[3830] 3830 Digest, Vol 119, Issue 58
Brad Brooks
brad.wf7t at gmail.com
Mon Nov 5 16:48:04 EST 2012
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> 1. SS CW VE3SMA Single Op LP (webform at b41h.net)
> 2. SS CW NN7SS(K6UFO) Single Op QRP (webform at b41h.net)
> 3. SS CW W4MR(AA4NC) SO Unlimited HP (webform at b41h.net)
> 4. SS CW K2PS Single Op LP (webform at b41h.net)
> 5. SS CW N6NC SO Unlimited HP (webform at b41h.net)
> 6. SS CW W3UL Single Op HP (webform at b41h.net)
> 7. UR DX RU4SO SO Mixed LP (webform at b41h.net)
> 8. UR DX UR5IFB SO Mixed LP (webform at b41h.net)
> 9. SS CW K6LA Single Op HP (webform at b41h.net)
> 10. SS CW W6PH Single Op HP (webform at b41h.net)
> 11. SS CW AA6PW Single Op LP (webform at b41h.net)
> 12. SS CW W3FV SO Unlimited HP (webform at b41h.net)
>
>
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>
> Message: 1
> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:28:11 -0800
> From: webform at b41h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, ve3sma at rac.ca
> Subject: [3830] SS CW VE3SMA Single Op LP
> Message-ID: <201211051928.qA5JSBDq020642 at b41h.net>
>
> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: VE3SMA
> Operator(s): VE3SMA
> Station: VE3SMA
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: Burlington,ON
> Operating Time (hrs): 14.5
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160:
> 80: 24
> 40: 236
> 20: 65
> 15: 44
> 10: 2
> ------------
> Total: 371 Sections = 78 Total Score = 57,876
>
> Club: Contest Club Ontario
>
> Comments:
>
> Put up a temporary 40m inverted vee (apex at 22 ft.) at my friend's house
> and
> ran 20 watts to avoid RFI. It turns out that this antenna fed as a
> vertical on
> 80m is a really bad antenna ! Tried N1MM logging for the 1st time. It was
> fun
> to have a go at SS CW again after a few years absence.
>
> 73,
> Steve VE3SMA
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:33:39 -0800
> From: webform at b41h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, k6ufo at arrl.net
> Subject: [3830] SS CW NN7SS(K6UFO) Single Op QRP
> Message-ID: <201211051933.qA5JXdJB020664 at b41h.net>
>
> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: NN7SS
> Operator(s): K6UFO
> Station: NN7SS
>
> Class: Single Op QRP
> QTH: WWA
> Operating Time (hrs): 22
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160:
> 80: 31
> 40: 142
> 20: 194
> 15: 227
> 10: 59
> ------------
> Total: 653 Sections = 83 Total Score = 108,398
>
> Club: Western Washington DX Club
>
> Comments:
>
> The Good:
>
> Sweep! My last two were ND and DE (Delaware?!). All the
> VE3 sections seemed well represented. Having a second radio
> sure helped find Mults. I could tune all the open bands at
> least every other hour, and when I heard a pileup it was
> time to see who it was. Many other "rare" Mults answered my
> CQing radio.
>
> My score is down 8% from my personal best last year. This
> is listed in "Good" because I'm sure conditions were down
> far more than 8%, so I managed to "improve."
>
> No lids! In over 600 QSOs I only ran into two guys who
> seemed clueless. Fantastic!
>
> The antennas, radios and equipment worked great (except
> the headphones - see "Ugly"). The two new Kenwood TS-590s
> radios are "keepers!" Quiet and selective, with good DSP
> filtering against the CLICKS (see "Ugly"). The Writelog
> software and the Microham controller worked great for
> SO2R, although my old computer is getting a little slow
> at keeping up with my rapid clicking and typing.
>
> The Bad:
>
> Band conditions were poor, with 10m barely providing
> QSOs. I had less than half the 10m QSOs of last year,
> even though I spent a lot of time there on the second
> radio. Just a week ago CQ WW had 10m in great shape,
> so it was discouraging. Also, after sunset about 03:30Z,
> the low bands were weak and noisy - not good for QRP!
> I started taking 30 minute breaks to fix headphones,
> eat, and wait for better band conditions. In the end
> I operated too little, ending up 2 hours short. That
> might have added 20 to 40 QSOs if I had gotten back on
> earlier than 5AM, although 5AM seemed really early
> enough to me!
>
> The Ugly:
>
> Headphones: The "noise reduction" circuitry in my
> Heil "Pro Set Quiet Phone" headphones started producing
> extra "noise" in my left ear. I was so busy with two
> radios that at first I thought it was just band noise.
> By evening on the low bands it was a real problem, and
> at my first long break at 04Z I scrambled to find a
> good set of normal stereo headphones and the right size
> adapters.
>
> Key clicks: Now that I have an SDR radio and panadapter
> tracking my right radio, I can see that some folks have
> terrible key clicks! I decided not to waste time taking
> names, and just stayed away (maybe that's their plan?)
> I didn't stop to take a picture, but its as bad as shown
> in this image by GM0ELP on the internet. <bit.ly/Pys4r3>
> Most signals are perfectly clean, and a few signals are
> as wide as barn doors!
>
> So no records were challenged, and I'll be lucky to
> stay in the Top Ten, but it was a good CW contest.
>
> NN7SS (op K6UFO)
>
> 10,15,20m: C-31XR at 71ft, 3el Steppir at 40 ft.
> 40m: Force 12 Delta 240 at 78ft, 40-2CD at 48 ft.
> 80m: Delta loop from 70 ft, Half-sloper from 60ft.
> Two Kenwood TS-590s turned down to 5 watts.
> Array Solutions Power Master digital wattmeter.
> Writelog software and microHAM micro2r controller.
> SDR-IQ receiver and SDR-Radio software.
>
> QSO by hour and band.
> 80 40 20 15 10 Total Cumm Off
> 21Z . . . 32 19 51 51
> 22Z . . . 25 20 45 96
> 23Z . . 19 16 . 35 131
> 00Z... . 12 31 5 ... . 48 179
> 01Z . 23 11 . . 34 213
> 02Z 3 25 1 . . 29 242
> 03Z 3 17 . . . 20 262
> 04Z 2 5 . . . 7 269 45
> 05Z 4 5 . . . 9 278 22
> 06Z 3 . . . . 3 281 56
> 07Z 3 7 . . . 10 291 37
> 08Z... . ... . .. . .. . ... . 0 291 60
> 09Z . . . . . 0 291 60
> 10Z . . . . . 0 291 60
> 11Z . . . . . 0 291 60
> 12Z . . . . . 0 291 60
> 13Z 12 11 . . . 23 314 14
> 14Z . 6 22 . . 28 342
> 15Z . 4 18 5 . 27 369
> 16Z... . ... . 9 26 ... . 35 404
> 17Z . . 8 12 . 20 424
> 18Z . . 10 36 . 46 470
> 19Z . . 11 18 3 32 502
> 20Z . . 2 22 2 26 528
> 21Z . . . 15 12 27 555
> 22Z . . 9 7 3 19 574
> 23Z . . 18 8 . 26 600
> 00Z... . 6 16 .. . ... . 22 622
> 01Z . 10 9 . . 19 641
> 02Z 1 11 . . . 12 653
> Tot: 31 142 194 227 59
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:37:31 -0800
> From: webform at b41h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, aa4nc at aol.com
> Subject: [3830] SS CW W4MR(AA4NC) SO Unlimited HP
> Message-ID: <201211051937.qA5JbVuH020683 at b41h.net>
>
> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: W4MR
> Operator(s): AA4NC
> Station: AA4NC
>
> Class: SO Unlimited HP
> QTH: NC
> Operating Time (hrs): 23.99
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160: 0
> 80: 154
> 40: 856
> 20: 175
> 15: 17
> 10: 0
> ------------
> Total: 1202 Sections = 83 Total Score = 199,532
>
> Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
>
> Comments:
>
> It was a tale of two contests - Saturday and Sunday. Saturday was great and
> Sunday was the pits! I had my best Saturday ever and despite the additional
> mults, I had my best QSO total and a sweep in the bag by my 0700z sleep
> time. I
> spent most of the day Saturday on 40 meters with good conditions and was
> looking
> forward to finishing the contest on 80m which is usually good from here on
> Sunday night. This was not to be as rain brought noisy conditions and a
> noticeable drop in normal Sunday participation. Despite working hard on the
> second radio, the rate just evaporated.
>
> This has to be the year of the clean sweep. I heard all of the rare mults
> everywhere, at times begging for Qs. The new VE3s were very easy to find,
> with
> ONN being the rarest of the 4 mults.
>
> The checks show lots of guys are still doing this after 40-60+ years!
> Always
> nice to work so many familiar calls year after year. Glad we are all able
> to
> stay "radioactive" despite adding another year into the log.
>
> 73 - Will AA4NC / W4MR
>
>
> Equipment:
>
> K3 + AL1200
> FT1000MP + LK500ZB
> Top Ten DX Doubler, WX0B SixPak, N1MM Logger
>
> 80: Inverted V @ 120'
> 40: 2 el. @ 130'
> 20: 4/4 @ 120'/50'
> 15: 4 el. @ 90'
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:44:41 -0800
> From: webform at b41h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, psk2ps at gmail.com
> Subject: [3830] SS CW K2PS Single Op LP
> Message-ID: <201211051944.qA5JifXY020709 at b41h.net>
>
> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: K2PS
> Operator(s): K2PS
> Station: K2PS
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: Maryland
> Operating Time (hrs): 3
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160:
> 80:
> 40:
> 20:
> 15:
> 10: 116
> ------------
> Total: 116 Sections = 39 Total Score = 9,048
>
> Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Got a small reprieve from the XYL and played contest radio for a few hours
> on 10
> meters.
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 11:54:45 -0800
> From: webform at b41h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, hlserra at sbcglobal.net
> Subject: [3830] SS CW N6NC SO Unlimited HP
> Message-ID: <201211051954.qA5JsjDH020749 at b41h.net>
>
> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: N6NC
> Operator(s): N6NC
> Station: N6NC
>
> Class: SO Unlimited HP
> QTH: La Jolla CA
> Operating Time (hrs): 15
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160: 0
> 80: 28
> 40: 222
> 20: 96
> 15: 88
> 10: 8
> ------------
> Total: 442 Sections = 83 Total Score = 73,372
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Thanks for all the Qs. Lots of fun.
>
> Just casual S&P for a Clean Sweep mug. I had expected not to participate,
> because I was supposed to be in NYC on FRI NOV 2, but Sandy and SWAIR
> cancellations took care of that.
>
> I thought this year might be short on MULTs from NLI, NNJ, SNJ, New England
> because of Sandy, and due to the new ONE, ONN, ONS, but they were there in
> adequate numbers. I was impressed that the East Coast guys got on even
> after
> the winds and flooding of Hurricane Sandy. Good ham spirit and grit.
>
> Made the Sweep at 9:30pm SAT--earliest ever here-- with my last MULT, a
> KH6!
> Followed K6LL's advice and spent time early working the VE/VO, KP4 and KP2
> MULTs. They are acessible especially when 15m goes long just before it
> closes.
>
>
> N1MM worked perfectly, and Tom N1MM is right: if you are doing
> assisted/unlimited class, just plow down those bandmaps with one key
> working
> them as fast as you can, then go back to CQing or change bands. Don't waste
> time if the station has any kind of a pile up, you can mark him and go back
> later, and you will gather Qs and MULTs much faster. (It reminds me of the
> advice they used to give us for standardized testing: just plow through and
>
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