[LCC] Fw: CQWW SSB W5RU(@KN5O) M/2 HP

[K4GM-George]

Looks like  Louisiana is coming on strong!  Good work, guys.   Will be 
in SS this weekend at NR4M probably using my call.  Worked CQ WW RTTY  
as M/2 from NR4M and plan to do the same for CQ WW CW.

73, George K4GM
Geaux Tigers!

On 11/2/2010 10:19 AM, kn5o wrote:
> Folks:
> Here's the W5RU posting... Had to enter the M/2 category as
> described below..
> 73,
> Ted
> KN5O
>
> ----- Forwarded Message ----
> *From:* "webform at b41h.net" <webform at b41h.net>
> *To:* 3830 at contesting.com; kn5o at bellsouth.net
> *Sent:* Tue, November 2, 2010 9:05:39 AM
> *Subject:* CQWW SSB W5RU(@KN5O) M/2 HP
>
>                     CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
>
> Call: W5RU
> Operator(s): KN5O K1DW AD5W N5HZ
> Station: KN5O
>
> Class: M/2 HP
> QTH: Covington, LA
> Operating Time (hrs): 42
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
> ------------------------------
>   160:  23    5      10
>   80:  160    27      70
>   40:  281    32      88
>   20:  423    35      107
>   15:  587    32      129
>   10:  130    15      32
> ------------------------------
> Total: 1604  146      436  Total Score = 2,563,710
>
> Club: Louisiana Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> Wanted and planned to enter the M/S category, but after review of the 
> log and
> reading and re-reading the rules, we had apparently 3 violations of the 10
> minute rule.  Since we had four radios already pre-tuned to different 
> bands,
> switching between run and mult stations and not doing the proper 
> assignments
> caused the problems.  More work to do there..  But had we planned to 
> operate
> M/2, I believe our score would have been much, much better.  There was 
> a lot to
> work.  AND we did only S&P...
>
> This was our first operation from the new KN5O shack.. Ran out of 
> space in the
> rear master bedroom office.  Plus XYL just finished chemo 3 weeks 
> earlier.
> (She was feeling good and was really very understanding about hosting the
> operation for our team, so we planned a nice dinner outing for the 
> XYLs this
> week).  Anyway, we now have 2x/3x the operating space and plenty of 
> cables for
> more antennas, control lines and operating position communication 
> upgrades.
>
> Also, just the day before contest, we had completed installation of 2 of a
> planned 3 phased vertical array for 80m.  I used a Comtek phasing 
> unit, but
> will eventually get the Array Solutions triangular phasing unit 
> installed.  So
> even though not optimized, our 80m results were nearly 300% better 
> than last
> years' posting.
>
> 15M was our best band for the buck.. We spent the least percentage of 
> our time
> there for the most contacts.  10M showed some life finally - worked a 
> couple of
> EU and AF stations - besides SA and Caribbean.
>
> 20M was tough for us - lots of QRM, but we did about same as last 
> year.. 40M
> seemed tougher this year.  Harder to bust pileups...  Not much to say 
> about
> 160M.. With only a dipole at 70 ft., not much you can do from here 
> except work
> the US and Caribbean fairly regularly, which we did..
>
> On behalf of our team, thanks to all who gave us Qs and Mults.. We had 
> a good
> time and look forward to SS and CQWW CW.
>
> 73,
> KN5O (Ted)
>
> for the W5RU TEAM  -- K1DW (Dallas), AD5W (Russ), N5HZ (Jim) and KN5O 
> (Ted)
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: 
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>
>
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