ARRL Sweepstakes, CW
Call: N4KG
Operator(s): N4KG
Station: N4KG
Class: SO QRP
QTH: ALA
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band QSOs
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160:
80: 36
40: 180
20: 140
15: 60
10: 16
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Total: 432 x 78 = 67,392
Club: Missed Mississippi (and LAB) Club
Comments:
First SS in years. My original intention was to pass out a few Alabama
multipliers and go for a QRP Sweep. Six hours later, I had 213 Q's and 69
sections, all search and pounce.
Sunday morning quickly brought in RI, NLI, OK, VT, PQ, and NNY for 75 sections.
I spent the morning chasing VO1WET around 15M but could never get his
attention or attact him with a CQ. Middle afternon found ME, MAR, and WYO for
78.
I spent several HOURS hunting for, but never finding, MISSISSIPPI.
I could have driven there and back, twice, in that same time !
THANKS to all the Canadians for your participation! Several active stations
from VE2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. VY1JA had a good signal on 10 through 40M, as did
KL7Y. I never did find a VO station CQing. So it goes.
Where did all those QRP'ers come from ! ? Great signals from several of you.
Now I have a better feel for how my QRP signal sounds in contests. Very
interesting what 5 watts will do.
Had I known propagation would be so good, I would have made this a serious QRP
entry. The E-layer MUF was over 14 MHz all day with good 20M signals from
close in stations in KY, TN, NC, SC, and GA so I still can't believe I missed
Mississippi !
Tom N4KG / QRP in ALA, 60 miles East of MS, 20M South of TN
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