10m contest : observations

[Kris Mraz]

1. Find 15 over 9 line noise at 2330 Friday. :-(

2. Traced to power substation across the street. TU Electric says it can't be 
   fixed until Monday. :-(

3. Team member volunteers his shack as alternate site. :-)

4. Lose all operating time Friday moving to alternate site. :-(

5. Laptop used for logging is susceptable to high RF fields. PC clock runs
   10% fast when on SSB. Discover this well into contest. :-(

6. New-ish ham on team operates first contest. Gets hooked. :-)

7. Old-Top ham, an ex-contester, helps out. Gets hooked. :-)

8. Excellant world-wide openings both days. :-)

9. Band folds early Saturday evening. :-(

10. Called by BV2A. :-)

11. KH4 station worked but not giving serial numbers. :-(

10. We beat cross-town rival (friendly) club. :-)

11. Lost bad to K5OJI. :-(

Net result: It was a blast!


Kris, AA5UO                     '~ ~`
mraz at rockdal.aud.alcatel.com      L  
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