TEST

[flintstone mop]

A lot of Dit Dah going on 160M this weekend!
The end of FEB is a good contest to see what your outreach is with your station.
I know it's SSB but it gets 160M operators out of the woodwork.
Hopefully QRN won't be so bad. Very strong sigs last night into this morning at 8:30AM EST

Fred

[k4kyv]

I  listened a little last night.  Don't think I have ever heard so many CW stations on any band at one time, even during a QRMtest.  Signals weren't shaggy either.  There must be loads of stations with strapping facilities on 160, but who never operate anything but QRMtests.

I listened for a while and naturally, everyone was copying everyone else, even the pissweak ones, @ 599.

[W1UJR]

Some of the CW was/is the AWA Linc Cundall Contest.

 Dates and Times: Jan 23-24. Start at 6 p.m. EST (2300Z) on Wednesday, January 23 and end at 6 p.m.(2300Z) on Thursday, January 24, 2008. Repeat on Saturday, January 26 and Sunday, January 27, 2008.

     Again, let me remind everyone of the change in the times and scoring for activity in the 160 meter band. Contacts will be limited to the first period (Jan. 23 - Jan. 24). In addition, the scoring method for this activity has been changed. Scoring for 160 meters will be 3 points for an E to E, or W to W QSO. An additional 2 point multiplier will apply for E to W or W to E, and 3 points for DX. All other scoring will remain as always.
     Objective: Contact the greatest number of AWA members. When calling use "AWA, AWA de W2AN,” for example. On contact, exchange signal report, year of equipment such as “TX 36” for a 1936 transmitter and “RX 34” for a 1934 receiver. Send “MOD” for modern (after 1946) gear.
     Rules: A station will be scored only once on each band. Non-member contacts, and stations not submitting logs, will not count.
     Frequencies: 1800-1820, 3550-3580, 7030-7050, and 14060-14070 kHz +/- QRM. Concentrate 20 and 160 meter contacts on the hour.
     Scoring: QSO Zones: “E” eastern zone US Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 9 plus VE1, VE2 &VE3; “W” western zone, US Districts 5, 6, 7, 0 plus VE4, VE5, VE6 & VE7. “DX” zone: All others.
     QSO Points per Contact by Zone: “E” to “E” or “W” to “W,” 1 point; “E” to “W” or “W” to “E,” 2 points; “E”, “W” or “DX” to “DX.” 3 points
     Equipment Multipliers: MOD TX and RX , 1; OT TX or RX, 2; OT TX and RX, 3.
     Power Multipliers (input to final): 0 - 4.9 watts, 4; 5 - 24.9 watts, 3; 25 - 100 watts, 2; 100+ watts, 1.
     Determining Total Points per QSO:
     1.  Find QSO Points for contact.
     2.  QSO Points X your equipment multiplier X your power multiplier = Total points for the contact.
     Scoring Examples:

KB2PLW contacts W1FPZ
·   Both are in “E” zone for one QSO point
·   Both have OT TX and RX for a 3 multiplier
·   Both are operating at 10 watts for a 3 multiplier
·   Therefore, 1 point x 3 x 3 = 9 points for the contact for each operator.
W6TDP contacts W2FCH
·   “W” to “E” contact for 2 QSO points
·   W6TDP - OT TX and RX with 20 watts
·   W2FCH - OT TX, MOD RX with 50 watts
·   W6TDP's points - 2 x 3 x 3 = 18 points for contact
·   W2FCH's points - 2 x 2 x 2 = 8 points for contact

     Send all January OT Contest log results to John F. Rollins, W1FPZ, 21 Bald Head Road, Arrowsic, Maine 04530, no later than March 1, 2008.