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N2TNN Preliminary Fox log Thurday 1.17.25
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Well, that was an adventure. There were many things learned tonight. I will be better next time around. Started off great and there were hounds on top of hounds all blasting in. Suddenly at 0300 everything stopped. I thought the loop came down so I switched
to the EFHW and still nothing. About 0314 the calls started coming in again and I went simplex to grab a few more. Lee came out of WY at the 0330 mark to get me 50.
Let me know of any corrections and please send me comments and ideas how I can improve.
Dean/ N2TNN
0202 5W WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 0203 5W K9CW 599 IL DREW 0205 5W AK1P 559 NH PAUL 0206 5W NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 0207 5W KW4LQ 559 VA DAN 0208 5W NR3Z 599 PA MARTY 0210 5W K2SJB 599 NY DAVE 0211 5W W2SH 579 NJ CHAS 0212 5W K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 0214 5W AK3X 579 MD PETER 0215 5W N2RK 599 NY JACK 0217 5W N1IX 559 NH DAVE 0218 5W N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 0219 5W W1FMR 559 NH JIM 0221 5W WA4ZOF 599 GA TOM 0222 5W WD4CFN 559 TN STEVE 0223 5W K3UT 579 GA PHIL 0225 5W ND4U 559 TN DEN 0227 5W N8SS 599 MI EARL 0228 5W K4OAQ 599 VA FRITZ 0230 5W KC1FB 559 CT JIM 0231 5W W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 0232 5W NX1K 559 MA MARK 0234 5W K4BAI 559 GA JOHN 0235 5W N4MJ 559 TN GLENN 0236 5W W9XU 559 WI LON 0237 5W KV2X 559 NY TOM 0238 5W K2ZN 579 NY AL 0240 5W AC0BQ 559 KS JOHN 0241 5W N0YJ 559 KS BERT 0242 5W NK9G 559 WI RICK 0243 5W WA9CW 559 WI TOM 0244 5W K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 0245 5W K9DRP 599 IL DON 0246 5W VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 0248 5W W1XV 599 NH BRAD 0250 5W AB8SA 559 MI ALAN 0251 5W KK5LD 559 TX DAN 0252 5W KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 0253 5W N4KV 559 AL JOHN 0254 5W NO2D 559 CO PETER 0258 5W N9NE 559 WI TODD 0300 5W KW4NJA 559 WI SCOTT 0307 5W KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 0308 5W K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 0309 5W KR0U 539 CO TIM 0310 5W K9TA 559 IN STEVE 0313 5W W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 0315 5W NN4K 559 GA MAC 0330 5W WC7S 559 WY LEE 330 FOX W2LJ NJ LARRY 5W 330 FOX N2TNN VA DEAN 5W |
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Great job Dean.......I heard you loud and clear into the QTH here. One correction on my 0300 QSO though, my QTH is GA and not WI. Thanks for being out there last night.? 73 Scott KW4NJA On Thu, Jan 16, 2025 at 10:44?PM Dean, N2TNN via <N2tnn=[email protected]> wrote:
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Great job, Dean! You had a good signal into Nashville last night. 72, Steve WD4CFN? On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 3:45?AM Scott Wooten - KW4NJA via <Wooten1027=[email protected]> wrote:
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Steve,
Thanks again for all your help, That was a major pile up and some were really loud. I have to be quicker on the call sign input. I am going to try typing as it comes in not writing it down.
Another thing for the check list is to set the tuning rate to fine.
Dean
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Steve WD4CFN via groups.io <steveghertner@...>
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2025 9:39 AM To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [qfox] N2TNN Preliminary Fox log Thurday 1.17.25 ?
Great job, Dean! You had a good signal into Nashville last night.
72,
Steve WD4CFN?
On Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 3:45?AM Scott Wooten - KW4NJA via
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Nice job last night Dean.? Slow and steady wins the race too.? Even though you weren't jamming at 30wpm?you still started running out of stations to work after 60 minutes. Automation is the key to keeping rate up and eliminating logging errors.? A contest logger fits the bill perfectly.? Hit the F1 button and the computer sends a perfect?CQ.? Type in the first call you copy and hit return again and it sends 559 MI EARL 5W.? ?Type in the received exchange and hit the return again to log it and send the QRZ message to do it all over again.? Reach over and hit the paddles to ask for a fill on part of the exchange or to say hi to an old friend you just worked. dit dit. I also keep a pad of paper handy to make notes or write corrections that are easier to enter in after the event but there usually isn't much written on it by the end of the run but sometimes I get jammed up and it is easier to jot it down and fix it later. Your configuration will dictate what works best for you.? My equipment is old enough that it predates the modern internet so I have some hassles in interfacing radios and getting my data out and into an email to send to the group, but it is pretty seamless during the run. Regardless of your equipment you need to practice.? A good pileup simulator or copies of the pileup competition recordings from Dayton are a good warmup prior to a fox run.? You can google these and enjoy the frustration of practicing with them.? On some of those Dayton pileup competitions I would copy 25 callsigns while the winner would be in the 80-100 range. Welcome to the Fox ranks. Earl N8SS On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 9:58?AM Dean, N2TNN via <N2tnn=[email protected]> wrote:
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To add to Earl's comment about practice, look at the "revised" morse runner at:?.? There is an installation link in the 1st line of the readme. This version of Morse runner?has a selection for the SST contest, which would not only give you call sign/data entry practice, but also give you name and state exchange practice.? It's not in the order we do it, but it is still good keyboarding practice and will simulate a pileup.? You can set the speed in Morse runner faster than you typically hear in the actual SST.? Steve WD4CFN On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 11:24?AM Earl Morse via <n8ss2014=[email protected]> wrote:
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Scott Wooten - KW4NJA
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