Hi Guys:
The QRP syndrome contributes to a lot of it I think. I have the "double"
problem of indoor antennas and 100W from here in SC which seems to be
modified as well by my years of contesting.
While my UBN of 3.8% isn't anything to crow about, when I look at what I blew
80% was the result of not having a working CT that let me enter M and U so I
must have written them down wrong, and post-contest entered them wrong.
For a 500Q foray it is more elightening to show you the list of guys who blew
my exchange:
K0EU: QSO #351 N1CC : A 56 ENy should be A 56 Sc
K4RO: QSO #566 N1CC : A 56 Sb should be A 56 Sc
W5YM: QSO #538: Received QSO# 160 should be 169 N1CC
WC6H: QSO #289 N1CC : A 56 Ct should be A 56 Sc
K2UG: QSO #374 N1CC : A 56 Ct should be A 56 Sc
K4LTA: QSO #544 N1CC : B 56 Sc should be A 56 Sc
AD6E: QSO #932 N1CC : B 56 Sc should be A 56 Sc
N2MM: QSO #510: Received QSO# 324 should be 224 N1CC
W5RQ: QSO #424: Received QSO# 288 should be 188 N1CC
K0PC: QSO #189 N1CC : A 66 Sc should be A 56 Sc
WA1OLV: QSO #273 N1CC : A 68 Sc should be A 56 Sc
N2BIM: QSO #78: Received QSO# 192 should be 182 N1CC
WB0GAZ: QSO #554 N1CC : A 56 Sd should be A 56 Sc
K9QVB: N1NC is a busted call. The correct call is N1CC.
K0SN: QSO #485: Received QSO# 44 should be 450 N1CC
N4ZI: QSO #417: Received QSO# 482 should be 484 N1CC
W6PLJ: QSO #319 N1CC : A 56 Ct should be A 56 Sc
W8KZM: QSO #224: Received QSO# 263 should be 265 N1CC
W3KX: QSO #280 N1CC : Q 56 Sc should be A 56 Sc
KC3N: QSO #43: Received QSO# 264 should be 274 N1CC
K5ZTY: QSO #50: Received QSO# 310 should be 317 N1CC
KB8SLD: QSO #33: Received QSO# 284 should be 384 N1CC
Number busts found in other logs = 22 (4.6%)
>From this you get the idea - A lot of guys are living in the past....I moved
from CT back in 1988. The few who got ENY must just have fair memories of my
being there until 1997 season. I attribute most of the errors made in my
exchange to my PUNY signal ... and for some as some of the guys have said
they can't copy code. (100% keyboard here and I have checked the output and
see no clipping of dits or other deformed output)
Work still got me stressed out - Going to Texas week before CW WPX and
California the week after so looks like I will just get in a few hours from
home this year......see you all around I hope. 73, Jim
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