CQWW 160 SSB TEST DX QSO
i4jmy at ljutcp.hamradio.si
i4jmy at ljutcp.hamradio.si
Fri Feb 23 00:30:58 EST 1996
...if You are not too tired because of the efforts in the ARRL CW,
or totally devoted to prepare the next week SSB session..........
IR4T will be active, this week end, in the CQWW 160m SSB CONTEST.
We shall' be on as a M/S , using, among other antennas, also a 2
elements full size ( wire ) yagi about 70 m.(220 ft.) above ground.
The purpose is to FAVOUR DX contacts, expecially with U.S.A. !!
Depending on QRM we shall give maximum care to the DX window as
raccomanded from contest-manager, but search us also up to 1850.
The QRM is awfull in the first 3 hours, generally too big for DX.
Our Sunrise is at 06:08 z , but often we start to copy U.S.A. at
best, one or two hour earlier than it.
Please call us !! And when You see our signal good, spot us on your
packet-cluster !! Thanks, and see You on the TOP BAND contest.
73's from IR4T (I4JMY I4UFH I4YSS IK4IEE) MC2 Contest Club member.
>From Gary Nieborsky <k7fr at ncw.net> Fri Feb 23 00:38:43 1996
From: Gary Nieborsky <k7fr at ncw.net> (Gary Nieborsky)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 16:38:43 -0800
Subject: What REALLY makes you good?
Message-ID: <199602230038.QAA18644 at bing.ncw.net>
>In a message dated 96-02-22 01:06:01 EST, you write:
>
>> First, you have to have come from the right gene
>>pool and have an IQ of 150 or better. This is not to say that Tree's IQ is
>>that low, I mean if yours isn't that high, forget it.
>
>Gosh, this just makes me feel warm all over... what a wonderful thread...
>
Gee, if I remember my history correctly, there was a certain Austrian fellow
back in the 30's and 40's who caused quite a stir in the world by presuming
genetics had a say in the master race......Duetchland Uber Alles ring a bell?
As much as I wish that my russian genes would help me endure the cold, or
that my native american genes would make me a great hunter, or that my
english genes would lead me to the Crown alas I have to make do with what I
am. I really think it comes down to perseverance and practice. In any
sport the amount of time you put in has a marked effect on your performance.
The top flight contesters put in a lot of effort. We second tier dudes
probably put in half the time, third tier half that. I admire Tree and the
rest of the truely dedicated top flight; I wished I could count myself up
there. I know, given my life choices (family before self) that I will not
be able to dedicate the time to contesting that this group does; so be it.
That doesn't mean that I won't enjoy the parts that I do get into.
Now back to the main thread.
Let me preface this by saying that I am not a top gun. My best trait in
contesting is that I can sit for hours doing S&P pulling out the stations
that most others can't hear. It's not that my receivers are that hot
(they're ok) or that my location is really quiet (it is) it's that my
hearing is that good. My patience is a plus. I've op'ed at a couple of
M/M's and found that a lot of ops can't sit still for more than 20 minutes
without getting fidgety. 2 passes across the band without much action
drives them nuts. My HERO, along with a number of you others, was also
KH6IJ. I had the privelege of doing a field day on Oahu where he came down
and operated for a few hours. The natives called him the Radio Budha
because he could sit absolutely still with one hand tuning and the other
sending/writing. It was awe-inspiring. He taught me how to listen and be
patient. "You cannot hear when you talk" was his advice. Those few hours
had a definite impact on me.
In these days of instant gratification too many contesters go buy a bag of
instant "W6GO" or "W3LPL" flakes, pop them in the microwave and have a ready
made big gun setup. They miss the finer points of listening, hunting and
snagging. If they don't get through on the first call they go buy a bigger
amp. No patience. Take the time to listen to a pile-up during a contest.
It's almost laughable to hear the tone of some voices when it takes two
calls to get through.
I saw a posting on the dx reflector that basically said if you can't work
150-175 countries on 80M in a winter then you aren't really trying (actually
the tone was more of you ain't a real ham). That attitude doesn't make you
good.
My other psuedo-hero is Rich, KE3Q. I was impressed that he would take the
time to put on a show about the W3LPL station and then answer questions
without an attitude...especially those from an itinerant K7 out east on
vacation.
Just my thoughts....Nomex on.
Gary K7FR
Antenna Farms
>From B.KNEZOVIC at ZAMIR-TZ.ZTN.APC.ORG (Boris Knezovic T94EU) Thu Feb 22 19:14:06 1996
From: B.KNEZOVIC at ZAMIR-TZ.ZTN.APC.ORG (Boris Knezovic T94EU) (Boris Knezovic T94EU)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 20:14:06 +0100
Subject: T94EU ARRL CW Score, SO 15m LP
Message-ID: <42.30502 at zamir-tz.ztn.apc.org>
ARRL INTERNATIONAL DX CONTEST 1996
Call: T94EU Country : Bosnia and Herzegovina
Mode: CW Category: Single Operator Low Power
BAND QSO QSO PTS STATES/PROV
160 0 0 0
80 0 0 0
40 0 0 0
20 0 0 0
15 130 390 21
10 0 0 0
-----------------------------------
Totals 130 390 21 = 8,190
Equipment Description:
ICOM IC-745 100W
3el. monoband YAGI
AT286/20 + CT v6.26
Club Affiliation: Sarajevo Contest Group (SCG)
Band was wide open to Africa during whole ARRL contest and most of time I
spent on SSB portion of band working Africa. During contest I worked 18
different African countries and VK9CR.
Hope conditions to North America will be better in SBB part. See You again
on 15 meters.
If You need QSL please send it to :
Stephanus Busono N2MAU
5235 Fiore Terrace #410
San Diego, CA 92122
73's from Sarajevo
Boris T94EU
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One of T91ENS Contest Crew, member Sarajevo Contest Group (SCG)
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Internet : b.knezovic at zamir-tz.ztn.apc.org
b.knezovic at zamir-sa.ztn.apc.org
t94eu at ljutcp.hamradio.si
PacketRadio : T94EU at T90BBS.#SAR.BIH.EU
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>From Frank Donovan <donovanf at sgate.com> Fri Feb 23 01:44:25 1996
From: Frank Donovan <donovanf at sgate.com> (Frank Donovan)
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 1996 20:44:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Top 10
Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960222201840.32641A-100000 at jekyll.sgate.com>
A few days before the ARRL CW DX Contest, I received a phone call from
Hawaii from yet another member of the King family, Steve WB2Q. Steve is
in the US Air Force and was assigned to Fort Meade, MD (about 15 miles
from W3LPL) for a three year tour beginning the day before the ARRL
CW DX Contest!
Unfortunately, a snow storm (in MD not KH6!) delayed the arrival of his
flight, so he was unable to join us until Saturday. Steve operated on
80 meters with Brian ND3F. My next-door neighbor, Burny WR3E, operated on
80M for only the first 12 hours due to family obligations.
Take a look at our 80M score, and u will see that this member of the
contesting King family is also a pretty good contester!
Band QSOs Mult Primary operators
160M 164 54 WA3WJD AI3M
80M 820 89 ND3F WR3E WB2Q
40M 1136 105 KE3Q KO7V
20M 1745 125 KF3P K3RA
15M 300 92 K3RV W3LPL
10M 30 11 W3LPL
Total 4195 476
Score: 5.95 Million
After the contest I asked Steve if his orders read: "Three year
assignment at W3LPL."
73!
Frank
W3LPL
donovanf at sgate.com <---reply address
On Thu, 22 Feb 1996, Derek Wills wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Feb 96, "Susan M. King" <ku2q at austin.ibm.com> wrote:
> >For Secret #10 of Kris I. Mraz, please substitute:
> >10. Have a spouse who supports your way of life and
> > helps you do the things that are important to you.
>
> >And who supplies a seemingly unending stream of Cheeze-Its,
> >pasta, beverage of choice to you AND the hoarde who have
> >invaded your home for the weekend. Simply amazing, and
> >indespensible (especially when the subject of #10 is a
> >top-notch op, too...).
>
> Some of you are still missing the point. Susan and her spouse
> were both operating ARRL-CW this weekend on different bands.
>
> While it is often true, it's not always that one person does the
> contest, while the other one is reduced to feeding him or her.
> I've no idea how Susan and Richard are fed during contests...
>
> Derek AA5BT, G3NMX (who did CQWW on his
> 25th wedding anniversary weekend last yr)
> oo7 at astro.as.utexas.edu
>
>From k3ww at fast.net (Charles Fulp) Fri Feb 23 01:34:16 1996
From: k3ww at fast.net (Charles Fulp) (Charles Fulp)
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 1996 01:34:16 +0000
Subject: secrets
Message-ID: <199602230133.UAA22689 at nn.fast.net>
Most of the secrets have been well covered, So I will just add a few
comments, starting with Treys excellent ideas.
>>o Know your station. Knowing whether or not your station has the
gusto to run people or crack pileups under given conditions
on a given band is a real time saver.
ESPECIALLY know when your antennas are RELATIVELY most effective,
for many of us the BEST band at any given time, in any given direction,
may not be OUR BEST band.
>>o Stay in the chair. You can't be the loudest station on the air
if you are not on the air.
See below, but the ability to stay with it is probably the main
"secret" to better scores.
>>And now for some general advice:
>>o Operate a lot. Experience is king. I learn something every time I
operate.
Whenever I run across K1AR in an event where neither of us is out for blood,
one of us will comment "just practicing" to the other. Operate in every
event you have the opportunity to. A few minutes to exercise your brain,
to relax, for some diversion is fine. A few hours with a specific practice
goal is better. You can hit a good propagation period late in a contest
and practice running, or you can pick a gray line situation and practice
finding stations, or you can turn on packet and practice pile up busting.
While playing in contests may well be enough for many of us, (I find it
fun, and relaxing, and I like to support lots of events) most will find
a few favorite events in which we actually want to compete at some level.
Decide what contests you plan to be competetive in, well in advance and
maximize your effort. Rest up, have the station ready to work perfectly,
plan to operate the full amount of time allowed, or if your not mentally
and/or physically able to operate the full time, develope a strategy to
get the rest you need and operate during the most productive hours.
(I am not good at this so I usually work 48 hours where possible and
don't go for blood in contests that require off time). Taking the family
out to dinner is NOT an example of a good strategy to maximize your
productive time and get the rest you need.
Competing against a friend, who is a known quantity, is helpful. It can
keep both ops interested in contesting. The best long term competition
is with yourself. You will contest longer and more often if your
relative improvement is your primary source of contest gratification.
My last personal secret. Be a cherry picker. Develope the mantra that
points is points. The DXer in many of us really wants to make the
super 40 meter skew path rare, exotic contact, but the contester must
be making a half dozen QSOS and working a few garden variety mults during
most of those openings. A DL and a G are worth more to me than a single
V85. If your chief pleasure is working the neat stuff, that is great,
but it will impede your ability to make your optimal score. (notice
how excited guys get at Field Day when they work a KL7 or KH6???
no mults, sometimes guys waste many minutes calling in pileups to work
neat stuff).
73 Chas k3ww at fast.net
http://www.users.fast.net/~k3ww
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