Audio – NA Sprint CW February 2008

February 3, 2008 K5ZD audio

Audio Archive – K5ZD North American Sprint CW – Feburary 2008

Call: K5ZD

Class: Single Op HP
Operating Time (hrs): 4
Radios: SO2R

Summary:
 Band  QSOs  Op Time
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   80:  118        
   40:  125        
   20:   76        
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Total:  319    Mults = 46  Total Score = 14,674

Club: 

Team: YCCC #1

Equipment: FT-1000D + Alpha 76CA, FT-1000D + AL-1200

Antennas: 20m - 5-el @ 100', 40m - 2-el @ 110', 80m - 4 square

Links to Audio Files

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QSO/Mult by hour and band

Hour       80M    40M     20M    Total    Cumm  

D1-0000Z  --+--   20/9   72/23   92/32    92/32 
D1-0100Z   11/2   66/8    4/0    81/10   173/42 
D1-0200Z   53/1   26/2     -     79/3    252/45 
D1-0300Z   54/1   13/0     -     67/1    319/46 

Total:    118/4  125/19  76/23

This was not one of the better Sprints. Conditions were difficult from New England with 20m closing early and 40/80m going long early. I was on 80m by 02z, which is much earlier than normal.

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Time Segment	Audio	Log	QSOs	Comments
0000Z	Listen	Log	92	20/40
0100Z	Listen	Log	81	20/40
0200Z	Listen	Log	79	40/80
0300Z	Listen	Log	67	40/80