Anyone know these people? They say they're from Alabama, but I don't think
that they are near me.
73,
Larry K4AB
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From: Allan and Bridget <dxcc@dbtech.net>
To: CQ Contest <CQ-Contest@contesting.com>
Date: Monday, July 10, 2000 07:28
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] WRTC and IARU
>
>Well, looks like I'm on the low end of the totem pole regarding the number
>of WRTC QSOs that ended up in my log. I only ended up with 40 WRTC
>contacts, and some were multiples from either changes in band and/or mode.
>I had hoped to be able to accomplish two things at once: work many WRTC
>stations, and improving last year's score in IARU. While our score in the
>contest was better (albeit peanuts compared to the big guns) we didn't work
>as many WRTC stations as I had hoped.
>
>I have to agree with the other comments made regarding the quality of
>operating, and as someone who still had something to learn, it was nice to
>be able to sit back and "watch" them. I very rarely had to repeat a call;
>the ops usually got the full call right the first time (maybe it's my
>southern drawl, but most IARU ops tended to hear my "4" as a "2" among
other
>problems). There was only one "iffy" contact and that was on CW, where the
>op didn't come back with the corrected call. I also noted that signals
were
>fairly equal with QSB hitting all at various times. At any rate, it was
>nice to be able to slip in and out, especially when using VFO B for S & P
>contacts. I didn't get to see the packet spots because my husband (my
>multi-op partner) was out of town until about 3:00 UTC, so there wasn't
>much time for spotting "new ones".
>
>As to band condx, I was a bit disappointed in the daytime noise level of
>15m. In AL, the noise floor was typically S7, and many people who called
me
>were only audible with both noise blankers enacted on the 1000MP. While on
>a running frequency, I had the choice of either deciphering through the
>distortion caused by the noise blankers or not hearing the stations at all
>(I felt like I was on 160m without a beverage). Night condx were nice,
>however, and we ended up on 15m until around 7:00 UTC when we finally
>succumbed to the reliability of 20m until the contest's end. At any rate,
>we did manage to improve our score over last year's, so my main goal was
>met.
>
>Well, that's my .25 worth. I would like to add my congratulations to the
>guys in S5 land for the way the WRTC was handled, and commend the ops for a
>job well done!
>73,
>Bridget, KS4YT
>dxcc@dbtech.net
>
>
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