AB6FO CW Sprint Score

[KWIDELITZ at delphi.com]

AB6FO Ken CA 

245 X 40 = 9,800

First time out with high power. Just got an Alpha 87A. Having power sure does
make the Sprint more fun. Except for a few times on 80, they ALWAYS came back 
to ME! The only problem I ran into was when the keying line started to freeze
using the 80 dipole. The 80 sloper doesn't work as well. 

I actually was able to bounce between VFO A & VFO B and get two Qs per bounce 
for a few consecutive bounces, just like you are supposed to do in the sprint.
I didn't make my 250 Qs or 10,000 points, but came close.

By the way, why are there multipliers in the Sprint. I should be a straight 
QSO count contest. Multipliers are purely serendipidous, you can't chase them
or anything in the Sprint.

Now that I hit 200 Qs, I believe I am eligible to try using 2 radios in the 
next Sprint. I don't know how I'll be able to hear anything on radio B with
the amp running though.

73, Ken, AB6FO KWIDELITZ at DELPHI.COM

>From AGDM25A at prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT)  Sun Sep 11 14:51:18 1994
From: AGDM25A at prodigy.com ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT) ( KEVIN - WA8ZDT)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 1994 09:51:18 EDT
Subject: SPRINT CW
Message-ID: <013.01260032.AGDM25A at prodigy.com>



*****  WA8ZDT NA CW SPRINT - SEPT 11, 1994  *****

            20M - 60
            40M - 58
            80M - 46
          ----------
         total - 164  x 31 mults = 5,084pts


Activity was down and condx seemed marginal ... At one point, about 0200Z,
I listened to W5WMU call six unanswered CQ's on 40 meters!! .... (now thats
poor propagation!)

favorite name .... "MUJIBAR" .... (one of David Letterman's neighbors
                                   next to the Ed Sullivan theatre...
                                   Letterman has sent them traveling
                                   crosscountry this summer, and they
                                   seem to pop-up everywhere.  Last
                                   nite they even tried the CW SPRINT!)

      73 ... kevn ... WA8ZDT


>From barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner)  Sun Sep 11 14:08:49 1994
From: barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) (Barry Kutner)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 94 13:08:49 GMT
Subject: NA vs WAE
Message-ID: <e0LHsc2w165w at w2up.wells.com>

May I ask the powers that be why the NA test is during the WAE SSB test? 
Even though I wasn't putting in a serious effort in WAE, it sure made 40 
meters a nightmare to operate....
BTW, got into this one to give CT 9 a workout. The VGA mode sure is nice, 
allowing many more open windows and the ability to move them too. Did not 
find any problems with 9.02 with my limited operation this weekend.
73 Barry

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Barry N. Kutner, W2UP       Usenet/Internet: barry at w2up.wells.com
Newtown, PA                 Packet Radio: W2UP @ WB3JOE.#EPA.PA.USA.NA
                            Packet Cluster: W2UP >K2TW (FRC)
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>From Willy Umanets <uw9ar at chal.chel.su>  Sun Sep 11 15:52:43 1994
From: Willy Umanets <uw9ar at chal.chel.su> (Willy Umanets)
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 94 10:52:43 -0400
Subject: multi-single... new approach
Message-ID: <AAxcnSkSK2 at chal.chel.su>

Wonderfull idea, Doug!

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73, Willy, UA9BA
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