CallSign Used : KP4Y/W0
Operator(s) : KP4Y
Operator Category : SOAB LP
Default Exchange : 599 # JAC
ARRL Section : MO
Club/Team : KCDX CLUB
Band QSOs Pts Sec
3.5 20 40 8 CW
3.5 1 1 1 SSB
7 34 68 7 CW
7 9 9 5 SSB
14 46 92 20 CW
Total 110 210 41
Score : 8,610
Rig : IC-756PROII
Antennas : 20M----->5/8 wl
40/80M-->HF2V
Soapbox :
I agree participation was low compared to last year althought my operating
condition weren't
as good as last year I only had a mobile antenna out the balcony of the
apartment I was
living in). I just got back to ham radio and contesting after 8+ years of
retirement.
Definetlly missed the good old years in PR in which I could easily make 2000+
qso in any
contest just with a vertical antenna. However I really like the "show me state"
MO and
operating from here really test your skills and also your pocket a little bit
(big ants!:))
I knew that my participation in the contest was going to be limited due to
committments made
for saturday night and early in the afternoon of Sunday so my strategy was to
focus on CW
to benifit from the 2-pts per qso deal. This strategy really proved to be wrong
as activity
on CW was even lower than on phone. Almost at the end of the contest I decided
to do phone
and had a decent run but using the hand microphone with one hand while keying
contacts into the
the computer with the other hand wore me out very fast (definitelly need
headset for the
next one).
A nice surprise was to have CU2JT and a couple Italy stations call me while
cq'ing. Congrats to K0OU for the great score also from Jackson County, MO.
Thank you all for the QSO's.
73's,
Robert, KP4Y/W0
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