[NCC] Fwd: NCCC Sprint W1NN LP & Invitation to Operate NS

[Hal Offutt]

Jim, you were louder than I've ever heard you on 40 (at least S9) and a 
little louder on 80.  The new radials must be helping.  Your score sure 
shows it.

Everybody:  The next NCCC Sprint (Northern California Contest Club 
Sprint, or NS) Ladder begins next week.  The guys who run NS are trying 
to increase participation from the 35 or so stations who regularly 
operate.  If you'd like to have fun and improve your CW contesting 
skills, these 30 minute weekly sprints are the ticket.  Thursday nights 
at 0230Z.  If you're worried about embarrassing yourself or slowing down 
others, don't.  Everyone has a learning curve and it's all for fun and 
scores really don't matter.  Please join MRRC and/or NCC members KW8N, 
W8WTS, K8MR, AF8A, N8EA, me, and a few other occasional participants on 
Thursday nights.  Information at:  http://www.ncccsprint.com/

73, Hal W1NN


NCCC Sprint - Jan 6

Call: W1NN
Operator(s): W1NN
Station: W1NN

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: OH
Operating Time (hrs): 0.5
Remote Operation

Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Mults
-------------------
   160:   4      4
    80:  15     11
    40:   6      5
    20:   1      1
    15:   2      2
    10:
-------------------
Total:  28     23  Total Score = 644

Club: North Coast Contesters

Comments:

As I complained a couple of weeks ago, I have run into a number of problems with
the remote on this trip.  With four or five successful years remoting from JA, I
should have this stuff down cold, but the failure of my K3 just before my trip
was a big setback, forcing me to go back to my old TS-480.  Just before I left
the US, I discovered that my new Linksys router is not working correctly but I
had no time to replace it.  I can't access my Internet switch except through a
2-3 minute phone call, so I am pretty much stuck with two antennas for the NS.
On top of that, even when I do switch the antenna relay, the 160 meter dipole is
dead.

A couple of days ago, I wondered whether rebooting my router (which I can do
over the phone) might let me access the Internet switch, but instead I
completely lost the ability to connect to the radio.  It looked like I might be
QRT for the duration.  This morning, I called my ISP and asked them to reboot my
modem. I didn't think it would really help, but it was worth a try. And, what do
you know, my radio came back to life after they reset the modem remotely.  Why
this should happen is a mystery but at least I am sort of back on the air for
now.
   
Although tonight's session was really tough, mainly due to the fact that the
selectivity of the TS-480 is awful and it seemed like everyone was on top of
each other, I did discover a couple of useful things: I can use the 40 dipole
to make contacts on 15, and the 80 dipole tunes on 20. Two weeks ago I realized
that I can make some contacts on 160 using the 80 meter dipole even though the
SWR is infinite.  Tonight I was even able to work W0BH on 160.  So I again have
five bands to play with in the NS and I will be able to operate the NAQP CW next
week and the NA Sprint in a month!

CU in the ladder.

73, Hal W1NN/remote in Tokyo


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