Nice score Jeff. Sounds like you had fun and learnt a lot. Get ready for Field Day. NIZAR K0NM
> On Nov 21, 2016, at 11:57 PM, Jeffery MacMillian via BVARC <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Good Evening, > > I ran the Sweepstakes SSB contest this past weekend. I lost some > sleep and had to work out NOT to ever log a contest in QRZ. I ended up > purchasing N3FJP since they had the exact log for the contest. It seems > pricey at first glance, but since time is money, I have yet to have ever > owned any software that saves more time than the N3FJP. (No I am not getting > a kick back, it s just great software) Now to figure out What type of file, > to send to whom, to get me I worked an ARRL Contest ball cap? > > All in all it was a great experience. The cool part of this one is getting > the year of when the other HAM's were first licensed, most of which were > before I was even born. I had a few people have me repeat my 16 a few times > and plenty of people welcomed me to the Contest. > > There were some amazing numbers some of these stations were putting up. K4OV > had 740 to my 40 early on, AA5B had 1105 to my 70 , W6YI gave me serial > number 1095, and K5TR was on 1461 by the time I reached 98. > > I learned I need a Kurg Coffee pot in the shack and the duplicate contacts > are not my friend. My rig (FTdx1200) worked better than I did. I certainly > have plenty to learn about these contests. (What Is CW ?) > > 1. I know I can be faster, and I need to send the XLY and Kids to the mall. > 2. 1500 watts is my friend > 3. Working in pairs is not cheating. > 4. Start on time, stay awake for the the long haul and skip the pile ups. > 5. A go fund me account for a VET that needs a 100 foot tower and a spider > beam may be required. > > > I am not sure I was suppose to claim it on TDXS. I have paid no dues or > attending any meetings. I was up late and feeling a bit lonely. I am sure > someone will let me know if I owe them some money. > > If you read down this far then you should check out the link to the > 3030scores. :) Have Fun! > > > > > ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, SSB 2016 Nov 19 > > > http://www.3830scores.com/editionscores.php?arg=51cfvlzXgqiv3&cs=24 > > > > > Thank you for Your Time, > Jeffery MacMillian > KG5LRP > > 😁 > > The rest of this Email falls under the "Intentionally Left Blank" part of the > Internet. Feel free to browse. > > _______________________________________________ > BVARC mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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