ARRL CW - SINGLE OP UNASSISTED - ALL BAND - LOW POWER

Tue Feb 21 19:56:32 EST 1995

	BAND		QSOS		MULT
	------------------------------------
	80		119		 43

	40		195		 55

	20		532		 71

	15		416		 64

	10		 22		  9
	-----------------------------------
	TOTALS	       1284		242		932,184 PTS

	EQUIPMENT:	TS-930S

	ANTENNAS:	80 METER DELTA LOOP (BOTTOM CORNER FED, TOP AT 90 FEET)
			40 METER DELTA LOOP (BOTTOM CORNER FED, TOP AT 70 FEET)
			20 METER 4-EL CUSHCRAFT AT 105 FEET
			15 METER 5-EL HYGAIN AT 89 FEET
			10 METER 5-EL HYGAIN AT 83 FEET

	DAVE CLEMONS, K1VUT

	P.S. - CAN SOMEONE FORWARD K7SV'S RESULTS MESSAGE TO ME?  I AM USING
		MY WIFE'S COLLEGE ACCOUNT, AND LOST THE MESSAGE WHEN HER DISK
		QUOTA WAS EXCEEDED!

>From Norton, Richard" <nortonr at MRD.SRL.dsto.gov.au  Wed Feb 22 19:55:00 1995
From: Norton, Richard" <nortonr at MRD.SRL.dsto.gov.au (Norton, Richard)
Date: Wed, 22 Feb 95 11:55:00 PST
Subject: GB6AR in ARRL ssb Test
Message-ID: <2F4B9713 at msmail.dsto.gov.au>

I don't mean to throw stones at what appears to be a well intentioned idea, 
but  using a non-standard prefix such as GB6 for Wales will have one and 
only one significant effect:

Many logs will be sent in with the scores calculated incorrectly.

Yes, it is possible that the people who make up callsign/country lists for 
the logging programs can figure out how to put an exception to GB being 
England for GB6AR. Yes it's even possible some people will even be able to 
have these updated lists in their computers in time for the contest. Yes 
KR1R could check all the logs and rescore the ones that didn't do it right. 
Yes, he doesn't have anything better to do.

Also, any gain in QSOs obtained by using this call should be offset by a 
loss from people who think GB6 is just England. This could be overcome by 
saying "Golf Bravo Six Alpha Radio, located in Wales" all the time. Don't 
say "Golf Bravo Six Alpha Radio, Wales," because people will log it as 
GB6ARW. Then the great mass of users of logging programs can simply try to 
figure out how to change the country that their program automatically comes 
up with to Wales.

Although this will have no impact on me either as a contest participant, or 
log checker, I have checked and am checking enough logs to appreciate the 
problems it will make for KR1R.

Hint: Wales is rare enough to make people want to work it. GW is a great 
prefix for Wales, in that everybody knows it is from that great, rare place.

Also, please go back to Wales again some time and work a contest in which I 
can benefit from someone actually being on the air from there.

73,

Dick N6AA/VK5     NortonR at MRD.SRL.DSTO.GOV.AU

>    Just a quick note to let you all know that if you hear GB6AR in the
> forthcoming ARRL DX SSB test it will be from Wales and is good for GW.
> Operation will be from the Lleyn Peninsular in the county of Gwynedd.
> This is as close to being in the middle of the Irish Sea without getting
> your feet wet!!

>From George Cook <george at epix.net>  Wed Feb 22 03:02:10 1995
From: George Cook <george at epix.net> (George Cook)
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 1995 22:02:10 -0500 (EST)
Subject: K3ANS score ARRL CW DX
Message-ID: <Pine.SUN.3.91.950221220007.10443A-100000 at grape.epix.net>

As sent to me by our team capatain!

Copy of message.  From: K3ANS   To: CT-CONTEST    Date: 20-Feb-1995  0203Z

Preliminary results of Multi Multi operation
Band    QSOs    Countries

160      53        39
 80     312        77
 40     795        95
 20    1021       107
 15     667        93
 10      64        34

All    2912       445

ARRL Score, unedited  3,867,495
Frankford Radio Club:  Major effort: K3ANS, WF3H, N2BIM, K3YD.
                       Visiting effort: N2EA, KF5FK, W2GD
Future FRC members:  Major effort: N2MZH, KF3B, N3JGX.

Problems:  Getting CT network going with not enough com ports 
in all computers, at 5 stations.  
Ten Tec Omni VI trashing other station receivers. Intermittant
open in 40 meter yagi. 

Pleasures:  Great operators and team effort.  Plenty of equipment, including
loans and help in set up by N3IYX, AA3JU.  
Help by team in last minute antenna repairs nursing broken Tailtwister 
rotator which broke saturday, for 10 and 15 meter monoband yagis.  
Great conditions for bottom of sunspot cycle.  Fine hostessing by 
Faith Goodman "Mrs. K3ANS".  
Help in antenna work and settup by team in advance of contest.   
Having rare DX call us in CQs.  Getting through pile ups
against major contenders.  Jokes by N2RM team via packet. 
Makes us veryproud to be part of FRC.............. 
................The best contest club in the universe!

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* George Cook   AA3JU  Bangor, PA  FN21         *
* george at peach.epix.net  AA3JU at N3IQD.EPA.USA.NA *
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