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JFSINGER at delphi.com
JFSINGER at delphi.com
Mon May 29 15:05:08 EDT 1995
A minor pet peeve: guys who post fabulous contest scores on the reflector
and don't give us a clue as to their rigs/antennas and QTH. Though one
Italian did go too far a few months ago. "Class: low power; Rig: FT-1000,
Amp." (!)
BTW, I didn't plan to operate the WPX test seriously due to the continual
rains St. Louis has been experiencing for the past month. Good move: it
rained again both Friday and Saturday. I suspect low band activity in
mid-west had to be down this year due to noise.
Only highlight was snagging A92Q on 7006 a few minutes before test
ended. #308 on 40 for me. (using my KW/ground-mounted Comtek 4-square)
Jeff K0OD jfsinger at delphi.com
>From Rick Niswander <AONISWAN at ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU> Mon May 29 18:48:00 1995
From: Rick Niswander <AONISWAN at ECUVM.CIS.ECU.EDU> (Rick Niswander)
Date: Mon, 29 May 95 13:48:00 EDT
Subject: WPX CW K7GM
K7GM Single op Low Power no packet or such assistance
Q Pfx
80 29 16 dipole at 70 ft
40 498 224 2 ele Cushcraft at 80 ft
20 630 310 KT34XA at 70 ft
15 64 25
10 7 5
----- ----
1228 580 approx 2.15 mill
(gotta fix the file for a couple
of prefixes not found)
single radio (half-busted TS940)
First time to try the contest full time (33 hours). Turned off the
radios to watch the Indy 500, but operated split (one radio and one TV)
during the NBA games on both days.
The display on the TS940 went into spasms about 2 hours into the contest.
It would go blank and the radio would be unresponsive to any controls. Had
to shut it off for a few minutes whereupon it would come back on at a random
frequency. After about 5 times of that, one of the VFOs got stuck on a
wierd frequency on AM and was unresponsive to any controls. Operated the
rest of the contest with one VFO which would, occasionally, go belly up, too.
It may not seem like much, but when you spend a large amount of time searching
and pouncing, one VFO rather than 2 or more changes the operating method
considerably and keeps the score down.
EU on 15 was better on Sunday vs Saturday (3 or 4 EU on Saturday vs
6 or 8 on Sunday). Gotta have really good ears on the other end to hear me.
Heard HG73DX and 9A1A on 10 on Sunday beaming southeast, but impossible
with low power. Heard VS6 and DX1 Saturday morning but they kept callingr
CQ in my face.
Many stations were puny weak. My guess is that 1/3 the EUs I worked
didn't even move the meter (obviously better than not hearing them at all).
Operating low power, I often call CQ high in the band (can't get a
spot low). I noticed that the digital crowd (especially on 20) seems to
practice some possibly-deliberate interference. I'd call CQ for a while
and, hopefully, work a few guys when a digital type plops down on top of
me. I'd move, and he'd follow. Happened more times than I care to admit.
Do these guys take lessons from the SSTV group?
This contest is the last one from my present QTH. I am selling the
5 acres and moving into town (sob). I'm trying to find someone around
here who wants to let me put up my tower on their out-of-town-property.
We'll see. Moving day is mid-June.
Rick, K7GM
>From James White <0006492564 at mcimail.com> Mon May 29 21:39:00 1995
From: James White <0006492564 at mcimail.com> (James White)
Date: Mon, 29 May 95 15:39 EST
Subject: de K1ZX; WC4E Multi-Multi WPX CW
Message-ID: <04950529203940/0006492564PK3EM at MCIMAIL.COM>
Early results from the WPX CW - whoever is collecting please add:
WC4E Multi-Multi from W1CW/W1YL station
ops: W1CW, W1YL, K1ZX, WC4E, G4BKI, WB4BBH, K7UPJ, V73C (yes, V73C)
the usual long winded synopsis will follow later - once sleep deprivation
and heat stroke have passed.
2947 X 891 = 6,305,607 pts from the flagship station of the
Florida Contest Group
we had a 'lil fun! zx
>From barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) Mon May 29 22:00:31 1995
From: barry at w2up.wells.com (Barry Kutner) (Barry Kutner)
Date: Mon, 29 May 95 21:00:31 GMT
Subject: WPX score
Message-ID: <kFPV6c1w165w at w2up.wells.com>
WPX score (single op, high power, no packet, holiday schedule)
278 Qs 201 PXs = 172,458
Op time = 2.3 hours (from start of contest till 0220Z)
Comments - CQ strikes again with a contest during a holiday weekend. Had
plans to visit with family in NY, so put in about 2 hours Friday nite
and that's all. Had fun at start on 20 with lower Yagi pointed west and
higher one at Europe, working in both directions. Only headache there was
sharing the freq with N2AA, but seems we didn't bother each other much at
all. Then went to 40 where, despite a lot of noise, signals were good.
73
--
Barry N. Kutner, W2UP Internet: barry at w2up.wells.com
Newtown, PA Packet Radio: W2UP @ WB3JOE.#EPA.PA.USA.NA
Packet Cluster: W2UP >WB2R (FRC)
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>From CT1BOH at tpone.telepac.pt (JOSE C. C. NUNES) Tue May 30 05:12:15 1995
From: CT1BOH at tpone.telepac.pt (JOSE C. C. NUNES) (JOSE C. C. NUNES)
Date: Mon, 29 May 95 21:12:15 PDT
Subject: CT2A OP CT1BOH WPX CW
Message-ID: <Chameleon.950529211326.CT1BOH@>
PORTUGAL CT2A OP JOSE CT1BOH
SINGLE BAND 20M
2656 Q 826 PFX 4,229,946
NEW CLAIMMED EU RECORD BY A HAIR (4.222M THE PREVIOUS)
HARD TO DESCRIBE CONDITIONS I GUESS ONE CAN SAY WE EXPERIENCED THE
BEST WORSE CONDITIONS THERE CAN BE...
NOT EVEN ONE GOOD PILE UP TO WORK...
CIAO
JOSE CARLOS CARDOSO NUNES CT1BOH
CT1BOH at TELEPAC.PT
>From CT1BOH at tpone.telepac.pt (JOSE C. C. NUNES) Tue May 30 06:05:52 1995
From: CT1BOH at tpone.telepac.pt (JOSE C. C. NUNES) (JOSE C. C. NUNES)
Date: Mon, 29 May 95 22:05:52 PDT
Subject: CT2A OP CT1BOH WPX CW
Message-ID: <Chameleon.950529221059.CT1BOH@>
PORTUGAL CT2A OP JOSE CT1BOH
SINGLE BAND 20M
2656 Q 826 PFX 4,229,946
NEW CLAIMMED EU RECORD BY A HAIR (4.222M THE PREVIOUS)
HARD TO DESCRIBE CONDITIONS I GUESS ONE CAN SAY WE EXPERIENCED THE
BEST WORSE CONDITIONS THERE CAN BE...
NOT EVEN ONE GOOD PILE UP TO WORK...
RIG FT990 + ALPHA 86 1.5KW + K1EA SOFTWARE
ONLY 1 ANT - TH5 ON TOP OF BUILDING ABT 150 FEET HIGH PLUS 40M DIPOLE AS
LSN ANTENNA TO GET STNS OFF THE BACK OF TH5 ANT
BROKEN ROTOR WITH NO BRAKES SO ANTENNA KEPT MOVING WITH WIND
1ST DAY NO WINDY LUCKY ME
2ND DAY WINDY ANT KEPT MOVING SOUTH I KEPT MOVING IT NORTH
I THINK I HAVE NEVER USED A ROTOR SO MUCH IN ABT 5 YEARS OF CONTESTING...
CIAO
JOSE CARLOS CARDOSO NUNES CT1BOH
>From mwollnnn at colybrand.com (Marty Woll -- BA - Honolulu ) Mon May 29 23:18:22 1995
From: mwollnnn at colybrand.com (Marty Woll -- BA - Honolulu ) (Marty Woll -- BA - Honolulu )
Date: Mon, 29 May 95 18:18:22 EDT
Subject: N6VI/KH7 WPX score
Message-ID: <9505292218.AA23335 at ad0.reach.com>
N6VI/KH7 1995 WPX-CW Score ( 20-Meter Single-Band):
1,727 QSOs ... 607 Prefixes ... Final score 3,109,054
=========
Unlike 'phone record in March, 20m Oceana CW record has fallen.
No, I was not on Kure Isl; just using one of the new vanity
prefixes available to KH6s. I was comfortably set up at home o
Oahu's north shore.
Thanks, all for the QSO's. 73 ...
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>From patd at eskimo.com (Patrick Dayshaw) Tue May 30 06:50:06 1995
From: patd at eskimo.com (Patrick Dayshaw) (Patrick Dayshaw)
Date: Mon, 29 May 1995 22:50:06 -0700
Subject: IOTA Test, NA-065, Guemes Isl.
Message-ID: <199505292251.AA13361 at mail.eskimo.com>
The following forwarded for Debby, AA7RW:
>I am going on a "DX-pedition" to Guemes Island, NA-065 for the "IOTA Test",
>July 29 - 30, 1995. I'll be on 10 thru 80 meters SSB only (I know, I know,
>I'm key shy in contests). I will also operate some Friday afternoon (July
>28) to familiarize myself with my host's (NM7M/NM7N) station. QSL to my
>callbook address (94 and on) or via the buro. Please be patient, this is
my >first "DXpedition".
>73 and DX
>Debby, AA7RW
Patrick, WA7VNI........ patd at eskimo.com
>From Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.Net Mon May 29 23:55:11 1995
From: Mr. Brett Graham" <bagraham at HK.Super.Net (Mr. Brett Graham)
Date: Tue, 30 May 1995 06:55:11 +0800
Subject: VS6BG WPX CW score
Message-ID: <199505292255.AA22238 at is1.hk.super.net>
Category: single-op 21 MHz
QSOs: 390
Mults: 191
Score: 106.7K
On-time: ~8 hrs
Rig: IC-751A, 8xMRF451, 2-el quad @ 13m
Comment: Week old celery, Ward? I'd say the bands resembled something more
the rubbish that's been sitting around my village for a coupla 32C days.
Yuck! Kinda tough pulling WA7BNM through - one of very few NA worked. Got
one SA, plenty of EU, handful of AF & the rest were JAs. My point/Q
average wasn't too far off from the sun spot count - ever have a cluster
tell you that the flux you keyed in was too low?
73, VS6BrettGraham aka VR2BG bagraham at hk.super.net
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