Well, I THOUGHT I was hot stuff this NAQP... until I
started reading the 3830 results. I haven't done the January
edition before and only one in August so I didn't know what to
expect. (I couldn't find my old NCJ's with last years results
either.) For me, the first two hours ripping along at 60Q's
an hour (solid) before having to quit for awhile was a personal
best and a real adrenaline rush. Couldn't wait to get back.
While never recapturing that rate - I thought I was doing
respectable and my first 100+ 80M total was GREAT. Reading
the 3830 results with all the 600-1000 Q totals has rightly
put me back on planet Earth and given me some future goals.
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Some lessons learned (even before reading 3830)
- 160M is a viable band in this event. I had taken up the
radials last weekend for the inverted L at the request of
the XYL (they WERE dangerous in the dark). Next year they
stay up (down?) between the Stew Perry and CQWW160.
- If you start out hot (granted - 60QPH isn't hot to
some), then stay on until the rate peter's out.
- I'm sure I missed, at least, a few 10M Q's with my midday
break. If Ward, N0AX hadn't found me CQing later and moved me
up, I wouldn't of had a single Q on the band.
- Gotta improve 40M/15M performance - need to start looking
at them antennas.
It was a blast. Forget SSB but see you on in August.
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NA QSO SUMMARY SHEET
Callsign/Operator : N7WA
Category : Single Op
Time : approximately 9 hours
Name : Michael Dinkelman
City/State/Zip : Kent, WA
Team: Rush Drake Orchestra NORTH
BAND Raw QSOs Valid QSOs Points Mults
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160CW 4 4 4 4
80CW 111 111 111 32
40CW 64 64 64 28
20CW 147 147 146 40
15CW 62 61 61 26
10CW 1 1 1 1
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Totals 389 388 387 131
Final Score = 50697 points.
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