North American QSO Party, SSB
Call: N4OX
Operator(s): N4OX
Station: N4OX
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Florida
Operating Time (hrs): 10.0
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 96 30
80: 298 43
40: 252 47
20: 296 35
15: 64 15
10:
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Total: 1006 170 Total Score = 174,038
Club: Florida Contest Group
Team: FCG #1
Comments:
I have never put in a full 10 hours in an NAQP. Since I set up Field Day style
for the major contests, I have never done a Field Day setup for NAQP since it
is only a 10 hour contest. I decide to put in a full 10 hours with my stealth
antennas, which consist of an 80 meter dipole at 45 feet, a 20 meter dipole at
30 feet, a 1/4 wave 40 meter vertical and a 160 meter inverted "L". I'm still
using a Kenwood TS-830S which is starting to show its age. Not having a beam on
15 and 20 meters hurt the score and multiplier total. I started on 20 meters and
the band just never felt right and closed early here without getting a good
opening to the west coast or northeast......I missed some easy multipliers, as
you can tell by the mult total of only 35. I still had fun......it amazed me
that I could average a 100 Q's an hour with a minimal antenna setup. My total
investment in my "major" contest station is under $1000.00, which includes a
MJF-434 voice keyer and a Heil boom headset purchased new. Not a bad ROI in the
fun category as far as I'm concerned.
73, Jay N4OX
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