Default Exchange : LEE TN
Name : Richard Lee Hall
Address : 2526 Wellington Place
City/State/Zip : Murfreesboro, TN 37128
Country : United States
Team/Club : Tennessee Contest Group - Team #2
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults
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160CW 30 30 30 18
80CW 50 50 50 22
40CW 37 37 37 24
20CW 30 30 30 22
15CW 22 22 22 12
10CW 3 3 3 2
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Totals 172 172 172 100
Final Score = 17200 points.
Soapbox Comments
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Equipment: TS50 into wire loop - one corner at 40' - the rest at 10'.
Here is your classic case of a fish out of water. Not only do I find
myself in a CW contest (I am a dyed-in-the-wool phone op) but somehow
I wound up on Team #2. It was a learning experience and I think I
built some operating and copying skill. I had a lot of distractions
at the QTH but still worked 10 hours although I had to take my off time
much earlier than I would have liked.
High Points: Did you guys find Tennessee ops okay? I thought so ;)
Low Points: When 40M filled up heard quite a few ops sending over 50
WPM.....do you really think sending at that rate offsets the number
of folks who don't want to spend a long time trying to figure out
what you are sending?? If I can actually hear characters, I'll hang in
there and pull out the call. If it is all run together, forget it.
Do us a favor guys....ease up to about 35-40 WPM.
Also, what happened to 10 meters??...It was open for almost the whole
test but noone was home. I was even hearing some DX beacons but no
contesters.
Seeya in the PHONE NAQP...I've been talking a lot longer than I've been
sending CW so I think I'll do a tad better in this one. Thanks to
those who put up with my 25-30 WPM QLF.
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