Posted by Jack on 15th November 2009
Pookie, the CW Cat
- Especially enjoys copying CHIRPIE signals
- Is not the best fist on an iambic paddle since he has no opposable thumb
- Loves working late night DX
- Uses only C.A.T.-enabled radios
- Finds the Tuna Tin 2 OK but prefers the, ahem, tuna TOO
- Literally is a south Paw
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Posted by Jack on 9th November 2009
ARRL Sweepstakes Contest, CW
Call: K6JEB
Operator(s): K6JEB
Station: K6JEB
Class: SO Unlimited Low-Power
QTH: East Bay
Operating Time (hrs): 12:34
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160: 0
80: 7
40: 70
20: 90
15: 34
10: 0
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Total: 201 Sections = 70 Total Score = 28,140
Club: Northern California Contest Club
Station: Yaesu FT-857D 100watts -> Inverted-L and Butternut HF-9V controlled by Writelog. My antenna farm didn’t grow as much as I wanted it to. However, the seeds are planted and once the budget settles I might have a full-time tri-bander up at least 30 feet.
Comments: There were some rather nice openings to the East Coast most of the time I was on. 15M was quite open from mid morning to early afternoon for long-haul.
Every contest I feel like I learn a little bit more about contesting. This time I was really making full use of my filters and it makes a HUGE difference as far as helping keep you from exhausting yourself trying to mentally slice through wider bandwidth of noise.
Other commitments precluded me from operating full-time. Will try again next year.
73
Jack, K6JEB
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