SPRINT SUMMARY SHEET
Contest Date : 09-Sep-00
Callsign Used : K5NA
Category : SOHP
Default Exchange : RICH TX
Name : Richard L. King
Address : 17726 FM 973 North
City/State/Zip : Manor, TX 78653
Country : United States
Team/Club : Austin Powers
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults Countries
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80CW 66 66 66 1 0
40CW 98 98 98 5 1
20CW 81 81 81 36 0
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Totals 245 245 245 42 1
Final Score = 10535 points.
I, by virtue of my statement below, have taken part in the NCJ North American
Sprint, conscientiously applying my most ethical interpretation of the rules
for this contest as set forth in the National Contest Journal.
Date _ 9-10-2000 __ Signed _ Richard L. King _________ Call __K5NA ___
Many excuses here.
My IC765 has a problem where the passband seems to shift and signals
disappear.
The fix is to turn the radio off briefly and then turn it back on. I had
to do this a
number of times during the 4 hours of the Sprint. I couldn't change
radios because
the IC765 is the only contest radio that I currently have. If I
disappeared suddenly,
that's what happened.
The little weather front that came through just as the Sprint was
starting created a
problem with the tribander. I must have a loose connection on the
feedline because
all the 20 meter signals received were scratchy and difficult to copy. So
I switched
to a full-sized 160M vertical and used that as my 20 meter antenna. The
40 meter
antenna is a XM240 at 195 feet and the 80 meter antenna is a NE sloping
dipole
with the top at 168 feet.
I spent 1.5 hours on 20 meters, 1.5 hours on 40 meters, and 1.0 hours on 80
meters. A total of two band changes using the one radio. The rate was 60,
59, 58,
and 69 for each of the four hours.
I think this contest is better done when you have all your hardware
performing at its
best. Funny thing is this turned out to be of my best scores ever. Maybe
the Texas
location is better than a NY location for me. Or maybe it was because I
seem to
have gotten into an operating grove after a while. I have lots of room
for future
operating improvement.
73, Richard - K5NA
k5na@texas.net
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