CQ Contest de W4WS

W4WS
THE WINSTON-SALEM COURTEOUS OPERATOR'S CLUB
(AKA WINSTON-SALEM CONTEST CREW)

KG4NEP, WINSTON-SALEM, NORTH CAROLINA

Winston-Salem FirstFest- January 10, 2008

W4WS is the call for the Winston-Salem Contest Crew. Contests have been run from W2DZO for several years, but since 2002 our operations have taken place from our new Multi-Op station at Robert Whitaker KG4NEP's location in Southeast Forsyth County. The new location has given us an opportunity to put up more towers and receive antennas, something that our little yard on Franklin Street was unable to hold. The station is available for our members, or guest ops, and is designed for SO, SO/2R , M/S or M/2. The lineup at the new W4WS includes the following :

160 meters: 75' Shunt Fed Rohn 25 with full radial system
80 Meters: full size 1/4 wave vertical
40 Meters: 2L Cushcraft 402CD @ 70', 1/4 wave vertical
20 Meters: 5L Hy-Gain Yagi @ 70' , C3 at 75', KT34A fixed SE @ 35', A3S fixed @ 40'
15 Meters: 4 over 4 4L Homebrew Yagis at 75'/45', C3@75'
10 Meters: 3L Delta Loop @ 45', C3@75'
Full Writelog logging/networking
Yaesu FT1000, FT920, IC706
Alpha 374A amp, Heathkit SB220 amp
500' NE and 500' NW RX beverages with preamps

See you on the air!

Henry Heidtmann, W2DZO/V26H
Trustee, W4WS
Chairman, PVRC/NC-West
Robert Whitaker, KG4NEP/V26RW
Secretary, PVRC/NC-West

THE PVRC/NC-WEST Chapter meets on the 4th Monday of every month at Foothills Brewery on 4th Street between Spring and Spruce Streets (next to Separk Music) in downtown Winston-Salem. Arrive at 7pm- we usually wrap up by 9 or so. All contesters are invited!

THE NORTH CAROLINA QSO PARTY

CQWW SSB RESULTS FOR W4WS THROUGH THE YEARS…

YEAR CAT PLACE 4-LAND

1999 MS 25TH US 4TH

2000 MS 18TH US 4TH

2001 MS 12TH US 3RD

2002 MS 8TH US 2ND

2003 MS 5TH US 2ND

2004 MS 7TH US 1ST

2005 MS 6TH US 2ND

2006 M2 2ND US 1ST

2007 MS 9TH US 3RD

In 2007 Robert KG4NEP used his station for a SO effort while several of us activated the W4NC club station. For 2008, both W4NC and W4WS will be QRV as Multi/Single operations!

The Winston-Salem Courteous Operator's Club was originally founded in 1994 by members of the Forsyth Amateur Radio Club who had a special interest in contesting, as well as visiting Prince's On the Park for pizza, wings and beer after FARC meetings. Membership in the club requests you to be a member of the FARC, OR operate the CQWW SSB contest with our team at least once. (You will then be privy to the Order of The Scepter...) The vanity call W4WS was received in 1997 with Henry Heidtmann, W2DZO as trustee. We are affiliated with CDXA (Carolina DX Association) and many of our members are affiliated with the North Carolina Chapter of The Potomac Valley Radio Club (PVRC). Our club 10-X number (#68632). For information about joining us for a contest, you may email the group at: henry at summitschool.com. Our maiiling address is:

THE WINSTON-SALEM CONTEST CREW, W4WS
8812 Merry Hill Court
Lewisville, North Carolina USA 27023