W1IG Single Op – Low Power – No Spotting
Contest: CQWWRTTY
Club: CTRI
Band QSOs Pts ZN Cty SP Pt/Q
7 115 197 8 22 25 1.7
14 90 217 11 30 16 2.4
21 60 150 10 28 10 2.5
28 15 31 7 7 5 2.1
Total 280 595 36 87 56 2.1
Score: 106,505
Meeting starts 9:15AM North Kingston Library. Elections, Website Update, RBN Filtering howto on W1DX packet node, Contest Season discussion and future fund raising.
Check calendar for directions.
Hope to see you all for an informal meeting at the HamXposition August 27 at 11AM. Check for details in the Event Calendar.
Good times at 2022 FD weekend. And another Success by our intrepid ops. Entire Operation Powered by 12KW LPG/Propane Generator adding solar/battery for bonus points. Thanks to Will, KA1YJG and Nancy W1NAN for their support!
QSO results as posted by Rick, K1PAD 2022 Chairman:
CW=2101
Phone=29
Digital=289
Bonus Points=950
Total Score: 10,568
2022 New England QSO Party Call: W1DX/M Operator(s): W1XX W1AN K1XA Station: W1DX Class: M/S Mobile LP QTH: CT RI MA Operating Time (hrs): 8.0 Summary: Band CW-Dig Qs Ph Qs --------------------------------- 80: 40: 350 20: 400 15: 10: -------------------------------- Total: 750 0 Mults = 55 Total Score = 82,500 Club: CT RI Contest Group
Planning included strategically picking locations on or very near state and
county lines for swift rover changes. This year we used a new antenna that could
be mounted in a few minutes on or off the rear ball hitch. One man could raise easily
to over 20 feet for 40 and 20M. Might try 80M next year.
In SUFMA we were not sent packing as we were last year by the BPD from the
streets of Boston. This year we set up adjacent to a quiet cemetery. We stayed
on CW with headsets so as not to disturb the neighbors and them not us.
Our K3 was powered off a marine type of battery with a solid state booster that
allowed us the many hours of run time independent of the vehicle. Sadly this was
limiting as near the end voltage dropped below the critical 9 volts losing us 45
minutes of operating time. The final planned stop in NEWRI then had to be
aborted without ability to plug direct to the vehicle. Lesson learned.
Good pizza and beverage at W1XX ended our long day Sunday.
Worked: W1AJT from 10 Counties OM2VL, K4PS, AA5JF from 8 Counties DX 26 DXCC 10 BRIRI 65 BRIMA 47 KENRI 78 NLNCT 72 NORMA 80 PLYMA 107 PRORI 45 SUFMA 135 WASRI 41 WINCT 80
73, John W1AN
This year I decided that since I can’t stay awake at the key like I used to, I would just work as a single op/single band (one that is not very active when the sun goes down) entry. I chose 15 meters and put in about 9 hours BIC time. I decided to bail out just after I came across a big pile up with NH2DX at the bottom. When he wasn’t getting clobbered by the pileup he was fairly strong and readable. With a bit of luck I was able to wiggle around the pile with my calls for about 5 minutes until I snagged him.
Here is my result…
Call: K3IU
Operator(s): K3IU
Station: K3IU
Class: SOSB15 HP
QTH: RI
Operating Time (hrs): 9
Band QSOs Mults
15: 266 73
Total: 266 73 Total Score 58,254
Club: CT RI Contest Group
I spent about 3-4 hours on Saturday at W1AN (KE1S) and made about a hundred Qs there and then from home on Sunday I put in about 5 hours before the Super Bowl began. I worked several club members, but when I tried to work NG1Mike something was distorting the signals and I don’t know if I worked him or not, but nonetheless it was good to hear Mike in the mix with his new amplifier!
Here is my summary… Off to shovel some snow…
Ken K3IU
Call: K3IU
Operator(s): K3IU
Station: K3IU
Class: SOAB HP
QTH: RI
Operating Time (hrs): 5.8
Summary:
Band QSOs Pts WPX Pt/Q
3.5 18 40 17 2.2
7 43 104 33 2.4
14 57 141 48 2.5
21 79 186 64 2.4
28 20 49 19 2.5
Total 217 520 181 2.4
Score : 94,120 CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW – 2022
Call: W1WBB
Operator(s): W1WBB
Station: W1WBB
Class: Single Op Assisted LP
QTH: RI
Operating Time (hrs): 16.5
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 587 State/Prov = 54 Countries = 29 Total Score = 133,630
Club: CT RI Contest Group
I was a lonely RI mult in this great Topband contest during the big blizzard of ’22. No club members heard nor worked other than Don (WA1BXY) from Tiverton RI as NC1CC, who operated sparingly in HP category. Only logged K1MD and WA1LAD as additional Ocean Staters. And our RI Topband ‘beacon by the beach’ W1XX (and 160m vertical ‘Big Bertha’, undergoing repair) was certainly missed. Not even PRC’s W1OP station from the big hill above Providence was active. No W1AN/W1DX logged either!? I hope you all safely weathered the Bomb Cyclone/nor’easter ‘Kenan’ that hammered us this past weekend!
There was a very nice opening to Eu the 1st night lasting just more than an hour where I worked 16 Eu stations, one every 4.5 mins — really fun with 100 watts! A total of 27 Eu were worked that entire night, but just one on Night 2 with that path all but shut for us LP guys.
Got a bonus Sunday morning just 4 mins before our sunrise when I worked a fairly strong KH7A for my last of 29 DX entities in the contest.
I’m excited to see my DXCC count of 29 in the contest (per 3830scores.com) is only currently exceeded by just *three* other USA/VE Low Power (Assisted & Unassisted) ops: KD4D at superstation W3LPL, VE3JM (phased 160m verts) and WO1N (YCCC/160m guy N. of Boston). Perhaps fortuitous ‘spotlight’ propagation here, the snow on the ground assisting low angle radiation and some luck too…but my Inv L w/ elevated radials worked pretty well for DX on 160m this past weekend!
The SSB portion of this CQWW 160m Contest runs in about 2 weeks.
73, Bill W1WBB
ARRL RTTY Roundup - 2022
Call: W1AN
Operator(s): W1AN
Station: W1AN
Class: SO(A) RTTY HP
QTH: USA
Operating Time (hrs): 3.5
Summary:
Band RTTY Qs
---------------------
80: 37
40: 115
20: 70
15: 8
10:
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Total: 230 State/Prov = 41 Countries = 42 Total Score = 19,090
Club: CT RI Contest Group
A few intermittent hours of fun. Since its been a while and now on different PC it took a while to figure out all the settings with MMTTY, 2Tone in N1MM. Almost all there. but still some config issues.Did work NG1M Mike. Hope we get a few more posts.
73, John W1AN
Stew Perry Topband Challenge - Dec 18 Call: W1AN Operator(s): W1AN Station: W1AN Class: Single Op HP QTH: CT Operating Time (hrs): 4.3 Summary: Total: QSOs = 225 Total Score = 701 Club: CT RI Contest Group
A few hours of fun. Best dx is two 16 pointers. Thanks to W1WBB and the group for posting the special test. Only a few EU in the log.
73, John W1AN
2021 ARRL 10-Meter Contest Call: W1AN Operator(s): W1AN Station: W1AN Class: SO CW HP QTH: CT Operating Time (hrs): ~6 Summary: Band QSOs Mults ------------------- CW: 341 45 SSB: ------------------- Total: 341 45 Total Score = 61,380 Club: CT RI Contest Group
Very intermittent operation and having no internet spots I could have missed
some E openings. Had fair run 2200-2400Z on the 11th. Not much DX but did pick
up a ZL Saturday and before/between football games Sunday a strong FR with a few
SA.
It must be noted of the 341 Qs reported, 75 were FL. Wow.
Internet outage fixed here after 2 1/2 weeks. Apologies to users of the W1DX
packet cluster for that loss. Frontier Communications has in-house issues.
73, John W1AN
ARRL 160-Meter Contest - 2021 Call: W1DX Operator(s): K1DM W1XX W1AN Station: W1AN Class: M/S HP QTH: USA Operating Time (hrs): Summary: Total: QSOs = 884 Sections = 73 Countries = 34 Total Score = 206,510 Club: CT RI Contest Group
We missed several 6 sections, AK, NT, NE and NNY. No EU runs. Noise on 2nd day thru Saturday eve. Lost internet days ago so no W1DX packet cluster available to outside. But was able to use cell service for RBN which worked well. Activity seemed down and no runs to EU.
Nice to have John W1XX and Mike K1DM over.
73. John W1AN
It was really good to hear all the signals on 15 and 10. I was able to play for about 7 hours but stayed on 20, 15, and 10 since I was hearing signals from places I haven’t heard in quite a while; and my low wire for 40 and 80 really doesn’t play that well. No runnin’ n gunnin’ here… all S&P.
Only other member I heard was KS1J.
73, Ken K3IU
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CQ Worldwide DX Contest, CW - 2021 Call: K3IU Operator(s): K3IU Class: SOAB HP QTH: RI Operating Time (hrs): 7.0 Summary: Band QSOs Zones Countries ------------------------------ 160: 80: 40: 20: 89 13 41 15: 194 20 67 10: 14 5 7 ------------------------------ Total: 297 38 115 Total Score = 130,662
Hi All –
Here’s the link to our recently activated club email reflector located on groups.io:
https://groups.io/g/ctri
We look forward to having you join us there for discussion, sharing info etc.
73, Bill
W1WBB
Call: W1AN Operator(s): W1AN Station: W1AN Class: Single Op HP QTH: CT Operating Time (hrs): 4.5 Summary: Band QSOs ------------ 160: 80: 59 40: 164 20: 9 15: 18 10: ------------ Total: 250 Sections = 83 Total Score = 41,500 Club: CT RI Contest Group
Had good fun for a few hours with focus on the sweep. Conditions were good. Only
missed YT after an hour of trying to break thru the VY1CO pile up. The station is slowly getting back into shape. Working on beverages now that leaves are down and doing a cleanup of the shack. Much to do. Looks like W1XX and NG1M put in a good showing.
73, John W1AN
