W4ZW 97 CW SPRINT SO/LP

[Jon E Hamlet]

	1997 NCJ NORTH AMERICAN SPRINT
 
 
     Call used: W4ZW     Location: Casey Key Island, FL
 
     Category: Single Op All Band  Mode: CW      Power: 150W
      Callsign of Operator:      W4ZW
 
Exchanged Information: W4ZW nr # JON FL  
 
     Hours of Operation: 03:58
 
     Band      QSOs     points	Kenwood TS-950SDX
      80         32         32	Wire from Roof (Bad SWR!)
      40         92         92	40-2CD at 75'
      20         78         78	A4S at 65'
 TOTAL     202        202   X   45 multipliers  =  9,090
 
      Club or Team Name:        Florida Contest Group
 
 
SOAPBOX:
                    First time ever to do this one.    Whew!! 
Maybe next time I'll have some idea of what's going on 
and maybe some strategy for all that frequency spinning.  Wasted a lot 
of time "chasing" multilpiers before I found it non-productive. By the 
end of the third hour I had my rate up in the 90's by finally 
figuring out the rhythm of this beast.  Couldn't compete on 80 with my
long wire.
Tried NA for the first time ever as well.  Next time I'll read the manual
first. 

New software, new contest, and new contesting technique!  
Maybe next time I'll have an antenna up for 80 too! My last minute 
wire from the roof with a 6:1 SWR didn't get it.
     
Jon,  W4ZW

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