South Carolina QSO Party - 2022
Call: N4CW
Operator(s): N4CW W4TMO
Station: N4CW
Class: Multi-Op MobileCW LP
QTH: SC-mobile
Operating Time (hrs): 11
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80: 21
40: 722
20: 600
15: 8
10:
6:
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Total: 1351 0 0 CW Mults = 52 Ph Mults = 0 Dig Mults = 0 Total
Score = 275,704
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Comments:
That was exciting! Jim and I got up to an early start from our homes in NC,
enjoying a good breakfast on the way to SC. This QSO party was the first time
we’ve enjoyed a new Tarheel screwdriver antenna…mounted on an
aluminum(sheet) ground plane, a 4X5-foot wafer board base, attached to a roof
rack. Jim engineered the antenna mount and the rest. We also had a small mount
for a “heli-whip” just in case the screwdriver failed! Jim also designed and
installed an operating “desk” right behind the front passenger seat…it had
a folding surface so I could get in and out of the back seat!
We got to our initial destination just before starting. Due to a few requests
for “most-wanted” counties, we slightly modified our route to accommodate;
Jim’s a whiz at navigating via GPS! Me? I’m just sitting there in the back
seat enjoying playing with the radio while he drives! Occasionally, Jim would
operate while I’d take a short break to attend to “necessities”, and
he’s pretty good with CW too! Once the QP got started, the adrenalin kicked
in…wow, it was like a DX pileup…over and over! I pretty much had to keep the
speed at 35 WPM through most of the day. Callers were 99% well-disciplined,
plunking their calls in once, pausing to let me catch up, and if they didn’t
get me they’d stand by and try again AFTER the QSO completed. That’s good
manners/operating and I really appreciate it.
We drove the planned route uneventfully. It was an overcast day mostly and glare
on the laptop display was no problem…bright sunny days are a challenge at
times when the car’s position lets in the sun! Like Jim, K4QPL, mentioned in
his report, the potholes/bumps make keyboarding a real challenge at times,
requiring backspacing to erase all those extra letters in the call…sorry
‘bout that! Also, I forgot to bring an old-fashioned mouse (the wired one that
plugs into the computer). Why is that an issue? Well, a good curve or sudden
start or stop will send the wireless mouse scurrying right off the operating
surface. Not only is it hard to find, when it lands it creates havoc on the
computer screen! That takes a few seconds or more to correct…AFTER you find
the mouse! Such is mobile operating! Some folks record the whole contest
(somehow!) and transcribe it later…maybe that’s the best approach…never
tried it!
In summary: Q’s= 1351 , Mults= 52 , Rates=(best) 5/min 1 min, 3.4/min for
10min, 2.5/min for 60 min , Counties activated= 25
Repeat “Followers”: W1WBB(30), AG6V(26), W5TM(24), DL3GA(23), KA6BIM(23),
N2JJ(23), W1SSN(23), KD8DEU(19), K8TE(18), K0PC(18), W4GO(18), NS2N(17),
WA9LKF(16), VE3KP(16), N1CGP(15), K1RO(14), K8MFO(14), K9RS(14), KC3X(14),
N4RS(14), W8PI(14), WB9HFK(14), K5TIA(13), K9WA(13), K5KDG(12), W4SIG(12),
K5KG(11), N0KV(11), NU0q(11), WB2FUV(11), K5CM(10), K9CW(10),
W8BZY(10)WA2JQK(10).
There were many many more with less than 10 contacts, and I want to thank all
y’all for your support and patience.
Equipment: K3, WKmini, Tarheel antenna, dual 45 AH AGM batteries (in parallel on
a charger), and N8XJK battery booster.
Everything worked just fine, and we had a great time. Thanks, EVERYONE!!! 73,
Bert N4CW, Jim W4TMO
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