Sprint CW - K1TO, Florida
20 - 158 4/4 @ 93'/46' fixed NNW
40 - 128 finally a 40-2CD also fixed NNW
80 - 83 inverted vee from 85' or so
Total - 369/46
Hours were 105-85-96-83.
Used an aging pair of TS-930s, an AL-1200 and an SB-220. Had
never really done much 2-radio stuff before in the Sprint, so this
worked out OK!
A great evening to do this from Florida. Minimal QRN and only used
the short 300' beverage to the north occasionally on 80. Spent much
of the day "fixing" stuff and the station is held together in several
places with clip leads - no lie! Also enjoyed using the NA feature that
automatically inserts your call in the correct part of the exchange
depending on whether you just answered or CQed - FB, Dave!
The 40-2 that finally got erected last month allowed me to stay
competitive this time, especially in the 3rd hour. Had struggled with
getting beat out to almost everyone when I first got to 40. 80 was
surprisingly good down here - got beat out a fair amount, but
managed to keep finding guys. Also mixed in a good bit of 40 in
the last hour to keep the rate up. Had 20 & 80 coming in on the
same remote switch, so had to abandon 20 once it was time for 80.
Heard two mults that I did not snag - K5NZ/M in AR and N7FO in AZ.
Otherwise logged all that were heard. Got #2 from Jim, K4ZM in AL
for the only real low number from a mult. No other NA countries
logged this time - unusual NOT to work a CO from here. Neat to
see CT1BOH, G4BUO, IK0HBN and OH1NOA going at it pretty
seriously!
Anyway, it looks like scores are up across the board and that makes
for a great time for all of us.
As the newly-elected President of the Florida Contest Group, it looks
like I'll have to fend off WI9WI (Monica) ;<)
73, Dan
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