[PVRCNC] NY4A 2007 ARRL DX CW

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

          ARRLDXCW Score Summary Sheet
   CallSign Used : NY4A
     Operator(s) : N4AF,K4QPL,N1LN,K2AV

     Class : M/2 HP
    ARRL Section : NC
    Club/Team : Potomac Valley Radio Club

        Band    QSOs    Pts  Cty
         1.8      77     231   55
         3.5     813    2418   87
           7    1452    4308  110
          14    1498    4476  105
          21     777    2316   94
          28       9      27    5
       Total    4626   13776  456


           Score : 6,281,856
    Rigs : MP's, Orion II
    Amps : Alpha 89, 76CA, Ameritron AL1200

Antennas : 160 - Vert, NE Zslope, NE beverage
         : 80 - NE 4el wire yagi, 4Sq, Inv Vee
         : 40 - NE 5el quad, NW 2el yagi, low loop
         : 20 - NE 8el wire yagi, 4el yagi
         : 15 - 4el yagi
         : 10 - 4el yagi

 Soapbox :

Fairly well trashed first hour and a half with network problems that
kept glitching MM logger. Turned out to be TWO computers of the three
computers with intermittent network interface. We had been trying to
find the problem for some hours before the contest.

Luckily we had two spare computers with NIC on them, but had to
reinstall Microham drivers, MM logger, and reinitialize them without
losing the 80m contacts on the one position that was working at the
start of the contest. The first try at bringing up MM on the new
computers failed because we forgot we had to set MM db specifically to
multi-two on them, and had about 10 minutes of bizarre lockouts in the
middle of CQ's and exchanges. (Apologies to anyone we left hanging.)
Correct M/2 settings on the failed two were left over from prior
contests.

Radio equipment did well for a change. Was a first time contest on the
Orion II for three of us and took a while to get settings on it which
were fine for everybody and get used to MP knob stuff being in the
menus. The Orion did very well on the crushing signal overload coming
in on the 80m yagi.

First time out at NY4A (and a fine performance) for N1LN who settled
in fine once he got used to the shift anarchy we practice. Scamp (#2
dawg at chez Howie) kept eyeing Bruce with suspicion, but finally
second day accepted him as one of the pack.

Again, for the umpteenth time, many thanks to Lynn and Howie for the
hospitality and all the goodies.

73, Guy. 




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