[TVARC] FW: CQWW SSB K2DM M/S HP

Tue Oct 29 07:23:19 EDT 2019

G, K,

It was quite enjoyable, George, Karen, you
have a beautiful contest facility and a quite
livable house if need be. Now, when radio
propagation conditions get better. 😀😀😀

Had enjoyable time!,
73,
J

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On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 9:19 AM K2PS Pete Stafford <psk2ps at gmail.com> wrote:

> Congrats to all!  Nice to see everything finally coming together.  And
> nearly a million points!
>
>
>
> 73, Pete, K2PS
>
>
>
> *From:* tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] *On Behalf Of *George
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 29, 2019 12:00 AM
> *To:* TVARC
> *Subject:* [TVARC] FW: CQWW SSB K2DM M/S HP
>
>
>
> Clubmates,
>
> Here is the post I submitted to the 3830 contest reflector.  In case you
> do not recognize the calls of the ops, they are:
>
> K2DM, GEORGE
>
> K4ZDM, KAREN
>
> N0SMX, DENNIS McKINNEY
>
> AL7BA, JIM SHAW
>
> K3ZGA, BOB SCHWER
>
> KN4ULF, NANCY SCHWER
>
> NP2B, JOHN ELLIS
>
> W2TR, GARY SIENKIEWICZ
>
> K1CTR, DOUG STENZEL
>
> KD8WYJ, JAN SHAW
>
> 73,
>
> George K2DM
>
>
>
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>
>
>
>                     CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB - 2019
>
>
>
> Call: K2DM
>
> Operator(s): K2DM K4ZDM N0SMX AL7BA K3ZGA KN4ULF NP2B W2TR K1CTR KD8WYJ
>
> Station: K2DM
>
>
>
> Class: M/S HP
>
> QTH: NFL
>
> Operating Time (hrs): 40
>
>
>
> Summary:
>
> Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
>
> ------------------------------
>
>   160:   18     6       11
>
>    80:   97    15       57
>
>    40:  147    24       70
>
>    20:  382    26       86
>
>    15:  201    23       76
>
>    10:   40     7       12
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Total:  885   101      312  Total Score = 960,225
>
>
>
> Club: The Villages Amateur Radio Club
>
>
>
> Comments:
>
>
>
> This was our first contest at The Land.  We live in The Villages, which is
> a
>
> deed restricted community that does not allow outdoor antennas.  So my
> wife,
>
> Karen (K4ZDM), and I purchased a trailer on 2.4 acres just outside The
> Villages.
>
> Actually, it is nearly surrounded by The Villages.  With the help of a
> number
>
> of friends - some hams, some not – we spent two months refurbishing the
>
> trailer.  Then two good friends (Dennis, N0SMX and Jim, AL7BA) helped us
> build
>
> two towers and install antennas.  A 60-foot tower was first up with an
> older
>
> Bencher Skyhawk tribander and wires for 80M and 160M.  Then, just a couple
> of
>
> days before the contest, we finished installing a Cushcraft XM240 on a
> 40-foot
>
> tower.  We were ready to go!
>
> This contest was a celebration for us.  While Dennis, Jim and I have done
> some
>
> serious contesting (as has John, NP2B), we were not concerned with score
> this
>
> weekend.  We invited a number of our Villages ham friends to come by and
> spend
>
> some time making contacts or just visiting.  Aside from Karen, Dennis, Jim
> and
>
> I, eight people came by during the contest.   At one point on Saturday we
> had
>
> around eight folks at the station.  A total of ten of us made contacts
> during
>
> the contest.  Individual contact totals ranged from one to 335.  There was
> a lot
>
> of mentoring done.
>
> The station performed flawlessly.  We were a multi-single entry with only
> a RUN
>
> station, no MULT station.  The rig was a K3 driving an Expert 1KFA
> amplifier.
>
> Most of our contacts were made by searching and pouncing, with liberal use
> of
>
> the N1MM+ band map.  I probably tried to CQ more than any of the other
> ops, but
>
> I was generally unsuccessful.  I am looking forward to operating from VP2M
> in
>
> November.
>
> Karen and I hope our friends utilize the station a lot in the future.  It
> sure
>
> has been a lot of fun so far.
>
>
>
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
>
>
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John Ellis         (NP2B)
1149 Mockingbird Lane
The Villages, FL 32163

telephone 352 633-2910
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