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Re: [3830] 3830 Digest, Vol 75, Issue 108

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Subject: Re: [3830] 3830 Digest, Vol 75, Issue 108
From: Ivan Matejícek <ok1jn@ok1jr.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:35:25 +0100
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>   1. IdQP K2DSL SOAB LP (webform@b41h.net)
>   2. WiQP K2DSL SO Fixed LP (webform@b41h.net)
>   3. NA Sprint RTTY K2DSL LP (webform@b41h.net)
>   4. WiQP K2SX SO Fixed LP (webform@b41h.net)
>   5. IdQP K1GU SOAB LP (webform@b41h.net)
>   6. NA Sprint RTTY W3YY HP (webform@b41h.net)
>   7. Commonwealth VU2PTT(@VU2PTTV) Open HP (webform@b41h.net)
>   8. Commonwealth ZC4LI Open HP (webform@b41h.net)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:02:28 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] IdQP K2DSL SOAB LP
> To: 3830@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <200903161502.n2GF2SoG022444@b41h.net>
>
>                    Idaho QSO Party
>
> Call: K2DSL
> Operator(s): K2DSL
> Station: K2DSL
>
> Class: SOAB LP
> QTH: Waldwick, NJ
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
> ----------------------------
>  160:
>   80:
>   40:
>   20:   1      4       1
>   15:
>   10:
>    6:
>    2:
>  432:
> ----------------------------
> Total:   1      4       1  CW Mults = 1  Ph Mults = 4  Dig Mults = 1 
> Total Score = 48
>
> Club: Bergen ARA
>
> Comments:
>
> Wow, is it tough finding Idaho hams! I was really looking to get some Q's 
> and
> confirmations on LoTW for the TPA. I already had a RTTY contact confirmed 
> but
> needed phone and CW. Phone is now confirmed but I was only able to make 1 
> CW
> contact and that isn't confirmed yet. Here's hoping that W7ZRC uploads his 
> log
> to LoTW! K2DSL - David
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:08:55 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] WiQP K2DSL SO Fixed LP
> To: 3830@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <200903161508.n2GF8tjn022467@b41h.net>
>
>                    Wisconsin QSO Party
>
> Call: K2DSL
> Operator(s): K2DSL
> Station: K2DSL
>
> Class: SO Fixed LP
> QTH:
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
> --------------------
>  160:
>   80:   18      8
>   40:   22     19
>   20:
>   15:
>   10:
>    6:
>    2:
>  UHF:
> --------------------
> Total:   40     27  Mults = 36  Total Score = 3,852.0
>
> Club: Bergen ARA
>
> Comments:
>
> After struggling to make Q's in the Idaho QP, this was like shooting fish 
> in a
> barrel! Plenty of participation by the WI ops and they were fantastic to 
> make
> contacts with. Seemed tough for me to hear anyone on 20m (100w and G5RV) 
> so I
> stayed on 80m and 40m. Noticed about halfway through the number of 
> counties I
> had so I tried to get half of them and did so just a few mins before the 
> end.
> Thanks to those mobile ops for providing multiple counties. Not sure how 
> some
> of the mobiles logged but I think a good standard to suggest is /M and the
> county is the multiplier. 73 K2DSL - David
>
>
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> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:13:37 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] NA Sprint RTTY K2DSL LP
> To: 3830@contesting.com
> Message-ID: <200903161513.n2GFDb09022485@b41h.net>
>
>                    NA Sprint RTTY Contest
>
> Call: K2DSL
> Operator(s): K2DSL
> Station: K2DSL
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: Waldwick, NJ
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Op Time
> ---------------------
>   80:  57
>   40:  41
>   20:
> ---------------------
> Total:  98     Mults = 33  Total Score = 3,234
>
> Club: Bergen ARA
>
> Team:
>
> Comments:
>
> My first sprint and it was a lot of fun. 4 hours goes very quickly. 
> Watched a
> few mins at the start to see the exchanges and then jumped in. Seemed like 
> many
> ops were on top of each other and it would have been good for a bit more 
> spread
> between the stations, especially those without tight filters, but you deal 
> with
> it. Look forward to the next one. 73 K2DSL - David
>
>
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>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:15:44 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] WiQP K2SX SO Fixed LP
> To: 3830@contesting.com, dbmcalpine@earthlink.net
> Message-ID: <200903161515.n2GFFiLw022497@b41h.net>
>
>                    Wisconsin QSO Party
>
> Call: K2SX
> Operator(s): K2SX
> Station: K2SX
>
> Class: SO Fixed LP
> QTH: SC
> Operating Time (hrs): 1
>
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs
> --------------------
>  160:    0     0
>   80:    0     0
>   40:   21     0
>   20:   13     0
>   15:    0     0
>   10:    0     0
>    6:    0     0
>    2:    0     0
>  UHF:    0     0
> --------------------
> Total:   34     0  Mults = 25  Total Score = 1,700.0
>
> Club:
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 09:09:01 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] IdQP K1GU SOAB LP
> To: 3830@contesting.com, k1gu@arrl.net
> Message-ID: <200903161609.n2GG91nj022648@b41h.net>
>
>                    Idaho QSO Party
>
> Call: K1GU
> Operator(s): K1GU
> Station: K1GU
>
> Class: SOAB LP
> QTH: TN
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Dig Qs
> ----------------------------
>  160:
>   80:
>   40:                  1
>   20:
>   15:
>   10:
>    6:
>    2:
>  432:
> ----------------------------
> Total:   0      0       1  CW Mults = 0  Ph Mults = 0  Dig Mults = 1 
> Total Score = 2
>
> Club: Tennessee Contest Group
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:11:45 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] NA Sprint RTTY W3YY HP
> To: 3830@contesting.com, w3yy@cox.net
> Message-ID: <200903161811.n2GIBjtc022990@b41h.net>
>
>                    NA Sprint RTTY Contest
>
> Call: W3YY
> Operator(s): W3YY
> Station: W3YY
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: VA
> Operating Time (hrs): 3.6
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Op Time
> ---------------------
>   80:   33     1.0
>   40:   49     1.4
>   20:   24     1.2
> ---------------------
> Total:  106    Mults = 33  Total Score = 3,498
>
> Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
>
> Team:
>
> Comments:
>
> Having just completed building my new FSK opto-coupled interface I thought 
> it
> would be fun to try it out in a contest.  It was!
>
> I made the usual mistake of waiting an hour before the contest to try 
> eveything
> out.  The FSK interface which had worked perfectly with MMTTY alone, 
> failed to
> initially work with N1MM.  In fact the settings I tried caused the 
> computer to
> crash a cause numerous reboots.  Nothing was wrong with the interface, but 
> my
> N1MM settings needed to be changed after going from AFSK to FSK.  Reading 
> the
> manual and changing some settings solved the problem and about 5 minutes 
> before
> the contest I was go to go with pure FSK.
>
> I've operated numerous CW and Phone Sprints, but RTTY was still a learning
> experience.  I made about 15 QSO's in the first hour, spending lots of 
> time
> repeatedly fine tuning the keyboard macros and getting used to finding 
> guys
> ready to answer a call.
>
> I wound up with about the same number of Q's I made in my first ever CW 
> Sprint
> many years ago, but now I'm ready for the next RTTY Sprint.
>
> Thanks to all for the QSO's.  RYRYRYRY.
>
> 73, Bob - W3YY
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:29:16 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] Commonwealth VU2PTT(@VU2PTTV) Open HP
> To: 3830@contesting.com, vu2ptt@gmail.com
> Message-ID: <200903161829.n2GITGG7023051@b41h.net>
>
>                    RSGB Commonwealth Contest, CW
>
> Call: VU2PTT
> Operator(s): VU2PTT
> Station: VU2PTTV
>
> Class: Open HP
> QTH: Bangalore MK82tx
> Operating Time (hrs): 20.5
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs
> ------------
>   80:   13
>   40:  110
>   20:  185
>   15:   32
>   10:    6
> ------------
> Total:  346  Total Score = 4,290
>
> Club: Team South Asia
>
> Comments:
>
> Rig: Icom 746-PRO + SB-200 Amp (400 W)
> Ant: Force 12 C3/S at 60', 40m Inv-Vee at 55', 80m Inv-L GP w/1 radial
> Interface: MicroHAM MicroKeyer II (CAT, Winkey, Amp keyer, sound card)
>
> Another BERU goes by, one of the real fun contests for me :)
>
> It was good to work a lot of friends/familiar callsigns and am just
> waiting to hear how it sounds when the Sun is more benevolent to us all. I
> nearly toppped my previous best in BERU 1998 exactly 11 years ago as 
> AT0PTT
> with 4385 points when I only had a G5RV antenna.
>
> Score was about 30% better than last year but conditions were worse this
> time round. Should put it down to station improvements and no energy
> expended in putting up last minute antennas and station wiring which was
> the norm in the past. Thanks to the XYL VU2AQB for a very functional
> operating desk (see QRZ.COM for a picture).
>
> Missed all the Carribeans save 8P0P on 40m, that really underlined the 
> poor
> conditions overall at this end. I was hoping to work them all at least on
> 40m, but the Sun said NO.
>
> 80m - Back on 80m this year but with just 13 QSOs, need to improve the
> antenna system. Did work some of the big 'uns from UK and of course
> ZC4/5B4 and also VQ9JC. A RX loop is in the works.
>
> 40m - Played fairly well but I guess it could have been better. Couple of
> VE QSOs improved the feel good factor.
>
> 20m - The money band these days out here but I guess the VE opening was 
> not
> good enough.
>
> 15m - Had some expectations on this band, but it all fell flat. Towards 
> the
> end ended up working Africa & VK and trying to move stations to 10m.
>
> 10m - Although practically dead showed some surprising signs of life with
> huge sgnals from 9J2BO, VK9AA and VK6-LW, BN, AJ. Should be heard to be
> believed and people say 10m is dead, NO I say, at least to some parts of
> the world signals are HUGE.
>
> HQ Stations - Only three heard and worked this year - VU2LYX (5 bands),
> GB5CC (2 bands), ZL6A (2 bands).
>
> Thanks to Arasu VU2UR for motivating a whole group of people to sign up 
> for
> Team South Asia - some of you must have been surprised to hear several VU2
> stations calling CQ BERU. It was a new experience for me to hear at least 
> five
> VU2 stations calling CQ on different parts of 20 m all at the same time!
>
> All QSOs in the contest were recorded like last year, and if you want to
> hear any particular QSO just ask and I shall send it out.
>
> Worked on multiple bands:
>
> 5 Bands - 1
> 4 Bands - 12
> 3 Bands - 18
> 2 Bands - 41
> 1 Band  - 157
>
> My logs are already on ARRL LoTW, adn I see several matches already.
>
> See you all in the next BERU. I will be in the RDXC contest next weekend 
> and
> hope to bump into many of you then.
>
> 73 de Prasad VU2PTT.
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 11:31:17 -0700
> From: webform@b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] Commonwealth ZC4LI Open HP
> To: 3830@contesting.com, hodgson@cytanet.com.cy
> Message-ID: <200903161831.n2GIVHF4023065@b41h.net>
>
>                    RSGB Commonwealth Contest, CW
>
> Call: ZC4LI
> Operator(s): STEVE
> Station: ZC4LI
>
> Class: Open HP
> QTH: ESBA CYPRUS
> Operating Time (hrs): 24
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs
> ------------
>   80:  092
>   40:  296
>   20:  331
>   15:  098
>   10:  007
> ------------
> Total:  824  Total Score = 7,480
>
> Club: ESBA
>
> Comments:
>
> SO1.3R
>
> Antennas:-  C/Craft A3S + 40M addon @ 50ft. Titanex 160HD, J-Beam @ 30ft
> Rigs:-      Icom-756 Pro3 - Icom-756
> Amps:-      Acom-1000, Ten-Tec Hercules 2.
> Software:   Win-Test 3.24
>
> Thanks to the organisers and to everyone for the Q's.
> Condx here were to put it frankly - CRAP.
> Nuff said.
>
> Log is on LoTW for paper cards pse see QRZ.COM.
>
> 73 and hope to cu in the BARTG and the RUDX this weekend.  Steve.
>
>
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