[RTTY] Fwd: NA Sprint RTTY WK6I LP

[Jeff Stai WK6I]

                   NA Sprint RTTY Contest

Call: WK6I
Operator(s): WK6I
Station: WK6I

Class: Single Op LP
QTH: CA
Operating Time (hrs): 3.5

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
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   80:   9      0.5
   40:  18      1.0
   20:  62      2.0
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Total:  89     Mults = 35  Total Score = 3,115

Comments:

Well that was interesting... I was able to get a slightly more effective 
antenna up into the trees just before the contest, so I had a slightly 
easier time on 40/80 than I would have otherwise. It seems like you have to 
have a somewhat more 'effective' station for this sprint format than for a 
regular test, because most contacts seem to involve busting a pileup. Dave 
K6LL may be onto (as opposed to on) something: SOnR may be the way to go - 
pick the screen that is ready for a pounce... I may have to -drink- some of 
the good stuff myself and ponder it further.

Oh - lost the first half hour chasing demons (no not the ones that come from 
the good stuff ;-). Had the station all set up and tested on a dead 
frequency, then tuned to 14080 and tried to answer a CQ - and the 
transmitter promptly locked itself into transmit. (Apologies to the 2 or 3 
stations I smeared.) After much cursing, I found that the transmitter ground 
connection had worked loose. (Add 'check grounds' to the checklist...)

73 - jeff wk6i


Jeff Stai               jds at twistedoak.com
Twisted Oak Winery      http://www.twistedoak.com/
Rocketry Org. of CA     http://www.rocstock.org/
Amateur Radio           WK6I