[WIARC] K0CA SS Score

Mon, 4 Nov 2002 21:22:59 -0600

Hi Danny.  Yes, on Saturday I did mostly S&P for mult's.  Sunday I became
convinced that the only way I was going to work VO1MP and several other
sections was to CQ, since they were only S&P'ing.  I was able to keep a good
rate CQ'ing on  15 and 20, and an excellent rate on 40m.

Yes, it was a big comfort when VO1MP called me on 10 m for the sweep, and
there was still almost 8 hours left in the contest.  It took the pressure
off.

Since I ran Unlimited (packet assisted), I went ahead and kept the amp
warmed up, but only used it when I was doing battle for one of the few rare
ones.  I didn't have trouble keeping my rate up with 200 watts from the Mark
V, but the 200 as compared to 100 watts out helps in that regard.  And I
think it's easier to keep a rate going on CW low power than on SSB.

Good luck in the phone running of SS.  I entered it last year to help SMC.
But I'm not too enthused about phone contests, and not sure whether I'll do
anything in it this year.   I hope to make the Quincy meeting next week, so
may see you then.

73, Cliff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Danny Pease" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 8:59 PM
Subject: Re: [WIARC] K0CA SS Score

> Great job.  Were you doing mostly S&P or did you manage to get any good
runs
> going calling CQ?  I am assuming from the mult to Q ratio, you were doing
> mostly S&P for the mults.
>
> Last year for at N9JF's place for SSB weekend, we had a hard time keeping
> any kind of run going calling CQ with 100 watts.  The multi class does not
> distinguish between low or high power, so I think we will run a medium
power
> amp this year and I hope we can up the Q's a bit from last year (assuming
> Jim is still wanting to sponsor a multi from his place again,  otherwise I
> will be using my all band wire and the amp at home).  Last year we were
able
> to make a sweep very early in the contest by one of us running on one rig
> and the other S&P for new mults on the other one.  It is a great feeling
to
> know the mults are taken care of and then just work every new station you
> hear.
>
> Danny
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cliff Ahrens" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, November 03, 2002 9:19 PM
> Subject: [WIARC] K0CA SS Score
>
>
> > Danny, I ended up with 330 Q's (660 QSO points) x 80 sections = 52,800
> > claimed score, and a "clean sweep".   VY1JA (YT) and VO1MP (NL) proved
the
> > toughest ones to find this year.  I finished the sweep at 1934z today,
> when
> > VO1MP answered my CQ on 10m, after I had been looking for him for two
> days!
> >
> > Here's the breakdown by band:
> > Band    QSO   Sec
> > 80         9         7
> > 40      138      26
> > 20        48      18
> > 15        83      19
> > 10        52      10
> > Total   330      80
> >
> > 73, Cliff  K0CA
> >
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