AB6FO Ken CA
245 X 40 = 9,800
First time out with high power. Just got an Alpha 87A. Having power sure does
make the Sprint more fun. Except for a few times on 80, they ALWAYS came back
to ME! The only problem I ran into was when the keying line started to freeze
using the 80 dipole. The 80 sloper doesn't work as well.
I actually was able to bounce between VFO A & VFO B and get two Qs per bounce
for a few consecutive bounces, just like you are supposed to do in the sprint.
I didn't make my 250 Qs or 10,000 points, but came close.
By the way, why are there multipliers in the Sprint. I should be a straight
QSO count contest. Multipliers are purely serendipidous, you can't chase them
or anything in the Sprint.
Now that I hit 200 Qs, I believe I am eligible to try using 2 radios in the
next Sprint. I don't know how I'll be able to hear anything on radio B with
the amp running though.
73, Ken, AB6FO KWIDELITZ@DELPHI.COM
>From AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) Sun Sep 11 14:51:18 1994
From: AGDM25A@prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT)
Subject: SPRINT CW
Message-ID: <013.01260032.AGDM25A@prodigy.com>
***** WA8ZDT NA CW SPRINT - SEPT 11, 1994 *****
20M - 60
40M - 58
80M - 46
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total - 164 x 31 mults = 5,084pts
Activity was down and condx seemed marginal ... At one point, about 0200Z,
I listened to W5WMU call six unanswered CQ's on 40 meters!! .... (now thats
poor propagation!)
favorite name .... "MUJIBAR" .... (one of David Letterman's neighbors
next to the Ed Sullivan theatre...
Letterman has sent them traveling
crosscountry this summer, and they
seem to pop-up everywhere. Last
nite they even tried the CW SPRINT!)
73 ... kevn ... WA8ZDT
>From barry@w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) Sun Sep 11 14:08:49 1994
From: barry@w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) (Barry Kutner)
Subject: NA vs WAE
Message-ID: <e0LHsc2w165w@w2up.wells.com>
May I ask the powers that be why the NA test is during the WAE SSB test?
Even though I wasn't putting in a serious effort in WAE, it sure made 40
meters a nightmare to operate....
BTW, got into this one to give CT 9 a workout. The VGA mode sure is nice,
allowing many more open windows and the ability to move them too. Did not
find any problems with 9.02 with my limited operation this weekend.
73 Barry
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Barry N. Kutner, W2UP Usenet/Internet: barry@w2up.wells.com
Newtown, PA Packet Radio: W2UP @ WB3JOE.#EPA.PA.USA.NA
Packet Cluster: W2UP >K2TW (FRC)
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>From Willy Umanets <uw9ar@chal.chel.su> Sun Sep 11 15:52:43 1994
From: Willy Umanets <uw9ar@chal.chel.su> (Willy Umanets)
Subject: multi-single... new approach
Message-ID: <AAxcnSkSK2@chal.chel.su>
Wonderfull idea, Doug!
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73, Willy, UA9BA
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