[RTTY] NAQP W7AY

[llindblom at juno.com]

I think I know why N0AC heard you on 5 bands.  The N0AC Call was being used at the N0NI "super station."  It is one of Iowa's best kept secrets and looks like an aluminum forest in a corn field.  It is another Ioqa  "Field of Dreams"  or maybe in this case I should say "Station of Dreams."  

There is only one problem with the N0NI layout.  The problem is it is in the middle of the country and not on the east coast or gulf region.  This is only a real problem in DX tests where it is hard to compete with stations further to the east.  A 2nd problem is once you operate there your own antennas look very puny.

73 W0ETC

---------- Kok Chen <chen at mac.com> writes:

From: Kok Chen <chen at mac.com>
To: RTTY Reflector <RTTY at contesting.com>
Subject: [RTTY] NAQP W7AY
Date: Sun, 23 Feb 2003 22:46:20 -0800


Callsign:  W7AY
QTH:  OR
Power:  100 watts
Operating Time:  9+hrs
Entry Class: Single Op, All Band Low Power

Band    QSOs   QTH
  80      22      9     HF-2V
  40      52     28     Delta loop
  20      81     39     1.5 wavelength Gull (modified Vee)
  15      51     30     Homebrew 2 ele at 18 feet AGL
  10      13     11     Diamond loop
------------------
  Total  219    117
------------------

Claimed score = 25623

Only two five banders: AA5AU and N0AC.  Anyone who can
hear me on five bands either has amazing FSK decoding
capabilities, or has ESP! :-)

Lack of sunspots this weekend?  I don't remember working
more contacts on 80m than on 10m in a very long time.

Nice short fun contest.

73
Chen, W7AY



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