[LCC] Fwd: ARRLDX CW W5RU(@KN5O) M/2 HP

[Ted Saba]

Thanks Randy.. You need to come help us some time.. I should let you 
know early enough so that you can plan..
If anyone in the LCC wants to do ARRL DX SSB here, please let me know.. 
Right now, don't have too much interest..

Hope you are well.. Looking forward to seeing you in Dayton..

73 Ted KN5O


On 2/17/2014 7:10 PM, rfulco at suddenlink.net wrote:
> whoa....Look at that qso total!!!
> Great job....I never even heard the FT5 guys when you worked them on 80M week or two ago.!! Must have some good RX down there!
>   Good job, uh Great Job!!!      Randy K5SL
>
> ---- Ted Saba <kn5o at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>>
>>
>>                       
>> All:
>>
>> Here is our 3830 posting..
>>
>> 73 Ted KN5O
>>
>>
>>                         ARRL DX Contest, CW
>>
>> Call: W5RU
>> Operator(s): KN5O K1DW NO5W W5RY K5YG
>> Station: KN5O
>>
>> Class: M/2 HP
>> QTH: Covington, LA
>> Operating Time (hrs): 48
>>
>> Summary:
>>    Band  QSOs  Mults
>> -------------------
>>     160:   21    17
>>      80:  154    62
>>      40:  791    92
>>      20: 1098   106
>>      15: 1427   107
>>      10: 1219    91
>> -------------------
>> Total: 4710   475  Total Score = 6,694,650
>>
>> Club: Louisiana Contest Club
>>
>> Comments:
>>
>> First of all, my thanks to W5RY (Greg), NO5W (Chuck) and Bill (K5YG) for
>> traveling to the QTH for the contest.  Also, my thanks to my neighbor K1DW
>> (Dallas) for his continued support and encouragement.
>>
>> Overall great conditions on 20/15/10 led to an all-time high QSO count for us
>> in this contest.  With the rising K index on Saturday night, 160 and 80 were
>> very challenging.  Thankfully 20 was open almost all night for us. So our
>> normal amount of time spent on 160 and 80 was cut in half.
>>
>> We had one minor glitch with one of the computers/N1MM and lost about 30
>> minutes of operating time on both stations.  Other than that, no other
>> equipment failures - well maybe some Op failures, but that is to be expected.
>> At least no one fell asleep during the graveyard shift.  This year we missed
>> one of our regular Ops, Joe W3GW, who couldn't make it this weekend. Joe would
>> normally work the graveyard shift with me.
>>
>> Our mult count was down as compared to last year as we concentrated on running
>> and hoped the mults would eventually show up.  We're not set up to have an
>> interlocked run and mult station paired on each band and struggle to have
>> enough operators anyway.
>>
>> But for each contest and each year that passes, we get a little better and find
>> things we can change and/or improve for the next time.  And even as far south as
>> we are, the weather the last couple of months has not permitted us to do any
>> antenna work.  Normally we are between 40F and 60F most days and lots of sun.
>> Not this year. It has been cold and rainy.. Ideal duck hunting weather..
>>
>> We were really surprised how long 10M stayed open for us.  At least an hour
>> past our sunset, we were still running JAs and deep Asia Qs.  I think we stayed
>> on 15M at least 2-3 hours past sunset.  Hope these conditions exist two weeks
>> from now for the Phone contest.
>>
>> Speaking of which, that is the weekend before Mardi-Gras.  If you like
>> contesting and want to go to Mardi-Gras, let me know.  I'm not liking phone
>> contesting too much these days, but I'll offer the station for multi-op use
>> should there be enough interest.
>>
>> Otherwise, thanks to all of you (the DX) for being there and all of the Qs.  We
>> hope that we gave you a mult that you needed. So until the next contest,
>>
>> 73,
>> Ted KN5O
>>
>> for the W5RU Team:
>> KN5O (Ted), K1DW (Dallas), W5RY (Greg), NO5W (Chuck) and K5YG (Bill)
>>
>>
>> Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.3830scores.com/
>>
>>
>>
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