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2008 Valentine Sprint Results

 

Heart2008 Valentine Sprint Cupid

Sponsored by the Penn-Ohio DX Society (PODXS)

OFFICIAL RESULTS

(* = Certificate Winner, ** = Top Dawg!)

Last update: 08-Mar-2008 2215 UTC

YL - QRP
Callsign UTC OM YL SPC Score
           

YL - Low Power
Callsign UTC OM YL SPC Score
WA4EEZ* -5 40 4 23 1,104
W4KRN -5 32 5 19 798
KI4NDJ -5 22 2 23 598
N9JGZ** -6 69 4 33 2,541

 

OM - QRP

Callsign UTC OM YL SPC Score
K9VIC* -5 9 1 8 88

 

OM - Low Power

Callsign UTC OM YL SPC Score
KG4EFR* -5 65 5 32 2,400
N8MNI -5 56 5 30 1,980
KG4IBD -5 57 4 30 1,950 
N2EOC -5 44 6 24 1,344
WB1W -5 40 5 26 1,300
KK3Q -5 35 5 23 1,035
KT4NM -5 34 4 22 924
AI4OF -5 35 4 18 774
AA8QQ -5 29 5 19 741
K8IJ -5 25 3 21 651
W3HF -5 29 5 15 585
N7GVV -5 19 5 12 348
KI4CBF -5 12 3 12 216
K4FBP -5 14 1 12 192
KC8UFR -5 14 1 11 176
KB6NU -5 7 3 7 91
AG4QX -5 6 1 7 56
WB4MNK -5 3 2 5 35
W4FRA -5 3 2 3 21
KO4PU* -6 30 5 20 800
KE9PH -6 23 3 19 551
KB6OJE -6 15 4 15 345
AE5MM -6 18 3 14 336
W7PAQ* -7 12 1 10 140
KR7RK -7 8 1 9 90
WG7H* -8 11 2 15 225

Top scores for each category from each time zone receive a certificate. Highest Ø7Ø Club member score gets Top Dawg. All Ø7Ø Club member entries will receive an Attaboy or Attagirl for their participation in the event. For more information on the Ø7Ø Club check out: http://www.podxs070.com

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Callsign Comment

 KI4CBF

Worked four new Ø7Ø numbers!  All participants operating clean signals and polite, as usual.  I have to get a 160M antenna! 

WA4EEZ

Enjoyed this one..  wish I could have stayed in the whole time.

N9JGZ

Attached is my log for the Valentine Sprint.  Roy won't be sending in a log because I had him locked in the basement.  Hi!

WB1W

Great time, the bands were a challenge!  Need to get a 160M antenna.

AI4OF

This is my first event with Ø7Ø and I had a blast.  I do wonder why there were no Canadian stations on the band.  I generally get them first try and the bands seemed to be in good shape.  Almost everyone operated sprint style and had the exchange down pretty tight.  Seems like a good bunch of operators.  I really had hoped to pick up one of my missing states.  Perhaps the station from MN will eQSL.cc.  It remains to be seen!  I had 14 out of 39 contacts in eQSL.cc when I finished the sprint.

W7PAQ

Worked a few members on 40M before my 8PM start.  By 8PM Mountain Time 40M was dead.  80M was good, but boy 50W sure limits my contacts.  I tried 160M, but again, 50W here in the black hole of MT isn't enough.  Still picked up 4 LONP members and am closing in on 200.

WB4MNK

Had to use a 20 meter dipole fed with coax for 40 and 80 meters.  I was surprised to be able to make any contacts.  Neat contest.

N7GVV

My heart just wasn't in it!  Only operated about 3 hours.

AG4QX

I expected to do much better since I had about 1.5 hours after getting home from work and I figured all of the mid-West would be on, it was only 2330 there.  Talk about frustrating.  I could see signals come and go but rarely long enough to make a contact.  I CQed on 160M for 32 minutes and got nothing!  I answered two 160M CQs and was not seen by them.  I still don't have a 160M contact.  I guess the conditions just were not favorable enough for a 20M dipole to get anywhere.  I also saw two Canadian stations but could never link up there either.  All in all a very unsatisfactory night.  But still fun ... how do I explain that?  I guess an activity that you like and an interesting time together make it a fun time.

K9VIC

Do I get a bonus for my score being 88?

KB6NU

This is the first PSK contest I've ever worked.  It was fun.

KG4IBD

Fun contest.