ARRL SWEEPSTAKES -- 1995
Call: VE4GV Sec: MB
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator
Sent: # A VE4GV 72 MB (Distracted)
BAND QSO QSO PTS SECTIONS
160 0 0 -
80 9 18 -
40 215 430 -
20 580 1160 -
15 25 50 -
10 0 0 -
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Totals 829 1658 72
Score: 119,376
Power Output: 150 watts Hours of operation: _18_
Equipment Description:
Yaesu Ft-1000 (150w)
KT34XA @66ft, 40-2CD @75 ft, Inv Vee
Comments:
Amazing band "compression" on 20m. Wall to wall signals at
start.
Thank goodness for filters. Can't wait for SSB. (Yuk)Its going
to
be a zoo on 20. Small opening on 15 helped relieve congestion
for a while. 40 was o.k. but couldn't run very well. Quite
surprised that I missed 6 mults. Never heard WY,MT,NE during
the
entire contest. KP2N sounded like he bailed out on 15 m when
the pile
up got too crazy. Bad omen- I found and worked VY1JA on 40m
early
Saturday evening.
All told, not a bad SS. Dissapointing score, but condx from VE4
land
are the pits. It sure wasn't like 92 ! For SSB, xyl/ 2 yr old
harmonic
have been put on notice that there will be no interruptions. 24
hrs or
bust. CU in SSB
Rob VE4GV
rkaufman@magic.mb.ca
>From Danny Eskenazi <k7ss@wolfenet.com> Thu Nov 9 07:40:31 1995
From: Danny Eskenazi <k7ss@wolfenet.com> (Danny Eskenazi)
Subject: GOOD IDEA for training new ops
Message-ID: <199511090740.XAA06900@wolfe.net>
Got a call from WA0RJY/7 who invited me to come "teach" at one of his
CONTESTING COLLEGE
courses. He has brought a group of our local club members that want to
learn more about contesting together, and put them together with some of us
old race horses that might be able to teach a few
tricks and strategies. I didn't attend the one last time, but heard it was
great fun and alot of folks went home with new enthusiasm for this part of
the hobby. I wasn't planning for a hardcore SS weekend so it works
great.
I'll bet there are half a dozen or more folks in YOUR CLUB that would love
to be able to sit in and learn
without having to jump in cold on their own.
Folks....MAYBE THAT"S WHERE THE NEW CONTESTERS ARE...in your club!
I'll ask Ward N0AX and Jack WA0RJY/7 to explain on here in more detail this
week for those who are interested. Sounds like a great idea.....maybe it'll
work at your place too.
73 de K7SS, Teacher,
RATE 101
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