CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1995
Call: N2RM Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Multi Multi
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 273 685 2.51 21 74
80 797 2256 2.83 28 106
40 1862 5410 2.91 39 139
20 1898 5420 2.86 38 152
15 1055 3010 2.85 29 123
10 100 165 1.65 14 29
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Totals 5985 16946 2.83 169 623 => 13,421,232
Operator List: N2RM, WT3Q, K8GL, KA2AEV, KZ2S, N2NT,
WZ1R, N2AA, W2RQ, KR2J, N2BCC, W2GMA, WM2H
"Operating the 1995 CQWW CW from May's Landing, NJ"
(or "Looped, Duped and Pooped")
Somehow, we managed to produce a very competetive score during
this weekend's very strange conditions. Almost all of us were
suffering from some sort of flu, cold, allergy, etc. (POOPED)
CT Networking Update!! (The continuing saga). N2BCC built
a box that allowed us to use the -LOOP switch for CT for our
network. Warren made this thing RFI proof and it worked
perfectly. Without question, we had fewer problems than ever
before with the network. Using -RTS on the COMTSR's helped
too. The "box" allowed us to run a normal 9 to 25 type cable
from a single com port on each computer and just plug it in.
"It's a good thing". (LOOPED)
160 was fantastic! Last year's totals were 159q 19z 65c. That was
surpassed by sunrise saturday morning. The only disappointment was
not being able to work a JA station, although several were heard.
The best rate on 160 was about 35/hour.
80 meters was just 50 qsos short of last years' score by sunrise
on saturday. Friday night, at 0600 to 0700, we had a 72 hour.
Pretty good for 80!
40 meters at night was like 15 meters during the day during a
sunspot peak. We were running JA and Europe on 40m at the same
time - both short path! Around 0800 we had a 100 hour on 40.
Did 40 close? We missed zone 12 for all 40.
20 Meters was the big band for us this year and yielded both
the most multipliers and highest average rates. Saturday morning,
around 1400z we had a 168 hour. We missed Zone 23 and 26.
15 Meters was a bit better than it was last year in qsos(775),
but it didn't feel like it was very good. Friday night, there were
copiable signals on the band until around 0300. On saturday,
we worked VK5GN at 0100 and 2 US stations in the next 15 minutes
and that was it. On sunday, we made no qsos after 2100z. We
did not hear any JA stations at all. No zone 12, 17, 18, 19,
or 23 through 29. Both days, europe was pretty much gone
between 1500 and 1600z. The only highlights were a 174 hour
around 1400 saturday morning and being called by 4S7/HB9AMO on
sunday. We had 6 less zones and 3 less countries than last year.
I think there were a lot of europeans that stayed on 40 and 20 and
didn't go to 15. The ones that were on 15 called us over and over
and over. (DUPED)
10 meters was painfully poor. 10 was the only band where it was
a lot worse than last year. For Warren's sake, I hope that this
is the bottom of the cycle. No Europe at all. No highlights.
Aside from W2RQ, whose name should be Murphy instead of Keller,
we had very few problems with either radios or computers.
We did not have pizza at the start of the contest this time.
Almost all of us took time to go to the new 24 hour diner (yippee!)
near RM's shack for either lunch or dinner prior to the contest
starting. There was a lot of Wawa coffee, Iced Tea (for the Wiz),
Diet Coke (caffeine free for me), Tostitos chips and Salsa (Ole'),
and cigars (stick pretzels). I'm sad to report that there were
no sticky buns whatsoever. The other kind... well, no comment.
On a completely unrelated matter, KA2AEV switched to "Sabrett"
hot dogs. WM2H even stopped in for one after losing his shirt
and jeopardizing his marital status in Atlantic City on friday.
We had a few visitors to the shack including, WC2K and W2OB and
a neighbor from about 2 miles away that was getting TVI on sunday
afternoon with his mast mounted preamp. He said the TVI was on
pretty much all channels. Love those preamps.
That's the N2RM story hot from the "Oven".
73,
Bob Naumann
KR2J@AOL.com
>From DFREY@maila.harris.com (DFREY) Mon Nov 27 16:19:23 1995
From: DFREY@maila.harris.com (DFREY) (DFREY)
Subject: k4vx score
Message-ID: <0b9f6720@maila.harris.com>
Here is the result for K4VX/0. 6 operators and no packet.
CQ WORLD WIDE DX CONTEST -- 1995
Call: K4VX Country: United States
Mode: CW Category: Multi Multi
BAND QSO QSO PTS PTS/QSO ZONES COUNTRIES
160 247 421 1.70 17 56
80 284 783 2.76 27 80
40 1421 3727 2.62 35 114
20 1527 4270 2.80 38 134
15 394 1035 2.63 30 97
10 77 104 1.35 12 23
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Totals 3950 10340 2.62 159 504 => 6,855,420
Eastern Missouri is definitely in the Black Hole.
Via K4XU
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