[SCCC] Sad - Northeast contester goes over the edge

[W6ph at aol.com]

To all:
I am Dr. C.W. Morse, currently the Director of BM Addictions and  
Behavioral Modification at the Ditmore Clinic. I am making this “DISPATCH” on  
behalf of one of your members, Dave W1CTN.  

Further reference  to W1CTN will be made using his name. 

Dave is currently a patient  of ours here at Ditmore and he is a Band Map 
Junkie. 

Ditmore  treats a wide range of addictions, but we are the only one that 
treats people  with chronic and acute “Band Map Addiction”, also known as 
BMA.  

His XYL had him committed…or shall I say admitted, Sunday night  after the 
recent ARRL CW contest. May I ask how hard is it to call a wife a wife  and 
not XYL?  These abbreviations torment many of our patients here at  Ditmore. 

While the attendants were removing Dave’s restraints,  administrating a 
sedative and transferring him to one of our private rooms with  plush 
upholstered walls, I had my initial patient discussion with Dave’s  wife/XYL.  

She reported about him babbling incoherently about  needing another “
cluster spot” to work and that it better not be “busted”.   She was very 
concerned as Dave was becoming quite aggravated and was raving  about “how hard is 
to post a correct call sign!”,  “there is a 9A1A and a  9A1AA”,  “who cares 
if the E21 is deaf”, “what nitwit sends 3NN for power  in an exchange”, “
stop calling on top of the exchange”, etc, etc.   

She also told me that if she just appears to be mildly interested  in his “
radio ramblings” that Dave will calm down and go back to his radio  station 
in the basement. 

What prompted her to contact us was her  observation of the following: 

After the contest Dave became very  upset of someone who accused his friend 
W1JQ of having “key clicks” and how he  would “fix that bast@$d” if he 
ever again said W1JQ had a bad signal. He called  the unknown accuser of being 
a “frequency thief” and a thief deserved what he  got!

At this time Dave’s wife decided she had enough of his  addiction and 
placed a call to the Ditmore. Our fine gentlemen, wearing their  exquisite white 
coats, promptly picked him up for transportation and treatment  at the 
Ditmore. Dave is presently in the BMA isolation wing of our facility.  

Just between us, some the patients in the BMA wing, especially the  ones 
from a contest club to your south are raving lunatics and in my  professional 
opinion, beyond any possible help. 

I will close my  report to you and your members with the knowledge that 
Dave is currently  undergoing RF shock treatments for BMA. Will it help…who 
knows, but it is fun to  watch the patients jump around on the table. 

Dave has recognized  his dependence on the Band Map and after his treatment 
at Ditmore hopes to only  use it as a tool and not a crutch. It is also Dave
’s hope that someday he will  become a “runner” and not an “S & P er”.  
There is always hope, no  matter how small. 

Due to the severity of his addiction there are  no visiting hours. 
Hopefully he will be released by the ARRL SSB contest.  

You may contact me, Dr. C.W. Morse, Director BM Addictions and  Behavioral 
Modification with any concerns or others who need treatment. My  telephone 
number is 1-800-DITMORE (1-800-348-6673).  My door and wallet are  always 
open. 

Below is his score:
ARRLDXCW Score Summary  Sheet
Operator(s) : W1CTN
Operator Category : SINGLE-OP, UNLIMITED
Band  : ALL
Power : HIGH
Mode: CW 
Name : DAVE  ARRUZZA
Club/Team : YANKEE CLIPPER CONTEST CLUB
Software :  N1MM Logger V11.10.3

Band    QSOs    Pts   Cty
1.8      54     162    31
3.5     153     459    61
7     262     786    83
14     269     807    88
21     282     846    95
28      82     246    43
Total     1102    3306  401
Score : 1,325,706

Rig : FT2000  VL1000 1 KW OUTPUT
Antennas : 160 INVERTED L - 80 INVERTED  L
40 FULL SIZE ROTARY DIPOLE @  60'
20-10 T 10 LOG PERIODIC @ 63' 

Soapbox : 100% SP BAND MAP ONLY -  N1MM SOFTWARE
For the 2nd year I can report that an operator with fair CW  skills and an 
average station can product a 1 Meg score for the Club just using  the N1MM 
band map. 
Here is how I did it. 

A. SEE IT ON THE BAND  MAP 
B. CONFIRM BY EAR WHAT YOU HEAR – LISTEN UNTIL YOU GET IT RIGHT
C.  HIT THE F2 KEY OR USE ESM TO TRANSMIT REPORT
D. GET YOUR R OR TU AND MOVE  ONTO THE NEXT SPOT 
ONLY 23 HRS CHAIR TIME  BEFORE MY WIFE HAD ME TAKEN  AWAY!!
GREAT OPENING TO ASIA ON 40 METER SAT MORNING