[SECC] Bad day at NAQP

[ku8e at bellsouth.net]

 BTW... why was W3DOS sending DC in the contest ???  The rules say that DC counts as MD ....

                        Jeff


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> From: <ku8e at bellsouth.net>
> Date: 2004/08/09 Mon PM 03:14:40 EDT
> To: secc <secc at contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: RE: [SECC] Bad day at NAQP
> 
> 
>  Here is my excuse....  Since I haven't been active at home lately NA was still set at -5 hours from GMT on my computer.  I was puzzled that I wasn't working anyone... I know condx have been bad lately but this just didn't sound right....  I quit after 10 mins and gave N4GG a call... I felt like a real bonehead after he told me the contest didn't start until 45 mins later !!!
> 
>                   Jeff
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> > 
> > From: "Macie, Gordon" <GMacie at innotrac.com>
> > Date: 2004/08/09 Mon AM 09:54:31 EDT
> > To: "'archie mckay'" <arcub at alltel.net>,  secc <secc at contesting.com>
> > Subject: RE: [SECC] Bad day at NAQP
> > 
> > My momma told me there would be days like that. <g>
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: archie mckay [mailto:arcub at alltel.net]
> > Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 5:55 AM
> > To: secc
> > Subject: [SECC] Bad day at NAQP
> > 
> > 
> > Ignorance and Murphy did a thorough job on me.
> > 
> > I did get an early start. In fact, I started calling CQ NA at 1700. After
> > nine Qs, including one with an obviously puzzled KU8E, I finally realized
> > either the bands were dead and buried or I was the only one in the contest.
> > Erased those nine Qs and waited until the proper time. Made about 10 Qs in
> > the real contest and then logging program went down, tribander developed
> > serious SWR and I finally got the message. I declared victory, sang one
> > verse of "Free At Last," then looked for the place to surrender.
> > 
> > Glad some of you guys rose above it all and posted some fine scores.
> > 
> > 73, Archie, K4GA
> > 
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