North American QSO Party, SSB - January
Call: W1TJL
Operator(s): W1TJL
Station: W1TJL
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: FN32NA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 66 22
80: 199 38
40: 230 36
20: 341 41
15: 143 35
10: 44 15
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Total: 1023 189 Total Score = 193,347
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Team: Central CT Contesters
Comments:
Decided TO DO a full effort on this one because I had it on the calendar (the
secret to getting contest weekends off). So did a full 10 hours. Last year I
did 10 straight hours and ended at 11:00 PM. This year I decided to take two
31 minute breaks and go till midnight. I think I liked that better and my last
hour on 80/160 was profitable.
10 was a bit disappointing as the conditions early were not great and I went to
15 fairly early to up the rate. But even 15 was not great so on to 20 where I
had some excellent runs. Anyway, I second guess whether I should have stuck
with 10 and 15 longer but it’s water under the bridge.
Everything worked perfectly but as Frank K1EBY observed NAQP CW last weekend,
the 80 meter antenna is WAY better to Europe and California than it is to New
England and Pennsylvania… So for stateside contests I’m going to need
another higher angle radiation antenna than the ground plane. But THAT will
wait till the wind, ice, snow and winter conditions are gone.
As usual, had a ball, even had some visitors and as my sister-in-law’s
boyfriend watched he got all excited and made me promise to show him all about
Ham Radio on a non-contest weekend… He was a bit like a kid in a candy
store.
Off to submit the scores and lower the tower when I get the next break in the
torrential rain we are having…
73, Tom W1TJL
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