[PVRCNC] Sprint CW

[WILLIE BABER]

Good hearing you too Jim.  I have skipped sprint the last few times, due to work and a feeling that I am not up to it when time for sprint rolls around...I need to do the Thursday night thing to stay in practice. Still, good fun.  Pardon me Bert for dumping my call on you twice but I heard what I thought was you getting the frequency, hi!
 
I was using a K3 and AL 1200, with modified faster keying, not qsk, but AL 1200 worked surprisingly well given the sprint.  QSY using the 3cx1200a7 is just like using a glass tube. I have hit the Alpha 99 too hard several time....makes me nervous after having to have it repaired.
 
....busy here with work and I'm getting more involved with the microwave bands...just not enough time, hi!
 
BTW, Jim you had a killer signal on 80 meters! 
 
 I finally got my 80 meter 4 square working the way it should, boiled down to getting just the right distance on one of the antennas.  I get less than 20 watts reflected power at 1.5kw out (only 5 watts to the NE) compared to as high as 60 watts before (still not that bad)....but the receive is better too.
 
73 all,
Will, wj9b, dit dit
 


--- On Sun, 2/7/10, Jim Jordan <k4qpl at nc.rr.com> wrote:


From: Jim Jordan <k4qpl at nc.rr.com>
Subject: [PVRCNC] Sprint CW
To: "'PVRCNC'" <pvrcnc at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: "John T. Laney III" <k4bai at worldnet.att.net>
Date: Sunday, February 7, 2010, 12:01 PM


Played in NA Sprint last night. Rapidly became "unserious" event when I realized I had the wrong function key file in MM and had to find/modify the Sprint Ladder fn file to work. After some liddish semi-manual exchanges I stopped and then got it sorted out. By then it was about 0030 with about 5 qso's. Yes, Howie, I know you tell us to practice and check out our stuff first, but after tramping through the cold and wet woods to remove a log from my west beverage I ran out of time. (OK, shoulda checked that too!)

Anyhow, once everything is set, MM is great software for Sprint. Totally automatic. Went QRO this time which reduced the "sprint frustration" level by a huge multiple. Paul, AA4XX, I don't know how you do it QRP, but thanks for the qso. Unfortunately in my shack high power and SO2R don't yet work together, not to mention the operator, so after a couple of feeble and futile attempts I just stayed with Radio 1.  

Was great to hear and work so many PVRCNC stations. N4AF "Ken", Will W4MR and Bruce N1LN seemed to be really cookin' with N4CW "Rene" not far behind. And from GA my friends K4BAI and N4PN were duking it out. Great also to hear Will, WJ9B from FL.

The clock ticked over 0400 with my qso count just 197 and waaay behind the big guys. But great fun nevertheless, and man what a feeling when it was over!

73,

Jim, K4QPL

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