North American QSO Party, CW
Call: K4RO
Operator(s): K4RO
Station: K4RO
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: TN
Operating Time (hrs): 9.8
Radios: SO2R
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 163 38
80: 304 55
40: 254 51
20: 125 34
15: 80 24
10: 13 6
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Total: 939 208 Total Score = 195,312
Club: Tennessee Contest Group
Team: TCG Titans
Comments:
The NAQP CW remains one of my favorite contests on the calendar.
While I've been able to make the top ten (and even top five) in
the August running, I still have not unlocked the secret to the
January event. The competition from west of the Rockies seems far
more intense during the January edition. I still get beat soundly
by folks in this area, so I can't just blame propagation.
My preparation was awful. I was still hooking up stubs at 1758z,
after waiting for a batch of UHF T connectors to arrive in the mail.
I also had a first-ever rig failure at about 1925z. The IC-781 just
went dark. I checked the fuse, the variac, and the power cable to no
avail. I unplugged and re-plugged every cable to the radio, and it
came back on. It stayed on the rest of the contest without a problem.
I lost about 12 minutes of operating time in there. I thought about
turning it into a break time, but I was worried that I'd miss too many
high band multipliers. Power line noise was a challenge this time also.
The bands were in pretty decent shape. This year, I spent a lot more
time on during daylight hours than I usually do. Compared to last year,
my multiplier count was up, but my total QSO totals were down. The point
difference from last year's score was only 700 points, so the end result
was about the same. I still can't figure out the best balance between
low band rate and high band mults.
To those trying to set schedules for the end of the contest, remember
that many single ops will select to run out of off time before the end
of the contest. Oh, and my apologies to K5KA for working them as a dupe
for my very last contact -- my mistake.
It was a touching tribute to Dave KT0R. Practically every MN station,
was sending Dave. I am very sorry to learn of K8NZ's tragic loss.
My heart goes out to both families in their grief.
73
-Kirk K4RO
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