[SCCC] ARRL 10 K6GEP(@N6WIN) SO Mixed HP

[Timothy Coker]

I had met Tim at Arnie's place during a club meeting. Tim was giving a
presentation about his IOTA expedition last summer and it appeared that Tim
was a good guy. It was pretty cool having Tim surprise me with the birthday
comment in the middle of his operating. Watching him go from the low wires
type of confidence mode to a command the frequency (domestically) mode was
neat. Tim is a good guy to invite over, he was prompt, easy to get a long
with, and committed. Thanks for the comments on the station Tim,
improvements are being made already based off the list.

I also learned a new trick in using my wireless speakers/headphones to
monitor Tim's contesting... it provided me with a lot of entertainment
while doing chores around the house. I used a Y adapter on the headphones
audio output of the K3 to my wireless transmitter that I picked up for
listening to music. I had been thinking of doing this before when DXing and
a guy is working by the numbers... now I have another use for this
equipment.

73,

Tim / N6WIN.

On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 11:09 PM, Tim Goeppinger <timgep at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> From: timgep at hotmail.com
>                    ARRL 10-Meter Contest
>
> Call: K6GEP
> Operator(s): K6GEP
> Station: N6WIN
>
> Class: SO Mixed HP
> QTH: ORG
> Operating Time (hrs): 18
>
> Summary:
>  Band  QSOs  Mults
> -------------------
>   CW:  692
>  SSB:  489
> -------------------
> Total: 1171   152  Total Score = 570,078
>
> Club: Southern California Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Only about a week ago I received an email from Tim N6WIN with his generous
> offer
> to let me guest op at his Super station during the 10 Meter Contest! To go
> from
> my modest station with a low fixed beam and wire antennas to his station
> was
> like going from my Honda Accord to driving an Indy car.
>
> Tim showed me the ropes on the K3, recorded the messages on the DVR, and
> away I
> went.  It was a thrill to actually control a frequency, or to bust a pileup
> quickly.  The rates that I could achieve were fantastic!  140/hr was my
> best on
> phone, and 100/hr on CW.  The number of stations calling me from OH, MI,
> MN, KY,
> IL and WI just seemed infinite.
>
> The sunspots "raised the roof" on this contest, quite literally.  In
> previous
> years, we were bouncing our signals off the E layer (Sporadic E), but this
> year
> we used the F2 layer.  Ironically, last year's 10m Contest was almost a
> Colorado
> QSO Party.  I think I worked every ham in CO.  This year ZERO COLORADO
> stations.
>  Skipped right over.
>
> Tim wanted me to include some suggested improvements, so here they are.
> 1.  Use the DSP filters in the K3 Noise Blanker to knock out local line
> noise.
> 2.  The weighting or spacing in the keyer box made keying with paddles very
> difficult for me.  Not sure why, and didnt have time to tinker with
> settings.
> 3.  Fix the Enter key on keyboard.
> 4.  See if sub-vfo can be used for a SO2R like operation to get mults.
>
> Things I need to improve on:
> 1.  Practice Morse Runner a couple of weeks before the contest.  The serial
> numbers in CW were hard to copy.
> 2.  Increase CW speed to 28 or so.
> 3.  Don't repeat the callsigns back phonetically on phone.  Use letters.
>
> Best DX:  V51 who called me
> Weirdest QSO:  Pointed Yagi at Alaska at 2230z, and worked Sweden!  It was
> 10:30 PM in Sweden at that time!
>
> Congrats to Bob AA6PW for his amazing score.  I have a long way to go to
> improve my rates, and mult acquisition skills.
>
> This was my first contest with a rotatable yagi, and with a full limit amp.
> First contest for me to ever go above 1000 QSOs.  My previous 10m best was
> only 440 Q's in 1989 as WB6OWD.
>
> This guest op opportunity was the best gift I could dream of for my
> milestone
> birthday this week. Thanks again to Tim N6WIN and his wife.  They were
> gracious
> hosts.
>
> Station:
> Elecraft K3
> Acom 2000A
> LM354HD 54' Tower
> Force 12 C31XR
> Latest N1MM Software
>
>
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