I've known all along that I had an evil twin whose call was N4BO. He
always seems to follow me around in different CW contests. I've tried
to wear garlic bulbs around my neck and hold up a silver UHF "T"
connector, but I can't keep him away.
Why did I let my license lapse in 1980 and give up K6GV???
I think I will change my call to W1AW and my name to TOM.
If you hear N4BO on in Sweepstakes, try chasing him away by adding
several dits to the third character in the call. I would appreciate it.
Eric, NV6O
now that I have that taken care of, how do I go about fixing the problem
of SV section (Sacramento Valley) vs SCV (Santa Clara Valley) and SJV
(San Joaquin Valley) and how come there are no Valley Girls in any of
these valleys? Oh, the philosphy involved in contesting..........
>From k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) Thu Nov 4 02:21:12 1993
From: k2mm@MasPar.COM (John Zapisek) (John Zapisek)
Subject: Not N4BO
Message-ID: <9311040221.AA22311@greylock.local>
Eric: It's worse. After writing up how KD5PJ and WN3K busted your call so
severely, a late log came in from Bruce/AA6KX. His log had only one N4BO
but no NV6O's. But because you both busted each other's calls, the software
couldn't match up the QSO's, and you both got credit for the busted Q:
aa6kx 19 id ca n4bo 25 geo ca 0x2000 -ok-
nv6o 25 geo ca aa5kx 19 id ca 0x6000 -ok- Unique
Gonna have to think hard about how to fix this. Seems this log-checking
business is a lot more subtle than I thought! 73. --John/K2MM
>From Wilbert Knol <wk@frc.maf.govt.nz> Thu Nov 4 03:22:41 1993
From: Wilbert Knol <wk@frc.maf.govt.nz> (Wilbert Knol)
Subject: ZL2K score CQWW-SSB 93
Message-ID: <Pine.3.05.9311041541.A2710-b100000@sam.frc.maf.govt.nz>
QSOs Zones Countries
160 26 5 10
80 203 23 33
40 739 32 73
20 839 30 101
15 3019 34 111
10 1433 18 26
TOTAL 6259 142 354
Score: 8,912,624
Station : ZL2K
QTH : nr Wellington, ZL
Class : multi/multi
QSL info : via buro to ZL2IR
Antennas : 7 el monoband yagi (10)
5 el monoband yagi (15)
3 el monoband yagi (20)
2 el monoband yagi (40)
dipoles (80,160)
Software : CT (with help from the ZL2NX cluster)
Ops : zl2ami zl2bi zl1aiz zl2mf zl2ir zl2bsj zl2iq zl4oy zl2ulg
and others who I can't remember the callsigns of...
Ten went surprisingly well, as did 15. Would any of our Pacific compe-
titors care to post? Our 20 m signal needs improving, there may be a
problem with the yagi for that band, which will be sorted out before
the CQWW-CW. Catch you in the real contest...
Wilbert, ZL2BSJ.
Wilbert Knol MAFFISH Marine Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
Usenet: wk@frc.maf.govt.nz PACKET:ZL2BSJ@ZL2WA.NZL.OC AMPR:[44.147.180.88]
AX25, NET/ROM, TCP/IP mailbox 146.625 MHz Wellington Data, 144.650 Simplex
>From Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> Thu Nov 4 05:52:00 1993
From: Doug Grant <0006008716@mcimail.com> (Doug Grant)
Subject: No subject
Message-ID: <73931104055237/0006008716NA3EM@mcimail.com>
CQWW SSB Score Rumors from 3830 and first-pass on CQ-CONTEST...
Single Operator
K1AR 3302-146-550 6.7M at K1EA
K5ZD 2783-151-525 5.4M (back in W1)
N6BV/1 2672-134-503 4.8M
K3ZO 2380-137-444 3.9M
W1PH 1850-131-441 3.0M
W2HPF 1767-128-424 2.68M
K2ZJ 1776-122-416 2.6M WA2LCC opr.
K6XO 459-86-169 339K
Low Power
K2SG 1273-114-385 1.76M
N8II 1310-112-367 1.76M
WS1A 898-95-315 1.02M
AA1AK 315-38-117 138K
KH6GMP 1171-70-117 625K
Single Operator Assisted
K2WK 1960-149-552 3.9M
AA2DU 2054-130-500 3.54M at K1VR
KC1F 1811-130-452 3.0M
W2HPF 1767-128-424 2.68M
KE2NL 1459-138-491 2.6M
K1KP 1520-132-451 2.5M
KF2O 1239-129-477 2M
WI2T 1024-122-458 1.6M
W0OSK 547-108-222 486K
CH3EJ 4676-157-599 8.6M
Multi-Single
KC1XX 3418-162-642 7,76M
N3RS 2594-159-646 5.84M
K1DG 2580-159-633 5.76M
K1NG 2448-161-612 5.3M
K4JPD 4.5M
K8AZ 2083-154-596 4.3M
K2WI 3.5M
K8LX 1719-146-495 3.05M
AB5K/0 1870-141-400 2.565M
W0CP 1710-143-416 2.531M
K9UWA 1136-144-494 1.9M
K3CP 1012-125-464 1.54M
WA1G 1.6M
AA8U 1261-130-352 1.5M
PJ1B 22.5M (new record)
Multi-multi
N2RM 6638-174-747 16.3M
W3LPL 6234-175-737 15+ M
K2TR 5394-164-692 12.5M
K3LR 4612-163-686 10.7M
W4MYA 2943-166-612 6.1M
KY1H 3471-146-573 6.1M
K3ANS 5.2M
K1RX 2690-138-558 5.2M
N6AW 2575-152-405 3.8M
EA9UK 36M
80M
WA2AOG 98-13-48
NV3V 56-10-27
40M
K1MM 275-34-100
20M
W1XE/0 770-36-120 310K
15M
N1CC 870-31-129 400K
WB9YXY 1023-32-137
K1UO 1601-36-150
10M
KM1H 317-30-142
/UPLOAD OFF
>From Wirzenius Jari <HATJWI@HATMAIL.HATFI1.msgw.kone.com> Thu Nov 4 17:16:00
>1993
From: Wirzenius Jari <HATJWI@HATMAIL.HATFI1.msgw.kone.com> (Wirzenius Jari)
Subject: CQ WW SSB
Message-ID: <2CD93926@msgw.kone.com>
For the first time ever I decided to take part into the CQ WW SSB contest
so seriously that I am going to send something else than check log. But this
is not the whole story. I took part in low power single band 160 m,
unassisted category. Spending some 10 hours working contest, my score was:
QSO's QSO points Zones Countries Total points
73 73 3 23 1898
I did not work any DX, although I could here lot more than I could work. The
stations I could here were VP2EC (RS=55), 4X4NJ(59), HZ1AB(59), TA2BK(57)
and some UA9 stations. It must be so that the QRM level in central Europe is
so high that almost everyone has trouble in listening. I heard lot of
stations which I could not work from southern Europe and their signals were
59+20dB. They must suffer from poor front-end in their receivers, but most
probably my station is suffering from poor signal or it is both.
I felt frustrated because nobody heard me and that is why I did not work
through the Saturday Sunday night. So I spent most of the weekend with my
family.
My station is FT-980, power used in 160m 60 W output to a full size
inverted-dipole. The feedpoint was only 15 meters (50 feet) above the
ground, so that is probably the one and only reason for my very poor signal.
I must do something to that. The reason I choose to work 160 m was that my
station is still under construction and I don't have properly operational
antennas for other bands and my linear is suffering from parasitic
oscillations.
And somebody was talking about insane contesting.....
73's Jari, OH2BVE
P.S. Does anyone in this forum know, what has happened to DX-forum (I-net)?
I have not received anything from there since last week.
>From blunt@arrl.org (Billy Lunt KR1R) Thu Nov 4 13:24:00 1993
From: blunt@arrl.org (Billy Lunt KR1R) (Billy Lunt KR1R)
Subject: SS Records
Message-ID: <2608@bl>
ARRL NOVEMBER SWEEPSTAKES CURRENT THROUGH 1992 CONTEST
SINGLE OPERATOR HIGH POWER N4RJ-(KM9P,op) 220,836 92 CW SS
SINGLE OPERATOR LOW POWER N5RZ 187,264 91 CW SS
SINGLE OPERATOR QRP NF7P 121,352 91 CW SS
MULTIOPERATOR W6GO 188,188 91 CW SS
SINGLE OPERATOR HIGH POWER KP2A-(N2IC,op) 398,088 88 PH SS
SINGLE OPERATOR LOW POWER K4XS 290,598 91 PH SS
SINGLE OPERATOR QRP K7SS 169,400 91 PH SS
MULTIOPERATOR AA5B 376,684 90 PH SS
Division Records
SINGLE OPERATOR HIGH POWER, CW
Atlantic K3LR 207,746 91 CW SS
Central W9RE 185,878 92 CW SS
Dakota N0AT 187,100 91 CW SS
Delta W5WMU-(K5GA,op) 209,440 92 CW SS
Great Lakes K8CC 182,490 91 CW SS
Hudson W2RQ 184,030 92 CW SS
Midwest K4VX/0-(AA9AK,op) 197,890 91 CW SS
New England K1TO 195,320 92 CW SS
Northwestern N6TR/7 208,054 92 CW SS
Pacific N6UR-(KR6X,op) 196,042 92 CW SS
Roanoke AA4NC 174,944 91 CW SS
Rocky Mountain K0RF-(W0UA,op) 204,358 91 CW SS
Southeastern N4RJ-(KM9P,op) 220,836 92 CW SS
Southwestern K6LL 199,430 91 CW SS
West Gulf N5AU-(WN4KKN,op) 215,600 92 CW SS
Canada VE3EJ-(K5ZD,op) 206,822 92 CW SS
SINGLE OPERATOR HIGH POWER, PH
Atlantic K3LR-(WR3G,op) 268,268 91 PH SS
Central AG9A 273,042 90 PH SS
Dakota WB0O 337,722 90 PH SS
Delta W5WMU 339,416 90 PH SS
Great Lakes ND4Y 246,554 91 PH SS
Hudson K2TR 276,150 78 PH SS
Midwest K4VX/0-(AA9AK,op) 296,604 91 PH SS
New England WB1GQR-(WB1JSJ,op)284,900 92 PH SS
Northwestern W7XR-(W7WA,op) 362,516 89 PH SS
Pacific W6GO-(N6IG,op) 378,532 90 PH SS
Roanoke W4MYA 271,194 91 PH SS
Rocky Mountain K5TA 334,026 91 PH SS
Southeastern KP2A-(N2IC,op) 398,088 88 PH SS
Southwestern K6LL 363,286 89 PH SS
West Gulf WM5G-(KR0Y,op) 374,682 92 PH SS
Canada VE7SZ 300,608 92 PH SS
SINGLE OPERATOR LOW POWER, CW
Atlantic W2TZ 164,312 92 CW SS
Central K4XU/9 151,950 90 CW SS
Dakota WD0T 159,450 91 CW SS
Delta N4ZZ 173,558 92 CW SS
Great Lakes K8CX 153,846 92 CW SS
Hudson W2GD 160,776 92 CW SS
Midwest K4VX/0-(WO0G,op) 144,900 88 CW SS
New England K1IU 156,772 92 CW SS
Northwestern KQ7I 152,152 92 CW SS
Pacific W1FEA 154,000 92 CW SS
Roanoke N4AA 145,838 92 CW SS
Rocky Mountain K0EU 172,326 92 CW SS
Southeastern N6OP/NP2 170,696 92 CW SS
Southwestern K6UA-(AA5DX,op) 160,006 91 CW SS
West Gulf N5RZ 187,264 91 CW SS
Canada VE4VV 155,198 79 CW SS
SINGLE OPERATOR LOW POWER, PH
Atlantic K5ZD 190,190 91 PH SS
Central AJ9C 233,618 92 PH SS
Dakota K0HB 200,970 92 PH SS
Delta N4ZZ 237,468 90 PH SS
Great Lakes AA4RX 207,130 92 PH SS
Hudson WA2STM 186,802 92 PH SS
Midwest K0SCM 215,840 92 PH SS
New England KZ1M 195,118 92 PH SS
Northwestern K7QQ 278,124 90 PH SS
Pacific W1FEA 237,930 90 PH SS
Roanoke W4MYA 204,358 92 PH SS
Rocky Mountain K0EU 265,034 91 PH SS
Southeastern K4XS 290,598 91 PH SS
Southwestern KY7M 219,296 92 PH SS
West Gulf KN6M/5 267,036 91 PH SS
Canada VE4GV 254,870 92 PH SS
SINGLE OPERATOR QRP, CW
Atlantic K3TM 96,000 92 CW SS
Central W9UP-(KA9FOX,op) 117,348 92 CW SS
Dakota WB0O 104,832 90 CW SS
Delta K4VFY/5-(N4EVS,op) 89,644 88 CW SS
Great Lakes WA8RJF 82,950 92 CW SS
Hudson W2GD 114,730 91 CW SS
Midwest K0SCM 112,480 92 CW SS
New England K1TR 106,552 92 CW SS
Northwestern K7SS 113,344 90 CW SS
Pacific NF7P 121,352 91 CW SS
Roanoke K0EJ 100,320 92 CW SS
Rocky Mountain N3SL/0 110,264 92 CW SS
Southeastern N4KG-(NB9P,op) 89,850 91 CW SS
Southwestern N7IR 88,800 92 CW SS
West Gulf AC5K 79,032 89 CW SS
Canada VE7YU 69,840 90 CW SS
SINGLE OPERATOR QRP, PH
Atlantic K2YY 87,764 92 PH SS
Central WE9V 128,288 92 PH SS
Dakota KB0ZQ 61,350 88 PH SS
Delta W9OBF 54,864 90 PH SS
Great Lakes AA4RX 102,718 89 PH SS
Hudson AA2U 81,158 92 PH SS
Midwest KD2TT 71,250 90 PH SS
New England WA1LNP 71,148 92 PH SS
Northwestern K7SS 169,400 91 PH SS
Pacific W9NQ 117,648 92 PH SS
Roanoke WA4PGM 83,622 92 PH SS
Rocky Mountain K5IID 145,992 91 PH SS
Southeastern KB4GID 67,144 90 PH SS
Southwestern WB2ODH/6 83,250 91 PH SS
West Gulf N5NMX 100,562 92 PH SS
Canada VE4VV 115,654 92 PH SS
MULTIOPERATOR, CW
Atlantic K3UA 186,340 92 CW SS
Central KJ9D 161,468 85 CW SS
Dakota WD0T 185,262 92 CW SS
Delta K5MC 160,160 91 CW SS
Great Lakes K8AQM 162,504 87 CW SS
Hudson W2VJN 148,336 81 CW SS
Midwest K0WA 165,376 92 CW SS
New England K1RQ 150,300 92 CW SS
Northwestern K7LXC 143,708 85 CW SS
Pacific W6GO 193,424 92 CW SS
Roanoke W4BVV 159,840 77 CW SS
Rocky Mountain AA5B 203,434 92 CW SS
Southeastern W4AQL 180,424 92 CW SS
Southwestern N6VR 165,088 92 CW SS
West Gulf WM4Z 172,368 92 CW SS
Canada VE3ART 141,408 87 CW SS
MULTIOPERATOR, PH
Atlantic K3WW 258,874 92 PH SS
Central W9XT 285,054 90 PH SS
Dakota WD0T 285,054 90 PH SS
Delta N4ZZ 267,652 92 PH SS
Great Lakes KW8N 304,766 92 PH SS
Hudson WA2UKP 223,916 92 PH SS
Midwest W0CEM 266,304 91 PH SS
New England K1NG 262,108 90 PH SS
Northwestern K7SS 367,906 92 PH SS
Pacific W6GO 336,490 92 PH SS
Roanoke W4QAW 222,740 81 PH SS
Rocky Mountain AA5B 376,684 90 PH SS
Southeastern N4WW 268,472 83 PH SS
Southwestern KF6OG 314,776 91 PH SS
West Gulf NJ1V 285,054 92 PH SS
Canada VE3XD 250,404 92 PH SS
>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM Thu Nov 4 16:28:00
>1993
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: FW: 402BA SSB-to-CW mod needed
Message-ID: <2CD92DC3@admin.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
----------
From: Dave Hawes
To: cq-contest
Subject: 402BA SSB-to-CW mod needed
A group of Frankford Radio Club folks will be going to Bermuda for CQ
CW. A multi-single operation from the VP9AD station is planned.
-----------------------
AAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
I'm jealous! I've contested from Bermuda in 1987 (IARU) and
1992 (ARRL SSB), and plan to go back this spring (1994)
for ARRL SSB. However, this time I'm going to find a way to
take a beam instead of relying on the butternut alone. I got
creamed by the VP5 and PJ9 expeditions...it also hurts that
the power limit is 100 watts, and visitors are not allowed to
have a VP9 call...just their own call portable VP9.
73 and gl! Tom WB4IUX (wanna be /VP9 again)
>From Earl Morse <morsee@mi04q.zds.com> Thu Nov 4 15:10:53 1993
From: Earl Morse <morsee@mi04q.zds.com> (Earl Morse)
Subject: FT1000D Computer control
Message-ID: <9311041010.A16783@mi04q.zds.com>
Thanks to all those who responded. Most respondees seem to be in the same boat
and are waiting to hear how to get the interface working.
I do have an FT1000D with ver. 6.00 ROM.
I am loading the COMTSR for 4800 and N82.
I am getting a Yaesu radio timout 0 error from CT.
So far no good. CAT system LED doesn't blink and no control.
Is the FIF-232-C supposed to be setup for signal inversion or not?
Any help will still be appreciated as I count down to SS.
I will post the solution when I work it out.
Earl
KZ8E
e.morse@zds.com
>From alan@dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker) Thu Nov 4 14:23:39 1993
From: alan@dsd.es.com (Alan Brubaker) (Alan Brubaker)
Subject: SprINT Results Notes
Message-ID: <9311041423.AA01325@dsd.ES.COM>
Hi Charlie...or is it really Max? Thanks for clearing this up. I was wondering
how I could have guessed Max, so I was fairly certain that Max is what you had
sent - unless I was losing my mind too. Not that it matters, but this points
up the scenario where if either station makes an error, the scores of both
stations suffer. Not a fair way to assess operator performance and accuracy,
in my opinion. In the cosmic scheme of things, however, it is not a big deal.
CU in the SS.
Alan, K6XO
"Life's too short to run QRP." -- N6TU
>From fhmoore@nemed.b11.ingr.com (frank moore) Thu Nov 4 16:30:11 1993
From: fhmoore@nemed.b11.ingr.com (frank moore) (frank moore)
Subject: VP2VFP Score
Message-ID: <199311041630.AA22142@nemed.b11.ingr.com>
The VP2VFP guys report a score of about 10.7 million. I'll have the breakdown
later. Frank, KE4GY
>From Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@vnet.IBM.COM Thu Nov 4 18:55:20 1993
From: Robert A. Wilson" <n6tv@vnet.IBM.COM (Robert A. Wilson)
Subject: CQ WW Score Rumors
P40W (W2GD, op.) 13.77M
KP2A 13.67M
73,
Bob, N6TV
>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM Thu Nov 4 21:53:00
>1993
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: FW: ZL2K score CQWW-SSB 93
Message-ID: <2CD99A02@admin.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
Ten went surprisingly well, as did 15. Would any of our Pacific compe-
titors care to post? Our 20 m signal needs improving, there may be a
problem with the yagi for that band, which will be sorted out before
the CQWW-CW. Catch you in the real contest...
Wilbert, ZL2BSJ.
Wilbert Knol MAFFISH Marine Research, Wellington, New Zealand.
Usenet: wk@frc.maf.govt.nz PACKET:ZL2BSJ@ZL2WA.NZL.OC AMPR:[44.147.180.88]
AX25, NET/ROM, TCP/IP mailbox 146.625 MHz Wellington Data, 144.650 Simplex
I agree about your comment with your 20m signal. I was unable to work you
on 20 meters (I tried), but worked ZL2T and other ZL's. I was running 1.3
KW
output to a 3 element monobander at 80 feet beaming downhill across a lake!
Please send my regards to ZL4OY...... 73, Tom WB4IUX
>From Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM Thu Nov 4 21:53:00
>1993
From: Skelton, Tom" <TSkelton@engineer.clemsonsc.NCR.COM (Skelton, Tom)
Subject: DX Reflector
Message-ID: <2CD99A48@admin.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM>
For those asking about not getting mail from the DX
Reflector, I have posted 3 items to it this week and
they have all bounced. 73,Tom WB4IUX
ps: Trey: tnx for letting me use the CQ reflector
to get the word out.
>From jbarry@curia.ucc.ie (John Barry) Thu Nov 4 23:30:40 1993
From: jbarry@curia.ucc.ie (John Barry) (John Barry)
Subject: CQWW
Message-ID: <9311042330.AA02650@curia.ucc.ie>
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST 1993
Call: EI7M Country: Ireland
Mode: SSB Category: Multi Single
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 97 112 1.15 6 37
80 396 584 1.47 11 53
40 386 891 2.31 19 72
20 1125 2564 2.28 21 82
15 1733 4506 2.60 25 72
10 281 709 2.52 20 65
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 4018 9366 2.33 102 381 => 4,523,778
EI7M : East Cork Contest Group!
Operator List: EI4BZ, EI7DNB, EI8GS
Second station : EI3DP, EI8HT, EI5HV - also EI6BT, EI5HB
QSL via bureau or EI5HB
Equipment Description:
10m : 5 ele @ 30ft
15m : 3 ele @ 50ft
20m : 3 ele @ 60ft
40m : Loop
80m/160m : Dipoles - centers @ 70ft and ends about 40ft
Also, A3 Tribander, and T2FD style multiband loop
Rigs : We started with a TS950 and TS850, but the PA went on
the 950 on Saturday morning - there was a mad rush to borrow
another 850!
Comments:
Conditions seemed to be reasonable. We were disappointed we
didnt work a few more mults, but hopefully we can rectify that
for the CW leg.
Usually there's a problem before the contest - This year one of the
computers stopped working 1.5 hours before the contest. It had
been running for 3 hours before that. Also, we had the normal
problems with computers crashing, and CT dropping the odd
qso between the stations... Also PA stage went on
950 early on Saturday, but unusually we had no antenna problems
(except of course they werent high enough, big enough etc etc!!)
10m was good at times, we caught the end of an opening at 1600Z
on Sunday - We should have been on it an hour earlier .
15m was good for us, either conditions on 15 were up this year,
or the our new position for the beam worked.
Looking forward to SSB next year, why does it only happen once
a year :-(
73's John
P.S. Any other European scores out there????
-----------------------------------
John Barry EI7DNB
Email : jbarry@curia.ucc.ie
Packet : ei7dnb@ei7dnb.#Cork.Irl
>From jbarry@curia.ucc.ie (John Barry) Thu Nov 4 23:38:04 1993
From: jbarry@curia.ucc.ie (John Barry) (John Barry)
Subject: no subject (file transmission)
Message-ID: <9311042338.AA02737@curia.ucc.ie>
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST 1993
Call: EI7M Country: Ireland
Mode: SSB Category: Multi Single
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 97 112 1.15 6 37
80 396 584 1.47 11 53
40 386 891 2.31 19 72
20 1125 2564 2.28 21 82
15 1733 4506 2.60 25 72
10 281 709 2.52 20 65
---------------------------------------------------
Totals 4018 9366 2.33 102 381 => 4,523,778
EI7M : East Cork Contest Group!
Operator List: EI4BZ, EI7DNB, EI8GS
Second station : EI3DP, EI8HT, EI5HV - also EI6BT, EI5HB
QSL via bureau or EI5HB
Equipment Description:
10m : 5 ele @ 30ft
15m : 3 ele @ 50ft
20m : 3 ele @ 60ft
40m : Loop
80m/160m : Dipoles - centers @ 70ft and ends about 40ft
Also, A3 Tribander, and T2FD style multiband loop
Rigs : We started with a TS950 and TS850, but the PA went on
the 950 on Saturday morning - there was a mad rush to borrow
another 850!
Comments:
Conditions seemed to be reasonable. We were disappointed we
didnt work a few more mults, but hopefully we can rectify that
for the CW leg.
Usually there's a problem before the contest - This year one of the
computers stopped working 1.5 hours before the contest. It had
been running for 3 hours before that. Also, we had the normal
problems with computers crashing, and CT dropping the odd
qso between the stations... Also PA stage went on
950 early on Saturday, but unusually we had no antenna problems
(except of course they werent high enough, big enough etc etc!!)
10m was good at times, we caught the end of an opening at 1600Z
on Sunday - We should have been on it an hour earlier .
15m was good for us, either conditions on 15 were up this year,
or the our new position for the beam worked.
Looking forward to SSB next year, why does it only happen once
a year :-(
73's John
P.S. Any other European scores out there????
-----------------------------------
John Barry EI7DNB
Email : jbarry@curia.ucc.ie
Packet : ei7dnb@ei7dnb.#Cork.Irl
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