North American QSO Party, CW
Call: W4BW
Operator(s): W4BW
Station: W4BW
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 3:27
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40: 22 14
20: 60 27
15: 25 15
10: 8 6
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Total: 115 62 Total Score = 7,130
Club: South East Contest Club
Team: SECC #2
Comments:
I planned to operate only part time, due to a planned family cookout. I fired
up the computer and set up WriteLog about 2 pm, just before the cookout, so I
could "get to it" when family duties released me. When I walked into the shack
about 5 pm, I noticed the computer was off and the power switch had no effect,
but everything else was up and working. A little troubleshooting ensued before
I pronounced the power supply dead. Of course I didn't have a suitable
replacement so I began swapping in another desktop, loading WriteLog and
getting that configured, hooking up the interfaces, etc.. I finally go going
about 6 pm. Then about 7:45, thunderstorms showed up, causing a power outage
and about 2 hrs off the air due to electrical storms in the area. I was able
to get back on the air when the snapping and popping subsided, but by then my
enthusiasm had waned and I called it quits very early about 11 pm.
This ended up being alot more part time than planned, but I still really like
the NAQP's.
Thanks for the Q's and I hope to see everyone in 2 weeks. Now the search
begins for a power supply for my old HP VLI8 P3. Or maybe it's time to upgrade
to something less than 5+ years old!
Bob Wilson - W4BW
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