Kansas QSO Party - 2020
Call: N0W
Operator(s): N0W
Station: N0AC/M
Class: Mobile SO CW LP
QTH:
Operating Time (hrs): 18
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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80: 100
40: 1143
20: 627
15:
10:
6:
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Total: 1870 0 0 Mults = 51 Total Score = 286,110
Club: Iowa DX and Contest Club
Comments:
First thanks is my non-ham wife that did all the QSO party driving. Second
thanks is Bob, W0BH, for organizing a great event. Third thanks are all the
stations that got on the air to work the Kansas stations.
The N0W/m mobile crew was Donna, Abby our Scottish Terrier who slept the whole
trip and your's truly. I wasn't sure if this year's QP was going to happen.
While at our Colorado summer QTH we received news our Iowa QTH was damaged in
the Midwestern storms and we need to return. After much clean up and contacting
the insurance company for repairs we decided it would be okay to run the QP. I
changed the route and motel reservations and we were ready to go.
Arriving at our staging point we were welcomed to stifling heat but Saturday
morning brought storms and bearable temperatures. Saturday radio conditions were
plagued with QRN and weak signals. Stations were sometimes barely readable and I
wondered if there wasn't something wrong with the K3's receiver. I just got used
to the conditions and pressed on. I still wondered about the conditions as I had
not heard from N6MU (who is always present) and OM2VL. After reading Laci's post
I understand his conditions. Later that day after dropping off the XYL at the
motel I went back out for my only 80m run stopping after putting another 100
QSOs in the log.
Sunday brought more cool weather and better conditions. Most all of Sunday's
counties were straight through. This is the first year I've operated the entire
18 hours except for a few breaks but less than the 30 minute limit. It is also
the first time I have made it to all the planned counties and even had to stop
in DON to let the clock run out.
Thanks for all the stations that QSOed me in multiple counties, there were too
many to mention. I also see I was duped 47 times which are easier to work than
saying QSO B4!. Some of these come from county lines QSOs and not sure about the
others.
Thanks for your QSO, Bill
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