Missouri QSO Party - 2019
Call: K3WJV
Operator(s): K3WJV
Station: K3WJV
Class: SO Fixed HP
QTH: PA
Operating Time (hrs): 12
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80: 12 5
40: 30 21
20: 50 21
15:
10:
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Total: 92 47 0 Mults = 56 Total Score = 13,236
Club: Frankford Radio Club
Comments:
My 2nd time doing this QP, did it last year but only a few hours for 55 Q's.
Even though I had fun the sigs from MO especially the mobiles were variable in
strength. There were 2 stns that just kept calling CQ and never heard me. And
I understand you guys in the middle of the USA hear much different than I do
here in PA, hi. I had to battle trying to time a couple Q's with a loud rtty
stn on the same freq or 7040 with digital so I know you hear things differently
in your headphones. But that's the way ham radio works, not my first rodeo.
I even switched between 3 clusters I had filtered to hear USA and all 3 never
picked up K0i consistently if at all but watching the funspot website let me
know when some stuff was on. Some of that stuff was not readable here. I
missed a few counties there. I also checked the planned activations of the
mobiles and missed a lot there. I would like to thank the portables &
mobiles for making most of these QP's enjoyable. I commend you on the effort
involved with activating a big bunch of counties even though I know it might be
as enjoyable for you too. Mobile operating is one of ham radio's side effects,
hi.
Now for a few stats if you're interested.
Qs per station
QSOs Callsigns
21 K0i
10 K0R/M W0S W0W
7 N0W/M
6 N0M/M W0U/M
5 K0M
4 K0JPL NW0M WA0I
3 K0O KE0MHJ N0I W0H
2 AD0BI K0DEQ KC0M N0AC/PET N0FY N9BSO NZ0T W0E W0M W0O W0R WA0TTS WZ0W
1 K0GQ KC0CCC KR0RD N0AC/CRL N0AC/LIV N0AC/MOR N0H N0LY N0O/M N5PHT ND9E
W0MA
WA0BSW WB0TKL
Missed counties (Activations list):
5 K0i
10 K0R
4 W0U
3 N0M
12 N0W
I may have missed some if not called out on funspot and even if in the n1mm
bandmap might have shown as a dupe until I checked what county they were in if I
could hear them. Hearing MO from here on 80 is mainly a late afternoon or night
thing, on 40 is tough during the day esp with a mobile signal, and 20 should be
good but 20 fades out the closer you get to sundown here right now. I listened
on 15 for a few spots but heard nothing. I did no CQing which may have resulted
in a few Q's and maybe a county or two. I was watching Phillies baseball both
days and trying to listen in one ear of the headphones during that time.
K0i was mostly sorta marginal but dependable. If I waited until his sig peaked
up a hair so I knew he was working me it was successful. Don't know how loud I
was on the mobile end but things are tough enough so I'm turning on the amp, hi.
I got a few good reports from the portables and always good to bump into Mike,
WB0SND. I used to do these QP's just cw but was forced to tune up in the phone
bands to get more Q's and counties. Sacrifices have to be made.
Thanks for a fun contest. Maybe I can do better next year. Egad, I hope I
don't resort to going APRS so I can track the mobiles. 73 & don't forget to
look for me in the PA QP, hi. It's in October so lots of planning time left.
Rural wooded location 1255ft ASL
FT1000MP & Acom 2000a
K3/P3 & KPA1500
2el K4KIO 5 band Hexbeam @30ft G-450A rotor & Green Heron
Inv vees for 40m-80m-trapped 160 @ 55ft
Palstar HF-AUTO WinKeyer USB & Vibroplex paddle
Rx ant - 200ft NE/SW kd9sv rbog - DXE ncc-2
SO2R >> TopTen DxDoubler-Band Aides-relays-W2VJN stubs
(not full blown so2r yet - need 2nd beam)
N1MM+ contest logger & DxLab master logger
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