North American QSO Party, CW
Call: N4GG
Operator(s): N4GG
Station: N4GG
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 10
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 55 22
80: 228 37
40: 297 49
20: 213 46
15: 39 16
10: 5 3
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Total: 837 173 Total Score = 144,801
Club: South East Contest Club
Team: Southern Comfort
Comments:
Bands and activity sounded good for August. QRN levels were managable and
better than the prior two evenings. Runs were not sustainable from this
station - both arms got tired as 50% or more was dual S&P. The K9AY loop
here
has BPFs for SO2R and saved me on the low bands. Great to hear N9RV from MT
with a good signal - on wires? Welcome to the club Pat. Maybe a "wires in
the
woods" team sometime? Several dumb mistakes were made here as usual, and I
must
have moved 30 guys to bands that were dead in their direction - sorry about
that. You would think if I can hear VE3 on 15 that moving a VE4 to 15 would
be
okay - wrong! The left coast signals on 80 late at night were very good,
and
getting called by W6NL on 160 for the CA mult was a highlight - TNX Dave.
Could not raise N2IC on 160 despite his Q5 signal here; as I stared at the
stone cold amplifiers. Looks like another "just below top 10" finish. Off
times remain a mystery to me in this contest. I think I gave up 5% to
"strategy" and another 5% to my 10/15 antenna that is too crummy for decent
groundwave or any backscatter Qs. Anybody in favor of making the August
NAQPs
QRO?
FT-1000MPs w/Inrad, Writelog, homebrew SO2R box. Wires in the woods: 10/15:
Dual band GP up 35 feet inside a leafy tree - a real performer in the
summer!,
80M inverted vee at 75 ft used on 80 and 20 (SE-NW), 20M lazy-H - top wire
at
75 feet - used on 20 (NE-SW) and 40 and 160 as a top hatted vertical, K9AY
loop
- Gary, Thanks OM - life would be miserable here without that little
antenna.
73, Hal, N4GG
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