Call used: N4BP Location: FL
Category: Single Op All Band Mode: CW Power: 100W
Callsign of Operator: N4BP
Exchanged Information: N4BP BOB FL
Hours of Operation: 10
band QSOs points mults
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160 16 16 12
80 183 183 44
40 246 246 52
20 238 238 48
15 145 145 37
10 68 68 21
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TOTAL 896 896 214 SCORE: 191,744
Club or Team Name: Florida Contest Group (FCG #1)
Station: FT-1000MP
TH7-DXX @ 45 feet
40M inverted vee @ 35 feet
80M dipole @ 40 feet (also used on 160M)
NA v10.13
Comments: I like this contest! This is one of the few I can
actually compete in with my low antennas. Also, luck was with me as it
was last January. I had incredible line noise up to the day of the NAQP,
but come contest time, it subsided completely and didn't return until
Sunday morning - back to S9 on 40 & 80. My antenna work around SS time
also paid off. My trapped 40/80 doublett bit the dust - traps shorted -
so I strung seperate full length 40 & 80M dipoles. Actually the 80M was
made by chopping up my 160M dipole with insulators. Anyway, both did a
fantastic job and I was even able to tickle the 80M dipole a little on
160M to pick up a few mults. Just prior to the NAQP, I built a new
current balun for the TH7 using a PVC sewer pipe form. Hard to say if it
improved performance or not, I'll find out in the next QRO contest where
I do have problems with RF in the shack. It definitely had an affect as
the SWR changed on 10/15/20.
It was great to see 10M open. I probably could have picked up a few more
mults there had I stuck it out, but rate would have dropped
dramatically. I felt that I played the bands to the best advantage..
Great conditions, no noise, finally a healthy and confident operator
(been sick since mid-November), no equipment problems. What more could
one ask for in a contest?
Bob Patten, N4BP
Plantation, FL
n4bp@shadow.net
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