NA Sprint CW Contest - September
Call: N8XX
Operator(s): N8XX
Station: N8XX
Class: Single Op QRP
QTH: MICHIGAN
Operating Time (hrs): 2.5
Summary:
Band QSOs Op Time
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80: 28
40: 30
20: 4
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Total: 62 Mults = 27 Total Score = 1,674
Club: Mad River Radio Club
Team: NCC/MRRC West
Comments:
Not one of my favorite contests - akin in pleasure to having a root canal done
without sedative, but this time conditions seemed fair to middlin'.
Some folks were taken aback with my choice of names. I chose "NANCY"
in memory of Nancy Kott, WZ8C (SK), who was a prime mover in formation of the
North Anmerican QRP CW Club (NAQCC) and active in the FISTS club. I even got a
couple "88" signoffs! I reread the rules, and it says that a name
must be chose, but doesn't need to be one's own name. I've used
"DUCK" in memory of Hank, K8DD, and several other names, some in
honor or memory of a ham, sometimes a name pulled out of the hat just for the
fish (halibut.) That, even though a recent writeup in a NAQP or Sprint summary
points out that if one uses a different name, he/she might expect up to 5%
busted Q's because people become used to a particular name and/or use prefills
from a collected database.
Got a slightly late start due to another engagement, and 20 was a ZOO, so moved
to 40 and 80, only a few 20 M Q's. Thanks to a couple ops who said that 40
might be a better place to start because of all the gallon+ stations who start
out on 20 meters.
I did find that I ran out of stations to work - even those who were calling CQ
with nary a response. And, even though my signal was being heard by the RBN
(found out post-game) on 40 and 80, it was rare that someone answered my
repeated CQ's.
All in all, not a bad way to occupy part of a 4 hour time period.
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