[3830] Rus DX W3HAC(K0OO) SO Mixed LP

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Russian DX Contest

Call: W3HAC
Operator(s): K0OO
Station: W3HAC

Class: SO Mixed LP
QTH: WASHINGTON DC
Operating Time (hrs): 

Summary:
 Band  CW Qs  Ph Qs  Countries  Oblasts
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  160:    3      0        1        0
   80:   11      0        4        0
   40:    8      0        6        0
   20:   29     25       27        6
   15:    2      4        5        0
   10:    0      2        2        0
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Total:   53     31       45        6  Total Score = 17,952

Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club

Comments:

CONDITIONS WERE REALLY DOWN ON THE BANDS THIS YEAR.

I TENDED TO FIND BETTER RESULTS ON CW.

IT WOULD BE NICE IF STATIONS REALLY TOOK SOME TIME TO LISTEN FOR THE LITTLE GUY
AND NOT JUST HIT THE BUTTON OR SAY THINGS LIKE LAST CHANCE OR JUST REPEAT CQ ON
THE VOICE OR CW KEYERS BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW HOW TO WORK FOR A CONTACT.

ONE OF THE BETTER KNOWN  CONTESTORS WAS CONSTANTLY CALLING FOR A CONTACT BUT
WAS INTO A BETTER MODE OF LISTENING TO THEMSELVES CALL CQ AND NOT REALLY MAKING
THE CONTACT.  YOU ALL HAVE TO LISTEN AND SOMETIMES JUST REPEAT. IT DOES GET
BETTER RESULTS.  

CW SPEED DOES NOT HAVE TO BE INCREASED TO GET MORE CONTACTS IT ONLY HAS TO
REPEAT AND LISTEN RATHER THAN SAY I CAN BARELY HEAR YOU AND LEAVE.

THERE ARE SOME VERY GOOD OPERATORS OUT THERE THOUGH.  I HAVE TO SAY THAT ALL OF
THE RUSSIAN CONTACTS WERE VERY GOOD AT AT LISTENING AND NOT JUST BEING BUTTON
PUSHERS.  THEY ALL GET MY THANKS THIS YEAR FOR GOOD OPERATING.  LIKEWISE THE
CUBANS AND SEVERAL OF THE KNOW GOOD CONTEST OPERATORS SUCH AS NP4A.  IT WAS A
PLEASURE TO MAKE CONTACTS THERE.  

IT MAY BE THAT THE TECHIE TOYS AND POOR TRAINING IN OPERATORS IS STARTING TO
SHOW BUT WITH PRACTICE AND FORETHOUGHT IT CAN AND IT WILL GET BETTER.  LET US
ALL DO THIS SO THAT OUR HOBBY AND PAST TIME WILL PREVAIL.

I LOOK FORWARD TO THE NEXT ONE.  i WILL ALL GOOD WILL IN THE NEW SPRING.

73

PAT   K0OO


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