[SCCC] VP9/W6PH

Mon Feb 20 15:51:10 PST 2012

Sorry all, WZ7I is in PA... only one Skimmer spot from W6/W7 left then.

On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 3:43 PM, Timothy Coker <n6win73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Check out this from the RBN (only W6/W7 spots):
>
>    WA7LNW K NA 3527
> 80m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 5 2/19/2012 10:49  WZ7I K NA 3542.4
> 80m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 48 2/18/2012 5:27
> That's all there is to write about in regards to 80m Skimmer spotting from
> W6/W7.
>
> 160m:
>
>    WZ7I K NA 1833.7
> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 74 2/18/2012 4:40  WZ7I K NA 1833.7
> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 31 2/18/2012 4:48  WZ7I K NA 1833.7
> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 63 2/18/2012 4:57  WZ7I K NA 1836.2
> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 23 2/18/2012 6:53  WZ7I K NA 1836.2
> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 29 2/18/2012 7:18  WZ7I K NA 1828.6
> 160m VP9/W6PH VP9 NA CQ 26 2/19/2012 2:31
> For perspective, Kurt had a total of 2375 Skimmer spots over the weekend.
>
> 73,
>
> Tim / N6WIN.
>
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Bill Shell <n6ws at n6ws.com> wrote:
>
>> Kurt,
>>
>> Here is a list of your 80m spots for the weekend.
>>
>>   3527.0  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 1055Z <N3IQ>
>>   3554.0  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0558Z <K0JPL>
>>   3541.4  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0348Z  still here <ND2W>
>>   3541.3  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0331Z <N1IW>
>>   3541.3  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0324Z <K9MMS>
>>   3553.2  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0246Z <NJ1F>
>>   3553.2  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0243Z <N8RA>
>>   3545.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0121Z <W1QA>
>>   3545.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0118Z <NF1O>
>>   3545.7  VP9/W6PH    19-Feb-2012 0117Z <K1TR>
>>   3526.0  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0949Z <NQ2F>
>>   3526.0  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0943Z <WA4PGM>
>>   3520.8  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0909Z <W2PV>
>>   3533.1  VP9/W6PH    18-Feb-2012 0757Z <N2VV>
>>
>> I worked almost all of my 80m DX in the Caribbean, CT3, EA, EA8, & CN
>> the first night between 0600-0700Z.  40m was really hot to EU during the
>> 0700-0800Z period of the first night, so it looks like I missed you with
>> my short 80m operating period.  My second night, I was on 80m during a
>> period you were spotted at 0558Z, but I'm not sure why I didn't work
>> you.  I don't remember trying.  Maybe the pileup was too big, or...
>>
>> I will definitely try to find you on all six bands during the phone
>> contest.
>>
>> 73, Bill
>> N6WS
>>
>> On 02/20/2012 04:40 AM, W6ph at aol.com wrote:
>> > A quick note about 160/80.
>> >
>> > 160 was noisy for me this year.  But the big signals from the west
>>  coast
>> > were N6SS, N6VR (very robust), W6OAR, and W4EF.  I was using an
>>  outboard
>> > Chinese keyboard in front of my Dell D610 laptop.  I had to  disconnect
>> it on
>> > 160 because of RF causing the computer to choke up and I had  reach
>> across it
>> > to the keys on the laptop with wires in the way.  A real  PITA.  The
>> > operating table is 4 feet wide and 2 feet deep, not a lot of  room.
>> >
>> > I could only get 50 watts to the antenna on 80m because I couldn't get
>> the
>> > SWR below 2.5 to 1 with the Z-100 tuner and the IC-7000 folds back on
>> > anything  over 1.5.  I haven't had this issue in past visits and I'm
>> using the
>> > same  antennas.  Without the Z-100 the SWR is 3 to 1.  But I got
>> through to  a
>> > few west coast guys, notably K6NA very early.
>> >
>> > Despite these issues I had about 400 contacts on both bands.
>> >
>> > On other bands big signals from N6QQ, K6NA, N6WIN, N6ED, W6TK, and a
>> couple
>> >   others that I don't remember off hand.  Surprisingly W6YI wasn't one
>> of
>> > them and usually is.  I suspect that Dan's antennas were pointed in
>> another
>> > direction.
>> >
>> > 10m was a big surprise on Sunday and I worked across the US except for
>> the
>> > southeast.  The only 4's that I worked were the big stations (NQ4I,
>>  etc).
>> > On Saturday I only stayed on 10m to pick up a few multipliers  because I
>> > couldn't get anything going.
>> >
>> > My money bands were 40 and 20 with 1200 contacts on each band.
>> >
>> > I just turned 70 so I'm not sure how much longer I can do 40 hour
>> > operations.  But it is still a great rush.  Some day I will figure out
>>  why we get
>> > so much pleasure out of sitting in front of a radio for 48  hours.  An
>> > incurably chronic syndrome I suppose or is it the instinctive
>>  competitiveness we
>> > have?
>> >
>> >                                               73, Kurt, W6PH (dba
>> VP9/W6PH)
>> >
>> > N6WIN will be partnered with me for SSB.  I'm sure it will bring some
>> > humility to him with 100 watts and antennas no higher than 25 feet.
>> >
>> >
>> > The pileups were bigger than I have ever experienced in the past.
>> > Probably a combination of more stations active, internet spots, and good
>> > propagation.
>> >
>> > 4400 contacts
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