[SCCC] W4EF Stew Perry

[Dennis Younker NE6I]

Way to go Mike!  Don't let something as trivial as the flu stop you from a 
contest expedition.  Especially one that will keep you up all night!  :)

--Dennis, NE6I

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Tope" <W4EF at dellroy.com>
To: <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2004 11:17 PM
Subject: [SCCC] W4EF Stew Perry


> Stew Perry Topband Challenge
>
> Call: W4EF
> Operator(s): W4EF
> Station: W4EF/p
>
> Class: Single Op HP
> QTH: El Mirage, California DM14
>
> Summary:
> Total:  QSOs = 175  Total Score = ??
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
> Rig: FT-847
> Amplifier: Drake L-7 (throttle back to about 600 watts output)
>                 powered by Honda EU2000i
>
> Antenna: 45 ft Top Loaded Vertical (aluminum from a gutted Gap
>                Voyager) 16 radials (random lengths, ~500 ft total wire
>                 length)
>
> Logging Software: Papermate Pen and  Grid Paper Notepad
>
> I have been sick for the last two weeks with mild flu symptoms,
> so the smart thing to do this weekend would have been to
> stay home, relax, and recuperate fully. Therefore, I decided
> at the last minute to load all of my equipment into my pickup
> truck and drive to the El Mirage Off-Highway Vehicle Range
> just west of Victorville, California to mount a portable operation
> in the Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge. You can draw
> your own conclusions about my sanity based on that decision
> making process :)
>
> Despite problems with generator ignition noise, a dead
> battery in the middle of the night, a flat tire, and having my
> truck stuck in 4 wheel drive for about 10 miles on the way
> home after I left the dirt road, I had a great time!!
>
> http://W4EF-TBDC04.notlong.com
>
> 73 de Mike, W4EF.......................................................
>
>
>
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