[CQ-Contest] K4FCG/Mobile FQP

[Jim White, K4OJ]

...I just walked through the door, at last - my bed!

Will have detailed breakdown info after I recover in a day or two, we
covered 28 different counties in the Central and Northeastern part of
FL...but we are:

1) Sorry to everybody for our poor ability at copying you - ignition noise
hosed anything above 20 meters and even 20 was almost un-usable - Kevin
(N4KM) and I would sometimes depress the clutch to slow the engine down to
pull out the hopefully copy-able stations...when we were in Volusia so was
the K5WA/N6MU team and they were working guys we could not even hear, so we
pulled and turned the rig off and we still couldn't hear what they
worked...if I understand correctly they did this from a rental car - I WANNA
KNOW DETAILS!

2) No doubt conditions REALLY stank, A & K indices were our enemy - with low
signal strengths losing to ignition noise repeatedly...most times big gun
signals would be S2 - sometimes N2AA was S1, K8CC was S1...in a matter of
minutes W4AN went form 20 over to S2....if it wasn't the right moment on our
end we most likely CQ'd in your face cause we didn't even know you were
there..........

3) We need a better procedure for the net Saturday night - still think the
old out - of - state net control is better - less problems re local
non-skip - we beat our heads into the wall trying to check in finally to
give up and call WC4E on the phone with our info....yes, Jeff - I know

4) N4KM is a great guy, we made the best of the weekend and we did have some
fun - total mileage on the truck this weekend was about equal to driving to
Wichita Kansas...or...upper New England - conclusion: Hams Are Nuts!

5) The Michigan guys need to take up a collection and buy W8WVU a new rig
(N4KM & I will contribute!) - swish!

6) We found 40 Meters on Saturday late was great, 20 meters was best with a
half hour to go in the contest on Sunday - ignition noise less of problem
lower in freq we went, too bad 40 was not used more...I would guess only
about 20 to 25 European QSOs total

7) Just guessing, and way too tired to figure it out, but total probably
about 700 some odd QSOs total

8) Only know of one sweep - K3WW but am certain there will be others

Details to follow, again sorry for being Florida Alligators with the
ignition noise QRN..

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

K4OJ & N4KM


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>From Leigh S. Jones" <kr6x at kr6x.com  Mon Apr 30 04:57:47 2001
From: Leigh S. Jones" <kr6x at kr6x.com (Leigh S. Jones)
Date: Sun, 29 Apr 2001 20:57:47 -0700
Subject: w2up [CQ-Contest] headphone amp?
References: <200104291805.OAA18830 at tisch.mail.mindspring.net>
Message-ID: <024801c0d129$b8d253f0$ede3c23f at kr6x.org>



Computer equipment is so inexpensive these days that the best advice I
could give you would be to replace your sound card with another with a
more powerful output amplifier.  Sound cards are available with about
3 watts output per channel at around the price of a 3 watt op amp IC
at Radio Shack...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barry Kutner" <w2up at mindspring.com>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 11:05 AM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] headphone amp?


 >
 > Hi all,
 > I find that the headphone output from my sound card does not
 > produce enough audio, when used with PED, RUFZ, etc (yes, I
 > have the levels set at max. via the sound card drivers). I'm looking
 > for suggestions for a small audio amp to use in front of the
 > headphones - schematic, kit, pre-built, whatever.
 > Tnx,
 > Barry
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 > Barry Kutner, W2UP              Internet: w2up at mindspring.com
 > Newtown, PA         FRC         alternate: barry at w2up.wells.com
 >
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