School work caused many of our members to be unable to join us for the weeklong event. In addition, we lost one of our prized members, KC7MOC, to Lousiana State University. She managed to revive the club (W5YW) in time to compete with us in the School Club Roundup. Fortunately, she didn't beat us this year. Next year, however, may be a different story.
The Student Services Lawn, where we normally operate, was under construction this year. Supposedly, a rose garden was being built (although the verdict is still out on this). Basically, this meant non-stop generators, masonry saws, backhoes, and dump trucks. Not the most ideal conditions for operating, and we thank those amateur stations we worked that were patient with us when we couldn't hear. No doubt, many people we worked heard the distinct "beep! beep! beep!" of heavy equipment backing up.
Friday was the only quiet day in regards to construction. Instead, a mock chemical spill, complete with paramedics and emergency equipment, was simulated on the lawn. Somehow, this was an exercise put on by the School of Journalism. We never quite figured it out, but it was great fun to watch and, most of all, it was quiet!
Speaking of reporters, we were very greatful to make the front page of the State Press on Wednesday. Unfortunately, the State Press failed to run our advertisements in the Today section for four of the five days. Oh well. The front page coverage still attracted students to drop by the station the following day.
A special thanks goes to all the club members who helped setup, teardown, operate, and organize this club activity. Another special thanks to KC7KFF, for loaning us their antenna (which we used to beat them!)
| KC7EFP (James) | 481 | 52.9% | 12:15 | 51.0% | 39 |
| KC7MOD (Nicholas) | 397 | 43.7% | 10:15 | 42.7% | 38 |
| NS7F (Ross) | 16 | 1.76% | 00:20 | 1.38% | 48 |
| (Seng Chee) | 10 | 1.10% | 00:33 | 2.29% | 18 |
| KC7RZR (Ryan) | 4 | 0.44% | 00:37 | 2.56% | 6 |
| Individual Phone QSOs | 818 |
| Individual Digital QSOs | 18 |
| Club Phone QSOs | 13 |
| Club Digital QSOs | 10 |
| School Phone QSOs | 49 |
| School Digital QSOs | 0 |
| KA2NRR Phone QSOs | 0 |
| KA2NRR Digital QSOs | 0 |
| States Worked | 49 |
| Provinces Worked | 8 |
| Countries Worked | 47 |
| QSO Points | 936 |
| Multiplier | 395 |
| Final Score | 369,720 |
| Band | # of QSOs |
| 10m | 378 QSOs |
| 15m | 38 QSOs |
| 20m | 492 QSOs |
| State | # of QSOs |
| Alabama | 16 |
| Alaska | 4 |
| Arizona | 24 |
| Arkansas | 9 |
| California | 38 |
| Colorado | 7 |
| Connecticut | 9 |
| Delaware | 1 |
| Florida | 43 |
| Georgia | 29 |
| Hawaii | 4 |
| Idaho | 4 |
| Illinois | 59 |
| Indiana | 25 |
| Iowa | 13 |
| Kansas | 9 |
| Kentucky | 13 |
| Louisiana | 7 |
| Maine | 3 |
| Maryland | 9 |
| Massachusetts | 17 |
| Michigan | 24 |
| Minnesota | 22 |
| Mississippi | 8 |
| Missouri | 19 |
| Montana | 4 |
| Nevada | 7 |
| New Hamshire | 5 |
| New Jersey | 13 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
| New York | 31 |
| North Carolina | 27 |
| North Dakota | 2 |
| Ohio | 38 |
| Oklahoma | 13 |
| Oregon | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 |
| Rhode Island | 0 |
| South Carolina | 10 |
| South Dakota | 1 |
| Tennessee | 19 |
| Texas | 41 |
| Utah | 4 |
| Vermont | 4 |
| Virginia | 23 |
| Washington | 33 |
| West Virginia | 4 |
| Wisconsin | 23 |
| Wyoming | 1 |
| Total AS United States | 766 |
| Province | # of QSOs |
| Alberta | 3 |
| British Columbia | 7 |
| Manitoba | 4 |
| New Brunswick | 4 |
| Newfoundland | 0 |
| Nova Scotia | 1 |
| Ontario | 9 |
| Prince Edward Island | 0 |
| Quebec | 3 |
| Saskatchewan | 3 |
| Total Canada | 33 |
| Argentina | 2 |
| AS Austria | 2 |
| Asiatic Russa | 2 |
| Australia | 1 |
| Barbados | 2 |
| Belgium | 3 |
| Belize | 1 |
| Brazil | 6 |
| Chile | 3 |
| Canary Islands | 1 |
| Canada | 33 |
| Croatia | 2 |
| Costa Rica | 1 |
| Cuba | 1 |
| Czech Republic | 3 |
| England | 13 |
| Federal Republic of Germany | 13 |
| European Italy | 4 |
| European Russia | 4 |
| France | 4 |
| Finland | 3 |
| French Polynesia | 1 |
| Grenada | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 |
| Japan | 2 |
| Kaliningradsk | 1 |
| Mexico | 3 |
| Niger | 1 |
| Netherlands | 3 |
| Norway | 3 |
| Peru | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 |
| Scotland | 1 |
| Slovakia | 1 |
| Slovenia | 1 |
| Spain | 3 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 |
| Switzerland | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 |
| Turks and Caicos | 1 |
| US Virgin Islands | 1 |
| Venezuela | 2 |
| Wales | 1 |
| Yugoslavia | 2 |
| Total DXCC QSOs | 108 |
The picnic table antenna mount.
The R7 with the ASU campus in the background.
KC7EFP working harder, not faster.
KC7EFP teaches Jenny all the tricks of being an efficient logger.
Our temporary station, located outside the Student Services Building.
KC7MOD tries to stay awake after setting up at the break of dawn to work the infamous " good DX ".
KC7MOD lowers the coax from the third-story balcony. Setting up and tearing down each day is a pain.
" Ahh! That explains why I hear voices on my PC speaker. "
NS7F practices copying CW.
" Come again, please. I can't pick you out over the backhoe! " (KC7MOD and NS7F)
" Honestly! I'm licensed to use this thing up to 20 WPM! " (NS7F)
" Hey! This is more fun than homework! " (KC7MOD and Jenny)
Seng Chee learns what an amateur radio contest is all about. (In case you don't know, it's about winning!) (KC7MOD and Seng Chee)
Thank you to ASASU for donating the pens, paper, and mousepad that we used during the contest.
Amateur radio versus heavy construction equipment. Rumor has it that a rose garden was being built. (Note: Two weeks later, it was confirmed that a rose garden actually was the outcome of the labor. Amazing what 200 hours of pushing dirt around will do!) KC7MOD tries to operate.
Seng Chee makes his first amateur radio contact! No doubt he'll earn his license next. (Seng Chee and KC7MOD)