TopBand: Stew Perry Contest Observations

[Bill Hohnstein]

Preparing a reply to a message about the SP contest that I received
made me think that others might be interested in a little more 
detailed report on my contest operation from Nebraska.  Since most 
of the time that I was on I was beaming towards Europe, I'll center
my comments more on European numbers & less frequently heard areas...

TIME  CALL     COMMENTS
1348           Sunrise
1508  VY1JA    Solid signal!  JA's heard, but no QSO's.
2227           Just home from work--amp now warmed up
2228  G3KZR    First QSO
2229  UA2FJ    Good signal!  (second QSO)
2254  4X4NJ    569
2300           11 EU/AS QSO's
2311           Sunset  (More accurately determined than prior note)
2335           Started CQing
2342  RV1CC    Good signal!
0000           20 more EU QSO's in past hour
0004  TF3KX
0007  US8ZAL
0012  LY3BA
0033  4N7ZZ
0100           Again 20 more EU QSO's in past hour
0142  RV1CC    Vlad called me again due to excellent conditions (599)
0153  EV3PR    589 Signal
0200           18 more EU QSO's in past hour
0236  RA2FBC   Started CQing 100 Hz off my freq.  Used that as an excuse
               to call him and take a break for supper.
0300           10 more EU QSO's in past hour
0313  RA4NW    (Back to calling stations 0236 and after)
0332           Mini-nap
0400           5 more EU QSO's in past hour
0403           Back to CQing (first post nap QSO)
0500           6 more EU QSO's in past hour
0516           End of CQing
0539           15 minute mini-break
0600           7 more EU QSO's in past hour
06XX           2 mini-breaks
0700           8 more EU QSO's in past hour
0700           Back to CQing
0750           End of CQing
0800           13 more EU QSO's in past hour
0802           SM2EKM
0804           F6FGZ (last EU QSO) 
0805           QRT (+2)
1349           Sunrise
1423 KH8/N5OLS Saw few mentions of this station worked
1426           CQ JA started (One JA answered)
1444           Started calling JA's who CQ'ed (no QSO's)
1500  JA7NI    Still with his usual good signal being received
1500+          See past note

  That totaled 120 EU/WestAS QSO's (two of which were dupes) [A little
more detailed counting this time].  A few of these type reports might
be nice, a few too many would get tedious and tax the $/byte people.
Let me know direct if this information is felt excessive.

73,  Bill     K0HA



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