[VHFcontesting] 432 Sprint - Early Dismissal

[Fred Stefanik]

Got on late 8pm and off early at 9pm....15qsos and 10grids
K1FMS

On Thu, Sep 26, 2024, 8:49 AM David R Buckwalter via VHFcontesting <
vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:

> Scott-
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> Yep… clock is 100% of the time linked to NBS site.  Usually within better
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> de K3SK
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> From: Scott Armstrong <aa5am.scott at gmail.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 25, 2024 11:34 PM
> To: k3sk at buckwalter.co
> Cc: vhfcontesting at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [VHFcontesting] 432 Sprint - Early Dismissal
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> Not much better here..   4 stations, 4 grids in 3.5 hours.
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> Is your computer clock syncing?
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> -Scott AA5AM
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> On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM David R Buckwalter via VHFcontesting <
> vhfcontesting at contesting.com <mailto:vhfcontesting at contesting.com> >
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> I need to find more words to describe how bad it was trying to work the 432
> Sprint Wednesday night.     We had very heavy rain most of the day and into
> the beginning of the Sprint.   Propagation did not exist.   I worked
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> 1 contact in the first hour and then one more before I gave up completely
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> minutes in.   On top of the poor propagation Murphy apparently got to my
> station and I am not sure what he hosed up.   Everything looks like it
> should be working, but I am not able to decode even the strongest FT8
> signals.  I've tried program restarts and even switched rigs with no
> improvement.   It's possible I have some undiscovered computer issues based
> on CAT interface problems as well.
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> Bottom line is I worked 2 contacts in 1 grid.
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> de K3SK
> Dave Buckwalter
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> FM07 - Farmville VA
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