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

[Robert Mcbride]

Good show !!
Bob




________________________________
From: Ted Saba <kn5o at bellsouth.net>
To: DDXA <DDXA at deltadx.net>; lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
Sent: Sun, November 28, 2010 8:16:45 PM
Subject: [DDXA] Fw: CQWW CW W5RU(@KN5O) M/2 HP

Folks:

Here's how we did this past weekend..

73,
Ted
KN5O

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Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 8:09 PM
Subject: CQWW CW W5RU(@KN5O) M/2 HP


>                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW
>
> Call: W5RU
> Operator(s): KN5O K1DW K5YG N5HZ W5KB
> Station: KN5O
>
> Class: M/2 HP
> QTH: Covington, LA
> Operating Time (hrs): 48
>
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
> ------------------------------
>  160:   49    15       29
>   80:  309    27      100
>   40:  742    38      143
>   20:  750    36      143
>   15:  489    32      128
>   10:  116    17       46
> ------------------------------
> Total: 2455   165      589  Total Score = 5,162,638
>
> Club: Louisiana Contest Club
>
> Comments:
>
> First time we were able to go the time distance (the full 48 hours) and
> tried
> the Multi-2 Class for a change.  I think we were all pleased with our
> first-ever effort in this category.  It will be interesting to see how we
> stack
> up regionally with our score, i.e., if we are competitive there.  And I'm
> sure
> we'll see some big numbers from the East Coast stations.  Dallas, K1DW use
> to
> contest with the KB1H gang years ago.  So congrats to them for a nice
> score as
> posted on the Getscores.Org web site.
>
> Thankfully no visits from Murphy - no hardware or software issues surfaced
> to
> detract from the operation.  But the last several weeks of contests has
> highlighted areas for improvement, so we will focus on those and not mount
> any
> serious contest efforts until the ARRL DX slate of activities in February
> and
> March next year.  All it will take is time and money.
>
> Also, we were joined this time by Bill, K5YG and appreciate him traveling
> from
> his Ocean Springs, MS QTH to help us out and a great help he was!  (Bill
> is one
> of Marshall's (K5QE) key ops at the East Texas VHF contest station.)  And
> although we ran a few times, most of the effort was S&P.. It seems there
> were
> stations aplenty to contact.  We had fun on 80M with the new antenna and
> both
> 20M and 40M gave us a lot to pick from.  I've seen 15M in better shape
> earlier
> this year and 10M, although improving, is still poor in our area -
> although
> this time we were able to work a few far western Euro and West Africa
> stations,
> besides just the Caribbean and South America.
>
> Again, many thanks to my XYL for allowing the crew to come and go at all
> hours
> and for preparing our meals, for which we are all very grateful.
>
> So from the folks here, we wish all of you and safe and joyous Holiday
> season
> and will probably see you in the pile ups next February & March.
>
> 73,
> Ted, KN5O for W5RU (The Delta DX Association Club Call)
>
> Team W5RU:
> Dallas (K1DW); Bill (K5YG); Jim (N5HZ); Keith (W5KB) and Ted (KN5O)
>
>
> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
> http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
>


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