[HCRA] Response to ARRL DX Contest this weekend! Get a jumpstart on your DXCC the easy way!

[Jim - KK1W]

Gift!

 

GIFT!

 

GIFT!!!

 

A gift alright but in the other direction - a gift from the CW guy that only
worked 13 of the 48 hours but 1x still thinks it will be a tough score to
beat.

 

Not a chance big guy!

 

Jim, KK1W

 

 

> -----Original Message-----

> From: hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:hcra-bounces at mailman.qth.net]

> On Behalf Of kx1x at arrl.net

> Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2010 5:03 PM

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> Subject: [HCRA] Response to ARRL DX Contest this weekend! Get a jumpstart

> on your DXCC the easy way!

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> All:

> 

> Hmmm.... Making 600 Q's over the weekend will not be easy...

> 

> After watching Jose, K1BAA, working CW at Field Day, I am not as convinced

> that a CW QSO will take 2 times as long as a SSB QSO.

> The 150% agreement was a 'gift,' but is still reachable, methinks.

> 

> Cell-phone will be OFF. (no voice, no text)

> E-mail can wait until Sunday night.

> 

> See if I'm still at the meeting at 7:30 Friday.

> 

> Birds in my radiation pattern, beware.

> 

> ----------

> 

> Seriously, though... even Technician Class ops with 10m stations will be

> able to work some DX this weekend. Everyone outside of the US (and even

> some of the US & territories) will be looking for us.

> I'm looking forward to it.

> 

> Anyone else playing this weekend?

> 

> 

> 1x

> 

> 

> 

> 

> 

> ----- Original Message -----

> From: "Jim - KK1W" <kk1w at charter.net>

> To: "HCRA Email List" <hcra at mailman.qth.net>

> Sent: Wednesday, March 3, 2010 4:48:44 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern

> Subject: [HCRA] ARRL DX Contest this weekend! Get a jumpstart on your DXCC

> the easy way!

> 

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> 

> And just to add a little spice to the weekend I've thrown down the glove

> to

> Kx1x this weekend. The challenge is he can't exceed my CW score in the

> ARRL

> DX contest by 150%. He will have 48 hours this weekend to see if he can

> top

> 236,412, which means he will need 354,618 (if I can still multiply). I

> managed that in 13 hours but we will let him use all 48 if he needs to!

> Usually CW gets a 2X multiplier but in ARRL DX there is no bonus for CW.

> We

> made a 'gentleman's agreement' at the 1.5 number, it will be interesting

> to

> see how that works out. Those phone guys are so easy!

> 

> So help me out here. Your mission is to keep John at the meeting as long

> as

> possible Friday night. The more time he spends at the meeting the less

> time

> he can operate. Don't forget to call him up, email or text him a few

> hundred

> times between then and Sunday at 7:00 PM too!

> 

> Just kidding, this is all in good fun with the idea that maybe, just

> maybe,

> a few others will get on the air and enjoy our wonderful hobby. It sure

> beats the heck out of watching American Idol!

> 

> '73 and see you all Friday evening!

> 

> Jim, KK1W

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