AB6FO CQP, High Power, LAX
CW SSB MUL
160 13 0
80 74 32
40 279 210
20 335 550
15 147 161
10 1 0
VHF 0 0
ALL 849 953 58 total 1802 QSOs
CQP Score: 258,274
Highlites:
1. Beating Murphy. Apart from the gum in the shorts trick noted
in a separate post, as I was setting up Friday night, Murphy took
out COM4. It took quite a while to realize it was the COM port
that was out and not the radio or interface. Fortunately, I have
COM6 available. Murphy also screwed me up on my computer keying,
as I forgot that CT, while it supports two radios, doesn't
support keying them on two LPTs. (I've got to send Ken a message
about that.) I had set up two TopTen decoders for bandpass/stub
selection and was going to use the keying circuitry in them on
LPT1 and LPT2 for each radio. Had to go to a COM port for keying
via my two radio switch at the last minute.
2. Finding KH6 and KL7 for the sweep. While I was running 40 CW
Saturday evening, I pointed the 20 meter antenna to KH6 and tuned
the phone band. The second station I came across was in QSO with
a KH6 mobile. I jumped in as the QSO ended and asked the KH6 to
move up 2, which he did. Sunday afternoon, I added "especially
Alaska" to my DVP CQ message, and after an hour on 20 phone, I
was rewarded.
3. Overall Fun!! CQP is just great. I had a 117 hour on 40 CW
Saturday evening. There was a lot of activity overall, even with
nothing on 10. 15 opened enough Sunday to keep it interesting.
Mixed mode is a kick. There is nothing like CQing on phone and
using the second radio to pick up CW QSOs. CT now automatically
picks up the right mode, so you can be using the DVP to call CQ,
hit ALT "." to switch radios and F4 sends your call in CW on
radio2. That is so cool.
4. Force 12 20 meter monobander. For the first time I had a
presence on 20 phone. I've never been able to hold a frequency
when 20 phone is crowded with the PRO-96. I've been so impressed
with this antenna that I ordered a 15 meter monobander and an 80
meter rotatable dipole from Force 12. They should be up in time
for CW Sweepstakes.
Lowlites:
NONE. When there are no lowlites, you know you had fun.
73. Ken, AB6FO, KWIDELITZ@DELPHI.COM
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