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Subject: [SECC] My First Contest - the official summary
From: w4nti at mindspring.com (Dan/W4NTI)
Date: Mon Mar 3 17:54:22 2003
Good show Scott.   My first contest was in 1961,  it was the Novice Roundup.
I made twelve contacts ...  in a WEEK.

Dan/W4NTI


----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Straw" <scottstraw@mindspring.com>
To: <secc@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 9:34 PM
Subject: [SECC] My First Contest - the official summary


>      ARRLDXSSB Score Summary Sheet
>
>        Start Date : 2003-03-01
>
>     CallSign Used : KB4KBS
>       Operator(s) : KB4KBS
>
>              Band : ALL
>             Power : LOW
>              Mode : SSB
> Default Exchange : GA
>        Gridsquare : EM74sc
>
>              Name : Scott Straw
>           Address : 12960 Old course Drive
>    City/State/Zip : Roswell  GA  30075
>           Country : USA
>
>      ARRL Section : GA
>         Club/Team : South East Contest Club
>
>        Band  Contacts     Mults     Score
>        ----  --------     -----     -----
>          14        38        21      2394
>          28        91        31      8463
>       Total       129        52     20124
>
>      ** Note that the number of contacts includes dupes **
>
>
>       Final Score : 20124
>
>               Rig : Kenwood TS-160 (20M) and Radio Shack HTX-10 (10M)
>
>          Antennas : Hustler MO-2 with appropriate resonator mag-mounted to
> vehicle
>
>           Soapbox :
>    I had planned to do a SOSB 10M effort, but "got the fever" and couldn't
> wait for daylight.  I pulled out the 100W TS-160, put it on 20M and
started
> going to town.  During the day I used the 25W HTX-10 on 10M.  All of the
> contacts were made in a Mobile operation mode (sometimes moving, mostly
> stationary) with a Hustler MO-2 and appropriate resonator magnetically
> attached to the roof of my mini van (vertical clearance 12'4").  Since I
> became a ham in 1983, this was my first contest ever other than Field
> Day.  You can be assured, it won't be my last!!
>
>
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