QRPTTF 2004 SUMMARY SHEET
Call Used: _K6JSS______ Operators: KO4WX_________________________________
Category code: SOB_________ ( SOB / MOB / SOF / MOF / HOM )
Station Location: Summit of Stone Mountain, Georgia_________________________
Rig(s): KX1_____________________________ Antenna(s): Modified MP1__________
Highest Power: ___1W__ Exchanged info: 559 GA__________________________
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| STATE/PROVINCE/COUNTRY TOTALS | QSO POINTS |
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| 40M = _____ | 40M = ____ ____ ____ |
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| 20M = _12__ | 20M = _24_ ____ ____ |
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| 15M = _____ | 15M = ____ ____ ____ |
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| 10M = _____ | 10M = ____ ____ ____ |
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| | TOTALS = _24_ ____ ____ |
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| | LOCATION MULTIPLIERS |
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| TOTAL = _12__(All SPCs per band) | Battle Field = x5 _X_ Home = x1 ___ |
| | Field Station = x3 ___ |
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| BONUS POINTS |
| (State names that begin with the following letters) |
| (One state per letter, no duplicates) |
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| C I V I L W A R |
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| _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ __X__ _____ _____ |
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| TOTAL BONUS POINTS: Number of States above x 100 = __100_______ pts |
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FINAL SCORE = ___24_____ X __12__ X __5__ + __100__ = __1540_______PTS
QSO Pts SPCs Loc Bonus Final Score
Comments: In honor of the upcoming QRP ARCI Four Days In May, operated under
the ARCI Club Call, K6JSS. Had a really hard time getting the KX1 paddle to
send a 6 followed by a J, but otherwise, tremendous fun.
Operated from the summit of Stone Mountain, Georgia, one of the bastions of
the Confederacy.
Officially, there were no major battles fought during the Civil War at
Stone Mountain. However, local pundit Lewis Grizzard (now deceased) used to
tell the following story:
Seems General Sherman had raped and pillaged most of downtown Atlanta and was
headed east (to deliver Savannah to President Lincoln as a present). He and
his troops were passing Stone Mountain when they saw a Confederate soldier up
on top of the mountain calling them all kinds of names and just generally
causing a ruckus. Well, this was something that Gen. Sherman couldn't stand,
so he sent one of his best soldiers up to take the guy out.
The guy goes up and there was all kinds of hoot'n and holler'in and swearin'
and any kind of nastiness, and finally, the Union soldier's body comes flying
off the mountain and lands right at Gen. Sherman's feet, dead.
Well, by this time, Gen. Sherman was pretty mad, so he sent 10 men up the
mountain to fetch that Confederate soldier. Once again, there was all kinds
of noise and swearin' and gunfire and sparks flying, and finally, one of the
10 men comes flying off the mountain, lands at Gen. Sherman's feet, and dies.
At this point, Gen. Sherman has gotten really mad and sends 100 men up the
mountain, with orders to kill the guy. Trees start crashing, guns are blarin'
and sparks are flyin', all kinds of swear words and such like you never heard.
Finally, one Union soldier comes flying off the mountain, and just barely
alive, lands at Gen. Sherman's feet.
"It's a trick, General Sherman," the soldier says, "--there's two of them!"
It is true that on his destructive "March to the Sea," General Sherman
destroyed the Georgia Railroad line between Stone Mountain and Decatur to the
east of Stone Mountain. In addition to Atlanta, the Union army burned some of
the buildings in the village of New Gibraltar (present day Stone Mountain).
The face of Stone Mountain features the largest high relief sculpture in the
world. The Confederate Memorial Carving depicts three Confederate heroes of
the Civil War: President Jefferson Davis and Generals Robert E. Lee and
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson. The entire carved surface measures three-acres,
larger than a football field. The carving of the three men towers 400 feet
above the ground, measures 90 by 190 feet, and is recessed 42 feet into the
mountain. The deepest point of the carving is at Lee's elbow, which is 12
feet to the mountain's surface.
My operating position was at the summit of the mountain, in the shadow of some
scrub pine trees (more like "pine bushes). The summitIt is at 1,683 feet
above sea level, rises 825 feet above the surrounding area and can be reached
by cable car or by hiking. I hiked the 1.25 (10.4% grade) to the summit.
Rough conditions, lots of QSB, but operated 2 hours on 20M using KX1 #73 with
a modified MP1 antenna. Carried K1 to summit as well, but it didn't seem to
work (darn, wanted to try 15M).
72 de Mike, KO4WX
I have followed all competition rules and all regulations for amateur radio in
my country. My report is correct and true to the best of my knowledge. I agree
to be bound by the decisions of the NorCal Contest Critter.
Date __4/24/04__ Signature _Mike Boatright________________ Call _KO4WX__