[NCC] Some SS Feedback

[Ray Conrad NM2O]

Hal, 

Using skimmers can find a LOT of Qs. From home, I ran N1MM at the start of the SS. There were over 500 spots in the first hour. Some showed guys changing bands. 

I was at W2FU on Sunday afternoon, essentially working spots. It was interesting how well the skimmers find everyone. 
I found 2 guys on first CQ, before the spot popped up. It was fun to give guys a huge number and receive their number 1 or 2 in return. So, it is true that new guys can just CQ and get spotted on Sunday as new. It's important to get there quick, some create quite a pile up. One "Q" guy called CQ and had 3 call him. He seemed to get flustered. I waited there 45 seconds and he CQ'ed again. I called slowly and got like NR 1 or 2 from him. 

I noted that K0ZR was spotted as K5ZR by some skimmers. In an offline note, he hold me that he used the faster command for the Zero <<0>>.  There must be difference between skimmers. I checked several: K3LR never spotted incorrectly; others spotted incorrectly about 1/10 of the time. Checking the RBN reports, I'd see K0ZR and K5ZR on the same frequency. 

73, 
Ray NM2O
---- Hal Offutt <hal at japancorporateresearch.com> wrote: 
> 
> Excellent score, Bob.  And thanks for spotting some of us.
> 
> How much do you think being Unlimited added to your score?  Most multipliers 
> were easy to find this year, so I am assuming that the main advantage was 
> help in finding new stations to work.  What was your experience?
> 
> 73, Hal
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "R.T.Liddy" <k8bl at ameritech.net>
> To: <ncc at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 2:59 AM
> Subject: [NCC] SS CW K8BL SO Unlimited LP
> 
> 
> ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
> 
> Call: K8BL
> Operator(s): K8BL
> Station: K8BL
> 
> Class: SO Unlimited LP
> QTH: OH
> Operating Time (hrs): 23.5
> 
> Summary:
> Band QSOs
> ------------
> 160: 0
> 80: 245
> 40: 417
> 20: 161
> 15: 104
> 10: 50
> ------------
> Total: 977 Sections = 83 Total Score = 162,182
> 
> Club: North Coast Contesters
> 
> Comments:
> 
> My all-time favorite Contest which I've been doing for over 45 years!
> 
> Before Dupes, it was my same exact score as last year. Condx were excellent
> and it was good that 40 didn't go long early like previous years and it was
> wonderful to have 10M back again.
> 
> Murphy took a break this year as there were no problems with the radio or
> computer or antennas. Re-doing the shack after the flooded basement might
> have helped avoid various problems.
> 
> Seeing all the Check Numbers from 50+ years ago always amazes me. It's 
> always
> nice to work the same Calls year after year, sort of like a reunion.
> 
> Always nice to work fellow NCC'ers. Being Unlimited, I was able to spot them
> and help drum up more Q's if they were running.
> 
> Oddly, many of the hard-to-find Sections were easy this year and verse-vica 
> with
> EWA and QC being my last two worked for a Sweep.
> 
> Station:
> ICOM IC-7700 ; MFJ-490X Mem Keyer
> Dell Windows 98 & CT-WIN (Old)
> 10/15/20 - TET 4 El (VY Old!!) @ 50' ; 40 and 80 Double Bazookas as Inv Vees
> 
> 
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