NA Sprint CW Contest - February
Call: W8FN
Operator(s): W8FN
Station: W8FN
Class: Single Op HP
QTH: NC
Operating Time (hrs): 4:00
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 105
40: 79
20: 26
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Total: 210 Mults = 43 Total Score = 9,030
Club: South East Contest Club
Team: Southeast Sprint Coalition#1
Comments:
This Sprint was a serious whuppin'. As usual, I couldn't get myself heard on 20
meters. Changing to 40 didn't make things a whole lot better; the band was long
and I didn't get through too many times. 80 was decent, but it got worked out
toward the end and the rate was really slow. Between the poor antennas and being
5db down to the full power guys, it was a real struggle. I also noticed that a
lot of folks seemed to be jumping the gun and calling stations that inherited
the frequency before they could send acknowledgement for the previous QSO. I got
skunked more than once because I was waiting to hear the ack and somebody else
called right over it. I also had a few QSOs where the worked station never sent
the ack. Timing is critical in the Sprint, and everybody needs to be sure they
don't cut things too close. The few milliseconds saved can cause unneeded
confusion.
73...
Randy, W8FN
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