N0AX - QRP Category - 117,468
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults
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80CW 44 44 88 5
40CW 149 149 298 16
20CW 225 225 450 12
15CW 279 278 556 41
10CW 57 57 114 4
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Totals 754 753 1506 78 (missed NNY, dang!)
So, who can complain with conditions like these! I must admit to a
certain amount of shock when N5TJ checks in with Q for a category. More
shock with W0UN does the same along with N5RZ. What's up guys? Even with
all the hardware, they were S&P-ing without success just like the rest of
us on Sunday afternoon. Welcome to QRP-class! My best ever score, number
of QSOs and overall rate, regardless of how badly I got waxed. "One a
these days..." Am I going to have to rebuild the W6AM rhombic farm to
compete? :-)
The large print gaveth (10m, 15m for hours) and the small print taketh
away (80m and 40m so full that CQing was impossible for QRP). My
goodness! If we'd had just a little more depth on 15 and 10, I probably
would have broken K7SS' old record from 91 or 92. At this point in the
cycle, I'm very encouraged.
Murphy bites - the 15-meter reflector ties gave out on the quad on
Friday night and I had to spend the morning on the tower instead of making
pumpkin pies and relaxing. I was ALL READY Friday night...but
nooooooooo... This took a big chunk out of my liveliness on Saturday
around 0700-0800. Nothing else broke or even acted funny. The quad did
fine, even if part of it did get jury-rigged to get done in time.
Man! What a contest! If they'd let you trade in an extra VO1 for a
missing mult, it would be perfect...
Dididit Dididit
73, Ward N0AX
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