[3830] 3830 Digest, Vol 179, Issue 167
Ken Louks - WA8REI
wa8rei at charter.net
Tue Nov 7 08:26:59 EST 2017
Oh, no! not the RSFH! Hope the cottage didn't slide/float down the hill
into the lake!
VERY SHARP BUILD on the l'il 40 dood rig. Yes, the blue background display
is kind of hard to see. But, that doesn't affect its CW note! The Chinese
decal is cute, but who knows what it says?? Buckwheat! Shinola!
Going 160 miles north to visit friends today. They are mid 70's in age.
Wife was born/raised in Germany....married a U.S. Army guy in Korean War
era. You'll be heading to the cottage, so c u about Friday on the
computer!.
Just ate a big breakfast....had 3 mugs of coffee, so gotta drain the main
vein!
dooood
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> 1. SS CW W5MX Single Op HP (webform at b4h.net)
> 2. SS CW NN2NN Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
> 3. SS CW WN6K Single Op LP (webform at b4h.net)
> 4. SS CW K6LRN Single Op HP (webform at b4h.net)
> 5. SS CW N4KH SO Unlimited LP (webform at b4h.net)
> 6. SS CW NX4N(@N4TP) Single Op HP (webform at b4h.net)
> 7. SS CW N9CO SO Unlimited LP (webform at b4h.net)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 00:48:38 +0000
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, bydal at roadrunner.com
> Subject: [3830] SS CW W5MX Single Op HP
> Message-ID: <20171107004837.25760.DE45545193E9DB9C at b4h.net>
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> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: W5MX
> Operator(s): W5MX
> Station: W5MX
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: KY
> Operating Time (hrs): 22.5
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160: 0
> 80: 229
> 40: 472
> 20: 466
> 15: 34
> 10: 0
> ------------
> Total: 1101 Sections = 83 Total Score = 182,766
>
> Club: Kentucky Contest Group
>
> Comments:
>
> Arrived at the station Saturday about 5 hours before contest to get set
> up.
> Threw up a low dipole for 40, checked other antennas out and moved all the
> gear
> inside from the truck. I have the set up of gear thing down to about 1/2
> hour
> now. I don't leave the gear in the cabin, afraid of thieves.
> Still had a couple of hours left and the wx was awesome here for Nov.
> Decided
> to get some other things done around the place. Changed oil in the
> generator to
> prepare for rest of contest season, split up some firewood for the
> woodstove,
> etc. Started contest on 20, told myself I wouldn't get trapped on the high
> bands for too long like I do every year/ Here in the middle of the major
> population, high bands are worthless. 20 was good, decent runs but mostly
> out
> west and extreme NE/SE. Moved to 40 after a couple hours to work the
> closer
> stuff before it went long. Things were good enough to where I didn't go to
> 80
> until later than normal. 80 is normally THE band from here but just
> couldn't
> get anything going to speak of. Went back and forth on 40/80 just to try
> to
> keep rate up. QRT for the night around 6:00z. Overslept Sun AM a bit. Went
> to
> 80 and started climbing the ladder. Knew if I was to get some of the
> longer
> mults, especially VI and PR, it would probably be on 15.Spent a lot of
> time
> S&P on Sunday. Just could not get any runs to speak of. All that S&P
> did enable me to get the sweep/ NP3X in VI, had to listen for a while to
> make
> absolutely sure I had the call right- not np2. WX was still good enough to
> where there were several times where things were so slow Sunday I just
> went out
> of the cabin and walked around my 14 acre property for a while. Finally
> got N6EE
> while S&P on 40. Heard big pileup so figured something juicy must be in
> there, and heard NNY! I almost moved when I heard the call until I heard
> the
> section! Sounds like I was fortunate to get him. I tried 80 again towards
> the
> end of the contest, but the storm QRM from just north of me was
> tremendous!
> Used beverages for rx most of the time. Still no decent runs, more S&P. 40
> and 20 were the bands this year. Don't believe I have ever had more q's on
> 20
> than 80 in ss from KY.
> I heard others comment about the CK years given, definitely an indicator
> of our
> contester population age. Did hear a few newer ones in there so that is
> good.
> Thank You all for the Q's
> Bryan
> W5MX
>
>
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:00:38 +0000
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com
> Subject: [3830] SS CW NN2NN Single Op LP
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> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: NN2NN
> Operator(s): NN2NN
> Station: NN2NN
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: WNY
> Operating Time (hrs): 3
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160:
> 80: 26
> 40: 26
> 20: 24
> 15:
> 10:
> ------------
> Total: 76 Sections = 41 Total Score = 6,232
>
> Club: Niagara Frontier Radiosport
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:06:17 +0000
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, wn6k at cox.net
> Subject: [3830] SS CW WN6K Single Op LP
> Message-ID: <20171107010613.72876.8AB448FFB7946A95 at b4h.net>
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> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: WN6K
> Operator(s): WN6K
> Station: WN6K
>
> Class: Single Op LP
> QTH: Vista, CA
> Operating Time (hrs): 18
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160: 0
> 80: 21
> 40: 209
> 20: 201
> 15: 151
> 10: 0
> ------------
> Total: 582 Sections = 77 Total Score = 89,628
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> First off, let's get the missed fits : NNY ND PR VI NL & AB
>
> I just ran out of gas on Sunday afternoon when no one new could be found @
> and
> NO ONE called.
>
> Still have a few minor things to deal with the WL/Win10 kerfuffles.
>
> WN6K, Paul
>
>
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:10:07 +0000
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, k6lrn at arrl.net
> Subject: [3830] SS CW K6LRN Single Op HP
> Message-ID: <20171107011007.123137.7559DF0D594A2BDF at b4h.net>
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> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: K6LRN
> Operator(s): K6LRN
> Station: K6LRN
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: CA
> Operating Time (hrs): 9+
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160: 0
> 80: 103
> 40: 95
> 20: 32
> 15: 104
> 10: 0
> ------------
> Total: 334 Sections = 75 Total Score = 50,100
>
> Club: Mother Lode DX/Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Missed NNY,VI & PR(no surprise), UT, WY, MB, NL.
> Thanks for the Qs
>
>
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:10:19 +0000
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, n4kh at comcast.net
> Subject: [3830] SS CW N4KH SO Unlimited LP
> Message-ID: <20171107011019.123110.4D2900E45D45D6A9 at b4h.net>
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> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: N4KH
> Operator(s): N4KH
> Station: N4KH
>
> Class: SO Unlimited LP
> QTH: AL
> Operating Time (hrs): 2:22
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160:
> 80: 19
> 40: 15
> 20: 38
> 15: 20
> 10:
> ------------
> Total: 92 Sections = 46 Total Score = 8,464
>
> Club: Alabama Contest Group
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
>
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> Message: 6
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:29:27 +0000
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, cqdenx4n at gmail.com
> Subject: [3830] SS CW NX4N(@N4TP) Single Op HP
> Message-ID: <20171107012926.123016.D83F256BA7AC7E49 at b4h.net>
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> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: NX4N
> Operator(s): NX4N
> Station: N4TP
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: WCF
> Operating Time (hrs): 24
> Radios: SO2R
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160:
> 80: 56
> 40: 652
> 20: 461
> 15: 41
> 10:
> ------------
> Total: 1210 Sections = 83 Total Score = 200,860
>
> Club: Florida Contest Group
>
> Comments:
>
> Hi Friends,
> This years SS CW contest was another great one and was both challenging
> and
> rewarding. I again operated from the terrific Tampa ARC clubhouse; each
> year I
> use the club's antenna farm as a foundation to build a complete SO2R
> station the
> Friday before SS. Many thanks to the TARC Board and members for allowing
> me to
> use the facility for my favorite contest.
>
> First, here's my numbers:
> Band QSOs Pts Sec Pt/Q
> 3.5 56 112 1 2.0
> 7 652 1304 14 2.0
> 14 461 922 64 2.0
> 21 41 82 4 2.0
> Total 1210 2420 83 2.0
> Score: 200,860
> 1 Mult = 14.6 Q's
>
> The station built out went smoothly, especially because my friend Lu W4LT
> dropped by Friday morning to help - thanks buddy! We broke for lunch about
> 1pm,
> said our goodbyes and then I continued the station assembly and checkout.
> The
> S&P station's tribander C19XR was replaced earlier in the year with a 3
> el.
> SteppIR. The SteppIR worked ok but I didn't feel it was as loud and of
> course
> instant QSY is impacted. But I was heard and that's what counts...
>
> Saturday I arrived at the clubhouse about 3 hours before tee-off and
> scurried
> around inflating an air mattress, making coffee (can't do without that!),
> having a light meal and double-checking the stations and the bands. DING!
> Off
> to the races - but it seemed that my horse slow to leave the gate. Things
> started out a bit rough compare to last year - the QRM was out in force
> and my
> rate took a hit. Just like last year the higher bands were going long
> early so
> down to 40m I went. That turned out to be a wise move with the club's
> 2el.
> Force 12 creating a RF-cloud raining down 7MHz pixie dust far and wide.
> Rates
> improved and unlike last year the band was quiet.
> Even though I hadn't touched SO2R since last SS, I picked it up again
> pretty
> quickly and saw my skills continue to improve. This gave me the
> confidence to
> be more aggressive in S&P even during higher run rates - practice does
> make
> perfect!
>
> As the night progressed I gained back some, but not all, of the ground I
> missed
> at the start. I decided to change my off-times a bit; it was another good
> move.
> Between that, the nice 40m runs and my stepped-up S&P efforts I clawed my
> way back to edge last year's total by 2 QSO's. Very pleased with my
> situational awareness (usually not a strong point for this op).
>
> Some other Notes:
> * Got the Sweep! Had zero expectations for one. Last section was West
> Texas;
> N5NA is now this week's hero for me :-)
> * The TARC station antennas rock!
> * Quieter conditions that last year
> * Declining participation each year; perhaps ARRL could try adding
> portable and
> mobile categories to get more casual FD-type ops
> * The run station antenna rotator developed some binding so when ESP level
> NP2X
> called me I had to copy him off the side of the beam - thanks Fred for
> your
> persistence!
>
> Thanks to all the Rare Mult Ops - you did a terrific job handling the
> pileups
> and giving us the sweep!
>
> As always it was great to work so many of my contesting friends, both OT's
> and
> newbies. Big score or small it's all about friendship.
>
> See you in 2018 SS CW!
>
> vy 73,
> Chris, NX4N
>
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 01:31:26 +0000
> From: webform at b4h.net
> To: 3830 at contesting.com, N9CO at aol.com
> Subject: [3830] SS CW N9CO SO Unlimited LP
> Message-ID: <20171107013126.44026.E0003B84DA6455FB at b4h.net>
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> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
>
> Call: N9CO
> Operator(s): N9CO
> Station: N9CO
>
> Class: SO Unlimited LP
> QTH: IL
> Operating Time (hrs): 24
>
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160:
> 80: 194
> 40: 582
> 20: 88
> 15: 7
> 10:
> ------------
> Total: 871 Sections = 82 Total Score = 142,844
>
> Club: Society of Midwest Contesters
>
> Comments:
>
> CW SS is my favorite contest, even the Sunday afternoon slog. It becomes
> a test
> of willpower at some point for all of us. Thanks to everyone for getting
> on and
> making this weekend so special!
>
> N9CO currently is:
>
> 160m shunt fed tower
> 80m bent wire vertical
> 40m 2el yagi (CC XM-240) @ 95'
> 20m 4el yagi (homebrew) @ 85'
>
> IC-7300 @ 100w
> N1MM+
>
>
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