[NLRS] Spring VHF Sprints so far

[Charlie Betz]

I was on for awhile around 9:00 and called in all directions, but got no 
response.  Was on again for awhile shortly after 10:00 with the same results 
so I gave up.

Charlie, N0AKC


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zack Widup" <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
To: "SMC" <smc at w9smc.com>; "NLRS List" <nlrs at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2012 12:36 AM
Subject: [NLRS] Spring VHF Sprints so far


>
>
> 144 MHz: 10 April 2012
>
> I was only on for about the last 40 minutes of the Sprint. I worked 9
> stations and had a claimed score of 2841 (km total). Best DX was N0AKC
> in EN44.
>
> 222 MHz: 18 April 2012
>
> I got set up on my hill at about 9:15 pm CDT (0215Z). I worked 3
> stations - KB0PE, N9DG and N9LB - and had a claimed score of 935 (km
> total). Best DX was N9DG.
>
> Where was everyone in this one? I repeatedly swung my beam about 15
> degrees at a time, called CQ a few times and swung the beam again.
> Between 0215 and 0300Z I concentrated on the northeast-east-southeast
> since it was the last hour of the Sprint for stations in that
> direction. I worked the 3 stations within 15 minutes, before 0300Z.
> All had decent signals here and were very copyable. I never made
> another QSO after 0300Z. I occasionally heard KB0PE calling CQ but no
> one else. Other than that, the band sounded dead.
>
> I hope there are a few more on for the 432 Sprint.
>
> 73, Zack W9SZ
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