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By w4kaz, created on 2007.01.21 at 11:23:47 | last changed on 2007.04.13 at 20:30:23 | Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 37 22
80: 253 41
40: 121 34
20: 31 17
15: 12 8
10: 1 1
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Total: 455 123 Total Score = 55,965
What follows are the gratuitous and extraneous ravings of an NAQP and contesting novitiate:
This NAQP turned out to be another 80 meter contest for me, although it didn’t start out that way. I wasn’t making any headway on 20 meters, so I ditched the high bands for a try at a run on 40 meters. That worked well as long as it lasted, but I needed to ditch my run in favor of a couple of household errands and a turn at burning various meats over an open flame, accompanied by a small glass of fermented hops-laden adult beverage. (Sam Adams Black Lager- very good stuff.)
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By w4kaz, created on 2006.12.04 at 17:40:04 | last changed on 2007.04.13 at 20:30:55 | Summary:
Total: QSOs = 199 Sections = 42 Countries = 4 Total Score = 18,860
Only my second foray onto 160. It could be that I’m going to get hooked.
No great rate, no cause for panic amoungst the Big Dawgs, but great fun. I really only got on to experiment on 160 and have a little fun while practicing my CW. I really enjoyed finding and working stations every 300 to 400 hz or so. S&P was a lot of fun that way. My ability to copy CW was not nearly so taxed as during Sweeps, but I still need a lot of work. I spent a lot of time ‘reading the mail’ on run stations on both nights, both to get an idea how well I could hear and as practice copying folks calling into the run.
Continue reading 2006 ARRL 160
By w4kaz, created on 2006.11.20 at 07:09:41 | last changed on 2007.04.13 at 20:31:42 | Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 206
40: 221
20: 41
15: 40
10: 0
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Total: 508 Sections = 72 Total Score = 73,152
Woo-boy. Now I KNOW why CW remains popular. Can somebody please turn the sunspots back on?
This contest was the second half of PVRC’s big 2006 push to take back the gavel for the club. There was a lot of good chatter prior to the contest to help motivate club members. Then there was also the infamous ‘MyCrowFone’ series of articles–Butt in Chair, Butt In Chair, Butt In Chair!….ahem.
Continue reading 2006 ARRL Sweepstakes SSB
By w4kaz, created on 2006.11.05 at 19:41:15 | last changed on 2007.04.13 at 20:48:19 | Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 131
40: 84
20: 52
15: 18
10:
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Total: 285 Sections = 71 Total Score = 40,470
This was the first half of the Big Push-the effort by PVRC to re-gain the Sweepstakes gavel from NCCC and any other challengers. There was a high level of excitement within the local chapter and the club at-large going into the contest season this year. I’m happy with my effort, as it is a nice improvement over the prior year’s CW effort.
Conditions were not too bad for a low power S&P outing. I know its not as productive in QSO’s as running, but I’m not a good enough a CW op to jump into that fire yet. Besides, S&P without packet spots is a box of chocolates.
Continue reading 2006 ARRL Sweepstakes-CW
By w4kaz, created on 2006.10.29 at 17:51:05 | last changed on 2008.08.10 at 10:50:38 | Total: 110 35 70 Total Score = 30,450
I operated S&P for a total of about four hours spread out over Sunday afternoon. The highlight was working VK4WR and VK4CZ back to back on 15 meters.
Murphy showed up and caused problems with either the external keyboard or the laptop’s din plug for the external keyboard–just as I’m trying to log 5Z1A. I swapped the keyboard out, and the problem did not come back. Ole Murph is probably waiting for sweepstakes…..(Note: This turned out to be an RFI problem with the ladder line from the 20 meter dipole.)
Conditions seemed okay for this part of the sunspot cycle, but I really need real antennas. 20 meters is poor.
By w4kaz, created on 2006.07.09 at 11:58:54 | last changed on 2007.04.13 at 21:48:21 | Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Mults
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160: 1 1 1
80: 23 10 13
40: 74 22 28
20: 106 100 46
15: 28 18 18
10: 4 2 3
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Total: 236 153 109 Total Score = 108,455
I got my 20 meter antenna deficiency somewhat corrected for this contest by finally getting the dipole up in a good tall tree at about 50 feet. Given the lack of towers sprouting in the backyard, this will probably be the best I get for a 20 meter antenna for the near future.
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By w4kaz, created on 2000.07.05 at 08:46:12 | last changed on 2019.09.18 at 08:36:26 |
By w4kaz, created on | last changed on 2007.04.14 at 18:33:29 |  I got to work with Nate, N4YDU, Carl, N4PY, and Brent KO4PY for field day again this year. Brent’s son Cevin joined us this year to man the GOTA station. This year’s operation was up in the mountains at Doughton Park. Carl, N4PY negotiated the arrangements with the park ranger there to allow our use of the shelter at the top of a 3900 foot peak.
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