Georgia QSO Party
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GWIN
Operating Time (hrs): 9.7
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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80: 0 7
40: 0 132
20: 0 100
15: 0 3
10: 0 0
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Total: 0 242 CW Mults = 0 Ph Mults = 50 Total Score = 12,100
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 KAT100 running 100 watts
K1KP-style homebrew voice keyer (1 message)
Kenwood TS-430S (receive only)
Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S at 15m (20m, 15m)
80m doublet at 10m (40m, 80m)
Shunt fed 15m tower (80m)
Comments:
What fun! Who would have thought you could work 90% of WAS in an off
and on bit of radio play during an in-state QSO party? Worked all
states but DE, LA, HI, NV and SD. Called CQ for 90% of the QSOs. Total
of about 9 hours in the chair - some of this was calling CQ with no
takers.
Band conditions seemed to be a bit poor. Nothing happening on 15m from
here, although I heard K4EA working stations there, I couldn't get
anything going. 20m was short early on Saturday, but then went long.
40m was the big money band -- and I don't even have a good antenna on
this band. Got on 80m late Saturday, but the band seemed abandoned.
Noticed after the contest that I was spotted a few times on the
cluster. Thanks guys.
Best moment was working S51CK -- he was calling CQ Georgia QSO Party on
20m. Oh, and HK3JJH called in three different times! That guy was
everywhere.
A couple of guys asked me to go to CW, but I was doing Phone-only. Now
I realise there's no category for phone-only. Doh! Next time.
For a short while on 40m, NJ8J and I were just a couple of kilohertz
apart on 40m.
Missed KU8E/M and W4AN, but worked K4BAI before they started the rover.
I'm guessing Jeff just wasn't on phone much.
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at:
http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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