[RTTY] TARA 2001 results

John - vk4cej vk4cej@hamsnet.net
Mon, 3 Dec 2001 08:18:25 +1000


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Boy, is this contest ever at the wrong times for VK...=20

Why the wrong times ??  well, starting time is 3am local and ending time =
is about 3 hours before 20 metres opens down here.

Except for the first 90 minutes the whole contest is in board daylight =
so there is no chance of DX contacts on 40 or 80 metres...    =20

Conditions on the day were pretty poor and as I have often heard said =
"why couldn't it have been held yesterday ?"...  Conditions here on VK =
yesterday were fantastic   (damn you mr. sun)

So here's the real rundown...    I started the contest at 6am which was =
3 hours late and in the final 4 hours all bands were dead and I only =
worked 24 contacts...    Considering this, I am not too upset at my =
lousy score....  and I had fun, and thats the main thing.

TARA Sprint=20
Call used: VK4WPX
Entry Class: Multi Op, Single Xmit, Low power

Band QSOs Pts QTH DX

80       0        0    0     0
40       0        0    0     0
20       3        3    1     2
15       25      25  10    4
10       78      78  33    7

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Total  106    106 33*   8*
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* - Counted only once (not once per band)

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Claimed Score: 4346

Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02=20

Equipment used : FT1000MP @ 100 watts,
 Antenna TH6DXX @ 60 ft
Modified PK-232 for RTTY

John - vk4wpx / vk4cej


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<P>Boy, is this contest ever at the wrong times for VK... </P>
<P>Why the wrong times ??&nbsp; well, starting time is 3am local and =
ending time=20
is about 3 hours before 20 metres opens down here.</P>
<P>Except for the first 90 minutes the whole contest is in board =
daylight so=20
there is no chance of DX contacts on 40 or 80 =
metres...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
</P>
<P>Conditions on the day were pretty poor and as I have often heard said =
"why=20
couldn't it have been held yesterday ?"...&nbsp;&nbsp;Conditions here on =
VK=20
yesterday were fantastic&nbsp;&nbsp; (damn you mr. sun)</P>
<P>So here's the real rundown...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; I started the contest =
at 6am=20
which was 3 hours late and in the final&nbsp;4 hours all bands were dead =
and I=20
only worked 24 contacts...&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Considering this, I am not =
too=20
upset at my lousy score....&nbsp; and I had fun, and thats the main =
thing.</P>
<P>TARA Sprint <BR>Call used: VK4WPX<BR>Entry Class: Multi Op, Single =
Xmit, Low=20
power</P>
<P>Band QSOs Pts QTH DX</P>
<P>80&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;0 =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
0&nbsp; &nbsp; 0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
0<BR>40&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;0&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
&nbsp;0&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
0<BR>20&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1=20
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
2<BR>15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp;=20
25&nbsp;&nbsp;10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 4<BR>10&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =

&nbsp;78&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
78&nbsp;&nbsp;33&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 7</P>
<P>--------------------------------------<BR>Total=20
&nbsp;106&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;106 33*&nbsp;&nbsp;=20
8*<BR>--------------------------------------</P>
<P>* - Counted only once (not once per band)</P>
<P>--------------------------------------</P>
<P>Claimed Score: 4346</P>
<P>Software: RTTY by WF1B v5.02 </P>
<P>Equipment used : FT1000MP @ 100 watts,<BR> Antenna TH6DXX @ 60 =
ft<BR>Modified=20
PK-232 for RTTY</P>
<P>John - vk4wpx / vk4cej</P></FONT></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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