3830 Claimed Scores | NS Ladder "Thursday Night Madness"

East of Mississippi Single Operator (S/O).

• N4OGW | 66 Qs | 39 Mults | 2,574 Points [ACG].
• N4AF | 64 Qs | 37 Mults | 2,368 Points [PVRC].
• W4OC | 58 Qs | 37 Mults | 2,146 Points [SECC].
• K9NW | 10 Qs | 8 Mults | 80 Points [Sultans of Shwing].
  

West of Mississippi (S/O).

• N3BB | 57 Qs | 31 Mults | 1,767 Points [CTDXCC].
• K7SS | 66 Qs | 26 Mults | 1,716 Points [WWDXC].
• W7OM | 46 Qs | 30 Mults | 1,380 Points [WWDXC].
  

NCCC (CA/NV) (S/O).

• N6RO | 55 Qs | 31 Mults | 1,705 Points.
• W0YK | 45 Qs | 34 Mults | 1,530 Points.
• K6VVA | 44 Qs | 27 Mults | 1,188 Points.
  

Newcomer (S/O).

• N0KK | 49 Qs | 33 Mults | 1,617 Points [MWA].
• K7BG | 54 Qs | 29 Mults | 1,566 Points.
  
• K9MMS | 41 Qs | 30 Mults | 1,230 Points [SMC].
• KB1H | 14 Qs | 11 Mults | 154 Points [YCCC].

Contest on!

This Weekend In RadioSport | All Asia Hits 50th

RadioSport Asia | All Asian DX Contest CW.
The 50th running of the All Asian happens this weekend and our RadioSport arena is definitely going to rock! Advantage west coast of the United States however the other coast might surprise the planet? Expect lots of activity and an opportunity to notch a few rare Asian multipliers. A shout out to JARL and volunteers for organizing the All Asian!

Rules (link).

RadioSport USA | SMIRK QSO Party.
The hottest #hamr trend is 6m operating and I cannot imagine the excitement from last weekend has ebbed. I recommend, for contest sponsors, to think about promoting your event on Twitter. Our network of passionate and dedicated ham radio operators would enjoy hearing from contest sponsorship. The Six Meter International Klub (SMIRK) might be surprised this weekend. Interested contest sponsors, go to Twitter, click search then type #hamr in the search bar.

Rules (link).

73 from the shackadelic.

RadioSport USA | NS Ladder "Thursday Night Madness"

Reminder. The fastest 30-minutes in RadioSport will pump radio frequency (RF) into our RadioSport arena domed by ionosphere tomorrow evening. Forget Cycle 24 for a moment and push NS Ladder numbers toward new heights as Week 9 looms large on the ladder.

Rules (link).
Results (link).

See Also.
Inside The NCCC Sprint Grid (Week 8).
NCCC Thursday Night Madness 8 of 8.

Project 3BTV Update | Radial System Build Up

Photograph 1. DX Engineering radial plate for mating with 3 band trapped vertical. I opted not to manufacture a radial plate because of this type of craftsmanship. I'm thinking water jet or a well maintained and carefully operated press paired with a computer. Impressive is my observation and $64 dollars cash from the budget. Additionally, given salt content near the ocean, I'm testing its material soundness across time. Furthermore, one must protect against corrosion especially when installing dissimilar metals and protective coating will follow plus maintenance. Keep in mind, preventive maintenance is 100% cost savings for the long term and protects one's material investment as well.

Photograph 2. My initial radial benchmark number is 8 per band x 3 bands equal 24 total radials. This is by no means a magic number of radials rather a performance benchmark. Each radial is cut at a quarter wavelength as suggested across ham radio's antenna literature. The gauge of wire is #14 stranded and it was available on the shackadelic inventory list. My next stage is assembly and testing sometime in July because my June weekend schedule is full. I also need to lay out the radials and develop a support system for radial ends because the vertical may be elevated a few more feet above Earth ground.

Turn on, tune, operate.

3830 Claimed Scores | 2009 GACW WWCA | Low Power

Single Operator All Band.

• C4Z (5B4AIZ) | 369 Qs | 33 Zones | 103 Countries | 13hrs | 151,232 Points [CHILTERN DX CLUB].
• PY2SEX | 315 Qs | 43 Zones | 102 Countries | 10hrs | 114,985 Points [Rio DX Group].
• PY2NY | 259 Qs | 32 Zones | 84 Countries | 5hrs | 80,736 Points [TuPY DX Group].
• K7FA | 6 Qs | 5 Zones | 5 Countries | 2hrs | 300 Points [Arizona Outlaws Contest Club].

Contest on!

3830 Claimed Scores | 2009 ARRL June VHF QSO Party | Low Power

Limited Multiple Operator.

• AD6ZJ | 101 Qs | 36 mults | 7hrs | 4,032 Points [SCCC].

Single Operator.

• W5SXD | 1006 Qs | 260 mults | 275,080 Points.
• N3LL | 991 Qs | 213 mults | 211,083 Points.
• KC9BQA | 615 Qs | 225 mults | 27hrs | 150,300 Points [Badger Contesters].

I sat on the sideline riding pine while 6m signals blew out the ionosphere. My goal next year is operate in the VHF QSO Party because I sure felt like I missed the party.

73 from the shackadelic.

3830 Claimed Scores | 2009 ANARTS WW RTTY | Low Power

Single Operator Single Transmitter.

• MW0CRI | 743 Qs | 5461 Pts | 185 mults | 6 continents | 21hrs | 6,062,510 Points [Chiltern DX Club].
• AB4GG | 704 Qs | 6998 Pts | 123 mults | 6 continents | 29.5hrs | 5,164,524 Points [TCG].
• G1XKZ | 529 Qs | 3369 Pts | 144 mults | 6 continents | 30hrs | 2,903,140 Points.
  

The last running of ANARTS WW RTTY.