of JAs on 20M, and was
back on at 1130Z (4:30 AM Pacific). The low antennas meant few QSOs, but finally
worked VK3SB on 20M at the end.
Oldest license -- W6MI (Warren), 1932. Great to work him.
As a new RTTY contester, I'm sure having fun and learning a lot about wire
antennas (which mostly don't work at 28ft). The operators are top-notch and
patient, and I hope to work a lot more of you in the future. Thanks for the
experience in 2002. Will be back for more next year. And next month for CQWW --
3 dBi or bust :)
-- Bud, VE7ASK
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