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Yes, we need stinkin' badges!
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Arizona Outlaws Contest Club badges now available from Badgeman in Tucson!
Get your own dang badge for $9.91, which includes direct shipping to your hideout; or get two badges with shipping for $17.32.
Use Badgeman's online order form, and enter "Arizona Outlaws Contest Club" as the "Company Name" in Part One of the form, and your name and call sign in the "Employee Name" field in Part Two.
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Dateline: The K8IA/N7RQ/N7AT Outlaw Hideout,
Somewhere in Arizona, February 3, 2010
Y’all Arizona Outlaws have been payin’ attention. The rest of the contest world has been payin’ attention as well! The Arizona Outlaws have arrived on the contest scene and we’re takin’ over towns, puttin’ our own brand on all the cattle, and and takin’ no prisoners.
A big gun salute to y’all! What a whirlwind January in contest activity and results published, too. The biggest happening of the month occurred just before I sat down to tell this month’s tale:
The Arizona Outlaws Contest Club finishes FIFTH in the USA in ARRL Club Competition for the 2009 ARRL Sweepstakes!
Danged impressive, considering we're the new kids on the block! Note the Top
Ten (Medium) clubs below. All those others in the list are long time
contest clubs with proud traditions.
Club Competition - 2009 ARRL Sweepstakes
Top Ten - Medium Category Score Entries
(Club Name….Score…# of entries)
1. Southern California Contest Club….3,949,274…50
2. Frankford Radio Club….3,819,782…49
3. Central Texas DX and Contest Club….3,475,648…25
4. South East Contest Club….3,296,454…44
5. Arizona Outlaws Contest Club….3,110,762…50
6. Grand Mesa Contesters of Colorado….2,570,978…24
7. Contest Club Ontario….2,414,168…46
8. Western Washington DX Club….2,106,510…25
9. North Texas Contest Club….1,783,016…17
10. Willamette Valley DX Club….1,215,680…24
Congrats to the following Arizona Outlaws for Top Ten USA performances in
2009 ARRL CW SS:
N2IC - USA Winner - Single Op High Power - (for the 3rd straight year)
K6LL - Second High USA, 1st West Coast - Single Op Unlimited
N7IR - 5th in USA, 1st West Coast - Single Op QRP
K8IA - 9th in USA, 2nd West Coast - Single Op Low Power
Minus N2IC who was high USA score, the above ops were all Southwestern
Division winners in their particular entry categories.
Another very strong performance:
KO7AA - Winner Southwestern Division, 4th West Coast, Single Op High Power
N7CW - 5th West Coast - Single Op Low Power
Pretty decent for a new club!
2009 ARRL SS SSB featured several highlights involving AOCC members.
Unlike ARRL CW, where four Arizona Outlaws made the Top Ten in their entry
categories, we had no one do that in SS SSB. However, there were still some
Southwestern Division wins by two of our Outlaws:
N7IR - Southwestern Division winner - Single Op QRP
N6LL - Southwestern Division winner, 5th West Coast - Single Op Unlimited
Also strong showings:
AB7E - Arizona winner - Single Op, High Power
W7ZR - 2nd Place AZ - Single Op, Low Power
W7ON - Arizona winner – Multi Operator
And the best thing shown on that website....
ARIZONA OUTLAWS CONTEST CLUB PLACES 5th IN CLUB COMPETITION!
January also brought exceptional team competition results for both modes of the North American QSO Party. See the Club Scores area of the website. Results are not finalized yet, but it’s a sure bet our best teams gave the usual winners some food for thought.
The end of January brought out significant Arizona Outlaw presence on the 160 meter band for the CQ Worldwide 160 Meter CW Contest. This is the toughest HF band to contest on, yet our members rose to the challenge. Even those Outlaws with simple antennas gave their all. As I am typing this, 32 Arizona Outlaws have combined for over 3.6 Million points in CQWW 160 CW!
In January, Arizona Outlaws also participated, and did well in, the ARRL RTTY Roundup, the BARTG RTTY Sprint, and the ARRL January VHF Sweepstakes.
What a month!
Noisy black powder congrats to any of the Arizona Outlaws who participate in any of the contest events! We need your continued support and activity.
For February, we have a number of QSO Parties, both modes of the NA Sprints and several other minor events. Of club competition interest will be the CQ Worldwide WPX RTTY Contest on Feb 13-14, the ARRL International DX CW Contest on Feb 20-21, and the CQWW 160 SSB Contest on Feb 27-28.
For a contest calendar, to plan your continued contest attack, see:
http://www.arizonaoutlaws.net/calendar.html
73, Outlaw Bob K8IA
“There’s a ruckus brewing out there!”
Go saddle up and git on the air!
Contest Tips for Little Pistols & Cap Guns by Outlaw John K7WP
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Simple Multi-op Contesting by Outlaw Bob K8IA
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