Spartan Sprint Experiences, December, 2007

 

 

 KO6Z - K2 at 5W to end fed wire antenna.  I was only able to operate a half-hour or so.  Made 4 contacts in 4 states on 40 meters.  Conditions seemed less than great at least for the West Coast.  Glad the SP is still up and running.  I always enjoy it. 72 Herb

 

de VA3SIE - Skunked! I had a quick listen on 40m at the start of the contest but I couldn't hear a single signal on the band.

 

 

AA9NF - TS-2000 throttled down to 5 watts.  I got a late start and did not have time to hook up the K2.  I used a  86 foot doublet at 45 feet and open wire feed to a Johnson matchbox.  I was able to make 21 qso's and 13 states on 80 meters, and 16 qso's and 12 states on 40 meters.  The copy was a bit rough as some of the signals were rather weak.  I was also having problems with noise.  Does anyone know how to submit our log files?  I usually use the spartan sprint logger, but this time I used n1mm so if anyone knows how to upload the log files please let me know.  73, Pete, aa9nf

 

 

WD9F - Central Illinois.  TT Corsair II at 5W & Inverted L (Tubby).  Conditions poor at first then improved.  Ony 4 Qs on 40 meters but 23 Qs on 80.  Pretty decent for me.  Great to hear so many familiar calls & good to know my gun still works after a couple of Nada Fox Hunts last month.  A big thanks to Steve N0TU for patience.  It took us several tries to get an exchange.  Do we still submit logs, # of contacts or station weight anywhere?

 

 

KC0PET - Central Missouri.  This is my first try at the Spartan Sprint.  Powered the old Kenwood TS-140 down to 5 watts.  Definitely "tubby" category.  I only worked 6 stations in 4 states on 40 and 80 (WD9f above was one of them) - nothing stupendous.  My antenna is a multi-band fan dipole in the backyard trees.  Band condx were mediocre, but if I had had more time and skill, probably could have worked more stations.  Hope to make the Spartan Sprint a routine.  73s, Rick.   

 


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    Anonymous:Gee ... the Spartan Sprint won't be the Spartan Sprint without log submissions and the weekly email - I was always trying to get into the top 10 tubbies, but I will really miss the Sprint if this is the way it's going to be.
    Anonymous:I was on the air for about 30 minutes during the second hour of the Sprint. Made 10 contacts on 40M and 80M using a K1 at 5W. Ant: 40M inv. v es 80M inv. L. It was a little too cold and windy for outdoor operation this month. It is always fun to check in with the many fine ops of the ARS. 72s es GL to all....Roy, N8RN.
    Phil:Conditions for the December Spartan Sprint here in North Georgia were fairly good. Cool WX in the low 50’s to high 40’s sill a little to cool for me to operate outdoors. So, I operated from the Shack using the ultra light packaged ATS-3 e/w Li-Po battery pack home made paddles and ear bud weighing in at 2.5 Oz including 2 band modules. For the Antenna a 160 meter horizontal loop at an average height of 30’ Worked 31 stations, (21 on 40 and 9 on 80) in 19 states. I did hear a few very weak stations calling but just couldn’t dig deep enough, sorry about that. At the 1.5 hour mark 40 meters just started to fold. And I moved to 80 where there was lots of station. Is this fun or what! 72' - K4PQC
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