[SECC] NCJ NA Sprint SSB Team Scores

[jpwb2ekk at aol.com]

Hi, John - well, I'm glad my very casual effort helped a bit.


I used to be more interested in the SSB Sprint back in the late 80's and activity seemed way, way higher then - but 40M fone was also a much more painful experience back then, too! That was right around when Trey Garlough, George Fremin and I were pulling together contester email addresses and Trey started up what is now CQ-CONTEST. That sure did make pulling teams together easier...


73, John K3TN



-----Original Message-----
From: John Laney <k4bai at att.net>
To: SECC <SECC at contesting.com>; Tom Horton <k5iid at sbcglobal.net>; kenlow7 <kenlow7 at aol.com>; n1ln <n1ln at arrl.net>; Jay Camac <n4ox at frontiernet.net>; Jay Camac N4OX <N4OX at webtv.net>; jpwb2ekk <jpwb2ekk at aol.com>; Aldewey <Aldewey at aol.com>
Sent: Tue, Feb 14, 2012 10:39 am
Subject: NCJ NA Sprint SSB Team Scores


Hello guys:  We could actually win the team competition!  Our team 
claimed score is 59,609.  That is with all ten members reporting.  N7WA 
has it lower since N4OX checked the wrong team on the pull down and his 
score is credited to SCCC instead.

The next team is just above 30,000.  So, our lead isn't insurmountable, 
but it seems that our dedication to a good team score might pay off.  I 
think the secret to making this contest fun again is to have more such 
teams.

I recall in 1983 at the ARRL National Convention in Houston talking to 
contesters and expressing some surprise that my NA Sprint SSB scores 
were better than my NA Sprint CW scores.  There must have been a lot 
more phone participants then and the Sprints on phone were a lot more 
fun.  I think I was then on a team headed by WA2UOO (W2GD).  Later, I 
was on a team called the Midwest Pop Guns.  I was recruited for that 
team by Jeff, KB0RC (now N5TJ).  It was a lot harder to organize teams 
back then because it had to be done over the radio, telephone, or by 
snail mail.  I wouldn't want to go back to those days.

Thanks for participating in the team and keep up the good work!  73, 
John, K4BAI.

 
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