Tennessee QSO Party - 2019
Call: N4ZZ
Operator(s): N4ZZ AD4EB KI4HVY
Station: N4ZZ
Class: Multi-Op MobileCW LP
QTH: TN
Operating Time (hrs): 9
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs Mults
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160:
80: 128 39
40: 709 60
20: 88 27
15: 3 2
10:
6:
2:
222:
432:
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Total: 928 0 0 128 Total Score = 368,852
Club: Tennessee Contest Group
Comments:
Note: The score above is the score generated by N1MM.
This was our 8th time operating mobile in the TNQP, and all three of us enjoyed
the contest. Weather was perfect, participation was fantastic, and propagation
was not bad considering where we are in the sunspot cycle. Don and I operated
and Melody drove the 2000 Montana van and navigated. We used an Icom IC7600
with 2 hustler verticals. We made it thru the planned 25 counties (377 miles).
We were doing very well for the first half of the contest, but murphy got us
when we took down the 20/15 hustler coils and put up the 80m coil. I was
driving and hit a branch which bent the coil and one of the top hat stingers.
SWR was infinite but we could still hear signals. We were certain the antenna
was non-functional, so we took it down and limped along operating just 40m for
the next 2 hours. We finally figured out what the problem was during the last
hour, put the 80 meter antenna back up, and Don quickly worked the 128 QSOs and
39 multipliers. Turned out we had the 40m antenna mast selected when the radio
was set to 80m. Man did we feel dumb, we will never make that mistake again.
The top 10 operators based on the number of QSOs were:
K1GQ (27)
K3WJV (24)
VE3NNT (23)
K4BYN (22)
K9OM (20)
K7SV (18)
W5TM (18)
K0PC (16)
W6OAT (16)
WA8KAN (16)
We only worked 2 DX stations, EA2VE and TJ4ZX.
The night before the contest we met Jeff K8UE and John K4BAI for dinner at J.
Alexanders in Franklin, TN. We had a wonderful time talking ham radio and
getting psyched up for the contest. Thanks to both for making the trip to TN.
We appreciate everyone who worked us in this contest. This event sure brings
out some fantastic operators and stations. It just amazes me how signals can be
so strong using simple verticals on a van (really booming in on 80m). Don and I
especially want to thank Melody (KI4HVY) for joining us again on this one, sure
is easier with her along doing most of the driving and keeping us on track.
Congratulations to the W4NZ team (Ted, Mark K0EJ, and Brandon) for their
excellent mobile performance. Ted is the guy who encouraged and helped Don and
I to get started in these mobile QSO party adventures.
Hope to hear you all next year in the 2018 TNQP.
Also, please listen for Melody and me in the TXQP September 14th and 15th as
AD4EB. County line crossing times will be on QRZ.com under AD4EB.
73 - Jim - AD4EB
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