published by n2yo on Tue, 2019-02-26 17:30
Well, as they say, 'Another one in the books'. I found this to be an enjoyable contest, for a change. With the contest being the next weekend after the CQ WPX RTTY contest, most of the station work we could do was done prior to that contest. This made the week between contests much less stressful for me.
published by n2yo on Mon, 2019-01-28 22:56
The 2 el 90 foot Tee transmit antenna was working well as were the NE, NW AND SE
beverages and the 8 circle rx antenna. Friday night the band wasn't working so
well. Eur was simply not hearing US stations well. Eur stations that are
normally loud and hear well were loud but not hearing well. Everyone to the west
as far as KH6 had decent signals and were hearing well. Lar felt bad in turning
it over to Ken around 06Z things were so bad.
published by n2yo on Mon, 2019-01-14 00:23
This was a last minute thing, that turned out to be as much about 'Elmering', as
operating. Arnie is a good listener and understands things well.
(I would call him 'smart' or 'intelligent', but then again, there is the story
of going INTO a small cave after a bear, while hunting. I think I will find it
hard to use those two words, and maybe other, when describing Arnie.)
published by n2yo on Sat, 2019-01-05 21:33
Stew Perry Topband Challenge
Call: NR4M
Operator(s): NR4M
Station: NR4M
Class: Multi-Op HP
QTH: FM18
Operating Time (hrs): 8:42
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 582 Total Score = 2,408
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
After a while (about 50 Q's), I realized I had left packet connected, so I changed to 'Multi'.
Thanks for the Q's.
73 de Steve, NR4M
published by n2yo on Sat, 2018-12-15 03:46
Call: NR4M
Operator(s): NR4M
Station: NR4M
Class: SO CW Unlimited HP
QTH: VA FM18
Operating Time (hrs): 5:13
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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CW: 328 57
SSB:
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Total: 328 57 Total Score = 74,784
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
Thanks for the Q\'s
73 de Steve NR4M
published by n2yo on Wed, 2018-12-05 23:14
Well, this was really a messed up contest for me. I have no clue how I did this well.
Normally, I do not do much, if any, of a write-up, but this time I thought it might be worth an explanation of ‘Mr. Murphy’s’ visit.
published by n2yo on Thu, 2018-11-29 22:50
CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
Call: NR4M
Operator(s): K7SV W0IMD K4QS KA4RRU NR4M N2YO N3AIU K2WK K4MI K4GMH
Station: NR4M
Class: M/M HP
QTH: Central VA
Operating Time (hrs): 48
Summary:
Band QSOs Zones Countries
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160: 367 21 80
80: 991 29 107
40: 1977 38 151
20: 1960 34 142
15: 590 25 100
10: 9 4 3
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Total: 5894 151 583 Total Score = 11,899,608
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
published by n2yo on Tue, 2018-08-14 03:09
Contest started out well enough, I suppose. With a new rule this year that
requires competitive stations to have an audio file of their operating
AVAILABLE, if needed, I suppose. I used Audacity (freeware from the web) and it
seemed to work well enough, but it each computers on-board sound card, were 'all
over the place' as far as getting settings correct, and, hopefully, the same.
We'll see...
published by n2yo on Tue, 2018-05-29 03:41
Terrible thunderstorms both nights forced us off the air for hours at a time.
And, to boot, network issues forced us to shut down in order get things working
again. Unconnected co-ax's were 'snapping' because of electricity in the air. Not a comfortable feeling.
This 'off time' really killed us.
Three ops canceled last minute do to health issues.
Thanks for all the Q's.
published by n2yo on Fri, 2018-02-23 02:23
As always, a big part of any of our contesting efforts is enjoying the camaraderie of those with a like passion for contesting, especially CW contesting. The spirit of camaraderie was in abundance this weekend. We had a guest op, Don, K6ZO, who we met at the Richmond hamfest. He rode down from DC to spend the weekend in front of a radio. We also had Matt, W4GO, come by on Saturday, to meet the gang and get a feel for the station.
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