North American QSO Party, SSB
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 8.6
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 18 11
80: 59 24
40: 91 31
20: 247 48
15: 82 25
10: 46 12
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Total: 543 151 Total Score = 81,993
Club: South East Contest Club
Team: SECC #1
Comments:
Equipment
Elecraft K2/100
Kenwood TS-430S
Heil BM-10
Homebrew SO2R switchbox
Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S @ 15m (10m, 15m, 20m)
R7000 @ 2.5m (10m, 15m, 20m, 40m)
40m 1/4 wave sloper @ 12m (40m)
80m 1/2 dipole @ 11m (80m, 160m)
Comments:
This was planned as a full-time effort, but a growing headache and a
grumbling
family caused me to end a bit early. Rates were really lousy toward the
end, so
this probably did not affect my score greatly.
Got off to what I thought was a good start. Rates above 50 on both 10m
and 15m.
Later found that K4BAI managed over 150 Qs on 10m. How does he do that?
After
spending 1.5 hours, took a time off. Got back on at 2000z and started on
20m.
Rate meter immediately went to 200. In retrospect, I shouldn't have taken
the
time off. I suppose I was trying to follow the advice of W4AN, who
suggested
avoiding times off in the magic 4-11pm timeframe, when most casual
operators
would be on. However, my station plays better on the high bands, where I
have
gain.
Best rate was in the 2100z hour, with 100 Qs, mostly on 20m. Going to 40m
at
2300z, rate was much slower. 40m never really went short into 8-9 land,
but
instead went long.
Took an unexpected time off from 0206-0307z, when my wife insisted I help
her
cook dinner. Rate was lousy at the time, so I didn't miss much.
Heard all kinds of stations down on 160m as early as 0300z. Managed to
work a
bunch of them with just the low 80m dipole.
Used a real two radio setup. Second radio accounted for about a dozen
contacts.
But it was helpful to monitor other bands and see what was happening.
Need more
practice with this setup.
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr@arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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