North American QSO Party, CW - August
Call: K3AU
Operator(s): K2YWE
Station: K2YWE
Class: Single Op LP
QTH: MD
Operating Time (hrs): 9.95
Summary:
Band QSOs Mults
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160: 67 21
80: 201 35
40: 240 45
20: 283 44
15: 7 5
10: 4 2
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Total: 802 153 Total Score = 122,706
Club: Potomac Valley Radio Club
Team:
Comments:
I started the contest with a few locals on 10m and several scattered 15m QSO's
before settling in on 20m. I periodically checked 10/15, making only a few Q’s
on 15m.
I had expected my transition from 20-40m to happen earlier, but 20m was so
productive that I stayed there until the 2100 hour when I finally began
alternating 40m and 20m periods depending on rate. I knew that QRN was going to
build as the day wore on and I worked down the bands, so I decided on an 0500Z
(1:00 am local) cutoff and took a one hour break at about 2200Z when my rate had
dropped a little and my dog told me it was past dinner time.
It was 40m after the break. I started checking 80m in the 2300 hour but didn’t
commit to it until the 0000 hour. My jury-rigged vertical with single elevated
radial counterpoise exceeded my low expectations and I was able to make a good
number of Q’s with it. I used my 40m inv delta as a higher SNR receive antenna
to help with the strong and never-ending QRN. The rest my the time was spent in
rotating 80, 160, and 40m periods until I stopped at 0500Z. The last 15 minutes
were a race to get to 800 Q’s with my diminished rate running neck-and-neck
with the time remaining. Fun, but exhausting. Many thanks to those who called
me and some that pulled me through the mud on 160 and 80.
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