🚀 go-pugleaf

Sounds like you guys did great!  Congratulations.  Sorry I was not able to make
it.  I am feeling better and will probably go back to work on Tuesday.

73
Jim W4KXY
w4kxy@bellsouth.net

Tim Cailloux wrote:

> Hello all.  Now that contest time is over, it's time for the million dollar
> question (estimated retail value, $64,000) - how did we do?  Well, pretty
> good.  Here's the summary:
>
>                          1999 ARRL NOVEMBER SWEEPSTAKES
> Call used: W4AQL                                          Location: GA
> Category: Multi Operator             Mode: PHONE           Power: 1500
> Callsign of Operator: W4AQL
>
> If multi-operator, show calls of all operators and loggers:
> KU4WJ, W4ATL, N3NGG, WJ2RM, KE4QLI (& Josh Parris, but I don't know his
> call)
>
> Hours of Operation: 23:22
>
> band      QSOs     points
> -------------------------
> 80        196        392
> 40        111        222
> 20        820       1640
> 15         75        150
> 10         30         60
> -------------------------
> TOTAL     1232       2464   X   79 multipliers  =  194,656
>
> Now, for something interesting (NC State):
>
> Call: W4ATC                    Country:
> BAND     QSO    SECTIONS
>  80      129
>  40      389
>  20      409
>  15      222
>  10       82
> -----------------------------------
> Totals    1,231  x2  79
>
> Score:  194,498
>
> For the math experts among us, you will see that in the end, we came out
> over NC State by 1 QSO.  And who says that guy we taught the exchange to
> during the contest wasn't worth it?  Cross your fingers on busted exchanges.
>
> Also, I heard W5YM on the air at the very end.  Before some guy came on and
> jammed them (and about 15 kHz around Univ. of Arkansas), they were running
> well but I doubted they would reach 1000 Qs (I heard # 975 with about 15
> minutes left).  I think that probably Caltech, Stanford, and UT Austin will
> walk all over us (by at least 300 - 500 Q's).  But, they are in a different
> league than us.  They had a few very serious, very good (alumni) ops at the
> station whereas we also went for the score but we also tried to have a light
> atmosphere (Christmas lights and flowers in the shack) where we taught
> anyone that wanted to learn.  Granted, SS isn't laid back but at least we
> weren't driven to not let inexperienced members not operate.  At this point
> I don't quite know where things stand.  We could be sitting in 4th right
> now...  That wouldn't be bad.
>
> Oh, and when we get the broom for the clean sweep somebody's going to need
> to take it to the shack.  Six guys in a small room for a weekend tends to
> create a mess.
>
> Lessons for next year, while I'm thinking about it:
>
> * Take advantage of bands besides 20.
> * Look at rates - in the last hour of the contest I only talked to 10 new
> stations
> * Check all the equipment before the day of the contest (no more midnight
> antenna installs and hoping the voice keyer will make it in time for the
> contest)
> * POWER=GOOD (oh wait, we knew that already)
>
> This is just a quick e-mail to let you all know what happened over the
> weekend.  Pictures will be coming soon.  And as soon as I get a chance to
> sleep in an actual bed and bathe I think I may bring you more of a
> play-by-play.
>
> tim
>
> --
> Tim Cailloux
> tim@cailloux.com
> (404) 875-0778