Alabama QSO Party
Call: NV4B
Operator(s): NV4B
Station: NV4B
Class: SOMixed LP
QTH: AL
Operating Time (hrs): 7:58
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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160:
80: 37
40: 96
20: 50 72
15: 19
10: 14 152
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Total: 216 224 CW Mults = 40 Ph Mults = 40 Total Score = 52,480
Club: Alabama Contest Group
Comments:
Despite band conditions, two hours QRT for weather, a late start because I was
sure the contest started at 1700Z instead of 1600Z, and spending more time than
I should have on SSB for a mixed mode entry, I had a blast! I wasn't sure how
serious I was even going to be in the contest this year as I've been involved
in other projects and interests lately, but when I got on the air and got a
rate, I was hooked.
Band conditions were poor -- W6s and W7s were few and far between -- but the
strong sporadic-E opening mid-afternoon kept me in the chair operating 10
meters. The MUF reached 2 meters at one point, and when I went to 20 meters,
it sounded more like 40 with the close-in states booming in. In fact, I worked
several south Alabama counties on 20. I tried 15 but never could get a rate. I
was greeted with a massive pileup when I finally left 20 for 40m at 0200Z. It's
nice to be the hunted for a change!
I appreciate the dedicated AQP ops who followed me from band to band. I had at
least two stations who asked me a couple of times for 20m QSOs -- I hope I
worked all of you! I went to phone first on 20m and kept a good rate until the
band was starting to die to the East Coast. Thanks to all for the QSOs and 73!
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