[SCCC] SCCC Digest, Vol 86, Issue 11

[Vic Sadesky]

Don't know why...but this is the second post that didn't get posted...so 
trying reply!


2010 CQ WPX RTTY

Class:        SO HP AB
Station:      KI6VC
CALL:        KI6VC
OP:            Himself
Time:          26 Hrs
Club            Southern Cal Contest Club


Band     Qs        Multi         Point
80        60                            140
40        224                           556
20        335                           552
15        397                           665
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        1016          393           1913

Claimed score   753,722

Station:    756ProIII,  FL2000B,  C4SXL @ 50ft,  80M ShuntLoaded Tower, 
Software miLog

Comments:

First, all equipment worked FB with only 2 small glitchs.  PC lockup and a 
sticky relay...none cost any Qs.
The big iron is getting a bandswitch transplant so it was up the the ole FL 
to tote that barge and she came
through with flying colors.

OMG OMG We had real band openings with REAL DX!  This wasn't your flash -you 
had to be there to catch it-
No I was working EU for 4 solid hours on 15.  Started Sunday morning 7 AM 
pointed beam 045 and they came
a running.  I haven't seen 15 like this for many moons.  20 and 40 were hot 
also.  Work AS and PAC on 40
before sunrise and and EU on 20 just after.  Than switch and sunset. 40 was 
my standout with the most Qs per Hr
and points per Q but 15 was the real star with EU 2 S unit over the east 
coast.  Only worked two AF, an EA8
and a CT3.

Tried something new.  Stopped thinking about RATE...Just the clock...time in 
the chair.  I did as little S&P as
needed to find a comfy spot and sit.  If you call they will come!  And many 
did.  Had planned to run the full 30 hours
but dozed off at one break and over slept Sunday morning.  The whole rate 
thing didn't bother me until the last 4
hours and it looked like I could break 1K Qs. While my over all average rate 
never was much over 40 per, the last 4
hours  on 20 really was hot.  There was a lot of activity out there to work 
all that DX what with the super band
contitions.

This is the swan song for miLog and contesting.  Time to step up to 
"designed to contest" software.  Oh something
with say 379 pages (PDF) manual! Or 7 pages of "Assigned Keystokes."  Yep, 
got N1MM all loaded, reloaded, tested,
read through the manual several times, played with and all the wizbangs 
gizwackes I need for ARRL DX CW set and ready.  I hope if I hit say 
Ctrl/Shift/Alt-F10-Enter I dont launch a Hellfire off a drone somewhere.

Super thanks to all who answered the call and Tip of the hat to all those 
cheerleaders out...whip me beat me
make me log those Qs just keep spot'en me!

Gota love WPX where even the dupes are mults

Vic Sadesky KI6VC
Cal City
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