Minnesota QSO Party
Call: ND0C
Operator(s): ND0C
Station: ND0C
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: Nobles Co, MN
Operating Time (hrs): 8.5
Summary:
Band CW-RTTY Qs Ph Qs
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160:
80: 24 35
40: 33 7
20: 62 101
15: 0 18
10:
6:
2:
UHF:
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Total: 119 161 Mults = 74 Total Score = 41,440
Club: Minnesota Wireless Association
Comments:
I haven't been able to participate in the MNQP for several years due to
conflicts with out-of-state business commitments. So it was fun to be able to
play in the "Party" this year! I took a "red-eye" flight Friday night to get
back home for the contest and got about 5 1/2 hours of sleep before the start.
Activity seemed good and 15 meters even cooperated a bit with a short opening
to the west coast. I thought I'd work more on 15 while it was open, but I think
the out-of-state stations assumed it wouldn't be open and didn't check. I did
some S&P but also had a lot of good runs which are always nice especially when
running QRP. It was really tough to find and hold a frequency on 20 meter
SSB. 40 SSB was very disappointing - but it seemed very long and I couldn't
stir up much activity either running or S&P.
I probably should have spent more time on 80 to rack up more counties - maybe a
strategic error. I never really know how much time to spend chasing the mobiles
vs. running and picking up state mults in the process. If I could do this one
more often than once every 6 years I might get a better feeling of how to do
it!
I had a blast and the time just flew by (but I was in a bit of a sleepy daze
from the start). - See you next year (hopefully)!
Station: Yaesu FT-897D running 5 watts; 3 el triband Yagi at 48 ft and inverted
vee with apex at 45 ft.
73,
Randy, ND0C (Nobles Co., MN)
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