[3830] Re: [KCDXC] KM0L WPX ssb

[Steve Lufcy]

All-
BTW- this is a TRIBANDER/SINGLEelement class entry.
73 KM0L----------
> From: Steve Lufcy <km0l at tfs.net>
> To: Jimmy R. Floyd <floydjr at interpath.com>; NX0I at aol.com; kcdxc club
<kcdxc at qth.net>; 3830 at contesting.com
> Subject: [KCDXC] KM0L WPX ssb
> Date: Sunday, March 29, 1998 7:09 PM
> 
>                                      1998 CQWW  WPX  SSB
> 
> call: KM0L
> mode:ssb
> cata: Single-op, High power, unassisted
>          call       op time     score       Q's       pts       pfx
>
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> -----
> line:  KM0L      35 hrs     1,384,725   1,126    2,495   555
>
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> ------
> 
> band     Q's       pts       pts/Q       pfx
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>  160        7         16         2.3          2       inv L
>   80      120       166        1.4         58       inv V
>   40       57        298        5.2         26       rotatable dipole,
hf6v
>   20      579      1013       1.7        280       A4 at 65'
>   15      276       757        2.7        152        "
>   10       87        245        2.8         37         "         , hf6v
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> total    1126     2495       2.215     555        =>      1,384,725 
score
> 
> rig #1:  TS-940s, TL-922 (KW), Heil HC4
>            pentium90 w/ CT , W9XT card 
> rig #2:  TS-430s, MLA2500B, MC-80
>            286 laptop networked
> soap: This is as good as I've ever done in this one as a single-op. Last
> year I had more Q's but far fewer points. Looks like possibly sun spots
are
> on the way.
> 40 meter ssb is a waste! I worked more LU's on 10 than all my 40 meter
Q's!
> Too bad such a good DX band is made useless by the band plan. Oh well, 20
> took up the slack.
> There was some real goodies to work- Highlight of weekend was being
called
> back to back by 9H4B and then 9K9K Sunday afternoon on 20. Worked D44AB
in
> the last 20 minutes and he gave me #31 !
> 
> I never heard so many people spend so much time trying to work folks they
> couldn't hear- never heard AGAIN so much as I did this weekend. ESP at
> work! It took ESP to figure out who the dx was when they only identified
> once every hour(and then with a 100mph Spanish, non phonetic, call)!!
geez.
> 
> Lots of fun, but I can't believe I did the whole thing. I'm a glutton for
> punishment.
> Had actually planned a multi-op, and had the rigs set up for it
(networked
> computers with 2nd rig on the other side of room), but it didn't pan out
> and I ended up doing it by myself. Can't believe I sat here and hollered
at
> the gray box all weekend, with only a couple hours sleep each night.
> 
> Am looking forward to CW.
> 73 de KM0L Steve in KC
> 
>          
> 
> 
> 
> 73 de KM0L Steve in KC
> 
> ---
> Submissions kcdxc at qth.net

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