[3830] SCC RTTY VE7ASK SOAB LP

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                    SCC RTTY Championship

Call: VE7ASK
Operator(s): VE7ASK
Station: VE7ASK

Class: SOAB LP
QTH: 
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Pts  Mults
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   80:                
   40:   25   52    18
   20:   57  137    32
   15:   26   59    18
   10:    4   12     4
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Total:  112  260    72  Total Score = 18,720

Club: 

Comments:

The Gear: FT920 100w tops, G5RV at 28ft, 18AVT/WB vertical on ground, and a
homebrew 2-ele wire triband yagi sloping from 25ft to 6ft (from Nov. 2001
QST).

The Moaning: After very modest performance in my first RTTY contests (ANARTS,
NAQP, and SARTG) this contest finally convinced me that my tree-supported wire
antennas are a) way too low, and b) not nearly high enough. Will work on that
problem over the next few weeks.

The Action: Calling CQ for 20 minutes all alone on 40 isn't much fun, but it
sure is nice when a call comes back. Makes the late night shift worthwhile. 

I started S&P on 20M with VE2HQ and thought this might be the beginning of an OK
weekend. It took another 16 minutes to work W7TI/6, and then ZL2BR three minutes
later. The rate count was soaring all of a sudden. All looked good again -- 14
QSOs in my first hour (5 DX, 12 mults). For a peanut whistle, this felt pretty
good.

I worked 19 stations on 15M before bouncing up to 10M for a handful of mults
around 2100Z. The rest is a blur (laboriously counting band changes) till I
moved to 40M and worked AA5AU at 0248Z Saturday evening. Don is my beacon for
band openings, hi. Didn't hear a lot of stations on 40 but managed to work the
S9+ Hawaii crew -- KH6VV and KH6ND (for four bands). 80M was dead air from BC
throughout, with not a signal to be heard on the G5RV or the short vertical.

I knocked off just after midnight, following a tiny run of JAs on 20M, and was
back on at 1130Z (4:30 AM Pacific). The low antennas meant few QSOs, but finally
worked VK3SB on 20M at the end.

Oldest license -- W6MI (Warren), 1932. Great to work him.

As a new RTTY contester, I'm sure having fun and learning a lot about wire
antennas (which mostly don't work at 28ft). The operators are top-notch and
patient, and I hope to work a lot more of you in the future. Thanks for the
experience in 2002. Will be back for more next year. And next month for CQWW --
3 dBi or bust :)

-- Bud, VE7ASK


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