“Storm Watch”
Newsletter of NZ1U – The
Barnstormers Contest Group
“The
Barnstormer’s News”
Volume 5 No.7 July 5, 2000
NU1AW WARM-UP
It’s Wednesday night and we
are only a little more than 48 hours from our day in the spotlight….
Many of us have been hard at
work preparing for the IARU and our representing of NU1AW, the IARU HQ station.
The crew at KI1G has been busy as well. Rather than list the things still to
do, let me talk a little about what I hope happens.
Most everyone will be here
Friday night. That list includes AA1CE, K1EBY, KB1DFB, N1XS, NB1U, N1BU. Most
of that gang will be sleeping over. Joining us Saturday morning will be W1RM.
Matt, LU9AY/W1, has asked if he could join the group. I have extended an
invitation and am waiting for an acknowledgement.
Thursday night and Friday we
will be setting up the stations one by one. We have 5 computers ready and two
more as stand-by. We hope to set up a sixth computer for analyzing the log as
we go. Hopefully we can shakedown the
complete set-up Friday night except for 80M CW which will be Pete’s TS-950 and
Titan amplifier. Plans are for a steak dinner Friday night so please get here
early and plan on eating here.
With the noise and heat of
the amplifiers, we will be pitching a few tents for sleeping or you may chose
to sleep downstairs in the barn if you bring a cart.
Saturday morning we plan on
a coffee/bagel/donut breakfast about 6:30 AM. We want all the stations on the
air at 7 AM flexing some muscle.
The noon meal will be hot
dogs and hamburgers. The evening meal Saturday will be pizza or whatever
take-out you would like. We will have a nice breakfast at the close of the
contest Sunday morning. Please bring your drink for the weekend.
Don’t forget we have a pool
so bring a suit if it gets too hot.
Goal……………….
There will be goals posted
but basically we are trying for 10,000 QSOs between the two stations of KB1H
and KI1G. The bands seeme to be improving and let’s keep our fingers crossed
for a great 10 meter opening this weekend. It’s what we need to make our 10,000
QSO goal.
Remember, we are one of
approximately 25 HQ multipliers so we should have people calling us. Run, run,
run!!! Though it will be nice to work all the WRTC-2000 teams we can not spend
time chasing them down. They are not multipliers. We are. These 106 or so best
operators in the world will find us.
Of course the usual note of
having fun is in order but with this contest let’s concentrate on a good score
real hard. We are going to want rate so keep this in mind. Everyone can operate
but not necessarily at any time. Rate matters this weekend.
I plan on taking digital and
video to help launch our new Web Site that Mark, NB1U, has been preparing.
Please no operating in your underwear when on-camera.
See you all this Friday or
Saturday and let’s make a good showing for both the NU1AW callsign and the
YCCC.
73 Dick