[3830] W4CAT TN QSO claimed

[Tom Delker]

            TN QSO PARTY SUMMARY SHEET
   
    Contest Dates : 19-Sep-99, 20-Sep-99
    Callsign Used : W4CAT
        Operators : K4RO K4OOO KG4ENY K1KY K3CQ KF4SOC KE4JUH/AE
  Visitors/Support: KF4PPA KF4PPA/R KF4OXO N4VC N1EMP+ Jennifer/AT
         Category : Multi/Multi
 Default Exchange : 59(9) SUMNER TN
  Equipment Stn#1 : Ten-Tec Omni 6+, Titan Amp (1100w)
  Equipment Stn#2 : Icom IC-735, Alpha 78 (350-1100w)
  Equipment Stn#3 : Kenwood 742 2m/220/440, Icom 551D 6m 
         Antennas: 160m Folded Unipole @ 175'
                     80m Dipole @ 66' & Delker Loop
                     40m Rotatable Dipole @ 94'
                     20/15/10m Log Periodic @ 84', TH5 @ 20'
                     10m Antron 99 @ 110'
                      6m 3el Yagi @ 18'
                      2m Hustler G7-144 @ 160'
                      220 1/4 whip @ 3'
                      440 DB Products 16 bay dipole @ 130'
 
          Location: Music Mountain, Gallatin TN
             Name : Thomas M. Delker, TTEE / C.A.T.S.
          Address : 113 Richland Ave.
   City/State/Zip : Smyrna, TN 37167
          Country : United States

        Team/Club : Team "Catnip"

   BAND   Raw QSOs   Valid QSOs   Points   Mults   
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  160CW        9           9         18       0 
  160SSB       3           3          3       0 
   80CW       37          36         72       1 
   80SSB      10          10         10       1 
   40CW       51          49         98      12 
   40SSB      73          68         68      23 
   20CW       42          42         84      14 
   20SSB     215         211        211      36 
   15CW       13          13         26       9 
   15SSB      12          12         12       2 
   10SSB       8           8          8       1 
    6CW        1           1          2       0 
    6SSB/FM   12          12         12       0 
    2CW        1           1          2       0 
    2FM       55          52         52       6 
  222FM        4           4          4       0 
  432FM       21          21         21       0 
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 Totals      567         552        703     105 

Additional Mults: USA, CANADA, TN  (3)

Bonus mults: (23)
32 Sumner (6), 29 Davidson (5),  16 Rutherford (3), 11 McMinn (2)
11 Robertson (2), 10 Putnam (1), 8 Knox (1), 7 Will (1)
7 Chea (1), 7 Brad (1)

Bonus K4TCG: 15CW 40CW/SSB 80CW/SSB 160CW/SSB (7 times)

 703 pts x 131 M = 92093 + (7 x 100) = 92924 Final Score

      Looks like a new record for the Cat House!
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    W4CAT TQP '99 MAXRATE ANALYSIS - ALL STATIONS

      2157:          6 per minute     (360/hr)
      2153:         32 per 10 minutes (192/hr)
      2217:        121 per hour

       Total Qs: 567  Average rate: 81 / HR (7 Hrs Op)
 
 
 Sandbox Comments
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K1KY - Tom:
Yee-haw! Heard K4TCG on 2FM at the very beginning and
a few other times, but could not get their attention or
their reply was blocked by pager noise at our location.
Our 2nd Annual Birthday party for K4RO & K1KY combined
with a Multi-Op TQP effort is a fine way to celebrate!
No equipment failures, and as usual, we were putting
stations and antennas together as the contest progressed.
First contest for KF4ENY with his new ticket and I must
say he did quite well and started to learn how to "move"
stations from 2 Meters to 440! Welcome Robert, I know you 
are now "hooked'!

Check out the pictures! http://www.k4ro.net/image/tqp99/
Thanks to KF4PPA for the special "Garfield B-Day Cake"!

K4RO - Kirk, My name is Kilo India Radio Kilo!
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Another fine birthday celebration / QSO party at the 
CAT house.  (K1KY and I have birthdays this week...)
The W4CAT station is really shaping up, with effective
antennas on all bands.  Tom's station gets more competitive
every time I visit.  The ability to change bands and
antennas is getting easier all the time.

There seemed to be a lot less propagation to the west coast 
and the Salmon Runners, but great conditions to Europe.
The TH-5 at 20 feet on the edge of the hill really plays 
well into EU on 20 meters.  There seemed to be a bottomless
pit of stations on 20 meter phone, so that's where the most
time was spent.

Highlights included watching K4OOO run 'em on 20 meters, 
and the fabulous cake brought by KF4PPA (see photo.)
Thanks for the QSOs, and we'll see you next year!


K4OOO - Larry:
Good learning experience for me as I can feel the improve-
ment of technique and just plain getting comfortable.  Thanks for
the opportunity to help and learn.  And the food, fellowship, etc.


KE4JUH - Jim:
Thanks to the rovers who gave the V/UHF station op
something to do...


K3CQ - Bill:
It was a joy working with you cats. Nice setup. Friendly people.
And I was amazed, no one smoked. I guess cats are allergic to
tobacco. Hurray!

KF4PPA - Elaine (Observing):
When you run across a pig farmer who won't budge, don't waste time 
trying go get him to move. (Chances are he won't budge anyway.) 
Of course thats difficult if you've already go a run going.
Guess it'll be a judgment call, huh?



-- 
Thomas M. Delker - K1KY CFO#395 - Smyrna / Gallatin / Short Mtn. TN
A.R.R.L. District Emergency Coordinator - Tennessee District #4
C.A.T.S. (W4CAT) - 147.30/145.23/145.49/145.17/223.98/444.45/444.65
Stones River A.R.C. (K4FUN) - http://www.members.home.com/srarc
Tennessee Contest Group (K4TCG) - http://www.k4ro.net/tcg.html
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        "Taking Code on the Road with a Vengeance"

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