[PVRCNC] Re: [PVRC] NY4A 2007 ARRL DX CW

[wlbaber at bellsouth.net]

Scamp is a cool dawg!!  He was sniffing for N4CW or  WJ9B, N1LN, who dat?  

Congratulations to NY4A for doing M/M again, and on an outstanding score!

73, will, wj9b, dit dit 


> 
> From: "Guy Olinger, K2AV" <olinger at bellsouth.net>
> Date: 2007/02/19 Mon PM 04:52:37 EST
> To: <pvrc at mailman.qth.net>,  <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [PVRC] NY4A 2007 ARRL DX CW
> 
>           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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