[TVARC] ARRL Sweepstakes

[Rich Erlichman]

Is there anything left of the radar site (Strategic Training Range) in Bismarck? Det 14, 1st Combat Evaluation Group was located there.

I was stationed in Watertown, NY – Also known for the 4th of July weekend Summers LOL

 

-Rich, ND4G

 

From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Don Blough
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 10:32 PM
To: Frank
Cc: TVARC, Reflector
Subject: Re: [TVARC] ARRL Sweepstakes

 

How about Minot AFB using the old AC&W radio poles?

 

On Mon, Nov 20, 2017 at 7:51 PM, Frank <phrankxm at gmail.com> wrote:

Anybody interested in setting up a DXpedition??? I was thinking ND!!!  Summer only.

Frank - KA1AF 

Sent from Me!!


On Nov 20, 2017, at 8:55 AM, rwmw1932 at comcast.net wrote:

George, well done !!  I did so poorly in the CQ WW SSB that did not even get on the air this weekend. And, with regards to North Dakota being a state, rumor has it that Chuck, K9IA, has worked all 53 counties !! 

 

Vy 73 to you and Karen. Happy Thanksgiving.

 

Ralph N8RW 

 


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From: "George Briggs" <k2dm at att.net>
To: tvarc at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2017 6:31:44 AM
Subject: [TVARC] ARRL Sweepstakes

 

If memory serves, Pete (K2PS) mentioned at the club meeting that the Sweepstakes contest this past weekend

would be a good time to collect states for the club’s prestigious WAS standings.  Having zero states and no

prestige, I decided to go for WAS in the contest.  Phooey!  I still have no prestige.  But I do have 49 states

worked now.  Does North Dakota really exist?  Chuck (K9IA) what do you think?

 

I actually had fun fighting the QRM and repeating my exchange information many times.  To think we can actually

work Alaska and Hawaii with our barely-adequate setups is amazing.  And I heard a handful of other TVARC members

in the contest including K2PS, W4CRV (Chuck), NP2B (John) and KA1AF (Frank), and I worked ND4G (Rich) and

K4QR (Tony), so the club was well represented.  I also have it on good authority that Earle (KM4ISN) found his

microphone and worked KH7XS in Hawaii to complete his WAS.

 

Since I was only looking for states, I passed up a number of contacts and sections.  I finished with 159 contacts and

67 sections, having missed a number of Canadian and California sections.

 

All in all a fun time.

 

73,

George K2DM

 


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