Great story Tony...keep them going. Great to hear that...
MD
---- Tony Brock-Fisher <barockteer@aol.com> wrote:
> This year, as in the past, I decided to try to maximize my station's
> contribution to the YCCC club score by going Multi-2. Due to family
> commitments, I couldn't stay in the chair all weekend, so I invited a couple
> of guest ops to help fill in. KB1NOW had been to my station before in
> previous CQWWs, and he invited his friend KB1OSD to help. 'OSD had done a few
> Field Days, but never a CQWW.
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> At the beginning of the contest, I started at one station while 'NOW and 'OSD
> worked together on the other. I have a two-tower station, with all bands on a
> single tower, plus a triband quad on the other. Switching, filters, and stubs
> make it possible to run QRO on any two bands simultaneously. 'NOW and 'OSD
> started off gradually, with 'OSD learning the ropes from 'NOW. I wasn't sure
> about the commitment level from these guys, but I figured every Q on the
> second station was one more than I would have had if I had gone single op.
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> As the weekend progressed, the second station gradually picked up speed and
> expertise. They had a 'multiplier bell' and I heard it ring often. 'NOW and
> 'OSD took some off time, with 'OSD going back home to his family each night
> and returning the next day. By mid Sunday afternoon, we had beaten last
> year's score, and I was done for the contest. 'NOW came over to my seat, with
> 'OSD having gotten far enough up the learning curve to 'fly solo'. In the
> last hours of the contest, my two guest ops kept both transmitters going and
> added almost a quarter meg points to our score.
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> As Paul Harvey used to say, '.here's the rest of the story.'
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> Taylor, KB1NOW, and Brian, KB1OSD, are each 13 years old.
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> They are already busy planning for ARRL Sweepstakes!
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> -Tony, K1KP
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