7th Call Area QSO Party - 2021
Call: W7QM
Operator(s): W6PH
Station: W7QM
Class: Cnty Exped SO LP
QTH: NVMIN/NVESM
Operating Time (hrs): 9.2
Summary:
Band CW Qs Ph Qs Dig Qs
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160:
80:
40: 198
20: 442
15:
10:
6:
2:
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Total: 640 0 0 Mults = 55 Total Score = 105,600
Club: Southern California Contest Club
Comments:
Eastside Contest Group County Line Expedition NVMIN/NVESM
IC7000, 40/20m vertical, DXlog, Honda EU2000i generator, S10 Blazer
This started out to be a County Expedition to an abandoned brothel on US Hwy 6
just inside Nevada in Mineral County. The director of the Eastside Contest
Group (W6SX) suggested trying the county line as Esmeralda County is close to
Hwy 6 at the Cal border. On a 4WD map I saw a jeep trail that would go to the
county line. I got to the spot about 7 am and found the jeep trail. I followed
it up to a point that would be the border and found a 6x6 post about 8 feet high
with no markings. But it is in the right place to be a county line marker.
There was a good spot to set up. I erected my 40/20 vertical (a single 20m
trap) and guyed it as there were strong winds forecast. It took about an hour
to get ready and my first contact was 8:15 am. I was set up on the tailgate of
my S10 Blazer with a folding chair to sit on, a very uncomfortable decision. I
had the laptop inside a cardboard box to enhance the readability of the screen
in the bright sun. It wasn't enough and I spent most of the time with my head
inside the box to see the keyboard and logging window. I tried throwing a
blanket over the box and my head but it kept getting in the way. I have to
figure a way to alleviate this in the future. By 5:30 pm I had had enough and
went QRT. It took about an hour to take down the antenna and stow everything
and I headed back to Lone Pine at 6:30 pm.
I actually made contact with 320 stations but each contact counted as two QSO's
being on a county line. I operated at 24 wpm because I felt that a faster speed
would make it difficult to copy my exchange. Even so, I had many requests for
repeats. I missed NJ, DE, LA, ND, and SD. I had 5 European mults and a single
JO7WXN call in. VE3, 5, 6, and 7 were the only Canadians.
My thanks to K4XU and the others that sponsor this QSO Party. It was fun.
73, Kurt W6PH
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