Lloyd:

Your mention of power reminded me that I forgot to say that my entire 
Sweepstakes effort this past week-end was done barefoot.

I just wanted to see how I would do with 100 watts in a CW contest like 
that.

Obviously, SSB is another issue, and if I have the time to do anything 
meaningful in the Sweepstakes phone contest later this month, I'll probably 
fire up the amp in order to give me a chance in breaking through the 
inevitable pileups.

tom Behler: KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 6:12 PM
Subject: Re: Report On ARRL Sweepstakes CW Contest


> Congratulations.  Running the amp on 10 and 15, and barefoot on 10, 40 and
> 80,
> I ended up with about 294 QSOs in 72 sections in 6 hours, 50 minutes of
> operation.  Some of it was search and pounce, and some was by calling CQ.
> And I make more mistakes in sending than I would like.  I use the FT950's
> memory keyer some of the time, but have not hooked a keyer into N1MM 
> Logger
> yet.  I also had one N1MM Logger crash.
> 73,
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, MD
> http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Tom Behler
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 9:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Report On ARRL Sweepstakes CW Contest
>
> Hi, all.
>
> Well, this week-end, I made my first ever genuine effort to participate in
> the ARRL November Sweepstakes CW contest.  Since I wasn't totally
> comfortable with the lengthy contest exchange, my effort was strictly S 
> and
> P.
>
> After 16 hours and three minutes of operating time, I wound up with a 
> total
> of 320 QSO's.  I operated on 10 through 80 meters.  I got all but six ARRL
> sections in the U.S.  I missed VT, NLI, NNY, SNJ, WY, and ND.  I missed 5
> Canadian sections which are more challenging now because of the new 
> Ontario
> sections.
>
> Doing this contest also allowed me to work extensively with the N3FJP
> Sweepstakes logging contest software in the new C # format, and I'm happy 
> to
> report that there have been some major improvements over the older 
> versions.
>
> First, the software is much easier to install than previously was the 
> case,
> and the Wave files are now included in the initial installation.  Second, 
> I
> noticed a much better response from the dupe Wave file when it came to
> announcing potential duplicate contacts.  Finally, and this is a real
> important thing for me:  I no longer have the problem of having to type 
> the
> first letter in an entry field several times before it takes.  With the 
> new
> C# rewrites, what you type immediately goes into the entry fields, with no
> need to repeat key strokes.
>
> So, all and all, I consider this contest outing a success.  My goal for 
> next
> year is to become comfortable enough with the contest exchange so that I 
> can
> do some serious C Q ing, and then really wrack up the points.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>