[SECC] SS Phone 2001

[Jay Pryor]

Bill mentioned the IARU (CW) as being one of the fun contests to 
operate.  Anyone who has not tried this contest (phone or CW) is really 
missing out.  Of course this year the WRTC competition will be held 
concurrently with the IARU.  You will hear the best contesters in the world 
(including W4AN and K4BAI -- K4UEE is sitting out this year) doing their 
thing.  Look for the special OJ1-OJ8 prefixes (plus one letter) being used 
by the competitors.

Exchange is RS(T) and ITU zone.  It's fun -- and instructional -- to listen 
to a WRTC team of world-class ops running stations whether they are on CW 
or phone.  Incidentally both modes are used in the contest.  Make a note, 
it's the second weekend of July: 1200 UTC Saturday, July 13 to 1200 UTC 
Sunday, July 14.

Complete rules are 
here:  http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2002/rules-iaru.html

73,

Jay/K4OGG

At 12:02 PM 6/19/2002, Bill Fisher, W4AN wrote:


>Macie,
>
>It appears that the SS just isn't a contest that our club cares
>about.  For whatever reason.
>
> >From a "being competitive" view...  The SS is way up there for us as to
>potential.  John & I have both made the top-5 USA many times from 2
>different stations and I've been 2nd low power with a single tower when I
>was in Lilburn.  AA4GA and AB4RU have also done very well in the M/O
>category on phone in past years.  As has Ken as a single-op on SSB.  Ken,
>what place did you get the last time you did it?
>
>My list of most likely contests to make the top-ten from SECC land from
>you name the station:
>
>1) 10M contest - CW
>2) NAQP CW
>3) WPX CW or SSB
>3) IARU CW
>4) SS CW
>
>The least likely contests to make the top-ten in (all bands):
>
>1) ARRL DX SSB
>2) ARRL DX CW
>3) CQWW SSB
>4) CQ 160M CW
>
>The most fun contests to operate:
>
>1) NAQP CW
>2) CW Sprint
>3) IARU (CW only)
>4) CQWW CW
>5) WPX CW
>
>73
>
>Bill
>
>
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