N3BDA Contest Information for 1994
In 1993, Field Day planted the seed of contesting inside my soul.
In 1994, this seed was starting to flourish into a real passion.
I upgraded to Extra class in August and the first real contest
using my new call was the Pennsylvania QSO Party. This was a limited
portable multi-op in a poor location to coincide with an annual Fall Foliage
Festival.
In September, I got my first modern HF rig, an Icom IC-736, as a birthday
present from my tolerant wife, Bonita.
I put this rig to use in a contest for the first time in the CQWW SSB
Contest.
My antenna was a crummy dipole that was cut for 80m.
My score was pretty miserable by most contester's standards, but I felt
like I had just won the Olympics.
I couldn't believe how many new DXCC countries I had landed over
one little weekend!
This stuff is for me!
|
1994
|
| Month |
Contest |
Mode |
QSOs |
Score
|
Category |
Call |
| Jun |
ARRL VHF QSO Party |
FM |
27
|
256
|
SO |
N3BDA |
| Jun |
Field Day |
Mixed |
? |
? |
2A |
K3II |
| Oct |
Pennsylvania QSO Party |
SSB |
164 |
11,216 |
M/S Port |
N3BDA |
| Oct |
CQ World Wide DX Contest |
SSB |
? |
119,040 |
SOLP |
N3BDA |
| Nov |
ARRL Sweepstakes |
CW |
? |
950 |
SOLP |
N3BDA |
| Nov |
CQ WE Contest |
Mixed |
? |
1,219 |
SOLP |
N3BDA |
| Nov |
ARRL Sweepstakes |
SSB |
? |
26,536 |
SOLP |
N3BDA |
Highlights:
Field Day Outing with the Carbon Amateur Radio Club
at K3II's back yard
Pennsylvania QSO Party: First contest as an Extra-class licensee
CQWW DX SSB Contest: First "serious" single-op contest for me
Last Updated on 26-Feb-1999
By Glenn O'Donnell, K3PP
Email: [email protected]