[SESprint] W4AU CW Sprint Feb 2003 Score

[John Unger]

                     NA Sprint CW Contest

Call: W4AU
Operator(s): W4AU
Station: W4AU

Class: Single Op HP
QTH: VA
Operating Time (hrs): 4

Summary:
  Band  QSOs  Op Time
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    80:   73    1:20
    40:   99    1:30
    20:   86    1:10
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Total:  258    Mults = 45  Total Score = 11,610

Club:

Team: S Sprint Coal #2

Comments: Great scores from SSC teams; especially Bill breaking 400 Q's - 
way to go!

I've got to figure out how to improve my score in the sprints; I seem to be 
stuck on a plateau or something. It looks like what is really hurting me 
are prolonged "panic periods" where I can't seem to work anyone for 2 or 3 
minutes, and that, of course, really hurts. Maybe there's just something 
basic I'm doing wrong. I try to find a QSO finishing up and then get 2 Q's 
on that freq and then go off up to the other end of the band looking for 
another QSO finishing up. This technique seems to work well when everything 
is in sync, but seems to be not so hot after I've worked a lot of the 
stations on a specific band. Any and all suggestions are welcome; I'm 
getting frustrated, but I'm not quitting the 4 hours of intense operating 
is just too much fun!

tnx es 73 - John, W4AU