11/16/2005 | N7BYU For the second year in a row, the Brigham Young University Amateur Radio Club (N7BYU) entered in CW portion of SS. As far as I know, this is also only the second time that weve done so, and I was the operator both times.

Im still working on CW, so the entire contest was spent searching and pouncing on the stronger signals. I listened to a QSO or two to make sure I got the correct exchange, and then jumped in. Im forced to do this because the bigger guns are usually way too fast for me!

This year was a big improvement over last year, and part of that was simply due to the fact that I was able to devote more time to it. I got about half of all the sections. 20 m was the band of choice, although I had a few on 40 and snagged a couple on 15. The multipliers I got were spread out all across the US and western Canada, though most were here out west. This year, my score was many times higher than last years, where I didnt really spend much time at all.

I hope to catch you in the Phone portion. Operation will again be limited, due to another football game (its rivalry week!). -- AD7BN