[3830] KW2O WPX98 CW

[abodony at ix.netcom.com]

> 
>                   CQ WORLD WIDE PREFIX CONTEST -- 1998
> 
>       Call: KW2O                     Country:  United States
>       Mode: CW                       Category: Multi Single
> 
>       BAND     QSO   QSO PTS  PTS/Q PREFIXES
> 
>       160        0        0   0.0        0
>        80       11       50   4.5        4
>        40      518     2124   4.1      250
>        20      994     2589   2.6      353
>        15      230      630   2.7       48
>        10        8       24   3.0        3
>      --------------------------------------
> 
>      Totals   1761     5417   3.1      658  =   3,564,386
> 
> All reports sent were 59(9), unless otherwise noted.
> 
> Operator List: K2LE + N2UN                                                              ___________________________________________________________
> 
> Equipment Description: FT-1000 + TENN-TEC 425 1KW
>                        80 m. 1/4 wave sloper
>                        40 m. 3 ele @ 96'
>                        20 m. 4/4 @ 85/65'
>                        15 m. 5 ele @ 60'
>                        10 m. 6 ele @ 52'
> Club Affiliation: ORDER OF BOILED OWLS
> 
> This is to certify that in this contest I have operated
> my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have
> observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest.
> 
>                              Signature _________________________________
> 
>            MAILING ADDRESS:                OPERATING QTH:
> 
>                Andrew B. Bodony K2LE       P.O.BOX A-6
>                59 Cornwells Beach Rd.      READSBORO, VT. 05350
>                SANDS POINT, NY 11050

> Comments:
> 
>         This was some weekend in Vermont. First, one tower broke and took
> the 80 m. beam and the top 15 m. antenna with it, which forced to cancel
> a major multi-multi effort. So, we hastily called off most of the ops
> were humbled  to  do two-op multi - single. Had to install a new balun
> just two hours before the contest on the 40 m. beam - a sudden
> thunderstorm blew up from nowhere and got thoroughly drenched on the
> tower...Conditions stank most of the time...Endured multiple  storms Sat.
> afternoon and evening, but the major blow came Sunday - a servere
> thunderstorms and tornadoes hit Eastern New York and Southern Vermont.
> Two tornadoes actually touched down less than 15 miles from the QTH.
> Atmospheric noise was the just about the highest we ever heard in this
> part of the world. 15 meters sounded like 160 in the tropics.... Could
> copy only the loudest signals even on 20 meters. 40 was a wipeout - even
> local sigs could not be copied..Power surges forced us off air for a
> while and decided to quit early, since the only stations were the strong
> ones we had already worked. At times 20 was outstanding, with great JA
> openings both mornings, and while rates were not great, being called by
> BV2A, VR2MM, BY1QH, TR8XX  definitely added to the flow of adrenalin. Our
> apologies to the people who called us and were asked to repeat several
> times thru the QRN.. Wait till next year..


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