North American QSO Party, RTTY
Call: VA7ST
Operator(s): VA7ST
Station: VA7ST
Class: Single Op LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 9.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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80: 90 37
40: 132 45
20: 135 38
15: 44 21
10: 0 0
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Total: 401 141 Total Score = 56,541
Club:
Team: TCG LAR 2
Comments:
Comments:
N1MM Logger + MMTTY
FT920 (100w)
3 ele. CL33 @ 45'
2x40M delta loops (aiming E-W)
2x80M delta loops (aiming E-W)
Score history (claimed)
NAQP Qs Mults Score
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2006 Feb 401 141 56,541
2005 Feb 420 142 59,640
2004 Feb 219 100 21,800
2003 Feb 191 87 16,616
Just couldn't quite match last year's totals. Shy by 1 mult and 19 Qs. 80M was
going like gangbusters in the early evening, then seemed like the antennas fell
apart or something -- just couldn't get many to hear me and the noise went way
up. Whole band went punky.
Left 80M and finished up with a few minutes on 40M as that's the only place I
could get callers. Not a lot of guys around but the noise was low and signals
pretty sharp in the late evening.
Kept my butt in the chair (except for a couple of trips to the antenna farm out
back to set up for the evening low bands), and had hoped to make a personal
best. I did my best, even if I didn't improve the score this time out --
sunspots must count for some kind of excuse.
Apologies to those I could not hear through the power line noise. It was severe
on 20M and I guess that's what I was hearing on 80M, too. Probably cost me 50 Qs
or more.
Enjoyed every minute of this contest, in memory of Larry W0ETC. LAR IA. He is
missed.
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