Kansas QSO Party
Call: NU0Q
Operator(s): NU0Q
Station: NU0Q
Class: Mobile SO Mixed LP
QTH: KS
Operating Time (hrs): 15
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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80:
40:
20:
15:
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 912 6 0 Mults = 48 Total Score = 132,004
Club: Iowa DX and Contest Club
Comments:
Karen and I arranged our vacation to end in Kansas so we could be mobile in the
KSQP. We usually try to add some sightseeing along the route, but since we had
just seen the world's largest ball of twine in Cawker City and the new public
toilet at Bowl Plaza in Lucas (Google it!) the day before, we were more focused
on trying to stick to our schedule. We actually made it to a few bonus counties
that we didn't have on our schedule. Our trip during the QSO party took us to a
wind farm under construction, a wildlife preserve known for migrating birds (but
not in August!), the "post rock country" (nothing to do with music), and the
hills (a relative term in Kansas) of the northeast corner of the state. After
the contest, we stopped to see the Davis monument in the cemetary in Brown
County before heading north, crossing the old bridge at Rulo, Nebraska. We
made it home to Iowa that night, ending our two week vacation.
About three hours into the contest, we stopped for lunch in Pratt. We planned
to stop at the Subway for lunch, but couldn't find it because it was in the
NAPA auto parts store! So we found another fast food place and I left the
computer running in the car. Unfortunately, it went into sleep mode, and I
couldn't get the computer to talk to the CW keyer after that. We wasted over
an hour trying to fix it, but ended up using paddles and the memory keyer for
the remainder of the contest. Otherwise, no rig or car problems.
I had hoped to be able to spell KANSAS or SUNFLOWER, but just missed on both
counts. I figured I would need to be on SSB some to do it, and I thought I
should try to be on SSB more anyway for the folks that don't like to do CW.
But the pileups were so good on CW, expecially on Sunday, that I rarely got a
chance to go to SSB. I want to thank the fixed 1x1 stations that found me on
CW. There were other 1x1 stations, both SSB and CW, that I could hear really
well, but couldn't manage to work. Next time, I should either stick with CW
only or plan to spend more time in each county.
I don't think we will be able to go mobile every year in the KQP, but I hope to
be able to do it all again soon. I hope people got some new counties. See you
in the Iowa QSO party October 20.
Bill
NU0Q
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