KL7RA 1995 ARRL CW S/0 40 meter band ALASKA
Score 173,304 S/O 40 DX pwr=kw
Q's 996 (was 1013 but dupes are dupes)
Mults 58 (missed LB NB NS PEI, forget s/p these guys
never call CQ and no one lives there anyway)
Rig Ic-781 homebrew amp
Ant 3 ele Telrex @ 190 feet
Like they say "If I had known I would live so long I would have
taken better care of myself". If I had known the band would be so
good I would have been better prepared. At least got some sleep
before. The 40 meter band was open to the States with +20 signals
almost 4 hours each day. I had many hours of our "normal" 10 to 20
q's per hour which add up.
I sauntered into the shack around 0100z thinking I still had a few
hours before it opened and the band was already hot. Jumped into
the drivers seat and started the test. Well tried. Computer had
wrong date/time/band, wouldn't key radio. Why do I go through this
every time? The contesters secret weapon - SB220 was arcing and
sparking. Had distorted rx audio (never did find that) and had
every big gun M/M calling as I tripped the clusters across America.
Finally just shut the amp off and kept at it until I had the first
break from the crowd. Leaped from the desk and carted the
radio/computer and dangling cables to the shack located about 50
feet (and 4 feet of snow) from my house and at 20 below zero. (In
about 10 trips). Got setup for real and with heavy coat and frozen
finger continued the run. Now I had some power and was able to hold
my frequency against the European onslaught that would be coming.
The better ops in Europe just look for me and then know that I will
have a clear freq to the states which they can take away as soon as
they get propagation.
The shack finally warmed up (electric heat) and broke the freezing
mark around 0800z. Forty meter conditions were unusual for this
time of the cycle. Europe was very loud as was Japan and I would
fend off their calls to find the USA stations which were still in
there most of the night. Calling CQ USA ONLY in nine languages
helps followed by "I know Alaska is a state but I dont make the
rules" keeps the amp running full blast. I watched the temperature
march past the 90 degree mark when the fan system finally cut in
and opening up the vent to the outside air which sucked up my notes
and blasted me with (now) 30 below zero air. But it works. I was
cold again. Gawd I love this hobby.
Rich KL7RA
>From Fred Cady ieefc@msu.oscs.montana.edu" <fred_c@ece.ee.montana.edu Tue Feb
>21 12:14:14 1995
From: Fred Cady ieefc@msu.oscs.montana.edu" <fred_c@ece.ee.montana.edu (Fred
Cady ieefc@msu.oscs.montana.edu)
Subject: N7ML M/2 ARRL CW SCORE
Message-ID: <0098C4E3.32556FE0.7@ece.ee.montana.edu>
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1995
Call: N7ML Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Multi Two
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES
160 38 114 3.0 19
80 170 504 3.0 41
40 432 1284 3.0 68
20 947 2814 3.0 87
15 628 1872 3.0 77
10 52 153 2.9 20
--------------------------------------
Totals 2267 6741 3.0 312 = 2,103,192
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Operator List: N7ML, WM2C, N7NG, KE7X, AA7WT, KJ7GC, WA7U_
>From Tim S. Ellam <TELLAM@mccarthy.ca> Tue Feb 21 14:42:32 1995
From: Tim S. Ellam <TELLAM@mccarthy.ca> (Tim S. Ellam <TELLAM@mccarthy.ca>)
Subject: VE6SH ARRL CW SCORE
Message-ID: <sf49b501.019@mccarthy.ca>
1995 ARRL CW SCORE
VE6SH
Single Op QRP
BAND Q C
160 6 5
80 13 12
40 22 16
20 46 16
15 20 12
10 11 5
23,364 points
Good conditions, but had limited op time and(read excuses):
1. Flu
2. Chinook did dire damage to the GAP on Saturday
3. Flames/Stars Game
Tim VE6SH
>From Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> Tue Feb 21 14:40:59 1995
From: Trey Garlough <GARLOUGH@TGV.COM> (Trey Garlough)
Subject: ARRL CW; K1AR M/2
Message-ID: <793377659.381194.GARLOUGH@TGV.COM>
Everyone should visit Mecca once in their lifetime, and now I have been
lucky enough to visit twice. Last week I arranged to swing by K1EA's
place "on my back" from a few days in Toronto. The core team was K1EA,
K1AR and K1GQ with part time visits from KC1XX, KM3T, and WB2CPU. A
great experience. Thanks Ken, John, and Bill.
Two post contest musings (there are four of them):
1) I was the only member of the core team to have never won a DX contest
as a single op, but fortunately that wasn't a prerequisite.
2) Well-known QRP operator Howie, WB2CPU, lives on Beacon Street in Boston.
What's wrong with this picture?
3) There was only one hour during the contest we didn't work a new
multiplier.
4) We did actually hear a couple of W6's.
--Trey, WN4KKN/6/1
Here are the numbers:
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1995
Call: K1AR Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Multi Two
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES
160 55 162 2.9 36
80 610 1830 3.0 87
40 1346 4038 3.0 113
20 1714 5136 3.0 118
15 1247 3738 3.0 110
10 82 246 3.0 42
--------------------------------------
Totals 5054 15150 3.0 506 = 7,665,900
BREAKDOWN QSO/mults K1AR ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST Multi Two
HOUR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOT
0 ..... ..... 140/29 68/27 ..... ..... 208/56 208/56
1 . 56/30 75/16 8/4 . . 139/50 347/106
2 1/1 60/8 26/9 2/1 . . 89/19 436/125
3 12/12 18/5 35/7 . . . 65/24 501/149
4 5/4 44/8 20/3 . . . 69/15 570/164
5 2/1 32/7 52/5 3/2 . . 89/15 659/179
6 4/0 33/2 49/2 4/3 . . 90/7 749/186
7 4/4 18/1 34/3 . . . 56/8 805/194
8 4/3 5/4 59/4 10/7 ..... ..... 78/18 883/212
9 . 2/0 40/2 8/4 . . 50/6 933/218
10 . 2/2 16/1 42/6 . . 60/9 993/227
11 . 3/2 5/2 123/11 38/19 . 169/34 1162/261
12 . . . 118/6 128/20 . 246/26 1408/287
13 . . . 99/3 161/7 . 260/10 1668/297
14 . . . 84/5 123/14 2/2 209/21 1877/318
15 . . . 73/3 83/6 10/10 166/19 2043/337
16 ..... ..... ..... 89/7 60/7 7/2 156/16 2199/353
17 . . . 98/4 47/4 5/3 150/11 2349/364
18 . . . 79/2 41/3 . 120/5 2469/369
19 . . . 71/3 7/3 9/1 87/7 2556/376
20 . . 60/0 38/4 6/5 2/1 106/10 2662/386
21 . . 92/3 38/0 6/1 2/1 138/5 2800/391
22 . . 77/5 57/3 . . 134/8 2934/399
23 . . 52/2 44/2 . . 96/4 3030/403
0 ..... 6/1 49/6 38/1 ..... ..... 93/8 3123/411
1 4/1 65/2 8/0 9/0 . . 86/3 3209/414
2 5/2 37/3 16/1 . . . 58/6 3267/420
3 6/4 18/1 1/1 . . . 25/6 3292/426
4 3/2 33/1 . . . . 36/3 3328/429
5 2/0 57/3 20/1 1/0 . . 80/4 3408/433
6 . 51/2 34/0 . . . 85/2 3493/435
7 3/2 38/1 38/1 . . . 79/4 3572/439
8 ..... 11/1 33/0 ..... ..... ..... 44/1 3616/440
9 . 4/0 27/0 3/0 . . 34/0 3650/440
10 . 1/0 14/2 19/0 . . 34/2 3684/442
11 . . 26/1 87/1 . . 113/2 3797/444
12 . . 2/0 68/1 110/1 . 180/2 3977/446
13 . . . 36/0 118/2 4/4 158/6 4135/452
14 . . . 15/0 85/2 16/8 116/10 4251/462
15 . . . 28/1 72/3 24/10 124/14 4375/476
16 ..... ..... ..... 49/2 51/0 1/0 101/2 4476/478
17 . . . 62/0 46/5 . 108/5 4584/483
18 . . . 58/1 16/1 . 74/2 4658/485
19 . . 18/0 46/1 3/0 . 67/1 4725/486
20 . . 49/0 24/0 6/4 . 79/4 4804/490
21 . . 82/1 12/1 13/1 . 107/3 4911/493
22 . 6/2 64/1 1/0 17/0 . 88/3 4999/496
23 . 10/1 33/5 2/2 10/2 . 55/10 5054/506
DAY1 32/25 273/69 832/93 1156/107 700/89 37/20 ..... 3030/403
DAY2 23/11 337/18 514/20 558/11 547/21 45/22 . 2024/103
TOT 55/36 610/87 1346/113 1714/118 1247/110 82/42 . 5054/506
>From jesposit@sctcorp.com (Joe Esposito) Tue Feb 21 15:06:00 1995
From: jesposit@sctcorp.com (Joe Esposito) (Joe Esposito)
Subject: ARRL CW DX Contest Score
Message-ID: <m0rgwAa-0001k2C@sctladm.sctcorp.com>
ARRL International CW DX Contest - 1995
Call: K2YJL/M State: Kentucky
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator,
Single Band, Low
Power
BAND QSOs Mults Points
10 44 21 2,772
Equipment: HR-2510, 25 watts, Hamstick mounted on 1990 Olds,
MFJ 490X memory keyer w/Bencher paddles.
Operating Time: 14 hours
Soapbox: Worked HH2PK and CP8XA for new ones on 10 CW,
bringing total to 71 countries worked. Surprised
to work UA0ZDA/MM1 as last contact in contest.
73,
Joe, K2YJL/M
>From GARY JONES/CENTRAL <GARY_JONES/CENTRAL@BULL.CC.USM.EDU> Tue Feb 21
>14:58:00 1995
From: GARY JONES/CENTRAL <GARY_JONES/CENTRAL@BULL.CC.USM.EDU> (GARY JONES)
Subject: PROBLEMS WITH VOICEBLASTER
Message-ID: <950221.09052712.006414@USM.CP6>
Several days ago, Gerry Hern (sp?????) posted a message to the reflector
dealing with his problems getting the VoiceBlaster software to run on
his machine. I am experiencing exactly the same problem, and several
calls to Tim and Dave have failed to yield a solution to the problem.
I wonder if any of you have encountered the same problem, and if you
have found a cure.
My machine/set up: Computer 486dx33 clone box, tall tower, 8M RAM,
Local Bus, SoundBlaster 8 card, NA 9.0 main software, VoiceBlaster (
not sure of version but purchased in October or September.
The problem: I am able to load the memories easily and the play-
back is just fine, until I hit the Esc key. As soon as that is done,
the output volume falls off to a barely audible output from the
Soundblaster. The only way to return to full output is to dump the
VoiceBlaster software and reload it into the computer. As soon as it
is loaded, the output is restored to full output, but then the problem
repeats if Esc is hit.
I would appreciate hearing from Gerry Hern (???) directly if you
have had any responses and from anyone else who encountered this
bug...... Its great software all the way around, but need to resolve
this problem...
If you want to respond directly, the address is:
Gary_Jones@BULL.CC.USM.EDU
Thanks for the help.
73 Gary
GARY_JONES@BULL.CC.USM.EDU
>From n2ic@drmail.dr.att.com (LondonSM) Tue Feb 21 15:10:25 1995
From: n2ic@drmail.dr.att.com (LondonSM) (LondonSM)
Subject: N2IC/0 Multi/Shingle
Message-ID: <9502210810.ZM5000@dr.att.com>
Spent the weekend convalescing from a case of the shingles - just too painful
and tired (from lack of sleep the previous 2 weeks) to put in a serious effort.
Operated myself about 1/2 time until 12Z Sunday, when KJ1N relieved me for the
remainder of the contest (thanks Dan).
High points: Best EU opening on 15 meters in the past 2 years. UK7R called me
on 80 meter LP (no other 80 LP heard/worked). Finally worked JA on 10 meters
during a contest (first time in 2 years). 6V6U + many VK's on 160 meters.
Low points: 40 meters very noisy to JA both nights. CT1AOZ only EU heard on
160. (Summary: Pretty darn good weekend for the bottom of sunspot cycle).
N2IC/0 - M/S
160 22 14
80 118 34
40 273 56
20 412 72
15 600 70
10 41 25
1466 271 -> 1.19M
Looking forward to ARRL Phone from New England !
Steve London, N2IC/0
n2ic@dr.att.com
>From Tony Brock-Fisher <fisher@hp-and.an.hp.com> Tue Feb 21 15:18:22 1995
From: Tony Brock-Fisher <fisher@hp-and.an.hp.com> (Tony Brock-Fisher)
Subject: K1KP ARRL CW MM Score
Message-ID: <9502211518.AA27217@hp-and.an.hp.com>
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST -- 1995
Call: K1KP Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Multi Multi
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/Q COUNTRIES
160 46 138 3.0 32
80 173 519 3.0 65
40 638 1911 3.0 87
20 887 2661 3.0 90
15 706 2118 3.0 81
10 44 132 3.0 28
--------------------------------------
Totals 2494 7479 3.0 383 = 2,864,457
All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
Operator List: K1KP, WA1S, NB1B, N1OEK, KM1D
Equipment Description:
IC-765, IC-735, SB-220 (2), CT9.20, 486-66, 386-40.
160: Quarter wave sloper from 70 feet, 600 foot Beverage
80: Delta Loop, full wave, spex at 70 feet.
40: 40-2CD at 80 feet
20-10: KT-34XA (2) at 70 feet and 40 feet (fixed EU).
Club Affiliation: YCCC
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 _________________________________
MAILING ADDRESS:
Tony Brock-Fisher K1KP
15 Webster St.
Andover, MA 01810
--Comments:
1. Went Multi-Multi instead of Multi-Single for the fun of it
this year. Sure makes the "second" radio more fun!
2. Special Thanks to the Ionosphere this weekend - after living
through CQWW '94, it was really a blast to actually run guys
on 15! And just as 15 went from rate to mult, 40 opened for
rate into EU, 2 hours before sunset!
3. No equipment problems, although this is the second contest
where in the middle of Sunday morning runs, the shack temperature
gets up to 80 degrees and the odor of burning Heathkits prompts
us to open a window. I hope it's not something expensive or
obsolete...
4. It never fails to amaze me how much improvement in CW copying
ability occurs in 48 hours...
5. My award for committment goes to X5EBL. You know, the guy that
doesn't count for anything? If he's a no pointer in my log,
then his whole score must be zero. But he's in there contest
after contest, making zero point Q's. I have no politcal
position on this subject, and I don't know what his is. But
he must love contesting...
-Tony, K1KP, fisher@hp-and.an.hp.com
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