SOC Marathon Sprint - Results & Soapbox

[N4BP]

CALL SOC# QSOs QSO pts S/P/C Pwr Mult HB Paddle Mult SCORE
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K7TQ 51 34 113 21 7 (5W) 16,611
W0UFO 89 27 98 20 7 (5W) 13,720
K7UP 579 9 36 8 7 (5W) X1.5 3,024
K4BAI N/A 7 37 7 7 (5W) X1.5 2,719.5
N2CQ 402 12 42 9 7 (5W) 2,646
K2HYD N/A 9 35 7 7 (4W) X1.5 2,572.5
N9NE 305 6 27 5 7 (5w) 945
WK2G 693 17 61 14 1 (100W) 854
W2AGN 390 5 19 4 7 (5W) X1.5 798
KD2MX N/A 3 15 3 7 (4W) X1.5 472.5
VE3IAY 431 8 37 7 1 (100W) 259
W1PID 330 9 33 7 1 (20W) 231
AL7FS 3 3 15 2 7 (5W) 210
N0AAA 389 7 29 6 1 (100W) 174
WA2DUV 692 2 10 2 7 (5W) 140
K5ICW 683 4 20 3 1 (50W) 60
KI8AF 719 1 5 1 10 (1W) 50
KR0I N/A 1 5 1 7 (5W) 35

W0SOC 1 CHECK LOG

K4KSR j515 1 5 1 7 (5W) j35

SOAPBOX
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AL7FS
It was fun to work a few QRPers again. I went to breakfast with a few of
my contesting buddies (serious ones) and I bragged about how I was
knocking out the CW Qs at a rate of 2-3 an hour.
That got a laugh.

K2HYD
Did not get much time to work the contest but here is my log anyway!
Actually, I didn't work the last hour because right after I finished a
contact on 40, I heard a CQ from an old friend who is recovering from a
brain tumor operation and I instantly decided that a rag chew with him
was much more important than the contest!! Fun contest even with very
few staions heard.

K7UP
Total time on, about 3 hours. I did use a Black Widow paddle (kit) but
most sending was done with the keyboard, so I didn't apply the 1.5 mult.
I think the score is 2,016.
Rig was a K2 @ 5W. Antenna: broken tri-bander at 35'
Seems like an awful lot for 9 QSO's. The bands were not good. Did a lot
of CQing on 15/10 meters, not a whisper.

KD2MX
Soapbox: Didn't have much time for this one. Was testing out my kx1
after installing 8030 option. Thought I was running with 'full' power
but later noticed the power cord was unplugged and I was on batteries.
Guess it works.

KI8AF
Shouldn't take much to compute my score. One and only one signal heard
on the air and that was you as W0SOC. You were booming into the U.P. of
Michigan. I haven't been on CW is some time so at least I know the rig
still works. Used my K1 backing it down to 1 watt.

KR0I
I was checking out a TS480 on an indoor dipole at the time I
heard W0SOC CQing (you?) for the contest and wanted to see if I
could get through. Did manage to make the one contest QSO (g)

N0AAA
This be the log of N0AAA, whose last HF QSO was with K8XXX on 4-16-06 (I
don't like lulls).
SOC #389. Called CQ quite a bit. Bob came in all afternoon/evening (were
you really QRP?).
I ran as close to 100W as I could remember how to tune the rig to. I
know the connections on
my power suppy are getting loose when I get chirp reports. KG4FSN stuck
with me. Not sure
why I called him, since he was so weak here, but we got it done! Tnx all
73 Jan N0AAA #389 Iowa

N2CQ
COMMENTS: Football drew me away fom the SOC but thanks for the contacts.

N9NE
Rig is the old K2 #1429 at 5W that almost made a million points that
first SOC test. 110’ attic loop up ca. 22’. Used internal keyer instead
of left foot.

VE3IAY
My first SOC contest in quite a while - a second-class effort. I jumped
back and forth between CW and PSK31 just up the band, but spent more time
on PSK31 than CW. My log is in the form of a Cabrillo file, hope that's OK.
I also was in the NCJ CW Sprint later in the evening, and took that one a
bit more seriously - but it sure is hard work in that one when you're
running low power into a compromise antenna.

W0UFO
WOW! Thanks for the fun Bob. I could hear you throughout the Marathon
but it
was hard for you to hear me. I was in the country with little QRN so that
makes a difference. BCNU, Mert

W1PID
Bob... you ARE amazing. Whenever I turned on the radio, there
you were, strong, steady, faithful. Pretty good participation this
year too. Many thanks. Jim

W2AGN
Soapbox : Nice to participate in a contest by a club I'm not banned from
Kinda light on activity, though.

K5ICW
Dandy Conditions - NOT!

WA2DUV
My ant is an indoor 40M dipole, my home is an aluminum mobile home, no
outside stuff. So far it got me 90 DX + 45 states but took four years!
Been a ham since 1963 and will never give it up.

K4BAI
Paddle is twin paddle key made in England by Kent engineers - assembled
for me by K5AB.

WK2G
Bob just use this log as a check log because the software that I used
was acting funky. Where was everyone? Had to go to a party so when I got
back na was taking over. Hope more activity next year

--
73,     Bob Patten, N4BP                Plantation, FL

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