[3830] 3830 Digest, Vol 88, Issue 17

Ivan Matejicek, OK1JN ok1jn at ok1jr.com
Mon Apr 12 04:45:17 PDT 2010


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>   1. EA RTTY YO9BXC SOSB/15 LP (webform at b41h.net)
>   2. EA RTTY EA3NO SOSB/15 LP (webform at b41h.net)
>   3. EA RTTY W0RAA SOSB/20 LP (webform at b41h.net)
>   4. EA RTTY K4JTT SOAB QRP (webform at b41h.net)
>   5. EA RTTY N2NF SOAB LP (webform at b41h.net)
>   6. EA RTTY K4WW SOSB/20 HP (webform at b41h.net)
>   7. EA RTTY W0YK SOAB HP (webform at b41h.net)
>   8. EA RTTY UW8I(UT2IZ) SOAB HP (webform at b41h.net)
>   9. EA RTTY AE5PW SOAB LP (webform at b41h.net)
>  10. EA RTTY W7WHY SOAB HP (webform at b41h.net)
>  11. EA RTTY VA7ST SOAB HP (webform at b41h.net)
>  12. SP DX AA3B SOABCW HP (webform at b41h.net)
>  13. EA RTTY AA3B SOAB HP (webform at b41h.net)
>  14. EA RTTY VY2SS SOAB LP (webform at b41h.net)
>  15. SP DX SN6Z(@SP6YAQ) M/S HP (webform at b41h.net)
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>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:16:17 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY YO9BXC SOSB/15 LP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, yo9bxc at yahoo.com
> Message-ID: <201004041616.o34GGHaH008183 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: YO9BXC
> Operator(s): YO9BXC
> Station: YO9BXC
>
> Class: SOSB/15 LP
> QTH: kn25uc
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:
>   40:
>   20:
>   15:  66     36
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  66     36  Total Score = 3,636
>
> Club: YO DX Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Nice contest, happy EASTER !
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:16:55 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY EA3NO SOSB/15 LP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <201004041616.o34GGt7G008184 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: EA3NO
> Operator(s): EA3NO
> Station: EA3NO
>
> Class: SOSB/15 LP
> QTH:
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:
>   40:
>   20:
>   15:  69     37
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  69     37  Total Score = 4,440
>
> Club:
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:17:36 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY W0RAA SOSB/20 LP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, dickt at w0raa.com
> Message-ID: <201004041617.o34GHamw008187 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: W0RAA
> Operator(s): W0RAA
> Station: W0RAA
>
> Class: SOSB/20 LP
> QTH: COLORADO
> Operating Time (hrs): 3:17
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:  000   000
>   40:  000   000
>   20:  080   033
>   15:  000   000
>   10:  000   000
> -------------------
> Total:  080   033  Total Score = 2,640
>
> Club: Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado
>
> Comments:
>
> Worst band conditions I have seen in quite some time.  Signals out of 
> Europe
> were lousy and trying to break the East Coast wall was horrific.  I 
> finally
> gave up and went out to watch TV for the rest of the evening.  I usually 
> have a
> lot of fun in a RTTY contest, but this one was just not one of them.  I 
> could
> hear stations on the coast working into EU and I couldn't even hear the EU
> stations.  Very unusual for having a 5 element beam.  Will the bands ever 
> come
> back?
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:17:38 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY K4JTT SOAB QRP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <201004041617.o34GHc8x008188 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: K4JTT
> Operator(s): K4JTT
> Station: K4JTT
>
> Class: SOAB QRP
> QTH:
> Operating Time (hrs): 4:10
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:
>   40:  61     11
>   20:  17     12
>   15:
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  78     23  Total Score = 8,658
>
> Club: South East Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:17:55 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY N2NF SOAB LP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, n2nf at arrl.net
> Message-ID: <201004041617.o34GHtP0008189 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: N2NF
> Operator(s): N2NF
> Station: N2NF
>
> Class: SOAB LP
> QTH: NJ
> Operating Time (hrs): 9
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:   30    17
>   40:   65    41
>   20:   78    47
>   15:   22    21
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  195   126  Total Score = 70,938
>
> Club:
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:20:04 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY K4WW SOSB/20 HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, k4ww at arrl.net
> Message-ID: <201004041620.o34GK4Da008198 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: K4WW
> Operator(s): K4WW
> Station: K4WW
>
> Class: SOSB/20 HP
> QTH: KY
> Operating Time (hrs): 10
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:
>   40:
>   20:  303    89
>   15:
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  303    89  Total Score = 49,395
>
> Club: Derby City DX Association
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:22:38 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY W0YK SOAB HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <201004041622.o34GMcXn008210 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: W0YK
> Operator(s): W0YK
> Station: W0YK
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: CA
> Operating Time (hrs): 16
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:   70    29
>   40:  200    56
>   20:  241    63
>   15:   78    35
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  589   163  Total Score = 233,742
>
> Club: Loma Prieta Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Spent a few hours using the contest activity to test various features in 
> N1MM
> Logger.  It is really hard to exercise a RTTY station outside of a 
> contest.
> Had independent serial number sequences on each band because the software
> doesn't (and, won't) support multi-computer SO2R.  So, it has to be faked 
> as a
> Multi-Two.  As a couple of the software coders remarked, "Why would a 
> single op
> use more than one computer?!"  To each, his own.
>
> Only logged eight Spanish stations.  Thank goodness for W/VE/JA/VK call 
> area
> mults.  Didn't quite believe the EA5 who called in on 15 meters at 2130Z.
> Thanks to all the JAs who moved from 40 down to 3527.  A few were worked 
> on all
> four bands.  Thanks to everyone for the QSOs.
>
> Ed - W0YK
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:23:37 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY UW8I(UT2IZ) SOAB HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <201004041623.o34GNbtE008218 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: UW8I
> Operator(s): UT2IZ
> Station: UT2IZ
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: Svyatogorsk
> Operating Time (hrs): 24
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:  102    41
>   40:  342    98
>   20:  487   105
>   15:   48    36
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  979   280  Total Score = 654,080
>
> Club: Ukrainian Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 9
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:24:34 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY AE5PW SOAB LP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, patricknw at sbcglobal.net
> Message-ID: <201004041624.o34GOYwH008221 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: AE5PW
> Operator(s): AE5PW
> Station: AE5PW
>
> Class: SOAB LP
> QTH:
> Operating Time (hrs):
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:  15      8
>   40:  64     24
>   20:  19     16
>   15:
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  98     48  Total Score = 14,016
>
> Club:
>
> Comments:
>
> Part time effort, working mainly USA stations.
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 10
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:27:25 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY W7WHY SOAB HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <201004041627.o34GRPjI008231 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: W7WHY
> Operator(s): W7WHY
> Station: W7WHY
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: Coos Bay, OR
> Operating Time (hrs): 2
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:   4      6
>   40:  15     14
>   20:   6      6
>   15:
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  25     16  Total Score = 1,898
>
> Club: Willamette Valley DX Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Just in and out all day.  Too many 'honey do's'.  73 and thanks for the 
> Q's
> Tom W7WHY
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 11
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:35:13 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY VA7ST SOAB HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <201004041635.o34GZDlh008265 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: VA7ST
> Operator(s): VA7ST
> Station: VA7ST
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: BC
> Operating Time (hrs): 9.5
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:   17    13
>   40:   69    27
>   20:   61    35
>   15:
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  147    79  Total Score = 28,835
>
> Club:
>
> Comments:
>
> Not much of a score. Saturday's EU opening on 20M wasn't very strong, 
> though it
> lasted several hours. Just couldn't pull signals out for some reason. The 
> MMTTY
> waterfall showed what looked like random deep fading on one or the other 
> tones,
> making copy very frustrating.
>
> After blaming conditions on 20M, when I went to 40M on Saturday night I 
> saw the
> same thing. That's when I realized the soundcard was causing bad decoding.
> Discovered that the line-in from Radio 1 was being mixed with dead audio 
> from
> the unused second radio. The effect was very much like fatal QSB dropouts.
>
> Fixed it by muting the soundcard mic input, but too late in the evening to 
> make
> much impact. Still, it was clear sailing after that. Apologies to all who 
> resent
> so many times before I could copy your numbers.
>
> Just 4 EA mults worked. Should have been dozens more, but I couldn't copy 
> them
> well enough to work. Defeated by poor production, after 20M primetime I 
> spent a
> chilly Saturday afternoon arranging a director/reflector (switchable) wire
> element behind the Steppir yagi and its 40M dipole. Not a great deal of 
> signal
> difference switching the wire length, but I made more Qs on 40M than I did 
> on
> 20M this weekend.
>
> 20M was building to Europe in the final 15 minutes on Sunday morning with 
> loud
> signals over the pole only in the final five minutes, but naturally time 
> ran
> out just was I was able to work some new multipliers. Only worked 4 more
> countries on 20 than on 40, and 3 of those were only in the final five
> minutes.
>
> There's always next year. Bring on 15M and 10M.
>
> -- Bud VA7ST
>
>        Qs  Mult  Points
> 2010:  147    79  28,835   9 hrs HP
> 2009:  179    93  36,642   9 hrs HP
> 2008:  151    62  17,992   6 hrs HP
> 2007:  278   114  70,110  12 hrs HP
> 2006:  247   111  60,273  11 hrs LP
> 2005:  117    61  18,105         LP
> 2004:   10     8      80   1 hr  LP
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 12
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:37:56 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] SP DX AA3B SOABCW HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, aa3b.bud at gmail.com
> Message-ID: <201004041637.o34Gbuu3008273 at b41h.net>
>
>                    SP DX Contest
>
> Call: AA3B
> Operator(s): AA3B
> Station: AA3B
>
> Class: SOABCW HP
> QTH: USA
> Operating Time (hrs): 3
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Mults
> ---------------------------
>  160:
>   80:   10             8
>   40:   19            12
>   20:   75            16
>   15:    3             3
>   10:
> ---------------------------
> Total:  107     0      39  Total Score = 12,519
>
> Club: Frankford Radio Club
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 13
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:38:00 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY AA3B SOAB HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, aa3b.bud at gmail.com
> Message-ID: <201004041638.o34Gc0qN008281 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: AA3B
> Operator(s): AA3B
> Station: AA3B
>
> Class: SOAB HP
> QTH: USA
> Operating Time (hrs): 6.5
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:   68    32
>   40:   42    31
>   20:  264    75
>   15:   41    30
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  415   168  Total Score = 175,056
>
> Club: Frankford Radio Club
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 14
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:42:06 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] EA RTTY VY2SS SOAB LP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Message-ID: <201004041642.o34Gg6lx008296 at b41h.net>
>
>                    EA RTTY Contest
>
> Call: VY2SS
> Operator(s): VY2SS
> Station: VY2SS
>
> Class: SOAB LP
> QTH: PEI
> Operating Time (hrs): 10.75
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   80:   12    14
>   40:   57    44
>   20:  338    89
>   15:   12    12
>   10:
> -------------------
> Total:  419   159  Total Score = 152,640
>
> Club: Maritime Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 15
> Date: Sun, 4 Apr 2010 09:49:22 -0700
> From: webform at b41h.net
> Subject: [3830] SP DX SN6Z(@SP6YAQ) M/S HP
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, sq6ms at o2.pl
> Message-ID: <201004041649.o34GnMZS008321 at b41h.net>
>
>                    SP DX Contest
>
> Call: SN6Z
> Operator(s): SQ6ILJ, SQ6MS
> Station: SP6YAQ
>
> Class: M/S HP
> QTH: Zgorzelec
> Operating Time (hrs): 23:00
>
> Summary:
> Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Mults
> ---------------------------
>  160:   62     18     24
>   80:  163     70     33
>   40:  266    235     54
>   20:  340    186     47
>   15:   29     14     24
>   10:    1      0      1
> ---------------------------
> Total:  861    523    183  Total Score = 432,246
>
> Club: Worldwide Young Contesters
>
> Comments:
>
> Except another amplifier failure (first one within RUDXC), and lack of
> propagation on higher bands this was a quite pleasent MOAB attempt :)
> Thanks for all qso`s
>
> vy73 de Maciek ... --.- -.... -- ...
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
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>
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