NCCC Sprint - Sep 24
Call: K8CN
Operator(s): K8CN
Station: K8CN
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: NH
Operating Time (hrs): 0.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 3 2
80: 12 10
40: 19 14
20: 3 3
15:
10:
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Total: 37 29 Total Score = 1,073
Club: Yankee Clipper Contest Club
Comments:
First time ever breaking 1000 points! Of course, it took 100 watts rather than
5 watts, but it still feels good. 15 was totally quiet here, some big signals
before the bell on 20, but not many Qs for me there. 40 was terrific, but I had
to drop to the 400 Hz filter setting on my K2 to separate the crowd, and I know
I missed some Qs with multiple callers. Should have allocated a bit more time
to 80 and 160 given how well I was heard in the Midwest.
The only wrinkle tonight was my QLF'ing on 80 meters - even with abundant
ferrites on the cables to the logging computer, I'm still getting erratic
behavior, mostly missed keystrokes in the Entry window of N1MM+. I'll hit F5,
then F2 for the exchange, but nothing happens until I hit F2 again. Sorry for
the confusion on 80 due to that gremlin. I was able to copy my old Function Key
Messages over to the new logging computer, which helped a lot with smoothing out
the bumps.
I checked the beta version of ReverseBeacon.net before the start and was amazed
to see the map depiction of where I was heard on 80 through 20 - no spots on 15,
but one spot from DL land on 20. I wish I'd tried the beta version before - the
map depiction really gave a feel for where I was heard on each band. I dunno -
this 100 watt thing could be addictive!
Many thanks for the Qs, and for the great NS Zoom session this past Tuesday,
73, MikeNH
Rig: K2 driving outboard KPA100/KAT100, same old droopy 135 foot doublet about
40 feet off the deck.
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