CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST -- 1997
Call: AA3JU Country: United States
Mode: SSB Category: Single Assisted Hi Power
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q PREFIXES
160 1 4 4.0 1
80 115 452 3.9 69
40 74 410 5.5 41
20 505 1039 2.1 277
15 89 202 2.3 42
10 18 39 2.2 6
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Totals 802 2146 2.7 436 = 935,656
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description: Kenwood TS-930s, Henry 2K-Classic X,
P-7 Wheezer running CT 9.27, Audio by Heil
160 Inverted L
80 Twin 2 el Yaggis (Thunder in the sky)
40 Loop, Groundplane, Dipole
10, 15, 20 2 el Quad and assorted verticals
Beverage listening antenna
Soap Box:
This was my first WPX contest and it seems like a fun one. I called up
the only other real active AA3 call I knew and asked if he was going to
be in the test (AA3B) when he said no I realized that I might be in
for a busy weekend. So I did the smart thing and told the wife I would
just be "dabbling" in the contest not really "in" it.
Whoa boy did I eat that line!
Cndx on all bands seemed only fair at best but I managed to get a few good
runs going on 20 and 80. My Kenwood has a broken DIN jack
on the back so I was manually switching from the transmit to the beverage
antenna on Friday night. I am here to report that an ICE beverage box will
indeed explode if you dump 1500 watts into it! BTW anyone wanna buy a
slightly used ICE beverage transformer?
160 developed nada and 10 was not far behind it. I was told by a fellow
in Macedonia that he was calling me on 15 but I did not hear any EUs on
15 closest was some EA8 guys.
Lunch on Saturday was Kim Chee Jiggae sort of a soup made from kim chee and
pork very tastey and of course on Sunday I dined on my traditional Easter
favorite: Green Eggs and Ham. And for it being a holiday and having a house
full of people on Sunday I am pretty pleased with this part time score.
GCC
Club Affiliation: Frankford Radio Club
This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
Signature George C. Cook
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*George Cook.....AA3JU.....AKA "The Ratman" *
*george@epix.net.....AA3JU@W3PYF *
*http://www.epix.net/~george *
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*Proudly Frankford Radio Club......... *
*.......Proficiency Through Competiton. *
*"Not just words but a way of life" *
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