[NCC] Some SS Feedback

[jimk8mr at aol.com]

I noted that W2FU wasted no time finding me when I showed up from a new QTH. (after the first effort at N8TR).

73? -?? Jim?? K8MR
 

 



-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Conrad NM2O <nm2o at rochester.rr.com>
To: Hal Offutt <hal at japancorporateresearch.com>; ncc <ncc at contesting.com>
Sent: Wed, Nov 6, 2013 1:13 pm
Subject: [NCC] Some SS Feedback

 
 
 
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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