Southern California Contest Club
All Asian DX Contest, Phone September 7-8 NA Sprint CW: September 8 ARRL September VHF Contest September 14-16
All Asian DX Contest, Phone September 7-8 NA Sprint CW: September 8 ARRL September VHF Contest September 14-16
Officers
President: Dick Norton, N6AA n6aa[at]arrl[dot]net
Secretary, Treasurer, Membership: Bruce Horn, WA7BNM bhorn[at]hornucopia[dot]com
Webmaster: Dennis Younker, NE6I ne6i[at]cox[dot]net
Secretary, Treasurer, Membership: Bruce Horn, WA7BNM bhorn[at]hornucopia[dot]com
Webmaster: Dennis Younker, NE6I ne6i[at]cox[dot]net
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An archive of reflector messages is available at: Reflector Archive
Reflector Administrator: Doug Brandon, N6RT n6rt[at]arrl[dot]net
To post a message to the reflector, send an e-mail to: sccc@contesting.com
An archive of reflector messages is available at: Reflector Archive
Reflector Administrator: Doug Brandon, N6RT n6rt[at]arrl[dot]net
Membership Badges
Purchase Membership Badge: The Sign Man See sample here.
Monthly News (SCCCORE)
August 2019
The February NA Sprint CW results are out, and the SCCC#1 team finished 2nd! A very strong performance was put in by the crew: N6MJ, N5ZO, N6AA, N6RT and K6NA. Great job! NCCC#1 came out on top with 78K points to SCCC#1's 72K. SCCC#2 (NX6T, K6LA, W4EF, K6ZH and K6AW) placed 7th! Dan, N6MJ placed 7th overall! Full results NCJ web site.
And NCJ has also published the final results of the March NA Sprint RTTY. Kent, N6WT placed 4th overall in this one. The SCCC team placed 6th. Full results not yet on the web site as of July 5.
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And NCJ has also published the final results of the March NA Sprint RTTY. Kent, N6WT placed 4th overall in this one. The SCCC team placed 6th. Full results not yet on the web site as of July 5.
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The WSJT-X team has released the new General Availability (GA) release, version WSJT-X 2.10. This is a full release, not a beta. It includes the latest enhancements to the new contesting protocol FT4, along with other enhancements (note new 64 bit Windows installation package, for example). As usual, this version can be installed in a separate folder without uninstalling your previous installations. More info and download link can be found here. ARRL article here.
RSGB has announced some contests using the new digital mode FT4. The contest frequency will be 3.575 MHz. The contests will take place on September 2, October 7 and November 4 and are experimental in nature. More information can be found here.
The ARRL Contest Update (email newsletter) had what I thought was a great suggestion. Try at least one new thing during each contest. This is probably better done if you are operating the contest casually versus trying to win your category or the top spot in the contest, but it's a great way to hone your skills. The article suggests for example that it is usually quicker to keep your hands on the keyboard to log contacts than to bounce back and forth between keyboard and mouse. Try learning the keyboard shortcuts and move the mouse out of reach. I'm sure we can all think of many other things to learn and master.
Strange but true...
100 years ago, everyone owned a horse and only rich people owned cars. Today, everyone owns a car and only rich people have a horse.
73 for now,
--Dennis NE6I
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RSGB has announced some contests using the new digital mode FT4. The contest frequency will be 3.575 MHz. The contests will take place on September 2, October 7 and November 4 and are experimental in nature. More information can be found here.
The ARRL Contest Update (email newsletter) had what I thought was a great suggestion. Try at least one new thing during each contest. This is probably better done if you are operating the contest casually versus trying to win your category or the top spot in the contest, but it's a great way to hone your skills. The article suggests for example that it is usually quicker to keep your hands on the keyboard to log contacts than to bounce back and forth between keyboard and mouse. Try learning the keyboard shortcuts and move the mouse out of reach. I'm sure we can all think of many other things to learn and master.
Strange but true...
100 years ago, everyone owned a horse and only rich people owned cars. Today, everyone owns a car and only rich people have a horse.
73 for now,
--Dennis NE6I
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SCCC Monthly Poll
August 2019
Click here for results of past polls
Our July, 2019 poll was "When was your first contest?" 16% said 2010 or later. 5% said 2000-2009 and another 5% said 1990-1999. 32% said 1970-1979. 26% said 160-1969 and 16% said 1950-1959. Our June, 2019 poll was "Have you ever operated a Dxpedition in a contest?" 25% said yes, as part of a multi-op DXpedition. 25% said no. 20% said yes, as a single op. Another 20% said no, but I would like to! And 10% said yes, both as a multi-op and as a single-op. Our May, 2019 poll was "Have you ever operated mobile or portable in a contest (not a DXpedition)? 35% said both, 35% said no, 20% said portable and 10% said mobile. Our April, 2019 poll was "For manual CW sending, what do you use?" 65% of our respondents said a keyer. 35% said contest software. 12% said a straight key
and 5% said a bug. 8% said other. Our March, 2019 poll was "What logging software do you use in contests?" 75% of our respondents said N1MM+. 10% said Writelog and another 10% said N3FJP. 5% each said
TRLog/TR4W, Win-test or other. Our February, 2019 poll was "Do you use high, low or QRP power in contests?" 56% of our respondents said high power. 21% said low power and 13% said QRP. Our January, 2019 poll was "What brand of radio to you use primarily in contests?" 25% of our respondents said Yaesu. 18.75% said Kenwood. 12.5% said Icom. 6.25% said Flex, & 43.75% said Other. We should have included Elecraft! Our December, 2018 poll was "Have you ever hosted a guest operator at your station?" 11% of our respondents said yes. 89% said no. Our November, 2018 poll was "Have you ever operated multi-op in a contest (home or away)?" 80% of our respondents said yes. 20% said no. Our October, 2018 poll was "What is your favorite contest mode?" 76% of our respondents favored CW. 12% favored SSB and 6% favored RTTY. 6% had no favorite mode. Our September, 2018 poll was "What is your favorite contest?" CQP took the top spot. CQWW DX, WPX, NA Sprint and Sweepstakes all tied for second.
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For Sale or Wanted
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WANTED
Looking for a good 6 meter amplifier. Prefer 1000 watts output or more continuous but will consider as low as 600 watts. Solid state or tube okay. Send details, pictures and asking price to NE6I via QRZ email address. Posted 9 June 2019 
West Mountain Radio RIGblaster Advantage
Purchased a couple of years ago but never used. West Mountain list price is $209.95. $100 + $10 shipping Seller: Jim, K6ZH jnprice [at] pacbell [dot] net Posted 3 March 2019 
Complete Kenwood TS-50 radio station. Radio and tuner have some scratches on the covers and the radio tuning knob has a small crack. The TS-50 front display panel lights are not working. Other than the panel lights I do not know of anything else wrong with the setup. It is being sold AS-IS. You can plug it into the wall or hook up to a battery. All interconnecting cables are included. Just open the case -- hook it up to your antenna--power it up and you are good to go! Included in the ZERO Centurion Elite water repellent case is-- Kenwood TS-50 with Kenwood Microphone and CAT interface (TTL converter NOT included) with mounting bracket. Kenwood AT-50 antenna tuner with connecting cable to TS-50 with mounting bracket. Tokyo Hy-Power 200A 200 watt antenna tuner. I used this for tuning antennas that the AT-50 is not designed for. Yaesu Switching Power Supply FP-757GX. I just used the entire setup for a contest and it worked great on everything from USB to FT8. I used the setup with a 30' end fed wire antenna that is not included. The weight of the loaded ZERO case is 43#. Case outer dimensions are 26" x 9" x 18". $595.00 Seller: Alan, AA6DW alan.corlin [at] gmail[dot]com Posted 9 Oct 2018 
I have a two year-old SteppIR DB36 with 80 M dipole option for sale. The stepper motors, controller, etc all work perfectly, and the boom and trombones/straight fiberglass poles are in good shape. You will likely need to replace some of the small parts (some bolts and Nylock nuts), but can have a working DB-36 for less than half of what it cost new. I'm selling the antenna because the trees near the antenna became so large that tilting it over was becoming impossible, and I purchased a DB-18E to replace it. I have some extra fiberglass poles that I will include, and I guarantee that the antenna will work (motors, etc.). Due to the weight and size, I'm thinking it's going to have to be a pickup in the San Diego area. I might be willing to remove the heat shrink couplings and try to box it if the buyer covers the shipping charges (FedEx ground). Asking $3500 for everything. Seller: Eric, NC6K egruff [at] cox[dot]net Posted 9 Oct 2018, renewed 3 Mar 2019 |
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State QSO Parties
2019
Contest University and Visalia Contest Academy Presentations - N6TV
June 2019
Bob, N6TV from the Northern California Contest Club has made available his 2019 Contest University and Visalia Contest Academy PowerPoint Presentations. These are some really good reads. Thanks, Bob!
Video: A Visit to K5TR
August 2019
Video: Beginners Guide to Contesting
June 2019
NAQP SSB Claimed Scores
August 2019
NT6Q (K6JO@N5ZO)SOLP 112,003 K6NR SOLP 3.906
K5KT SOLP 43,360 WA6URY SOLP 1,372
WN6K SOLP 42,226 W6JBR SOLP 1,125
KI6VC SOLP 33,283 NC6K SOLP 513
K6RO SOLP 24,024 N6AN SOQRP 1
AI6V SOLP 4,212
SCCC #1 (WN6K, K6RO, KI6VC, W6AFA, NT6Q) 201,536
SCCC #2 (K5KT, K6NR, K6MUG, NC6K, AI6O) 49,577
NAQP CW Claimed Scores
August 2019
W6AYC SOLP 117,198 K6NA SOLP 25,546
NC6K SOLP 110,304 WA6URY SOLP 8,712
KI6RRN SOLP 100,650 W6JBR SOLP 6,160
N6AA SOLP 98,936 KA6WKE SOLP 4,171
WN6K SOLP 62,602 KB9FKO SOLP 1,056
KM6Z SOLP 59,901 KX6A SOLP 336
W6ZL SOLP 15,504
N5ZO (K6RB, W6NV, N5ZO) M2 288,351
AC6T (K6AW, AC6T) M2 112,883
SCCC #1 (WN6K, NC6K, KI6RRN, W6AYC) 390,754
SCCC #2 (KA6WKE, N6AA, N6MJ, WQ6X, W6ZL) 153,051
SCCC #3 (N6GP, KI6VC, AI6O, WA6I, WB6NBU) 19,330
SCCC #4 (KB9FKO, NE6I) 1,056
(Apologies to SCCC #1. I apparently misunderstood N6TR and he entered on a different
team.)
IOTA Claimed Scores
July 2019
VY2TT (K6LA) SO24MHP 4,524,315 AI6) SO12CWLP 5,168
K6NA SO(A)24MHP 81,807 W6ZL SO12CWLP 540
W6TK SO(A)12MLP 64,232
CQWW VHF Claimed Scores
July 2019
N6QQ SOSB6HP 8,892 W6ZAR SOABLP 1,550
N6GP/R RLP 5,390 W6ZL SOSB6LP 180
NC6K SOSB6HP 1,740
NAQP RTTY Claimed Scores
July 2019
KI6RRN SOLP 51,410 KF6RY (W6ZL) SOLP 4,680
NC6K SOLP 34,144 N6HE SOLP 4,536
WN6K SOLP 29,140 W6JBR SOLP 4,095
KI6VC SOLP 26,879 NK6A SOLP 3,003
K6JO SOLP 22,344 K6MUG SOLP 2,556
WA6I SOLP 14,664 WA6URY SOLP 925
AI6O SOLP 8,946
SCCC #1 (KI6RRN, K6JO, KI6VC, WQ6X WN6K) 129,773
SCCC #2 (NC6K, AI6O, KF6RY, K6MUG, WA6I) 64,990
SCCC #3 (N6HE, K6RO, N0XNN) 4,536
IARU HF World Championship Claimed Scores
July 2019
NO6T (KI6RRN) SOABMHP 1,829,310 KM6Z SOABCWLP 56,669
NT6Q (N5ZO) SOABACWHP 1,020,816 AI6V SOABMLP 46,208
N6AA SOABCWHP 651,651 NK6A SOABMLP 36,537
NC6K SOABAMHP 376,216 W6JBR SOABMHP 34,980
W4EF SOABCWHP 339,416 W6ZL SOABCWLP 28,072
W6TK SOABMHP 303,582 K6RO SOABMHP 27,081
K6JO SOABSSBHP 239,232 WA6URY SOABMHP 21,634
W6AX (K6AW) SOABACWHP 161,324 AI6O SOABCWLP 17,680
WN6K SOABCWLP 118,008 K6MUG SOABSSBLP 6,592
W6AYC SOABCWHP 113,475 WA7BNM SOABMLP 6,164
N6CW SOABCWAHP 80,234 N6HE SOABCWLP 2,337
K6NA SOABCWHP 62,335
AF1A (NA6MB, K6GO) MSABHP 164,670
ARRL Field Day Claimed Scores
June 2019
K0XP 1D LP 1,972 NC6K 1D HP 422
AI6DO 2B QRP 1,575 WA6URY 1D HP 406
W6ZL 1E LP 730 NE6I 1D LP 10
All Asian CW Claimed Scores
June 2019
K6NA SOABHP 237,897 WA6URY SOABHP 16,055
N5ZO SOABHP 173,558 K0XP SOSB40LP 6,327
W6AX (K6AW) SOABHP 66,230 W6ZL SOSB20LP 16
WN6K SOABHP 43,680
ARRL VHF June Claimed Scores
June 2019
W6IT SOLP 25,155 K6NA SO3BHP 612
N6GP/R SOHP 10,496 W6ZL SO3BLP 572
N6QQ SOHP 8,892 AI6O SO3BLP 368
AI6V/R LtdRLP 2,088 N6PM SOLP 270
NC6K SO3BHP 1,242 AI6DO SO3BLP 168
K6MUG SOABLP 1,054 NE6I SO3BLP 160
W6ZAR SO3BHP 924 N6IC SO 90
NI6E (NI6E + non-members AF6RT, KK6KPW) MOHP 25,641
