[LCC] up in Arkansas...

[Charles Morrison]

2000 q's and 158 countries hardly qualifies as an antenna that is lacking to
me.  

 

If that score doesn't indicate that the bands are wide open, then nothing
will.  That's  an incredible score for 10M.


Charlie

Ki5xp

 

 

From: lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org
[mailto:lcc-bounces at louisianacontestclub.org] On Behalf Of Dan Edward Dba
East edwards
Sent: Tuesday, November 01, 2011 11:06 AM
To: lcc at louisianacontestclub.org
Subject: [LCC] up in Arkansas...

 


K5GO & I got our novice tickets about the same time, 1967... been buds for
years.

 they dont even like SSB, believe it or not....

 

 


>                    CQ Worldwide DX Contest, SSB
> 
> Call: N5DX
> Operator(s): N5DX, KD0HY, K5GO, K5LG, K5NX, KF5COP, W5OX
> Station: K5GO/N5DX
> 
> Class: M/S HP
> QTH: ARKANSAS
> Operating Time (hrs): 48
> 
> Summary:
> Band  QSOs  Zones  Countries
> ------------------------------
>  160:   39    13       28
>   80:  133    27       82
>   40:  733    34      109
>   20:  881    40      140
>   15: 1177    39      147
>   10: 1969    39      158
> ------------------------------
> Total: 4932   192      664  Total Score = 11,661,288
> 
> Club:
> 
> Comments:
> 
> There is nothing like having good conditions to remind you how much fun it
can
> be to work a radio contest - even a PHONE CONTEST from Northwest Arkansas.
> Conditions sounded like 11 years ago when we worked our first contest
after
> building the station.
> 
> We are still using the same, single Yagi for 10M that we started with 11
years
> ago.  That is the only antenna that has not changed and is clearly the one
band
> where we we are lacking as compared to the others. More gain will be nice
when
> we do something about it, but not having to rotate the antenna so much
will
> also be of great benefit.
> 
> A few days before the contest it looked like KD0HY, N5DX and K5GO would be
> staying up the whole time.  Some great, part-time help came through,
however.
> We were glad to have W5OX and his 10 year old (extra class) grandson,
KF5COP,
> come up to help out for several hours.  K5NX was able to come for the
entire
> day on Sunday.  K5LG was there at the beginning and spent a lot of time
helping
> out on both Saturday and Sunday.  Having good conditions to go with KD0HY
being
> there for the duration, a good time will be had by all.  Terry said I
should
> have had about six kids and trained them all to be as good as N5DX.
> 
> We were pleased to put forth an effort that, unless there is a winning
> performance from the crew at K5TR, should set a new record for Multi
Single for
> W5 set 21 years ago by a who's who of radio contesting from K5MR.
> 
> Thanks to the cumulative efforts of the thousands of individuals worldwide
who
> operate the contest, making it an enjoyable event for everyone involved.
> 
> Station details at  <http://www.k5go.com/> www.k5go.com
> 
> Stan, K5GO
> 
> 
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