K4RO CW Sprint February 13, 1999
Station Used : K4RO Team/Club : TCG Operator : K4RO
Category : SO HP Default Exchange : CALLSIGNS # KIRK TN
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults Countries
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80CW 96 96 96 3 1
40CW 102 102 102 10 2
20CW 78 78 78 28 0
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Totals 276 276 276 41 3
Final Score = 12,144 points.
Rate:
HOUR 80CW 40CW 20CW TOTAL ACCUM
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0 0 0 72 72 72
1 0 55 6 61 133
2 18 47 0 65 198
3 78 0 0 78 276
0157: 3 per minute (180/hr)
0033: 16 per 10 minutes (96/hr)
0357: 78 per hour
Total Qs: 276 Average rate: 69 per hour
Equipment:
IC-765 AL-811 @ 500W out, Mosley PRO57A at 60' (W) and 100' (NE)
Loaded boom of 100' Mosley on 40m, sloper at 70' on 80m. TR-Log 6.35
Excuses:
If I hadn't spent most of the day on the tower wrestling with the
#@&% ring rotor, I would have had more energy for the contest. Sure
hope I can have the ring working by ARRL DX. This just might be the
year I finally break down and get a legal-limit amplifier...
Highlights:
A personal best, almost 1000 points better than September 98. I was
able to hit the ground running a little bit better this time. Always a
pleasure to behold some of the operating talent in this contest. Worked
what seemed like many new calls; hats off to the new Sprinters. Calls
which made me do a double take (and a ..__..) were HC8N and VK5GN, both
with good signals. Cool.
Goals:
The 300 mark is starting to appear in my sights, but still looks
a long way off. I still can't use the second radio at all in this
contest. I can barely manage one radio at this pace! I've been
sneaking around on 30m lately trying to improve my CW where no one's
watching. :-) I'm clearly still a CW lid, but I am slowly getting better.
This contest is an excellent benchmark for measuring skill improvement.
I am really looking forward to the next time, as always. See you then,
and thanks for the QSOs.
-Kirk K4RO
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