Georgia QSO Party
Call: AA4LR
Operator(s): AA4LR
Station: AA4LR
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: GA
Operating Time (hrs): 5.6
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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80: 0 5
40: 0 172
20: 0 61
15: 0 0
10: 0 0
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Total: 0 238 CW Mults = 0 Ph Mults = 44 Total Score = 10,472
Club: South East Contest Club
Comments:
Antennas:
Cushcraft A3S/A743 at 15m (10-40m)
Shunt-fed 15m tower (80m)
105 foot doublet at 10m (80m)
Equipment:
Elecraft K2/100 w/ KAT100 running 100 watts
K1KP-style voice keyer (1 message)
Comments:
This GQP came off almost as planned -- I figured I'd be able to
operate Saturday afternoon and evening, then more on Sunday
afternoon. Then my wife calls me Saturday and tells me we've been
invited over for a cookout. Well, there went about half my planned
operating time. Only got in 1.3 hours Saturday. The rest were on Sunday.
This was a very fun operation. I mostly called CQ, and managed to get
some good runs going. 40m was the money band, offering good rates
both afternoons. 80m was incredibly slow, and I moved back up to 40m
after a short time late Saturday.
Thanks to everyone for all the Qs. I've already gotten a couple of
QSL cards which will be answered soon. I was surprised to work four
stations with interim-AG. That's the most upgrades I've worked in a
long, long time. I congratulated each one on their upgrades.
Most memorable QSO was with John, WA8AJE in Ohio. John had just come
home from a hamfest Sunday afternoon, turned on the rig and there I
was calling CQ. He told me about how cold the hamfest was, and we
chatted a few minutes about the weird weather we've been having.
My score here probably isn't completely correct -- I'm not sure N1MM
score the GA stations correctly.
This was my first experience using packet with N1MM. Since Packet
spots are allowed for the GQP, I logged in to a node. The spots
weren't terribly useful, but I did get to see when I was spotted.
Posted using 3830 Score Submittal Forms at: http://www.hornucopia.com/
3830score/
Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
Quote: "Not within a thousand years will man ever fly!"
-- Wilbur Wright, 1901
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