SS SSB Soapbox built 1-14-2007 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AA4BL Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 32,960 First Clean Sweep in 26 years of ham radio! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AA4LR1 Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 34,980 Antennas: A3S/A743 at 15m (10,15,20,40m) Shunt-fed 15m tower (80m) 115 foot untuned doublet at 10m (40, 80m) R7000 at 2.5m (10-40m) Half-size K9AY loop pointed North (not switchable) Equipment: Elecraft K2/100 w/KAT100 running 100 watts Kenwood TS-430S running 100 watts Homebrew K1KP-style voice keyer (1 message) Comments: Well. Not what I expected. I had tried my usual trick of finding a cozy spot on 20m just before the contest, but the band was already way too crowded by the time I showed up. Instead, I started by S & Ping on 15m. This was very effective, as I was getting through on the first call. Back to 20m after 20 minutes and more S & P. By the end of the first hour, I found a spot on 20m to call CQ. End of the first hour was 63 Qs. Second hour is just as productive with about 70 Qs, mostly on 40m. By the end of the third hour, I'm at 184 Qs and this ain't such a bad start after all! Wham! The forth hour hits and I'm just not getting anywhere. 25 Qs. By 0110z - I hit the wall. The contest just stopped being fun. So, I stopped. I had expected a full-time effort and a score as good or better than last year. I just think I wasn't well-prepared this time. Too many long hours at work the couple of weeks before and not enough down-time. Got on for a little more than an hour on Sunday afternoon just to hand out a few more Qs. I think my full-time efforts are going to be limited to NAQP for a while. One high note to end on. This year, I was sporting a half-size K9AY loop for receive on 160-40m. I had used it a few weeks before to work XF4DL on 80m and 160m, then I repositioned it so I could use it for the domestic contest. I wasn't convinced it was working well at all. The K9AY loop made a huge difference digging signals out of all the QRM. It really didn't help me work anybody I couldn't hear on the transmitting antenna, but it did help me work them faster, without any time-consuming repeats. I'm probably going to build it on out to a full set of two loops switchable in four directions. Interestingly, the loop is supported by a small oak tree. The sides are literally supported by the limbs of the tree. I though I might have to use some short guy ropes. I'm using a counterpoise at the moment, but Gary recommends a short ground rod instead. Plenty of improvements to make. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AD8J Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 64,084 Too many other things going on this weekend to make a big effort. Between going out for dinner and a show, my work as a volunteer aquarium scuba diver and celebrating my birthday, there wasn't a lot of time left for contesting. Add to that the vino and noisy band conditions and I was lucky to make over 400 Q's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AE6RR Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 10,976 Only had a few hours with a wire antenna in a clandestine installation. Had some fun though. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AE6Y Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 52,500 Between work commitments and getting ready to leave for P49Y for CQWW CW next weekend, could only manage 4 hours Saturady night and Sunday morning, but did want to at least get 50k points for NCCC. See you in CQWW! 73, Andy, AE6Y ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AG4RZ Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 6,820 Didn't operate long, but tried to help out PVRC. Operated at WB4MSG's station, while he ran a single op as well. The station has been under reconstruction, so this was the first chance we had to check it all out. It played well, and had minimal co-station interference. Looking forward to 10m! 73 de AG4RZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AI4ME Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 24,716 START-OF-LOG: 2.0 CREATED-BY: N3FJP's November Sweepstakes Log 4.4 ARRL-SECTION: VA CONTEST: ARRL-SS-SSB CALLSIGN: AI4ME CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP ALL LOW CLAIMED-SCORE: 24716 OPERATORS: AI4ME CLUB: Potomac Valley Radio Club NAME: Don Michalek ADDRESS: 2437 Broomsedge Trail ADDRESS: Virginia Beach, VA 23456 ADDRESS: (e-mail) ai4me@cox.net SOAPBOX: So close to a sweep, but didnt make it. QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2101 AI4ME 1 A 04 VA K5TR 2 B 76 STX QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2107 AI4ME 2 A 04 VA NK7U 18 M 75 OR QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2111 AI4ME 3 A 04 VA K0TO 22 B 52 ID QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2116 AI4ME 4 A 04 VA VE5UF 26 U 60 SK QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2118 AI4ME 5 A 04 VA W0ZA 31 U 74 CO QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2121 AI4ME 6 A 04 VA W5KFT 50 B 93 STX QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2124 AI4ME 7 A 04 VA VE5ZX 39 A 63 SK QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2143 AI4ME 8 A 04 VA KE5BL 41 M 79 WTX QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2145 AI4ME 9 A 04 VA N7IV 32 A 63 ND QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2147 AI4ME 10 A 04 VA N5ZC 57 U 79 WTX QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2159 AI4ME 11 A 04 VA WG7Y 46 A 51 WY QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2202 AI4ME 12 A 04 VA K0UK 93 A 60 CO QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2206 AI4ME 13 A 04 VA WA0MHJ 106 B 68 MN QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2208 AI4ME 14 A 04 VA W5WW 125 B 90 NTX QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2210 AI4ME 15 A 04 VA W6NL 149 B 52 SCV QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2211 AI4ME 16 A 04 VA VE4XT 145 B 82 MB QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2216 AI4ME 17 A 04 VA N0AC 101 A 78 IA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2235 AI4ME 18 A 04 VA K0SF 145 U 71 MN QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2236 AI4ME 19 A 04 VA AA4LR 101 A 75 GA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2241 AI4ME 20 A 04 VA WT9U 147 B 75 IN QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2242 AI4ME 21 A 04 VA KK9K 99 M 63 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2243 AI4ME 22 A 04 VA N9UC 152 S 53 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2246 AI4ME 23 A 04 VA KY5R 155 B 63 AL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2247 AI4ME 24 A 04 VA W4NZ 197 B 60 TN QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2249 AI4ME 25 A 04 VA N2MF 136 B 71 WNY QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2250 AI4ME 26 A 04 VA W9RE 215 B 62 IN QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2251 AI4ME 27 A 04 VA WD9CIR 152 M 77 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2253 AI4ME 28 A 04 VA K8AO 190 B 61 MI QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2254 AI4ME 29 A 04 VA K9SD 105 M 62 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2254 AI4ME 30 A 04 VA N8VW 188 B 81 OH QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2256 AI4ME 31 A 04 VA K9NS 303 M 53 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2259 AI4ME 32 A 04 VA K8RDJ 70 A 59 MI QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2301 AI4ME 33 A 04 VA N4BAA 180 U 77 VA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2303 AI4ME 34 A 04 VA K9MOT 123 M 96 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2306 AI4ME 35 A 04 VA K0HB 115 U 64 MN QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2313 AI4ME 36 A 04 VA K0SR 286 U 68 MN QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2314 AI4ME 37 A 04 VA WB9Z 226 B 71 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2317 AI4ME 38 A 04 VA KN6RO 96 U 91 GA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2319 AI4ME 39 A 04 VA N0AV 106 B 68 IA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2322 AI4ME 40 A 04 VA WW9R 135 U 82 WI QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2324 AI4ME 41 A 04 VA K9CT 201 U 67 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2324 AI4ME 42 A 04 VA K0HC 264 S 97 KS QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2327 AI4ME 43 A 04 VA N2BJ 60 U 61 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-18 2332 AI4ME 44 A 04 VA KI9A 164 U 78 IL QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-18 2337 AI4ME 45 A 04 VA WB1GQR 259 U 69 VT QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-18 2340 AI4ME 46 A 04 VA K1HTV 164 A 58 MDC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-18 2345 AI4ME 47 A 04 VA K4KDJ 34 S 21 VA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-18 2346 AI4ME 48 A 04 VA N3KS 210 U 75 MDC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-18 2348 AI4ME 49 A 04 VA W3SO 151 B 00 WPA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-18 2349 AI4ME 50 A 04 VA NI1N 281 U 84 VA QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 0005 AI4ME 51 A 04 VA WX6V 255 U 61 SV QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 0007 AI4ME 52 A 04 VA WC6H 416 B 71 SJV QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 0012 AI4ME 53 A 04 VA N6BV 388 B 59 EB QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 0030 AI4ME 54 A 04 VA NI7T 355 M 54 UT QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 0034 AI4ME 55 A 04 VA KN4KL 86 M 86 VA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0042 AI4ME 56 A 04 VA KP2TM 427 B 77 VI QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0049 AI4ME 57 A 04 VA K7RL 469 U 84 WWA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0126 AI4ME 58 A 04 VA K7IR 449 M 65 EWA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0132 AI4ME 59 A 04 VA W7RN 460 U 59 NV QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0141 AI4ME 60 A 04 VA K2NNY 330 M 95 NNY QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0203 AI4ME 61 A 04 VA KK1L 433 B 93 VT QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0206 AI4ME 62 A 04 VA WP3R 494 B 65 PR QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0209 AI4ME 63 A 04 VA VY2TT 521 B 02 MAR QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0230 AI4ME 64 A 04 VA K1RX 503 B 63 NH QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0231 AI4ME 65 A 04 VA W1MKY 147 M 02 NH QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0233 AI4ME 66 A 04 VA VA3NR 54 U 84 ON QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0236 AI4ME 67 A 04 VA N5AA 571 B 77 STX QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0334 AI4ME 68 A 04 VA K1BX 392 A 74 NH QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0347 AI4ME 69 A 04 VA K5MA 236 B 56 EMA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0409 AI4ME 70 A 04 VA N6ZO 296 U 62 VA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0418 AI4ME 71 A 04 VA N8ZJ 252 B 65 WV QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0423 AI4ME 72 A 04 VA W8MJ 679 U 81 MI QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0428 AI4ME 73 A 04 VA N6NF 487 A 52 SCV QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0431 AI4ME 74 A 04 VA AE5T 319 A 89 LA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0434 AI4ME 75 A 04 VA K6NA 875 B 89 SDG QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0435 AI4ME 76 A 04 VA W6YI 883 M 56 SDG QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0441 AI4ME 77 A 04 VA N4KK 39 B 72 SFL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0445 AI4ME 78 A 04 VA K9CC 375 M 52 IL QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0547 AI4ME 79 A 04 VA K1KD 598 B 86 VT QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0549 AI4ME 80 A 04 VA W2VQ 231 M 73 NNJ QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0559 AI4ME 81 A 04 VA AB2E 153 A 67 SNJ QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0603 AI4ME 82 A 04 VA K1GIL 223 B 75 RI QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0609 AI4ME 83 A 04 VA N3UM 426 B 52 MDC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0610 AI4ME 84 A 04 VA K3MM 726 U 73 MDC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0612 AI4ME 85 A 04 VA ND8DX 436 M 89 OH QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0623 AI4ME 86 A 04 VA NN3W 742 B 86 VA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0624 AI4ME 87 A 04 VA N2NT 1026 M 72 NNJ QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0656 AI4ME 88 A 04 VA W4NC 253 A 30 NC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0706 AI4ME 89 A 04 VA NT1N 474 M 63 ME QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0709 AI4ME 90 A 04 VA NG1I 405 B 86 WMA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0712 AI4ME 91 A 04 VA NO2X 330 M 78 ENY QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0722 AI4ME 92 A 04 VA W2CDO 352 M 60 MDC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0732 AI4ME 93 A 04 VA NY3A 597 B 73 EPA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0738 AI4ME 94 A 04 VA W3PP 684 U 63 DE QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0742 AI4ME 95 A 04 VA N4OX 914 B 76 NFL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0750 AI4ME 96 A 04 VA K6RIM 549 U 58 SF QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0751 AI4ME 97 A 04 VA N0KK 516 A 77 MN QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0754 AI4ME 98 A 04 VA W5WMU 996 B 52 LA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0756 AI4ME 99 A 04 VA W7WA 967 B 70 WWA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0758 AI4ME 100 A 04 VA K0RH 578 A 59 KS QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0804 AI4ME 101 A 04 VA W6OAT 621 U 58 SCV QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 1429 AI4ME 102 A 04 VA KE2DX 590 U 93 ENY QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 1440 AI4ME 103 A 04 VA NS4SC 264 U 77 SC QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 1445 AI4ME 104 A 04 VA W1WEF 445 B 52 CT QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1449 AI4ME 105 A 04 VA K5TA 942 B 66 NM QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1457 AI4ME 106 A 04 VA KD0S 1244 B 86 SD QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1745 AI4ME 107 A 04 VA K7VU 462 M 66 WY QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1746 AI4ME 108 A 04 VA N7KA 632 A 57 NM QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1750 AI4ME 109 A 04 VA K6HNZ 449 B 54 SCV QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1752 AI4ME 110 A 04 VA K7HP 485 A 51 AZ QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1804 AI4ME 111 A 04 VA AA6PW 794 B 89 ORG QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1806 AI4ME 112 A 04 VA WA7U 484 M 77 MT QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1811 AI4ME 113 A 04 VA AD4TR 610 B 72 NFL QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1832 AI4ME 114 A 04 VA VE2DX 324 A 90 QC QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1836 AI4ME 115 A 04 VA VE6EX 895 A 58 AB QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1840 AI4ME 116 A 04 VA VE5MX 183 B 90 SK QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1856 AI4ME 117 A 04 VA N0GVK 568 M 81 NE QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1900 AI4ME 118 A 04 VA K5KG 650 B 57 WCF QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1933 AI4ME 119 A 04 VA VY1JA 551 A 60 NT QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2000 AI4ME 120 A 04 VA W5JJ 851 M 97 AR QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2014 AI4ME 121 A 04 VA AC0W 872 A 69 MN QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2018 AI4ME 122 A 04 VA VO2WL 619 M 55 NL QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2020 AI4ME 123 A 04 VA N4BP 1131 B 55 SFL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2023 AI4ME 124 A 04 VA KX2P 173 A 59 NLI QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2024 AI4ME 125 A 04 VA AD8J 238 U 63 WPA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2025 AI4ME 126 A 04 VA NT8V 821 M 61 MI QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2026 AI4ME 127 A 04 VA KZ2I 815 A 64 NC QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2028 AI4ME 128 A 04 VA W1XX 1044 B 54 RI QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2034 AI4ME 129 A 04 VA VE5CPU 555 B 90 SK QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2036 AI4ME 130 A 04 VA KO7X 624 U 56 WY QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2039 AI4ME 131 A 04 VA NP3CW 125 A 92 PR QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2050 AI4ME 132 A 04 VA K0LMD 294 A 57 CO QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2053 AI4ME 133 A 04 VA VE5SF 617 A 90 SK QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2055 AI4ME 134 A 04 VA K6NR 957 B 69 ORG QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2056 AI4ME 135 A 04 VA W7TBG 940 M 92 UT QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2059 AI4ME 136 A 04 VA W7ED 486 M 62 MT QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2110 AI4ME 137 A 04 VA K0FJ 1376 M 89 KS QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2115 AI4ME 138 A 04 VA N7VR 303 A 90 MT QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2118 AI4ME 139 A 04 VA NI5W 13 A 90 OK QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2121 AI4ME 140 A 04 VA N3OC 1268 M 73 MDC QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2125 AI4ME 141 A 04 VA K3DI 658 B 48 MDC QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2126 AI4ME 142 A 04 VA W4MYA 1018 U 58 VA QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2128 AI4ME 143 A 04 VA W4KAZ 429 A 76 NC QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2130 AI4ME 144 A 04 VA WA8WV 682 A 58 WV QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2150 AI4ME 145 A 04 VA W8EDU 387 M 48 OH QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2159 AI4ME 146 A 04 VA KK9DX 69 U 92 IL QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2220 AI4ME 147 A 04 VA K0OU 1162 U 58 MO QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2225 AI4ME 148 A 04 VA NH6P 1058 B 56 PAC QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2229 AI4ME 149 A 04 VA WX7P 700 M 52 EWA QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2230 AI4ME 150 A 04 VA K0FG 271 B 70 MO QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2232 AI4ME 151 A 04 VA N7PP 924 M 52 WWA QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2234 AI4ME 152 A 04 VA N7TT 975 B 54 WWA QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2247 AI4ME 153 A 04 VA K6IDX 1231 U 62 SV QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2259 AI4ME 154 A 04 VA VA1CHP 389 B 04 MAR QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 2323 AI4ME 155 A 04 VA W1AW 1153 M 38 CT QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2338 AI4ME 156 A 04 VA W0MW 730 A 72 KS QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-20 0000 AI4ME 157 A 04 VA KI4VB 146 U 76 VA QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-20 0006 AI4ME 158 A 04 VA W6YX 938 M 24 SCV QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-20 0009 AI4ME 159 A 04 VA K6XX 1452 U 74 SCV QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0145 AI4ME 160 A 04 VA N4CW 621 M 56 NC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0235 AI4ME 161 A 04 VA N4GG 141 B 61 GA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0241 AI4ME 162 A 04 VA N4DWK 292 U 01 VA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0242 AI4ME 163 A 04 VA WB4MSG 603 B 65 NC QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0246 AI4ME 164 A 04 VA K4TS 1065 M 97 VA QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0247 AI4ME 165 A 04 VA K1OU 1090 B 76 OH QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0250 AI4ME 166 A 04 VA W1QK 872 M 73 CT QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0255 AI4ME 167 A 04 VA KC4UF 443 A 87 VA END-OF-LOG: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AI4MI Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 5,040 My first phone contest, just feeling the water. Had lot's of fun, and don't mind helping out PVRC just a little bit! 73, CW-AI4MI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AI4MT Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 7,252 Hadn't really planned to operate in this contest, but decided at the last minute to give it a go, operated for 4 hours on Saturday Night, then family commitments took over... FT-1000MP MkV 80-10m Inverted V at 35 ft ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AJ9C Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 200,320 SSB is brutal. If I hear we have a qso 2 kcs down one more time...........AAaaarrgh ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AK9F Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 16,422 Only available for part time operation this contest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AL2F Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 53,406 This was another fun one. I also learned about frequency owner's...It's their freq. and you can't use it even if they are not. That's ok life goes on, if being unhappy about contesters makes them happy I'll do my best to help them be unhappy....hi hi. All kidding aside thanks to the stations that worked me. 73 and see you in the next one. AL2F-Alaskans Love 2 Fish Kris in Anchor Point AK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: AL4T Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 11,118 Only had a few hours to play. My new 80M fan sloper works much better than my old inv-vee. I felt much louder (low power) on 40M than 20 or 80. My Explorer-14 w/ the add-on 40M kit has always worked well for me. Can't wait to put up the 2x TH6-DXX stack when I get back from Iraq, though. Thanks for the Q's and 73, Brad AL4T Sergeant First Class, Infantry 82d Airborne Division ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0AV Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 5,254 Using new K2. Now able to get power down below 5 watts. Surprised when got a "run" of 8 stations going on 14.199 while using 1 watt. Worked about 10 to 15 stations S&P with 100 milliwatts. Most of you guys have great ears! ~ Alan K0AV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0EU Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 8,610 Congrats to K0UK on a FB low power score from Colorado. Glad I made it into his log with my first contact. Just tried to provide some fresh meat for an hour or so. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0FJ Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 249,280 Another great time at W0NO’s awesome QTH! Three Tri-Band Force 12s and 2 elements on 40 make for a fun time. Alan’s QTH is 8 miles from the nearest small town and power line noise is not a problem. Thanks Alan for using my call, and the chance for great conversation enjoyed by all during the event. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0GAS Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 90,012 Great seeing lots of old friends. Always enjoy this contest. Couldn't believe I missed the Sweep - missed NE (unbelievable!), and WTX. Reading the internet this AM, I learned how others found the WTX! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0HC Class: School Club HP Total Score = 225,280 A very enjoyable 2006 SSB SS this year with 6 students and 4 faculty from Hesston College participating. The students were all non-hams, so they spent Saturday listening, logging, searching and pouncing. On Sunday, two felt confident enough to run (and my sincere thanks to those of you who patiently helped them start to learn that fine art!). Sunday found us still needing AK and NT. With the beam pointed towards AK, a "CQ Alaska, beaming Alaska" call soon got the response we were looking for. With the beam turned back northwest, a request for us to beam Alaska again must have earned us a spot because three more AKs found us in short order. We found and worked VY1JA on 20m for #80. I think Jay's chuckle must have had something to do with the cheers coming through his headset. Thanks again, Jay! Reading the posts, I noticed VE7 seemed to be a rare one for some. Our log counts from Kansas show normal counts of sections worked except for BC which was very low although WWA and EWA were normal, and MDC which was way up compared over the past three years. We also worked more schools this year than in previous years. Let's keep that number going up as well! Until next time ... 73, Bob, w0bh k0hc trustee Hesston College ARC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0HW Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 53,250 WOW, what a different world. I thought I would try the QRP Power this year in SweepStakes Phone as I had good luck in last year's 10 Meter contest. It was really a battle most of the time. I had spent the last 4 Phone SS contests in the Unlimited category with the ability to use the Internet for multipliers and the amp to burn a hole in the frequency. My objective for the contest was to break the record for Phone QRP in South Dakota. I didn't realize how hard QRP is. Every QSO in S & P mode seemed like it took several calls to make and S & P mode is the norm. It seemed that if stations were in run mode you had to wait until a CQ without an answer befor making an attempt to call. I had the best luck on 15 meters and really had good signal reports from the stations I worked. They seemed to think I was strong but you don't have a very strong signal when anyone else was calling. I was surprised to work as many multipliers as I did but I was also disappointed to miss what should have been the easy ones I heard but didn't work ND, IA, MB and MS. I never heard any WTX but usually work several, but not this year. I had a really good run on 20 meters from 0206 to 0244 on Saturday evening. 75 and 40 meters were really tough and 160 was great for QRP but there were no SS stations there. You at least could hold a frequency on 160 and call CQ but with no responses you know it was not the place to be. On 75 and 40 if you found a frequnecy it was while one of the SO2R operators was away on the other radio and they would take it back when they returned. Thanks to all those stations that I worked and thanks to those many stations that I called but was not able to make it work. I gave up a couple of hours early on Sunday evening as we had out of town guests and I missed a couple of hours on Sunday morning while at church. 73 and catch you all on the 160 meter and 10 meter contests. Again I will be QRP/CW for both. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0KX Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 12,482 North Dakota has left the planet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0OU Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 205,440 My ears are bleeding. It musta been fun tho, I stuck with it for 24 hours. Got the sweep at 13:34z when WB0CW in ND answered my cq on 40 meters. That after going to bed with 79 mults. Can't remember the last time I got a sweep on both modes. The Sunday doldrums weren't too bad, with fair runs on 40 and 20 all day. Since I had the sweep early I could concentrate on whereever the best rate was. That was fun - however, the QRM on 40 an 20 was tremendous. No such thing as a clear freq and lots of frayed nerves. I was able to get thru the weekend with no calls from my neighbors. That was a victory. TNX everyone for the Q's, and see you all in the CQWW from a real station - the multi-mult in AR. 73 de K0OU Steve in MO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0RH Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 158,158 LOW POWER THIS YEAR MADE HOLDING A FREQ VERY HARD.. SOUTH HEARTLAND CONTEST SOCIETY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0TG Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 4,752 Just got on for a little bit today. I would have though that being fresh meat on Sunday I would be able to generate some interest. But it seemd like the band was not that great. I tried 40 then went to 80 (to late) and had some better luck there just before the end. I noticed in the short time that I operated that there were several stations not giving the whole exchange (leaving off their callsign). It is part of the exchange and the rules state what t he exchange is. Give the whole exchange!! CU In CQ WW DX CW from W0AIH. 73, John K0TG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0TO Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 216,480 Very interesting band conditions. At the start 15m was gangbusters for 3 hours and then collapsed. Both nights the 40m and 80m bands were short term QSB and it was feast or famine. Collected 3 -NT's; 5-ND's 5-SD's and more NE's than I had before. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K0UK Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 212,160 Long version to follow..Now to get ready for cw dx contest..PTL bill UK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K1BX Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 204,320 IC-775 X7 @ 60' 80 Inv V 40 2L wire beam @ 45' N1MM Logger (FT-847 and A3 were used the last 2 years) Sunday morning & mid-day were tough, afternoon and evening were much better, great activity level overall. It took me 3 years to beat my 1994 South Dakota score. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K1EP Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 30,388 I only had a few hours to play around this year, as I was not entering this contest competitively. All I have to use for an antenna is a stealth 160M inverted L, which actually didn't do so bad. Of course, that is when you are just casually tuning across 20M and you hear VY1MB calling CQ and *begging* for QSOs, even announcing to everyone that he is in the Yukon. This never happens. Of course then, about three or four hours later, I run across VY1JA, also calling CQ, calm, no pileups. No problems getting them on the first call. This is not normal. Less than a minute spent getting two VY1's in the log. Can I bank them for next year? I did miss 9 sections, including Maine. Thanks for the Q's and sorry I had such a weak signal. I just need an antenna! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K1OU Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 175,680 As always, I love this contest, but it's a grind. Perhaps I am a pain addict. Murphy messed with the voice keyer, took down an amp, and killed a relay in the antenna switch box. I'm glad I had a second amp and a second switch box. At least things come in threes, and I'll have better luck next year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K1PY Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 135,096 First time at new combined W2TZ/K1PY station at W2TZ's new location. Thanks to those who spotted me! Heard about it at the club meeting -- I've never been "spottable" before! Multiple spots on same band must have been when I was moving around trying to get or hold a freq. Thanks again. Going for personal best 1K Q's dampened by A-index, but overall was nice. And there's always next year! Many thanks for the contacts! Vic K1PY @ W2TZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K1RX Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 208,960 Off to a wonderful start but late Sunday morning had to attend to other things around the house. Besides, it is tough to do CQ WW SSB, then CW SS, then SSB SS and then another big crowd at the house for CQ WW CW (MM operation and gonna use a very special call)! Kinda pushing the environment. Still had a great time although 40 SSB had me down for awhile and the rate dropped (noise, broadcast junk) and this in turn made me unmotivated. But came back and the rate jumped up making the return engagement to 40 a pleasure. I knew however, the rate would crawl all day Sunday, so I decided to opt out and attend to other things (non-radio). Was surprised to hear so many comments that I was a new multiplier for them (NH). There were lots of NH, WMA and ME guys on. Got more sleep Sunday morning that I usually do and then banged away for that last mult (VY1JA) by noon. Found it convenient to use my 3 20 M yagis in different directions - South, West and NW. When I came across VY1JA, before I even heard him sign his call or give his section, checking the antennas, he peaked NW - I knew immediately it was him! Then surprisingly, he said - "who is the 1 station?" Well, of course I jumped in - worked him and it was done! That was fun! Thanks all for the great operating by the Q and A guys! They seeme to know when to just go ahead and repeat the info, making the exchange great! Congrats to all that made the huge numbers this year! Amazing the Q totals from both coasts! For quite awhile, I was within 200 or so of the leaders but then reality hit - time to QRT! 73, Mark, K1RX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K1TN Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 69,678 Missed North Dakota. #78 was MS, #79 was NE. Worked two VY1s, the one mult I missed on CW. LP/one dipole. Jim Cain, K1TN/9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K3DNE Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 185,600 FT1000MP MKV SB220 CushCraft A3 at 45ft 75/40m Inverted V's at 55ft. 360 ft NE/SW Beverage N1MM Logger ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K3MIM Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 217,760 Cross-reference W3IDT Log Father (Bob, W3IDT) and Daughter (Miriam, K3MIM) effort at the W3LPL qth. We thank Frank, W3LPL, for providing us a flawless "adult playground", with separate radios on each band, and Phyllis, his xyl, for letting us invade her home on an "off" weekend. (And the FCC for getting Miriam's new General Class license to her on FRIDAY! Miriam, ex-KA3UBJ, long time old Novice Class licensee, passed the Tech, got a new call, passed the General within the past two months.) class qsos mults score hours K3MIM: B 1361 80 217,760 24 W3IDT B 1379 80 220,640 24 All bands (well 80, 40, 20, very little 15), separate radios on each band, separate calls, no internet connection, no exchange or friends database. (Only one of the two separate computer networks to support the two sets of sequential numbers could have had internet spots, but in our operating environment keeping the spots separate would have been a challenge; hence no spots to either network.) Bob, w3idt, and Miriam, k3mim w3idt@arrl.net k3mim@arrl.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K3MM Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 233,760 I think Murphy was saving it all up for this weekend... It started with what I think is a bad feedline for the 40 meter antenna - Tripping the amp, about 50% reflected and if they werent about 20 over I couldnt work 'em. Then I think the wattmeter feedthru started breaking down in my antenna tuner for 80, which started tripping the Alpha 87 out at minimal power levels, bypassed or no. This misled me into thinking the antenna was breaking down until I later patched around it, leaving me with very low power and a bad mismatch on 80 for most of the first night. Ugh. Then I think I found every net frequency on both 20 and 80 about 15 minutes before "goin' ta meetin' time". Of course, like an idiot, I upgraded to the latest version of CT right before the contest and at about contact 485 it became a random number generator, so I was paper sequencing after that... I dread cleaning up THAT log! I would have just quit and gone to watch my daughter ride in a horse show on Sunday, but I knew I had to tough it out and do my bit for THE Club! I think 'ol Murphy was telling me my lack of station maintenance over the past few years has finally caught up to me. Time to rebuild! Congrats to NI1N for a kick-ass single-radio score and also to the rest of PVRC that showed up in droves for phone SS. Win or lose, a great club effort! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K3STX Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 55,096 Wow! I am a CW man, and really only did this to help PVRC win back the gavel. But I have to admit, I LOVED IT! I have never done a phone contest, and this was a blast. I ran 500 watts, so could actually run and it was a real rush. I can’t wait till the next SS. I only wish I operated more, child care/family obligations limited my 8 hours of time and my only long stretch was from 0200Z to 0700Z on Saturday. (You might have heard my 2 year old screaming in my shack during an afternoon run, it annoyed ME more than YOU, believe me!) I sure have a lot to learn about phone contesting, but it was much more enjoyable than I had expected. It was especially enjoyable working my fellow CW contesting friends and putting voices to callsigns. Tons of PVRC and NCCC activity, I'm keeping my fingers crossed. CU next time. paul Rig: Ts-850S with AL-811 amp. (no SSB filters, ugh!) Antennas: 20/40 fan dipole up 30 feet, 80 meter dipole up 60 feet ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K3SWZ Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 51,750 Missed VE7, VE4, VY1, MS and SB..... I remember why I don't like this contest!! Glad to help PVRC!! Everyone doesn't type 60 wpm --- slow down!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K3TD Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 38,304 Checkout of the new multi-band Inverted L antenna (35' H x 65' L). It is great to be back on the air, even with a compromise antenna! 73, Tad, K3TD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K3WW Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 58,880 Found N0UNL on 75 meters for section #80 at 11:45 local time and closed down. Spent the first 13 minutes of the contest calling VY1JA as he went from pretty loud to gone on 15 meters. When I worked him on 20 he was calling for East Coast and not hearing many of us. My main rule in SS is to leave the antennas pointed at VY1 until I have the multiplier, this strategy is not aimed at maximizing my score. 73 Chas K3WW ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4BAI Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 115,498 FT1000MP, AL811H, 500 watts output, TH6DXX, zepp, dipole, inverted vee for 80 fallen down and partly on the roof. Missed VE7 for some reason. Didn't get the voice keyer hooked back up. Played two team tennis matches during the weekend, spent some time with family, and got a good night's sleep. Tried not to tire myself out before this week's trip to Bonaire for CQ WW CW next weekend. Thanks for all the QSOs. Hope to work you all on many bands from PJ4/K4BAI Nov 21-28 and PJ4A (M/S with K1TO and N4TO) in CQ WW CW. 73, John. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4EJ Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 137,760 For the 2nd time, the invitation to operate the WK2G station proved to be alot of fun and challenging as any low power, single tower station would be. I took advantage of the stations strengths, (YAESU FT 1000MP, FORCE 12 C31XR TRIBANDER,FORCE 12 2EL 240N 40M), especially maximizing the use of the 2 el 40m yagi. I made the SWEEP, and surprisingly, worked 39 MULTS on both 20m and 40m, with WCF and SFL as the last two I needed ... so heading off to 75m before sunset on Sunday evening to find K4LQ in WCF for #79 and AC5ZS in SFL for #80, I felt that by 7PM Sunday night I'd met my goal and was ready to head back home. I believe I could have spent the last 3 hours churning for the 1,000 QSO mark, but having made a SWEEP in both the CW and SSB events this year, I was satisfied with the effort. Thanks once again to Merrill and Maryanne for their fun hospitality and RadioSport spirit. I had as much fun visiting with them during my offtime, eating pizza and telling stories, as I did running 'em at six a minute during the peak spurts. So ends another chapeter in ARRL SS history. I must have logged 30+ MN stations, so I know the Minnesota Wireless Assn was up to something this year! Only the logchecking will tell. 73 ... Frank (K4EJ) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4EU Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 128,000 Wow! I've never operated SS/SSB to any great extent. But, stuck with it for as long as I could. First ever sweep on SSB.... Had an unbelievable 16 KL7's, 5 KH6's and 3 NT's call me.... Anxious to see how the NCCC/PVRC competition shakes out. Thanks for all the Q's. 73....//Steve K4EU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4HR Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 23,680 Not much time in chair this year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4KDJ Class: School Club LP Total Score = 66,080 Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association (VPI) Operating conditions were Kenwood TS570, tribander and low 80M dipole from the club station on campus. Enjoyed the competition and teamwork by fellow PVRCers. Also proud of a clean sweep! First SS participation in a few years as a club. Several newly licensed members enjoyed their first time operating in a contest. I'm sure a few are hooked. 73 and Go Hokies! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4MIL Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 30,056 Another fun weekend!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4OD Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 27,048 Hmmmmm............there gotta be a better way to do this :) Had a blast even though the score doesn't reflect it! Antennas, antennas, antennas! More and better antennas! <~~~is thinking "MORE WIRE"! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4TCG Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 34,170 W4PA and his daughter Cecilia had to take a last-minute flight to S.F. for family funeral. They had a very early flight out of Nashville, and stayed here (near Nashville) the night before. I got to visit with Cecilia and the OM for an evening, which was really great. We decided to play around in SS, and we used the K4TCG call sign since it was, after all, a TCG multi-op. I think Scott made maybe a dozen QSOs as we tuned the bands and listened to the good, the bad, and the ugly. We had plenty of laughs and some good discussion about some operating practices happening today in contesting. Sunday I actually got the voice keyer and PTT line working correctly with N1MM. In celebration, I ran off a couple hundred more K4TCG QSOs before having to tend to some other things. The bands sounded fine, and it's always to hear the voices of old friends. 73 -Kirk K4RO ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4TD Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 25,340 Just got on the air to hand out a few QSO's. Lot's of great signals from W6/W7 on 15 meters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4TMC Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 14,382 S&P only on 40 Meters with low inverted-V. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4TS Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 170,400 Thanks to all who were kind enough to work us. All QSOs are appreciated. Fun especially when all the equipment works. Had a very bad experience on 75 when someone deliberately kept QRMing us. He made derogatory remarks, mimicked the operator, played music, questioned the sexual orientation of the operator, etc. This continued for an hour and was confirmed by other stations. Sorry to hear this occur to others. It was very disturbing to have it happen to us especially on how blatant and the continuous length of time it was done. Of course he never gave his call. Oh well, this was one hour out of 24. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4UJ Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 7,040 Antennas : Nuttin' but wire Soapbox : This is the first contest I participated since moving this past summer. Running single OCF windom and 100W. Main goal was getting N1MM DVK working sending call's and exchanges all via the computer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K4XU Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 54,720 Thought I'd get on after spending all day Sturday getting my antennas ready for the next BIG CONTEST. Tried to make a sweep. Was encouraged early - worked J as first qso, folowed by NL and QC. In the end I was missing DE, SC, PAC and ID. Tough to miss some easy ones after snagging the usual hard ones. New 40m antenna is playing well, we will see how well it works when pointed in the other direction - to JA. I hate ssb... 73, Dick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K5KG Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 130,400 I didn't start the contest with any expectations of making it a serious effort. I did, however, want to try and work a sweep, and that we managed to do. Our last three mults were PAC, MS and SC. SC proved to be especially difficult to nail. I heard AA4V in SC earlier on Sunday on 15 or 20m, but he was deluged with a left coast pileup making it impossible to work him on backscatter. Later, however, on Sunday evening, I was tuning across 75m, and K4MQG, who was not in the contest, casually signed his call. I gave him a shout and, low and behold, he was in SC. He had just come up on frequency to meet his son for a sked, and he obliged me with the sweep. 73, George, K5KG OJ! There has been a lot of chatter on the reflector about guys working in the 75m "dx window". We were guilty, although at the time I didn't realize I was on such scacred ground, and was promptly run off by a policeman. It was easier to move than argue about it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K5TR Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 324,800 Always fun to do the November Sweepstakes. Great to work the old friends and meet some new ones. I had kind of a hard start and it took more than 30 minutes to get a good frequency and get the run really going. As a result the second hour of the contest produced my highest rate. As others have noted 20 meters was pretty much useless before sunset each day here in Texas. This made it hard to get off to the big starts that I have had the last few years. Sunday on 20 meters produced some very good hours and in the end I finished not too far behind last years score - I guess it kind of all equaled out. Nice to see some very good scores from east of the Mississippi. Thanks for all the contacts and congrats to all who did well and had fun doing it. Callsign Used : K5TR Operator : K5TR Station : K5TR Category : Single Op High Power BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults __________________________________________________ 80SSB 117 114 228 0 40SSB 615 607 1214 9 20SSB 1213 1191 2382 50 15SSB 120 118 236 21 __________________________________________________ Totals 2065 2030 4060 80 Final Score = 324800 points. Station: http://www.kkn.net/~k5tr/blanco/k5tr_station.html 160 - 1/4 wave sloping vertical - NE, NW, SE, SW beverages ~500' long 80 - Half wave sloping dipoles - sloped NE, NW from 120'. - NE, NW, SE, SW beverages ~500' long 40 - Cushcraft 40-2CD at 120' fixed NE - Cushcraft 40-2CD at 97' - NE, NW, SE, SW beverages ~500' long 20 - 6 element yagis at 80' and 40' fixed NE - 6 element yagi at 90'(rotates) - 6 element yagi 40' fixed NW - 4 element yagi 60' fixed SE 15 - 6 element yagi at 70' (rotates) - 6 element yagi at 35' fixed NE - 4 element yagi at 50' fixed SE 10 - 6 element yagi at 60' (rotates) - 6 element yagi at 30' fixed NE - 4 element yagi at 40' fixed SE HR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOTAL SCORE -- ----- ------ -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ --------- ----- 21 --- --- --- 51/27 85/20 --- 136/47 136/47 0.01M 22 --- --- --- 159/11 13/0 --- 172/11 308/58 0.04M 23 --- --- --- 143/9 3/0 --- 146/9 454/67 0.06M 0 --- --- 50/2 61/1 --- --- 111/3 565/70 0.08M 1 --- --- 105/2 --- --- --- 105/2 670/72 0.10M 2 --- 3/0 43/0 --- --- --- 46/0 716/72 0.10M 3 --- 8/0 37/1 --- --- --- 45/1 761/73 0.11M 4 --- 6/0 75/1 --- --- --- 81/1 842/74 0.12M 5 --- 5/0 90/1 --- --- --- 95/1 937/75 0.14M 6 --- 9/0 57/0 --- --- --- 66/0 1003/75 0.15M 7 --- 10/0 50/2 --- --- --- 60/2 1063/77 0.16M 8 --- 20/0 6/0 --- --- --- 26/0 1089/77 0.17M 9 --- 2/0 18/0 --- --- --- 20/0 1109/77 0.17M 10 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1109/77 0.17M 11 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1109/77 0.17M 12 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 1109/77 0.17M 13 --- --- 1/0 50/0 --- --- 51/0 1160/77 0.18M 14 --- --- --- 64/2 6/0 --- 70/2 1230/79 0.19M 15 --- --- --- 87/0 1/1 --- 88/1 1318/80 0.21M 16 --- --- --- 91/0 3/0 --- 94/0 1412/80 0.23M 17 --- --- --- 80/0 2/0 --- 82/0 1494/80 0.24M 18 --- --- --- 89/0 --- --- 89/0 1583/80 0.25M 19 --- --- --- 64/0 3/0 --- 67/0 1650/80 0.26M 20 --- --- --- 59/0 2/0 --- 61/0 1711/80 0.27M 21 --- --- 2/0 71/0 --- --- 73/0 1784/80 0.29M 22 --- --- 2/0 70/0 --- --- 72/0 1856/80 0.30M 23 --- --- 14/0 49/0 --- --- 63/0 1919/80 0.31M 0 --- 5/0 47/0 3/0 --- --- 55/0 1974/80 0.32M 1 --- 37/0 10/0 --- --- --- 47/0 2021/80 0.32M 2 --- 9/0 --- --- --- --- 9/0 2030/80 0.32M D1 0/0 0/0 0/0 353/47 101/20 0/0 454/67 D2 0/0 114/0 607/9 838/3 17/1 0/0 1576/13 TO 0/0 114/0 607/9 1191/50 118/21 0/0 2030/80 Gross QSO's=2065 Dupes=35 Net QSO's=2030 Unique callsigns worked = 2030 The best 60 minute rate was 179/hour from 2213 to 2312 The best 30 minute rate was 194/hour from 2213 to 2242 The best 10 minute rate was 210/hour from 2215 to 2224 The best 1 minute rates were: 5 QSO's/minute 1 times. 4 QSO's/minute 30 times. 3 QSO's/minute 181 times. 2 QSO's/minute 383 times. 1 QSO's/minute 596 times. There were 161 bandchanges and 80 (3.9%) probable 2nd radio QSO's. Number of letters in callsigns Letters # worked ----------------- 3 2 4 834 5 801 6 392 9 1 ------------ M u l t i p l i e r S u m m a r y ------------ Mult 160 80 40 20 15 10 Total Pct ------------------------------------------------------------- Il 0 4 39 61 0 0 104 5.0 Va 0 3 40 47 6 0 96 4.6 Mdc 0 5 29 38 4 0 76 3.7 Oh 0 3 28 45 0 0 76 3.7 Mi 0 2 20 46 0 0 68 3.3 Nc 0 2 23 39 1 0 65 3.1 Scv 0 1 21 27 13 0 62 3.0 Mn 0 2 18 42 0 0 62 3.0 WWa 0 2 12 30 9 0 53 2.6 Co 0 2 16 34 1 0 53 2.6 Ep 0 1 15 28 6 0 50 2.4 Wi 0 0 13 35 0 0 48 2.3 Az 0 1 20 26 0 0 47 2.3 On 0 3 6 25 7 0 41 2.0 Ga 0 0 17 23 0 0 40 1.9 In 0 1 15 24 0 0 40 1.9 Sv 0 0 10 25 3 0 38 1.8 NNj 0 3 9 19 6 0 37 1.8 NFl 0 2 10 22 0 0 34 1.6 Org 0 1 9 22 0 0 32 1.5 Em 0 0 6 19 7 0 32 1.5 Ct 0 2 6 18 5 0 31 1.5 Or 0 1 8 20 2 0 31 1.5 Nh 0 1 9 16 4 0 30 1.5 ENy 0 2 6 20 2 0 30 1.5 WPa 0 0 6 20 2 0 28 1.4 NLi 0 0 2 18 6 0 26 1.3 Mo 0 7 6 13 0 0 26 1.3 Tn 0 4 10 11 0 0 25 1.2 Ky 0 0 8 16 0 0 24 1.2 Ut 0 1 8 15 0 0 24 1.2 SFl 0 2 7 14 0 0 23 1.1 WNy 0 0 7 15 1 0 23 1.1 Wv 0 2 7 14 0 0 23 1.1 Ia 0 1 4 17 0 0 22 1.1 Ew 0 2 7 10 3 0 22 1.1 Sdg 0 1 11 10 0 0 22 1.1 SNj 0 0 2 19 0 0 21 1.0 Ne 0 2 4 14 0 0 20 1.0 Lax 0 0 3 17 0 0 20 1.0 Eb 0 0 5 10 4 0 19 0.9 Sjv 0 0 4 10 4 0 18 0.9 Sc 0 0 3 15 0 0 18 0.9 Mt 0 0 8 10 0 0 18 0.9 STx 0 7 2 9 0 0 18 0.9 Al 0 3 7 8 0 0 18 0.9 WcF 0 0 8 9 0 0 17 0.8 Sf 0 0 4 9 2 0 15 0.7 Id 0 1 3 11 0 0 15 0.7 Bc 0 1 2 12 0 0 15 0.7 Me 0 1 2 11 1 0 15 0.7 Nv 0 0 6 8 0 0 14 0.7 NTx 0 6 1 6 0 0 13 0.6 De 0 0 5 4 3 0 12 0.6 Vt 0 1 4 4 2 0 11 0.5 Sb 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 0.5 Ak 0 0 2 7 2 0 11 0.5 Ri 0 0 4 4 3 0 11 0.5 Nm 0 3 4 3 1 0 11 0.5 Wy 0 0 5 5 0 0 10 0.5 Ab 0 1 4 5 0 0 10 0.5 Ok 0 6 2 2 0 0 10 0.5 WMa 0 2 5 3 0 0 10 0.5 Mar 0 1 2 3 1 0 7 0.3 Nd 0 1 2 4 0 0 7 0.3 Sd 0 0 1 6 0 0 7 0.3 Qc 0 0 1 5 1 0 7 0.3 Ar 0 3 3 1 0 0 7 0.3 La 0 3 2 2 0 0 7 0.3 Ks 0 4 1 1 0 0 6 0.3 WTx 0 2 2 2 0 0 6 0.3 NNy 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0.2 Sk 0 0 0 3 2 0 5 0.2 Ms 0 2 2 0 0 0 4 0.2 Pac 0 0 3 1 0 0 4 0.2 Mb 0 0 0 2 1 0 3 0.1 Nl 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.1 Vi 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 0.1 Nt 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0.1 Pr 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------ Total 0 114 607 1191 118 0 2030 Sweepstakes Checks Check QSOs Pct ---------------------- 00 23 1.1 01 31 1.5 02 33 1.6 03 33 1.6 04 37 1.8 05 33 1.6 06 15 0.7 07 0 0.0 08 0 0.0 09 1 0.0 10 1 0.0 11 0 0.0 12 0 0.0 13 0 0.0 14 0 0.0 15 0 0.0 16 1 0.0 17 0 0.0 18 0 0.0 19 3 0.1 20 0 0.0 21 2 0.1 22 1 0.0 23 0 0.0 24 1 0.0 25 0 0.0 26 1 0.0 27 0 0.0 28 0 0.0 29 0 0.0 30 2 0.1 31 1 0.0 32 3 0.1 33 0 0.0 34 3 0.1 35 3 0.1 36 0 0.0 37 2 0.1 38 2 0.1 39 3 0.1 40 2 0.1 41 3 0.1 42 0 0.0 43 1 0.0 44 1 0.0 45 1 0.0 46 4 0.2 47 6 0.3 48 9 0.4 49 7 0.3 50 8 0.4 51 9 0.4 52 23 1.1 53 24 1.2 54 47 2.3 55 35 1.7 56 42 2.1 57 56 2.8 58 56 2.8 59 54 2.7 60 35 1.7 61 53 2.6 62 63 3.1 63 58 2.9 64 34 1.7 65 43 2.1 66 26 1.3 67 44 2.2 68 43 2.1 69 46 2.3 70 41 2.0 71 34 1.7 72 41 2.0 73 27 1.3 74 30 1.5 75 33 1.6 76 65 3.2 77 69 3.4 78 57 2.8 79 32 1.6 80 22 1.1 81 18 0.9 82 27 1.3 83 22 1.1 84 20 1.0 85 22 1.1 86 27 1.3 87 16 0.8 88 24 1.2 89 32 1.6 90 34 1.7 91 49 2.4 92 39 1.9 93 37 1.8 94 41 2.0 95 22 1.1 96 26 1.3 97 20 1.0 98 14 0.7 99 21 1.0 Callareas Worked Area QSOs Pct ------------------ 0 210 10.3 1 177 8.7 2 190 9.4 3 220 10.8 4 285 14.0 5 88 4.3 6 258 12.7 7 237 11.7 8 164 8.1 9 201 9.9 Sweepstakes Precedents Precedent QSOs Pct ---------------------- A 1086 53.5 B 421 20.7 Q 67 3.3 M 164 8.1 U 273 13.4 S 19 0.9 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K5YAA Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 6,786 Missed NWT in the CW running - worked 2 during my short time on SSB. A Sweep using both modes! K5YAA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K5ZD Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 66,400 Interesting short skip both Sat and Sun evening from here to W8/9/0 on 20m. Helped me avoid having to work 40 and 75. Last three sections were VE4, VE7, and SC. Got on after the Cowboys game to see if I could find SC. Had about given up when K3AN called in on 20! VY1 was easy. Heard VY1MB and VY1JA running guys for hours on the very low end of 20m. WMA must have been rare because had a number of people thank me for the Sweep. Some with big QSO numbers. That gave me motivation to call CQ more. At one point I must have been spotted in the NCCC cluster because had a run of 15 class U stations in a row! QSO/Sec by hour and band Hour 80 40 20 15 Total Cumm OffTime 2100Z - - - 12/8 12/8 12/8 26 2200Z - - - - 0/0 12/8 60 2300Z - - - - 0/0 12/8 60 0000Z --+-- --+-- 24/11 --+-- 24/11 36/19 35 0100Z - 1/0 16/2 - 17/2 53/21 48 0200Z 11/5 5/3 4/3 - 20/11 73/32 11 0300Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 0400Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 0500Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 0600Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 0700Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 0800Z --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- 0/0 73/32 60 0900Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 1000Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 1100Z - - - - 0/0 73/32 60 1200Z 38/14 - 8/8 - 46/22 119/54 15 1300Z 6/1 8/2 3/0 - 17/3 136/57 40 1400Z - 14/2 21/3 - 35/5 171/62 15 1500Z - - - - 0/0 171/62 60 1600Z --+-- --+-- --+-- --+-- 0/0 171/62 60 1700Z - - - - 0/0 171/62 60 1800Z - - 63/13 - 63/13 234/75 21 1900Z - 11/0 15/2 25/0 51/2 285/77 8 2000Z - - - - 0/0 285/77 60 2100Z - - - 8/0 8/0 293/77 53 2200Z - - 42/2 2/0 44/2 337/79 29 2300Z - - - - 0/0 337/79 60 0000Z 27/0 2/0 37/1 --+-- 66/1 403/80 4 0100Z 3/0 8/0 1/0 - 12/0 415/80 46 0200Z - - - - 0/0 12/8 60 Total: 85/20 49/7 234/45 47/8 Guess I never operated a whole clock hour. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6GEP Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 23,616 This is my first actual entry in SS Phone. Never got a run going like I did on CW. Very tough sledding. Got my multiband dipole up to 55 feet at the apex right before the contest. A little disappointed that raising it from 20 feet up to 55 did not make too large of a difference. Thanks to all of the MDC stations out there - you were well represented! Where were the VE7's? Finally worked one late Sunday. 72 sections will be my record - only got 70 on CW. Missed WNY DE SFL SC MS ND NL NT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6IDX Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 207,360 Thanks to Brad, K6IDX for the use of his fine station. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6III Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 67,940 Spent a bit of time making spots to the node. Missed SC (as usual)! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6JEB Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 30,222 I am learning that Contesting is a journey, not a destination. SSB is more challenging than CW IMHO. I learn something new in every contest. A haiku: Sweepstakes Weekend here station set up perfectly where's that fuse I need?! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6MM Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 123,680 It doesn't help when Murphy visits during the first hour of the contest. Power outage + computer freeze = #@!&@!. It's always a slugfest on 40 SSB (ugh), and there's always one Section in low supply. This time it was SC for me. Luckily, one called me late Sunday. Next year I'll use a voice keyer -- I'm pooped. Thanks for all the Qs. 73, John, K6MM. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6NV Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 96,696 This is, by far, the best I have ever done is a SSB SS! I missed out on my first sweep by missing NL somehow which is a bumer. Thought it was going to be a washout earlier in the week due to some pretty awful power line noise that has come up in the last month. It is due north of my house, so with the Yagi I could minimize it by pointing due east, but 40m was gross and 80m bearable. The noise rendered 40m almost unuseable except for selective S&P. The station played flawlessly, no problems with my stuff. Sunday before the contest we had a short work party and raised my low 40m vee about 30'to over 60', don't know how much difference it made, but the RFI problems into the house have lessened. I also re-adjusted 1 leg on the 80m vee to get it further away from the house and now no RFI into the ham computer. Now to solve a problem with my neighbor and we will be home free, going to pay attention to what K9YC is putting out. I learned some lessons in this contest, other than it was pure torture for most of the time on 20m and 80m. I should have stayed up latter (past 0030) Sat night, when I started getting tired 80m quieted down and most of the QRM and congestion disappeared, I probably could have worked another 50-100 q's late at night, and just slept another hour or so on the other end, plus the late night operators seem to have it together better. The highlights were being able to hold a run frequency most of Sunday morning on 14.201 without being pushed off (I even felt that I was loud for most of the 4 hours), my rates weren't high (they never are) but it wasn't until propagation changed that I had to move. I did get in on the NCCC rally times, it was very cool and a break to have these loud, clear, well articulated stations to work after suffering with noise and QRP stations. The spotting helped save the day, thanks guys. I could always tell when I got spotted by the pileups, also got spotted in PVRC territory when the 2's and 3's lined up. I worked more ME, VT, NH, NE and SD stations than I knew that existed, this was good. I see now that next year I will be over the 100,000 point mark. Equipment lineup: FT-1000MP AL-80b, 8-900w out most of the time TH-3 Yagi at 60+', vees on 80 and 40, 160m slopper WL and an ancient Dell PC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6OWL Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 15,008 Seven hours according to Writelog, only seemed like longer. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6QK Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 131,054 I expected to do a limited effort but that all changed when my station started to function as it was designed to. My RFI problems experienced in CQWW were resolved with the use of torroids and ferrite clamp-on beads with absolute success. I could change bands at will and operate a full legal limit with absolutely no problems. My FT-1000MP, Alpha 91 Beta, SteppIR, MFJ Voice Keyer and WriteLog all played as they should. What a pleasure when it all works. And the bands appeared to be in very respectable conditions. YES. This was my best effort in SS to date; again, another good experience. Thanks to all who worked me. 73, Harv K6QK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6SU Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 94,720 My mother told me - if you can't say anything nice ... It's nice that being low power on SSB will help you practice S&P. It's nice that RFI problems can be easily found by hooking up a second radio, and nice that RFI problems can be easily removed by unhooking the second radio. It's nice that computers shut down whenever they think they are having problems, and nice that there is always paper to log on until the computer starts back up. Its nice that 40m doesn't really open up for contacts by low wire antennas until many hours after 20m closes, so that you can listen to the east coast work each other without interference from your calls. It's nice that I get to spend twice as many hours on the air, just to make the same number of QSOs as on CW. Its nice when people say "Is everyone from SCV on in this contest?!" It's nice that its over... Mark K6SU (K6UFO) Yaesu FT-1000MP 100 watts. Antennas: Tennadyne 6 el Log Periodic up 40 ft wire loop and tuner for 40m and 80m. Writelog ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6VVA Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 84,160 As it always seems, I ended up operating more hours than planned. Contesting is an addiction! Less pain that in the CW SS, 'cuz I did my right hand therapy exercises more frequently and sometimes just let it hang down toward the floor while the computer Auto-CQ'd. Unlike my packet screw up in the CW SS, I installed the latest version of Writelog just before the SSB weekend but could never resolve the - Can't create packet OLE Automation Object - problem. No possible screw up again, 'cuz I couldn't use packet. I think it was a blessing in disguise. Shame on those whose prefill logs may show me as PREC "U" 'cuz I was "B" this weekend. In spite of no stinkin' packet, I made another Clean Sweep which was thrilling! Working some usual rare mults in the first few hours got me excited about the possibilities again, and in spite of off and on operating, I thought it just might be possible. After working VO1HE on 15m just before QSYing to Church Sunday Morning, that only left MB & WMA after just missing VE4EAR. When I returned in the afternoon, I kept hoping maybe VE4XT was around, and really got excited after finally snagging Kelly on 20m. Tnx, OM. That's when I inhaled most of the rest of a new bag of Jet Puffed marshmallows and a bunch of chocolate to ramp up toward a possible Sweep. It was so close I could taste it. I reverted to CQing on 14.173 for about 30 QSOs before I panic'd about WMA for #80. No WMA's called, so decided to start tuning around. All of a sudden, I realized I hadn't yet worked K5ZD, but couldn't remember if he was EMA or WMA. So I checked my CW SS log and that's when the adrenalin started flowing when I realized Randy was my possible ticket to paradise. Oh Oh...more panic...I wondered if he did a straight 24 hours and then quit? UGH. Where on earth might he be? I dialed down to 14.150 and started working my way up. No K5ZD. I was back on (my) 14.173 frequency but kept tuning up. HOT DIGGITY DOG! Just 4Khz up from where I had been CQing and QSOing in panic city was K5ZD. First Call...Wham Bam...Numero 80...I almost wet my pants!!! Tnx again, Randy. You made my day, OM. Except for a brief Mini-HMO as KP2CW/M next door, most of the rest of SS was spent on the couch with an ice-pack nursing my Tendonitis. This was my last SS from this RF-Hole LPCS QTH. Next year: Surprise, Surprise!!! 73 & Tnx for the Q's & Mults & Sweep... Rick, K6VVA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K6ZM Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 109,440 Many thanks to Kevin, WB6S, for his wonderful station and hospitality. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K7ABV Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 29,480 played with new logging program only on sunday, too much going on rest of the time...program worked fine, suprised to work so many sections with short time on the band, nice to see old timer's again.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K7BG Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 92,000 Last section needed was SFL. Had some fun getting a rate fix, but with no voice keyer the old tonsils sure get a good workout with the SS exchange. I sure wish all these fine SSB ops would get on for the CW running of this premier contest next year. What say? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K7LMM Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 720 Operated limited time with a borrowed R7 (thanks to Dennis, AF7Y). Got on the air a little late. Propagation not good from this location. Did manage to get several new states however. Could hear far more than could hear me. See you next year with a tower and a beam. Hope to do better next time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K7MM Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 80,000 Fourth consecutive QRP Sweep! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K7RL Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 290,720 Admittedly, I was less than enthusiastic about participating in Sweepstakes this year. The thought of slugging it out on 20m and 40m for over twenty hours among the heavy splatter and buckshot seemed daunting. My solution to this motivational dilemma was to try something new: Unlimited! Overall, total raw Qs are down 115 from my 2005 bravo effort. I was already trailing 105 Qs from last year’s pace after the first twelve hours. That proved tough to make-up. In hindsight, three mistakes cost me: Number one: Leaving 20m for 40m too early the first night. Number two: Staying too long on 40m the first night. Number three: Moving to 15m at all. In fact, I never should have left 20m during the daylight hours (although, it was a nice break from the QRM!). Speaking of QRM, if tuning-up on contesters ever becomes the best way to spend a weekend, my wife has strict instructions to institutionalize me. Surviving the jammers, zombie ragchewers, frequency police, and crowded bands are certainly part of navigating a successful SSB SS effort. Thanks to all the great ops that made it into the log. Happy Thanksgiving to all! 73 de Mitch, K7RL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K7VU Class: Multi-Op LP Total Score = 122,880 First time for multi for sweepstakes. Got our sweep near end of contest when ND called us! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K7XC Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 50,050 Recovering From Outpatient Surgery. My endurance is not what it used to be, Only On For The First Half Of The Contest as NA7RF was coming to use my place for the second 1/2 under the call K1CD. 80M was increadible! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K8BB Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 263,680 K8BB and WD8S Multi-Op from the main K8CC station, with K8CC Single-Op Unlimited from the 10m operating position outside the main shack. No SCP for us - real men copy what they hear! (We'll see what the UBN report looks like ... ) First hour was great: 130! Then the next three hours hovered around 85 - not so good. Finally, with a band change to 80m, hour 5 (!) was back up to 120. From there, it tapered off as SS usually does. One of these years we'll figure out the key to 600 QSOs in the first 6 hours ... All Day-1 QSOs were all 15m, 40m, and 80m as K8CC was using the 20m antennas for his Single-Op effort. Day-2 rates were decent enough and somewhat steady. We only took one 30-min period off in the early evening, then ended at 0130z. Overall we came up just a few QSOs short of our similar effort, two years ago. Some highlights include making the Clean Sweep on Saturday night. Just after WD8S hit the hay, VE7SZ called in at 0814z and was 30 over on 80m! I decided to leave the 80m antenna pointed to the NW, hoping that AK would call in. *The very next QSO* was AK, with our last needed mult! We tried to conform to the rules and conventions of clean, ethical contesting: we avoided running in the DX windows, we tried to be aware of the stations around us so as not to park next to a "rare" mult, and once I abanonded my run frequency when I accidently spotted a station on my frequency after working him on the SUB-VFO. While running on 3772kHz Saturday evening, two particularly loud stations started a QSO right on my frequency and proceeded to accuse contesters of being impolite and irrespectful of the DX window. Therefore, they were going to intentionally QRM *ME* and take *MY* frequency for their use. After enough seconds/minutes of this that I knew these guys indeed might not go away, I addressed them and tried to plead my case that I was NOT in the DX window, I had not done anything to harm their previous frequency or QSOs, and that I felt I was being unfairly singled-out as a target for RF abuse. Furthermore, I had been on this frequency (after I asked if it was in use) for hours and hundreds of QSOs. I suggested, as politely as I could at that point, that we "work out a compromise" or something. Having two antennas and five directions to from which to choose, I was still able to make a few QSOs through their antics and they eventually left, though not without making a final statement about my character. In response, I resisted the temptation to "oink" into my microphone. :-) NA 10.64 FT-1000D x2 with TX interlock 15m: 5/5/5, 4L; 3-1000Z 20m: 5/5, 4L; 4-1000A 40m: 3L, dipoles; 4-1000A 80m: 4-square, dipole; 2x3-500Z 73! Don/K8BB and Mike/WD8S Go Mad River! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K8BL Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 80,000 ARRL SWEEPSTAKES -- 2006 Call: K8BL Category: Single Operator Power: Low Power Band: All Band Mode: SSB Section: OH BAND QSO QSO PTS SECTIONS 160 0 0 - 80 236 472 - 40 65 130 - 20 69 138 - 15 130 260 - 10 0 0 - ----------------------------------- Totals 500 1000 80 Score: 80,000 Power Output: <150 watts Hours of operation: _12_ Equipment Description: IC-756PROIII (WHICH DIED AFTER 11 HOURS!), THEN IC-706MKIIIG 80 & 40 DOUBLE BAZOOKAS, 20/15 4EL TRIB @ 50' Club Affiliation: NORTH COAST CONTESTERS This is to certify that in this contest I have operated my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest. Signature ______BOB LIDDY - K8BL___________ MAILING ADDRESS: BOB LIDDY K8BL 7234 ENFIELD DRIVE MENTOR, OH 44060 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K8IR Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 67,308 Missed ND. Got off to a fast start thanks to 15m. Had some nice short skip on 20 well into the evening Saturday. Can't complain about conditions. I was even with last year at 2000 Sunday. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K9ES Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 73,164 2006 ARRL NOVEMBER SWEEPSTAKES K9ES SFL (Nr A K9ES 58 SFL) SO AB Phone LP Operating Time 9 Hours 75 391 Q 60 Sections 40 19 Q 0 Sections 20 39 Q 11 Sections 15 20 Q 7 Sections 469 Q 78 Sections Missed KH6 and VE7 73,164 Points Managed to also work 5A7A and 3B8/OM0C on 80CW It is obvious that the 4-Square plays better than the GAP Challenger. Was able to use the 80M doublet on 15 and 20M with low VSWR and no tuner. Radio - IC756 Pro 2 100 Watts Ant - Gap Challenger 80M Doublet 80M 4-Square Managed to work many FCG'ers. 73's Eric K9ES ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K9GX Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 204,480 Got off to a slow start. Should have started on 40m. Fooled around with trying to hang a horizontal loop until about 18UT on Saturday. Got snagged in trees. Firewood delivery guy called at 1945UT to announce he was on the way with a load of wood (keep your comments to yourself)so at 2015 I was showing him where to drop his load (shut up). 75m dipole at 30 meters suddenly was delivering loads of RF back into the shack. Went barefoot with it Saturday night. Went QRO Sunday night on the HF9V. Couldn't really estabish a good run on 20. Last 3 sections were PAC, KP4 and MS! Got a tip that N5KDV was holding forth on 40, worked him on the first call in a huge pileup for #80. Of course 30 minutes later KK5K called me! Found calling out discreet numbers when delivering serial numbers and crisp phonetics on the rest of the exchange really cut the requests for fills. Was great to hear more YLs, school stations and kids operating with their parents, like young Steven at NU2M. I always stopped for a second to visit with the youngsters. Had fun in spite of Murphy's presence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K9GY Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 31,496 Well first attempt to call CQ ended in XYL QRM so most of this is S+P effort. Got to keep the family harmony for CQ WW CW next weekend. Next year I'll need to put up an 80m dipole instead of a 40m dipole! Missed: WMA, SC, PAC, AK, MS, NM, NTX, OK, ID, WY, IA, NE, ND, NL, QC, SK, BC, NT Highlight of the weekend was working E51PEN on North Cook with 5 watts (FT-817) and Cushcraft R7000 vertical on 40m CW early Sat a.m. Got to love CW :-) Also went to Casino Royale on Sat...Another two years until the next Bond movie. Best of health to all, Eric ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K9NS Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 326,880 See us on the web @ http://www.k9ns.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: K9PJ Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 15,552 Great Sport, at least while Murphy allowed it. Basement shack flood Thursday prior to contest forced all equipment and anything valuable to have to be moved, and after water pumped out equipment reinstalled, and other commitments handled, not much operating time left for a sleep deprived operator. Handicaps known prior to flood: one 80 meter dipole at 20', no computer, rusty operator. Station: IC-756, 30L-1, 80 Meter Dipole at 20' RFP's now out for an Ark. MM next time. Spirit of PVRC members is really impressive! 73, K9PJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KA1ARB Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 223,520 For the first time ever, the station was fully ready to go the night before the contest. One the plus side, we added a new and improved 3-element 40 meter delta beam. One the minus side, we blew the mic amp in the radio before the contest and sounded like lids for the entire weekend. We may not have had the most Q's in the contest, but we're in the running for the worst audio! With Lee, WB1ADR, putting in some of the best runs ever from KA1ARB, we got off to a great start. Somehow, we lost our focus and ended up with fewer Q's than last year. Still, we had a great time as always - thanks for all the Q's. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KA1CQR Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 25,960 What a weekend, huh? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KA2D Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 39,500 Missed SC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KB9OWD Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 109,440 Well, way down from last year but overall I left the weekend feeling good. Had nice runs on 80 and 40 at different times and felt fairly loud there most of the time. 20 in SS in LP is about useless as there is no sense and even trying to run. Got up there early before the "big guns" came up and did a little CQing, but 90 percent of those are S & P and work what I heard. Good openings to the west coast all day on 15. The 3 160 QSO's were the only time I was up there, which was about 5 min. Saturday night. Hit CQ and my first reply was from MT, the only time I heard MT all weekend so it paid off. Finished the sweep earlier than last year. I was running on 40 a good part of Sunday afternoon and had it down to MS pretty much all afternoon for the sweep. Kept asking those that called in if they had seen anyone and all had the same response of "not since yesterday". About 2200Z while scrolling for one on 40 I did come across one, finishing the sweep with plenty of time to spare. Finished first in WI LP last year, but think the torch for that may go on over to Greg, K0PJ. He was a good 80 QSO's ahead of me when I heard him Sunday morning!!! If so, congratulations Greg!!! See you all next weekend from "the farm" W0AIH in CQWW CW. 73, Ryan KB9OWD ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KC4HW Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 38,088 Used a TH3MKSII at 40' pointed North (not rotating), a 4BTV and a 1/4 wave sloper pointed north. I had a pretty good time on 40M and 20M Sunday morning. Just spent when I was not working on the tower projects. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KC5R Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 102,240 My turn to gloat - Yeh, I got (2) NTs this time too (thanks guys). Just for kicks, I even asked VY1MB to repeat his section. Pretty much a full effort, although I had to watch the OSU-MI Football game first. So I missed about 2.5 hours early in the contest. In the end, I got less sleep and had a monster headache by about 6 PM on Sunday. I grinded away but my last 2 hours were pitiful by even QRP standards (10 Q hours). Physically I was drained, vocally I was tired (I'm asking Santa for a voice keyer, in addition to my own Hooters franchise this year) and I had to get up at 5 AM Monday to boot. I had to take a couple extra breaks. QRP in SSB is almost an athletic event. The good news was that my XYL didn't have to pass the code test on Sunday for me to work LA. I got 2 of them (although I did not work W5WMU - he just doesn't want to work me or something). The last 5 sections for me were QC, ME, NT, AK, finally BC (I heard about 4 VE7s, but all were pouncing except the one I worked). I practically cried as I worked my first sweep in 26 years of SS on either mode (I probably operated about 15 of those years in one mode or another)! Frankly, I got 2 of all sections except for QC, BC, ME, WMA, SC, NNY, SFL, PAC, and ND. Thanks for all the signal compliments, and the guys who listened up for me, especially on 80 (except for N2BJ who said with a raspy NY gangster voice "You Q guys are killing me"). Some favorites were K0BUD on 40 stopping his run and asked me "WOW Q....so how much power are you running?" (I don't know what he was expecting me to say), and NE3F on 20 saying he might as well not have put up a 100' tower if he could do it QRP. Thanks (I think) for the compliment. Both these guys were 30-40 over here, and I think I was 5-10 over there. Good signals for me, except when you add in the QRM factor - it does make it tough to run stations. However, in case anyone else ever wants to pay a compliment to a nice strong QRP station, a better compliment would be, "Hey you've got a great QRP signal. How 'bout you take my nice clear frequency while I go pounce a little, and I'll come check on you later and run off those big guys that will inevitably move 1 KC away and start CQing". See you all. -Al ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KD0S Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 303,200 Thanks to Jim- KD0S and family for allowing me to invade and use this very new but excellent station! Only had antennas and radios set up for 3 weeks at this new QTH! This time as opposed to CW SS, everything worked perfectly. No RFI issues to deal with, just equipment working as it should which was really nice. We didn't have up all the antennas we wanted due to weather, but that will come with time. Started on 20m, and had really solid hours of 144,170, and 124. Actually the first 10 hours ended up well over 1000 Q's. By the break time at 0756 hours had only ND and VY1 to finish the sweep. Bands seemed to be very good from here, especially 20 and 40m, with some deep QSB on 40m. 80m was wall to wall, and was CQ'ing up to 3970 at times! Sunday I started on 20m and carved out a spot on 14.286, spending most of the day there, until I had to hunt down VY1 later in the day. 15m was very long for here, so didn't spend much time up there except to look for J, VY1JA. Thanks J for getting on. Got that mult knocked off, then to find ND! Wow, thats usually pretty easy from here, but not this time. Ended up going to 80m early Sunday evening and CQ'ing around 3919, and an ND called in after coming off a net, W0OSP! Thanks for calling. Unbelievable it took that long! Celebration and then back to 80/40m cq'ing and S/P for some slow few hours. Great contest, thanks again to Jim and family, and to all the Q's - great to work the regulars and new folks also! Lots of 00-06 years, so thats encouraging. Got another tower and some more antennas to get up yet in the next year at this station, so will continue to develop that. It seems to work very well from here. Right now, have a TH7 at 95 ft and a 2 ele 40 at 90 ft, with Inv Vee for 80/160m at 87 ft. Plans are for another tower with similar hardware and also sidemounted tribanders on both. Lots of work but great fun to operate! 73, Lord Bless! Todd WD0T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KD2MX Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 18,980 QSO #1 was KL7IDA on one call on 15M. That was a thrill, with a touch of contest irony, as I had hunted high and low for AK during the CW SS. He disappeared shortly afterward and I didn't hear another AK during the rest of the weekend. My time was limited but I enjoyed working a phone contest, running a full 100W, for a change. Missed some "easy" sections. Where was everyone from WI? Never heard even one. Almost didn't work my own section of NNJ but finally found somebody Sunday evening. Made many unsuccessful calls trying to work a K6 with a huge signal from NV, only to grab K6NV on one call a bit later. It is always amazingly bizarre how the multipliers fall (or don't). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KD4D Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 254,880 Thanks again to John Evans, N3HBX, for letting me use the "farm." I lost the beverage switching box early Saturday night, so I had to listen using the transmit inverted vee on 80 which made for a long night. I wanted to really push 80 meters, but due to the loss of the beverages and having better antennas on 40, I ended up having more QSO's on 40 than 80 this year. A personal best for me in SSB SS. First time over 1500 QSO's! :-) I used a couple of tips from Ty, K3MM, that I think helped. First, I really concentrated on running for the first ten hours. That helped my rates and kept my run frequencies clearer. Second, I didn't lose my run frequency any on Saturday trying to pull out the REALLY weak stations. That helped a lot. Trying to copy these guys on Saturday would sometime result in a loud CQ getting an answer on my run frequency - and then no more run frequency. I don't think I made any MAJOR blunders this time in strategy. I wished at 8:25PM that I had some more operating time, but who knows? I tried 40 for the last few hours a few times, but could never get anything going so ended up on 80. This is the first time I ever worked more than one NT (I ended up with three). I remember thinking "I need VY1JA" when I went from 40 to 20. I turned the beam to about 320, called CQ, and worked J. in 1 MINUTE as my third QSO on 20. Thanks, J. I used the second radio to pick up PR and VI on Sunday morning while CQ'ing on 40. I just pointed the beam southeast and found WP3R and KP2D. The last sections were (in order): A and BC on 40 before my first break, VI and PR on 20 when I got on Sunday morning, and then MB and NL. I worked at least two of each section - a first for me I think! Lots of MDC, VA, and even DE stations on. Great fun. Go PVRC! 2006 SS SSB - KD4D @ N3HBX HOUR 80SSB 40SSB 20SSB 15SSB TOTAL ACCUM ---- ------ ------ ------ ------ ----- ----- 21 0 6 70 0 76 76 22 39 47 2 0 88 164 23 79 1 0 0 80 244 0 88 0 0 0 88 332 1 59 6 0 0 65 397 2 7 73 0 0 80 477 3 0 90 0 0 90 567 4 7 68 0 0 75 642 5 42 37 0 0 79 721 6 1 78 0 0 79 800 7 43 25 0 0 68 868 8 23 13 0 0 36 904 9 0 0 0 0 0 904 10 0 0 0 0 0 904 11 2 7 0 0 9 913 12 44 22 0 0 66 979 13 3 35 9 0 47 1026 14 1 53 3 0 57 1083 15 0 66 6 0 72 1155 16 0 23 44 0 67 1222 17 0 6 59 0 65 1287 18 0 0 21 2 23 1310 19 0 0 52 1 53 1363 20 0 0 29 18 47 1410 21 0 0 41 4 45 1455 22 10 2 5 0 17 1472 23 48 1 0 0 49 1521 0 49 4 0 0 53 1574 1 18 1 0 0 19 1593 TOTAL 563 664 341 25 2006 SS SSB - KD4D @ N3HBX 1. Il 98 2. Va 76 3. Mdc 64 4. Mn 60 5. Mi 54 6. Oh 53 7. Scv 51 8. Nc 40 9. Co 37 10. WWa 36 11. Sv 34 12. Wi 34 13. In 33 14. NNj 33 15. On 31 16. NTx 29 17. Ep 27 18. Mo 26 19. STx 26 20. Ga 26 21. Or 25 22. ENy 25 23. Ct 24 24. NFl 23 25. Nh 23 26. Em 23 27. Az 22 28. Tn 22 29. Ok 21 30. WNy 20 31. SFl 19 32. Ia 19 33. Ks 18 34. Org 18 35. WPa 18 36. NLi 18 37. Eb 18 38. Ky 17 39. Sdg 15 40. Ew 15 41. Al 15 42. Ne 14 43. La 13 44. WcF 13 45. Nm 13 46. Bc 13 47. Mt 12 48. Ar 12 49. Nv 12 50. Wv 12 51. Sjv 11 52. Sc 11 53. Lax 10 54. SNj 10 55. Sf 10 56. Sd 9 57. Id 9 58. Vt 9 59. Wy 8 60. Me 8 61. De 8 62. Ri 8 63. WMa 8 64. Ab 6 65. Sb 6 66. Ut 6 67. Pac 6 68. Ak 6 69. WTx 5 70. Sk 5 71. Mb 5 72. Nd 4 73. Nl 4 74. Mar 4 75. Qc 4 76. NNy 3 77. Ms 3 78. Nt 3 79. Vi 2 80. Pr 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KE1IH Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 136,800 This is my first M/S from my home QTH. Many thanks to N1MM and N1IXF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KE4KMG Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 26,180 Didn't hear BC and ND! Could not break the pile up with NWT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KI6CG Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 152,160 At 70 years old I may be slowing down. DE:George ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KI9A Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 167,200 Figures..just 50 Q shy of personal best, & I didn't stay in the chair the full 24! Beat myself up Sat night, shut down early. Sunday turned out to really good..well, better than I thought. Had 450 Q's when i shut down, ended up with 1045, with a nice 1.5 hr lunch. Thanks for the Q's, & Happy Thanksgiving to all! 73-Chuck KI9A Rig: Icom 746 Icom 751 Amp; Sb-1000 @ 800w Ant A3 tribander @ 25', and G5RV @ 60' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KK1L Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 242,240 The past few years Saturday has continued to become less productive, whil Sunday has improved slightly. I think this is due to the increasingly crowded band conditions on 20m. I find myself fighting much harder against the QRM and it has a profound effect on the rate. I really really really should have bought a roofing filter for the D. I have a long wait for relief for the TS-850 it seems. MAYBE the TS-950 roofing filter in the works can be made to work in the 850...one can only hope. I was really impressed with the meteor contacts(??) I made on 20m around 01Z. Really watery contacts to NNY, NNJ, and southern VT...very unusual. Sunday as usual was a very long day! I pretty much had a QRP rig as my 2nd radio. The D started putting out only 30W or so later on Saturday and could not drive the amp well. I chose to move it to the 2nd radio to get pretty much full juice out of the four 572Bs. The Rx in the 850 is not as good as the D, but it worked out okay. For those few of you that wondered why I sounded Q with a B precedence, it is probably because you were a 2nd radio contact. I must say that the PVRC did a nice job of drumming up stations. MDC moved from a consistent 12th (~30Qs) rank in section count to 4th (63Qs) this year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KK8I Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 67,032 FT-1000MP, G5RV Had planned to reach 100k but cut it short for three reasons: - Low Power SSB with a single wire antenna is quite a pain (QRP would be even moreso). CW is so much better for this setup. - My shack is next to the bedrooms, so cannot operate SSB at night. - Had taken in two stray kittens a few weeks ago and on Sunday, a cage at the Animal Shelter became available. The kids were all in tears, so we spent a lot of time together, including going to the theater to see 'Happy Feet'. Missed ND, AK, PAC and NT. Heard AK and PAC, but no chance on SSB... 73! Uli, KK8I ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KN6RO Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 67,200 Only managed to work about half time. I always have fun during the sweeps. Worked WB4UKL in WCF for the sweep at 17:54 on Sunday. Heard and worked several SECC members. Sounded like everyone that owned a HF radio in MDC, DE and VA was on the air. FT-1000MP, Tl-922, KLM KT-34 at 60 feet, Inverted Vee at 60 feet on 40 and 80 meters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KO7X Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 128,960 Don't know where the KH6s were this time, but the only station I ever heard out there was NH6P. I sat in the pileup for quite a while on Saturday before giving up and thinking I would get him on Sunday. All the other sections were in the bag except for WTX. Sunday morning a WTX station called me on 20. One section to go and I figured that NH6P or another KH6 would show up that afternoon. Sure enough, NH6P was spotted on 15 and I got him in the log after a couple of calls. No trouble with Wyoming this time - there were 4 of them in my log and someone told me he had worked 15 stations in Wyoming. Rather amazing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KP2CW/M Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 144 A Mini-HMO at the end of the contest with a Hustler whip on my SUV parked on my neighbor's property. It was Brutal, but congrats to those who pulled me out of the poop (W7WA was first). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KP2TM Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 328,960 This is year two of the KP2TM station and with one SS from VI under my belt and some time on the air from the station in other contests, I at least had an idea of how the station played (last year's SS was the first time the station went on the air). The best I can describe this weekend is the tale of two contests. There was the first 18.5 hours of operation and then there was the last 5.5 hours of operation (which was also the last 5.5 hours of the contest). After 18.5 hours, I had 1900+ Q's and thought I was on track. Last year I averaged 60+ Q's/hr for the last 5 hours. So I was thinking 2200+ or better, which I thought would be competitive. Unfortunately, that isn't what played out this year. 15m took a dive early. 20m didn't play either. 20m seemed to be more of a transitional band than a run band this weekend. 40m was a big disappointment on Sun eve (after a good run Sat eve). 80m had so much QRN that it wasn't much good. If you were doing the math, you figured out that after averaging over 100/hr for the first 18.5 hours... it took the last 5 hours to get the next 100 Q's. Words can't express the frustration. I guess there's always next year. Now to get ready for WW CW but first some scuba, mountain biking, sea-kyak time, etc. Then another weekend in the chair. Tim K9TM/KP2TM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KR2Q Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 83,006 I did a lot more antenna work between weekends, but my score dropped compared to cw (6 more qso's, but less sections). Missed MS, BC, NT (heard MS and BC). My first serious SSB SS effort ever. de Doug KR2Q ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KT0R Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 265,920 Well, another year of Sweepstakes has come and gone. We had another fine top notch dedicated crew. Everyone was here and willing to help out however they could. I want to thank Greg K0OB, Al K0AD, and Jason NN7L for a fine job. We had kind of a rocky start. I had to leave at 3:40 to pick up my son from a birthday party. I was gone for an hour. Greg K0OB had to leave for a wedding party from 4:40 till around 9:30. But Al and Jason stepped up to the plate and did a great job. All the equipment worked flawlessly. The DOS software TRLog never crashed once. I just can’t say enough about TRLog. I keep hearing all the horror stories about writelog and the other window base software. TR log you can run on a $10 computer and just goes and goes. The only down side to TRLog is RTTY. But for CW and SSB I think a great program. Our rates the first few hours were very good. Greg started out on 20 and we finished the 1st hour with 165 hour followed by a 103, 98,111, and 89 hours. Things stayed steady for the evening hovering around 50-60 hour mark. 40 meters seemed to go long a bit early so off to 80 meters we went. I think going to 80 early helped. I think we got on the band before a lot of others. This is the first year that we didn’t have too much trouble with the rag chewers on 75 meters. We were on 3863 all night and no one really said boo to us. Well as far as I can remember. We just kept plugging along on the low bands. Jason and I kept operating until we were famished around 9:00 pm and we ordered some great pizza from Frankie’s. Wow it was good. Thanks Jason. Greg returned around 10:00pm and gave us some relief and left around 12:30am. Jason and I pulled the plug at 2:00 am and QRT’d till 8:00 am CST. We had 908 Qso’s and 79 mults. Needing only NL. On Sunday morning Greg was here bright and early. Our first qso was with VO1TA 14:03 UTC for the Sweep. We started out on 40 and 20 meters. 40 was in good shape and remained good till almost 10:00 am. Our morning rates were 94,88,69 and then 39. Then 20 and 15 got going and things picked up. The last 3 hours were spent on 80 and 40 with low rates in the 30’s. We felt had good signals but, just could not get much going. Nice to hear KR0B on my freq for a new qso. The band was strange you were very weak for some reason. I knew I had to get your attention. If you started running there I would have been pushed out and 75 meters was packed. Next year should be better with the expanded frequencies. Sunday night we were on 3783 for the duration. The bands just seemed strange this year. It was so nice to hear so many old friends and familiar calls. Sunday can be a grind but, sure is nice to have a few guys together to make it fun. We had many laughs and chuckles and looking forward to next year, despite our score being a bit lower than expected. Congrats to everyone that got on for the contest. It was nice to hear K0FVF on the band. We worked 51 Mn stations. It was state # 6 tied with OH. Va won with 93 and IL with 90. Thanks to everyone that called in and we will be in there for CQWW ! Vry 73 Dave KT0R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KT4PD Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 14,884 Using flagpole (vertical)antenna. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KT4Q Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 99,520 Conditions were not the best but at least the atomospheric noise level was low. I didn't start until 7:30 EST as I have prior commitments. The night was short but still enjoyed the event. Was pretty wipped out toward the end as my productivity fell off dramaticallly. I got my Sweep however! Rig: Yaesu FT-1000MP MV Amp: AL-572 running @ 1200W Ant: 7 element tri-band @ 60ft for 15/20M Vertical @ 80ft for 40M Carolina Windom @ 65 ft for 40/80M ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KT4W Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 175,680 Thanks to N3HBX for the use of his home station. This is a very good station. KD4D was at the monster station about 10 miles away. My activity was part of the PVRC push. A few comments: Never worked so many WY stations. They used to be rare. I know that it's one skip to WY. Skip must have been just right to TN and MN. They all had big signals. SC still seems rare. ME was loud early, that indicates long skip. It makes working all the 2 call area harder than at higher flux. I think all sections had at least two operators. It was good to hear two VY1 stations in there for hours. With the low flux and A index, it was hard to hear others on 20, so finding a run frequency was a challenge. A little backscatter is a good thing. This was my first attempt at SO2R, that's a new aspect. If the spots change to the alternate band, it would make finding new Qs easier. That's a fairly complex change to the program. With everyone on computer logging, it was interesting to hear so many queries about my section. Yes, it's officially Maryland-DC. I usually gave "Mary-land." I heard a lot of the MDC ops giving the section phonetically as MDC. We're the only Section that crosses a political jurisdiction. Until the early 60s, the section was MDD, so it included Delaware as well. If DC were a section, it would be VERY rare. There are only about 600 hams in DC. Searching QRZ shows very few with a DC address. 73, Ray ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KT7G Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 12,654 Other than N1MM thinking the ft100D was on 338mhz and not letting me log without a reboot, not too bad. Propogation can only get better! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KU5B Class: School Club LP Total Score = 40,000 Fun test. Alabama and Auburn game on Saturday so I could only op on Sunday! I'll be back next year to try and beat this! On behalf of Birmingham-Southern College Colin KU5B ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: KY5R Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 240,320 TNX to all for Q's this weekend. Had a great time. Just can't figure out 20mtrs from hr. Seems 20mtrs to be the only situation thats holding me back to get to the next level. If I had been able to get any rate on Sunday morning to mid-day Id have been there. Put up low tribander(30')just for the weekend. Didn't prove that was the missing link to 20mtr rate. Oh well back to the "skunk works" for resolution other than moving to NE or to FL. Hope all had as much fun as I did. 1st SS was in 1963 as a novice. Still comming back for more....... Tim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N0AC Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 170,482 Thanks to Toni for the use of the station. Missed MB. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N0IJ Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 83,550 Only had 6 hours to play--glad they were the first 6. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N0KK Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 164,960 I really thought it was going to be better than it was but as soon as the bands went to 40 Saturday night I knew it was going to be a tough one..they were so long. BUT..The E-Like opening on Saturday night on 20 was awsome. It was so slow at times that there were two points when Writelog actually posted my off times even though I was tuning both rigs with all I had looking for a Q!( CQ'S went unanswered for many minutes!) That is SLOW...1 hour I only netted 4 contacts. To have s-9 stations not hear you got old. This was the toughest SS SSB weekend I can recall as SOLP...Really could have used that "Little Extra" many times. Was great to have KB7S (WY) call in the last couple hours for the sweep! That helped. Tnx N0AT for the use of his station! CU next year. KK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N0OCT Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 4,480 Didn't have much time to operate, let alone figure out how a microphone really works. Thanks to the ops who did dig my wee pistol signal out of the mud. Did see Spamalot Sunday evening, which was much more funny than 20m Sunday afternoon. . . -- 72, N0OCT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N0XB Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 43,470 Not the best band conditions. Had fun, considering it was a SSB contest, which I almost never do. Thanks to all who partipated. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N0YY Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 34,704 Rig: FT-1000MP Alpha 99 80M Delta Loop @ 70' Cushcraft X9 @ 72' Cushcraft R7 Well this is different than all others! Lost all 40M capability one hour before the contest. Something happenend to the 40M beam and the R7 went silent. Hmmmm... Nothing in common - Oh well, was time challenged for this weekend anyway. So with no 40M capability I just thought I would hand out a few Qs. Was only able to operate about 7 hours because of other unplanned challenges. Missed easy close in sections (CO!) and others because of the lack of the right band. The 80M Delta Loop does not like the phone end of the band so that was another challenge. Anyway - had fun and handed out a few Qs. Now to fix the antennas fast! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N1LN Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 96,000 What don't you want before, during and after a SSB contest? A sore throat!! Yup, came on Friday afternoon and, as you might expect, still here today. I got lots of use (and assistance) from the DVR in WriteLog, otherwise my participation in the event may have been a no show. I lived on ice water and menthol cough drops for all the on-the-air time. Laurie (my wife - N1YXU) and I entered as a multi-op this time. As we had a commitment Saturday afternoon and evening the opening hours were significantly impacted. I was on for about 35 minutes at the opening and then not back on until around 04:00 UTC. I worked for about 1 1/2 hrs before the throat said "quit until tomorrow if you want there to be a tomorrow" - so off to bed. We did manage to log about 13 hours of participation, although I took frequent breaks so the actual Q time is somewhat less. Oh well, we had fun anyway. We enjoy operating together and are looking forward to a M2 entry in NAQP-SSB in January. 73, Bruce / N1LN & Laurie / N1YXU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N1QD Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 600 Not bad for an indoor antenna and lowish power. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N2GC Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 30,084 Price of Sony PS-3 on eBay: $1500 - $5000 Price of an Amateur Radio Station: ? (don't want the XYL to know) Price for doing a phone contest: 2 Tylenol Watching your 8 year old son running guys: Priceless! After 4 years of Kids Day and 2 years of FD. The contest bug has bitten my son Sam. We started the contest by doing some S&P and he was comfortable with just having to say the serial number and the DVK did the rest. Then I found a clear spot high in the band on 75 (in between the guys complaining about contesters, the government or their hemorrhoids) and started to run guys. He didn't think he could do it. I kept coaxing him while I was running and after about 20 minutes I just switched headphones and DVK files on the fly. After the first few QSO's I could tell the nervousness went out the window and he was really into it. He kept watching the mult window too and gave a thumbs up everytime we worked a new one. Unfortunately we could only put in about 6 hours and did not get the sweep. It was also nice to work so many other youngsters and YL's. Maybe ham radio isn't dying after all. I would like to thank the many guys and gals that gave words of encouragement to Sam during our QSO's. You should have seen the smile on his face. Now if we can get the FCC to relax these silly third party rules and let these kids work some DX, maybe they will trade in their Sony's for Icom's! CU this weekend Mike, N2GC BTW the ARRL License Manual is on Sam's Xmas list. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N2MUN Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 50,050 Never heard SC,BC, AK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N2NT Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 295,040 We were behind last years pace the first night - 80m didn't seem to have the same magic as 2005. Sunday saved us. 40m SSB was a bottomless pit until a little after noon local time. Sporadic E on 20m was a nice treat at the end. We stayed on 20 from 00Z until 0130Z. Not many other stations on the band but there was a steady stream of W4,5,8,9 and 0 callers with low serial numbers. WB9Z was nearly pinning the S meter on 20m here at this time. Finished the contest at 0130Z. Nice to be done with SS at a reasonable hour on Sunday night. We finally broke 1800 QSOs this year - been trying to do that for 3 years. Hopefully we can get the crew together again in 07. Thanks to N2NT for hosting another SS multiop. - John N2NC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4BAA Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 184,480 Very fun!....Lost AMPLIFIER at 400 QSOs and just couldn't get it going FULL BORE again on any band! 40 SUCKS without an AMP!!! HI HI... FIRST CONTEST at my new QTH.... ICOM 756 PRO II AL-1200 6L 10M Mono x 2 6L 15M Mono 5L 20M Mono 2L 40M Mono + Dipoles 80M Dipole Looking forward to more contests!! Thanks to ALL PVRC and Others who spotted ALL THE TIME FOR THIS ONE!! GO PVRC!! Jose - N4BAA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4BP Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 208,000 Goals for phone SS are always to match my CW score and hopefully make the sweep. After 1284 Q's still needed UT to complete the sweep. Then a QRP UT called me during my 20M run. Worked another 15 to make an even 1300 and quit. Used the DVK function of the free N1MM Logger. The computer saying calls and serial numbers sure sounds like a computer, but makes for a relatively effortless contest. Had a slight problem with RF feedback, but easily cured by running a jumper between pieces of equipment. I was amazed at the numbers of ops who had major feedback problems, overdriven amps, etc. Fun contest, but CW FOREVER! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4GG Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 17,190 Didn't get home until near the end - ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4NW Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 131,520 At 2202z on Sunday,7175.00 calling CQ when foreign station calls 5A7A and asks if he can work me and would I mind giving frequency up as it is only one he can hear US on because of European BC QRM. I worked him, spotted him as he asked and quickly retreated to a new freq as the pile-up decended! It was a real surprise to have the 5A7A call me in the Sweepstakes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4OK Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 12,444 Originally planned multi at son's house (N9JRZ), but we were both out until late Saturday night for "Light Up Ocala", so decided to call off the multi. Operated 30 minutes from my house Saturday night and could not get one single station to answer me. Got back on Sunday morning and worked 8 hours with flamethrower antenna system. Met goal of 100 Q's and enjoyed picking up 61 sections in the process. Was a real grind (I'm talking "GRIND!"), but still had fun (most of the time). Only work phone tests to help put action on the air, but prefer the cw tests 20:1. Amazing how hard it is to find Florida stations, and got many sincere "thanks very much for north Florida!!!" during the latter parts of the test. Sure will be nice to get an antenna up in the air one of these days! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4OX Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 254,240 Another Field Day setup.....rented 60' portable lift with new, "very used" Hy-gain DB24B......3 elements on 20 meters and 2 elements on 40 meters with 402BA elements.....antenna was supposed to arrive on Wednesday and of course it arrived on Friday......missing pieces parts....I had ordered 20 new plastic insulators for the linear loading......should have ordered 40......managed to piece the rest of the antenna together with other pieces parts I had from other antennas I had laying around. The antenna tuned up fine on 20 meters, but 40 meters had high SWR, (no surprises considering the linear loading looked like a slinky snake). The antenna did appear to have a pattern on 40 meters, so I used it at times even with the high SWR. Other 40 meter antenna is a 1/4 wave vertical. Last year I had a tuned Cushcraft XM240 which played very well. I thought the DB24B would be a good compromise rather than dealing with two antennas. It has promise if I can get the linear loading pieces from Hy-Gain......I'm hoping the linear loading is the same as a 402BA, but haven't downloaded the manual yet to check. This year, I just couldn't make it happen on Sunday. Last year, I would have made the top ten if I had sent in my log.....1827 Q's by 79 sections.....this year.....well, you see the results above.....I didn't have a beam on 15 meters....decided not to put up a yagi and I think in hindsight that was a mistake......used the 40 meter vertical on 15 meters to make 3 contacts..... icluding WP3R for my next to last section.......I really admire the ops who make the top ten year after year.....It may be time to upgrade my radio from the TS-830S I have been using since getting back on the air about 10 years ago. I'm not if it's showing its age or the op is showing his age. I was hoping that 40 and 75 meters would be quiet due to the clear weather we have had recently.....neither band was quiet and I was very surprised to make more Q's on 75 meters. See ya'll next year. 73, Jay N4OX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4PN Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 201,760 This one started out not so good... I had a meeting in Columbia, SC on Saturday afternoon that started at 1pm. I left a little early and made the usual 4 hour trip back to Macon in a little over 3 hours....making contact nr1 at 0002 UTC - taking 3 of my 6 hours off a the beginning.. I thought after it was over last night that maybe I had forgot to change bands as far more Q's on 80 meters than any other band...what's going on here? I found it easy to find spots to sit down on 80 not so difficult until one of the "pig farmer" nets, Winnebego net, old poots net, etc started up and assumed I would leave...bad thing about LP is you don't have any choice. They just talk over you 'til you give up and get gone..40m is like it always is....too much junk and almost worthless on LP...no...almost worthless period. Looking at some of the LP scores, I note that K1BX's score looks a lot like mine with most of the contacts on 80m. Several others show the same thing. I had 78 of the mults fairly early on Sunday - needing only VE7 and KL7. Yeah...I know - VE7? But worked a VA7 on 15m Sunday afternoon and AL2F and KL7AIR both called me within a short period of time beaming NW....Also worked another KL7 before the end of the day on 15m and a bunch of VE/VA7'S.... Got VY1JA fairly early and later VY1MB...thanks to them for being there. Lots of fun....I like SSB Contest a little more than I have in the past. 73, Paul, N4PN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4VA Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 42,032 100 watts w/ A3S @ 70 ft + 130 ft sloper. Missed RI AR MS ND BC and NT. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N4YQ Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 23,790 Operated from a tent on a remote high spot, very near the highest spot in the state of Alabama. Lucked out with the sling shot twice and got two resonant dipoles on 40 and 80 up at 90+ feet off the ground. Used a tuner for 20M on the 40m dipole. I've been wanting to operate a contest like this since I bought the FT-817 five years ago. The little rig did great with all the big signals, ran the attenuator the whole time. Was 35 degrees over night, catalytic heater kept tent at 50 to 55 degrees. Learned enough to double the score next year, had enough fun to motivate me to do it. Thanks to everybody that hung in there to dig me out of the noise!! (especially on 40!!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N5AA Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 269,120 I'm still WAY DOWN on the SO2R learning curve in SSB contests - but I managed to learn a lot and have some fun in the SS fray this year. Richard worked hard during the week before the contest to get his new microKEYER2+ SO2R box installed, which worked great for me. My biggest challenge is utilizing his many antenna/Beverage choices to keep the rate up - but I still managed a personal SS best. Thanks to Richard and Susan for use of the station and some top-notch support. 73, Larry K5OT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N5BO Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 70,400 Rig: FT1000MP MK-V with stock filter (brutal) Antenna: Windom @ 40ft Logging: TR-LOG Tough with a single wire, 100w, and no extra filters in rig. No chance at running stations and you can only work so many when S&P before you run out of stations to work. My goal was for a sweep and 400+ Q's, both were achieved. It was pretty easy to find the hard sections, they had massive pileups on Sunday! VE7 was the last one for me and I probably called for an hour before working VA7DP at 2137z. I look forward to next year with a better setup. Justin N5BO Florida Contest Group - Panhandle ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N5IA Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 2,912 Just a few minutes to S & P on 15 M Sunday morning before church. Then about a half hour right at the end where I CQed on 40 M and waited for the spot of new meat. Most who showed up were U & M. The couple of A & B stations most likely were scanning the band. Good show, guys, de Milt, N5IA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N5UWY Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 46,720 First test at new QTH and I'm very happy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N5YE Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 45,436 START-OF-LOG: 2.0 CREATED-BY: TR Log POST Version 6.67 CALLSIGN: N5YE CONTEST: ARRL-SS-SSB ARRL-SECTION: La CATEGORY: SINGLE-OP ALL LOW SSB CLAIMED-SCORE: 45436 NAME: Donald W Bohannon ADDRESS: 203 Slack St. ADDRESS: Springhill, La. 71075-4313 QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2100 N5YE 1 A 76 La W6AMM 1 U 57 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2100 N5YE 2 A 76 La K6HNZ 1 B 54 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2102 N5YE 3 A 76 La WJ6O 6 U 67 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2104 N5YE 4 A 76 La N7PP 6 M 52 WWa QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2105 N5YE 5 A 76 La WB6S 11 U 70 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2106 N5YE 6 A 76 La K7RI 11 B 62 WWa QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2107 N5YE 7 A 76 La W6NL 18 B 52 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2109 N5YE 8 A 76 La N7LOX 18 B 69 WWa QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2116 N5YE 9 A 76 La N4BP 17 B 55 SFl QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2118 N5YE 10 A 76 La W8RC 10 B 48 Mi QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2119 N5YE 11 A 76 La NN3W 29 B 86 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2122 N5YE 12 A 76 La KA1ARB 34 M 79 Nc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2123 N5YE 13 A 76 La WM3O 26 U 03 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2124 N5YE 14 A 76 La NE3F 13 B 72 Ep QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2125 N5YE 15 A 76 La KD4D 42 B 71 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2127 N5YE 16 A 76 La NI1N 38 U 84 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2128 N5YE 17 A 76 La W1XX 31 B 54 Ri QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2129 N5YE 18 A 76 La K6LL 66 U 59 Az QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2130 N5YE 19 A 76 La WA3SES 17 A 72 WPa QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2131 N5YE 20 A 76 La W2DZO 22 A 88 Nc QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2141 N5YE 21 A 76 La VE6EX 40 A 58 Ab QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2144 N5YE 22 A 76 La W7RN 88 U 59 Nv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2147 N5YE 23 A 76 La N7MH 60 U 69 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2147 N5YE 24 A 76 La K6XX 85 U 74 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2148 N5YE 25 A 76 La K6YT 75 U 62 Scv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2150 N5YE 26 A 76 La KO7X 69 U 56 Wy QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2151 N5YE 27 A 76 La K0SR 121 U 68 Mn QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2153 N5YE 28 A 76 La KE0L 90 U 93 Mn QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2159 N5YE 29 A 76 La N2NT 155 M 72 NNj QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2200 N5YE 30 A 76 La N2MM 98 B 60 SNj QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2201 N5YE 31 A 76 La K3ZQ 56 U 67 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2202 N5YE 32 A 76 La W4NF 112 U 75 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2203 N5YE 33 A 76 La K1RH 17 U 01 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2204 N5YE 34 A 76 La W7WA 161 B 70 WWa QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2205 N5YE 35 A 76 La WX3B 155 U 76 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2206 N5YE 36 A 76 La N3KS 105 U 75 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2208 N5YE 37 A 76 La W3ZZ 84 B 53 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2210 N5YE 38 A 76 La W3IDT 115 B 57 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2214 N5YE 39 A 76 La W3PP 69 U 77 De QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2217 N5YE 40 A 76 La K8CC 27 U 69 Mi QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2218 N5YE 41 A 76 La N2MF 98 B 71 WNy QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2221 N5YE 42 A 76 La W6YI 164 M 56 Sdg QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2223 N5YE 43 A 76 La K5KG 149 B 57 WcF QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2224 N5YE 44 A 76 La WP2Z 152 B 65 Vi QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2226 N5YE 45 A 76 La K1KD 143 B 86 Vt QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2227 N5YE 46 A 76 La WA0MHJ 133 B 68 Mn QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2228 N5YE 47 A 76 La N0IM 103 B 83 Mn QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2230 N5YE 48 A 76 La K0CAT 115 B 60 Mn QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2231 N5YE 49 A 76 La N6NF 127 A 52 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2233 N5YE 50 A 76 La NW6P 139 U 57 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2234 N5YE 51 A 76 La NK7U 227 M 75 Or QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2235 N5YE 52 A 76 La W6TA 113 B 58 Lax QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2238 N5YE 53 A 76 La N7TT 120 B 54 WWa QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2239 N5YE 54 A 76 La N6PEQ 221 A 86 Org QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2241 N5YE 55 A 76 La N6YEU 22 A 88 Sf QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2244 N5YE 56 A 76 La K7PUC 50 M 45 WWa QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2245 N5YE 57 A 76 La K6NR 153 B 68 Org QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2245 N5YE 58 A 76 La K6LRN 104 B 55 Sv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2248 N5YE 59 A 76 La K6MM 68 U 58 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2249 N5YE 60 A 76 La K7BAA 84 B 02 Or QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2251 N5YE 61 A 76 La K6AUC 98 B 53 Eb QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2252 N5YE 62 A 76 La AJ6V 149 B 59 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2253 N5YE 63 A 76 La K6RIM 137 U 58 Sf QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2256 N5YE 64 A 76 La NH6P 198 B 56 Pac QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2256 N5YE 65 A 76 La W7QN 33 A 39 WWa QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2258 N5YE 66 A 76 La WA6O 131 U 75 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2258 N5YE 67 A 76 La NO6X 64 B 53 Eb QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2302 N5YE 68 A 76 La AA6PW 160 B 89 Org QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2303 N5YE 69 A 76 La K6CTA 173 B 65 Sf QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2305 N5YE 70 A 76 La W6FRH 108 U 97 Sjv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2307 N5YE 71 A 76 La WK6I 76 U 96 Sjv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2308 N5YE 72 A 76 La K6SU 93 U 73 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2309 N5YE 73 A 76 La KI6VC 101 U 65 Sjv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-18 2311 N5YE 74 A 76 La KI6CG 149 B 64 Sv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2314 N5YE 75 A 76 La KK6MC 131 A 65 Nm QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2316 N5YE 76 A 76 La K0IP 160 B 62 Id QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2317 N5YE 77 A 76 La K7OX 289 U 53 Ew QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2318 N5YE 78 A 76 La WA7LNW 247 U 69 Ut QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2324 N5YE 79 A 76 La W7TBG 193 M 92 Ut QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-18 2325 N5YE 80 A 76 La W7WW 209 B 92 Az QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 0014 N5YE 81 A 76 La N7ZG 111 A 77 WWa QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0026 N5YE 82 A 76 La WT9U 273 B 75 In QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0027 N5YE 83 A 76 La N8HR 87 M 99 Oh QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0030 N5YE 84 A 76 La K5TA 386 B 66 Nm QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0033 N5YE 85 A 76 La W9CA 186 M 03 Il QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0035 N5YE 86 A 76 La W3VR 160 A 75 WcF QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0036 N5YE 87 A 76 La K4EJ 123 A 70 WcF QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0040 N5YE 88 A 76 La K3MIM 198 B 89 Mdc QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0101 N5YE 89 A 76 La W5JJ 227 M 97 Ar QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0105 N5YE 90 A 76 La WB1GQR 400 U 69 Vt QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0110 N5YE 91 A 76 La N8KR 290 A 78 In QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0118 N5YE 92 A 76 La N0GVK 243 M 81 Ne QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0123 N5YE 93 A 76 La K3ZO 267 B 52 Mdc QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0125 N5YE 94 A 76 La W4MYA 245 U 58 Va QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0128 N5YE 95 A 76 La K2ONP 108 U 55 ENy QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0130 N5YE 96 A 76 La K9GX 299 B 80 In QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0132 N5YE 97 A 76 La W5KFT 504 B 93 STx QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0137 N5YE 98 A 76 La K4ZGB 258 B 60 Al QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0141 N5YE 99 A 76 La N4NW 210 U 69 Va QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0144 N5YE 100 A 76 La N8II 211 A 70 Wv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0146 N5YE 101 A 76 La W5WRL 141 B 75 WTx QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0148 N5YE 102 A 76 La K9ZO 362 M 69 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0149 N5YE 103 A 76 La KT0R 550 U 73 Mn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0150 N5YE 104 A 76 La KJ9C 323 B 64 In QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0151 N5YE 105 A 76 La K3MM 433 U 73 Mdc QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0200 N5YE 106 A 76 La W6XU 309 U 72 Sf QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0201 N5YE 107 A 76 La WX6V 326 U 61 Sv QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0208 N5YE 108 A 76 La N6BV 559 B 59 Eb QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0214 N5YE 109 A 76 La W6EU 385 U 58 Sv QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0216 N5YE 110 A 76 La K6NA 684 B 89 Sdg QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0220 N5YE 111 A 76 La K0TO 490 B 52 Id QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0223 N5YE 112 A 76 La WP3R 529 B 65 Pr QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0225 N5YE 113 A 76 La NI7T 440 M 54 Ut QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0235 N5YE 114 A 76 La K0HC 529 S 97 Ks QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0237 N5YE 115 A 76 La WB0HCH 432 B 72 Mn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0239 N5YE 116 A 76 La N8ZJ 70 B 65 Wv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0241 N5YE 117 A 76 La N8TR 240 U 79 Oh QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0243 N5YE 118 A 76 La K4TS 278 M 97 Va QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0253 N5YE 119 A 76 La K0EJ 169 B 68 Tn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0255 N5YE 120 A 76 La WB9Z 583 B 71 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0257 N5YE 121 A 76 La NT6K 255 B 86 Sv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0304 N5YE 122 A 76 La WD9CIR 309 M 77 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0305 N5YE 123 A 76 La W5VX 155 B 59 STx QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0313 N5YE 124 A 76 La K6GNX 196 U 56 Nv QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0316 N5YE 125 A 76 La K7IR 589 M 65 Ew QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0321 N5YE 126 A 76 La W6OAT 423 U 58 Scv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0329 N5YE 127 A 76 La W5RQ 177 B 51 STx QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0333 N5YE 128 A 76 La K0RH 291 A 59 Ks QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0345 N5YE 129 A 76 La N4OX 662 B 76 NFl QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0346 N5YE 130 A 76 La K4PV 43 B 65 NFl QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0351 N5YE 131 A 76 La W5WMU 683 B 52 La QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0353 N5YE 132 A 76 La K6BW 443 U 85 Sf QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0356 N5YE 133 A 76 La NF4A 489 B 62 NFl QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0359 N5YE 134 A 76 La W0ZA 516 U 74 Co QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0401 N5YE 135 A 76 La WE9V 527 U 90 Wi QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0403 N5YE 136 A 76 La W0FP 32 B 59 Mo QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0408 N5YE 137 A 76 La K7RL 761 U 84 WWa QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0413 N5YE 138 A 76 La K2NNY 479 M 95 NNy QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0416 N5YE 139 A 76 La N5KDV 72 U 86 Ms QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0418 N5YE 140 A 76 La N4GN 105 B 76 Ky QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0423 N5YE 141 A 76 La N3UM 316 B 52 Mdc QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0425 N5YE 142 A 76 La K9CT 531 U 67 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0431 N5YE 143 A 76 La NS4SC 116 U 77 Sc QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0433 N5YE 144 A 76 La K0GAS 232 B 56 Co QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0437 N5YE 145 A 76 La N4KK 33 B 72 SFl QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0440 N5YE 146 A 76 La K9NS 1025 M 53 Il QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0444 N5YE 147 A 76 La N2DVQ 347 B 82 ENy QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0445 N5YE 148 A 76 La VY2TT 710 B 02 Mar QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0448 N5YE 149 A 76 La N8SS 197 B 79 Mi QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0451 N5YE 150 A 76 La K8BB 697 M 91 Mi QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0455 N5YE 151 A 76 La W8MJ 703 U 81 Mi QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0457 N5YE 152 A 76 La NN2W 403 U 03 NLi QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0500 N5YE 153 A 76 La K9CC 389 M 52 Il QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0508 N5YE 154 A 76 La W5WW 741 B 90 NTx QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0510 N5YE 155 A 76 La AD4L 480 B 95 Nc QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0514 N5YE 156 A 76 La N5AA 713 B 77 STx QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0518 N5YE 157 A 76 La AB5GG 215 M 91 Ar QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0520 N5YE 158 A 76 La KK5K 256 M 94 Ms QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0524 N5YE 159 A 76 La N6EE 580 M 55 Sjv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0527 N5YE 160 A 76 La N4BAA 538 U 77 Va QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0528 N5YE 161 A 76 La WD5K 335 A 62 NTx QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0531 N5YE 162 A 76 La K4QPL 221 U 57 Nc QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0532 N5YE 163 A 76 La N3II 268 U 57 Mdc QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0534 N5YE 164 A 76 La KD0S 934 B 86 Sd QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0539 N5YE 165 A 76 La KD4SN 168 U 78 Ky QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0540 N5YE 166 A 76 La W3GH 485 B 53 WPa QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0553 N5YE 167 A 76 La WC6H 856 B 71 Sjv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0555 N5YE 168 A 76 La N6NZ 605 U 72 Scv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0557 N5YE 169 A 76 La VE3AP 411 B 83 On QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0603 N5YE 170 A 76 La K9ES 140 A 58 SFl QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0605 N5YE 171 A 76 La N3OC 672 M 73 Mdc QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0631 N5YE 172 A 76 La K0UK 640 A 60 Co QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0633 N5YE 173 A 76 La WN3R 347 U 58 Mdc QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0634 N5YE 174 A 76 La K1RX 893 B 63 Nh QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0635 N5YE 175 A 76 La N3ZZ 367 U 53 Scv QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0647 N5YE 176 A 76 La N4PN 463 A 53 Ga QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0650 N5YE 177 A 76 La K5ER 185 A 88 La QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0702 N5YE 178 A 76 La K2WK 631 U 66 Va QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 0705 N5YE 179 A 76 La WA3A 585 A 72 WPa QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0712 N5YE 180 A 76 La WO4O 115 A 69 Tn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0715 N5YE 181 A 76 La W2GDJ 198 U 66 ENy QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0718 N5YE 182 A 76 La WN9O 28 U 74 In QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0720 N5YE 183 A 76 La K9BGL 689 B 55 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0724 N5YE 184 A 76 La W9YK 334 M 67 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0726 N5YE 185 A 76 La ND8DX 548 M 89 Oh QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0730 N5YE 186 A 76 La WA2MNO 200 U 70 Mn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-19 0735 N5YE 187 A 76 La K3BZ 126 B 59 Ep QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1700 N5YE 188 A 76 La K6IDX 825 U 62 Sv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1704 N5YE 189 A 76 La N6DE 338 U 90 Scv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1705 N5YE 190 A 76 La W3MTC 501 M 05 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1706 N5YE 191 A 76 La K3PZN 115 M 76 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1707 N5YE 192 A 76 La NN7L 172 U 82 Mn QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1710 N5YE 193 A 76 La K8AO 934 B 61 Mi QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1715 N5YE 194 A 76 La K3QDV 356 B 61 ENy QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1717 N5YE 195 A 76 La K3OQ 294 B 86 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1720 N5YE 196 A 76 La N2TM 29 B 73 NNj QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1723 N5YE 197 A 76 La W8HC 329 U 67 Wv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1726 N5YE 198 A 76 La K0FVF 539 M 59 Mn QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1729 N5YE 199 A 76 La K1BX 910 B 74 Nh QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1731 N5YE 200 A 76 La W1MX 756 M 09 Em QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1732 N5YE 201 A 76 La WC2W 706 B 71 ENy QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1733 N5YE 202 A 76 La VE5UF 680 A 60 Sk QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1736 N5YE 203 A 76 La W1NG 172 U 59 Ct QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1740 N5YE 204 A 76 La WA7U 451 M 77 Mt QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1913 N5YE 205 A 76 La K6IC 575 B 59 Eb QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1915 N5YE 206 A 76 La NI6T 277 U 56 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1916 N5YE 207 A 76 La W6ISO 339 B 50 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1917 N5YE 208 A 76 La W6ISQ 88 B 35 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 1919 N5YE 209 A 76 La AE6Y 309 B 58 Scv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1928 N5YE 210 A 76 La K6QK 467 B 78 Sdg QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1950 N5YE 211 A 76 La K4VV 187 B 52 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1952 N5YE 212 A 76 La K6GT 571 U 57 Scv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 1958 N5YE 213 A 76 La W3LL 594 A 61 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2000 N5YE 214 A 76 La K2KR 345 M 98 Co QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2008 N5YE 215 A 76 La NL7V 429 B 59 Ak QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2009 N5YE 216 A 76 La N3ST 199 U 75 Ep QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2011 N5YE 217 A 76 La WA3G 436 U 97 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2013 N5YE 218 A 76 La KE2DX 859 U 93 ENy QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2016 N5YE 219 A 76 La KK1L 1175 B 93 Vt QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2019 N5YE 220 A 76 La K1JB 351 B 54 Me QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2021 N5YE 221 A 76 La KP2TM 1771 B 77 Vi QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2022 N5YE 222 A 76 La N6YMM 357 A 90 Sjv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2024 N5YE 223 A 76 La K6EZ 364 B 62 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2025 N5YE 224 A 76 La W6CT 345 B 69 Scv QSO: 21000 PH 2006-11-19 2031 N5YE 225 A 76 La W6YX 791 M 24 Scv QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2036 N5YE 226 A 76 La N8VW 1176 B 81 Oh QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2037 N5YE 227 A 76 La N5DX 45 B 93 Ar QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2038 N5YE 228 A 76 La W0OR 271 B 54 Mn QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2041 N5YE 229 A 76 La N3LL 679 A 66 WPa QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2041 N5YE 230 A 76 La WW4LL 993 M 78 Ga QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2044 N5YE 231 A 76 La W9SMC 211 U 86 Il QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2047 N5YE 232 A 76 La K1ZZI 530 U 62 Ga QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2050 N5YE 233 A 76 La N9RV 860 B 67 In QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2053 N5YE 234 A 76 La W0MW 561 A 72 Ks QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2053 N5YE 235 A 76 La KG9N 128 B 77 Il QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2057 N5YE 236 A 76 La KG5VK 964 M 72 La QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2102 N5YE 237 A 76 La N9UC 600 S 53 Il QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2106 N5YE 238 A 76 La K1RM 186 A 58 Ct QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2107 N5YE 239 A 76 La K2PLF 1043 U 55 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2108 N5YE 240 A 76 La K3DNE 951 U 71 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2111 N5YE 241 A 76 La K4ZW 298 B 77 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2118 N5YE 242 A 76 La W3SO 604 B 00 WPa QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2121 N5YE 243 A 76 La KC4AUF 265 A 87 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2125 N5YE 244 A 76 La AJ9C 960 A 74 In QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2127 N5YE 245 A 76 La K0EA 311 B 63 Mn QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2129 N5YE 246 A 76 La KT4W 920 U 67 Mdc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2134 N5YE 247 A 76 La NJ1F 214 M 77 WMa QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2148 N5YE 248 A 76 La W1AW 1083 M 38 Ct QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2153 N5YE 249 A 76 La K4EU 563 B 64 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2155 N5YE 250 A 76 La K1KO 134 U 82 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2157 N5YE 251 A 76 La WB4MSG 342 B 68 Nc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2200 N5YE 252 A 76 La N2LH 199 B 74 ENy QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2206 N5YE 253 A 76 La K4SO 578 B 70 Va QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2209 N5YE 254 A 76 La VE4XT 954 B 82 Mb QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2210 N5YE 255 A 76 La N4CW 467 M 56 Nc QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2215 N5YE 256 A 76 La KZ8O 1 B 78 Mi QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2220 N5YE 257 A 76 La WA0KDS 702 A 64 Az QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2223 N5YE 258 A 76 La KI1G 242 U 76 Ri QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2227 N5YE 259 A 76 La VE4EAR 470 A 83 Mb QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2230 N5YE 260 A 76 La K7BG 509 U 75 Mt QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2231 N5YE 261 A 76 La W4CA 668 M 12 Va QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2242 N5YE 262 A 76 La VA3DX 763 A 76 On QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2244 N5YE 263 A 76 La K2AX 623 B 91 SNj QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2247 N5YE 264 A 76 La AC0W 1019 A 69 Mn QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-19 2250 N5YE 265 A 76 La KY5R 1339 B 63 Al QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2253 N5YE 266 A 76 La W1QK 683 M 73 Ct QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2258 N5YE 267 A 76 La N6XG 532 U 59 Scv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2301 N5YE 268 A 76 La KS7T 390 B 56 Mt QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2305 N5YE 269 A 76 La W6TK 726 U 57 Sb QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2306 N5YE 270 A 76 La K6ZM 553 U 75 Scv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2309 N5YE 271 A 76 La W7ZR 710 A 54 Az QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2313 N5YE 272 A 76 La NB7V 794 B 74 Mt QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2317 N5YE 273 A 76 La K7NV 1058 U 79 Nv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2319 N5YE 274 A 76 La WA7NB 107 B 74 Az QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2322 N5YE 275 A 76 La VY1JA 769 A 60 Nwt QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2324 N5YE 276 A 76 La N6XI 398 U 61 Sv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2326 N5YE 277 A 76 La K6AO 455 U 61 Sv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-19 2329 N5YE 278 A 76 La N6KI 264 U 63 Sdg QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-20 0038 N5YE 279 A 76 La N6RK 667 U 65 Sv QSO: 14000 PH 2006-11-20 0041 N5YE 280 A 76 La AK3E 306 B 97 Mdc QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-20 0048 N5YE 281 A 76 La AC8E 761 B 64 Oh QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-20 0059 N5YE 282 A 76 La NN7ZZ 448 B 44 Ut QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-20 0111 N5YE 283 A 76 La W3FT 507 M 47 Mdc QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-20 0116 N5YE 284 A 76 La WD4LBR 382 U 77 Va QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0121 N5YE 285 A 76 La KI9A 925 U 78 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0125 N5YE 286 A 76 La N4ZZ 283 A 57 Tn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0127 N5YE 287 A 76 La W4DAN 569 A 77 Tn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0130 N5YE 288 A 76 La W3WPA 618 M 06 WPa QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0132 N5YE 289 A 76 La AB4GG 654 A 99 Tn QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0135 N5YE 290 A 76 La W0TT 205 A 78 Mo QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0142 N5YE 291 A 76 La K9SD 970 M 62 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0144 N5YE 292 A 76 La N2BJ 1135 U 61 Il QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0146 N5YE 293 A 76 La K5TR 2042 B 76 STx QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0149 N5YE 294 A 76 La W5YM 704 S 16 Ar QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0155 N5YE 295 A 76 La KI5EE 446 A 89 La QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0158 N5YE 296 A 76 La W9IU 1055 U 55 In QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0202 N5YE 297 A 76 La KW8N 178 B 69 Oh QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0207 N5YE 298 A 76 La N9CK 821 U 67 Wi QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-20 0210 N5YE 299 A 76 La N4GI 762 B 95 WcF QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-20 0214 N5YE 300 A 76 La NE4AA 160 M 64 WcF QSO: 7000 PH 2006-11-20 0226 N5YE 301 A 76 La W0ZP 99 B 72 Co QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0231 N5YE 302 A 76 La N6RO 486 U 53 Eb QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0243 N5YE 303 A 76 La N5ZMP 166 M 92 WTx QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0247 N5YE 304 A 76 La KA0EIC 145 A 56 Ks QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0249 N5YE 305 A 76 La KB0NHW 259 A 94 Mo QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0252 N5YE 306 A 76 La K5WO 633 B 68 Nm QSO: 3500 PH 2006-11-20 0254 N5YE 307 A 76 La KJ5RC 156 A 92 Ms END-OF-LOG: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N6BV Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 286,240 Thanks once again to Ken, N6RO, for the use of his super station. (As is customary in the last seven or eight years, Ken operated at the second station using his own N6RO call sign when I was taking time off, in-between his music gigs.) This year seemed much more of a grind, being at the very bottom of the solar cycle. 15 meters died quickly at the start of the contest compared to previous years and I had to confront the brutal zoo that is 20 meters earlier than I would have liked. 20 meters -- For me 20 pretty much defined the whole contest. I tried, but just failed, to make 1000 QSOs on 20, ending up at 994. Ken's stacks of 5/5/5 do play well on 20. 40 meters played well with the stacked 4-element Yagis, but the rates never were very good there. It seemed that the east coast guys were down on 75 meters rather than on 40. I did discover that the Orion could be cranked down to a 1300 Hz bandwidth and weak signals almost "popped out" of the QRM, without a tremendous reduction in intelligibility. The audio isn't pleasant at 1300 Hz bandwidth, but it is copiable, even with splatter from strong signals above and below. I don't know how Ten-Tec does it, but I'm impressed! The spirited competition between NCCC and PVRC made Sweepstakes more interesting, with more stations available to work over both the CW and Phone SS weekends. I certainly heard a lot of MDC stations this year! 73, Dean, N6BV BREAKDOWN QSO/mults N6BV 2006 Phone ARRL SWEEPSTAKES Single Operator HOUR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOT 21 ..... ..... ..... ..... 122/31 ..... 122/31 122/31 22 . . . 18/6 90/11 . 108/17 230/48 23 . . . 134/16 . . 134/16 364/64 0 . . . 110/4 . . 110/4 474/68 1 . . 64/5 5/0 . . 69/5 543/73 2 . . 77/0 . . . 77/0 620/73 3 . 12/2 37/0 . . . 49/2 669/75 4 . 46/2 25/0 . . . 71/2 740/77 5 ..... 40/1 21/0 ..... ..... ..... 61/1 801/78 6 . 27/0 32/0 . . . 59/0 860/78 7 . 13/0 10/0 . . . 23/0 883/78 8 . 7/0 26/0 . . . 33/0 916/78 9 . . . . . . . 916/78 10 . . . . . . . 916/78 11 . . . . . . . 916/78 12 . . . . . . . 916/78 13 ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... ..... 916/78 14 . . . 79/1 1/1 . 80/2 996/80 15 . . . 96/0 . . 96/0 1092/80 16 . . . 97/0 4/0 . 101/0 1193/80 17 . . . 67/0 7/0 . 74/0 1267/80 18 . . . 56/0 7/0 . 63/0 1330/80 19 . . . 71/0 4/0 . 75/0 1405/80 20 . . . 66/0 3/0 . 69/0 1474/80 21 ..... ..... ..... 59/0 2/0 ..... 61/0 1535/80 22 . . . 46/0 1/0 . 47/0 1582/80 23 . . . 58/0 . . 58/0 1640/80 0 . . 27/0 32/0 . . 59/0 1699/80 1 . 1/0 54/0 . . . 55/0 1754/80 2 . . 35/0 . . . 35/0 1789/80 DAY1 . 145/5 292/5 799/27 238/43 . . 1474/80 DAY2 . 1/0 116/0 195/0 3/0 . . 315/0 TOT ..... 146/5 408/5 994/27 241/43 ..... ..... 1789/80 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N6DE Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 156,640 Thanks to Smitty W6CS for giving me the opportunity to operate his fine station. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N6EE Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 169,280 Would have liked to put in the full 24 hours but my body and other commitments restricted total operating to 16 hours. Lots of activity. Thanks for all the Q's. And a big "Thank You!" to Chet for the use of his fine station and to Karen for the fantastic Cornish Game Hen birthday/anniversary dinner. 73, Ron N6EE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N6GK Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 13,944 Headset microphone broke minutes before contest, so used hand mike taped to adjustable desk lamp! Limited to only a few hours, but still had a lot of fun running! Now see the value of getting a DVK! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N6RO Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 83,582 The primary operation at Radio Oakley was N6BV (1789/80=286K). I operated in the background, mostly during Dean's sleep break, hence most QSOs were on 80m. Also had three music gigs over the weekend, so this was essentially worse than a full-bore 48 hour contest for me (Sleepless in SF)! I'm glad next weekend is CW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N6WG Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 25,212 This was sort of a "Try it and see how you like it" effort. I'm mainly a brasspounder, but can operate ssb. Just don't enjoy it as much. I had fun trying to work everything I could hear. Sometimes stations couldn't hear me though, so I just moved on. A number of times I would catch such stations later on, and eventually get the Q and the mult. Just gotta be stubborn sometimes. Thanks to all for the Qs. 73, Bob N6WG The Little Station with Attitude ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N6XI Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 90,534 Missed MS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N7MH Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 78,468 Missed NL and NNY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N7PP Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 173,440 This was the last contest held at the QTH of Jerry, W7BUN (SK) Jerry was the founder and trustee of the South Hill Contest Club, N7PP, until his death on August 15, 2006. Jerry's whole interest in starting the SHCC was to introduce new hams to the wonderful world of contesting. Every contest was a club meeting. His family wanted the group to operate "The Big One" Phone SS, Jerry's favorite, from his station for the last time. We had a great time, bettered our score from 2004 (did not operate in 2005 due to Jerry's health) We made the sweep, got the rate up and pulled the BIG switch. 73 Jerry, you will be missed. The South Hill Contest Club will continue. 73, Nick Winter, K7MO N7PP Trustee Harry Wong, N7DOE President ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N7VR Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 51,474 It was a good Contest. I had many phone calls from other hams. I willhave to train that during a contest is not a good time to call :) BUT, I had a great time. Jim Fuller N7VR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N7WI Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 56,544 Just can't seem to work all 80 sections again, Oh well maybe next year... Had a lot of fun and thanks to everyone that was in the contest! I could make a comment about the SS TV guys and that one guy on 80m crying about the DX window from AZ, but what good would that do? Can't we just all get along? :) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N7ZG Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 54,872 76 must be my favorite number because I always end up with 76 sections. Just different ones each time. VY1JA called in. That was cool. I tuned across VE4XT, worked him. Cool. VE8NSD called me for another NT Q. Then another VE4 called me. K2NNY had a great signal this year. Tuned across and worked them. I ended up missing ND, DE, NL, and WNY. I heard W3PP but couldn't work him. Thanks for the Q's 73 - Guy, N7ZG ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N8BC Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 8,450 ARRL SWEEPSTAKES -- 2006 Call: N8BC (@K8BL OPR=K8BL) Category: Single Unlimited Power: Low Power Band: All Band Mode: SSB Section: OH BAND QSO QSO PTS SECTIONS 160 0 0 - 80 23 46 - 40 5 10 - 20 23 46 - 15 14 28 - 10 0 0 - ----------------------------------- Totals 65 130 65 Score: 8,450 Power Output: <150 watts Hours of operation: _2__ Equipment Description: IC-706MKIIG 80 & 40 DOUBLE BAZOOKAS, 20/15 4EL TRIB AT 50' (JUST PLAYING TO WRK SECTIONS WITH MOBILE RIG AFTER NEW RIG DIED) Club Affiliation: NORTH COAST CONTESTERS This is to certify that in this contest I have operated my transmitter within the limitations of my license and have observed fully the rules and regulations of the contest. Signature _______BOB LIDDY - K8BL__________ MAILING ADDRESS: BOB LIDDY - K8BL OP N8BC 7234 ENFIELD DRIVE MENTOR, OH 44060 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N8IE Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 76,230 "Ain't no meters like 40 meters!" This was a blast! Missed ND, PAC, and BC for a sweep. Go Mad River! 72, 73 Dan, N8IE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N8II Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 128,590 Actual operating time: 15 hours Soapbox Comments ________________ Nuttin' to brag about so I'll be briefer than usual. The good: I had some good runs on 75 and for about 90 minutes during the daytime on 40. It was nice to say hello to many of the veteran SS ops and PVRC members and recognize their names/faces. I didn't have any fights with the 75 meter crowd. One inventive ragchew group switched to USB and we shared the freq, I shifted down slightly; they talked forever but they were weak enough to be no problemo! I sporadically had some nice rates 00Z - 101, 16Z - 100, 00Z - 71, 01Z - 65 Q's. The bad: 20 was a sea of QRM virtually all day Sunday, I couldn't run well all day until a brief great spurt around 2130Z ended by an East Coast station stealing the freq. I had a choice of 3 antennas for 40 which worked out pretty well during the daytime, but really sucked at night, really need a yagi to west. The lack of solar activity really hurts LP efforts with most everyone on 20 during the day and 75 at night. Once the skip zone started lengthening on 75 at 0115Z, I was dead in the water for running; some HP guy in the skip zone always slides on top of me. The ugly: I didn't sleep well Friday night and then the XYL needed to make a "DXpedition" to the grocery store. It was 5.5 hours after we left at 22Z before I was able to get to the radio. You wonder how it could take so long ? 45 minutes each way (yes, there is a store 5 minutes away), stop for lunch, farm market, meat market, supermarket, 1/2 hour to carry it all into the house and help put it away. I don't know why I just didn't turn on the amp and help the club a bit more other than that's not what I was planning originally. So with exhaustion and not being able to run plus a hurting neck I shut it down at 0155Z. WA8WV was 60 Q's ahead of me at about 0030Z Mon.; congrats to him and whoever had the intestinal fortitude to stick it out full time and win the division. I never heard NL, AK, or NT. I made a conscious decision not the hurt the rate by looking for NL on 20, but I did look for the other two mostly on the high and low ends of 20 reasoning that they would be buried in the QRM in the middle, wrong! Thanks for all the Q's and warm greetings. Unless condx improve, look for B precedence from me next year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N8IW Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 5,396 Busy time of the year with the family. Spent about 2 1/2 hours searching and pouncing. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N8XX Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 1,188 Went to Fort Wayne Hamfest Saturday, came back Sunday afternoon. Operated one hour. 20 was getting pretty long, 40 was "so-so" Planned to get on between about 0130Z for a while on 75 Metres. Went to dinner, then to a 2 hour meeting which lasted 3½ hours. Therefore only 1 hour operating time. Dratz! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N8ZJ Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 130,666 First SS in two decades -- last op'd in 1986. Same equipment -- TS930S & Alpha 374 -- but not much for an antenna -- G5RV @ 50'. Did use an IBM-clone computer with CtWin instead of the Commodore 64 with N4ZR software used in 1986. Hope to be back next year with modern station and better antennas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: N9RV Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 185,808 Missed ND. I asked KO7AA (ex WB0O) if he'd care to move back and he mentioned something about the weather. Towards the end I worked a MN station that said he was 7 miles from the border. But it was kinda cold and dark right then. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NA4BW Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 67,392 Getting J as the 3rd call in the log does a lot for the sweep psyche. But-- missed VE7 and ND. Never heard ND and only heard one VE7 very weak Sunday afternoon. Missed AK in the CW SS and thought they also would not make it into the log, but NL7Z came thru late Sunday as the strongest signal on 15m and was worked on the 1st try. Interestingly, SB was my 77th mult.Thanks WA6FGV for being there. Never ever heard so many folks on from MDC before. Great Job! 73 Brian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: ND8DX Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 188,800 We had fun with the contest. Worked NT and AK early Sunday afternoon for the sweep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NE4AA Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 30,378 Having spent the week on vacation in Sarasota, my schedule finally coincided on Sunday night with K1TO's for me to drive out to Dan's place for a few hours. I had hoped to spread some entropy into the SS data bases by using K8MR in WCF, but Dan preferred to use the 4-land club call and make it into a multi so that the FCG would get the club score credit. Which was FB by me. I did 95% of the operating while Dan was getting things in order for his trip to PJ4A for CQWW CW. I had a good time running on 40 meters with a band that was more or less equally open to 90% of the USA (no 4-land south of VA/KY, other than WP3R). Neatest was several AK stations calling in, who were not much weaker than lots of other west coast stations. Thanks to Dan for letting me get my weekly contest fix, and for the opportunity to see how some of the rest of the world does it. 73 - Jim K8MR ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NF4A Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 181,920 Tnx to VY1JA for the sweep. Sure will be glad when we have more room on 80 and 40 for phone contest....there will be fewer pissed off pig farmers and SSTV and DX window guys and old farts nets etc, etc!!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NH6P Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 196,000 First time sweep ever!!! 15 meters was excellent and played the best. Into the first hours came down with a cold, but got as many Qs in as we could. Everything in at the station played great. 7800 to Commander amp and 8 elemnet M2 Log at 75 feet, pair verticles for 80 meters at mainland. See you all next weekend, Aloha, Fred W6YM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NI1N Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 272,000 My 2nd SS SSB and the 1st actually doing 24 hours. Sunday is really boring; one of these days I need to get a 2nd radio. Anyway, I still hate SS. This was for the PVRC. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NI7T Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 238,560 Great contest from the Mountain West..Thanks to all those that make this station possible...especially NK7U W7CT K7UT and AD7BN ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NJ1F Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 85,280 First off I would like to thank Dave K1TTT for allowing me to again operate this contest from his super station. While my time was limited (6 hours) I knew that I was going to get a sweep when my second QSO was VY1MB, found him CQing while searching for a clear frequency on 20 meters. My last section for a sweep was NLI! My biggest regret was not being able to really give Dave’s 40 meter stack a good workout! When I QSYed to 40 meters it sounded like 20 meters as it had already gone long. So seeing as I needed all the New England sections for a sweep off to 75 meters. I did use the second radio to find several mults, but for the most part hard to really work to keep a run going on the main radio. Hopefully next year I will be able to give it a full 24 hours. This was not in the cards this year because of business travel, family commitments, and selling a house. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NK7U Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 225,280 Great contest, spent most of Sunday during the day putting up my 160m antennas. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NM6E Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 9,400 This is not quite what I had planned to do. I had planned on takng advantage of late Saturday night 80 and early 40 Sunday with my clock biological clock ahead 5 horus. I had expected somewhere about 400-500 Q's but because of work committments, I had to reschedule my return flight to Saturday NIGHT as opposed to Friday, from Buenos Aires which put me in Sunday morning into San Francisco. I was way behind the game. Combine that, along with the family who haven't seen me since ARRL SS CW weekend, well, I knew I just couldn't sneak off to the shack. I was tired from the redeye and managed to screwup some exchanges. I got most of my 2 hour operating time while they were taking there naps. Lets see how next year works out for me. This score definitely beats last years. I wasn't even in the country! Javier NM6E ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NN2W Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 170,560 Operation from Wm.H.Pouch BSA Camp located in Staten Island NY. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NN3W Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 250,560 Thanks to N4RV for setting things up at his suburban QTH for me to invade again. I really think that he's got one of the best suburban QTHs in the USA, and it really plays well. So, hats off to both Jack and Gwyn. As to Sweeps. Well, I met both my goals (apparently) which were to top 250k with one radio, and to beat K3MM. I think I remember Ty saying he was having issues, so goal #2 was met - although not on terms that I'd prefer. This was a decent contest. LOTS of PVRC and NCCC activity. At some point, I'll run an analysis to see how many of the sections encompassing those two clubs I worked - but I'll guess probably over 350 to 400 scores came from there. Unlike last year, my scores were more evenly distributed - 418 Qs on 20 is more than I had expected and 517 is a large drop on 80 from last year. In fact, I didn't go to 80 until nearly 2350z on Saturday. The test started out pretty well. I decided to go on 20 first and it was huge - 200 Qs in the first 2 hours. At one point, the 10-Q meter was at 170 point which I thought was great for Sweeps. Worked 53 sections in the first two hours including a station in Guam for my PAC section and a KL7 early on which was my last section in 2005. Unfortunately, there was a S7 to S8 powerline noise which was due west and killed my ability to hear weak stations (luckily it was gone by Sunday). My apologies for those A and Q guys who could not make it through. Moved to 40 and it seemed long - stations in AR, LA, WI, IL and GA calling in. Had high SWR on the 40 diamond loop owing to water in the coax connectors delivered by 5 inches of rain on Thursday. So, I had to abandon that antenna for the first night, and use the K3LR dipole array which was a real workhorse. Good rates and low static. During my 40 run, I wondered about 80, went there and found it to be going long. The locals were there, but not loud. It was also VERY crowded and finding an "open" frequency was very, very difficult. I can't wait until the new 75 meter allocations. Lots of distractions on 75 too - more on that later. Others commented and I agree that 75 did not have the sparkle that it had the previous year. You can see this as I spent a great deal of time switching between 40 and 75 the first night. Last year, I would spent 80 or 100 minutes on 75 without touching the band switch. Unfortunately, the rates weren't as high as they were last year or as they were on 20, and I wound up being over 100 QSOs below last year's mark by the time I crashed at 0759z. As to mults, between 20, 40, and 75, I'd worked 78 out of 80 by nap time. Same as last year, except the two missing this year were MT and VY1. Woke up and started at 1200z - started calling "CQ Sweeps - looking for Montana." And within 30 minutes, I had Montana - on 75 of all bands (I workd a boat load of them later on). The rates were decent on Sunday morning, but I was still 100 below last year, and things started to not look promising. 80 dried up, 40 was OK, and 20 was hit and miss. Decided to concentrate on 40. Went to 40 and landed on 7.242 - spent nearly 2 hours there for nearly 175 QSOs - at a time when I was dogging it in 2005. That brought me at least 40 closer to last year's rate. By 1700, I was starting to worry about the Sweep. I figured VY1JA would be on 15 or 20, so I abandonded 40 and started searching madly on 20. First around 141.75 then around 14.250 - nothing. I then went straight from the bottom of the band to the top - coming across him in the middle. He was working W1AW with a HUGE pileup in tow. Considered raising the crank-up tower to the top, but ultimately decided against it. Of course, a mult was worth 13 QSOs at that point, so I decided to stick it out and work him. It took 8 minutes, but I had finally done it. Yayh! Went back to alternate running 40 and 20 - working lots of MT stations and one more VY1 (I worked at least two of every section)! The rates were pretty good and I was slowly but surely catching up to 2005's rate. Signals on 20 were strong, free of noise, and free of SSTV jammers. Ran 15 for a short period of time - lots of 7s and 0s - but not enough to contain my interest. Back to 20 and 40, which were not as crowded as folks were taking off times. You could wedge into a frequency and run without a ton of QRM. I stuck it out on 14.256 for about 100 QSOs. That run helped me finally match the pace from last year. Around 2220z, I noticed out the window that it was getting dark. I decided to quit 20. I crossed 1400 Qs around 2240z, and stared tabulating what it would take to break 250k points. I started retabulating every 7 or 8 contacts to see what rate would be required for that hour. I was obsessed, and alternated between moods of "I'm not gonna make it" and "wow, this is going to be a piece of cake." For the evening events, I first went to 80 - thinking I'd battle it out there for the rest of the night, but the band wasn't ready. Lots of alligators and no bait. Back to 40. Working stations right on a B/C frequency which worked out pretty well. Up to 80. Worked guys on 3.868 with jammer in tow. Back to 40. Up to 80. Finally, to 7.178 to finish out. The rate would be hot and heavy, then die. Then heavy. Then die. I matched last year's Q count at 0157 (about the time I stopped last year), with 30 minutes to go this year. Finally crossed 250k with 7 minutes to go. Three more QSOs and I then quit - with 2 minutes of allowable operating time. Wow. Two events of annoyance/interest. #1 I had a very persistent jammer on 3.868 for close to 45 minutes. He'd play a tape of my CQ message (which probably helped propagate my signal). He'd play ATC audio. He'd put the mike to his fan motor. He'd cluck like a chicken. He'd slur and cuss. He'd dead key his microphone or key down on CW. I worked everybody through him and did not say a single word to him. The beverages helped me null him out, and finally he QUIT. Lesson: if you don't want to propagate jammers and pig farmers, do NOT quit when you get jammed. If you quit, you've handed them a victory and carte blanche to do it to another contester. Take it in the shirt, lose some rate, but do not quit. #2 There is a contester among us who takes it upon himself to jam other contesters in the "DX window" on 75 meters. 75 was wall to wall from 3.750 to 3.900 and 3.790 - 3.800 was full of stations too. 3.799 (at the very top of the window) became open and I opted to take it. The rate was good for the entire time. This bozo "contester" came up on frequency, began using vulgar language, calling names, attempted to deliberately disrupt my QSOs, and acted like a fool in general. No matter what he did, he could not jam out my QSOs. To that station - and you know exactly who you are - your signal was weak and had NO effect on me. One flip of the beverage switch, and you went bye bye. Congrats to all the scores. I've seen some big numbers already! I need to do a sanity recheck before I attempt phone SS again.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NS3T Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 44,640 Just like two weeks ago, I squeezed every minute out of this contest, when I wasn't doing stuff with the family, etc. I was SO2R, but that was because the second radio was usually tuned to the baby monitor, so I could figure out if all hell was breaking loose upstairs during my repeated 5-minute runs to the shack. I only had two turns in the chair of two hours in a row, one late Saturday night (with the 3-month old harmonic asleep in my lap) and then on Sunday evening, while I navigated the zoo on 75 meters. I must also give a shout out to W3SO, who told a 6-land station to bug off when he decided to try to take my frequency on 75 meters. As usual, if you had a QSO with me, it was all on tape. This was the best version of my voice files yet and it will only improve once I tweak some of the files that didn't sound good on this one. I also need to add things like "Hey, you're 40 over 9, you couldn't hear me CQ'ing on this frequency??" As usual, my low power signal attracted the National Tune Up Frequency Club. The winner in that was W2DAV, who decided it would be cool to test his signal and not listen to see if anyone was on Sunday morning on 75. The best part about it was he kept ID'ing in the midst of my CQ's. I really don't like SSB contests, but I find the voice file thing really helps me deal with the yahoos who want to hear you get frustrated while they QRM you with whistles, FSK, recordings of your own CQ's, etc. For about 10 minutes on Sunday evening, I just let the ole CQ repeat and repeat while someone tried to bait me repeatedly. While he was QRM'ing me, I just sat there and did a bunch of work for Monday morning and waited him out. Soon enough he was gone and I was back to making contacts. I'll try to be on as much as I can the next three weekends, but sooner or later the XYL and Harmonic Gods are going to strike me down. There's only so many times I can run to the shack without being found out... 73 Jamie NS3T TS-2000's on HF and the baby monitor 80 meter inverted L and inverted vee 40 meter inverted L, dipole and W4OP end fed dipole 20/15/10 W4OP end fedz dipoles QSO/Sec by hour and band Hour 80 40 20 15 Total Cumm OffTime D1-2100Z 6/4 - - 10/7 16/11 16/11 D1-2200Z 3/2 - - - 3/2 19/13 50 D1-2300Z 14/2 - - - 14/2 33/15 37 D2-0000Z 1/0 4/3 3/3 --+-- 8/6 41/21 34 D2-0100Z - - - - 0/0 41/21 60 D2-0200Z 2/2 1/0 - - 3/2 44/23 30 D2-0300Z 9/6 - 7/1 - 16/7 60/30 D2-0400Z 2/0 - - - 2/0 62/30 53 D2-0500Z 22/6 - - - 22/6 84/36 47 D2-0600Z 18/6 16/12 - - 34/18 118/54 D2-0700Z 23/4 9/4 - - 32/8 150/62 D2-0800Z 13/1 --+-- --+-- --+-- 13/1 163/63 43 D2-0900Z - - - - 0/0 163/63 60 D2-1000Z - - - - 0/0 163/63 60 D2-1100Z - - - - 0/0 163/63 60 D2-1200Z 13/0 2/0 - - 15/0 178/63 26 D2-1300Z 11/0 - - - 11/0 189/63 38 D2-1400Z 2/0 8/0 7/2 2/1 19/3 208/66 4 D2-1500Z - 5/0 4/1 1/0 10/1 218/67 D2-1600Z --+-- 6/0 --+-- 1/0 7/0 225/67 23 D2-1700Z - - - - 0/0 225/67 60 D2-1800Z - - - - 0/0 225/67 60 D2-1900Z - - - - 0/0 225/67 60 D2-2000Z - - - - 0/0 225/67 60 D2-2100Z - - 4/2 4/2 8/4 233/71 31 D2-2200Z 3/0 3/0 3/1 - 9/1 242/72 D2-2300Z 5/0 - 5/0 - 10/0 252/72 43 D3-0000Z --+-- --+-- 9/0 --+-- 9/0 261/72 50 D3-0100Z 31/0 - - - 31/0 292/72 4 D3-0200Z 18/0 - - - 18/0 310/72 Total: 196/33 54/19 42/10 18/10 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NT1N Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 126,984 Cathie and I had a blast, a big 'thank you' to all who worked us! Highlight was giving someone the sweep and hearing the joy in their voice. Wish we could have done it too, but never heard BC or ND. Next time we'll be set up to use the dxcluster, for sure! 73, Bill, NT1N & Cathie, KB1MHH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: NX9T Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 55,918 WHY did I go at this QRP???? It was fun...but reminded me how much I prefer to "Run'em" with HP. Had hoped to get past the 400 mark but due to being off all Sunday afternoon/evening with my youngest son at a YMCA "Indian Guide" outing...just didn't quite get it done. I didn't have it in me to hang in there the last hour or so (was kids bed time anyway...). So, thanks to all for the Q's and the challenging fun. 73, jeff nx9t qsl.net/nx9t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VA1CHP Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 66,612 Part Time effort. Missed a Sweep by 2 this year, Wyoming and Santa Barbara. Wyoming I can understand but Santa Barbara???? Oh well maybe next year! Now I need a RTTY contest to let my throat heal! See you in the next one. Rich VA1CHP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VA3DF Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 24,552 Things were going really well. I was 85 qsos ahead of last years pace when I had to QRT because of a major head cold, fever and sore throat - BUMMER! Well, better this past weekend than next anyway! 73, Doug VA3DF ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VA3DX Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 157,600 Was shooting for 1000 qsos , fell 15 short and lost my voice doing it..... 2- KL7 2-VY1 1- PAC 1- SB and multiples of all others... numerous VT EWA ND SD MB !!! Last section was PAC ..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VA3RKM Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 11,300 FT817, 5W, 80/40 dipoles and 20/15 vertical with parasitic director. Thanks for your patience! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE3RCN Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 62,216 Finally got the tower up with the tribander just before the contest. 80m and 40m dipoles at about 25 feet. Tuning up the antenna, I found that the antenna only worked on 10 and 20....15 wasnt working. Therefore, the 40m dipole had to suffice for 15m. Only missed BC, ND and SC. Never heard ND nor SC, but just could not VE7UQ pull me out with the dipole. Listened to other CCO members working BC, though. Was aiming for 400 qsos...so, I guess I accomplished something. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE3XD Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 100,330 Personal best in this one. Only missed ND and never heard anyone from there. Overall very good conditions but the bands were very crowded making it frustrating at times with all of the QRM and HP stations that occupied more than the necessary bandwidth. But it was fun and challenging and that's what it's all about. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE4EAR Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 80,652 IC-746Pro SteppIR BiggIR vertical/135' doublet Thanks to everyone that heard my wee signal amongst the QRM. This was my first SS and it was a lot of fun. Perhaps I set my goals too high (to beat VE4XT and VE4VV) for a first time effort, I will know better next time. Aimed foe the sweep like everyone else but missed ND and SK, my two neigbor zones. Got a late start due to some last minute antenna adjustments. I raised my doublet about 15 feet at the apex and boy I am glad I did. It know sits about 40; above ground and made a big difference in 80m performance. (No surprise I know!) Being low power with a vertical and wire antennas, it was pretty hard to compete for band space. The best thing to do was use the propagation to target specfic areas. When 15m was long, it was the right time to dig out PR and PAC stations. On Sunday morning it was the time to work the east coast, Saturday night it was the west coast, etc. Other than that, it was find the strongest signal and try and work 'em. When that dried up it was time to start digging out the other A's and Q's or change bands. The highs: - Despite the fast pace contest environment, the friendly nature of many ops that greet you by name or add some personalized comment. I know it lowers your rate but for most of us running at the 1 contact every 3-4 minute rate, it just seems like the friendly thing to do. - Having an operator running a frequency hand the frequency to you so he could run off and chase the last needed section that was just spotted. The lows: - Having a decent run going on Sunday morning just as 20m was opening, Big Gun N6 station calls me, then takes over my frequency AKA sprint style. It was not like he didn't hear me, he had just called me.... There is being aggressive and there is being down rigt rude... - Missing the sweep by missing ND and SK. I would have thought those would have been 80m automatics from MB. I hear them any other night... So how do all the contesters make the lost time up to their XYL's? 73 Ed ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE5CPU Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 97,656 Good conditions, but limited time due to work requirements. Nice run on 15 meters on Sat. with greater than 120 per hour for almost 2 hours. Crowded on 20 & 40 as one would expect. Thanks to all those who dropped by for a QSO. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE6AO Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 36,984 None of our usual Ops could make this one, but we had a lot of new Ops learning the ropes. Welcome to Segei, VE2QIP, who just moved to Calgary from Montreal, where he was a avid Contester. Look for better numbers in the CQWW CW Contest. 73, Jeff, VE6GJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE6CNU Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 55,068 What a grind! This was my first (and maybe last) QRP effort in anything, so I picked a good one to get my feet wet! Comments ranged from, "You're being mighty courageous" to "Next time, get an amp!" After calling one guy for 10 minutes (a needed multiplier) I finally yelled out, "QRP QRP" in hopes that he might give me a break over all the KWs. He yelled back, "Why don't you give your call instead of yelling QRP!" So I gave my call and he ignored me. Such fun! Anyway, I did ok on 15m where there was very little noise and even managed to run a few stations here and there with the the help of some spots (thanks guys). 20m was a zoo (my TH6 helped out here) and I never got through to the station in Maine, although I called him several times for probably over a half hour in total. (Never heard NLI.) 40m was almost impossible as the noise floor was too great to overcome, with all the SWL broadcast stations and big gun stations fighting for supremacy. Fortunately, I had just shunt-fed my tower for 75m and managed to work 11 sections there (including BC with about an hour to go in the contest). All in all, it still was fun and challenging. I only worked a handful of other QRP stations, so I have to conclude that there weren't that many guys as crazy as me, or I just didn't hear them! CU in the next one! Jerry VE6CNU ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE6EX Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 202,080 Hi All: Well I sure wish there was something we in VE6 could do about those few last hours of the event when the rates are less than 10/hr. What a downer....I worked the graveyard shift as best as it could play, and I guess thats the best it was gonna' be!!! Super congrats/kudos go to my pal in the "CLIPPERS", Jerry VE6CNU on a opening colossal QRP effort. No doubt a real draggem'out QRP effort is the only way to stiffen up the learning curve for all of us HI!! SS phone is a big gun arena and takes a real effort/ SS Fone is as tough as it gets, to get there. And 78 mults.... better than me OB. I know you were'nt so2r and a sweep on a simple qrp setup is a real toughie in SS fone. Welcome to Jeff VE6GJ and VE6SH to the VE6 SS fone effort. Amongst our/the group I see a total Q' count of ~ 2000+ VE6 Q's in the ALBERTA CLIPPERS so I don't think anybody can say that we in VE6'es were'nt around and have no ears HI!!. I know the Calgary Dx club did a parttime MS effort too. I think condx were about the same as last years ssb event and it was a matter of "CQ"ing harder and dupe checking faster HI!!!. 40m was a real toughie' and mostly a so2r battleground of the s9+40 guns the second evening all going for the casual newbees. It was nice to see the SWL commercial stns having to compete/ getting beat for the high Smeter numbers...I saw K5TR as the toughest best sig here on 40!!!, really rockin' the 940s!!! Geo if you did'nt win it was cuz' of something you ate??. You were everywhere, and always loud!!! Thanks to the ARRL and the League for hosting another great event; and in the bottom of the cycle too!!! Thanks to all who called me, and all the great spots/so2r calls we in VE6 got. The scores we in VE6 got show/ are a direct reflection of that. WE/I LOVE SPOTTING!!!. WE/I LOVE SO2R!!!. Packet pileups gotta' be like heaven!!! Cheers, and 73's from the land of the ALBERTA CLIPPER!!, es on to WWCW!!!! CONTESTING IS!!! Dan VE6EX.. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VE6GJ Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 10,848 Managed a few hours between work shifts. Strange conditions. Lots of fun though. 73 Jeff, VE6GJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VO1HE Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 89,120 Yaesu FT-920 Heathkit SB-220 SteppIR 3 Element Beam Wire Dipoles Not a bad time. Better than I have done in the past. I think it's the first time I got the sweep on phone. I got the sweep a few years ago on CW when there were 78 sections and again a couple weeks ago. The SteppIR worked great and the SB220 ran like a charm. Never heard any contesters on 160 and 10 never opened at all. The weekend wasn't completely without incident though. I determined the power limitations of my wire dipoles. I cannot run high power into them at the upper ranges of 40 or 80 without setting of my house alarm. While on 40M I got a phone call from my alarm company about a possible medical emergency alarm. After a few minutes, I managed to assure the caller that we were all fine and back to the contest I went. About an hour later, as I was searching for mults on the high levels of 80M, around 2AM local time, the phone rang again. I took the headset off to answer the phone and found my burgler alarm sirens were blasting away. One is in the house and one is outside. The neighbours must have been impressed. Anyway, I once again assured the alarm company caller that we were not under attack (I assumed so because I didn't really check), shut off the klaxons and went back to the contest; only lower in the band. I figure that the alarm was set off by the high power going into the antenna way outside its optimal operating range. Both my dipoles are cut for much lower in the bands than I was operating so I was asking for trouble anyway. 80M is too big to cover with one wire, I think, and apparently, so is 40. Thanks for all the Qs and sorry to those I tried to work but couldn't pull them out. Now to gear up for the CQWW CW contest next weekend. 73 -- Paul VO1HE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VO1KVT Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 32,240 This was my first SS contest, enjoyed it very much. I though I done pretty good for LP using multi-band dipoles for all bands. Next year I plan to have a new tower and beam in place, hopefully get the sweep. 73 Ken ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VO1MP Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 12,482 SSP MODE = (strictly search and pounce) never could find a South Carolina station calling CQ ..... did hear a few in S&P mode but could not get their attention .. Lots of VOs on for this one heard VO1HE -KVT- TA - VO2WL, Now I Gotta Listen TO Paul VO1HE crowing about how he got a sweep and I didn't. Humble pie ..... as always loads of fun even in S&P without packet assistance. Reminder of how much fun it always was to find your own mults. c'y'all Next weekend GLWCDR Gus VO1MP ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VY2LI Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 25,080 Very casual effort at this station with many looong breaks.Condx seemed quite good but had to share time with visiting son and grandson so prioities went to building Legos, Aquaplex pool and ice skating.Hope we got into your log.73,Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: VY2TT Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 264,960 My goal was to break the MAR B category record and get the sweep and I was able to do both. I could have done better, but my off time strategy was poor and being in PEI is not exception to the Sunday doldrums. My expectations of 80 meters for the last two hours was merely expectations. I was worried about VY1, KL7 and KH6 for the sweep from here, but the 1st two called in early (and relatively often) and I found PAC easy early Sunday. Murphy paid a confounding, but fortunately short visit after my sleep break. I had rebooted the computer and when I rebooted Writelog, it told me COM2 was already in use and wouldn't let the W5XD box see it. This was particularly confounding since this was working when I booted at the start of the contest and I certainly hadn't changed any hardware. After looking at too many things to remember, I realized that WinFAX, which I had installed on this trip, had taken over the modem and was using COM2. I guess I hadn't rebooted since that install and the software captured the port. Anyway, I disabled it and removed WinFAX and I was back in business, but lost time in a 60 - 70 hour, not a 20 odd hour. It was also frustrating to have tested my audio before the contest, following Eric, K3NA's good NCJ article advice (well, at least 80% of the checks,) gotten good on-the-air reports, including reports of DVK recordings, only to have a number of guys tell me about problems with my audio. I'd muck around and they would tell me it sounded better, but then a while later I'd get another poor audio report. One thing I notice is that there is a sharp point beyond which I can't turn my mic gain on the PRO III down, or it completely goes away all at once. 73, Ken, K6LA / VY2TT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W0AA Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 24,924 Was fun to use MWA club call, W0AA, back home in MN after spending a little time at the beginning of the contest at my WI station. Don't often get to operate this contest from two different states/sections. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W0CEM Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 101,120 It is fun to start and stop when you want. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W0ETT Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 29,304 Got on a couple of hours late at the start up. Best part of the contest was my first QSO when I turned on the rig and there was Jay, VY1JA on 15m booming in S9+10db. After about 5 calls, Jay was in my log at the beginning of the SS test. 15, 20, and 40m were pretty good for the QRP. 75m was impossible as the 5 watts just couldn't be heard except by very strong signals. After 10.5 hours of agravation calling people with 5 watts, I finally gave up on Sunday and turned off the rig when a N6 with 59 + signal would CQ in my face despite 5 or 6 calls. So, I went in the other room and watched a pretty good football game... Rig: IC756 and RBF-1 Tempo Wattmeter where I monitored my 5 watt output power levels into associated antennas: TH7DX @ 72 ft, A3 @ 50 ft, 40m 2 element yagi at 90 ft and 80 mtr shunt fed tower/vertical with 45 radials. 73 Ken, W0ETT ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W0MU Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 92,800 Difficult contest to operate with two beams on the ground. Got the inverted V up for 75m a hour or so before the contest. It played very well. R8 for the other bands is just not enough for SSB. 15M seemed wide open on Sunday but could not sustain any rate. Decent run on 15m on Saturday. Finally go ND very late for the sweep. A few more phone contests and I might have to convert to CW! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W0ZA Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 203,820 Just because you use packet cluster does not mean you will get all the sections. Stations have to be on the air get a clean sweep. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W0ZQ Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 40,176 Fun when it starts, even more fun when it ends. See you next year ! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W1ECH Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 58,400 Equipment was the usual IC-746 transceiver with my trusty 80 meter all-band wire with tuned feeders plus a 40 meter dipole. First time in years that I worked TWO VY1 stations! Nice to catch J, VY1JA, of course, but I then stumbled across VY1MB within half an hour, too. Thanks to W3PP (DEL) for replyinhg to my CQ on 75 to give me the sweep. Seemed to be a LOT of VT stations on SSB, as well as countless NL stations, which was a nice surprise. 73, Gary - W1ECH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W2OIB Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 107,040 After 54 years of playing in SS, it's still fun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W3CQH Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 416 Its rough trying to work in any contest when you live in a development where the HOA has "Crainial - Ainial Disease" -- my ant is 540 ft wire - 180 ft of it is laying on the roof, the other 360 is wrapped up in the attic - tunes OK with a tuner - SWR about 1:5-1 all bands. 73's Howard W3CQH ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W3EAX Class: School Club LP Total Score = 6,840 Just a short effort from the University of Maryland club station. I am now a freshman here. Our rotator is currently broken (antenna stuck N-NW), and we don't have any dipoles up yet. I wanted to operate again on Sunday, but the college life, work and all, kept me from the radio. Glad to see lots of activity. 73 Michael N3CA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W3IDT Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 220,640 Cross-reference K3MIM Log Father (Bob, W3IDT) and Daughter (Miriam, K3MIM) effort at the W3LPL qth. We thank Frank, W3LPL, for providing us a flawless "adult playground", with separate radios on each band, and Phyllis, his xyl, for letting us invade her home on an "off" weekend. (And the FCC for getting Miriam's new General Class license to her on FRIDAY! Miriam, ex-KA3UBJ, long time old Novice Class licensee, passed the Tech, got a new call, passed the General within the past two months.) class qsos mults score hours K3MIM: B 1361 80 217,760 24 W3IDT B 1379 80 220,640 24 All bands (well 80, 40, 20, very little 15), separate radios on each band, separate calls, no internet connection, no exchange or friends database. (Only one of the two separate computer networks to support the two sets of sequential numbers could have had internet spots, but in our operating environment keeping the spots separate would have been a challenge; hence no spots to either network.) Bob, w3idt, and Miriam, k3mim w3idt@arrl.net k3mim@arrl.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W3LL Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 120,000 My best SOLP score to date. Really liked the real time online scoreboard. It was a great motivator. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W3UL Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 39,432 My trusty Omni VI quit on the 3rd QSO and my "U" entry suddenly became an "A" since I was forced to use an older portable type rig for the duration sans amp. I ran 100 W, no DVK and no computer-rig hookup. (Talk about retro...) I was happy that I was able to get some runs going with the help of some friendly area packet spotters. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W3WPA Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 112,160 First multi-op of the North Hills Amateur Radio Contest Society of Pittsburgh, PA! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W4EE Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 52,560 TS-440S w/ G5RV es R7000 Tnx for the Qs 73, Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W4KAZ Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 73,152 73152 Claimed Score 508 QSOs 72 Sections Station: FT-920, Writelog. Dipole at 45 feet on 20m, Inverted Vee at 45 ft on 40m, folded dipole at 50 ft on 80m, rectangular loop at 40 ft on 15 and 10m. Soapbox: Woo-boy. Now I KNOW why CW remains popular. Can somebody please turn the sunspots back on? It was hardly worth trying to work anybody on 15 or 20 meters. Nobody heard at all on 10 meters. It seemed that nobody could hear my tin-whistle on high bands this week. I spent time both days trying to work stations on both bands, but besides a few in the mid-west and Texas, it was really tough. The only LAX I heard all weekend couldn't hear me. Only one SF heard, but he couldn't hear me either. I guess I was lucky to get the western states I did manage to find. I really tried to bolster the log with the expected bumper crop of NCCC, but I guess they were on early thanksgiving vacation. On the other hand, NH6P was 20 over 9. I was able to work him after the pile up of 6's and 7's he was working settled down. I could hear NH6P just fine, but his pileup was down in the noise. Propagation is an interesting phenomena, aina? My cruddy antennas sure don't help. The Good: Best news: My best ever score in Sweeps, and best ever QSO total(508) in any contest, even if only by 5 Q's. Its not much compared to the Big Dawgs, but I'm happy with the result, especially since it was mostly done on 40 and 80 meters. Also good--The bad cough and head cold my oldest son caught and brought home on Monday did not survive the 'high bleach environment', so no on else has caught it yet, and I didn't need to operate the contest with a head cold. Yippeeee! Moral: wash your hands--and everything else too! The other good news was being able to run for short periods on both 40 and 80 meters. I probably overstayed my welcome on 80 meters Saturday night, and overslept on Sunday. That made me too late to find a spot on 40 to set up shop Sunday morning. I was able to find a clear freq in the afternoon, and was able to sustain a really good run for about 90 minutes, before I got chased off by am inventive Shepherd of Swine. Thanks to all the folks who checked in to W4KAZ's log, and the I guess the spots must have helped folks find my tin whistle in the din. (Does anybody beside me really still use the tuning knob? How QUAINT! ) I also racked up lots of points for my WAMDC(Worked All MarylandDC) and WAPVRC(Worked All PVRC). Thanks guys! The Bad: I found a new RFI problem that I need to trouble shoot on 20 meters. Feedback is playing havoc with the laptop computer, causing the external keyboard in the laptop to shut off, and requiring a re-boot. Interesting. Turns out it was a moot point, because nobody could hear me on the high bands anyway.....which was worse news for me. Also--no more oversleeping! Missed: LAX SB SF AK NE AB BC NT The Ugly: An inventive Shepherd of Swine temporarily left his 80 meter home to joust with me on my 40 meter run. I'm glad dinner was being served, it gave me an excuse to depart and collect my wits(all fifty percent of them). The Plan: Fix the 20 meter feedback. Fix the 160 antenna before December. Learn CW! and Buy a farm where I can grow some REAL ANTENNAS! :) 73, W4KAZ dit dit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W4NF Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 241,280 Thanks again to my brother Bill (W4RM) for the use of his fine station and to my sis-in-law Lori and my nephew Brian for their hospitality. This year I decided to concentarte on my runs during the first 12 hours and then hit the SO2R real hard on Sunday. The result was that I was 50 Qs behind last years total when I stopped after 11.5 hours to go to sleep. When I got back on in the morning I quickly got another 50 Qs behind and then really had to hit the second radio hard the rest of the day to catch up. At mt 1 hour dinner break at 2200Z I had 1290 Qs. I at least wanted to hit 1500 at the end so I needed to average 50/hour for the last 4 hours once I got back on. So I started on 40 and got a 44 hour, Then I went to 80 and I couldn't get anything going so I went back to 40 and went down close to 7150. For the next 2 hours I had 69 and 64 hours on 40. Not bad for the end of the contest and I added a few more with the second radio. So for the last hour all I needed was 24 to hit 1500. That was fairly easy but I had to do a lot of S&P to finish up. So as a result I beat last years score by 3 Qs. Thanks for the Qs and 73, Jack W4NF @ W4RM ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W4PV Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 71,120 Single band, bad QRM Sunday evening. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W4TMN Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 57,232 Mr, Murphy has been at my house all week. I had to leave town for a family emergency and did not get back in town until after the contest had been going on for 6 hours. I was hoping to jump right in and then found that my G5RV feedline had broken while we were out of town due to a storm. So, before I could get into the contest, I had to fix the antenna. Once I got started operating, I was on target to beat my score from last year. Sunday my son was being baptized at church, so I lost time from the contest for that also. So, if I could have operated the full 24 hours, my score could have been much better!!!! My first contest as an Extra Class was not all that I had hoped for!!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W5CPT Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 22,528 Not a fun time with no 20M antenna. 60M dipole is lousy loaded on 20M. As always,I will do better next year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W5CTV Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 10,620 I bettered my score from the last time I ran QRP in 1998, but it was rough on the low bands. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W5GZ Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 24,888 Too much going on again this weekend (@#$&) to operate 'test properly as I wanted. Stan W5GZ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W5KFT Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 288,320 Station: http://www.kkn.net/~w5kft/ Beverages - NE and NW, only used on 80 meters 80 - Sloping dipoles - NE, NW from 150', SE from 135' 40 - Cushcraft 40-2CD @ 150', rotatable Cushcraft 40-2CD @ 70', fixed NE 20 - Hy-Gain 204BA @ 157', rotatable Hy-Gain 204BA @ 105', fixed NE Hy-Gain 204BA @ 53', fixed NE Hy-Gain TH7DXX @ 45', fixed NW Hy-Gain TH7DXX @ 75', fixed NW 15 - Hy-Gain 155CA @ 135', rotatable Hy-Gain 155CA @ 90', fixed NE Hy-Gain 155CA @ 45', fixed NE Radio 1: Kenwood TS-850SAT, Ameritron AL-1500 Radio 2: Kenwood TS-850SAT, Ameritron AL-1200 Headset: Heil Proset DVK: W9XT Contest Card Software: TR Log 6.78 Other: WX0B SixPak, WX0B StackMatches, Ameritron RCS-8V switches, ICE bandpass filters, Top Ten Devices Band Decoders, Top Ten Devices DXDoubler, CDE rotors Thanks again to Bryan W5KFT for letting me use his station at the Ranch in the big contest. Thanks also to Robert K5PI for all the hours he puts into keeping the station in good working order. This was a personal best score for me in this contest. It was by far my best Sunday effort ever. I got behind my running QSO totals from 2005 right from the start on Saturday, and spent all day Sunday catching up and then surpassing my score from last year. I started on 15 meters, which allowed me to have a nice clean run frequency, but the band was long and a little thin, so despite having no QRM at all, I actually made fewer QSOs that first hour than I did on the much more crowded 20 meters during the second hour. My worst mistake all weekend, by far, though, was from about 0040 UTC to 0150 UTC, when I made my first band change, moving the 15 meter radio to 40 meters. I neglected to switch the SixPak setting for that radio, and so for over an hour I was making 40 meter QSOs using the 15 meter antennas! Fortunately, I didn't break anything, the SWR was not so bad that I noticed, apparently (although I have been known to be rather clueless about that sort of thing) and the AL-1500 seemed to tolerate the situation. The rate was disappointing, of course, so after a while in frustration I decided to take a half hour off-time. When I sat down in the chair again to get going, I scanned through everything on the desk and only then realized what I had done. I made sure not to repeat that mistake. I took four hours off in one block overnight and got back on the air around 1230 UTC. I had a decent run of almost 100 QSOs on 40 meters before moving up to 20 meters for most of the rest of the day. I made a few second radio QSOs on 15 meters, and tried to run there for about ten minutes but decided that 20 meters was the place to be. I should have saved my remaining hour and a half of off-time to take entirely in the last two and a half hours, but instead I took a half hour off when I hit a slow point around lunch time. 20 meters closed around 2330 UTC, before sunset in central Texas! My rate on 40 meters and 80 meters in those last few hours of the contest was never as good as it had been on 20 meters. My goals for next year are to not make any major operator errors, to get off to a faster start, and to try to make more second radio QSOs. Again, I worked every section more than once and had at least one station from each section call me. Propagation to the northwest on 20 meters was really excellent. I worked more than the usual number of stations in Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, and the Yukon Territories/Northwest Territories multipliers. I worked 62 dupes, and it would have been more had I not decided to start turning dupes away. I had one station that wanted to work me a third time, and I told him we'd worked before. He asked if I was sure we were a dupe? I told him we could work again and sent him my exchange. Getting no response, I sent it again. I sent it a third time, and then he tells me that his logging software will not let him enter my call sign as a new QSO! The weather was excellent all weekend. Because of the drought, however, beautiful Lake Buchanan was no longer right outside the shack windows. Instead of the sunshine dancing off the waves, my view out the window was mostly acres of quicksand and weeds. One fewer distraction, I guess. 2006 ARRL November Sweepstakes, Phone - W5KFT (WM5R, op.) HR 160 80 40 20 15 10 HR TOT CUM TOTAL SCORE -- ----- ------- -------- -------- -------- -------- ------ --------- ----- 21 --- --- --- --- 135/37 --- 135/37 135/37 0.01M 22 --- --- --- 141/23 7/1 --- 148/24 283/61 0.03M 23 --- --- --- 111/6 --- --- 111/6 394/67 0.05M 0 --- --- 31/3 44/4 --- --- 75/7 469/74 0.07M 1 --- 27/3 22/0 --- --- --- 49/3 518/77 0.08M 2 --- --- 43/1 --- --- --- 43/1 561/78 0.09M 3 --- --- 66/0 --- --- --- 66/0 627/78 0.10M 4 --- 23/1 27/0 --- --- --- 50/1 677/79 0.11M 5 --- 77/0 4/0 --- --- --- 81/0 758/79 0.12M 6 --- 72/0 3/0 --- --- --- 75/0 833/79 0.13M 7 --- 12/0 52/0 --- --- --- 64/0 897/79 0.14M 8 --- 12/0 15/0 --- --- --- 27/0 924/79 0.15M 9 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 924/79 0.15M 10 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 924/79 0.15M 11 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- 924/79 0.15M 12 --- --- 48/0 --- --- --- 48/0 972/79 0.15M 13 --- --- 48/0 36/0 --- --- 84/0 1056/79 0.17M 14 --- --- --- 68/0 --- --- 68/0 1124/79 0.18M 15 --- --- --- 69/0 1/0 --- 70/0 1194/79 0.19M 16 --- --- --- 85/0 --- --- 85/0 1279/79 0.20M 17 --- --- --- 42/0 6/1 --- 48/1 1327/80 0.21M 18 --- --- --- 45/0 --- --- 45/0 1372/80 0.22M 19 --- --- --- 80/0 --- --- 80/0 1452/80 0.23M 20 --- --- --- 68/0 --- --- 68/0 1520/80 0.24M 21 --- --- --- 67/0 1/0 --- 68/0 1588/80 0.25M 22 --- --- --- 70/0 --- --- 70/0 1658/80 0.27M 23 --- --- 5/0 24/0 --- --- 29/0 1687/80 0.27M 0 --- --- 56/0 --- --- --- 56/0 1743/80 0.28M 1 --- 21/0 --- --- --- --- 21/0 1764/80 0.28M 2 --- 22/0 15/0 --- --- --- 37/0 1801/80 0.29M 3 --- --- 1/0 --- --- --- 1/0 1802/80 0.29M TO 0/0 266/4 436/4 950/33 150/39 0/0 1802/80 Multiplier Distribution 1. Il 114 2. Va 96 3. Mi 76 4. Mdc 74 5. Mn 70 6. Oh 64 7. Scv 58 8. Nc 55 9. Ep 53 10. WWa 50 11. Wi 43 12. On 40 13. In 36 14. Sv 35 15. NNj 34 16. Az 30 17. Ct 28 18. Or 28 19. NFl 28 20. Em 27 21. Co 27 22. WPa 26 23. Ga 26 24. WNy 24 25. ENy 23 26. Mo 23 27. Org 23 28. Ky 21 29. Ia 20 30. SNj 19 31. NLi 19 32. Tn 19 33. Ne 18 34. WcF 18 35. Sdg 18 36. Al 18 37. Nh 17 38. Wv 17 39. Eb 16 40. STx 16 41. Ew 16 42. Lax 16 43. Mt 16 44. Sjv 15 45. SFl 15 46. Sf 15 47. Nv 13 48. WMa 12 49. Ak 12 50. Id 11 51. Ut 11 52. NTx 11 53. Ok 11 54. Me 10 55. Ks 10 56. Sd 10 57. Nm 10 58. Vt 9 59. Bc 9 60. Ri 9 61. De 9 62. Ab 9 63. Sc 9 64. Ar 8 65. La 8 66. Qc 7 67. Sb 7 68. Ms 6 69. Mb 6 70. Mar 6 71. Wy 6 72. Nt 5 73. Nd 5 74. Pac 4 75. Sk 4 76. NNy 4 77. WTx 4 78. Nl 3 79. Vi 2 80. Pr 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W5PAA Class: Single Op QRP Total Score = 21,760 Thanks to all the nice comments on the signal and to everyone who pulled the call out of the noise. Used an IC-703@5 watts into a Mosely Pro-57B at 80ft, 40M Delta loop. Too bad the 2L 40M beam is OTS, would have made a difference. The receiver had issues dealing with the strong signals, even with the attenuator in-line. Operated 6 hours just for fun. PVRC was everywhere. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W5TM Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 193,392 Where were you North Dakota? Rotors must have all frozen pointing east. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6EU Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 100,870 Missed SNJ, ME, and NL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6IER Class: Multi-Op LP Total Score = 51,072 This was a local club operation, with several of the operators having little or no contest experience. We plan on 3 or 4 of these operations a year in the phone contests. Instead of the usual Butternut vertical, a 3-element tribander was pushed up to 20ft to make it a little less of a struggle. John kq6es ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6ISO Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 73,008 I missed SC and QC. Never heard them. The old line noise hash was S-8 for a while so that cut off some running time. It's hard to S & P even with that stuff running. The rig worked FB but I never got the sound card levels set right so my vocal cords were well exercised. --- 73, Kit ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6KC Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 45,820 I sure worked a bunch of OH & MI stations during THE GAME hours. I on the other hand, opted to take a nice extended break during the USC/Cal game (go Trojans). I enjoyed the game, but Sunday morning I still needed 13 more sections for the sweep. I had too many other commitments to put in much SS time on Sunday, but I still got close to a sweep only missing ND. Always a fun weekend trying to get that elusive sweep! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6KY Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 11,342 Made my required 100+ Phone QSO's. Now I can put my Heil back in the drawer. CU in the NAQP's ... 73, Art W6KY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6NOW Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 2,208 fun as always but could not operate as much as I wanted. Next year. 73 de w6now. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6OAT Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 183,840 Last 3 multipliers were BC, NL and SB. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6TK Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 140,800 What happened to all the SC ops...pretty rare on left coast...fianlly got one to complete the sweep. Amazing condx on 80 Sat evening...best effort to date with 1/4 wave slopper. We had a few moe SB ops this weekend...so don't think we were as hard to come by - however, it was still fun to be last section for several guys. Thanks to all and see you next year! 73's Dick ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6YI Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 311,200 Thanks to everyone for giving us a qso for our first multi phone effort. Conditions were good although the local power company filtered some possible contacts with a S-7 line noise. Our sweep was completed on Sat.at 0430 thanks to NL. 73, Jim, W6YI John, K6AM Dan, N6MJ Dennis, N6KI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6YX Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 155,520 Four operators operating as W6YX shared the W6YX facilities for the Phone Sweepstakes with Tom ND2T on Saturday (using the call W6AMM) and Mike N7MH on Sunday (signing W6RQ). At this point in the cycle, there are periods when there are not two bands sufficiently open at the same time that one operation or the other does not suffer (especially on Sunday when there are fewer unworked stations generally available, particularly for the 24-hour W6YX side). In other words, 15 closed before 40 opened, and 20 closed before 80 opened. We also had "issues" with our 80 meter antennae. Nevertheless, a good time was had by all. 73, Mark K6OWL for W6YX ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W6ZF Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 52,052 Still no clean sweep but had lots 'a fun. I heard all sections--just couldn't get to...NNY, BC, and ND. [Some hams out there could use some pile-up etiquette training IMHO...hi hi] My TA-33 is worthless on 20, 15, and 10 where it's at so used my good old stand-by...my home-brewed linear loaded dipole at 80 feet with the AL-811H excited by the FT-1000 C+. (That's an FT-1000D minus the TCXO-1). Can't wait until next year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W7WA Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 301,440 Decent conditions, for the bottom of the sunspot cycle anyway. Struggled on 40, 15 always sounded spotty, so never really gave it a try. 20 meters was the work horse band. The 75 meter highlight was working 5A7A after the contest. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W7WHY Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 13,872 Operating a SSB contest with a radio with no filters is nuts!! About 5 hours is all I could stand. Both of my TS-450SAT's with all the filters are haywire so ran this contest with a FT-840 with no filters. My head is still spinning :-) Tom W7WHY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W7ZR Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 128,000 First test for the new SteppIR antenna with the 40/30. Worked flawlessly (sp).Low power amongst the big boys is a challenge but overall lots of fun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W8MRM Class: Multi-Op LP Total Score = 62,712 Once again using the club callsign. Missed BC and PAC, but found NT and AK within several kHz of each other on 20. There were some interesting "openings" on 20 Meters after most people had vacated, from 0100 UTC. Unlike last year 160 was very noisy. Hopefully it won't be as noisy in two weeks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W9LIZ Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 41,192 Missed IA, SFL, WMA, WTX, all usually easy to work. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: W9RE Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 140,400 Was only able to operate contest on Saturday from the start to 0547z. Had a lot of fun with lots of decent hours on 40. Almost wished I had planned on operating full bore with the good start. Missed AK and VY1 even turned my yagi that way but no luck. 40 was probably the best I ever remember it. It would have been nice to have the additional space on 75 for this one guess next time. Leading zeros: This has been my pet peeve in the SS. Stations saying " my number is zero, zero, four. Depending on the check received I said something very nice to the effect "no need for the leading zeros before number 4", and added "sometimes it confuses things" especially if you repeat your number and I hear 4, zero, zero". Not sure I would take this time if I was serious. It was bad on CW but on SSB! Exception-zone in CQWW because everyone is expecting two digits, I know preaching to the choir, here. I also congratulated stations with a recent check to try and welcome them to amateur radio. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WA0KDS Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 142,400 Seemed like a lot of loud QRP stations but weak HP stations. HP into a poor antenna just doesn't seem to work. It also seems like the usual rare sections were easy to work but sections like EMA and WMA were hard to find. Likewise 15M was open quite nicely but everyone seems to like to stay on 20M. Hopefully some 10M activity next year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WA3A Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 190,720 THAT was rough! Equipment: TS-940s Antennas: Wires in trees- all fed with homebrew open-wire! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WA3KYY Class: SO Unlimited LP Total Score = 52,256 Although I only worked 71 sections I heard all 80 in this contest unlike the CW version where I never even heard three sections. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WA5BU Class: School Club LP Total Score = 42,712 What a wonderful opportunity to introduce new operators to the fascinating world of HF! Thanks for all your points, patience and encouragement. See you next year. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WA6O Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 89,902 Many thanks to Walt, N6XG, for his wonderful station and hospitality. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WA7U Class: Multi-Op LP Total Score = 137,302 My first SS. Had great fun. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WB1GQR Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 251,040 Another long grueling SS is over. The question is less about score and more about who is weird enough to keep coming back year after year to do this... especially from the NE. Despite all of the fancy technology out there (and I have little of it), being competitive in this event is a ton of work. Power and antennas alone don't get it done. Which is probably why I keep coming back. OK, so for the high points - the aging equipment (TS-830/520 and old Dentron and Heath amps) held up nicely. The aging operator also held up, although he looked like hell by the end of the festivities. For the first time in a few years, I had starting hours which I could be proud of and didn't find myself hundreds of Q's behind everyone. Sunday morning, VY1JA called me, which was certainly the highlight of the day. I certainly didn't miss dealing with the massive VY1 pileup. Otherwise, Sunday was a blur of crappy rates all day. But hey, everyone complains about that! Every year I proclaim that this is the last one and I will retire... ...and I'll see you all next year! Mitch W1SJ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WB4MSG Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 100,480 Didn't have time for any operation saturday night so missed some good operating times. Some broken times for work on 80 and 40 meter antenna's. Some old rope gave way and had to get new rope over 60 ' trees to lift ant back up. Had no luck with getting packet spots working so operated class a. Other than that all worked well. AG4RZ operated on second station with his call and both stations played well togeather. He made 100 + contacts for his score and had to quit. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WB6S Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 85,272 Thanks to Kevin WB6S for giving me the opportunity to operate his fine station. 73... -Dean - N6DE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WB8JUI Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 26,400 Not a good contesting weekend for me. I only had about 5 hours to devote due to the Ohio State game on Saturday and family commitments on Sunday. I set a goal of 200 QSOs and decided that was a good stopping point. All QSOs S&P. Thanks to all and see you in the ARRL 160 meter contest next month. 73 - Rick WB8JUI ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WD5K Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 153,440 Last section for sweep was SC FT1000mp 100w TH7DX @ 50' 40m Dipole 80m Inv V ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WE9V Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 106,880 Had foot surgery (#6) on Monday and the pain a bit too much still, and had tons of daughter duty with no XYL present. Oh well. At least I got the sweep about 23 hours earlier than CW weekend. That was a relief. Chad WE9V http://www.we9v.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WG4M Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 1,760 My contribution to the cause. Wish I had more time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WM3O Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 104,160 GO PVRC! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WO4O Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 55,848 No Sweep, but plenty of sleep. PAC + ND eluded me. Thanks for nearly 8 hours of fun! 73 RiC http://www.qrz.com/callsign/Wo4o Attend the Tennessee QSO Party: http://www.tnqp.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WP3R Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 372,960 As always, thanks to WA3FET, antenna designer extraordinaire; NP4A, the PR big gun and his righthand man KP4TG; and WP3R, golf tournament contender (5th out of 55 Sunday) for the support. Good team. An extra special thank you to the Dayton Contest banquet for the mirror ball and the girls, Laura and Lynda, who kept me alert and made the contest a lot more fun. Photos to follow. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WR1TX Class: Single Op LP Total Score = 5,600 Antennas problems dominated my limited time on the air, and it didn't help that due to propagation that everyone was on 20, 40, and 80 the whole time on Fri. night and Sat. My loop antennas were not resonant for some reason and I could not figure out why; a 4:1 SWR reading is never good, of course, and I wasn't going on the roof of my house at night! After fighting long enough I got the SWR down to about 1.7:1 where I could. The antenna issues worsened on Sunday and I never could straighten them out; I finally had to concede to Murphy for this year! Best contacts were as follows: 20 meters-KP2TM in the Virgin Is.; 40 meters-VY2TT in the Maritimes, W1XX in Rhode Island and WP3R in Puerto Rico. I actually busted through that pileup; I'll never understand how with the antenna issues I had! All things considered, I really didn't do too bad with all the limitations. I'm used to doing much better; maybe 2007 will improve things for me. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WT9U Class: Single Op HP Total Score = 169,760 Lots of fun. Had the sweep in the early afternoon Sunday as opposed to the last 30 minutes the CW weekend. 73...Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WW4LL Class: Multi-Op HP Total Score = 184,000 K5ZM flew in from Oregon via San Francisco (missed connection), Chicago ( 3 hour line for hotel voucher),overnight then into Atlanta about noon Sat. A real goat roping on United. First time using N1MM. Goodbye Writelog! First moderate test of the FT 2000s and new 4 element SteppIRs. CU in CW test this weekend. 73'.....Fred WW4LL ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WW9R Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 124,960 Wow, my first sweep ever. Thanks to the coaching from the Sociaety of Midwest Contesters. Pat WW9R ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Call: WX3B Class: SO Unlimited HP Total Score = 172,220 Great Activity - GREAT PVRC Turnout! Highlight: Having Krassy, K1LZ call me from 5A7A on 75m to say hello Low Point: Having two Windom Failures at K3PZN in two weeks - I'll be lucky if I can show my fact at the K3PZN club station any time soon... Looking forward to Thanksgiving...and CQWW/CW! 73, Jim WX3B Index of Calls Call: AA4BL Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: AA4LR1 Class: Single Op LP Call: AA6PW Class: Single Op HP Call: AA9DY Class: Multi-Op LP Call: AB4GG Class: Single Op LP Call: AC0W Class: Single Op LP Call: AC5ZS Class: Single Op LP Call: AD8J Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: AE6RF Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: AE6RR Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: AE6Y Class: Single Op HP Call: AG4RZ Class: Single Op HP Call: AI2N Class: Single Op LP Call: AI4ME Class: Single Op LP Call: AI4MI Class: Single Op LP Call: AI4MT Class: Single Op LP Call: AJ1M Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: AJ9C Class: Single Op LP Call: AK6DV Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: AK9F Class: Single Op LP Call: AL2F Class: Single Op LP Call: AL4T Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K0AV Class: Single Op QRP Call: K0EU Class: Single Op HP Call: K0FJ Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K0FRP Class: Single Op QRP Call: K0FVF Class: Multi-Op LP Call: K0GAS Class: Single Op HP Call: K0HB Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K0HC Class: School Club HP Call: K0HW Class: Single Op QRP Call: K0JJR Class: Single Op HP Call: K0KX Class: Single Op LP Call: K0OU Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K0RC Class: Single Op LP Call: K0RH Class: Single Op LP Call: K0TG Class: Single Op LP Call: K0TO Class: Single Op HP Call: K0UH Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K0UK Class: Single Op LP Call: K1BX Class: Single Op LP Call: K1CD Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K1EP Class: Single Op LP Call: K1GU Class: Single Op HP Call: K1HTV Class: Single Op LP Call: K1OU Class: Single Op HP Call: K1PY Class: Single Op LP Call: K1RX Class: Single Op HP Call: K1RZ Class: Single Op LP Call: K1TN Class: Single Op LP Call: K1TR Class: Single Op LP Call: K1VU Class: Single Op LP Call: K1ZW Class: Single Op HP Call: K1ZZI Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K2BA Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K2HN Class: Single Op QRP Call: K2NNY Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K2TTT Class: Single Op HP Call: K2WK Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K3ASK Class: Single Op HP Call: K3AU Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K3DNE Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K3MIM Class: Single Op HP Call: K3MM Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K3PZN Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K3STX Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K3SWZ Class: Single Op QRP Call: K3TD Class: Single Op LP Call: K3WI Class: Single Op HP Call: K3WW Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K4ADR Class: Single Op HP Call: K4BAI Class: Single Op HP Call: K4CZ Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K4EJ Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K4EU Class: Single Op HP Call: K4HAL Class: Single Op HP Call: K4HR Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K4KDJ Class: School Club LP Call: K4LW Class: Single Op LP Call: K4MIL Class: Single Op LP Call: K4OD Class: Single Op LP Call: K4QPL Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K4TCG Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K4TD Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K4TMC Class: Single Op LP Call: K4TS Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K4UJ Class: Single Op LP Call: K4WW Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K4XU Class: Single Op LP Call: K5AM Class: Single Op HP Call: K5ER Class: Single Op LP Call: K5KG Class: Single Op HP Call: K5NZ Class: Single Op HP Call: K5TR Class: Single Op HP Call: K5YAA Class: Single Op LP Call: K5ZD Class: Single Op LP Call: K6GEP Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K6IDX Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K6III Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K6JEB Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K6KO Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K6LRN Class: Single Op HP Call: K6MM Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K6NR Class: Single Op HP Call: K6NV Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K6OWL Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K6QK Class: Single Op HP Call: K6RIM Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K6SU Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K6VVA Class: Single Op HP Call: K6XX Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K6YT Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K6ZM Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K7ABV Class: Single Op HP Call: K7BG Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K7LMM Class: Single Op LP Call: K7MM Class: Single Op QRP Call: K7NV Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K7RL Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K7VU Class: Multi-Op LP Call: K7XC Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: K8AO Class: Single Op HP Call: K8BB Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K8BL Class: Single Op LP Call: K8GT Class: Single Op LP Call: K8IR Class: Single Op QRP Call: K8OSF Class: Single Op LP Call: K9ES Class: Single Op LP Call: K9GX Class: Single Op HP Call: K9GY Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: K9NS Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K9PJ Class: Single Op HP Call: KA1ARB Class: Multi-Op HP Call: KA1CQR Class: Single Op LP Call: KA1VMG Class: Single Op QRP Call: KA2D Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KA8Q Class: Single Op LP Call: KB3MJ Class: Single Op HP Call: KB9OWD Class: Single Op LP Call: KC4HW Class: Single Op LP Call: KC5R Class: Single Op QRP Call: KD0S Class: Single Op HP Call: KD2MX Class: Single Op LP Call: KD4D Class: Single Op HP Call: KE1IH Class: Multi-Op HP Call: KE2DX Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KE4KMG Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KG4NEP Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KG5U Class: Single Op QRP Call: KI0F Class: Single Op LP Call: KI4PRS Class: Single Op HP Call: KI4VB Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: KI6CG Class: Single Op HP Call: KI6T Class: Single Op HP Call: KI9A Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KJ6RA Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KJ7UN Class: Single Op LP Call: KK1L Class: Single Op HP Call: KK8I Class: Single Op LP Call: KM2O Class: Single Op LP Call: KN6RO Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KO7X Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KP2CW/M Class: Single Op LP Call: KP2TM Class: Single Op HP Call: KR0B Class: Multi-Op HP Call: KR2Q Class: Single Op QRP Call: KS0T Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KS2G Class: Single Op LP Call: KT0R Class: Multi-Op HP Call: KT4PD Class: Single Op LP Call: KT4Q Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KT4W Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KT7G Class: Single Op LP Call: KT8X Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KU5B Class: School Club LP Call: KU8E Class: Single Op LP Call: KW3W Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: KY5R Class: Single Op HP Call: KZ2I Class: Single Op LP Call: N0AC Class: Single Op LP Call: N0IJ Class: Single Op HP Call: N0IM Class: Single Op HP Call: N0KK Class: Single Op LP Call: N0KTY Class: Single Op HP Call: N0OCT Class: Single Op QRP Call: N0UNL Class: Multi-Op LP Call: N0XB Class: Single Op HP Call: N0YY Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N1DD Class: Single Op LP Call: N1HRA Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N1LN Class: Multi-Op HP Call: N1QD Class: Single Op LP Call: N2BZP Class: Single Op HP Call: N2FF Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: N2GC Class: Multi-Op HP Call: N2MUN Class: Single Op HP Call: N2NT Class: Multi-Op HP Call: N2SQW Class: Single Op HP Call: N3KHK Class: Single Op LP Call: N3KS Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N3LL Class: Single Op LP Call: N3OC Class: Multi-Op HP Call: N3ST Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N3UA Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: N3ZZ Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N4BAA Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N4BP Class: Single Op HP Call: N4FR Class: Multi-Op LP Call: N4GG Class: Single Op HP Call: N4GI Class: Single Op HP Call: N4HXI Class: Single Op LP Call: N4LR Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N4NTO Class: Single Op LP Call: N4NW Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N4OGW Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N4OK Class: Single Op LP Call: N4OX Class: Single Op HP Call: N4PN Class: Single Op LP Call: N4VA Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: N4YQ Class: Single Op QRP Call: N4ZZ Class: Single Op LP Call: N5AA Class: Single Op HP Call: N5BO Class: Single Op LP Call: N5IA Class: Single Op LP Call: N5UWY Class: Single Op LP Call: N5YE Class: Single Op LP Call: N6BV Class: Single Op HP Call: N6CK Class: Single Op HP Call: N6CY Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: N6DE Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N6EE Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N6GK Class: Single Op HP Call: N6MW Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: N6NF Class: Single Op LP Call: N6RO Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N6WG Class: Single Op QRP Call: N6XG Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N6XI Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N7BF Class: Single Op HP Call: N7MH Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N7PP Class: Multi-Op HP Call: N7VR Class: Single Op LP Call: N7WI Class: Single Op LP Call: N7ZG Class: Single Op LP Call: N8BC Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: N8HR Class: Multi-Op HP Call: N8IE Class: Single Op QRP Call: N8II Class: Single Op LP Call: N8IW Class: Single Op LP Call: N8TR Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: N8XX Class: Single Op LP Call: N8ZJ Class: Single Op HP Call: N9RV Class: Single Op HP Call: NA4BH Class: Single Op HP Call: NA4BW Class: Single Op QRP Call: NA4W Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: NA7RF Class: Single Op LP Call: NB7V Class: Single Op HP Call: NC4S Class: Single Op HP Call: ND8DX Class: Multi-Op HP Call: NE3F Class: Single Op HP Call: NE4AA Class: Multi-Op HP Call: NF4A Class: Single Op HP Call: NH6P Class: Single Op HP Call: NI1N Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: NI7T Class: Multi-Op HP Call: NJ1F Class: Multi-Op HP Call: NK7U Class: Multi-Op HP Call: NM6E Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: NN2W Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: NN3W Class: Single Op HP Call: NN7ZZ Class: Single Op HP Call: NS3T Class: Single Op LP Call: NT0F Class: Single Op LP Call: NT1N Class: Multi-Op HP Call: NV4B Class: Single Op LP Call: NW1E Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: NX9T Class: Single Op QRP Call: NY3A Class: Single Op HP Call: VA1CHP Class: Single Op HP Call: VA3DF Class: Single Op QRP Call: VA3DX Class: Single Op LP Call: VA3GGF Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: VA3JNO Class: Single Op LP Call: VA3NR Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: VA3PC Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: VA3RKM Class: Single Op QRP Call: VA3XQ Class: Single Op HP Call: VE3CR Class: Single Op HP Call: VE3MGY Class: Single Op LP Call: VE3RCN Class: Single Op LP Call: VE3XD Class: Single Op LP Call: VE3ZIN Class: Single Op LP Call: VE4EAR Class: Single Op LP Call: VE5CPU Class: Single Op HP Call: VE5UF Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: VE6AO Class: Multi-Op HP Call: VE6CNU Class: Single Op QRP Call: VE6EX Class: Single Op LP Call: VE6GJ Class: Single Op LP Call: VE7UQ Class: Single Op LP Call: VO1HE Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: VO1KVT Class: Single Op LP Call: VO1MP Class: Single Op HP Call: VO1TA Class: Single Op HP Call: VY2LI Class: Single Op HP Call: VY2TT Class: Single Op HP Call: W0AA Class: Single Op LP Call: W0CEM Class: Single Op HP Call: W0ETT Class: Single Op QRP Call: W0MU Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W0ZA Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W0ZQ Class: Single Op LP Call: W1ECH Class: Single Op LP Call: W2DZO Class: Single Op LP Call: W2GDJ Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W2LHL Class: Single Op LP Call: W2OIB Class: Single Op HP Call: W3CQH Class: Single Op LP Call: W3EAX Class: School Club LP Call: W3IDT Class: Single Op HP Call: W3LJ Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W3LL Class: Single Op LP Call: W3MGL Class: Single Op LP Call: W3MTC Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W3PP Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W3SO Class: Single Op HP Call: W3UL Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W3WPA Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W4AU Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W4EE Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: W4KAZ Class: Single Op LP Call: W4KPG Class: Single Op LP Call: W4MYA Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W4NC Class: Single Op LP Call: W4NF Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W4NZ Class: Single Op HP Call: W4PV Class: Single Op HP Call: W4RJ Class: Single Op HP Call: W4TMN Class: Single Op LP Call: W5ASP Class: Single Op HP Call: W5CPT Class: Single Op LP Call: W5CTV Class: Single Op QRP Call: W5GZ Class: Single Op LP Call: W5KFT Class: Single Op HP Call: W5PAA Class: Single Op QRP Call: W5TM Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W5YAA Class: Single Op HP Call: W6EU Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W6FRH Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W6IER Class: Multi-Op LP Call: W6ISO Class: Single Op HP Call: W6KC Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W6KY Class: Single Op LP Call: W6NL Class: Single Op HP Call: W6NOW Class: Single Op LP Call: W6OAT Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W6RQ Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W6TK Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W6YI Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W6YX Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W6ZF Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W7QN Class: Single Op LP Call: W7WA Class: Single Op HP Call: W7WHY Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W7WW Class: Single Op HP Call: W7ZR Class: Single Op LP Call: W8HC Class: Single Op HP Call: W8MJ Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: W8MRM Class: Multi-Op LP Call: W9LIZ Class: Multi-Op HP Call: W9RE Class: Single Op HP Call: W9YQ Class: Single Op LP Call: WA0KDS Class: Single Op LP Call: WA2JQK Class: Single Op LP Call: WA2MNO Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WA3A Class: Single Op LP Call: WA3KYY Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: WA4OSD Class: Single Op LP Call: WA5BU Class: School Club LP Call: WA5ZUP Class: Single Op HP Call: WA6O Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WA7U Class: Multi-Op LP Call: WB0TRA Class: Multi-Op LP Call: WB1DX Class: Single Op HP Call: WB1GQR Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WB2ZAB Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WB4MSG Class: Single Op HP Call: WB6S Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WB8JUI Class: Single Op LP Call: WB9Z Class: Single Op HP Call: WC6H Class: Single Op HP Call: WD5K Class: Single Op LP Call: WE9N Class: Single Op HP Call: WE9V Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WF1L Class: Single Op HP Call: WG4M Class: Single Op LP Call: WI9WI Class: Single Op HP Call: WM3O Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WO4O Class: Single Op LP Call: WP3R Class: Single Op HP Call: WR1TX Class: Single Op LP Call: WS4NC Class: Single Op LP Call: WT8C Class: Single Op LP Call: WT9U Class: Single Op HP Call: WW4LL Class: Multi-Op HP Call: WW9R Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: WX3B Class: SO Unlimited HP Index of Calls organized by Class Class: Multi-Op HP Call: K0FJ Call: K0UH Call: K2NNY Call: K3PZN Call: K4TCG Call: K4TS Call: K6KO Call: K8BB Call: K9NS Call: KA1ARB Call: KE1IH Call: KR0B Call: KT0R Call: N1LN Call: N2GC Call: N2NT Call: N3OC Call: N7PP Call: N8HR Call: ND8DX Call: NE4AA Call: NI7T Call: NJ1F Call: NK7U Call: NT1N Call: VE6AO Call: W0MU Call: W3LJ Call: W3MTC Call: W3WPA Call: W4MYA Call: W6YI Call: W6YX Call: W9LIZ Call: WW4LL Class: Multi-Op LP Call: AA9DY Call: K0FVF Call: K7VU Call: N0UNL Call: N4FR Call: W6IER Call: W8MRM Call: WA7U Call: WB0TRA Class: School Club HP Call: K0HC Class: School Club LP Call: K4KDJ Call: KU5B Call: W3EAX Call: WA5BU Class: Single Op HP Call: AA6PW Call: AE6Y Call: AG4RZ Call: K0EU Call: K0GAS Call: K0JJR Call: K0TO Call: K1GU Call: K1OU Call: K1RX Call: K1ZW Call: K2TTT Call: K3ASK Call: K3MIM Call: K3WI Call: K4ADR Call: K4BAI Call: K4EU Call: K4HAL Call: K5AM Call: K5KG Call: K5NZ Call: K5TR Call: K6LRN Call: K6NR Call: K6QK Call: K6VVA Call: K7ABV Call: K8AO Call: K9GX Call: K9PJ Call: KB3MJ Call: KD0S Call: KD4D Call: KI4PRS Call: KI6CG Call: KI6T Call: KK1L Call: KP2TM Call: KY5R Call: N0IJ Call: N0IM Call: N0KTY Call: N0XB Call: N2BZP Call: N2MUN Call: N2SQW Call: N4BP Call: N4GG Call: N4GI Call: N4OX Call: N5AA Call: N6BV Call: N6CK Call: N6GK Call: N7BF Call: N8ZJ Call: N9RV Call: NA4BH Call: NB7V Call: NC4S Call: NE3F Call: NF4A Call: NH6P Call: NN3W Call: NN7ZZ Call: NY3A Call: VA1CHP Call: VA3XQ Call: VE3CR Call: VE5CPU Call: VO1MP Call: VO1TA Call: VY2LI Call: VY2TT Call: W0CEM Call: W2OIB Call: W3IDT Call: W3SO Call: W4NZ Call: W4PV Call: W4RJ Call: W5ASP Call: W5KFT Call: W5YAA Call: W6ISO Call: W6NL Call: W7WA Call: W7WW Call: W8HC Call: W9RE Call: WA5ZUP Call: WB1DX Call: WB4MSG Call: WB9Z Call: WC6H Call: WE9N Call: WF1L Call: WI9WI Call: WP3R Call: WT9U Class: Single Op LP Call: AA4LR1 Call: AB4GG Call: AC0W Call: AC5ZS Call: AI2N Call: AI4ME Call: AI4MI Call: AI4MT Call: AJ9C Call: AK9F Call: AL2F Call: K0KX Call: K0RC Call: K0RH Call: K0TG Call: K0UK Call: K1BX Call: K1EP Call: K1HTV Call: K1PY Call: K1RZ Call: K1TN Call: K1TR Call: K1VU Call: K3TD Call: K4LW Call: K4MIL Call: K4OD Call: K4TMC Call: K4UJ Call: K4XU Call: K5ER Call: K5YAA Call: K5ZD Call: K7LMM Call: K8BL Call: K8GT Call: K8OSF Call: K9ES Call: KA1CQR Call: KA8Q Call: KB9OWD Call: KC4HW Call: KD2MX Call: KI0F Call: KJ7UN Call: KK8I Call: KM2O Call: KP2CW/M Call: KS2G Call: KT4PD Call: KT7G Call: KU8E Call: KZ2I Call: N0AC Call: N0KK Call: N1DD Call: N1QD Call: N3KHK Call: N3LL Call: N4HXI Call: N4NTO Call: N4OK Call: N4PN Call: N4ZZ Call: N5BO Call: N5IA Call: N5UWY Call: N5YE Call: N6NF Call: N7VR Call: N7WI Call: N7ZG Call: N8II Call: N8IW Call: N8XX Call: NA7RF Call: NS3T Call: NT0F Call: NV4B Call: VA3DX Call: VA3JNO Call: VE3MGY Call: VE3RCN Call: VE3XD Call: VE3ZIN Call: VE4EAR Call: VE6EX Call: VE6GJ Call: VE7UQ Call: VO1KVT Call: W0AA Call: W0ZQ Call: W1ECH Call: W2DZO Call: W2LHL Call: W3CQH Call: W3LL Call: W3MGL Call: W4KAZ Call: W4KPG Call: W4NC Call: W4TMN Call: W5CPT Call: W5GZ Call: W6KY Call: W6NOW Call: W7QN Call: W7ZR Call: W9YQ Call: WA0KDS Call: WA2JQK Call: WA3A Call: WA4OSD Call: WB8JUI Call: WD5K Call: WG4M Call: WO4O Call: WR1TX Call: WS4NC Call: WT8C Class: Single Op QRP Call: K0AV Call: K0FRP Call: K0HW Call: K2HN Call: K3SWZ Call: K7MM Call: K8IR Call: KA1VMG Call: KC5R Call: KG5U Call: KR2Q Call: N0OCT Call: N4YQ Call: N6WG Call: N8IE Call: NA4BW Call: NX9T Call: VA3DF Call: VA3RKM Call: VE6CNU Call: W0ETT Call: W5CTV Call: W5PAA Class: SO Unlimited HP Call: AD8J Call: AE6RR Call: AJ1M Call: AK6DV Call: K0HB Call: K0OU Call: K1CD Call: K1ZZI Call: K2BA Call: K2WK Call: K3DNE Call: K3MM Call: K3STX Call: K3WW Call: K4CZ Call: K4HR Call: K4QPL Call: K4TD Call: K4WW Call: K6IDX Call: K6III Call: K6MM Call: K6NV Call: K6RIM Call: K6XX Call: K6YT Call: K6ZM Call: K7BG Call: K7NV Call: K7RL Call: K7XC Call: KA2D Call: KE2DX Call: KE4KMG Call: KG4NEP Call: KI9A Call: KJ6RA Call: KN6RO Call: KO7X Call: KS0T Call: KT4Q Call: KT4W Call: KT8X Call: KW3W Call: N0YY Call: N1HRA Call: N3KS Call: N3ST Call: N3ZZ Call: N4BAA Call: N4LR Call: N4NW Call: N4OGW Call: N6DE Call: N6EE Call: N6RO Call: N6XG Call: N6XI Call: N7MH Call: N8TR Call: NA4W Call: NI1N Call: NM6E Call: NN2W Call: NW1E Call: VA3GGF Call: VA3NR Call: VA3PC Call: VE5UF Call: VO1HE Call: W0ZA Call: W2GDJ Call: W3PP Call: W3UL Call: W4AU Call: W4NF Call: W5TM Call: W6EU Call: W6FRH Call: W6KC Call: W6OAT Call: W6RQ Call: W6TK Call: W6ZF Call: W7WHY Call: W8MJ Call: WA2MNO Call: WA6O Call: WB1GQR Call: WB2ZAB Call: WB6S Call: WE9V Call: WM3O Call: WW9R Call: WX3B Class: SO Unlimited LP Call: AA4BL Call: AE6RF Call: AL4T Call: K3AU Call: K4EJ Call: K6GEP Call: K6JEB Call: K6OWL Call: K6SU Call: K9GY Call: KI4VB Call: N2FF Call: N3UA Call: N4VA Call: N6CY Call: N6MW Call: N8BC Call: W4EE Call: WA3KYY