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[SECC] Bad day at NAQP

Subject: [SECC] Bad day at NAQP
From: wb4sq at yahoo.com (Gary McConville)
Date: Mon Aug 9 15:19:47 2004
There was another op sending EPA.  I thought it was FD!

Gary - WB4SQ

--- ku8e@bellsouth.net wrote:

> 
>  BTW... why was W3DOS sending DC in the contest ???  The rules say
> that DC counts as MD ....
> 
>                         Jeff
> 
> 
> > 
> > From: <ku8e@bellsouth.net>
> > Date: 2004/08/09 Mon PM 03:14:40 EDT
> > To: secc <secc@contesting.com>
> > Subject: Re: RE: [SECC] Bad day at NAQP
> > 
> > 
> >  Here is my excuse....  Since I haven't been active at home lately
> NA was still set at -5 hours from GMT on my computer.  I was puzzled
> that I wasn't working anyone... I know condx have been bad lately but
> this just didn't sound right....  I quit after 10 mins and gave N4GG
> a call... I felt like a real bonehead after he told me the contest
> didn't start until 45 mins later !!!
> > 
> >                   Jeff
> > 
> > > 
> > > From: "Macie, Gordon" <GMacie@innotrac.com>
> > > Date: 2004/08/09 Mon AM 09:54:31 EDT
> > > To: "'archie mckay'" <arcub@alltel.net>,  secc
> <secc@contesting.com>
> > > Subject: RE: [SECC] Bad day at NAQP
> > > 
> > > My momma told me there would be days like that. <g>
> > > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: archie mckay [mailto:arcub@alltel.net]
> > > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 5:55 AM
> > > To: secc
> > > Subject: [SECC] Bad day at NAQP
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Ignorance and Murphy did a thorough job on me.
> > > 
> > > I did get an early start. In fact, I started calling CQ NA at
> 1700. After
> > > nine Qs, including one with an obviously puzzled KU8E, I finally
> realized
> > > either the bands were dead and buried or I was the only one in
> the contest.
> > > Erased those nine Qs and waited until the proper time. Made about
> 10 Qs in
> > > the real contest and then logging program went down, tribander
> developed
> > > serious SWR and I finally got the message. I declared victory,
> sang one
> > > verse of "Free At Last," then looked for the place to surrender.
> > > 
> > > Glad some of you guys rose above it all and posted some fine
> scores.
> > > 
> > > 73, Archie, K4GA
> > > 
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