| This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BD4AEF.03818160
Content-Type: multipart/alternative;
        boundary="----=_NextPart_001_000C_01BD4AEF.03818160"
------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BD4AEF.03818160
Content-Type: text/plain;
        charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
                 ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1998
      Call: N7VY                     Country:  United States
      Mode: SSB                      Category: Single Operator QRP
      BAND     QSO    QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES
      160        0         0     0.0        0
       80         0          0    0.0        0
       40         6        18    3.0        6
       20       57      168   2.9       25
       15       87      258   3.0       40
       10       60      174   2.9       18
     --------------------------------------
     Totals    210      618   2.9       89  =3D   55,002
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Equipment Description: Yaesu FT-1000, Force 12 C-4 Antenna @ 70'
Comments: I started out to operate the contest as XE2/N7VY. As I =
attempted to=20
clear Mexican customs I had a problem. The Customs agent confiscated my =
desk=20
top computer (They said you can take in a new one but not a =
usedcomputer?).=20
When another agent saw my radio he asked if I had paid duty on=20
the radio also. They then wanted to confiscate my radio, truck and place =
me=20
in jail!! After an hour of talking I got to leave Mexico and return to =
Arizona=20
( without my computer! ). Saturday I spent reassembling antennas and =
raising=20
my tower. I couldn't get the bottom antenna of my stack in the air, so =
only=20
had a C-4 to operate the contest. Sunday the conditions were better than =
last=20
year. Wow, I made more contacts on 10 meters than I did on 20 meters. I =
worked=20
only one other QRP station in the contest.
Club Affiliation: Central Arizona DX Association
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 __On File___
           MAILING ADDRESS:
               Gordon D. Blank  N7VY
               POBox 2473
               Page, AZ 86040
------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BD4AEF.03818160
Content-Type: text/html;
        charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD W3 HTML//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META content=3Dtext/html;charset=3Diso-8859-1 =
http-equiv=3DContent-Type><BASE=20
href=3D"file://C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft =
Shared\Stationery\">
<STYLE>
<!--
body, PRE, BLOCKQUOTE, a, MENU, dd, UL, DT, dir, ADDRESS, h1, h2, h3, =
h4, h5, h6, HR
{
font-family: "Arial";
font-size: 12pt;
color: 000000;
}
-->
</STYLE>
<META content=3D'"MSHTML 4.71.1712.3"' name=3DGENERATOR>
</HEAD>
<BODY background=3Dcid:000301bd4b29$afadfec0$afc771a5@n7vy.page.az.net=20
bgColor=3D#ffffff>
<DIV>           &n=
bsp;    =20
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1998 </DIV>
<DIV><BR>      Call:=20
N7VY           &nb=
sp;        =20
Country:  United States<BR>      Mode:=20
SSB           &nbs=
p;         =20
Category: Single Operator QRP </DIV>
<DIV>      BAND    =20
QSO    QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES</DIV>
<DIV><BR>     =20
160       =20
0         =
0    =20
0.0       =20
0<BR>      =20
80        =20
0          =
0   =20
0.0       =20
0<BR>      =20
40        =20
6        18   =20
3.0       =20
6<BR>       =
20      =20
57      168  =20
2.9      =20
25<BR>      =20
15       87     =20
258   3.0      =20
40<BR>      =20
10       60     =20
174   2.9      =20
18<BR>    =20
-------------------------------------- </DIV>
<DIV>     Totals   =20
210      618  =20
2.9       89  =3D   =
55,002</DIV>
<DIV><BR>All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise =
noted. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Equipment Description: Yaesu FT-1000, Force 12 C-4 Antenna @ =
70'</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Comments: I started out to operate the contest as XE2/N7VY. As I =
attempted=20
to <BR>clear Mexican customs I had a problem. The Customs agent =
confiscated my=20
desk <BR>top computer (They said you can take in a new one but not a=20
usedcomputer?).  </DIV>
<DIV>When another agent saw my radio he asked if I had paid duty on =
<BR>the=20
radio also. They then wanted to confiscate my radio, truck and place me =
<BR>in=20
jail!! After an hour of talking I got to leave Mexico and return to =
Arizona=20
<BR>( without my computer! ). Saturday I spent reassembling antennas and =
raising=20
<BR>my tower. I couldn't get the bottom antenna of my stack in the air, =
so only=20
<BR>had a C-4 to operate the contest. Sunday the conditions were better =
than=20
last <BR>year. Wow, I made more contacts on 10 meters than I did on 20 =
meters. I=20
worked <BR>only one other QRP station in the contest. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Club Affiliation: Central Arizona DX Association</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>This is to certify that in this contest I have operated<BR>my =
transmitter=20
within the limitations of my license and have<BR>observed fully the =
rules and=20
regulations of the contest. </DIV>
<DIV><BR>          &nbs=
p;            =
;     =20
Signature __On File___ </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>           =
MAILING=20
ADDRESS:</DIV>
<DIV><BR>          &nbs=
p;   =20
Gordon D. Blank =20
N7VY<BR>           =
;   =20
POBox=20
2473<BR>           =
;   =20
Page, AZ 86040 </DIV></BODY></HTML>
------=_NextPart_001_000C_01BD4AEF.03818160--
------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BD4AEF.03818160
Content-Type: image/gif
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-ID: <000301bd4b29$afadfec0$afc771a5@n7vy.page.az.net>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------=_NextPart_000_000B_01BD4AEF.03818160--
--
FAQ on WWW:               http://www.contesting.com/3830faq.html
Submissions:              3830@contesting.com
Administrative requests:  3830-REQUEST@contesting.com
Problems:                 owner-3830@contesting.com
 |