SSB NAQP 8/94 Score Rumors (as of 8/24)

KA9FOX at aol.com KA9FOX at aol.com
Wed Aug 24 15:01:09 EDT 1994


Wow... I gotta keep pinching myself after looking at the Top 10 rumors!!  W9,
W8, W9, W9, W9, W3, VE4, VE4 ???  I believe the Black Hole has moved south
for the summer (it'll be back before the fall DX contests!)

Anyway, here are the score rumors that were copied on 3830 after the contest
as well as scores I have collected here on the reflector.  As always, if you
know of other scores, or if something here needs to be corrected, please send
them to me at ka9fox at aol.com.  Below you'll find Top 10 QSO leaders, Top 10
Mult leaders, Top Single-op and Multi-op scores, and Top Team scores.

So, without further delay, I present to you the score rumors for the...

           North American QSO Party - August 1994
              SSB Score Rumors (as of 8/24/94)
                      
SINGLE OP                    SINGLE OP
TOP 10 QSO LEADERS:          TOP 10 MULT LEADERS:
______________________       ________________________
WE9V      955 (at KS9K)      WE9V      186 (at KS9K)
WA9ZDT    919                W0AIH/9   180 (KA9FOX op)
K6LL/7    851                W9UP      178 (N0BSH op)
VE4VV     832                WX9E      175 (at KS9B)
W0AIH/9   825 (KA9FOX op)    WA8ZDT    174
W9UP      766 (N0BSH op)     WN3K      165
WN3K      754                WD8LLD    160 (NZ4K op)
VE4GV     727                WA4PGM    155
WX9E      725 (at KS9B)      N9JF      154
WB5M/4    601                WB5M/4    148


SINGLE OP TOP SCORES:
_________________________________________
WE9V       955  186  177,630  (at KS9K)
WA8ZDT     919  174  159,906
W0AIH/9    825  180  148,500  (KA9FOX op)
W9UP       766  178  136,348  (NOBSH op)
WX9E       725  175  126,875  (at KS9B)
WN3K       754  165  124,410
VE4VV      832  139  115,648
VE4GV      727  145  105,415
K6LL/7     851  114   97,014   
WB5M/4     601  148   88,948

N9JF       541  154   83,314
WA4PGM     532  155   82,460
WD8LLD     505  160   80,800  (NZ4K op)
AB6FO      498  136   67,728
K6XO/7     569  111   63,159
KB4GID     433  133   61,900
WA7BNM/6   539  110   59,290
AD5Q       500  114   57,000  (KB5YVT op)
W8FN       475  119   56,525  (KU8E op)
KI4HN      444  123   54,612

KI3L/5     452  118   53,336
N5NMX      435  110   47,850
NY3C       402  117   47,034
K4XU/9     418  112   46,410
N7LOX      469   95   44,555
KF0DJ      396  107   42,372
KI4DC      370  110   40,700
WB5CRG     398  101   40,198
K0GU       401  100   40,100
AA5NK      400   94   37,600

N5RP       350  100   35,000
K5DX       343   97   33,271
NV6O       327   93   30,411
K0EJ       327   93   30,411
ND9O       253  120   30,360
K0RC       283   82   23,206
WY7U/5     230   91   20,930
N6TR/7     267   71   18,957
N0AXL      201   80   16,080
WA6SDM     195   64   12,480

K1TU       187   60   11,220
K5RC/M     183   59   10,797
KG5U       208   47    9,776
K5EC       176   52    9,152
VE6SH      137   61    8,357
N5PJI      115   50    5,570
VP2MA      100   35    3,500  (K5GN op)
NZ5I        52   32    1,664
KI7WX       51   24    1,224
KB5NFN      32   16      512


MULTI-OP SCORES:
________________________________________
WB5VZL    1226  187   229,262 (+ KA5WSS at W5KFT)
KB0LBT     681  156   106,236 (+ ops ?)
NT5D       779  130   101,270 (+ WB5N)
AG6D       586  124    72,416 (K2MM, WM2C ops)
AD4TU      421  119    50,099 (+ KQ4MY)


TOP TEAMS:
________________________________________
SULTANS OF SHWING #1.............589,353 (1 score missing)
  WE9V      177,630 (at KS9K)
  W0AIH/9   148,500 (KA9FOX op)
  W9UP      136,348 (N0BSH op)
  WX9E      126,875 (at KS9B)
  KE9I           ??

N.E.R.D.S........................409,652
  WN3K      124,410
  VE4VV     115,648
  WA4PGM     82,460
  NY3C       47,034
  K0GU       40,100

SULTANS OF SHWING #2.............289,242
  WB5M/4     88,948
  WD8LLD     80,800
  W8FN       56,525
  KI4HN      54,612
  VE6SH       8,357

TEXAS DX SOCIETY #1..............138,310 (1 score missing)
  KI3L/5     53,336
  WB5CRG     40,198
  N5RP       35,000
  KG5U        9,776
  K5NA/2         ??

SULTANS OF SHWING #5.............103,853
  AG6D       72,416 (K2MM, WM2C ops)
  N6TR/7     18,957
  WA6SDM     12,480

TEXAS DX SOCIETY #2...............95,418 (1 score missing)
  N5NMX      47,850
  K5DX       33,271
  K5RC/M     10,797
  VP2MA       3,500  (K5GN op)
  ZF2NE          ??  (W5ASP op)

TEXAS DX SOCIETY #3...............65,764
  AA5NK      37,600
  WY7U/5     20,930
  N5PJI       5,570
  NZ5I        1,664

SCCC #2...........................63,159 (scores missing)
  K6XO/7     63,159

SCCC #1...........................59,290 (scores missing)
  WA7BNM/6   59,290

TEXAS DX SOCIETY #4...............11,220
  K1TU       11,220


>From Peter G. Smith" <n4zr at netcom.com  Wed Aug 24 19:25:53 1994
From: Peter G. Smith" <n4zr at netcom.com (Peter G. Smith)
Date: Wed, 24 Aug 1994 11:25:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Rohn Tower Basing
Message-ID: <Pine.3.89.9408241111.A1915-0100000 at netcom>

OK, guys, response to the lightning question was so good that I have the 
temerity to raise another one.

I have always seen guyed tower installations (Rohn 25 and 45) where the 
first section was embedded in the concrete base, trued up, and then used 
as the starting point for the tower.  However, in reading the Rohn 
catalogue I noticed that their parts lists for various heights and wind 
loadings of guyed towers always assumed that a BPC25G concrete base plate 
would be used, which in turn sits down over a 3/4" pier pin" that is the 
only thing that is embedded in the concrete base.

Talked with Rohn today, and they tell me that they emphatically recommend 
this type of base arrangement over the embedded tower section because at 
"ultimate wind load" it is better for the tower to be free to pivot at 
its base slightly, rather than to have all three legs firmly fixed.  They 
claim this reduces the risk of broken welds, etc. that could result in a 
concealed weakening of the tower.  Not incidentally, it looks to me as if 
it would be as easy or easier to embed the pier pin, as long as you can 
get it relatively straight.  For that matter, the drawings call for 1/16 
slop between the base plate hole and the pier pin, so maybe pier pin 
alignment isn't even really critical.

Does this square with usual practice out there, and I have seen a 
minority of installations, or is there something wrong with the pier 
pin/base plate set-up? 

73, Pete                                       
N4ZR at netcom.com




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