Kansas QSO Party
Call: N0F
Operator(s): KR0L
Station: KR0L
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: Marion Co
Operating Time (hrs):
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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80:
40: 54 20
20: 231 67
15:
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 0 285 87 Mults = 48 Total Score = 39,988
Club:
Comments:
score calculation:
48 * (285 * 2 + 87 * 3) + 100 (bonus station) = 39,988
This is the second time I've worked KSQP. Last year, I had just had my ticket
about a month and was KD0MJT. This year, I (KR0L) worked with 1x1 call N0F.
Had a lot of fun with it this year. I used N1MM for SSB logging and scoring,
and fldigi on Linux for digital logging. This simple shell script converts a
fldigi ADIF file to one that N1MM will import:
sed -e 's/SRX_STRING:/APP_N1MM_EXCHANGE1:/g' \
| unix2dos
and then, after having N1MM rescore the file, it tabulates my score for me.
Handy.
I had a lot of trouble hearing calling stations with my dipoles -- apparently
they heard me a lot better than I heard them. That must have been frustrating
for people trying to find an elusive F for their certificate. I tried hard and
pulled many of them out, but no manner of adjustments could get some of them.
I tried 15m a couple of times but it was mostly dead from my location. For a
little while, I was concerned I might not match last year's score of 14,574 but
it worked out OK in the end.
PSK31 contesting was interesting like always. A mix of people that obviously
are into contesting and those that see a CQ and just hop in there all friendly,
using their 2-minute macros to send me information about them and their station.
I was sending my usual contest exchange (CALL de N0F 599 599 MRN CALL) and
usual contest CQ (CQ CQ KSQP N0F N0F CQ) and was having limited success. I
decided, hey, if 80% of people answering my CQ want to chat, how about just
chatting a bit? So I sent a 1.5-line CQ that mentioned 150 years of statehood,
and made an initial response with a "Good morning from Marion Co., Kansas" or
something (not hard for me, since I type way faster than PSK31 transmits, so I
just edited my exchange on the fly after it started transmitting). I made far
more QSOs that way than operating as a normal contester.
I also had to remember that some PSK31 ops like to type their entire message
before hitting the transmit button, and they may also type slowly, so what
looks like lack of copy of them might just be the 45 seconds they needed to be
ready to transmit. It was often ambiguous whether I lost them or they were
just taking their time transmitting.
I'm learning Morse code, and tried calling CQ. I am only good enough to
recognize code at about 10WPM, and also I'm not good enough with the Iambic
keyer to run it faster than that. so I called CQ KSQP N0F for a little while.
No response. Either I wasn't getting out, or contestors heard 10WPM, figured
it couldn't possibly be a contest station, and left before waiting to hear the
KSQP or N0F bits.
Anyhow, a fun and educational experience like always.
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