North American QSO Party, CW - August
Call: KJ5T
Operator(s): KJ5T
Station: KJ5T
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: TX
Operating Time (hrs): 5
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160:
80:
40: 15 10
20: 15 6
15:
10:
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Total: 30 16 Total Score = 480
Club: Central Texas DX and Contest Club
Team: CTDXCC Clickers
Comments:
First time getting on for NAQP CW. Original plan when I joined the team was to
try out my new W2LI loop antenna for this contest. When I went to set it up I
realized the connector on the transmit loop was an N-Connector, and I didn't
have any adapters around. Certainly a lesson there in setting things up before
the day of the contest to make sure everything works.
I used my wire on the balcony, I started on 10 and 15 but didn't hear anything
and spent far too much time just spinning the dial there. I went to 20 after
that and all the signals were up and down, I tried to work a couple of 4-landers
but the band was just too up and down and my copy skills lacking.
My wife brought home Fish Tacos from a local place I like so I took a long early
and break and had lunch with her. I got back on and worked a few more but with
the compromise antenna and my poor ears I just didn't have the patience to stick
with it. I ended up watching a movie with my wife before getting back on.
40 was better in terms of signals, but quite a few that just couldn't hear my
weak signal. I did try calling CQ for a bit after folks left for 80 and I could
find a spot, worked a couple while running but it was very slow going so went
back to S&P and snagged a few more before deciding to call it quits.
Thank you for those who did pull my weak signal out! Hope to have the loop
set-up for NAQP SSB and we'll see how it goes.
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