North American QSO Party, CW - January
Call: NN4RB
Operator(s): NN4RB
Station: NN4RB
Class: M/2 LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 8:13
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 57 29
80: 61 31
40: 59 24
20: 38 20
15: 17 7
10: 2 1
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Total: 234 112 Total Score = 26,208
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Team:
Comments:
My class was Multioperator Two-Transmitter (M2), because I ran assisted (used a
cluster). That gave me a slight advantage to pick up multipliers but not QSOs.
As usual I was S&P. Since I am CW challenged, I do use CWGet, and it
decodes much better than I copy. Using it really makes the contest fun, much
like a RTTY contest.
Heard Pete-W4WWQ on 10 meters before the start, but when the clock started, I
was unable to work him. However, N4UA George and ED N3CW were on 10, so I
picked up two locals at the start. Moved to 15 and worked some, before taking a
break - afternoon nap time.
The bands were quiet as far as noise. I ran the preamp on 15 and 20. On 80 and
160, I had the attenuator off. Heard some lighting crashes during the night
time storm, but never heard any thunder. If I had, I probably would have
shutdown.
160 operations was a treat with multipliers as good as 80 meters.
Quit with about :30 left on the clock, but I was tired, my BIC time was
exceeded.
Rick
NN4RB
ICOM IC-756PROIII
Micro Ham micro Keyer II
Mosely CL-36 at 61'
OCF at about 44' with Kat-500 at the base (Loads the antenna as a vertical on
160.)
N1MM+ & CWGet
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