[RSM] RSM Digest, Vol 4, Issue 6

Fri Jan 13 12:54:24 EST 2017

Okay, Cary, thanks!

Jack

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>     1. VE4VTR backlog summary (Art Boyars)
>     2. NAQP - Team "Canada 150" (Cary Rubenfeld)
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> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 15:57:55 -0500
> From: Art Boyars <artboyars at gmail.com>
> To: rsm at contesting.com
> Subject: [RSM] VE4VTR backlog summary
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> Things have been so busy here -- for happy reasons -- that ham radio has
> been limited to: operate the contests (more or less, depending); send in
> the log; quick post to 3830scores.com.  For about two months I did not even
> read the RSM Board digests, nor even the Reflector digests of my home Club,
> PVRC. I have caught up, and I want to compliment the RSMers on the efforts
> they are making to get more people involved in the fun.
>
> Here is a summary of my activity, tuned for RSM.  Fuller write-ups are on
> 3830scores.com under my home call K3KU.
>
> I enjoy "domestic" contests more than DX contests.  I like working North
> America, especially W and VE, and I still have my childhood fascination
> with Canada, especially Manitoba.  Hence, one of my "success" criteria in a
> domestic 'test is working MB.  That said...
>
> RAC Canada Day 2016 -- Could not come to WPG, so I decided to make a max
> effort from home.  Worked VE4RAC on several bands, CW and SSB (Ed is
> good!), and VE4SBS on 20M SSB.  Where was everybody else?  VE3CX tipped me
> to a sked he had with Ed on 160M.  I got Tom (both modes) but did not hear
> Ed.  I thought I might back into the high score for outside-Canada Low
> Power, but NA8V's claimed score leaves me in the dust.
>
> SS CW - Condx seemed so bad that I was worried that something was wrong
> with the antenna.  QSO total way down from last year, and missed NE and
> EWA.  Nice activity from RSM: QSOs with VE4EA, VE4VT, VE4GV; only North
> Dakota was N7IV (I usually get at least two).  Worked VY1AAA (in my mind,
> part of Greater RSM) without too much trouble (Gerry is good!),  He sent me
> the audio clip of our QSO; neat!
>
> SS SSB -- Condx bad again, and score way down again.  Now I'm convinced
> something is wrong with the antenna, but it's too dark and cold to lower it
> and check it out. I press on, but by Sunday afternoon I decide to focus on
> the sweep.  One missing Section is NT.  I have not heard VY1AAA yet, and
> the high bands are closed. Looks unlikely.  But as I tune 40M for the
> missing mult's I hear an S-5 signal say "November Tango", and then
> "...Alpha Alpha...."  Whoa, Ho!  There he is!  A lot of effort on Gerry's
> part, and a lot of repeats, but we made the QSO.  (When he was trying to
> get my call he finally said "Is that Kay Three Kilowatt United?"  I don't
> know if he'd have been able to get it if not for our RSM relationship.)
> One of my most satisfying contest QSOs ever.  Manitoba in the log: VE4VT,
> VE4DXR.  North Dakota: K0IDX, WX0ND (that was strange enough to look up --
> it's Nancy, K9DIG... I mean KG0YL.. and friends).  Never heard PAC, AK, or
> OR.  (Oregon!! How do you miss Oregon in SS???)
>
> ARRL 160M (CW) -- Because of my antenna concerns from SS, I lowered my
> dipole before this 'Test and checked the feedline.  Everything was OK.
> Indeed, the antenna worked as expected during the contest; pretty effective
> to the northwest.  MN, SD, ND are no sweat; will I be able to nab MB?
> (Cary and I are still trying, now and then, to make a QSO on 160M.)  I
> heard one S&P station handing out MB, and expected that it would be Ed,
> VE4VT.  Eventually my CQing raised, not Ed, but Rob, VE4GV.  It counts.  TU
> OM.  VE3CX is almost hard-wired here (what a signal!), and lots of North
> Dakota in the log: K0IDX, NT0V, N7IV, N0UD.  Heard a Midwestern station
> work VY1AAA but that's too remote (boo!) for me on 160M (Same with KH6LC.)
>
> RAC Winter -- QRV only for the last 45 minutes.  Based on condx in SS, I
> figured the higher bands would be closed and low bands would be "long".  I
> wanted to stay off 160M to avoid confusion with Stew Perry TBDC.  So I did
> 80M single band.  Only MB was VE4TV on 20M SSB. Did manage a QSO (I
> think) with AB on SSB.  "Long," indeed.
>
> NAQP -- That's where we are now.  I hope to be QRV for the last six hours
> (00Z to 06Z), both modes -- this Saturday night on CW and next weekend on
> SSB.  I'll have my ears open especially for RSM (even though I have to
> credit my score to PVRC for this one).
>
> Looking forward for another opportunity to visit WPG. Next Canada Day that
> fits my no-Saturday schedule is 2019.  Maybe I'll break down and do a
> remote to activate CG4VTR this year for non-contest fun.
>
> 73, Art K3KU/VE4VTR
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:47:52 -0600
> From: Cary Rubenfeld <carys1 at gmail.com>
> To: rsm at contesting.com
> Subject: [RSM] NAQP - Team "Canada 150"
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> Jack
> I was kind of hoping to hold out for whatever team XK150YUKON is on.  As
> with a callsign like that, the test should be over by the time he finishes
> sending the last characters.  This way I should be able to beat somebody.
>
> But it looks like they're holding out for the highest bidder!
>
> I don't think I'll be able to stay the full course, but if you're
> organizing teams please add me.
>
> 73, Yukon-*Cary*
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