[TAC] CWSS weekend

[Ken Graf]

Hello Yall
I guess I can say that my effort with CW SS seemed more like work than fun, 
that does not mean that I will call it quits.
I have to find a better ham radio location.
Living in a restricted environment sure presents a challenge.
I am using a screwdriver antenna mounted to a post on my back porch and with 
that limited set up I made 274 contacts.
I have not yet counted up the mults.
I hope to one day find a better location one better for contesting.
At times I had a ten over nine noise level to deal with as well.
Ian you are right the au sure made a mess of things, I did not even check 
six meters either.
I was to burned out.
All the best from NC. John it was sure great to work you as well.
73 all

Ken n8ff
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ian Hill" <ihk8mm at chartermi.net>
To: "Thumb (MI) Area Contesters (and DX'ers)" <tac at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 08, 2004 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [TAC] CWSS weekend


>I ended up with 153 x 57 = 17,442 and didn't even get on until Sunday
> morning. The aurora Sunday night really had things screwed up. 40 and 80
> were useless for the most part. I ended up running on 20 and working 
> several
> guys in WI, IN,ILL, and WNY woth 20 over 9 signals! Not what you would
> normall expect on 20. I stepped outside after the contest and watched the 
> AU
> for a while and listened to the guys on 2m. I didn't hear any grid that I
> needed so I didn't make any contacts.
>
> Marty your cw sending abilities are truely amazing.....
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ian Hill" <ihk8mm at chartermi.net>
> To: <tac at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 8:55 PM
> Subject: [TAC] CWSS weekend
>
>
> Just a reminder to everyone that CW sweepstakes is this weekend.
>
> http://www.arrl.org/contests/rules/2004/novss.html
>
> I will be on from home but I'm not going to put in a fulltime effort. I'll
> try for the sweep for sure.
>
> 73,
> Ian
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