Florida QSO Party
Call: K5YAA
Operator(s): K4BAI K5YAA
Station: K5YAA/M
Class: SO MobileMixed HP
QTH: 36 Counties
Operating Time (hrs): 20
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs
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40: 266 1
20: 2017 106
15: 282 0
10: 0 0
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Total: 2565 107 CW Mults = 103 Ph Mults = 32 Total Score = 706,995
Club: Oklahoma DX Association
Comments:
What a good time we had. Large pileups and good operators on the other end. We
would have made 3,000 QSOs had it not been for Function Key trouble on Saturday.
I recoded the keys for Sunday and things went a lot smoother. Indeed Sunday
was a perfect day with no problems at all. The loudest DX station during the
entire run was SP5GRM. Sounded local at all times. Worked us in 14 counties.
DL3GA was very active working us in 18 counties. The Canadians were out in
force. Thanks for all the VE QSOs. Callsigns and counties worked in include:
VE1OP 18
VE3KZ 35
VE7CV 16
VE9AA 12
VE3OM 16
VE3KP 8
VE5KS 15
VE1RGB 20
VE7IO 7
VA3ATT 12
Others too numerous to mention.
15 and 40 meters were step children bands. 20 meters ruled. The pileups were
so large it was hard to go to the other bands. 15 was open to Europe most
times we looked and 40 was quite productive when we visited it. Special
mention goes to N4PN for working us 29 times from Georgia. He even worked us n
15 meters a couple of times. Thirty six countries made it in the log along with
every Canadian province except VO and VY8. 46 states were logged. We missed MS
- go figure and VT, DC, WY and AK, Thought we might find AK on 15 but it was
not to be.
Thanks to all who followed us around. We had a great time working the
pileups.
If you wonder who you worked K4BAI or K5YAA heres the approximate times each
operator was on the air. K4BAI started off on Saturday morning and ran for 5
1/2 hours turning over the laptop to K5YAA. At 2154Z K5YAA took over and
operated for approxiamately 3 1/2 hours turning it back over to K4BAI so K5YAA
could drive at night. John finished off Saturday wrapping up in LEVY county.
On Sunday morning John K4BAI took the reins again in the morning and operated
for 5 hours until 1713Z. K5YAA took over at 1713Z and operated for
approximately 4 hours through SUWANNEE county. K4BAI finished off the run for
the final hour. We both had our fill of operating and breaking the pile ups.
It was great fun.
Thanks again for the QSOs and the time spent following us around.
73, Jerry K5YAA and John K4BAI
EQUIPMENT USED:
Elecraft K3 <- Performed magnificently. What a noise blanker it has!
AL811H Amplifier
Tarheel Antenna mounted on a trailer with a Honda 2000i generator.
We ran 500 watts plus all the time.
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