N4KG Special

[ehayes at VNET.IBM.COM]

Could someone describe the N4KG Special.  I have seen it mentioned
several times in contest score writeups but have not seen any
discussion on the reflector.

Thanks in advance,



73  KC5DVT   Wayne     email...ehayes at vnet.ibm.com
Austin, Texas

>From Keith Morehouse-WB9TIY <blckhole at ripco.com>  Mon Sep 18 18:49:00 1995
From: Keith Morehouse-WB9TIY <blckhole at ripco.com> (Keith Morehouse-WB9TIY)
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 1995 12:49:00 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Participation in CW Sprints...
Message-ID: <Pine.SV4.3.91.950918123728.1045A-100000 at golden.ripco.com>

On Fri, 15 Sep 1995, Derek Wills wrote:

> 	>I don't work CW sprints because I don't think I'm good enough.....
> 
> 	>I CAN'T copy CW at 50WPM, 'specially when guys throw those weird 
>         >names at me. 
> 
> 
> Nobody sends at 50, most not even at 40.  If you feel uneasy about the
> speed, listen to an exchange that you can copy, and call the non-sprinter 
> right after it, all that happens is that the QSO number goes up by 1, so
> you know the exchange in advance.  I did this the first time, and was often 
> too scared when someone called me after a QSO so I just sprinted away...

Well, sure !
But, what I mean is that I don't like to operate without being serious.  
I can't feel like I'm doing a good job if I need to poke around, finding 
those guys that I can copy and wasting a bunch of time in the process.  
Its not that I can't copy decent CW, its that the QRQ factor is high in 
this 'test and I have a problem getting it right 100% the first time.  
Some might refer to THIS as a character flaw, but I don't feel that I 
want to slow down those who are trying to win this thing by asking for a 
bunch of fills.

Someone responded (in a personal note) that HE usually sends at 25 WPM.  
Good !  But there are MANY who don't.  Enough to make me stay away for 
the above reasons.  In talking to MANY part time contesters, I get the 
feeling that most of them hesitate to try out CW sprint for the many of 
the same reasons.

Valid or invalid, when you ask the question "Where are all the new 
participants ??", this is what you're going to hear !

> One day the bands will be no-coders wall-to-wall; doing any CW while you
> still can is important, I think.   Better bad CW than no CW - do it!

Agreed !  I'm just not near as good as the artists who win CW sprints, 
which is why I stay away, which was the ORIGINAL subject.

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>From Tim Coad" <Tim_Coad at smtp.svl.trw.com  Mon Sep 18 20:22:24 1995
From: Tim Coad" <Tim_Coad at smtp.svl.trw.com (Tim Coad)
Date: 18 Sep 1995 12:22:24 -0700
Subject: ARRL DX WRITEUP
Message-ID: <n1400695311.77180 at smtp.svl.trw.com>

                       Subject:                               Time:11:57 AM
  OFFICE MEMO          ARRL DX WRITEUP                        Date:9/18/95

- I think the cover is great! (right up there with CQ)
- I think the top 5 boxes are great!
- The write up, could have been expanded to cover interesting more
achievements. But if we all had our way...you know how big that would be.
- Funniest quote in the write up (from a W6 point of view):
"Who says you can't do well in a DX Contest, if you don't live on the East
Coast?" Referring to a fantastic multi/multi station in PA. 
Isnt that kinda like saying WA7NIN in Nevada is not a west coast station?
Hmmm... just how big is that black hole anyway?

Tim - NU6S