Stew Perry Topband Challenge
Call: W0AIH
Operator(s): K0TG
Station: W0AIH
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: WI
Operating Time (hrs): 15 hrs
Summary:
Total: QSOs = 440 Total Score = 1,555
Club: Minnesota Wireless Association
Comments:
I was sitting in for Tony, KM0O on this one since he is running around 9M6 land
yet. It was a great time. I had a hard time getting my mind in order though
in the beginning. Just out of sorts for the first few hours. Then things
clicked and I was set.
This was my first Stew Perry and it will not be my last. Any chance I get to
operate in this one, I will certainly try to do it. I ran 100 watts and it was
interesting what I could work with that. There is a lot of feedline between the
rig and the Elevated Vertical. I think Tony has tried QRP one year. That would
be interesting.
During the EU sunrise I was CQing on the NE 4-square and had a good run of
EU's. Starting with OQ4U, then TF4M and then a string of 4 G3's over about 10
minutes. They had good signals.
My goal was 400 QSO's. Earlier in the evening I thought that I had blown my
chance at that goal, by chasing EU stations that I head on the band. I had
heard several moving around and so I tuned around working others and hoping to
come across them and never did until later. I thought I gave up the good rate
times and blew the 400 goal. At about 0530Z it seems like the rate dropped
like a rock. I had about 275 QSO's then and thought that 400 was way out of
the question. I was pleasantly surprised to get to 400 and then a good way
past that.
Good fun! Thanks to Paul for the use of his station.
73, John K0TG
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