Georgia QSO Party
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR
Class: Single OpMixed LP
QTH: Floyd
Operating Time (hrs): 14
Summary:
Band CW-Dig Qs Ph Qs
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160: 0 0
80: 53 11
40: 215 232
20: 115 4
15: 16 5
10: 0 0
6: 0 0
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Total: 399 252 CW-Dig Mults = 44 Ph Mults = 32 Total Score = 79,648
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Antennas:
R7000 at 3m (40m-10m)
80/40m dipole at 3m (80m, 40m) - Wormburner
Equipment:
Kenwood TS-430S w/ AT-250 running 100 watts
Comments:
Just goes to show you can have a lot of fun, and make a lot of Qs with very
simple equipment. This contest was from the micro-shack, just outside of Rome,
GA in Floyd county.
The TS430S is over 26 years old, but it still put in yeoman service. It
definitely does not have the QRM-fighting power of the Elecraft K2. There were
a number of times that someone moved in close to my running frequency and I had
to slide away, because I just couldn't hear.
I was amazed how effectively I could run on CW on both 20 and 40m. However, I
never could get anything going on 20m phone. 40m was the big-time money band,
though, with over 2/3 of the contacts taking place on that band. While I
started off using the R7000 on 40m, I found the wormburner dipole more
effective overall. It really need to be pushed much higher. I can't wait to see
how it works way up in the trees.
Several people spotted me -- thanks very much for that. I could tell a few
times when it happened with a flurry of callers.
Did have one odd incident on Sunday around 2210z. I had been running near 7042
for nearly a half an hour, when suddenly I was blasted with high-speed,
strung-together CW that started off OKNOMORE.... and was laced with profanity.
I knew I had a problem when I moved half a kHz and a minute later he followed
me. So, I switched to phone for 10 minutes then came back to CW in a different
part of the band. I hope this lid didn't bother anyone else.
This is certainly my best GQP score ever, with more phone Qs alone than ever
before.
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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